desktop synths

[Marc Nostromo [M-.-n]]

I m actually happy with your answer in the sense you want to do something
special. In the end of the day the important thing for gear is to be
special. It s gotta have something special that makes you long for using
it. Even beyond technical perfection. Go with your heart, do something
unique and you can t fail... Go Paul!

On 3 Aug 2012 21:33, "Paul Maddox" <yo at vacoloco.net> wrote:

Thanks to everyone for your responses.

A few comments I'll address/respond to.

Firstly I wouldn't "copy" the Mopho layout, it's "ok" but there are
things I would change.

Secondly, What I do for my next synth will be different, and be
careful what you claim about the Mopho and Tetra.
Sorry they're NOT an analogue VCO, it clearly says so on their page "a
100% analog signal path". Want further proof? Check and read the Tetra
specs, two comments to read carefully before proclaiming it 100%
analogue -
"That breaks down to two DCOs"
"And the audio signal path is 100% analog"

Don't get me wrong, but the monowave and Zira are "100% analogue
signal path" also, I just don't try and mislead my customers.

Marc, I totally appreciate things like the SJS-One and Meebleep, what
you get from something I make will be vastly different, and I hope far
superior in quality.

Finally, I'm sorry to say that there's no way in hell I can compete
price-wise with the minibrute, sorry. There's also no way I can make a
desktop synth with a decent case for less than £500. Not unless I go
make more than 1000 of them, and I don't have that kind of money.
I wish Arturia the best of luck with the minibrute, but they can't be
making much money, *if* any at all.
But that's not what I want to do, I know I can't do it, so why try?
There's enough market out there to cover a myriad of synths, everyone
likes something different. I doubt what I do will appeal to everyone,
that's fine, I like diversity.

What I do will be unique, bespoke and low volume, which is going to
mean a higher price than the mini-brute/mopho/tetra, but it also means
it'll sound different to them.

Thanks again guys
Paul


On 8/3/12, Gert van Santen <g.vansanten at upcmail.nl> wrote:
> Op 3-8-2012 18:35, punkdISCO schreef:
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