Dan sed:
quoted 9 lines the problem with this, is that someone's going to read this and go out and>the problem with this, is that someone's going to read this and go out and
>buy all these fancy expensive boxes and samplers and think they can be the
>next techno/idm/ambient god. these "anything boxes" are much of the reason
>why there are so many crap records coming out nowadays. sure, they're nice
>to have, but they don't "transform anything into brilliance" or "make
>incredible noises". i could replace my entire setup for less than the price
>of two DP/4s, and i am quite satisfied with the sounds i make. someone with
>talent could make incredible noises with a $100 synth or hell even a bucket
>and a pair of drum sticks. people make music, not DSPs.
you know what... i used to think this, but the more i play around with
advanced technology, the more i realize that it doesn't really take talent
to make good music, it just takes loads of top notch gear.
talent is good cos it lets you get by with just a TR909 and a TB303. but
for every GOOD 909/303 record, how many shitty ones are there? a billion
and six.
on the other hand, how many groups that have 4 totally stacked Akai
samplers and K2000s sound bad? none that i can think of.
if you want to make it in the techno arena, you'd better be prepared to pay
through the nose...
/jon - only half kidding.
Jon Drukman
jsd@cyborganic.com