Isn't it odd that all three of those words have multiple meanings? A ball of string and an elctrical chord at my pad makes for one rockin' techno party. :)
Tristan ========================================== PHONOPSIA<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/5102 "FrogboyMCI" on AOL Instant Messenger New Album, "Quebecois", online now. On Tuesday, July 04, 2000 10:37 AM, Eric Iverson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > it's not "a string" at all. rather as you say "delicate strings" plural. > ^^^^^^! > strings means a real or (more likely) simulated string section--cello, > violin, etc. > yes, pads and strings would likely be playing chords. strings > can be digitally or electronically synthesized, and they can > also be samples. > > a pad? nobody knows what a pad is :) but in common usage it's any > lush sustaining or long undulating sound that usually isn't too > rich sounding so that it can fill (pad) a mix without dominating it. > > i'm being more the pedant here. :) i don't really want to be that way, > but since nobody else gave a good definition of strings... > > > Okay, I think I knew what a chord (from my childhood year or two of piano > > lessons) and string were: though actually I wasn't sure that a string > > literally referred to a string. Is a string a digitally synthesized sound > > that resembles a string? or actually a sample of a string? > > > > And I'm still not entirely sure that I understand what a pad is. A prolonged > > ambient sound is my understanding of the answers I've got. Can a chord or a > > string be a pad? > > > > I'm being a pedant, but the reason I want to know is that the music I like > > is often described as having deep chords, delicate strings and lush pads. I > > just want to be sure I know what people are talking about. > > > > Cheers > > > > Rol > > ____________________________________________________________________ ____ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
