More Filter Overdrive

Peter Korsten peter at severity-one.com
Tue Apr 10 22:53:25 CEST 2012


Op 9-4-2012 19:11, Martin Naef schreef:

> Seriously, why should I?
>
> For a start, I'm not willing to spend the money nor the space on a
> modular that's actually worth it.
>
> Assuming I did, I'd have a lot of fun creating all sorts of cool and
> weird sounds, but I doubt I'd ever get a proper piece done.
>
> There is preciously little music out there that I enjoy and that really
> requires a modular to create. In contrast, there are lots of modular
> pieces out there that bore me to death because they are all about sound
> but not nothing else.
>
> Conclusion: A modular would be geeky pleasure, but it wouldn't advance
> my music. The Nord Modular does just enough for what I need.

Martin, you described exactly how I feel about modulars. I'm sure 
they're lovely to play it, but to listen to they're dead boring.

It reminds me of a day from a Dutch electronic music club (KLEM). Lots 
of geeks, lots of boring music and me wondering how I managed to end up 
there.

- Peter


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