[sdiy] Re: granular synthesis

[Martin Fay]

Glen wrote:
>I found it more musical than some of the recordings you will currently find
>being sold in stores, or played on some radio stations, and euphemistically
>referred to as music.   :)

And would that be hard?

> it could easily find into the context of a movie sound
>track.

Yes, that's my opinion of it. I've not really found any granular
sounds outside of drones yet.

>Your piece gives me the impression that perhaps granular synthesis is best
>used as an experimental compositional tool and is not really suited to
>playing traditional western music, at least not in real time. I could
>easily be wrong, but it's a hunch I have at the moment. 

Well, the sounds in that piece were all jammed, then collaged. With
some careful modulation programming and practice I think I could play
it. A keyboard with good performance controls would help a lot though
(maybe a Prophecy?).

>Perhaps I just need to be shown a hardware synth (either with keyboard, or
>an interface to another instrument, such as a guitar controller or wind
>controller) that uses granular synthesis. You know, something that I could
>use to perform either pop or classical music on. I know that experimental
>music is a completely valid form, but I doubt that granular synthesis will
>catch on until someone can easily use it for pop music.

I don't see the point with classical, as far as I can see it would fit
right into avant garde academic music. And pop... like, who cares? ;)
Then again, come up with some neat hook and there it is.


Martin

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