From: davevosh@a...
Date: Wed Jun 4, 2003 12:08 am
Subject: Re: 1 Re: synth pics

Hi Dave,

I believe that pads as name came into swing, when the generation of D-50
synths
brought in a new way of sound source. To me they are kind of floating layers
of sound, could be drones aswell, when they are not static, but move about.

I would call that certainly a pad, when I read your description, better a
complex
pad!!! Layer, upon layer, upon layer..

Am I right to say, that your a kind of "sound-freak" guy, who get's wild
when he hears strange noises! I am certainly a sound-freak, not a good
player, and a bit talented when it comes
to improvisation.

Roel


Dave wrote:

>roel,
>basically filtered noise bands !
>as to "ever evolving pads", honestly, i see the term all the time but i am
>not "musical" per se and am not 100% sure exactly what "pads" are - what

i

>mean is a collection of c.v.`s generated by the semi - out of control
>interaction of random voltage source`s, s/h`s, lfo`s and sequencers running

an

>audio
>patch. then layer a couple of layer`s of similar patches to create what i

think

>of as "electro-sonic enviroments".
>best,
>dave
>p.s. - one of the things i like to do with the doepfer triple vcf is to

mult

>its external c.v. inputs to an enevelope generator for a more complex

filter

>effect in a patch.