I think the next innovation in hardware will come in the form of alternate
controlers...hardware sequencers and the like. This is kind of already
happening with all the midi controler fader/knob boxes the doepfer
sequencers etc. Most of the gear in a studio (a digital one any way) is
just computers that have a different identity and a specific function. You
know, a sampler is a computer that thinks it's a sampler and has a specific
OS etc for that function. same for a nordmodular or a synth module. and
look at the way hard disk recorders are going...the mackie hdr24/96 is just
a stand alone computer that does one thing...
----------
quoted 5 lines From: Catfish Gil <gyaker@fragment.com>
>From: Catfish Gil <gyaker@fragment.com>
>To: IDM list <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: Re: [idm] IDM now
>Date: Sat, Sep 9, 2000, 9:02 AM
>quoted 53 lines Oh this isn't an ignorant post :)
> Oh this isn't an ignorant post :)
>
> Last night I tried a demo of reaktor for the first time. Cool as hell, but
> now I understand that since so many people are using the same, fully
> capable tools, it's no wonder that a lot of stuff sounds similar.
>
> 'course music created entirely inside a comptur has years of innovation
> left, but I agree w.matt. it's a combination of using ALL posible tools
> that yields great new ideas. a little more hardware in the idm scene
> wouldn't hurt at all. But then again, I think we need to get away from the
> notion that it's the noise creating modules that drive the sound of the
> music - the composition tools have way more influence. 'course there's
> something incredibly liberating about being able to compose exicting new
> works from just one box (eg laptop).
>
> Personally, with what l'usine and arovane (to name a few) are doing with
> the mixing and mingling of very acousic sounds in idm seems pretty
> exciting. It's getting away from such purely artificial music. Listen
> closely, it's a nice new direction that I hope a few others will pick up
> on :)
>
> -Gil
>
>
> On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Matt ___ wrote:
>
>> The problem with most IDM and electronic music nowadays is that the human
>> feel and sound has been taken out of it. Now that everyone is using trackers
>> and software of the sort, MIDI has been gridded and segmented so everything
>> is programed and sounds like it is right out of a computer. This really
>> shortens the lengths to which electronic music can be taken.
>>
>> Down with software, back with Hardware!
>> qestseq
>> _________________________________________________________________________
>> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
>>
>> Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at
>> http://profiles.msn.com.
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
>>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
>
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org