well it really depends on your price range
if you're set on not using a sampler, i'd recommend the Nord Modular synth.
I just picked one up last week and it's simply amazing. there's also a
slightly less full-featured version called the micro modular which runs
around US$500-600 or if you want the Full Monty, get the $1500 Modular
Keyboard. essentially it's a software recreation of the old keith
emerson/walter carlos wall-of-knobs modular systems except it fits on your
desk and does some things that the old analogue systems would never be able
to do. anyway, enough drivel. it's the shit. more flexible than any
instrument i've ever owned.
but it's also the most complicated thing ive ever owned. if you're just
starting out maybe you want something simple. I saw luke vibert play an
amazing set with 90% of his sounds coming out of a Yamaha QY-70, which is
about the size of a VHS cassette. You can probably find one of those for
like $300 used, $400 new.
editorial:
personally i think samplers are great, they allow for much more textural
variation than a synth. just because you're using a sampler doesn't mean
you have to just jack beats from break records. there's a whole world o
sound out there and a good sampler will let you flex creative just as any
other instrument will. you can take my ESI4000 away when you pry it from my
cold dead fingers. or give me an Emulator.
anyway, good luck
hope this helps
josh
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quoted 23 lines From: "Eyal Dechter" <eyal@mediaone.net>
> From: "Eyal Dechter" <eyal@mediaone.net>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 16:36:18 -0700
> To: "Idm@Hyperreal. Org" <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Subject: [idm] equipment
>
> About a month I wrote to this mailing list about what equipment I need to
> create electronic music and I got back several messages all saying that it
> doesn't matter what I use but what I do with the software. So I continued
> looking. I got Cakewalk Pro Audio but the program by itself is very
> limited. DOes anyone have any advice or now af any website that would give
> me information on a complete set-up of Electronic equipment
> software/hardware that would be compatable with CakeWalk and would allow me
> many posibilities. I want to be able to create as much music as posible
> with using the least amount of samples. THanx for any imfo you can give me.
>
> BTBTFFCR
>
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