1 Dec
2007
1 Dec
'07
5:18 a.m.
David Griffith wrote:
Check out http://www.synthesizers.com/ for new synths in the spirit of the
old Moog modulars. About $2600 gets you a 22 module system in an oiled
walnut case. On the cheaper end, a Paia Fatman is a worthy machine at
only about $250.
Oooohh - yummy! Duly bookmarked for a purchase of some kind someday!
--
David
gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007, david wrote:
I agree with that! The Moog was so
*manipulable*. Even the Hammond organ
I played during my professional music career was manipulable in ways
that synthesizers don't conveniently make available - moving the
tonebars in and out while playing, for instance. Well, I think that Yamaha's sound patches in
their hardware synthesizers
sound much better than any soundfont I've heard. But if you're talking
about a pure synthesizer (one that generates its own sounds, not simply
playing what is basically just a sampled sound) - hard to tell. I still
think the Moog synthesizer sound is the best!
Another thing that hardware synths
have over software is the user
interface. You just can't get the kind of flexibility that you have when
you reach out and grab cables and frob knobs.