Well, I don't know if anyone here uses mod trackers, but I get a lot of
mileage using mod trackers like Soundtracker, I use the computer keyboard
to sequence sample triggers and then edit them and set up insanely messed
up micro loops. I've got some examples up at
http://brianredfern.com , I
get some strange rhythms that I wouldn't come up with using a midi
sequencer or something like protools. I do use hardware and software
multitracking as well, like I have the korg em1, asrxpro, I mainly use
them to generate loops that go into the tracker software, which I use to
make more loops, which I can them turn into ogg vorbis files and scratch
like vinyl from within terminatorX. I use all linux software cause I'm not
a big fan of the mac/windows interfaces. The problem for most people is
that you need to learn some c/c++ to use linux well, but since I program
for a living this isn't a problem for me.
On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Thomas Millar wrote:
quoted 41 lines on 7/18/02 5:02 PM, Chris Dooley at DooleyC@firstcharter.com wrote:
> on 7/18/02 5:02 PM, Chris Dooley at DooleyC@firstcharter.com wrote:
>
> > Hey guys i am looking for another software sequencer/arranger, etc than what i
> > am used to.
> >
> > Forever i used acid and logic, but i was wondering if there are other programs
> > that i could use to arrange music just to try at least?
>
> I'm gonna throw in my eight nickels even though it's not a good answer. For
> my time and money, all the SW audio and seq apps I demo'd started to look
> the same. Even Reason wasn't what I was looking for. With SW I was always
> getting stuck right at the very beginning because there never seemed to be
> any spontaneity to it. I got tired of having to plan my tracks out in my
> head loop-by-loop, and, well, computers crash. AAAAARGGGH. We'll not discuss
> timing issues.
>
> If you're looking for something other than what you're used to I suggest
> looking into hardware production stations. Sampling seqs such as the Akai
> MPCs and the YAMAHA RS7000 (fanfare) (I own one) are so much more fun I
> don't think I could ever go back to software. Of course you can't really get
> a good demo in a store, but (total) prices (assuming you're intending to pay
> for the SW, which is probably a dumb assumption) are about the same for the
> features. Buying the Yamaha changed my whole perspective on music making.
> Unfortunately as with many 'dance/remix' workstation products it's very easy
> to fall into genre traps, but that's where you have to start fucking around.
> The RS7000 has a lot of excellent IDM beeps and FX. Put it this way,
> 'Geogaddi' was really boring to me because most of that kinda stuff I can
> cook up in about ten minutes now. See also '*-house'. I am not exaggerating.
>
> Plus, the Yamaha is less RSI inducing and easier on your eyes than any SW
> I've ever used. Chopping and rearranging samples is also extremely simple,
> in case you cared.
>
> Tom
>
>
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