Reinvention.

[xfive]

Yeah too bad those Neurons are expensive... hopefully the VST they put out will be decent... it's a great way of experiencing the technology without spending 5k on hardware.

And I agree with the sad state of affairs when it comes to using old drum machines...
Hell 90% of the samples I use are from old drummers and drum kits.. and stuff like that.. totally acoustic.. It's all about knowledge of sound mangling
Taking non-techno sounds and making them techy as f*$k :)

[Rog]

i surpose my idea was just like tthose kind of charity steel bands playing bins!

he he - i'll get my coat :dontevengothere:

[Joseph Isaac]

I made an entire drum set out of sampling myself hitting an empty coke can.

[detfella]

i think looking back is important. many genres of music like classical and jazz have had so many new ideas pumped into them as time has gone by its easy to take inspiration. things like polyrhythms get discussed like they are new, but they have been used by traditional hand drummers for years.

how important is technology in all of this, i suppose one of the fundamental aspects of techno ( at least when it first came out) was 808 or 909 drum machines. nowadays i think software has already revolutionised the techno business. it allows lots more people to join the bandwagon and have a go.i think people are becoming less specialist and its required to have all skills involved with making & playin tracks if u are to stand out from the crowd or at least to earn money from it.