MOTM

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