I'd actually think that with the exchange rate where it is, Doepfer and
Synthesizers.com would be at close to parity right now, though I haven't
gone down the line to compare in specifics. Doepfer has a much more
complete module catalog, though, and its modules tend to be less vanilla
than .com's. I bought some .com recently and it hasn't made me like Doepfer
any less. If anything, the contrary, not as any knock to .com. Doepfer may
be a little more my style though, both sonically and ergonomically, though
the .com does sound great and is probably quieter and less dirty in
character.

--Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Gregory [mailto: triplizarda@... ]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:53 PM
To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: 1 doepfer vs.....

Regarding Doepfer versus other modulars, here's my take. Doepfer and AS
offer a wide array of modules, a very reasonable price and easy portability
(and take up less room in the studio) at the expense of build quality (to a
certain extent -- both a pretty well made, although I've had some problems
with jacks) and most significantly, the tweaking space -- i.e. with the
mini-jack stuff, unless you have elvin hands you'll find it very difficult
to get in an tweak things when you have a complex patch going on.

With the 1/4" stuff, you'll need a lot more space in your studio and a
strong back if you're going to play live, will need more money (although the
.com stuff is not that much more expensive than Doepfer) and you'll have
relatively less modules to choose from. (With the caveat to that statement
being that new modules are coming out all the time and you can mix and match
.com, MOTM and others to get a pretty wide variety, but collectively the
1/4" stuff has a long way to go to catch up to Doepfer and AS.) In exchange,
you'll get probably a slightly higher build quality, a more "classic" look
and feel (.com can look very Moog-ish), more features on a lot of modules
(e.g. multiple input attenuators) and a LOT more room to tweak modules.