I see what you are saying David. Same here, I experiment with setting up
systes of directing my audio signal to achieve unkown or at least slightly
unkown results. I want to get into building circuits to manipulate the
signal. But you make a good point on building synths and such. :)
quoted 27 lines From: david turgeon <david@evolutiontech.com>
>From: david turgeon <david@evolutiontech.com>
>To: chad mossholder <twine_sound@hotmail.com>
>CC: TheevilD@aol.com, idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: (idm) how to write an idm song using fruityloops
>Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:41:58 -0400
>
>chad mossholder wrote:
> > I think that your better off not using the same tools that everyone else
>is.
> > ;)
> > Look at David Tudor, he built his own systems and gear.
>
>nobody serious admits to using fruity loops, or rebirth, or anything
>like that. so i don't think this is a problem.
>
>as for building your own systems & gear... not to fuel another stupid
>debate, but i don't buy into that; building gear should be left to
>people who know about building gear. it's likely a synth i'd build (or
>code) would suck shit. it's likely a gear builder would make sucky
>music. "we should all code our own sounds" is just a silly pipe dream.
>be original in your sound selection as you like, but you know, it's good
>work within some limits (i.e. using only a certain software over which
>you don't have 100% control). otherwise you won't even know where to
>go. or at least i wouldn't.
>
>--
>david
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