More late-night musings: When I first got involved with the A100, I
thought I was going to primarily use it as a funky sort of midi sound
module. Some days it's that, but other days it's a funky sort of drum
machine. Yet other times it's a performance instrument, or an effects
processor. Tomorrow the magic carpet might take me somewhere
completely unexpected.

My all-time favorite quote from the group, though, was Florian's: "I
think a hardware based modular system is something that is more to be
used as a violin: The art is to concentrate more on the possibilities
for expression than on playing the right notes."

Midi, of course, creates all sorts of possibilities for musical
expressiveness. That's why I was suprised Dieter's message said that
the A191 wasn't selling well. To me, more than any other module, it's
the one that allow for the most musical expression (unless, of course,
you have an MCV24 or Encore Expressionist instead).

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "code_pig" <code_pig@y...> wrote:
> Joe,
>
> Correct in all aspects, only put in a slightly different way.
>
> I wish I could remember who said it, but "when a man only uses a
> hammer, everything starts looking like a nail".
>
> In other words, we have a number of tools, why not exploit them all
>
> Regards,
> Kevin
>
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "buechlerjoe" <buechlerjoe@t...> wrote:
> > Some dime-store philosophy: To me, Keven and Sebastion's views
> aren't
> > really so different.
> >
> > "Using the entire spectrum of technologies available" is best done
> by
> > becoming proficient in all of them. Rather than "the world I just
> came
> > from", maybe "the world I just temporarily put aside in order to
> > become immersed and proficient in analog" would be another way to
> > think of it.
> >
> > Midi, by its nature and pervasiveness, is always going to attempt
> to
> > impose itself on your analog world, come what may. Actively
> resisting
> > midi can be a way to ensure that the forces are in balance,
> ultimately
> > resulting in Kevin's vision.
> >
> > Just my opinion.
> >
> > Joe