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:
quoted 65 lines Well, I don't know if anyone here uses mod trackers, but I get a lot of
> 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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