> > > Of course you get the BOSS drummachines FOR THEIR CRAP SOUNDS! You can > get
WORD! > > 808/909 sounds from everywhere, but it's the "unique" sounds in those > > machines that make them interesting. It's great to see producers > makin' > > tracks, whole records even, just with a simple drummachine. I know > there are > > lot of people who say "you must search for the most extreme and unique > > sounds as possible, synth your own sounds etc.", but I think using > what's> available at the time is most important. You can make any old shit > > sound> cool if you just analyze what's good about it and what's not, then > you > use> it for it's GOOD features, be it sounds, sequncer, filters etc. > > > Perhaps it's showing us something when most drumpatterns in modern > techno > > -and housemusic are basic, average shit. 4/4 kick, a snare, handclaps > and > > hi-hats, that's all about there is. There's lots of cheap and useful > gear,> why not use them and make things a little funkier? Funny, I was just thinking about this drummachine-thing and realised that 909s and 808s don't do it for me as much as indeed cheap drummachines such as a Tr505 or Alesis HR16 nowadays which are lot more exotic to hear. I just bought a Roland R5 (a sort of R8 for people withouth money back then) for almost nothing and I am happier with it then I possibly could be with a dozen 909's or MC303 grooveboxes. Its so dirty! the groove is completely deranged and sounds like an old italo disco drummer on some wrong dope. (Know I've heard a lot of people complaining about Rolands lack of tight MIDI triggering on some of their older instruments, but this simply adds realism!)
