On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Jayson B. wrote: > > point VERY well taken. and i agree. this brings me to another thing i've > been wondering about: why is the '303' sound supposedly overused, when the > 909 is not? Why are people so concerned with making new sounds, yet the 909 > is an exception? curious. > Because the 303 is very much a 'foreground' instrument, which people have used over and over again in tracks in a very stereotyped way. The 303 is capable of a wider range of sound than people actually use -- there's a narrow range of knob values that account for most acid tracks.
The 909 on the other hand is used as a rhythmic bed for other sounds -- It provides the skeleton for other sounds. The 909 sounds are practically perfect for the application, too, for whatever reason. Nothing beats the 909 kick -- the way that it cuts through a mix with a visceral thump, yet doesn't take up too much room in a mix is phenomenal. As far as the 303 goes, Richie Hawtin has used it more subtly and tastefully than most producers. There's a lot of synth sounds on his records that people don't recognize as 303 because he doesn't use it in full fart-squawk mode. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
