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#681 Champiness

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Posted 04 February 2011 - 9:14 PM

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 1:51 AM

Although I didn't really like the scocial netw. movie, this video about the composers of its score and their instruments is quite worthwhile. What would I give to spend just one day in such an environment!



Do I see a EMS AKS there?
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Posted 09 March 2011 - 7:03 PM

Quick forum search tells me that this wasn't mentioned before :

http://ardour.org/

Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Runs on OSX, Linux & FreeBSD and it is for free cause it is opensource.
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Posted 15 May 2011 - 11:40 PM

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The Studio where Stockhausen, Xenakis and others recorded their pioneering Electronic Works 1951 and later.




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Posted 15 May 2011 - 11:56 PM

wow ! a Synthi 100 !

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Posted 16 May 2011 - 9:01 AM

View PostCsar, on 01 March 2011 - 3:51 AM, said:

What would I give to spend just one day in such an environment!


Is it still possible to compose some nice music without all that pricey gear? Sometimes I feel like like only rich people can do music.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 9:26 AM

View PostBouh, on 16 May 2011 - 11:01 AM, said:

Is it still possible to compose some nice music without all that pricey gear? Sometimes I feel like like only rich people can do music.


I have heard that gorillaz produced their latest album with just 4 or 5 apps on their ipads.

and when tom and ed started making brilliant music, they were defo not rich. when they made that remix for primal scream, jailbird (think it was), they were paid 3 grand and they bought that special gear they needed for exactly that remix. this is how their equipment got slowly but surely extended.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 3:15 PM

View PostBoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 16 May 2011 - 2:26 AM, said:

I have heard that gorillaz produced their latest album with just 4 or 5 apps on their ipads.

and when tom and ed started making brilliant music, they were defo not rich. when they made that remix for primal scream, jailbird (think it was), they were paid 3 grand and they bought that special gear they needed for exactly that remix. this is how their equipment got slowly but surely extended.


Amen to that.

Plus they appear to know their gear really, really well. The ins and outs. There's a spontaneity to their sounds but there's also something that also feels calculated - from Exit Planet Dust thru Further. Like the sounds might have been discovered by chance, but with the finished product those sounds are harnessed and controlled. I feel with the Chems it comes from knowing what they are working with, and knowing their gear really well in the same way a classically treained guitarist knows their guitar. Never once when I read a tech interview did I get the impression that they just collected equipment just for the sake of having it look good in their studio or on stage.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 3:19 PM

^^ this is exactly what I think. I believe they really use all those machines when working on their stuff. I would not know what a chemical brothers album produced by iPad apps was to sound like. but pretty much a certain feeling was lost.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 7:53 PM

Making good music is not about what you use to do it. It's about what you do of what you have.

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 3:17 AM

I need to know : do they still make analog drum machines nowadays ? I know the TR-909 is legendary but it starts to be a little bit old, and also very expensive ! Maybe there are new drum machines that can have better functions for cheaper ? I've heard about the Elektron MachineDrum SPS-1 but I guess that's not the only one. I would like to be able to make house, techno, hardcore, jungle...something as large as possible.
Let's say my budget is limited to 1000 €.

Same question for acid lines, I've read about the x0x0b0x, which is a cheap replica of the TR-303, is it good ? Has anyone ever tested it ?

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:07 AM

I have read that the 303 is very expensive compared to what it does.

It seems like the future retro 777 is very good, and I guess it is what the chemical brothers use. (Am I wrong?)
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Posted 29 May 2011 - 3:54 PM

There are a few recent analog drum machines : Vermona DRM-1, MFB 522, Jomox XBase 09, Dave Smith Tempest... The Machinedrum is not analog. Anyway, drum machines are not useful nowadays. Making a beat on the computer is much easier and you can have much more possibilities.
If you want a 303 emulation, the Future Retro Revolution is what you want to get. The 777 is not a 303 emulation, it can do more, and is twice the price of a Revolution.
The x0xbox is a diy thing, so buying one is pretty hit or miss. From my experience, the Revolution sounded better, is much more fun to use, and I assume fixing a Revolution would be easier than a x0xbox

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 7:45 PM

I still would like to buy hardware cause it's much more intuitive than VST's, and it's easier to play live with a machine than with a computer, where you have to focus on what you do and be precise when you click.
I already knew the Dave Smith Tempest but it's too expensive. Speaking about Dave Smith, I'm very interested in the mopho keyboard (analog synthesizer), worth it ?
The three others drum machines you mentioned seem interesting though, I have to check what they can do. Especially the JoMoX XBase09, which particularly caught my attention.

By the way, I know the x0xb0x is a DIY machine but I found some retailers that sell professionally manufactured ones. It's also cheaper than the FRR.


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View Postinchemwetrust, on 12 August 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:

For those who haven't seen them, I only have one thing to say.....Ha Ha!

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 2:02 AM

the korg ER-1 has a good sequencer and is fun to use. the sounds are not as fat as the more expensive ones but on the other hand: the chems have/had one :)

should be 150 Euro or less, so you can spend money on other gear :)
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Posted 30 May 2011 - 3:19 AM

I see that's a groove box...what's the difference between a groove box and a drum machine ?
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View Postinchemwetrust, on 12 August 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:

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Posted 04 July 2011 - 10:12 PM

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Posted 31 October 2011 - 1:01 PM

This might be interesting for some people here, a few comparaisons :


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View Postinchemwetrust, on 12 August 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:

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Posted 01 November 2011 - 4:30 AM

The Revolution is the best option for 303 sounds. It's the best quality/price/functionnalities ou can get

In other news. I finally bought a good soundcard again. It had been one year and a half since I sold my FA 101. I got a Motu 828 mk1. It's great, the latency is close to unexistant (under 3ms). I'm getting a Korg MS20 controller in a few days, for under 200€, which is cheap considering that they go for 350€ or more on eBay these days, and since it's compatible with the iPad Korg iMS20 app, I guess more people will be looking for one.

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Posted 01 November 2011 - 7:09 PM

View PostBen_j, on 01 November 2011 - 5:30 AM, said:

The Revolution is the best option for 303 sounds. It's the best quality/price/functionnalities ou can get


The shape doesn't look very ergonomic though.
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View Postinchemwetrust, on 12 August 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:

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