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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!)