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That was a great post by Mike. I thought maybe I would explain as
well what I am after with my synth, since it is somewhat different
than what Mike does.

My long term goal is to produce albums of synthesized music. The
type of synthesis that I am interested in is the antithesis of
techno or industrial type music. I am not particularly interested
in rhythm. I love sounds that are pleasing to the ear, or to put it
another way are aesthetic.

I have spent a good deal of time studying what exactly makes a sound
fall into this category. Its not just consonance, it can also
involve resolving dissonance. It's about combinations of harmonics
and patterns of notes and how they relate to each other.

I am terribly interested in the synthesis of traditional
instruments, not so much because I want to replicate them, but
because I want to understand why their sound is pleasing. If
traditional instruments were not pleasant sounding they would never
have lasted for hundreds of years. The synthesizer is still very
young, but it is certainly very capable. This is not to say that I
don't like or appreciate other styles and other directions. But I
have always been attrracted to music that involves building
sonorities and that involves symmetry.

I believe that music is something that is hardwired into the brain,
and that there are certain sounds and combinations of sounds that
can impart specific emotions.

So, my goal when I play around with my synth is to create sounds
that I can combine to produce an emotional response in the listener.

Paul Haneberg