Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

mlanglie@... wrote:

> Adding to Saso's points...I've found, over the years of developing my
> own
> "music making philosophy," that one of the greatest ways for me to
> prevent roadblocks in a project is to actually set certain
> restrictions
> or borders for myself at the onset.

Exactly. One restriction I find hellpful is this -- once you find the
sound you like for a
particular application, you restrict yourself to not necessarily saving
it as patches
in the synth and the two or three outboard FX units, but sample it and
create a library for
a song you are writing. This way you avoid unnecessary bookkeeping.

> A lot of folks I've known suffer from
> a real gear-lust

That would be me, too   :)


> and often can't even begin making music since they're
> so overwhelmed by the seemingly limitless possibilities offered by
> their over-the-top gear

Again, sampling is a great remedy against that. Once you restrict
yourself to the goal
of having a good sample/drum loop for the next 8 bars that you are
writing, and
having it sampled, that gives your work a lot more structure.

> I love finding groups that really go crazy within seemingly ridiculous
>
> self-imposed limitations

How about "we are going to limit ourselves to using not less than 4
metric tons
of gear which will include at least 15 synthesizers"
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cheers

Maxim



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