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From: "John Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>I also find programming beats into the 909 to be very natural and
easy. I
>find there's just an intuitiveness and quickness to it, I just
slap the
>909 into step mode, hit play, and start entering in patterns. It
just
>*feels* right. :)
i wont lie, sitting down and playing a 909 is almost as fun as
playing a real drum set. but really what it came down to for me
was that i didnt want to sound just like other people, so i sold
it. with the exception of my 2 roland synths (101 and juno 106) i
decided that i would rather have machines that dont have an
extremely distinct sound so that i can get my stuff to sound
unlike other things. even the 106 i think can sound pretty varied,
its mainly the 101 that i use to get a very recognizeable sound.
for my drums i got a relatively non-distinct sampler (s3000xl) and
i feed it with samples i make combining stomper and sampled kicks
from funk, rock, and jazz records. ive gotten some killer kicks
that have my own sound. and i use a computer to sequence, which
can be very cool for getting wild swing. all i do is NOT QUANTIZE
my hi hats and other percussion. try doing that with a 909 ; P
anyway, obviously i have no problem with people who are into the
old standard sounds considering how many records made with them
that i buy. i just think that you can really retain that old
feeling without using the exact same pieces of gear.
tom
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