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From:
Kent Williams
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Date:
Fri, 2 Jun 1995 15:31:44 -0500
Subject:
Re: Black Dog?
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On Jun 2, 1:14pm, mAD sCIENCE 2o wrote:
quoted 7 lines Subject: Re: Black Dog?> Subject: Re: Black Dog? > On Fri, 2 Jun 1995, VIRALGON wrote: > > > > > Hey, have you guys heard how much JD-800 they used on > > SPANNERS, it was used on almost every track. >
You don't have to like the record, but this is a twee criticism. It's like saying "all Glenn Gould plays on the Goldberg Variations is a Steinway grand, and he doesn't even bother to detune the strings."
quoted 6 lines Hmm... maybe it's because you know what a jd800 sounds like. I> Hmm... maybe it's because you know what a jd800 sounds like. I > happen not to, but I sure as hell like the Spanners disc. > Speaking of presets, their first CD has all kinds of TX81z stuff > all over it, totally unprocessed, somehow it comes out sounding > cool. >
As a synth musician I find that while I labor mightily over some patches to get a distinctive sound for a song, as I'm filling it out, I cycle through presets looking for stuff. Sometimes a preset is just the ticket. -- [Kent Williams/CADSI/2651 Crosspark Rd/Coralville IA 52241] kent.williams@cadsi.com