RE: [313] a chord, a string and a pad
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
Re: [313] a chord, a string and a pad
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 >
Re: [313] a chord, a string and a pad
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
Re: [313] a chord, a string and a pad
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Re: [313] a chord, a string and a pad
On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, rol leider wrote: > A question for all the gear people on the list. I've read these terms lots, > and feel like I know what they mean, but I'm not positive that I really do. > What is: > 1) a chord more than one note played simultaneously > 2) a string; and erm a string is just that the sound of a string instrument (or synthesizer that sound like...) > 3) a pad? A pad is more difficult to describe it is generally used for more ambient sounds, unlike stabs which are sudden sounds a pad tends to fade in and so is a much gentler sound Im no expert but i hope this is of help merf
a chord, a string and a pad
A question for all the gear people on the list. I've read these terms lots, and feel like I know what they mean, but I'm not positive that I really do. What is: 1) a chord 2) a string; and 3) a pad? I'm sure that the question sounds stupid to some, but if you don't ask Cheers Rol Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
