[A6] potential a6 owner questions

[Chad Gould]

> I know that 
> dance and techno have bad name among musicians because almost all of the 

Dance and techno do not have a bad name to me. At one time they held the
large majority of inexperienced synthesists, but IMHO that time has largely
passed, the torch being passed to emo. Still, of course there's lots of DIY
music... sure, a lot of junk is around. But hell if people are having fun
who cares? [I'm not exactly one to complain: I mainly do music for beer
money and kicks.]

Only caveat is that some of the badmouthing you hear on this synth is more
lack of experience than anything else. Any inexperienced person sometimes
think they know more than they do. Hell I've fallen in that trap sometimes.
Especially one thing with inexperience is that people haven't learned that
there is such things as synths that kick ass, but the sound isn't for you.
(The Microwave XT comes to mind from my perspective.)

> I can hear the difference in recorded music between VA and 
> the real deal, although I find mp3's and CD's tend to blur that 
> distinction for me (as opposed to vinyl).

VA still has a place though. I would not hesitate to get one if I was doing
certain genres of music (or at least get consensus if its appropriate). 
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CHAD GOULD