iPad Moog

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

On 16/09/11 14:45, Jay Vaughan wrote:
>> But, no, I won't accept that these emulations are "good enough".
>
> There is a point though, where it becomes less productive to worry about it
> than to just get on with making good music with the toy in front of you.
> Moog gear is lovely, there is a soul of synthesis in all their products,
> rightly so considering their heritage as an organization .. and I wonder if
> that soul can be emulated, ever.  I dunno.

The arguments for musicians to be pragmatic are nearly always right. The 
arguments for engineers to be pragmatic, also.

And guess what, if you don't tick either of those boxes.

The soul in Moog's products are clearly the result of a lifelong love of music. 
I don't mean this in any trivial sense. He lived for music/sound, and it was his 
great delight to make something that musicians loved to make music with.

And that cannot be emulated, you're right. But if you have a passion, some soul 
of your own may creep into what you do, how you live, and your appreciation of 
everything will flourish.

Tony (HB)