Re: FN-FORUM [OT ish] Computer Music & John Major

date posted 1st October 2002 17:42

Paul J White wrote:
>>that depends greatly on how you write your songs.
>>
>
> Generally sitting round with a pot of the aforementioned coffee, a sheet of
> paper with 'some words' on it and a couple of acoustic guitars - although
> it's by no means unusual to find a riff and a groove during a soundcheck,
> and have a funky new song written and performed that night!

brings back memories of actually playing in a band... those were the
days... last gigged about three years ago, although regularly record
with other muso types.

i only really write "songs" or more correctly arrangements when asked.
most of the time is spent playing with sounds, wandering about
supermarkets with a hidden mic and recording the "ambience" or recording
my stomach noises... or sitting with a pile of a3 score-layout sheets
and doodling...

>>you don't need a whole load of stuff to do it despite what you may read
>>in alot of the music tech mags - who promote gear lust... saying that i
>>have two floor-standing ceiling high racks packed with stuff i never
> use...
>
> Quite right, and a lot of the older stuff is more reliable and sounds just
> as good - or is certainly easier to get a good sound out of, without a
> technical manual the size of War and Peace...

i wouldn't swap a 16 in/out 24bit/96k PC setup for a cassette based
multitracker though... ;-)

the things i use the most are actually the cheapest (nearly) things i
have... i've recently had a clear out of a load of stuff - donated it to
fellow collaborators studios - and am tempted to get rid of everything
else except the guitars, one sampler, two synths, and a few effects
units... it just overcomplicates matters, the music you produce should
be strong because of your ideas and arrangements not because of the
quality of your equipment...

waffling..........

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