Speaking of the MPC, a little birdy told me that there was rumor of an MPC
400 coming out - more of a workstation from what I'm told. Any truth to
this? Haven't researched anything pertaining to boxes lately, but I am
obviously interested (who wouldn't be, right?). Much appreciation.
js
quoted 100 lines From: fooly <kingfool@optonline.net>
>From: fooly <kingfool@optonline.net>
>Reply-To: kingfool@optonline.net
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] sequencers
>Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:13:02 -0400 (EDT)
>
>I've gotten impulse tracker to work with this program in windows xp.
>http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound/
>
> > Back when I used Impulse Tracker I would load up random files as samples
> > and get some crazy good sounds. if Impulse Tracker would only work on XP
> > I would hammer out ideas in no time.
> >
> > --kev/entitee
> > http://www.entitee.com/dnb
> >
> >
> > on 7/18/02 3:48 PM, Brian Redfern at bredfern@calarts.edu wrote:
> >
> >> 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:
> >>
> >>> 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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