Originally Posted by
Jinsai
Elitism in the modular synth world.
It goes beyond people mocking software synths... I was reading a forum yesterday where a synth noob came in and asked what the difference is between a gate and a trigger. Immediately some asshole jumps in and mocks him for not understanding such a simple concept. Look man, this "scene" may be growing in popularity, but it's still very niche. The basic concepts can be very confusing to a beginner, and the information available online is often disorganized, poorly explained, or downright misleading. By making fun of a beginner, you're being unhelpful at best, and you're not succeeding in your attempts to impress anybody.