Wotcha !

The foll. is a personal opinion :-)

Gotta say something about the hardware v/s software thing 
though,especially in light of the responses to  Kay 's "Why Csound" 
question.Software solutions still have a way to go.We're 
at the first generation of systems approaching resonable real-time 
performance on personal computers.

And from what I've seen so far ,Csound is in need of a comprehensive 
rewrite,especially the Mac version.according to recent posts.Oui,non ?
 
IMO, you still have to have at least one reasonably powerful (as in lots 
of real-time parameter control via MIDI) hardware multi-timbral 
,polyphonic synthesizer.It's asking for trouble 
to rely only on software synths.Especially if you're a professional or 
just need quick,good results.This does not mean you have to get the 
latest and greatest.Look in the used synth market.Great bargains out 
there (especially Yamaha FM synths).

My approach is to put together an approximation of a composition with a 
hardware synth,and then go about synthesizing exotic and complex 
instrument parts in software systems (Csound,etc.) to better represent 
the music I hear in my head.

BTW,anyone (everyone :-))in the market for a synth,stc,be sure to look up 
the user comments sections at  &  also either 
at or  (not sure which).Invaluable 
stuff.
 
Oh,and about :
>=cw4t7abs 
>To: Csound list 
>
>www.symbolicsound.com
>
>>Any comments, in private or on list, would be more than welcome.

What the hell do you want us to say ? Wish  we all had a Kyma so we could 
? Have you completely lost your mind ? Loopey to the tonsils,what ?
Is tezcat.com a crackpot domain ? Get a grip for crying out loud !


Cheers,
Drew

depends on your compositional style... The stuff I do I cant use MIDI or 
synths...

M

On Sun, 31 May 1998, Drew Skyfyre wrote:

> Wotcha !
> 
> The foll. is a personal opinion :-)
> 
> Gotta say something about the hardware v/s software thing 
> though,especially in light of the responses to  Kay 's "Why Csound" 
> question.Software solutions still have a way to go.We're 
> at the first generation of systems approaching resonable real-time 
> performance on personal computers.
> 
> And from what I've seen so far ,Csound is in need of a comprehensive 
> rewrite,especially the Mac version.according to recent posts.Oui,non ?
>  
> IMO, you still have to have at least one reasonably powerful (as in lots 
> of real-time parameter control via MIDI) hardware multi-timbral 
> ,polyphonic synthesizer.It's asking for trouble 
> to rely only on software synths.Especially if you're a professional or 
> just need quick,good results.This does not mean you have to get the 
> latest and greatest.Look in the used synth market.Great bargains out 
> there (especially Yamaha FM synths).
> 
> My approach is to put together an approximation of a composition with a 
> hardware synth,and then go about synthesizing exotic and complex 
> instrument parts in software systems (Csound,etc.) to better represent 
> the music I hear in my head.
> 
> BTW,anyone (everyone :-))in the market for a synth,stc,be sure to look up 
> the user comments sections at  &  also either 
> at or  (not sure which).Invaluable 
> stuff.
>  
> Oh,and about :
> >=cw4t7abs 
> >To: Csound list 
> >
> >www.symbolicsound.com
> >
> >>Any comments, in private or on list, would be more than welcome.
> 
> What the hell do you want us to say ? Wish  we all had a Kyma so we could 
> ? Have you completely lost your mind ? Loopey to the tonsils,what ?
> Is tezcat.com a crackpot domain ? Get a grip for crying out loud !
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Drew
>