A 909 has MIDI. An 808 doesn't but if you have a 909 or a 707 or a 727, they have DIN Sync out and can clock an 808 or a 606.
As an Ableton W*nker I've noticed something curious about 909s -- if a track uses a 909 as the master clock, the tempo is overall very steady, but even and odd measures are slightly different lengths. Makes warping tracks a little weird. I had an MMT8 and used it a lot in the late 90s. I sent it to Shawn Rudiman last year since he's still using them for everything. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:11 AM, David Powers <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually if you add an MMT8, which is also dirt cheap (although they > sometimes lose their memory), sequencing that gear is reasonably easy > ... well if you either know how to play parts or stick to somewhat > reasonable step sequences. > > Of course you could also just use able to run all that gear off of > something like Ableton, I suppose you'd just need some CV-Midi > converter for the 909. Running old gear off of Ableton actually gives > great results, at my friend's house we were messing with his Memory > Moog that way and it sounded really great. He had been using a tracker > before I got him hooked on Ableton! haha > > ~David > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Mike Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> The sound comes from a Korg rompler, likely an X5d. >> >> If you want to do the 90's Mills thing, the formula is: 909, Yamaha >> QX21, Akai S3000, EMU Carnival, Yamaha DX100, Yamaha TG33, and an >> early 90's Korg rompler(doesn't matter which one). >> >> I have heard that Neil Oliverra did Sountrack313 on an X5d, and that's it. >> >> The gear used on old Mills records and Soundtrack313 is stupid cheap >> these days, the hard part is being disciplined enough to work though >> the interfaces. It is a hell of a lot easier to move some colored >> blocks around in a DAW. >> >> mt >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Daniel Troberg <[email protected]> >> To: kent williams <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:32:01 +0200 >> Subject: Re: (313) string synth sound >> well, I still think that the synth patch on these both youtube clips >> comes from the >> exact same source. that is, a preset or something, on the stuff they >> used. and no, >> its no modular synth. no its not beefy analog. because most of the >> stuff used were >> on the cheap side. or gotten cheap. . Im thinking this would be some >> kind of sampler >> patch or something in that direction. ,, surely someone has dug into >> this before. >> listen to the clips again, name that synth ,, thats what controlling >> my brain atm. >> >
