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Re: Synths considered harmful (was Re: Using the Wind Synthtocontrol the Repeater)
Slightly OT; but within the realm of tonal palette: I made my acoustic
guitar sound like a choir singing last night with nothing more than my
EDP and my slide.
jeff
On Tue, 2002-08-27 at 15:47, sine@zerocrossing.net wrote:
> As a guitar synth guy I have to totally disagree. Why would looping
>synths
> be bad? Why would any instrument or sound be bad? Why should I care if
> someone says, "Oh, a synthesizer"? I notice when I'm among a bunch of
> musicians they probably think as you do. In the rest of the world, I
>find
> that people could care less. They either like what they're hearing, or
>they
> don't.
>
> Bill Walker is another guitar synth guy that loops his GR-30 sounds. I
>love
> his music. Andre Lafosse loops the dry output of his Steinberger and
>goes
> directly into a small tube amp. I love his music. Why would one judge
> either's process?
>
> I'll also counter your statement about synths winning out over loopers
>for
> sonic manipulation. Are loopers for sonic manipulation? I thought they
>were
> to loop audio. It goes back to my "Looper as processor (not effect)"
> thread. Some choose to process their audio with a looper, like Andre,
>while
> people like me tend to process their audio first then loop it rather
>simply.
>
> Is there a better way? Not in my opinion.
>
> Mark Sottilaro
>
> Mark Hamburg wrote:
>
> > I'm going to try out a proposition here. I wouldn't say I actually
>believe
> > it, but it's a mildly provocative thought and lord knows this list
>needs
> > provocation.
> >
> > Synths are bad for looping.
> >
> > Why?
> >
> > As anyone who has been to a loopfest will report, odd noises and sonic
> > manipulation tend to be in abundance. Arguably, that's one of the
>things a
> > looper is good for.
> >
> > Now, when people hear such noises, they probably just think "Oh. A
> > synthesizer."
> >
> > Guitar synths make matters worse. If a guitar player is looking to
>expand
> > his or her tonal palette, a guitar synth will probably win out over a
> > looper.
>
>