The term "pad" as a name for washes of chords has been around WAY
longer than the late 1980's. At least 10 years prior to that, it was
a very common expression in the LA studios.

Regards,
Kevin

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Roel Steverink"
<r.steverink@w...> wrote:

> 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.