Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] suggest a synth
From: Florin Andrei (florin_AT_andrei.myip.org)
Date: Thu Nov 04 2004 - 19:52:28 EET
On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 04:25, Dave Griffiths wrote:
> To just be pedantic - but I don't get this at all, a sampler is far better for
> making unique sounds surely?
>
> You can do what you want with sounds from any source - ok, so you need a
> source to begin with, but a synth is actually more restrictive as you can only
> make the sounds it's capable of (even a modular), with a sampler you can make
> an entire track from the sound of someone sneezing - if you have enough
> creativity and time... :)
Ok, i was too pedantic (and oversimplifying) myself. :-)
A sampler that truly allows you to come up with something "new" starting
from a sample (a pre-recorded sound) is a big, complex and often
expensive beast. The Kurzweil brand name comes to mind, among others.
http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/products.html?Id=281
It's far easier to fire up a "true" synthesizer and create something new
immediately.
It's a lot more difficult to begin with a sample, process it and come up
with something that's both "new" and musically pleasing.
-- Florin Andrei
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