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1994-05-20 04:20John Sweeneynow that the subject of how some people make idm has been brought up... what is the drum s

From:: John Sweeney <jds@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
To:: Intelligent Dance Music <idm@techno.Stanford.EDU>
Date:: Fri, 20 May 1994 00:20:19 -0400
Subject:: Hey! how to make idm! (was: Is the End Near?!)

now that the subject of how some people make idm has been brought up... what is the drum sound used by RDJ on the tune "polygon window" and that first one off of AB3? is it an afx [tm] brand sound(s) or like a 909? john aka only knows the sounds he can make with his korg ---- john sweeney jds@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu binary sound(imprints)

1994-05-20 11:59djkc> > now that the subject of how some people make idm has been brought up... > > what is th

From:: djkc <djkc@blkbox.COM>
To:: <idm@techno.Stanford.EDU>
Date:: Fri, 20 May 1994 06:59:03 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:: Re: Hey! how to make idm! (was: Is the End Near?!)
Reply to:: Hey! how to make idm! (was: Is the End Near?!)

quoted 6 lines now that the subject of how some people make idm has been brought up...

> > now that the subject of how some people make idm has been brought up... > > what is the drum sound used by RDJ on the tune "polygon window" and that > first one off of AB3? is it an afx [tm] brand sound(s) or like a 909? >

Well, I do know (from an article I read) that the percussions sounds in "Quoth" are actually samples of brake drums being beat on! Yes, RDJ actually went out to a auto salvage yard with his portable DAT recorder and beat on some drums! Brake drums, that is...

quoted 2 lines john aka only knows the sounds he can make with his korg

> john aka only knows the sounds he can make with his korg >

Get a sampler + FX box! :) -djkc

1994-05-20 12:02CiMOn Fri, 20 May 1994, John Sweeney wrote: > now that the subject of how some people make id

From:: CiM <u9323899@sys.uea.ac.uk>
To:: John Sweeney <jds@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
Cc:: Intelligent Dance Music <idm@techno.Stanford.EDU>
Date:: Fri, 20 May 1994 13:02:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject:: Re: Hey! how to make idm! (was: Is the End Near?!)
Reply to:: Hey! how to make idm! (was: Is the End Near?!)

On Fri, 20 May 1994, John Sweeney wrote:

quoted 4 lines now that the subject of how some people make idm has been brought up...

> now that the subject of how some people make idm has been brought up... > > what is the drum sound used by RDJ on the tune "polygon window" and that > first one off of AB3? is it an afx [tm] brand sound(s) or like a 909?

In an interview, RDJ said that the early ambient and Polygon Window material is all slightly tweaked Roland drum machine stuff ie. 606, 808, etc. But then again (strangely enough, in the same interview) he also said that when he uses some drum sounds, he then deletes them from the disk so that he won't want to use them again. Cornish techno/ambient pioneers eh? Who'd have 'em? :-) __ Simon Walley | 1E 76 9A 0D 78 3A 3B 1C | /\ \ <u9323899@sys.uea.ac.uk> | A1 60 73 AE 8B 0E E0 B6 | /--\_\

Re: Hey! how to make idm! (was: Is the End Near?!)