I can only say one thing, SP1200. its really limited, so you heve to be really practical about samples. but its the only way to get sounds as loud without distorting. -----Original Message----- From: Maarten Baute [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 23 november 2004 11:46 To: Kent Williams; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) ugly edits (full detail)
Hi! > My feeling is that I love most of what Theo does, but as a (much, > much, much) less successful producer, I hear things in otherwise great > tracks that are 'wrong' in a way that is a sharp stick in the ear for > no discernable artistic reason. Some tracks I want to remaster - > mostly run them through a De-Esser, compress the low end to keep it > manageable. I actually consider theo parrish to be a GREAT producer. Take a listen to "dan ryan" or "lights donw low (this one mix)". I am sure he spends a lot of time making the sounds sound like they sound. I really dig all the sounds he uses, espacially the Laurel Aitken alike ska 'shakk' in "dan ryan", wich he also used in "twin citys". And I still wonder how he did the kick in "music" it sounds so hard, but the levels are ok. I think everybody agrees that Theo has no studio (I never heard him use a synth, and he uses too much samples and does too much stuff to them to work efficiently with a sampler). He probably has only one all-in studio application on his computer. My guess is he uses Orion or somthing alike (I recongize the typical filters used of the sampler module). The only sounds he uses is stuff recorded from disco, ska, and soul recordings. What he basicly does is sampling an organ, pitching it down 2 octaves an filter it low and put a bit distortion on it. I think this is a very original way of sound processing, it creates a really nice warm, but kind of hard sound. I really like his way of doing things, I enjoy listening to his records very much. Just as I like listening to Carl Craig's early 69 records or paperclip people's "the secret tapes of dr. eich", wich also have a typical lo-fi production. What I do consider to be true is that the production on "friendly children" is really bad, there is just to much bass there, resulting in a really bad press. Maybe the people at peacefrog could press this record better? I don´t know. Also the ugly edits are sometimes to much bass-fueled (and too repetative most of the time). Let me conclude with a top 5 of my favourite theo parrish records (wich I condider to be well produced): 1) lights down low (this one mix) - the tracky mix with loads of noise. 2) dan ryan 3) dance sing 4) music 5) solitary flight Can't wait for the Carl Craig remix of "Falling Up". I had to sell the detroit beatdown compilation because I couldn't bear the tought that I had a triple record pack with only one good track on it. Cheers, Maarten The information contained in this e-mail communication is solely intended for the person/legal person to whom it has been sent, and as it may contain information of a personal or confidential nature, it may not be made public by virtue of law, regulations or agreement. If someone other than the intended recipient should receive or come into possession of this e-mail communication, he/she will not be entitled to read, disseminate, disclose or duplicate it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to inform the sender of this e-mail message of this immediately, and to destroy the original e-mail communication. Neither Randstad Holding nv nor its subsidiaries accept any liability for incorrect and incomplete transmission or delayed receipt of this e-mail.
