On Sat, 26 Jul 1997, blipvert wrote:
quoted 6 lines Christopher Fahey wrote:> Christopher Fahey wrote:
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> > Saw Panasonic last night in NYC.
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> What was their gear list? I am curious what they use to make their
> beats and noise.
Yes, there are some 808-ish sounds on Kulma, and earlier works. Plus the
0 "metri" has this "jl-csg" pair of trax. (based on the history of
synth-naming-schemes, I'd guess this JL's Computerized Sound Generator)
The modules pictured on the "Kulma" sleeves look like a sound generator
(short thingie) and a cv-sequencer (I guess this because the knobs are
strangely not labelled and thus probably steps in a sequence rather than
timbral parameters.) Also, did you notice that the lower module is
mounted in what looks like a typewriter case! What a great idea... The
tube picture on the back of the sleeve could be any old amp, really...
The range of sounds I've heard on 0/Panasonic stuff suggests an 808 and a
simple semi modular (Roland 100m?) monosynth (very patchable though) and
(most importantly) an especially well-explored digital efx box like that
4-channel Ensoniq thingie. Also, there is a crude overdriving mixer/amp
somewhere in the setup. I'm skeptical that the homemade-looking device
pictured on the inner sleeve of Kulma necessarily had to be used to make
the trax. More of a tribute to some local gearhead is my guess. Anyway,
Mika Vainio certainly didn't need a sampler to do the stuff he's released.
Regardless of my speculations, I don't know what he/they _actually_
used...
!Panasonic are the masters of gated reverbs, esp in combo with dry sounds!
Disclaimer: I just returned from the biggest US brewers festival HQ,
conveniently 3 stories above my music studio/loft... (hic) (buhuuuurrrrrrp)
Solenoid (chilled, lightly stirred, just openned up his 202...)
(hic)