[PD] Does Pd have a "sound"?

jma at jeanmarie-adrien.net jma at jeanmarie-adrien.net
Tue Feb 16 00:05:03 CET 2016


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Le 15 févr. 2016 à 18:37, david medine <dmedine at ucsd.edu> a écrit :

> Well, one could write a book about how to make a triangle wave. I've decided it's impossible.
> 
> On 2/15/16 8:24 AM, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
>> I still believe differences between Pd and SC depend on other technical details than the ones presented, because similar objects like triangle~ and VarSaw will just sound quite differently, hence it may rely on subtleties inside the objects themselves. And I'm not talking about the "cultural" use which is something I believe makes quite a difference even in the Pd x Max world (when they both sound quite similar).
>> 
>> cheers
>> 
>> 2016-02-15 13:54 GMT-02:00 Andy Farnell <padawan12 at obiwannabe.co.uk>:
>> 
>> Good list of technical peculiarities Claude. For me, the "sound" is those
>> quirks combined with how Chris describes a "cultural" or "contextual" use.
>> I used to be great at knowing the sound of software or hardware sources
>> and could spot Reaktor, or a Roland analogue in moments. But emulations
>> got better and my ears got older, and maybe I began to care less about
>> implementation and more about artistic intent. As Chris says,
>> different tools tend to make you think and work in certain patterns,
>> and I think it is this more than anything that constitutes a "sound".
>> 
>> cheers
>> Andy
>> 
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