On Thu, 20 Mar 1997 18:23:57 -0600,
brittonjames@aristotle.net wrote...
quoted 3 lines If there are errors in> If there are errors in
> the synth material in the Grand Royale #3, they are errors by the
> interviewees.
Well, not entirely. I would think some of the responsibilty of what apeears
inside of a mag publication falls upon the heads of the publishers. This
would seem to be pretty obvious to me.
quoted 3 lines As to ARPs rip-off, it's the truth. ARP had to yank Bob Moogs filters> As to ARPs rip-off, it's the truth. ARP had to yank Bob Moogs filters
> out of their machines or face a lawsuit from Bob himself. Is there any
> way around that being a BOB MOOG RIP-OFF?
This is quite an overblown part of the history of the 2 companies, one which
is used alot by people to show moog's "superiority". While true, it is not
the whole story and is a perfect example of the twisting of the facts by GR.
Moog (not Bob Moog, but the company Moog Music) were just as guilty of
ripping designs off. The whole thing was dropped when this was pointed out
to Moog Music.
All that aside, to focus on just this one issue and to simply pass one off
as a rip off of the other is to ignore a whole history of things that
happened before and after that at both of the companies.
quoted 3 lines To ask more of a magazine than some eclectic good reading is absurd.> To ask more of a magazine than some eclectic good reading is absurd.
> Yeah, you can get the synth books (doubtless we all have them), but to
> compare books to magazines and find magazines wanting is faulty.
I dont think it is to much to ask for ANY publication to try and report the
FACTS in an ubiased manner.
If you enjoy reading it more power to you - there are alot of good articles
by and about people I look up to as much as anyone. Just take some of what
you read with a grain of salt, that is all.
BTW, i am NOT a Beastie Boys or Moog basher. Ive seen the Beasties many
times and i dare say I own as much or Moog equipment as anyone on this list.
;)
Rob Williams</>fEEd</>Tempest
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