Re: (idm) how to write an idm song using fruityloops

From david turgeon
Sent Wed, Aug 11th 1999, 22:49

chad mossholder wrote:
> I think that your better off not using the same tools that everyone else is.
>   ;)
> Look at David Tudor, he built his own systems and gear.

nobody serious admits to using fruity loops, or rebirth, or anything
like that.  so i don't think this is a problem.

as for building your own systems & gear...  not to fuel another stupid
debate, but i don't buy into that;  building gear should be left to
people who know about building gear.  it's likely a synth i'd build (or
code) would suck shit.  it's likely a gear builder would make sucky
music.  "we should all code our own sounds" is just a silly pipe dream. 
be original in your sound selection as you like, but you know, it's good
work within some limits (i.e. using only a certain software over which
you don't have 100% control).  otherwise you won't even know where to
go.  or at least i wouldn't.

--
david