> There are over 100 subscribers, how do the rest of
> you feel about [electronic stuff]?
 
          Well, since I opened the can of worms a couple of weeks ago
          by mentioning the S-word, I guess I should either apologize
          for the tangent, or defend it.  I think I'll try both.
 
            1.  Sorry.  I didn't mean to get this wonderful list off
                on a needless diversion into the subject of justifying
                synthesizers.
 
            2.  That said (and meant!), I see more and more hybrids
                being set up, both implicitly and explicitly, between
                organs and electronics.  Both are honorable, and
                musically useful.  I do *not* understand how there can
                be serious discussion of theater organs (gadgets
                galore!) on one hand, and censoring of toaster-talk on
                the other.
 
          After waffling (double-thinking?) between those views, I
          think I would prefer that we keep discuss electronics
          (synths, MIDI, and Allen toasters) freely, but keep it
          germain to organs and organ performance.  Comparison of MIDI
          to couplers seems legit, as does aftertouch versus second-
          touch; discussion of FM versus analog versus wave tables is
          probably out of place.
 
          However, if the vote goes anti-synth, I will *still* stay on
          the list, as I will still find more joy on PIPORG than
          anywhere else on the net.
 
                                                -Tom Williams
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