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1997-09-23 08:39toothpasteOkay, so does anyone know what Autechre and AFX actually use for their audio-recording on

From:: toothpaste <kkersh@POMONA.EDU>
To:: idm <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 01:39:22 -0700
Subject:: (idm) computer-based recording [geAr]

Okay, so does anyone know what Autechre and AFX actually use for their audio-recording on their computer machines? And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do? Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio? Kalib

1997-09-23 22:56Random Junktoothpaste writes: > And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do? it's a hard disk audio recorder

From:: Random Junk <jsd@gamespot.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 15:56:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) computer-based recording [geAr]
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toothpaste writes:

quoted 1 line And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do?

> And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do?

it's a hard disk audio recorder. like a fancy tape deck but with tons of options and it uses hard disk files, not tape.

quoted 1 line Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio?

> Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio?

i don't but jack dangers (meat beat manifesto) swears by it. -- Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com SpotMedia Communications ...I was an infinitely hot and dense dot...

1997-09-23 23:23earOn Tue, 23 Sep 1997 01:39:22 -0700, you wrote: >Okay, so does anyone know what Autechre an

From:: ear <ear@post5.tele.dk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 23:23:14 GMT
Subject:: Re: (idm) computer-based recording [geAr]
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On Tue, 23 Sep 1997 01:39:22 -0700, you wrote:

quoted 9 lines Okay, so does anyone know what Autechre and AFX actually use for their

>Okay, so does anyone know what Autechre and AFX actually use for their >audio-recording on their computer machines? > >And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do? > >Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio? > > >Kalib

In an old issue (#27, #28?) of Future Music Autechre talked about gettin' into harddisk-recording. At that time they used Logic so I guess they use LA now! dennis / ear

1997-09-24 18:52Irene McCOn 23 Sep 97, toothpaste wrote: > And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do? Pro-Tools is a har

From:: Irene McC <tullym@iafrica.com>
To:: <kkersh@POMONA.EDU>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 20:52:14 +0200
Subject:: (idm) Pro-Tools + Logic Audio
Reply to:: (idm) computer-based recording [geAr]

On 23 Sep 97, toothpaste wrote:

quoted 1 line And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do?

> And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do?

Pro-Tools is a hard disc editing and recording system manufactured by DigiDesign and Avid Technology. It's designed for the Power PC or Apple Mac and the latest version (4) has all sorts of cool sound manipulation facilities - like Time Squeeze (where you can compress or expand sound without changing pitch) and EQ, reverb, delay, pitch-shift etc. The system samples sound and you can cut and paste it into regions, duplicate, loop, etc. It's completely upgradable to over 48 tracks, and is the simplest of the workstations to use, and has the best graphic user interface (GUI). Many other companies make what they call "plug-ins" (reverb, amp simulation etc.) and it contains a virtual mixer window as well, which can automate every function completely, from EQ to pan to level. It's the most popular industrial tool currently in use in studios around the world. Anybody who's rich enough to afford it will never want for anything else. Good reading : Sound on Sound magazine (British publication). Keyboard magazine.

quoted 1 line Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio?

> Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio?

Logic Audio is a sequencer package, which is a sequencer and hard disc recorder in one and is compatible with ProTools hardware. It's also extremely popular. Manufactured by EMAGIC. Released late '96 : v2.5 for use on PC (Windows). Access Emagic at: http://www.emagicusa.com *^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Spaced Out Sound Studios Cape Town, South Africa *^*^*^*^*^*^*^ I *

1997-09-24 09:27Brock SuterRandom Junk wrote: > > toothpaste writes: > > And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do? > > it

From:: Brock Suter <brock@alchemyfx.com>
To:: Random Junk <jsd@gamespot.com>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 02:27:26 -0700
Subject:: Re: (idm) computer-based recording [geAr]

Random Junk wrote:

quoted 14 lines toothpaste writes:

> > toothpaste writes: > > And exactly what does Prot(T)ools do? > > it's a hard disk audio recorder. like a fancy tape deck but with tons > of options and it uses hard disk files, not tape. > > > Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio? > > i don't but jack dangers (meat beat manifesto) swears by it. > > -- > Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com SpotMedia Communications > ...I was an infinitely hot and dense dot...

Finally got cubase VST yesterday...going mad trying to figure out how to use it with recycle. It's pretty dope, all things considered. A bit touchy and you can't really do everything you can do with outboard gear, but it's nice to have it on the pc in my kitchen to fuck with ideas, samples, etc. Kind of looks to me like the future is all this shit in one box... rebirth (emulation of analogue synthesis) Cubase (midi + multi-track recording sampling + effects + eq) And programs like that weird algorithmic stuff the drunkman was talking about a while back, like doing gaussian blurs and shit to samples. But really, nothing can compare to twiddling knobs on a goofy old analogue synth... word to the mothership, brock, who's happy to be making noise, any way he can! :-) np: still SAW I...

1997-09-24 21:10Mark KolmarOn Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Brock Suter wrote: > Random Junk wrote: > > > Anyone out there use LO

From:: Mark Kolmar <mkolmar@xnet.com>
To:: Random Junk <jsd@gamespot.com>, Brock Suter <brock@alchemyfx.com>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 16:10:41 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) computer-based recording [geAr]
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On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Brock Suter wrote:

quoted 3 lines Random Junk wrote:

> Random Junk wrote: > > > Anyone out there use LOGIC Audio? > > i don't but jack dangers (meat beat manifesto) swears by it.

quoted 3 lines Finally got cubase VST yesterday...going mad trying to figure out how to

> Finally got cubase VST yesterday...going mad trying to figure out how to > use it with recycle. > Cubase (midi + multi-track recording sampling + effects + eq)

Watch for Logic Audio 3.0, which will add VST-like features and put the program back on top of the heap for audio (by far IMO). Certainly unsurpassed for MIDI (even if I wish it supported a "structured programming" model, i.e. sequences of sequences in addition to tracks of sequences). Logic Audio is not for beginners though -- not even much room for happy accidents like in Photoshop. Also it has it's problems -- for instance, it cannot render a digital mixdown to HD with pan and volume changes, even though it's able to play this in real-time. 3.0 is supposed to add this feature. Anyway, I'm a recent convert and already swear by it. Nothing, even something so huge, can be everything to everyone.

quoted 2 lines And programs like that weird algorithmic stuff the drunkman was talking

> And programs like that weird algorithmic stuff the drunkman was talking > about a while back, like doing gaussian blurs and shit to samples.

This is my favorite stuff...time-intensive, though. And sitting through samples dumps...ugh. --Mark __ <http://www.xnet.com/~mkolmar/BurningRome> < MPEG & RA audio clips > m u s i c : w e b : s o u n d d e s i g n : h t m l : c g i : e t c PS More tracks to be added soon...give it a few days. "Put them who threaten possessions and power together with them who offend our tastes in sex and dope. Those who are touched, put them in asylums. Pack off old ones to senior communities, nursing homes. Children? Keep them prisoner. Babysitter as warden. School. 15 to 20 years, army afterward. Liberated, we live in prison. Know this, know that. Kill us before we die." -- John Cage

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