On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, -- wrote:
quoted 8 lines well like many of you I too would like to make music but I'm intimidated> well like many of you I too would like to make music but I'm intimidated
> because of concerns about cost.
> How much do I have to spend to get equipment to produce an Autechre-like
> sound. I don't want to spend a lot (I guess thats the backbone of DIY) but
> I would like to be able to have room for experimentation and not be limited
> to a few dinky sounds. Does anyone know what type of stuff I need and how
> much it might cost?
>
If you have a computer, you can do autechre style stuff. Their music
is heavily sample based these days, and you could put together creditable
tracks with a computer, a sound card, and a CD burner.
IDM isn't the best venue for it, so if you want to discuss this further, let's
take it off line.