Re: [microsound] synths

[Bill Jarboe <billjarboe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sage petbodyisacontainer,

  I'd say it's a matter of 'vision' (not 'fission') expectations and what
you feel comfortable with*. A stack of keyboards is good for working
spontaneously and making alot of sound quickly. Computer generated music has
the tendency of being something you try , think about , work on , go for a
walk , work on some more , do  laundry , work on some more, meet a friend
,and so forth. 

  If you are undecided a good approach might be a used , reliable (yamaha
,roland) synthesizer with a midi interface and something like motu fastlane
to connect to a computer.That way you have the option of adding hardware
modules or using soft synths ,+ many different opportunities for signal
routing. This approach doesn't kill the spontanaeity  too much.

  One problem with owning several vintage hardware synthesizers is that they
do break down , deteriorate and can be costly or sometimes really difficult
to service. 

  There are software synths that are really quite good; reacktor, absynth ,
and even soundforum (freeware) from Native Instruments are capable of making
lovely tones rivaling analog synthesizers. There's also the option of
building tone generators , oscillators from scratch and using a computer for
the 'fussy' work( fine-tuning, sequencing , filtering and so forth).

 I have found that I usually get more response if I actually play a piece of
music on a keyboard at some point during the process ; there's something
about tuning into someone's concious decisions that is probably reassuring.
One is also able to sense a person's conciousness through a computer ,
though it takes alot of concentrated work , and probably a different kind of
effort to achieve this..

  I hope this was help, and excuse me if I'm treading really obvious
ground.. . 

                            Bill
            

on 3/23/21 1:56 AM, Sage Brooks at petbodyisacontainer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

> sorry i dont want to start a big synth vs computer music debate but i wanted
> to get a response on whether or not i should start making music on computer
> or synth
> ive been to a glitch concert and it was rather boring watching people on
> laptops blare out computer music it was like i was in a computer lab
> listening to electronic music.. hehe
> no really i dont want to diss you guys but should i get the synths i want or
> is digital computer stuff really good.. i dont know i love racks upon racks
> of gear and i dont know if it really sounds better than computer stuff ive
> heard the bufferfuct material which was leeched onto cdr thanks to SDX a
> project in the local maryland underground..
> 
> .. and it rocked ..
> 
> maybe im a freak too cause i like metal hehe just thought id put that in..
> no really the stuff reminded me of very interesting autechre style stuff but
> do any of you guys wish you could play live to synth?
> 
> Sage/Deepgrave Min Og Dog
> 
> 
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