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EggyToast
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Date:
Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:39:40 -0600
Subject:
Re: [idm] the haters
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quoted 6 lines On the other subject, IMHO, the real problem with idm sounding like poo> >On the other subject, IMHO, the real problem with idm sounding like poo >poo is just indifference or ignorance in general, or laziness under the >copout of "oh, I want it to sound that way (but I really don't know how to >make it sound tight)". Maybe with mp3 culture being a slight catalyst in >the equation, things have gotten out of hand.
i agree. i think a lot of the "problems" with idm come from the aphex twin quote "oh i just fuck around with it a bit" (ok, he didn't say that exactly, but he's known for saying that a lot). many times over on the idm-making list, people say that "oh i took this sound and just sort of fucked with it a bit," which is nice 'n all, but it does lose a lot of focus. i think that's the difference between dsp-wankery and songs that work. cos i know plenty of songs that work really really really well that have a ton of dsp editing, but it's done so well that if it wasn't intentional, the maker(s) did a *very* good job of making it sound intentional. so maybe instead of saying "don't use dsp", the mantra should go "don't just fuck with it" :D and i mean that in the least-offensive way. honest! cheers, /derek - - - - - Alice could not help her lips curing up into a smile as she began: "Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too! I never saw one alive before!" "Well, now that we HAVE seen each other," said the Unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org