the division instrument/score does not fit 100% when creating the sounds. With simple instruments and somewhat large/complex scores can be composed excellent works, and with
somewhat complex instruments and simple scores can be composed excellents works too.
In my opinion each composer needs to look the better approach for himself.





Hello all
 
I am a spoiled ex-(windows-asio-cubase-vst) user that had (until now) 
too many "instruments" to play with. I have come to understand that this 
"wealth" of options has nothing to do with creating music itself, and i 
am willing to limit my instrument choices to a minimum. Still, since i 
am not-much-of-an-expert in csound (yet, that is), i am currently 
limited to very simple instruments that (yes) they keep me interested 
but not excited at all.
 
Of course, i have purchased the "csound catalog" that actually contains 
some nice instruments (along with some others, not so nice), however i 
wouldn't know if these instruments represent the cream of what one can 
do with csound or if they are "mediocre" by today's standards. Surely, i 
have listened to some extremely exciting instruments in the (long gone?) 
csound radio page - nothing in the catalog comes close.
 
So, the question is forged: what is the easiest and what is the best 
approach for creating csound instruments? Please share your experience.
 
Regards
 
Panos
 
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Very true. In my experience however I find that the simple 
instrument/large score combination is a good way of building a real 
understanding of what the instrument is capable of. Panos spoke of 
simple instruments that interest him but don't excite him. I've yet to 
find a simple instrument that couldn't be made more exciting through 
extensive score exploration. I generally work in real time so my scores 
usually consist of "i1 0 3600" but I really think simple 
instrument/large score is a great pedagogical approach.

Rory.


Frank Pablo wrote:
> the division instrument/score does not fit 100% when creating the sounds. With simple instruments and somewhat large/complex scores can be composed excellent works, and with
> somewhat complex instruments and simple scores can be composed excellents works too.
> In my opinion each composer needs to look the better approach for himself.
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> Hello all