Re: [microsound] audio software environments

[chthonic <chthonic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>  I'm making a bit of a presumption in thinking that everybody on 
this 
>> list makes music and an even further assumption that the 
majority use 
>> predominantly audio software.
>
>I think that's a pretty fair assumption.

but not necessarily true!  i make music but not predominantly with 
audio software.  i chiefly use the computer as an audio processing 
tool for certain individual sounds, or as an editing tool.  most of my 
music is put together with stand-alone samplers and a mix of 
analog and digital gear.


>> At what point does ownership stop and become more of a 
collaboration 
>> between the user and the software programmer?  Would you 
ever release 
>> a record that was created using e-jay, playstation music 2000 
or 
>> garageband?

i would not, no.


>> At the other end of the scale, when does it start to become 
something 
>> that's more to with computers than music?

not sure, but that point seems to be easier and easier to get to.  
when you feel like you're living inside the computer, and the 
inherent sounds of the software are dominating your work more 
than you are, it's time to take a step back.


>> In my opinion many computer musicians that program their 
own software 
>> environments seem to produce music that doesn't justify the 
time and 
>> effort it takes to create such programs (i.e. why create a 
granular 
>> tool in msp when run of the mill audio software or freeware can 
do 
>> much the same only better sounding and in far less time?).

i think someone working on that level is able to potentially get 
more out of a sound or a piece by doing things that way.  that helps 
avoid the situation i mentioned above.


>> In general i'd like to find out how much of peoples music is a 
>> consequence of the software they use?  Are any of you proud to 
have a 
>> certain softwares sound in the same way people are proud to 
use a 909, 
>> 303 etc?

i can't say proud, but certain plugins are so wonderfully reliable it's 
a joy to turn to them again and again because i know i'll probably 
get what i'm after.


d.

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