From Mark Kolmar Sent Thu, Mar 26th 1998, 03:03
From Mark Kolmar Sent Thu, Mar 26th 1998, 03:03
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998 xxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx wrote: > find their recent works more sonically challenging than their older > stuff, some of which is due to the fact that they can create more > original sounds due to more expensive gear. You can only coax a certain range of sounds from a Juno 106 and a DR660. But run them through some guitar pedals and the range of sounds increases dramatically, for not that much money. At some point, though, someone with a good imagination will want to create sounds they do not have the tools to create. If you -need- to make music, I mean if you are -compelled-, then you will find a way to get those tools to make those sounds. Most gear -- most synths I should say, post-M1 for sure -- seem to be designed for people to be able to churn out quick soundtracks for industrial videos. If you're not careful, you'll start to let some engineer influence the kinds of sounds you will make. Personally I prefer some rather esoteric software -- but even with a fast computer it takes some time. And you have to dig into it deeply...steep learning curve. As for reverb, sometimes the cheap, metallic sound is just the thing. I often use an old reverb that I might be able to sell for $50, over another processor which cost more than a month's rent at a prime apartment. But when the time comes you want a long, smooth, realistic reverb -- well, you would love to be able to reach for a PCM90. And I can't, even though the good processor is quite respectable. Meanwhile, I use some great software, but it can't achieve that sound in real time. TIME -IS- MONEY. And the software isn't exactly cheap either. But I've still got that piece-of-crap fx box permanently cabled to send 6 and returns 7 & 8 on my mixer. Finally, distortion... One rhetorical question that might clarify what Jon Drukman was saying: If none of the sounds are clean, then which sounds are distorted? Where is the reference point? --Mark PS Yeah, the CD is coming...music's been done for a while. Let's just say I have a much better understanding of why Rephlex's release schedule is the way it is... __ <http://www.xnet.com/~mkolmar/BurningRome> < MPEG & RA audio clips > Forthcoming CD SENSELESS on Mindfield Records MINDCD03 Cathartium 14 m u s i c : w e b : s o u n d d e s i g n : h t m l : c g i : e t c "I'm a liberal guy too cool for the macho ache with a secret tooth for the cherry on the cake" -- Prefab Sprout, "Cruel"