Re: (idm) How music is made

From alalan
Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 16:26

>    I'm probably the only idiot in the world who makes my electronicky type
> music like this, but I use a plain old wav editor program.  I record all

You are, in fact, not alone. Soundforge is my only piece of software 
or equpiment used for making music, aside from the microphone that 
goes into the computer. I sample everything through line in/mic/cd 
straight into the wav editor, then cut/paste edit, mix, match, etc... 
all in the wav editor. It DOES take a shit long time, and it took 
quite awhile to pioneer a good method, AND it takes up a crapload of 
space. On the other hand, having a visual representation of 
absoultely every part, section, sound, sample that goes into the song 
does provide for some versatility, as well, using only one piece of 
software(which can do almost anything that other software/hardware 
can do, given the time and knowledge of the program) allows for some 
focus, rather than having to record a sample, then load a sequencer, 
and trigger that sample, etc... But the main reason for my method is 
lack of money to buy other software(or not being able to locate good 
pirated programs other than the wav editor...shh! don't tell the 
software companies!). Anyways, that's my two cents.
       Ali Lalani
          "When injustice becomes law...
           Resistance becomes duty."
                         Some montreal protesters