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Well, I don't buy your argument. In my opinion the Rebirth is VERY limited
in the amount of sounds and emotions that can come out of it. In fact, it
is very emotionless...it's main variance is amount of intensity.
And, come on, the piano is limited just like ANY single instrument can be.
But they are small limits compared to what you CAN do with it. You can
create any emotion, any texture, with a piano. And when have you ever hit
random keys on the piano and come out with a masterpiece. You have to have
talent to compose valid music.
With the Rebirth, you don't need talent. As I've said, a monkey could do it.
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>I don't buy this argument. Sure Rebirth is limited, but so are the
>original machines. A piano is limited too, but people have managed to
>tinker with those for centuries and come up with some amazing music. Of
>course a piano is a little more complex (ie more keys and such) but still
>I think you could do some nice stuff with Rebirth. Some of my favorite
>techno could be taken as 'minimalist' ala Rebirth, like say Drexcyia. AT
>times I don't hear much more than 303 type sounds and an 808 or 909.
>Somehow they manage to create real eerie pumping techno with 'limited'
>instruments.
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>I think there is a lot yet to do with something like Rebirth, and I guess
>that's why I bought it. To play with it. Figure out it's limitations.
>(coming from a non-music background, but also knowing I don't want to make
>acid house either). Figure out workarounds, and manipulate them to find a
>minimal groove; and I don't mean a Plastikman minimal groove either. Maybe
>that's the type of stuff you're referring to, because you pretty much can
>make a Plastikmanish track in about 5 minutes.
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>peace
>Nate
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>Nate Harrison
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>Digital Magician Inc.
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