PumpkinPieces wrote:metalmariachi wrote:For me effects are like icing on a cake. The music should be able to stand alone clean, with the effects adding depth, ambiance and texture.
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This is how I feel. If you can't play it ona coustic or a lightly overdriven amp, its probably not music. That to no disrespect of swirling textures of fun-ness, I just don't consider it music, I consider it more audio therapy.
What about Synth stuff then? Changes in tone can be as effective as changes in pitch at times.
This track I did is a good example.
http://www.box.net/shared/i5idjb1fob
It just wouldn't be the same without the filter effects.
I can't imagine that being anywhere near as effective on an acoustic or through a Strat into a Fender Twin(though I do use that kind of sound half way through as an ironic comparison). If you listen to more electronic music, I guess, you'll understand a bit better what I mean. It's hard to consider it just audio therapy/ambient stuff. One good example of what electronic music does is it has a phaser effect on one note that has a "square wave tremolo" effect going on, the effect is like you get different "Notes" of the phaser.
