We're not just talking about preset here, but a whole pattern :D
Plus I love stories like Hendrix bringing Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" to such another level that the original became totally eclipsed...
IMO, music in its purest form aka the art of creating evolutions of air vibrations can't just be mixed with such thing as cheating.
Your own judgment prevails when it comes to consider if what you got just fits your need.
Brilliant read in my morning commute, thanks @LyingDalai
Iâve really enjoyed this discussion. The HADS post saw me in stitches!
In my opinion, using a sound that I have sculpted myself gives me a certain satisfaction that a preset doesnât. I think that it all comes down to knowledge and the final idea. If I heard a preset, liked it, and knew instantly how it was made then that isnât cheating, if presets were used due to lack of knowledge then there is no art to the craft. This subject topic also spreads across lyrics too. David Bowie would take 3-4 ideas and play with them using a common theme. Getting 10 love songs, finding the words you like and adding your own ideas to create a song is like finding a preset and making it your own.
From a Godseye perspective Iâd rather watch somebody create a song with all settings at zero and whizz through a song with complete knowledge of their tools than somebody who used samples and presets.
We're not just talking about preset here, but a whole pattern :D
Plus I love stories like Hendrix bringing Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" to such another level that the original became totally eclipsed...
IMO, music in its purest form aka the art of creating evolutions of air vibrations can't just be mixed with such thing as cheating.
Your own judgment prevails when it comes to consider if what you got just fits your need.
Brilliant read in my morning commute, thanks @LyingDalai
Iâve really enjoyed this discussion. The HADS post saw me in stitches!
In my opinion, using a sound that I have sculpted myself gives me a certain satisfaction that a preset doesnât. I think that it all comes down to knowledge and the final idea. If I heard a preset, liked it, and knew instantly how it was made then that isnât cheating, if presets were used due to lack of knowledge then there is no art to the craft. This subject topic also spreads across lyrics too. David Bowie would take 3-4 ideas and play with them using a common theme. IMO getting 10 love songs, finding the words you like and adding your own ideas to create a song is like finding a preset and making it your own. That sounds like fun!
From a Godseye perspective Iâd rather watch somebody create a song with all settings at zero and whizz through it with complete knowledge of their tools than somebody who used samples and presets.
Is using a guitar with a standard tuning cheating?
Because to me, it's the same thing as a preset.
You sound like you have already made up your mind, for me itâs a no! The guitars settings are at zero, it takes skill to make it sound good. A preset in a synth with effects that have already been setup means all a person has to do is hit a key to get a nice, well thought out, sound. And thatâs the key - there is no thinking or tinkering involved.
Those notes are predefined and hackneyed and were made by the MAN, man
So I have to make it the key of 55Q and use microtones and notes you canât even hear and record it all onto a turtle bone and OH NO MY IRONIC MOUSTACHE HAS OVERGROWN MY FACE ARRRRGH"
Cheating suggests that youâll definitely sound better from using the presets, but itâs probably more difficult to do that. If anything, youâre adding to the challenge.
That person in the âUsing Loopsâ story is missing out on some really cool field recordings of goats. XD
