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Originally Posted by mr dave
while i DO agree with this there are still some considerations to be made about using softsynths. especially if you're using other people's sounds.
my friends who do play synths can spot canned sounds from out of any track. you also run the risk of sounding like a preset demo. it really depends on how you're using the synth parts in your music.
if you're using someone else's patch the exact same way they did and aren't modifying or tweaking it yourself then i'd frown on you. it would be like a guitar player deciding he wants to write a badass blues tune and just lifting a zeppelin riff straight off the record and not bothering to change it at least a little. on the other hand if you borrow their idea then twist it around a bit and add your own little flavour on top then you're laughing.
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I wasn't suggesting that he make an entire song out of presets.
You can make a song, however you like, and if you so happen to need a sound and a preset is spot on and works perfectly, I COMPLETELY disagree that you'd need to compromise the integrity of the song just to avoid disapproval from synth guru's. That's crap.
I think you're confusing yourself with the definition of a synth patch.
A synth patch is a saved configuration of settings that outputs a certain synth tone or sound. (not an arpeggio or a melody line). Even when using a synth patch (or preset, same thing), you're able to make synth lines using your own creativity.
It's the same with guitar tones.
Do you frown upon people who like to search for amp-cab-pedal configurations to emulate guitar tones famous guitarists used?
Of course, it's creative to experiment and make your own combo... But if you KNOW a certain combo has a good sound and you want to use that sound to play your own riffs... What's wrong with achieving it?
No one ever put a copyright on tonal landmarks.
Either you misunderstood what we're talking about here, or you're not seeing the potential of using superb tonality in the context of your own song.