From Nick Rejack Sent Sat, Mar 6th 1999, 03:31
From Nick Rejack Sent Sat, Mar 6th 1999, 03:31
>Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 16:37:16 +0100 >From: "Dr. Smith" <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> >Subject: Re: (idm) Autechre "clones" or not! >Che wrote: >> 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, > Yeah, you're right, someone else mentioned that too. Doh. >> and is never cliched. > Hmmm, I can't agree with that one. Ever play with ReBirth? > -Andrew Don't tell me you're trying to say that Rebirth is an accurate emulation of the 808. It's no better than the R8 Dance/Rap card. (I can confirm this story BTW. Ae is a big R8 user. It's all over the Anti EP, especially "Flutter") When you twist a knob in Rebirth it merely crossfades between samples. It's not even close to an emulation. Things like the attack and decay envelopes on the bass drums can be easily done in software by clipping the samples, but you're still going to get a static, very digital sound since you're only using samples. nick