From Selway212 Sent Fri, Apr 24th 1998, 18:51
From Selway212 Sent Fri, Apr 24th 1998, 18:51
I suppose an Roland TR-808 drum machine would be the obvious start... While the 808 is a classic part of the electro sound, it was never the be-all end- all of electro rhythm machines, people used to used the Oberhimiem DMX, Sequential Circuits TOM (and an earlier one more like the DMX which name I can't remember now), many analog percussions synths (lots of people made there own sounds) and even modulars (especially in the european proto-electro productions - Krafwerk and Geogio Moroder for the best examples) Other than that, just about any analog or even digital synth can be used efectively for electro, but here are some of my favorites.... the Arp Odyssey (the freakiest basslines!) SH-101, Korg Mono Poly (excellent for blippy kraftwerkesque kind of melodic percussive sounds) Sequential Circuts Pro-One. As for new gear to do electro with, a decent all-in-one synth would be a Nord Lead or Nord Lead 2. It pretty much emulates (and more than emulates, it's a great synth) just about any analog "electro" cliche sound effectively, and even the preset drum sounds (which you can edit of course) are old school electronic style. -John