Zoe, I didn't mean to pick you out in particular through your use of the word 'fetishist'. And Julian, I don't think you are an ass. I just found it overwhelming that after (I felt like) I explicitly stated that I did not want to get into a debate about the various benefits of all-analog/hybrid/digital synths -- in fact that I was just here to ask a technical question -- I received (what felt like) a barrage. Most of it well-meaning perhaps, but in one lump of (again, what felt like) disagreement.

I have used so many different electronic and acoustic instruments over the years. I have made great music with the chuck-everything-in-there formula (e.g., guitar + ebow + pedals + yamaha cs-10 + kaoss pad + digital reverb + field recordings + VST plugins), and I have also been buried in sludge because of all the options. I wanted to get back the the _very_ _basics_. At first I thought I'd go all-Doepfer, but instead an all-analog approach is the way for me to simplify. It may be completely meaningless to many, but for where I am now, and what I am trying to achieve, it makes sense!

There are a lot of rumours on these forums about people who just collect these things and never make any real music on them. So what It makes them happy, and it keeps the module-designers in business. And maybe a contingent of analog-collector-freekz will push the development of modules displaying even more creative and twisted uses of analog circuitry.

So, for those who were genuinely offering advice, encouragement or interest -- and not just here to sneer -- thank you.

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Bakis Sirros <synth_freak_2000@...> wrote:
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> very nice advice Zoe, i really agree with you about this.
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> best regards,
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> Bakis
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> From: Zoë Blade <zoe@...>
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:54 AM
> Subject: Re: 1 Re: A-149-1 and A-149-2 -- digital or analog
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> > I just find it tacky when words like 'fetishist' get thrown into the conversation.
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> I didn't mean for this to be an insult. I have to constantly remind myself what my main goal is (make good music), and that the sub-goals (such as make good purely electronic music) are less important and even questionable, and I need to constantly remind myself to be and remain a musician, not a collector or a fetishist (we can use the term purist if you'd prefer). At any rate, as I need to constantly remind myself of this, I thought others might benefit from a little of the same advice. If this isn't true, or it's not my place to say so, then I apologise. I didn't mean any offence and I'm sorry if I caused any.
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> All the best,
> Zoë.
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