i think that tying yourself to having to use the classic Detroit instruments is probably a bad idea, as a big reason for the use of specific instruments was because they were relatively cheap at the time (303, 808 , 909 etc) .. I've read interviews with Kevin Saunderson where he very much says the same thing, and he now uses Cubase and a lot of plugins.
I do know some producers that swear by their gear and refuse to use software, but thats mainly for reasons of sound quality- as you're always gonna get a fresher livelier mix using a combination of different sound sources, as opposed to one output from a PC, even if its a good soundcard. I also know a couple of people that uphold this 'ideal' about only using the original gear. I personally feel that they are upholding some romantic ideal that the real Detroit producers wouldn't live by.. I'm sure if Juan Atkins were 18 now, he'd be using the newest freshest music making gear out there- not 20 year old technology.. just to totally contradict my previous statements however, I'd love to get my hands on some of those original bits of kit- but can't afford them! kev <<WILD LOOPS>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'wojtek' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 1:43 PM Subject: RE: (313) Chillage Idiots/Detroit sound > I am not a producer or a DJ. So from a consumer of the material. I would say > I think you can have a detroit 'feel' to the music without using classic > detroit instuments. theres a lot of music that has a detroit 'feel' to it. > it's the string sounds, the high hat programing and the warm percussive > percusion. the future feel. > > there a hiphip instumental track on roots manuva's 'dub come save me' (apols > cant remember the title) which to me is a detroit inspired track, whether mr > roots would think that or not, I don't know. but that's how I hear it. > > more later. just wanted to chip in. > > rav. > > > > Which brings me to this: Can an artist be considered Detroit (or > simply techno) ONLY if he or she uses the classic Detroit instruments > and melodies/style or is it more about the energy that the music > carries?
