You might think that this attitude is rare, but it isn't. I know you know - why won't you tell me?" I'm not interested in all that technology. And the reply is invariably, "Look, never mind all that. Sometimes, I have tried to help the caller by asking him to think about what is most important to him - huge polyphony, sequencing, complex arpeggiation, suitability for live use, ethereal floaty sounds, heavy bass, rhythm sections, and so on. And, every time I do, the response is, "Look, never mind all that. When these requests come directly to me, I have often replied, asking the enquirer what he (it's invariably a he) wants to achieve, and what criteria he deems to contribute to the term 'best'. Will we ever look at synthesis in quite the same way again?Įvery few weeks, my colleagues at Sound On Sound and I receive a telephone call or email demanding to know which is the best synthesizer. Figure 1: The Big Red Button - surely it's in there somewhere?Īfter more than five years, Synth Secrets reaches its conclusion (and conclusions!).
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