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Subject: Are synths inherently cheesy?
Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/16/06 at 2:44 pm
I'd have to say no.
Subject: Re: Are synths inherently cheesy?
Written By: stingr22 on 05/16/06 at 11:19 pm
I would say "No" as well.
Subject: Re: Are synths inherently cheesy?
Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 05/16/06 at 11:24 pm
My vote: No, synths are NOT inherently cheesy.
Howard Cosell's toupees...THOSE were cheesy.
Subject: Re: Are synths inherently cheesy?
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/17/06 at 2:55 am
No cheesy instruments, just cheesy music. If you try to use synthesizers as a substitute for other instruments, it will sound cheesy.
Subject: Re: Are synths inherently cheesy?
Written By: Trimac20 on 05/17/06 at 4:06 am
Depends how they're used. As Maxwell said, bad sounding 'synth' horns sound like a $300 Casio keyboard. Mind you, a $300 casio keyboard recorded in a certain way can sound better than some studio recordings. Synths can emulate such a wide variety of sounds, that it's often forgotten most 80s music used those really techno/pad sounds, over-glossy production.etc, which made them sounding cheesy.
Subject: Re: Are synths inherently cheesy?
Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 05/17/06 at 11:06 am
This is true. There were some bands that overplayed it, some bands that over-glossed it, and some bands that simply would have done better, if they'd've used them!
-I still feel Howard Cosell's toupees were cheesy. :D