Dec 14, 2015
There is a lot to be said and commended for when going with one manufacturer.
Learning the vagaries and quirks and sweet spots inherent within the overall design can really teach you a lot... and you just get a feel for where things should be when creating sound.
I read a recent article concerning an elder statesperson of modular; the inestimable Éliane Radigue. I will quote part of that article here because I think that it makes a valid point concerning ''bonding'' with a chosen system -
''After some trial and error on other synthesizers like the EML ElectroComp or the Moog, she eventually settled on the ARP 2500. “When I used to work with the Buchla and I turned the knobs, sometimes to a hair’s breadth, it was very tricky. If I made the slightest false move, disconnecting one ever so marginally, everything would evaporate. On the other hand, the ARP offered me an immediate reading, since the oscillators going into a particular module or output were all in front of me. Except that the switches had one flaw: they hissed. But, for me, that is precisely what procured this richness and subtlety of sound. The Moog and Buchla are wonderful instruments, but conversely, their sonority is very clear and metallic.” ''
The whole article can be read here -
Éliane Radigue: The Mysterious Power Of The Infinitesimal | Red Bull Music Academy Daily
Learning the vagaries and quirks and sweet spots inherent within the overall design can really teach you a lot... and you just get a feel for where things should be when creating sound.
I read a recent article concerning an elder statesperson of modular; the inestimable Éliane Radigue. I will quote part of that article here because I think that it makes a valid point concerning ''bonding'' with a chosen system -
''After some trial and error on other synthesizers like the EML ElectroComp or the Moog, she eventually settled on the ARP 2500. “When I used to work with the Buchla and I turned the knobs, sometimes to a hair’s breadth, it was very tricky. If I made the slightest false move, disconnecting one ever so marginally, everything would evaporate. On the other hand, the ARP offered me an immediate reading, since the oscillators going into a particular module or output were all in front of me. Except that the switches had one flaw: they hissed. But, for me, that is precisely what procured this richness and subtlety of sound. The Moog and Buchla are wonderful instruments, but conversely, their sonority is very clear and metallic.” ''
The whole article can be read here -
Éliane Radigue: The Mysterious Power Of The Infinitesimal | Red Bull Music Academy Daily
