From the original SynthMaker forum (2004–2014), with its members’ names and dates.
attic ·
The trouble begins with a design philosophy that equates “more options” with “greater freedom.” … In my experience, the instruments and tools that endure (because they are loved by their users) have limited options.
- Brian Eno in Wired Magazine, 1999
There is always the option of having a hidden “expert” panel with some additional options for special situations.
philter5 ·
simplicity is THE key... limited (or hidden) options makes the real "character" of a synth
trogluddite ·
Yup, that's the beauty of SM - making nice little gadgets that do just what I want; rather than paying a fortune for 'bloatware' that can do what I want,but only after I've found out how to disable all the tat that I don't need.
Just like food - using a super-duper 17 oscillator synth for every single sound is like cooking a single dish with curry sauce, onion gravy, chinese sweet-and-sour and bolognese (guess you can tell I was a student once!). Much better to balance a few rich flavours with some solid "single-oscillator" starchy carb's! - which also leaves a lot less mess to clean up (dirty saucepans / EQ'ing out all the mud from your mix).
philter5 ·
yeah trog that´s it.... just sitting here in front of my new "baby", a moog slim phatty..... the 2 OSC (!) sound with 1(!) Modulation Source smashed me from my chair and on the other side of the room on the wall...ouch 😀 .. whAT A SOUND...
trogluddite ·
Oooh, you lucky boy! I still regret selling off most of my analogue kit, but I needed the money too badly. Still got a knackered old Teiso 60F (couldn't sell that one - no-one had even heard of Teisco!). Only 1 osc, 1 LFO, 1 ADSR, but I still love to fire it up every now and then. It still makes some pretty potent bass and leads - and there's something nice about not having presets - you get to follow your own instincts instead of letting the designer lead the way.
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