On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Britton James wrote:
quoted 8 lines Moog (not Bob Moog, but the company Moog Music) were just as guilty of
> > > 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.
>
> I'm getting a little worried about this guy now. He's not being
> specific, but throwing out comments like this one. I feel it is my duty
> at this point to accuse him of distorting the facts and giving false
> information, the very crime he's accusing GR of perpetrating.
You know what? You have no idea what you're talking about. If you
want chapter and verse, get the book "Vintage Synthesizers" and read up.
Everything Rob says about the Arp/Moog tussle is documented there, by
all parties involved.
quoted 5 lines times and i dare say I own as much or more Moog equipment as anyone on
>
> > times and i dare say I own as much or more Moog equipment as anyone on
> > this list.
>
> There's some real proof of this guys credibility. What he owns.
You again have no fucking clue what you're talking about. Rob is a walking
encyclopedia on the subject of analog synths. Ownership is not the issue,
ACTUAL LONG TIME EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT SYNTHS IN
QUESTION, plus having devoted the last several years to learning everything
there is to know about them, that is the issue.
The Grand Royale articles are stoned, myopic, and badly transcribed. The
whole 'cult of Moog' they are perpetuating is misplaced. No one who
knows anything about synths fails to give Bob Moog his due, but this idea
of Moogs as somehow being mystically superior to all other synths is
complete bullshit.
And to call the Arp 2600 a 'Moog Ripoff' because the filter circuit is
similar ignores the many significant differences in architecture, user
interface and sound. Sheesh.
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