Doepfer

The term "pad" as a name for washes of chords has been around WAY 
longer than the late 1980's.  At least 10 years prior to that, it was 
a very common expression in the LA studios.

Regards,
Kevin

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Roel Steverink" 
<r.steverink@w...> wrote:
> From:   davevosh@a...
> Date:  Wed Jun 4, 2003  12:08 am
> Subject:  Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: synth pics
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> I believe that pads as name came into swing, when the generation of 
D-50
> synths
> brought in a new way of sound source. To me they are kind of 
floating layers
> of sound, could be drones aswell, when they are not static, but 
move about.
> 
> I would call that certainly a pad, when I read your description, 
better a
> complex
> pad!!! Layer, upon layer, upon layer..
> 
> Am I right to say, that your a kind of "sound-freak" guy, who get's 
wild
> when he hears strange noises!? I am certainly a sound-freak, not a 
good
> player, and a bit talented when it comes
> to improvisation.
> 
> Roel
> 
> 
> Dave wrote:
> 
> >roel,
> >basically filtered noise bands !
> >as to "ever evolving pads", honestly, i see the term all the time 
but i am
> >not "musical" per se and am not 100% sure exactly what "pads" are -
 ? what
> i
> >mean is a collection of c.v.`s generated by the semi - out of 
control
> >interaction of random voltage source`s, s/h`s, lfo`s and 
sequencers running
> an
> >audio
> >patch. then layer a couple of layer`s of similar patches to create 
what i
> think
> >of as "electro-sonic enviroments".
> >best,
> >dave
> >p.s. - one of the things i like to do with the doepfer triple vcf 
is to
> mult
> >its external c.v. inputs to an enevelope generator for a more 
complex
> filter
> >effect in a patch.

From:   davevosh@a...
Date:  Wed Jun 4, 2003  12:08 am

Subject:  Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: synth pics

Hi Dave,

I believe that pads as name came into swing, when the generation of D-50
synths
brought in a new way of sound source. To me they are kind of floating layers
of sound, could be drones aswell, when they are not static, but move about.

I would call that certainly a pad, when I read your description, better a
complex
pad!!! Layer, upon layer, upon layer..

Am I right to say, that your a kind of "sound-freak" guy, who get's wild
when he hears strange noises!? I am certainly a sound-freak, not a good
player, and a bit talented when it comes
to improvisation.

Roel


Dave wrote:

>roel,
>basically filtered noise bands !
>as to "ever evolving pads", honestly, i see the term all the time but i am
>not "musical" per se and am not 100% sure exactly what "pads" are - ? what
i
>mean is a collection of c.v.`s generated by the semi - out of control
>interaction of random voltage source`s, s/h`s, lfo`s and sequencers running
an
>audio
>patch. then layer a couple of layer`s of similar patches to create what i
think
>of as "electro-sonic enviroments".
>best,
>dave
>p.s. - one of the things i like to do with the doepfer triple vcf is to
mult
>its external c.v. inputs to an enevelope generator for a more complex
filter
>effect in a patch.