Hi Brendan!
On Mon, 7 Nov 1994, lw94ben wrote:
quoted 9 lines Did anyone in the UK see Equinox "Rave New World" last night? It was all
>
> Did anyone in the UK see Equinox "Rave New World" last night? It was all
> about the "rave" phenomenon and how it went from disco to Hi-NRG to house
> then acid, techno etc... it had all these psychologists wanking on about how
> people respond to music that is devoid of mentality etc, and also it had a
> bit about ambient with Matt Black from Hex/Coldcut and also FSOL doing an
> interview... strange stuff! then a bit about those techno-hippies in the US.
> Very interesting... they said they'd mail punters transcripts of the show if
> they mailed channel4@cityscape.co.uk ...
I thought that it was quite a good (interesting) program (especially the
bit about the psychological effects of clubbing with or without drugs) -
I also thought that Gary Cobain (FSOL) was a bit of a wanker. Like David
Baddiel, only more so. And not funny. Not that DB is funny most of the time.
quoted 4 lines Anyway... I've decided that I'll get a Kawai K4, a Phonic BK8800 8:2 mixer,
> Anyway... I've decided that I'll get a Kawai K4, a Phonic BK8800 8:2 mixer,
> an ART FXR effects unit and an OSCar synth (? or maybe a MS10?). Any
> comments/suggestions? Bear in mind that this is the gear that will make the
> album that will dominate this list come next summer! :)
The K4 is a good synth (I've not got one, but a couple of friends have
them and they can make some pretty groovy sounds with 'em). I'm not sure
about the Phonic mixers though - the 16 channel version (I'm currently on
the look out for a 16:2 mixer) wasn't thought of too highly with regards
to build quality (something that will be important for live work) and I
don't think that the sound was too hot either.
Now the OSCar - this is smart! They're fairly expensive, not too reliable
but they have MIDI, an on-board sequencer and arpeggiator. I love mine to
bits (when it's working). The MS10 is non-MIDI, probably a darn sight
more reliable, and with a completely different sound. I'd recommend
playing with each before you make a decision.
Ho hum. Now, anyone got a decent 16:2 mixer they want to sell me?
john..
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