Why is it easier to find rocking horse sh*t than it is to find synth players in north northumberland and the scottish borders?
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djmistat wrote:even more annoying are the people that dont class synthesizers and keyboards as musical instuments....
Irminsul wrote:djmistat wrote:even more annoying are the people that dont class synthesizers and keyboards as musical instuments....
HA! I used to share a studio with a photographer, and one day as I was working on an electronic piece with my synth array all fired up, a symphony conductor who was getting his photo shot wandered in, looked around for a second and said "I can play all this....just show me where the 'on' button is". I ushered the asshole quickly back to the photo section.
I should have told him on the way that I was reading scores before he was able to hold his own mud.....but oh well, the things keyboardists have to put up with, huh?
djmistat wrote:the on button...HA! couldnt have been much worse unless he'd have asked what "it" was and what "it" did...lol......![]()
yeah, like the people who think because they can use an orchesteral or choir sample, and press and hold 2 keys for a minute at a time thinks that means theyre good.... hmmm.....
Micawber wrote:I am not sure that the music culture will ever be able to catagorize the synth. A good stand alone example of up front synth might be Cars by Gary Numan. How about synth in a celtic catagory?
Over the years ive found nothing comes close to the amalgamation of synthesizers ( not using the naff embarrasing straight presets) and traditional instruments. A good friend of mine is a harp maker, he also makes hammer dulcimas, and hurdy gurdies (excuse spelling) amongst other things. The most evocative, haunting and synergistic sessions ive ever had is when this friend brings an array of these charismatic looking works of art to my small home studio for an all nighter with a couple of other musicians.
Hurdy miked up, sometimes a touch of delay. Fiddle, djembie even digi,
amongst other things. All complemented by an array of weird synth work,
(the only straight sound to come from my synths would only be a good bass sample if we had no basist). A good night would see us visiting the land of the celts interupted by a few spells of musical astronomy lol.
Anyways point is synth can complement most genres of music if allowed.
Micawber wrote:....
Many times i have been invited to play the local scottish border pubs. Now
sadly i always find myself refusing, the reason being the times that i did take up these offers i found as soon as i set up a couple of synths, some of the other musicians would make me feel about as welcome as a fart in an astronaut suit......
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