its definately a tricky line , writing about techno for those who know AND those who don't . really hard to describe sounds that are often made just to sound unlike anything else.
On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Quest Pond wrote: > > Sent: 05 September 2003 4:49 PM > > To: Quest Pond; Tom Churchill; Lee Herrington IV; 313 > > Subject: RE: (313) Excuse my ignorance... pad sound? > > > > > > Not being a producer or a DJ, I couldn't give two figs how > > something is made, I just wanna hear it. Maybe I should give > > a sh!t but it bores me when I hear such talk. I wasn't > > talking about interviews anyway, I was talking about reviews > > and if I can't understand what the reviewer is referring to > > when he's talking about "gates" and "flanges", I'm not going > > to get a good idea of what it sounds like. Not that I pay > > much attention to reviews anyway - I tend to just use them as > > a guide to what's out. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Quest Pond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 2:42 PM > > To: Robert Taylor; Tom Churchill; Lee Herrington IV; 313 > > Subject: RE: (313) Excuse my ignorance... pad sound? > > > > > > I hate to bring this up but i totally disagree with Rob, I > > think too many interview are non technical. > > > > This might be quite controversial but I see little point > > about asking producers about the weather, politics and the > > club scene. Might it be the case that the main source of > > inspiration is racks full of funky analog equipment? Or a mad > > sound made by feedback loops? > > > > What is important is the music and how they made it, not what > > colour underwear they have. > > > > Personally i want equipment and methods, am i the only one > > who feels like this? > > > > > > Quest Pond > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 05 September 2003 12:43 PM > > > To: Tom Churchill; Lee Herrington IV; 313 > > > Subject: RE: (313) Excuse my ignorance... pad sound? > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > ############################################################## > > > ####################### > > > > > > > > > > ############################################################## > > ####################### > > 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. > > ############################################################## > > ####################### > > > > >
