phlux@ix.netcom.com writes:
quoted 4 lines I entirely agree with this...I do not understand the amount of critism> >I entirely agree with this...I do not understand the amount of critism
> >the poor mc303 gets...
> >Perhaps it offend rightous techno purists? Surely this is a good thing?
> >I guess i'm in for it now...quoted 1 line Maybe they are just feeling threatened ??> Maybe they are just feeling threatened ??
i think some are bristling at the suggestion that you can put "techno
in a box" for the Average Joe to purchase.
and, so what, tons of those mc303s are going to LA commercial guys who
will use the presets in Ford Explorer commercials. ask me if i give a
shit.
i am sure that if you give an mc303 to a talented musician that (s)he
will make a good song with it. i am equally sure that if you give one
to a hack you will get hack music. irdial, much as i loathe them, had
the right idea with their "mariopaint" record. the results were
musically worthless but the idea was conceptually sound. maybe i'll
get all my friends to do a "mc303" record ala "mariopaint".
there are many reasons to criticise the mc303 as a piece of supposedly
professional-quality studio gear, but i really think most people are
offended at the ideological level rather than the technical.
it's the same thing with the rebirth rb338. i have used or owned the
real 808 and 303 and there is almost nothing they can give you that
rebirth can't except a big fat erection cos you own a rare piece of
gear that lots of techno wannabees would pee themselves (or pay stupid
amounts of cash) to get. we already had thaddi this morning saying
how the rebirth was a toy. is that a note of fear i detect? uh oh!
they're letting girls in the secret clubhouse!! whatever next?
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