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1996-05-01 20:45Otto KoppiusOn 30 Apr 96 11:32:05 -0500, Dave Walker <marmoset@mich.com> wrote: >I read an interview w

From:: Otto Koppius <o.r.koppius@student.utwente.nl>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 1 May 96 14:45:22 CST
Subject:: Re: (idm) REVIEWS: Kinesthesia LP, Herbert LP + Mills overload [long]

On 30 Apr 96 11:32:05 -0500, Dave Walker <marmoset@mich.com> wrote:

quoted 4 lines I read an interview with Mills from awhile back in which he

>I read an interview with Mills from awhile back in which he >stated he sometimes likes to make records with "suboptimal" >equipment to show the younger producers that it's possible >to do interesting stuff without bankrupting themselves.

I read a similar thing in an interview I think Benedikt Laube did with Jeff Mills (possibly the same interview), where he said that the Cycle30 EP was made completely with digital equipment to show that you don't necessarily need all those analog synths to make a good techno record. You still need some genius, though :-) Otto OnNow: Sensurreal - 'The Occasional Series'

1996-05-02 13:53GEOTRAXHi Otto, OK>I read a similar thing in an interview I think Benedikt Laube did with OK>Jeff

From:: GEOTRAX <geotrax@jukjoint.warp.co.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Thu, 02 May 96 13:53:00 -0000
Subject:: Re: (idm) Digital Quipment

Hi Otto, OK>I read a similar thing in an interview I think Benedikt Laube did with OK>Jeff Mills (possibly the same interview), where he said that the Cycle30 EP OK>was made completely with digital equipment to show that you don't OK>necessarily need all those analog synths to make a good techno record. Anyone got some opinions on the new Roland MC-303? Apparently a digital version of the 303 with 909/808 sounds too. IMO 6 years too late, and 250 pounds too much, but I digress... ... 'Butt-Head' - Herbert Cheers, SjaY. *Fido* 2:250/151 *E-Mail* Geotrax@jukjoint.warp.co.uk ___ * UniQWK v4.1 * The Windows Mail Reader

1996-05-05 01:36Guy Elden, Jr.> Anyone got some opinions on the new Roland MC-303? Apparently a digital > version of the

From:: Guy Elden, Jr. <guyjr@cc.gatech.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sat, 4 May 1996 21:36:18 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Digital Quipment
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quoted 4 lines Anyone got some opinions on the new Roland MC-303? Apparently a digital

> Anyone got some opinions on the new Roland MC-303? Apparently a digital > version of the 303 with 909/808 sounds too. IMO 6 years too late, and > 250 pounds too much, but I digress... >

I wish I could tell you from personal experience, but the bloody thing won't be showing up stateside til August from what I hear. Damn shame, as there is most definitely a market here waiting to eat those things alive, given the prices I've seen 303s, 808s, and 909s going for in the U.S. -- ------------------------- Visit the Digital Analogue World! guyjr@cc.gatech.edu | http://wc199.residence.gatech.edu/guyjr/guyjr.html a.k.a., Guy Elden Jr. | or The Future Sound Of London Web Pages! ------------------------- http://wc199.residence.gatech.edu/guyjr/fsol.html

1996-05-03 20:37Danny Wolfers>OK>I read a similar thing in an interview I think Benedikt Laube did with >OK>Jeff Mills

From:: Danny Wolfers <danwolfe@xs4all.nl>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 3 May 1996 22:37:46 +0200
Subject:: Re: (idm) Digital Quipment

quoted 7 lines OK>I read a similar thing in an interview I think Benedikt Laube did with

>OK>I read a similar thing in an interview I think Benedikt Laube did with >OK>Jeff Mills (possibly the same interview), where he said that the Cycle30 EP >OK>was made completely with digital equipment to show that you don't >OK>necessarily need all those analog synths to make a good techno record. >Anyone got some opinions on the new Roland MC-303? Apparently a digital >version of the 303 with 909/808 sounds too. IMO 6 years too late, and >250 pounds too much, but I digress...

The MC303 is NOT [really] a digital version of the 303 with 909/808 sounds. It is a sexy box with a cool sequencer but it only uses SAMPLES. So what you get is a shitload of every possible sample out of the 303 together with loads of other techno XoX box sounds, also some Juno strings etc. It uses a TVF filter, found in modern Roland Equipment. NO 303 Analog filter which is a shame. And really Roland haven't got the slightest idea what they are doing if you ask me. Anyway 250 pounds is too much. There are much better things available even much cheaper, with which you can create your own sounds in a true creative way. Try the Casio CZ101 [The cheapest most phatest analog sounding digital synth] Yamaha DX-xx, FB01 , Poly 800, Korg Ms10 or even Roland MT-32 (Which Mills uses). With a little nifty programming these things sound as good as any Modular Moog, ARP 2600,Xpander or JD800. Bye. [Danwolfe@xs4all.nl] ..."To advance sonic is the key"

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