Hi PeWe,
Some random Thoughts:
--- In xpantastic@..., PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
Entirely analog synths are manufactured up today, Moog Voyagers,-
the modulars,- and >these can be configurated to be polyphonic, but
this becomes very expensive then,- for >the user !
I can't count how many times I considered duplicating the M12 with a
modular and came to the conclusion it just wasn't worth it.
--- In xpantastic@..., PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
But it's not impossible to do it, see Doepfer, Cwejman, Synthesis
Technology and some >more exotic small companies,- and they all have
their customers. Why ? Answer: They >keep it small.
Yes, but I bet they lose interest. Synthesis technology discontinued
their kits. And is now having a subcontractor build the newer
modules. B.T.W. Is it not staggering the number
of modular synth companies seen on matrixsynth?
--- In xpantastic@..., PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
For pros, the price was never the main factor in buying gear or
not,- but swap the >market w/ tons of cheap gear to make
music/noises, - all start to "produce" and the fee >for work In the
music biz goes down, also for the pros.
Do you remember when the Korg M1 came out. Suddenly many
contemporary musicians
( strings , horns etc¡) found themselves out of work. I can remember
this causing a union strike or two.
--- In xpantastic@..., PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
Meanwhile, the biz is down worldwide and there are tons of (bad)
music for free as also >illegal copies all around ...
Now, we have the situation of much more musicians, less jobs, small
fee but also a >request of more knowledge tech wise and a never
ending learning curve.
"Please do everything imaginable w/ your professor like knowledge
and all your gear, >but don't ask for money. Be happy w/ the credits
you eventually get if the stuff will be >released". That seems to be
the rule today.
Yes I agree, I have given up the notion of making any serious money
in the biz.
--- In xpantastic@..., PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
Kill the pro music biz and you kill the willingness to invest in
high quality gear for a >adequate price which results in a more or
less junk market of electronic noise >generators,- hardware or
software.
90% I see is crap, bad coded or built from cheap parts,- no
reliability at all, no guaranteed >future and all made for the
masses.
On the other side: The crowd is satisfied w/ this, users of gear as
also customers of >music.
Yes we have gone in reverse with these crappy MP3 formats. Which
makes me pause when considering an apple bit box.
I notice the kids would rather spend hours faking it with games like
Guitar Hero than to actually learn to play a real instrument. Being
a musician does not hold the charm it once did. Now the kids want to
be game programmers. A decision most regret when they discover the
long hours, low pay, and the shear tedium of testing a game.
Karl
