From tsellers@knology.net Sat Jan 07 12:06:16 2012
Subject:Re: It runs in the family?

One problem with a PC (or pad) and VST's is that it is almost a certainty that as soon as you get everything set up the way you like it, something new and perhaps slightly better comes along and you ditch everything and start the programming process all over. Alternatively if you keep what you have, eventually you run into software obsolescence where there is an obvious irritating problem and the version you have is no longer supported, or it will no longer play well with your newer "toys". This is never a problem with a classic axe like the B3 and is much less of a problem with other hardware synths. On the other hand those products are what they are and do what they do- they're not a swiss army knife of solutions like the PC/VST world.
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From: Bobby Simons
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CWSG] It runs in the family?


Maybe. If 'ruggedness' is all that matters to you, A B3 wins. But it's a pointless to not consider all factors. Hey, a cave is more rugged than a house - which one did you choose? ;-)

On Jan 7, 2012, at 9:13 AM, Lou C wrote:

> I think his point IS relevant. He was talking about 10 years, not 100 years. And I could even shrink his time period down to 5 years and make the same point. I think he is talking about ruggedness. The B-3, with all its drawbacks in gigging is FAR more rugged and reliable than a laptop. Versatile? No. Expandable? No. Portable? Hardly. But rugged? Yes.

Bobby Simons
bobbysimons@optonline.net
AIM: patentdraw

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