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Presets and such

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1994-10-07 16:03Presets and such
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1994-10-07 16:03Number19@aol.comSMG9580@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu wrote: >Disregard the subject, this applies to another post
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SMG9580@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu wrote:
quoted 2 lines Disregard the subject, this applies to another post - sy77 dis. Jamie>Disregard the subject, this applies to another post - sy77 dis. Jamie >Hodge said sy77 and k2000 were great, etc.
quoted 5 lines Does anyone know if "Hello" on Kenny Larkin's "Azimuth" is 75% or>Does anyone know if "Hello" on Kenny Larkin's "Azimuth" is 75% or more >k2000 presets? My friend heard the track then played me the "hello" and >"boodoobeerdoo" (loopy analoguesque thing) presets on his k2000s... >they sound *exactly* the same. If you've heard the k2000 and "Hello" you'd >probably wonder why I'm even bothering to ask. Comments?
The above is just one of several similar posts I've read recently that has as its subject what presets were used on a particular track. Occasionally I'll hear a tune that has sounds I can identify as a preset from a particular module. I guess to a certain extent it is distracting when into my mind, as I'm trying to enjoy my listening experience, I think, "Hey, that's Proteus/1 preset such-and-such." I have a hard time blaming the artist for not being more creative sound-wise, for not tweaking those stock sounds. Granted, today's composers have unlimited resources, and they should fully utilize what they have access to. [I really think today's electronic music -- idm, trance, ambient, etc. -- is modern day classical. Speaking in the most general terms, the masters composed scores on a piano which were played by, what, at the maximum 100-member symphonies, comprised by 30 or so instruments. This was what they had to work with. I'm sure if they had all the technology today's composers have, they'd be going tech crazy, too.] So I can see on the one hand how using presets might be indicative of some laziness. On the other, it's kinda scary to think there's more concern about what sound someone used instead of what they did with that sound. If you're too preoccupied with the source of a sound used in a track, chances are the music is also undeveloped. If tech is your thing, that's cool -- so much of this music is about sound genetics. But even the most sound choreographed music (for example, FSOL -- not all their stuff, but some of it) has SOUL, and that's *way* deeper than a preset. Just some thoughts, Peace, 19. (diggin' FFWD, Sun Electric, In Order to Dance 5, Dust Brothers)