From: "buechlerjoe" <buechlerjoe@t...>
Date: Wed Feb 27, 2002 7:49 pm
Subject: Re: Gear philosophy

Hi Joe,

Joe wrote:

>I think the difference in Philosophy is directly related to the issue
>of new gear versus existing gear. Doepfer's business model is to
>continuosly develop and sell new gear, and this forum primarily serves
>as a marketing focus group for that effort.

>Which is fine, that's what the description of the group on the main
>page says it is. I tend to ignore that aspect of the discussion, and
>use the forum to talk about music and patches when the opportunity
>comes up.

>I think a point that's being overlooked, though, is that lots of us
>are DONE expanding their A100 systems. That's why we don't have much
>interest in additional modules. Eventually, all of us reach a point
>where we have stopped expanding. If Doepfer is to have any hope of
>selling more stuff to this growing number of A100 customers, it will
>have to be in the form of upgrades and improved versions of current
>modules and equipment.

Joe

I'm not done expanding, but have to be careful not waisting my valuable space on too exotic modules. I find it very important to buy the most important basic modules first. If you want to do more complex patching, like I want in future, then you have enough of the same modules. That's why I already have 4 A 110's and 1 High-End VCO. I want more A 110's in future, till I have meaby 6-8. I think we all agree, that you can't have enough VCO's to make complex sounds; it's just indispensable for layering. LPF's are also very important and I certainly want another Multimode filter. I'm still short on LFO's and VCA's!
More exotic modules I want to have are the Triple Resonance Filter, Frequency Shifter, Subharmonic Oscilator. From the new presented ones EMS-filter, Chaos module and meaby the Logic Module I'm not sure yet.
Space is souped up very quickly (I'm surrounded by synths and my modular stands in the corner, trapped between my computer and three other synths.


Roel.




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