To: analogue@hyperreal.org,
From: Kevin Lightner majmoog@synthfool.com,
cc:
Subject: Re: Women in EMusic (was: Mystic Moog Orchestra)
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:02:22 -0800

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>OK, it's survey time. How many of you AH'ers know women who actually
>_like_ electronic music?

<raising my hand>

Hello, I'm Kevin's girlfriend, Monica. Nice to meet you (and hello to
those I've met!). :)
I've had an interest in electronic music for awhile (I grew up with classic
rock and I'm a Devo fan), but it wasn't until I met Kevin did I start to
learn about it and my interest really took off (probably because I'd never
met anyone who actually *knew* about this stuff). I discovered that the
more I learn, the more I want to learn! (Ya start off learning about
VCO's, VCF's and VCA's, next thing you know you're running out of patch
cords and assembling circuit boards. Hee hee)

Why don't more women like electronic music? I think it's more than a
gender thing (after all, there are great women synthesists out there).
How's this for a theory-- In order to like/appreciate something, you have
to understand it. Most women don't know how an analog(ue) synth works, so
how can they like/appreciate the music? For example, I can appreciate
Switched on Bach so much more knowing that it was recorded one note at a
time way before MIDI was invented. To others it might *just* be music.

Personally, I started to appreciate and love electronic music more when
Kevin started showing me the basics. It really clicked the day he hooked
up an oscilloscope to a Minimoog. It was also really neat to see the
waveforms change shape, too.

Well, that's my two cents in the matter. I'll be a good girlfriend and
give Kevin his computer back now. :)

--Monica