hello soggy,
many thanks for your report about buchla's reply, but,
i would like to make some comments:
if dieter decides to build an advanced 259 based a100
vco, he will first get a reply from don.
if dieter doesn't get a reply, still, nothing stops
dieter from building a new advanced a100 triangle core
vco module with discrete circuitry. and it will not be
a buchla module copy, of course.

also what do you mean by "smaller" manufacturer
smaller in terms of what exactly in the case of
doepfer and buchla modulars, someone could say that
buchla is the smaller manufacturer in terms of sales.
in terms of advanced modules i don't think that
buchla modular has more advanced modules than the
a100. buchla has more expensive modules, for sure, and
modules with digital circuitry which can recall
settings, yes, but Not more advanced modules in terms
of sound generating capabilities than the a100. so, i
think it would be better if you had replaced the word
"smaller" with the word "other". :-)

the a149-1, 2 S.O.U. modules were build because, at
the time than doepfer decided to build them, don
didn't manufactured them anymore.
so, now that new buchla modules appear in the market,
i assume that, probably, there will not be developed
anymore NEW buchla style Advanced a100 modules, as far
as i know. Only If don gives his permition, maybe,
more buchla based a100 modules will be developed, but,
again, these new modules will be advanced, with
expanded features! these will not be buchla modules
clones.

anyway, thank you again for your buchla event report.
btw, did you hear the new 200e modular any opinion

bakis.






--- supisuzoi < son_of_zoggs@... > wrote:

>
> at the 200e event last week, i asked don how he felt
> about smaller designers who copy his
> designs (i didn't name names). he responded, "well,
> imitation *is* the sincerest form of
> flattery". i applauded his view, but still being
> suprised, i asked, "so you really don't
> mind " to which he replied, "no, not at all".
>
> soooo.... i think that if the modular community
> wants to do things like a 259 update, we
> shouldn't be afraid to contact don and ask for his
> blessing. he'd probably be flattered.
>
> soggy
>
>
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Bakis Sirros
> <synth_freak_2000@y...> wrote:
> > hello florian,
> > of course, if dieter builds a vco based on a
> buchla
> > 259, it is sensible to first take permission from
> don
> > buchla to use it's design idea! that's what i
> thought
> > all the time. i would never want to start a war
> > between doepfer and buchla, that's for sure! i
> never
> > thought that doepfer would copy buchla designs
> without
> > his permission!
> > bakis.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Florian Anwander <Florian.Anwander@c...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Bakis
> > >
> > > Doepfer:
> > > > From my point of view it is not a good
> business
> > > style
> > > > to offer modules inspired by competitor if
> he is
> > > still on the market
> > > > (resp. back on the market). With MS-20 or
> Wasp
> > > inspired modules I do
> > > > not have this scruples as they are no longer
> > > available. [...]
> > > Bakis:
> > > > WHAT IS YOUR COMMENTS I THINK THAT THE FUTURE
> 259
> > > > BASED DOEPFER VCO MODULE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE
> > > A100!
> > > > ALMOST NO-ONE COULD AFFORD THE NEW BUCHLA VCO
> > > MODULES,
> > > > SO, FOR MOST OF US, THEY ARE NOT AN OPTION AT
> ALL.
> > > MY
> > > > OPINION IS THAT THE DOEPFER -BUCHLA 259 BASED-
> VCO
> > > > MODULE SHOULD BE RELEASED!
> > >
> > > I think the A100 needs one High-Quality
> VCO-Module,
> > > but there is no need
> > > for a copy of Buchla.
> > >
> > > I know that Dieter Doepfer is a very responsible
> > > entrepreneur, who
> > > really cares for his employees. This is
> definitely
> > > not easy in such a
> > > small market as for analogue modular systems. So
> he
> > > knows, that only
> > > keeping this small market peaceful, without
> harming
> > > competitors, keeps
> > > his own business reliable.
> > >
> > > Florian
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > =====
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> > Athens-Greece
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> >
> >
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Parallel Worlds / Polariton
Athens-Greece
1 group owner
http://www.shimarecords.co.uk
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