Re: [rumori] audio advice


From: Miguel A. Lopez (miguelbotATyahoo.com)
Date: Sat Feb 03 2001 - 03:21:29 PST


Yikes, did not mean to hit "reply all." Apologies, all. Since it's out,
though, feel free to bombard me privately.

--ML

----- Original Message -----
From: "Miguel A. Lopez" <miguelbotATyahoo.com>
To: <rumoriATdetritus.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 3:04 AM
Subject: [rumori] audio advice

> Vicki--
>
> Hiya. I'm a lurk on rumori, and I caught some comments you made to a post
> regarding digital audio software, and such. I've just recently begun
messing
> with a quasi-digital studio, and I thought maybe you could help me make
some
> decisions about software. Think that would be cool?
>
> I guess you could describe my experience with audio as something
resembling
> alchemy--I've never had formal training, though I'm sort of familiar with
> concepts, and, in a sense, know a bit "by having done." That said, I feel
as
> if I don't know shit. I'm deeply into music, of course, and have pretty
> broad tastes; I am even a decent bass player, and have begun messing
around
> with a guitar, in earnest.
>
> Closer to the point, though, I want to ask you about some software
> synths--I'm currently using Fruity Loops, and though I feel that I'm
> probably not taking advantage of its feature set, in earnest, I get a
> feeling that program is intrinsically limited. I can't seem to be able to
> sustain a note effectively. It seems great for programming linear rhythms
> and melodies and such, but I can't seem to do much else with it. Ideally,
> I'd like a program that has some decent synthesizer functionality, and
that
> can also serve as a sampler, of sorts. Any suggestions?
>
> I feel sort of strange to impose, but I figure this is what these sorts of
> forums are for. If it's a serious inconvenience, in any case, you could
also
> the fat "delete" button, and there would absolutely no hard feelings.
> Honest--
>
> Miguel Lopez,
> SF, CA
>
>
>
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