[Fmpro] going loopy

[Pete]

I hated the DX7 Electric Piano then, hate it now.
Gimmie a Rhodes or a Whurly. They only have one preset
:-)

Shlitz works.

P e t e
S u r d o v a l

--- onephatcat at earthlink.net wrote:
> What's wrong with Shlitz? 
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Actually, it is the same argument we used to use
> about sampling in general, and synth presets before
> there was sampling? "make your own sounds".  Any raw
> material that can be used for the creative process
> is good, if Apple tosses in some free loops with the
> EXS24, who's going to complain? There have been
> plenty of hit songs made with default patches, the
> only people who groan are those who know that synth
> and go "that sucks, he's just using preset #25"
> (which sounded cool, but we didn't use it because it
> was a default patch, and that was lame). How many
> songs were and are still written with the DX7
> electric piano sound? A classic and it doesn't suck
> any less today than it did then. 
> 
> Joel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Chris Alpiar <chris at alpiar.com>
> >Sent: May 31, 2007 4:23 PM
> >To: fmpro at nxport.com
> >Subject: Re: [Fmpro] going loopy
> >
> >I'm going to reiterate since I kind of spoke a lot
> on this earlier I want to
> >be sure to not be misunderstood. I think looping is
> another way of being
> >creative and any way that you can *create* an
> emotional instance it is a
> >testament to your creativity, so long as it
> resonates truth within yourself.
> >I stand firm however, that using some *pre-built*
> loops that come with a
> >software or a library is lame, lamer then lame, and
> it is the same as using
> >a ghost writer and claiming its yours, or lip
> syncing at the Grammy's:
> >unethical and not your creation, regardless of
> whether it is legal or not.
> >
> >By all means though smoke a fatty and have fun
> playing them, even get ideas
> >on how to make something yourself from them. But I
> would have to hear
> >something pretty extraordinary, some avant-garde
> use of pre built loops to
> >accept it as ones art. 
> >
> >However on that same thought if you enjoy using
> loops do so and be happy,
> >but call yourself something other then a composer.
> Its like calling a
> >redneck with an IQ of 85 that he's a free thinker
> and an intellectual
> >because he chose Schlitz instead of Pabst blue
> ribbon :P
> >
> >I will shaddap now before you all start calling me
> Lynne, I cant except it!
> >
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