Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-12 Thread Kowalsky
I love the White Noise stuff. Anyone else? Kw On Sep 11, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Carlos De Brito wrote: Delia Derbyshire, way before traktor and four wheels of steel: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=NDX_CS3NsTk Interesting little video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6n4cy_richie-hawtin-trakto

Re: RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-11 Thread Carlos De Brito
Delia Derbyshire, way before traktor and four wheels of steel: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=NDX_CS3NsTk > Interesting little video: > > http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6n4cy_richie-hawtin-traktor-setup_music > > m -- Pt! Schon das coole Video vom GMX MultiMessenger gesehen? Der Eine fü

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-09 Thread Kowalsky
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 6:16 PM To: [313] Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Maybe i'm not being totally clear: they play their songs, in the same form they were once recorded, with minor changes here and there. They don't re-arrange

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-09 Thread David Powers
well it's funny because the longer i've been using ableton, the less i do, but i actually think it's better that way. i got my evolution controller stolen and i don't even think that's a problem, just forces me to show a little dexterity on the laptop from time to time and prove i'm not just checki

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-09 Thread Mann, Ravinder
beat me to it Kent Rav -Original Message- From: kent williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 September 2008 22:19 To: list 313 Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Can we invoke Godwin's Law now and declare this thread finished? ;-) > Martin Dust <

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-09 Thread Mann, Ravinder
end of. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law -Original Message- From: Martin Dust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 September 2008 22:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313 Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 'Tec

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Odeluga, Ken
Kraftwerk have played in Kingston?!? Pow. [Perhaps you mean Kingston-upon-Hull Martin] -Original Message- From: Kowalsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 6:16 PM To: [313] Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Maybe i'm not being tot

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Martin Dust wrote: And saying Surgeon proves the point, his art is in the programming not the way he mixes or what he uses - he twiddles very little. yeap. save for the fact that now he can play stuff that was probably previously impossible to match, he's really

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
i rest my case. On Sep 8, 2008, at 6:19 PM, kent williams wrote: Can we invoke Godwin's Law now and declare this thread finished? ;-) Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/08/2008 03:59:46 PM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Technolgystolemyvinyl' OK, lets tip the balance... Hitler is

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
It's from Downfall, a movie about the last days of Hittler in the bunker, and some related events. On Sep 8, 2008, at 6:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Now I'm going to have to listen to techno all night at home." LOL MEK P.S. - what movie is this clip originally from? I've just seen so

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread kent williams
Can we invoke Godwin's Law now and declare this thread finished? ;-) > Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/08/2008 03:59:46 PM: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > 'Technolgystolemyvinyl' >> > >> > >> > >> OK, lets tip the balance... >> >> Hitler is a M_nus fan! >> http://www.youtube.com/wa

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Michael . Elliot-Knight
"Now I'm going to have to listen to techno all night at home." LOL MEK P.S. - what movie is this clip originally from? I've just seen so many versions of this I wouldn't mind seeing the original Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/08/2008 03:59:46 PM: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 'T

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Technolgystolemyvinyl' OK, lets tip the balance... Hitler is a M_nus fan! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNY85iAw4b4 m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread anthony
'Technolgystolemyvinyl' On Tue, September 9, 2008 3:52 am, Martin Dust wrote: >> And saying Surgeon proves the point, his art is in the programming not >> the way he mixes or what he uses - he twiddles very little. >> >> yeap. save for the fact that now he can play stuff that was probably

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
And saying Surgeon proves the point, his art is in the programming not the way he mixes or what he uses - he twiddles very little. yeap. save for the fact that now he can play stuff that was probably previously impossible to match, he's really just playing tracks. his art is definitely the p

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Sep 8, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Martin Dust wrote: I don't see why "who is using this exciting new technology in an interesting way", "who's getting the most out of this gear" is being viewed as something other than a positive topic and twisted into something else. I thought the Surgeon answer

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
I see 2 many djs the same way i see girl talk. The worst thing is that they go to a more demagogic arena thrill. They emulate a rock show by cutting off the boring parts or the non-top charting tunes and filling the spaces with all the climax moments an arena rock show would have. On Sep 8,

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
Ronny Pries wrote: me :) Another one, but he also uses boxes has to be the fantastic Neil Landtrumm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/connect/2008/artist/neil_landstrumm/?video003#video m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Ronny Pries
me :) My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting knobs-o-rama good?

