Wiardgroup

> In the UK, tv companies can use pre-recorded music with very little
> financial outlay and merely by signing a few release forms. I now find
> myself not competing with Hans Zimmer or Elliot Gouldentahl, but Arvo Part,
> Steve Reich and Miles Davis...............composers not only of genius, but
> ones who had unlimited time and resources in which to produce their
> recordings.

I find myself competing with Garageband and Acid!  The few production 
houses here, and the ad agencies figured "heck, we can do our OWN music! 
Why pay somebody?" and that's what they're into now! What's funny is 
you'll be watching TV and two spots will come on, and they'll BOTH have 
the same exact bass line in them, but different drums, or the exact 
guitar part all the way through, but different bass. I laugh every time!


> I liked Gary's comments.
> It IS harder to justify spending a day building up an analogue soundscape
> when I can dial one up almost instantly from 'Atmosphere' (Spectrasonics),

I use ABSynth a lot - but my personal rule, once I got comfortable with 
it - is to use *no* presets. Ever. I force myself to start with a blank 
slate every time I fire it up. It and the modular seem to like each 
other in the mix.

I'd be a liar if I said I never use presets or samples or anything - 
sometimes all they want is a soft piano melody with some quiet strings 
in the background - but they're not going to pay for live strings. So, 
you use what fits. It's how you use the sample library that makes the 
difference though...


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Les Mizzell
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