[sdiy] OT ? Favorite Software Synths

[Michael Bacich]

On Dec 15, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Aaron Lanterman wrote:

>
>>> not to mention, these programs use the analog functional block
>>> paradigm for sound creation, unlike other shit like PD or Max/MSP.
>
>> We all use the tools we like, just because you can't get your head  
>> around
>> Milller Puckettes work,  doesn't make it 'shit'. By dissing  
>> something that
>
> All - I should jump in and defend Matt a little here; I don't think  
> he met "shit" as in "bad" - Matt and I have chatted in person on  
> many occasions and he often uses "shit" as a generic term for  
> "stuff." I know he uses all manner of strange software in making  
> his music.

To add even further confusion, sometimes the word "shit" can mean  
"extremely good", as in "Dude, these chocolate-covered macadamia nuts  
are the shit".

BTW, they totally are.