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
That's a good analogy! I was never very into his sound, but he works in the same way of operations, looping beats and pieces, but he seems to achieve better results, be it in the matter of moods or ambiences. On Sep 8, 2008, at 4:32 PM, Wojtek wrote: On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Kowalsky

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
Kowalsky wrote: Well, hawtin seems to do what's possible. But i didn't like, as i said previously. Sandrinho, a brazilian DJ/producer, does it quite well. And he uses a MPC on top of it. My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting knobs-o-rama good? Kero is one of mine favs, Tim Exile i

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh for goodness sake, if this argument "bores" you why are you trying so hard to have it? Get out of the wrong side of the bed did we? I don't see why "who is using this exciting new technology in an interesting way", "who's getting the most out of this gear" is

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread O'Connor, Chris
alsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:24 PM To: [313] Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Saw him playing in my city last wednesday. His set was pretty tasteless, flavourless. My impression was just like that: a bunch of loops scrambled over and ov

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Wojtek
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Kowalsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, hawtin seems to do what's possible. But i didn't like, as i said > previously. Sandrinho, a brazilian DJ/producer, does it quite well. And he > uses a MPC on top of it. > My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Todd Sines
BMG / Ectomorph. His "DJ" sets are more like on the fly mashups of Prince, Dan Bell, Carl Craig, P Funk, Laid Back, Kraftwerk and B-52s. 2 Many DJs wish they could hold a torch to what he does with Live with their sets.. but thankfully, everything's already sync'ed within Live. as for

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
Well, hawtin seems to do what's possible. But i didn't like, as i said previously. Sandrinho, a brazilian DJ/producer, does it quite well. And he uses a MPC on top of it. My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting knobs-o-rama good? On Sep 8, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Martin Dust wrote: Kow

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh for goodness sake, if this argument "bores" you why are you trying so hard to have it? No one said it had to be different to be great. Doing things this way can be 100% fine. "use as little or a much as you need" yes, agreed. On Kraftwerk I thought they were their last "live" show was the b

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
Kowalsky wrote: I agree with you. But what you're saying now has nothing to do with what i was asking in first place. OK, Let me reverse it and as you a question. which DJ do you know who can do what's possible with 4 decks in Trakor or Ableton? m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to intervene and probably get things totally wrong but I think K's point was not so much "who's using laptops and controllers" but "who's doing something different with this gear" in, say, the way apparently RH says he is in the vid (haven't had time to watch it,

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry to intervene and probably get things totally wrong but I think K's point was not so much "who's using laptops and controllers" but "who's doing something different with this gear" in, say, the way apparently RH says he is in the vid (haven't had time to watch it, sorry). I.e. you watch or

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 18:15, Kowalsky wrote: Maybe i'm not being totally clear: they play their songs, in the same form they were once recorded, with minor changes here and there. They don't re-arrange the songs in a freeform knob twisting style. Their shows, in a tour, have a script they foll

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
Maybe i'm not being totally clear: they play their songs, in the same form they were once recorded, with minor changes here and there. They don't re-arrange the songs in a freeform knob twisting style. Their shows, in a tour, have a script they follow – what means that a show in paris will

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 18:06, Kowalsky wrote: There's no big difference, except for Kraftwerk, don't you think? Not really, they've moved with the times just like all the people listed. m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
There's no big difference, except for Kraftwerk, don't you think? On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Martin Dust wrote: On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:51, Kowalsky wrote: I know that. But they're playing their own music, not just spinning loops/djing. Most of the artist I listed play their own music or app

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:51, Kowalsky wrote: I know that. But they're playing their own music, not just spinning loops/djing. Most of the artist I listed play their own music or appear live as well as DJing - what's the difference when you boil it all down really? m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
I know that. But they're playing their own music, not just spinning loops/djing. Kw On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Martin Dust wrote: On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:40, Kowalsky wrote: Do you really think that Kraftwerk fits into this? Why? Laptops, Controllers, 3 Octave keyboard no different to what

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:40, Kowalsky wrote: Do you really think that Kraftwerk fits into this? Why? Laptops, Controllers, 3 Octave keyboard no different to what most people use. m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
Do you really think that Kraftwerk fits into this? Why? On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Martin Dust wrote: On 8 Sep 2008, at 15:42, Garrett McGrath wrote: On Sep 7, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Kowalsky wrote: Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich compulsive knob twister is doing somet

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 15:42, Garrett McGrath wrote: On Sep 7, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Kowalsky wrote: Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich compulsive knob twister is doing something creative these days, in this list opinion? Surgeon. Rob Hall, Regis, Kraftwerk, Kero, James Ru

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Sep 7, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Kowalsky wrote: Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich compulsive knob twister is doing something creative these days, in this list opinion? Surgeon.

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread rp
just used to it all. - Original Message - From: "Kowalsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[313]" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:55 PM Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich comp

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-07 Thread Kowalsky
sets just don't seem to be the series of little trips that they used to be. maybe I'm just used to it all. - Original Message - From: "Kowalsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[313]" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:55 PM Sub

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-07 Thread /0
From: "Kowalsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[313]" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:55 PM Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich compulsive knob twister is doing something c

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-07 Thread Kowalsky
s into the set, your journey is over. - Original Message - From: "Kowalsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[313]" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:23 PM Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Saw him playing in my ci

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-07 Thread /0
d it could happen soon: perhaps 3 years? - I think there are few more gigs to come. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 12:39 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Although i have differen

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-07 Thread Kowalsky
I think there are few more gigs to come. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 12:39 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Although i have different midi controllers it's the way i

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-06 Thread anthony
right rite. I got to see claude do his different world thing and he blew it up. but thats because he took it up down left right and anywhere inbetween. so i had much respect for him and what he does. I just cant stand the boring flatline style of playing music out is all. timecode records or not.

