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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.
> 
>