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Why is ambient super popular (for iOS Producers)?

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  • @Gavinski said:

    @HotStrange said:
    @Gavinski Taste is so subjective and there’s really no right or wrong there, I agree. And it probably should be water off a ducks back to me as well. But as someone who’s loved and made experimental music for a long time, have close friends that make it, and see people post it here quite often, it irks me to see opinions like that especially coming from other “musicians”. Even if simply for the fact that it may drive the experimentalists away or discourage them from posting. I mean now every time one of us posts an experimental or ambient work there will be the stark realization that half of this forum won’t even view it was real music. A bit disheartening to say the list.

    @bygjohn of course I agree with you but just wanna say I hope their opinions don’t discourage you from posting here. I’ve really enjoyed everything you’ve shared so far!

    @jwmmakerofmusic there is definitely a thrill to making it. It really makes me feel alive, as cheesy as that sounds. Also check out Raymond Scott if you haven’t. He was an electronic music pioneer and made a lot of his own synths from old test equipment and has been hugely influential on everything that followed. BBCs radiophonic workshop as well. Their early tape experiments are mind blowing considering the time it took place.

    'half of this forum won't view it as real music'? Was there a poll 😂? There have been a handful of negative comments here. But yeah, it wouldn't surprise me tbh if half the people here didn't really like ambient and experimental stuff. Tbh, half the people here liking experimental stuff would be huge, when you compare that to the impression that looking at the billboard top 100 would give you.

    Carelessly or maliciously thrown criticism can be hurtful. But people not liking stuff... I genuinely have zero problem with that! I don't like the vast majority of music I hear around me, tbh, including a fair bit that gets posted here. Again, that's just taste.

    And I think it could be argued that people who regard themselves as having 'good' taste would generally consider it actually important that the majority of people don't like or understand what they're into. Taste is the poor man's money, so to speak, which is probably one reason why teenage boys especially are heavily invested in their musical taste, or at least were 'when I were a lad' 😂.

    And as Woody Allen said, why would you want to be part of any club that would have you as a member.

    I'm happy that some people like what I like. Not much fun in being a gang of one. But I'm even happier that most people don't! In a society full of stupidity, greed etc, why would I want my tastes to align with the majority? I would rather wear the disdain some people have for ambient and experimental music as a badge of honour. We know we're the cool ones, right? 😂 😎

    Oh yeah I thought I made it clear, I have no issue with people not liking anything. It’s just the handful of overtly negative comments claiming it’s not real music that I have an issue with. I couldn’t care less whether people like it or not, but the fine line between the 2 has been crossed multiple times in this thread in ways that felt disrespectful (and it doesn’t seem like I’m nearly alone in that).

    And I definitely don’t expect the majority here to like it. Again, I was focuses on the ones saying it’s not real music, which to me, isn’t the same as disliking something. If I dislike a burger I’m not gonna tell someone it isn’t real food 😂

  • edited September 2023

    @Birdpie said:
    there are even people here not knowing what a phase switch does, but doing youtube tutorials about sound.
    how much more ridiculous can it get?

    You do realise the amount of work involved in doing a youtube channel on iOS music and the extemely meagre rewards? You do also realise the huge array of skills required? Not just knowledge, but many other things like communication skills, musical skills, taste etc? You want top level experts, go pay top level money

    And just to pre-empt any snarky replies, I'm not saying that knowing what a phase switch does is high level knowledge, but you get my point. And what exactly is the relevance of your comment to this thead about ambient being popular? Anyway, phase knobs are something guitarists tend to know about. Not everyone can be an expert on all aspects of music. Maybe you can share some of your stuff and enjoy watching people pick it apart? This just seemed like a very mean spirited comment.

  • thanks, i think you answered my question.

  • @HotStrange said:

    When I die I hope the angels greet me playing Tim Hecker

    Tim Hecker’s Ravedeath,1972 is probably my fav ambient album of all time along with Oneohtrix point never Rifts.

  • @michael_m said:

    I believe a combination of both. 🤣 I mean the person said "The reactions always speak for themselves. You don't have to embarrass anyone, they do it themselves" and then embarrassed themselves.

  • whats ambient music? is that like radiohead and coldplay type stuff? :p

  • edited September 2023

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @michael_m said:

    I believe a combination of both. 🤣 I mean the person said "The reactions always speak for themselves. You don't have to embarrass anyone, they do it themselves" and then embarrassed themselves.

    your last sentence is not correct, i embarrassed nobody.
    He could just have said nothing. instead he's showing more no-ledge.
    so its like i said. they do it themselve.

  • They both look like "art" to me. The first one I find ugly, visually and emotionally, and I would never hang it in my home. The banana is funny, makes a statement about art that is interesting, I would hang that one in my home. It's subjective, we like what we like.

    I used to be proud of the effort that I put into my tunes as if that made up for the lack of connection people felt about them. There are no medals for effort in art, all that matters is- did I enjoy the process, and if I want other people to relate, did I communicate?

  • GUBGUB
    edited September 2023

    If "phase switch" has but one and only one referent in the entire world of amplified sound and electronic music, I would be shocked. Is that your claim? A phase switch on an electric guitar and a phase switch on a stereo amplifier serve the same purpose?

    @Birdpie said:
    there are even people here not knowing what a phase switch does, but doing youtube tutorials about sound.
    how much more ridiculous can it get?

  • @Birdpie said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @michael_m said:

    I believe a combination of both. 🤣 I mean the person said "The reactions always speak for themselves. You don't have to embarrass anyone, they do it themselves" and then embarrassed themselves.

    your last sentence is not correct, i embarrassed nobody.
    He could just have said nothing. instead he's showing more no-ledge.

    And you could've said nothing too, and yet here we are.

