> -Now we're waitin for the BOSS 550mkII/660 drummachine mania to sweep
over
> the whole civilized world. Now the only people who actually use (and
abuse)
> the machine are Dance Mania producers and "rock"musicians... Hint hint
;)
>
> Proffit
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This was the first instrument I picked up, and I got it solely based on the
fact it was Squarepusher's only piece of kit for drums......the 550 is
pretty lame but the 660 is a great machine, tho basically you're buying a
bunch of samples of roland's earlier accomplishments...it's sitting in the
corner looking sad these days. I lend it to a friend sometimes who plays
only acoustic guitar to use as a glorified click track, it sounds so crap
in
this setting it's scary.
Jason
Of course you get the BOSS drummachines FOR THEIR CRAP SOUNDS! You can get
808/909 sounds from everywhere, but it's the "unique" sounds in those
machines that make them interesting. It's great to see producers makin'
tracks, whole records even, just with a simple drummachine. I know there are
lot of people who say "you must search for the most extreme and unique
sounds as possible, synth your own sounds etc.", but I think using what's
available at the time is most important. You can make any old shit sound
cool if you just analyze what's good about it and what's not, then you use
it for it's GOOD features, be it sounds, sequncer, filters etc.
Perhaps it's showing us something when most drumpatterns in modern techno
-and housemusic are basic, average shit. 4/4 kick, a snare, handclaps and
hi-hats, that's all about there is. There's lots of cheap and useful gear,
why not use them and make things a little funkier?
-Proffit
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