This is slightly off topic, and a read for more of you out there who know
abou the gear IDM'ers use to make music, so delete at will.
I'm curious if anyone out there knows what gear Autechre, Squarepusher,
and Luke Vibert use. I am somewhat familiar with what different machines
do, like I know of course LV and TJ use sampler technology pretty heavily,
and of course TJ has his bass guitar, but I am looking for more specifics.
Not that I have a ton of money to go out and buy all the gear they have,
I'm just more curious than anything. I also wonder if someone else besides
the artists master the material. Autechre's stuff has always sounded
polished, but both LV and TJ have shown that either a) they have learned
better mixing/mastering techniques as they progress or b)they have hired
people, perhaps because of their bigger record contracts, to make the
material sound more professional. For example, listen to Plug 1,2 or 3,
and then to Big Soup. Major difference in production values. Now
aesthetics of lo-fi vs. hi-fi is another thread, so don't go there...
ok I'm a geek and I like to know these things...
I've checked the web, but I couldn't find any gear listings. By asking
what equipment Ae, LV and TJ use I hope I'm committing some IDM cardinal
sin:)
thanks
Nate
PS I know TJ uses a hardware sequencer, and I was under the impression AE
uses Macs a lot. True/false?