Re: [Nolug] Music meeting?

From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:22:36 -0500
Message-ID: <4892736C.3080608@cox.net>

On 07/31/08 18:56, Chris Jones wrote:
> Joey had expressed interest in maybe having a music meeting soon... If
> we do that, I definitely want to bring along my new toy. My modular
> synth is coming along really nicely, it's almost a fully featured
> "synthesizer" to where it will be fully playable. Any modules I add
> from that point on will purely add to its timbre. This thing is
> literally the linux of musical instruments. Rather than buying a
> Roland, Yamaha, Korg, etc... this thing is like giving you the source
> code to a synthesizer and you can wire it up however you want, to
> achieve any type of sound imaginable. Not sure how many of you are
> familiar with Moog synthesizers, especially the Minimoogs they make
> nowadays. Well, this will be similar but far more flexible. The
> original Moog synthesizers from the 60's were modular, and were truly
> the first playable synthesizers ever made. That's what this is
> modeled after. Should be fun. :) Here's some photo links below:
>
> http://a889.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/64/l_703640d3ae07dcaae22f2064ac42f9b0.jpg
>
> http://a602.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_0262d815fd52687e71a1a2beaee9ba49.jpg

So... how many vacuum tubes in it? After all, it isn't "real"
unless there are vacuum tubes. And vinyl. Can't forget vinyl...

-- 
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA
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respect, and influence, and they also fear for their jobs. Each
can be a healthy motivator, but each has the ability to turn a
good scientist into a bad one; and in some cases, they can turn
a good scientist into a charlatan."
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