    @Gavinski is a knowledgeable Youtuber. Will he know everything there is to know about everything? Of course not. He's not omniscient. Nobody is. However, it seems you desire to place impossible standards on what he and other content creators cover on their respective channels.

    Questions - Do you know everything there is to know about music production? Do you plan to start a Youtube channel to educate all those "no-ledgable" content creators? Do you have any actual musical credentials at all? You don't have to prove anything, of course, but I'm rather curious about the person behind such boastful comments. 🤔

  • @abf said:

    They both look like "art" to me. The first one I find ugly, visually and emotionally, and I would never hang it in my home. The banana is funny, makes a statement about art that is interesting, I would hang that one in my home. It's subjective, we like what we like.

    It took me a while to understand "Comedian" (the banana) myself as I've previously mentioned, but once I realised it did provoke some sort of reaction from me, even if negative at first, that it was indeed art. It made me feel something .

    I used to be proud of the effort that I put into my tunes as if that made up for the lack of connection people felt about them. There are no medals for effort in art, all that matters is- did I enjoy the process, and if I want other people to relate, did I communicate?

    Exactly. It's all about enjoying the process. :)

  • @Birdpie said:
    there are even people here not knowing what a phase switch does, but doing youtube tutorials about sound.
    how much more ridiculous can it get?

    Just to be pedantic, if it's a switch it's likely a polarity switch as phase refers to positions in a cycle relative to another waveform.
    But also, so what?

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  • @Birdpie said:

    He could just have said nothing.

    Says the person who resurrected this thread

  • Can we start talking about that banana again?

  • @Slush said:
    Can we start talking about that banana again?

  • @Slush said:
    Can we start talking about that banana again?

  • @jdp000 said:

    @HotStrange said:

    When I die I hope the angels greet me playing Tim Hecker

    Tim Hecker’s Ravedeath,1972 is probably my fav ambient album of all time along with Oneohtrix point never Rifts.

    Both of them have such creative minds and just fantastic bodies of work. I also have a soft spot for Returnals. That’s the first OPN album I heard years ago and have been hooked ever since.

  • @ehehehe said:
    Because the genre is accessible, like the platform itself. Tell me a genre with a lower bar for entry. Now actually good ambient like the Disintegration Loops by Basinski, that shit requires musical genius.

    I think ios youtubers would have alot to gain if they had a musical idea and script ready before recording.

    Disintegration Loops truly is top tier experimental/ambient music making. Everywhere At the End of Time is another somewhat similar but equally genius album.

  • Wow just when I thought this thread couldn’t get more toxic and annoying someone comes along and sets a new bar 😂

    Don’t fret @Gavinski, you’re clearly very knowledgeable and great at what you do.

  • @HotStrange said:

    @jdp000 said:

    @HotStrange said:

    When I die I hope the angels greet me playing Tim Hecker

    Tim Hecker’s Ravedeath,1972 is probably my fav ambient album of all time along with Oneohtrix point never Rifts.

    Both of them have such creative minds and just fantastic bodies of work. I also have a soft spot for Returnals. That’s the first OPN album I heard years ago and have been hooked ever since.

    For sure! I truly believe Opn’s R plus seven is one of the most unique and creative electronic albums ever and I'm more of a electro/techno fan.

  • @jdp000 said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @jdp000 said:

    @HotStrange said:

    When I die I hope the angels greet me playing Tim Hecker

    Tim Hecker’s Ravedeath,1972 is probably my fav ambient album of all time along with Oneohtrix point never Rifts.

    Both of them have such creative minds and just fantastic bodies of work. I also have a soft spot for Returnals. That’s the first OPN album I heard years ago and have been hooked ever since.

    For sure! I truly believe Opn’s R plus seven is one of the most unique and creative electronic albums ever and I'm more of a electro/techno fan.

    True that! Cool to see another Hecker/OPN fan in the wild! Love that he’s getting score work now too. Any time an experimental artist gets a “big break” I’m happy.

  • We need a banana art thread

  • @ecou said:
    We need a banana art thread

    Yes we do. 😂 🍌

  • @ehehehe said:
    Tell me a genre with a lower bar for entry.

    EDM you can just pay people to make your shit until you learn how to do it.

    Anyway I think there is two different iOS music makers. The kind that just enjoy playing around and treating it like a jukebox/pianola thing and the people trying to make planned music with it. Nothing wrong with either.

  • @BroCoast said:

    @ehehehe said:
    Tell me a genre with a lower bar for entry.

    EDM you can just pay people to make your shit until you learn how to do it.

    LOL! So true. So many ghost producers in the genre these days.

    Anyway I think there is two different iOS music makers. The kind that just enjoy playing around and treating it like a jukebox/pianola thing and the people trying to make planned music with it. Nothing wrong with either.

    I do both, lol. Sometimes I just enjoy playing around, and sometimes I make a planned-out production. "The Collector's Heart" is an example where I even notated the melody and chords before producing it in NS2.

  • A.M.B.I.E.N.T: Amateur Music By Inexperienced Enthusiasts, No Talent. ;)

  • @shinyisshiny said:
    A.M.B.I.E.N.T: Amateur Music By Inexperienced Enthusiasts, No Talent. ;)

    Those are fightin words, pal! 😂 Kidding, lol. I'm definitely inexperienced with Ambient than other genres I produce, but that's okay. It's all in practice, research, and knowing which reverbs fit the best for the given piece of Ambient music that can cover up any mistakes. 🤣

  • Because it’s fairly easy…anyone can do it to some extent…
    It’s literally a few chord progressions and noodling around in big reverb mostly

    No real structure or anything

    Recording a dope trip on instruments

    Don’t get me wrong I like some ambient stuff…
    but yea I can make it with my peen on a touchscreen

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