From Che Sent Fri, Mar 5th 1999, 20:54
At 09:51 PM 3/4/99 +0100, Dr. Smith wrote: > I agree that the sounds play an important role, but I believe it has more to >do with the track construction itself. The sounds Ae have used have varied >tremendously over the years, for instance on "incunabula" the now cliche TR-808 >("Ye Olde Analogue Drumme Machine") makes several appearances. Now a days, Ae >have moved on, and I'm sure their 808 is gathering dust in the corner, and yet, That was an R8 w/ (I think) the Dance/Rap card. Not very analogue. A real 808 sounds much livelier, and is never cliched. Che There's nothing that'll make me reach for the MUTE button faster than a Philips commercial...except Alannis Morrisette.