In a message dated 15/6/02 11:40:22 pm,
jacob.frajdin@... writes:
>I was actually trying out a Juno-2 when i came across a sound i
>recognized instantly; one of the bass sounds (preset) is the same as
>in the beginning bass lick of a (really dull) disco tune
>called "Dolce vita" or something like that. I don't know if its a
>well known tune, but it was kind of interesting to play the exact
>same bassline. I also heard the lick from Europes "The final
>countdown" is a brass preset. :)
>
Hi all!
It's a bit of an odd one this- Where you could easily be slammed for using a
preset (and yes- Europe's Final Countdown was probably one of the worst and
most irritating records I've ever heard!)- has anybody stopped to think about
the ONLY sound obtainable from a Fender Piano or a Hohner D6 etc? That's
incredibly over used- but the fender has one of the lushest sounds! Things
like 808's and 909's to be are just new percussives in a whole new modern
orchestra (without sounding too pompous).
I don't think it is the preset's fault, just the mind behind it. Synthesisers
(IMO) should have never had keyboards put on them in the first place - (I
think both Don Buchla and Peter Zinovieff got it right from day one!)