Masters of Noise

Producer / Composer is the maker, instrument is the speaker. Each musical piece of gear has its’ own unique language, set of sounds, techniques and sonic environments that are created upon being used. The level of expression and control vary drastically from instrument to instrument. For example, when playing saxophone live, it requires the player to know the rules and specific techniques, so in order to achieve maximum expression - maximum level of control is needed. Saxophone is powerful, but on its’ own is very limited, requiring constant attention and many years of practice. In other words, the saxophone speaks only one language and to make it speak one has to learn to talk to it.

In comparison, when considering stand-alone synthesizers like mighty Moogs and legendary Prophets or any other synthesizers, be it digital like Omnisphere or complex and interlinked modular Eurorack or Buchla boxes, we see that there are many sonic languages at play - at the same time. To put it simply, a sound wave created via synthesizers can demonstrate multitude of sonic layers and pathways which generally come to existence from pure experimentation and obsession. In case of synthesizers, maximum expression can be achieved by implementing minimal levels of control. Synthesizers are the speakers, and they do the talking while teaching the producer / composer many divers languages.

Speaking more sonic languages, producers / composers manage to convey more complex emotional messages to their listeners, because when we listen to something good, our emotions and the state of mind changes- our souls travel. When designing sound or engineering musical and melodic loops one has to answer these questions: “where will these sounds will take my listeners?”, “how will these sounds make the listeners feel?’’, “how to make unique musical statements and not sound generic or like everybody else?".