The term comes from back in the day when we only had pianos, these of course had felt "pads" that pressed against the pianos strings. Pressing down the damper pedal moves the felt pad off the strings so they can ring. On a synth, pressing the damper pedal extends the "sustain" portion of the sampled waveform thus anything with long sustains got named pad...
5/9/03 11:43 AM Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I wondered what that meant - I've always read about "lush pads" in techno > reviews, especially of Detroit sh!t. > I hate the fact that many electronic music reviews assume you know all about > the technology involved in making the music. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Churchill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:40 AM > To: Lee Herrington IV; 313 > Subject: Re: (313) Excuse my ignorance... pad sound? > > >> hi folks. i've read the term, "pad sound", from time to time on this >> list. could someone provide me with a definition of this phrase? > > In synthesiser terminology, a pad is a sustained, warm, string-like sound > normally heard in long chords. Synthetic strings, basically... > > Cheers, > > Tom > > ############################################################################## > ####### > Note: > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent > those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This > email > and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of > the > individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this > email in > error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank You. > ############################################################################## > ####### > >
