i think ACID was used for that mix. and yeah it's a good example of the use of software for a mix....could do with a few more hooks in there tho to contast with the minimalism....but that's just a personal taste thing.
robin... -> i don't know whether this is going solely to you or the -> whole list. i don't -> speak often. -> -> but: closer to the edit!?! -> -> i don't know if he was using ableton, but i do believe that -> that is the -> potential of LIVE mixing loops that you 'spent a week to cut -> up'. if that is -> your vision, and that's how long it takes, and that's how -> nerdy you're -> willing to get then...sobeit. -> -> beautiful. and i aspire to it. -> -> -r -> -> -> --- "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -> > i strongly dislike ableton. it's a good tool for studio -> style mixing, a -> > great advance and added flexibility etc, but i still see -> it as studio style -> -> > mixing. it makes mixing a very cerebral process; it's way -> geeky. and it's -> > too safe. to me it is at odds with the pleasure of playing -> and listening to -> -> > music, the alive-ness of music, and of -> mixing...simplicity... sure it -> > sounds -> > alive in the end when you can screw around with 500 loops -> it took you a -> > week -> > to cut up, but...i dunno. it's halfway between traditional -> mixing and -> > production, but not as open-ended and versatile and -> hands-on as either...it -> -> > just seems half-canned to me, music from concentrate just -> add ableton and -> > stir. the complexities arent worth the result, or -> vice-versa. not that i -> > dont enjoy some ableton mixes, but no more than i do -> traditional mixes -- -> > usually not as much. people tend to go overboard with the -> layering of loops -> -> > and frantic pace, which is fun at first, and good for -> booty music where you -> -> > dont care to hear 3 minutes of the same track, but it -> takes too much energy -> -> > and attention to listen to...i just wanna relax and hear -> some music not a -> > vigorous exercise in sound editing...and when mixing, i -> wanna wander around -> -> > crates throwing on whatever grabs me...the inclination to -> digitize and -> > computerize (and perfect and control) everything can end -> up draining some -> > of -> > the joy out imo...its a cold cold world..i know there are -> loads of people -> > older than myself on the list, but seeing people get -> excited about this -> > stuff makes me feel like a dinosaur... -> > -> > _________________________________________________________________ -> > There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra -> Storage! Learn more. -> > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1 -> > -> > -> -> --- -> Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. -> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). -> Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 19/01/2004 -> ->
