Re: [microsound] Re: Getting started

[Kyle Klipowicz <kyleklip@xxxxxxxxx>]

Easy. You accumulate synths and drum machines with loads of presets.
Try them out. Find ones you like. Make a record.

This, combined with clever sampling (another form of preset?) has made
Timbaland and the Neptunes very rich men.

~Kyle

On 5/19/07, David Powers <cyborgk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 5/17/07, midimanx <midimanx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  >> "music that uses presets is largely deemed inauthentic and
> > therefore has less cultural worth. and it is quickly exposed."
> >
> > "Piano" is a preset. "Trumpet", "Cello", "Hammond B4" are presets.
> > Clearly timbre is not the determinant in deciding what has "cultural
> > worth".
>
> First off, I can't stand the cult of authenticity. I value
> construction over authenticity in art.
>
> Second, it would be a lot of fun to compose using presets only. I keep
> contemplating how such a project might work.
>
> ~David
>
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