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-06 Thread Martin Dust
Bitstream 3x < WANT :) I'm currently juggling with an Axiom61, a BCF2000 and an additional 3 oct keyboard by evolution. Not travelfriendly at all... You can get them for $300 but only from the USA at the moment, there's none in Europe and everyone that has them on their sites has no stock, I

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-06 Thread Ronny Pries
Yeah, right. Sure but you have to accept that the video isn't aimed at you/me and as ever "we" on the list are not everyone if you know what I mean :) Bitstream 3x < WANT :) I'm currently juggling with an Axiom61, a BCF2000 and an additional 3 oct keyboard by evolution. Not travelfriendly at a

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-06 Thread Martin Dust
Ronny Pries wrote: I think there is a misunderstanding here. The video is great BUT afaik there are lots of people, including myself, who are using Traktor in exactly the same way. I guess people who never dared to actually look at Traktor closely will have a number of "aha" moments when watchi

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-06 Thread Ronny Pries
I think there is a misunderstanding here. The video is great BUT afaik there are lots of people, including myself, who are using Traktor in exactly the same way. I guess people who never dared to actually look at Traktor closely will have a number of "aha" moments when watching that but then ag

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-06 Thread Martin Dust
Ronny Pries wrote: yes, it's definitly not rocket science nor anything special at all. I don't think anyone said it was Ronny, just interesting. .

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-06 Thread Martin Dust
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I'm not familiar with his DJ setup, do you mean to say that you're following his lead in this respect? Not at all, what I meant was after watching Claude work 3 decks and 2 CDs I knew how high the bar had been set and knew that I'd never reach that point, so I w

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread m50
I have to admit, he comes across as charismatic (and energetic!) in this clip, so I can see that appeal. It is an interesting explanation and for folks curious about what he's up to and how he does it, it seems illuminating. That said, he does have a sometimes overstated approach; he tends to

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Ronny Pries
yes, it's definitly not rocket science nor anything special at all. interesting, but I couldn't help but think, over and over, "wow, this has been done for at least 5 years, by people with a lot less of a reputation for pushing the envelope than you."

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Southern Outpost
Amen! ;) On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:02 AM, kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Watching Claude work records, trigger loops, and joke around with > people around him at same time, will make you want to hang it up > altogether ;-) > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread anthony
I don't know why I get so bothered by this. To quote my dear friend Curt Jackson, "you have all the music the entire world has to offer at your fingertips, and this is what you play?" Just so boring. A On Fri, September 5, 2008 12:06 pm, Martin Dust wrote: > > On 5 Sep 2008, at 17:02, kent willia

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Martin Dust
On 5 Sep 2008, at 17:02, kent williams wrote: Watching Claude work records, trigger loops, and joke around with people around him at same time, will make you want to hang it up altogether ;-) It pretty much did :) m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread kent williams
Watching Claude work records, trigger loops, and joke around with people around him at same time, will make you want to hang it up altogether ;-) On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5 Sep 2008, at 16:50, kent williams wrote: > >> I've learned a lot about

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Martin Dust
On 5 Sep 2008, at 16:50, kent williams wrote: I've learned a lot about DJ'ing from watching DJs play. Especially watching Terrence Parker -- but of course when I try and do the things he does it doesn't come out quite so great. I watched Claude Young for 3hrs and decided to use a laptop :)

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread /0
interesting, but I couldn't help but think, over and over, "wow, this has been done for at least 5 years, by people with a lot less of a reputation for pushing the envelope than you." oh well, he does his thing and does it well - Original Message - From: "Martin Dust" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread kent williams
I've learned a lot about DJ'ing from watching DJs play. Especially watching Terrence Parker -- but of course when I try and do the things he does it doesn't come out quite so great. On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For sure but I love the geekery. We played

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Martin Dust
On 5 Sep 2008, at 14:37, Odeluga, Ken wrote: Lol! Didn't spot that, but it's true innit! :) It's like, 'give 'em yer geeh-thar solo buba'! I'll never really understand the "DJ/Entertain" thing in techno, mainly because I don't think it has a place. As ever, Hawtin is great value as a w

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread M Ng
but i see what you mean about the drifting.. he's such a geek LOL. But it gets me thinking that I really need to go out and see Richie to see it all happening.. the music he is playing against is boring (but probably for demonstration purposes) I'm sure I've had plenty of ops to see him in the pas

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Martin Dust
On 5 Sep 2008, at 14:13, Odeluga, Ken wrote: Whilst admiring how clever he is - and I genuinely think Hawtin shows a profound intelligence about how he applies the new opportunities which these latest technologies offer - I found myself drifting. I think I can only take so much technological

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Odeluga, Ken
Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup On 5 Sep 2008, at 14:13, Odeluga, Ken wrote: > Whilst admiring how clever he is - and I genuinely think Hawtin > shows a > profound intelligence about how he applies the new opportunities which > these latest te

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread Odeluga, Ken
more gigs to come. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 12:39 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup Although i have different midi controllers it's the way i'm playing a

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-05 Thread rp
Although i have different midi controllers it's the way i'm playing as well and exactly due to the same reasons. --- Interesting little video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6n4cy_richie-hawtin-traktor-setup_music m