[LAU] Bitwig at long last...?

[david]

On 02/06/2014 10:16 PM, Simon Wise wrote:
> On 07/02/14 19:04, Louigi Verona wrote:
>> "Isn't it a disadvantage of such all-in-one-daws that all music produced
>> with it sounds pretty similar to each other, everybody uses the same
>> samples and plugins. An creative advantage of modular linuxaudio could be
>> that you've a high level of creativity and uniqueness in your music."
>>
>> I do not agree with the premise that because everybody uses the same
>> plugins it all sounds similar. As for samples, all-in-one DAW does not
>> force you to use any samples, rarely does a DAW come with decent samples
>> anyway. And same plugins can be used in a very different way.
>>
>> Also, it is funny you say that. Doesn't every person here use same
>> stuff -
>> a couple of main synths and a limited set of plugins?
>
> or maybe some record a cello ... again, very different sounds indeed
> using the same 'limited' configuration of wood, strings, bow and mic ...
> depending very much on the musician using it.

Part of my childish fantasy about composing for "real" instruments like 
strings or horns or organ is that the sampled or synthesized sound is 
just a placeholder until I can have a real instrumentalist play the part 
on a real instrument for a real recording.

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