quoted 6 lines This whole "ambient" thing is getting to be really annoying. "Just take a> This whole "ambient" thing is getting to be really annoying. "Just take a
> load of synths, tape down a few keys making weird pulsing noises and leave
> the room for 75 minutes while the DAT runs." Bingo, instant album. Seti is
> particularly guilty of this. The textures change, true enough, through the
> course of the album, and every once in a while a beat pops up, but overall
> it sounds empty, like two guys messing around without a clear concept or
I've found this to be quite true... that's why I shy away from anything
lavbelled 'ambient' nowadays, unless I've at least seen mention of it on
this list (or uk-dance).
I hope you all don't mind me taking a brief bit of space to ramble...
My whole approach to music making is pretty simplistic. I've got a Kawai
K-11 keyboard, and a Gravis Ultrasound. I've d/l lots of samples from ftp
sites for the K2000 and EPS synths, converted them to Gus, and thrown away
most of them.
I basically sit down, try to make some interesting sounds on my keyboard,
and then come back later and see if I can fit them in somewhere.
I do know how to read music, and know basic chord structures, but I don't
think that knowing how to make technically correct music gives anyone an
advantage, only experience does that. I'm basically just trying to
experience as much music as I can, and whenever I come up with a nice
sounding tune that I think people will like, I'll let them hear it.
What do the music makers among us out there do? Do you take every minute at
the keys seriously, and try your damndest to get something to sound
perfect, or do you dabble around a bit, and when it sounds 'right', call it
a tune?
I'd be interested to hear how other people approach making music... of
course, if this is completely off topic, please let me know.
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a.k.a., Guy Elden Jr. | Dreamers learn to steer by the stars...
Neil Peart ---->| All of us do time in the gutter,
of RUSH | Dreamers turn to look at the cars...