On 08/08/2010 16:03, * Manco:

>>> If it is a product that involves electronics or software, and it's
>>> from Germany, it is likely to look very good but be a buggy piece of
>>> ****.
>>
>> For example?
>
> A lot of their musical equipment, for example the Access Virus TI.

You mean this one?

"There aren’t many modern synths whose names are spoken with quiet
reverence by those who have played them – that honour is usually
reserved for vintage instruments. German company Access Music, though,
is one manufacturer with a product – the Virus – that enjoys
near-legendary status despite being relatively new. Released in 1997, it
quickly became a favourite with artists as diverse as Dr. Dre, Faithless
and even film composers like Danny Elfman and David Arnold. The
company’s latest offering, the Virus TI, represents a significant
evolution in the development of this much-loved instrument"[1]

Yeah, sounds completely like a garbage device to me. But I guess you
studied the schematics of this thingy extensively and can certainly
point me to specifics where the design is indeed a "buggy piece of ****"?

>>> Why is it so difficult for them to get electronics or software
>>> engineering right?
>>>
>>> Is the beer too strong?
>>
>> More likely your idea of the world is overly simplistic (you're not
>> American by chance, are you?).
>
> No, I'm not American. Also I've worked with electrical and software
> engineers from all over the globe and I see this recurring confusion
> pattern every time I work with a German engineer. Sort of like the
> confusion you're displaying in this thread, are you German by any
> chance?

You mean the same confusion that you demonstrated by thinking that all
electronics in an Audi is made in Germany?

Ben, who works with engineers from different countries every day, and
long enough to know that the capablities and abilities in electronics
and software design are more down to the individuum and the education it
got than to the country of origin

[1] http://www.musictechmag.co.uk/mtm/reviews/virus-ti