Welcome to the Blackout Audio Techno Forums :: Underground Network.
Results 1 to 11 of 11

Hybrid View

  1. 24-10-2007, 10:09 PM #1
    maily
    maily is offline
    Supreme Freak
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    hUll on Earth
    Posts
    994

    Default the joy of hardware

    i always have a hard time arranging [sp?] my tracks.
    But i've just bought a korg electribe [my first hardware sequencer] and it seems i can create arrangements on the fly [seemingly] without even thinking about it.......

    guess it's down to: physical interface, spontaneity, simplicity.
    It's toe tappingly tragic
    www.myspace.com/pure_techno
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 25-10-2007, 12:25 AM #2
    stjohn
    stjohn is offline
    BOA Lifetime Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    dublin
    Posts
    2,781

    Default

    i hear you man... its great to be playing with stuff and making funny noises!!

    what electribe did u get?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 26-10-2007, 08:42 AM #3
    maily
    maily is offline
    Supreme Freak
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    hUll on Earth
    Posts
    994

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by stjohn View Post
    i hear you man... its great to be playing with stuff and making funny noises!!

    what electribe did u get?
    i got a second hand ER1 it's in fantastic condition. got it plugged into my drumstation too. instant techno!!!!

    but my drumstation now seems to drop notes when i've programmed a few simultaneous hits in the electribe! do i need to be assigning the sounds in the DS to its individual outputs or is it down to MIDI bandwith? or is the DS a cripple?
    It's toe tappingly tragic
    www.myspace.com/pure_techno
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 26-10-2007, 08:46 AM #4
    Kendall Station
    Kendall Station is offline
    BOA Newbie
    Kendall Station's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts
    36

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by maily View Post
    i got a second hand ER1 it's in fantastic condition. got it plugged into my drumstation too. instant techno!!!!

    but my drumstation now seems to drop notes when i've programmed a few simultaneous hits in the electribe! do i need to be assigning the sounds in the DS to its individual outputs or is it down to MIDI bandwith? or is the DS a cripple?
    I used to have a DS and it would do that....it is the polyphony on the DS.
    --------------
    www.myspace.com/kendallstation
    www.futurekomp.net ~~ Free Music for the Cybernetic Masses.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 26-10-2007, 09:07 AM #5
    RDR
    RDR is offline
    BOA Mod
    RDR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    10,382

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by maily View Post
    i got a second hand ER1 it's in fantastic condition. got it plugged into my drumstation too. instant techno!!!!

    but my drumstation now seems to drop notes when i've programmed a few simultaneous hits in the electribe! do i need to be assigning the sounds in the DS to its individual outputs or is it down to MIDI bandwith? or is the DS a cripple?
    The DS is a cripple.

    The MIDI implimentation by Novation on thos early modules is vomit inducingly bad. Dont worry you're not alone.. my old Treble Station used to loose all its user patches when presented with sysex and then refuse to play any sounds at all for 30mins.

    thank god for the software one... its 99% the same.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 25-10-2007, 10:55 AM #6
    Kendall Station
    Kendall Station is offline
    BOA Newbie
    Kendall Station's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts
    36

    Default

    Yeah the electribes are nice....basic Roland TR-style sequencing with a couple extra perks (being able to record 4 measures at once, copy / paste, all that). Have good fun!!!
    --------------
    www.myspace.com/kendallstation
    www.futurekomp.net ~~ Free Music for the Cybernetic Masses.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 26-10-2007, 11:00 AM #7
    massplanck
    massplanck is offline
    BOA Lifetime Member
    massplanck's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    In the sky eating clouds
    Posts
    4,428

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by maily View Post
    i always have a hard time arranging [sp?] my tracks.
    But i've just bought a korg electribe [my first hardware sequencer] and it seems i can create arrangements on the fly [seemingly] without even thinking about it.......

    guess it's down to: physical interface, spontaneity, simplicity.
    word. I feel the same. I have never 100% clicked with software. Its been a massive waste of time for me personally. Anything I have ever made with my machines has been 1000 times better.. maybe not production-wise but definately idea-wise. There are a few drawbacks to hardware though. I'm gravitating towards a full hardware setup atm and its costly and needs a bit more thought , especially when you are using 3 or 4 Midi devices (some of which can have dodgy Midi.. the electribes being one of them!! my ES1 never syncs with my RS7000 correctly!.. its a Korg thing)

    Jamming with your machines is one thing, but recording the results of 4 midi devices into a sequencer (Cubase -> lets not do away with PCs altogether!), editing, playing back your song through your devices and then recording each audio channell and editing further isnt a piece of cake. But I find it much more rewarding & creative than having everthing contained inside a DAW. I spend too much time pricking about with the 2band of EQ 5 on little hihat sample 256 and compressing it with blah blah blah. Its bollocks, all that stuff should come last. Some people like that stuff. I just like expressing myself with my hands a few machines or my guitar etc.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 27-10-2007, 01:17 PM #8
    maily
    maily is offline
    Supreme Freak
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    hUll on Earth
    Posts
    994

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by massplanck View Post
    ....I just like expressing myself with my hands.....
    carefull man that can get you into allsorts o trouble ;)
    no but seriously it is much easier to get the ieas flowing when you've got more than one way [mouse] of interacting with all of the elements of your tracks.
    It's toe tappingly tragic
    www.myspace.com/pure_techno
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 26-10-2007, 11:02 AM #9
    massplanck
    massplanck is offline
    BOA Lifetime Member
    massplanck's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    In the sky eating clouds
    Posts
    4,428

    Default

    oh. and i just bought a Virus :) Happy as larry.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 27-10-2007, 04:06 PM #10
    RDR
    RDR is offline
    BOA Mod
    RDR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    10,382

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by massplanck View Post
    oh. and i just bought a Virus :) Happy as larry.
    Well no wonder you love hardware
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 28-10-2007, 10:22 PM #11
    maily
    maily is offline
    Supreme Freak
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    hUll on Earth
    Posts
    994

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by RDR View Post
    Well no wonder you love hardware
    yeah they're sick. quality kit.
    It's toe tappingly tragic
    www.myspace.com/pure_techno
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
 

 
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Back to top
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.11
Copyright © 2025 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
© Blackout Audio 2013
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:51 AM.