Sean Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 On 02/01/2018 at 13:03, Steve Browning said: My favourite musical noise is a real Hammond through a Leslie at full throttle. Not much in the world better than this. Quote
DJpullchord Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Was at a party once with a ten rig link up, about 100kw of pushing power! That did sound amazing. Quote
Chris2112 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 20 hours ago, DJpullchord said: Santana’s guitar sound. I've never been much a fan of his music though I enjoyed the 'Love Devotion Surrender' record he did with John McLaughlin. I thought it might have been a door into more complex music for him but he didn't really have the harmonic chops to really fly there. Quote
Bilbo Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Hate: For me, it's Prog tunes with guitar solos based around two chords a whole tone apart. Awful. Have they no shame? Nostalgia Jazz. Loath it. Completely misses the point. Circumstances occasionally force my hand but I am deeply uncomfortable with the approach. Also not a massive fan of the Increasingly Tedious American Songbook. Love: French Horn. Always have since I was a kid. Edited January 7, 2018 by Bilbo Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bilbo said: ...Love: French Horn. Always have since I was a kid. I once had a whim (and I had to obey it...) to buy a French horn from a second-hand shop. Edited January 7, 2018 by Dad3353 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) @Dad3353, if I owned a whim I wouldn't have a clue which end I should blow through either. I am not at all surprised you exchanged it for the curly cornet. Edited January 7, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 @SpondonBassed I polished it up and I started to play it, in spite of the neighbours who begged me to stop. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 48 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: @SpondonBassed I polished it up and I started to play it, in spite of the neighbours who begged me to stop. What did you play? The Lion Sleeps Tonight? # Whim-away, a-whim-away... Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 To sound my horn, I had to develop my embouchure. 1 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: To sound my horn, I had to develop my embouchure. I refuse to follow that on the grounds of good taste... er... Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 I found my horn was a bit of a devil to play. Quote
lowdown Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 French Horn, eh? Lovely..... My dear old mum would have approved. Rather than my oily Trombone slide, dropping onto her lovely new carpet, Quote
GuyR Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 On 02/01/2018 at 13:27, bonzodog said: Surely the worst sound is what they refer to as the 'orchestral hit' that keyboards were over using throughout the 80s Absolutely this. Dates a recording in the most unfortunate way and renders it unlistenable for me. 1 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) On 1/2/2018 at 13:27, bonzodog said: Surely the worst sound is what they refer to as the 'orchestral hit' that keyboards were over using throughout the 80s 11 hours ago, GuyR said: Absolutely this. Dates a recording in the most unfortunate way and renders it unlistenable for me. Like the TR808 cowbell. I hated that sound after Whitney Houston sat on the charts with I Wanna Dance with Somebody for an unacceptably long period of time in the eighties. Thankfully hipsters have not tried to replicate the sound of the eighties by putting that damned *DINK* noise in every rhythm track on the popular charts. It was flogged to death back then. Retro can go and get stuffed if they ever bring it back! It's definitely a sound sample for the techno age. I wouldn't miss it if I never heard it again. Edited January 8, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote
lowdown Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 'Fairlight Orchestral Hit'. 'LinnDrum' 1 1 Quote
Graham Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Favourite sounds, I do love a Mellotron, some wonderful, mournful tones available there. I once saw a folk duo who mixed hurdy-gurdy and cello, which worked brilliantly Quote
ead Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Favourite: The real kick in the guts from bass pedals at live gigs (in case i have the terminology wrong I am referring to the ones that look like organ foot pedals). Least favourite: Probably synthesized hand claps. Quote
Chris2112 Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Favourite: I adore the sound of the harpsichord. Least favourite: the Hammond organ. It makes everything sound dreadful. That awful warbling sound evokes bad church music and baseball announcers. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 9 hours ago, lowdown said: 'Fairlight Orchestral Hit'. 'LinnDrum' I've got my fingers in my ears and inwardly I'm going NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA... Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 8 hours ago, Graham said: Favourite sounds, I do love a Mellotron, some wonderful, mournful tones available there. I once saw a folk duo who mixed hurdy-gurdy and cello, which worked brilliantly I have the 50th anniversary box set of Sgt Pepper and that opening on Strawberry Fields sounds wonderful on the 5.1 Blu-ray mix. The flute sounds coming from the Mellotron are used to great effect. As a child that one intro captivated me more than anything else that I could name. I suppose it's why we have sampling now. Quote
lowdown Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 @SpondonBassed Yes, that intro is terrific. Although it doesn't win me a prize, it is one of my favourite all time intros. Quote
Chris2112 Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 13 hours ago, lowdown said: 'LinnDrum' Those Linndrum sounds aren't great but it looks like a beautifully crafted product. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Chris2112 said: Favourite: I adore the sound of the harpsichord... I love a harpsichord on disco. I have just started thinking about how I might get a similar sound out of my plank. What sort of effects would you need to do it on the cheap? I suppose a filter and fully-featured compressor would be a start... On reflection, I think that might be how slap got to be overly popular. Sorry I spoke, carry on. Edited January 9, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote
Staggering on Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 Vibraphone-definitely bad vibes for me, very cold sounding.I can appreciate the skills of the players but the sound is, for lack of a better word, bland, and does nothing for me. Quote
dlloyd Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 On 07/01/2018 at 17:38, Bilbo said: Nostalgia Jazz. Loath it. Completely misses the point. Circumstances occasionally force my hand but I am deeply uncomfortable with the approach. Also not a massive fan of the Increasingly Tedious American Songbook. Care to elaborate? Are we talking about modern day dixieland bands? Gypsy jazz? Quote
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