most of those synths and drum machines were used because techno was kind of
born as the synthesis market progressed from analog subtractive synthesis
into pcm based sample playback or digital frequency modulation synthesis
(ala yamaha dx-7 etc)
when the digital gear hit the music scene, the analog stuff, viewed by many
as inferior to the digital, became readily available, and cheap.
the 707/727 drum machines get so much use because they send master clock for
both midi and din sync, which allows them to act as a sync bridge between
older din/cv-gate gear, and newer midi gear. i suppose a second reason
would be the roland-style step sequencing, which is quite intuitive and
somewhat visual. the sounds are nothing but 16-bit pcm samples of real drum
sounds.
-Joe
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From: ""Güclüer, Hansi"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "thomas ironside ainslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313 Detroit"
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Subject: SV: (313) original techno gear
Hello!
I don't know if there's a complete list anywhere, but there's bits of info
all over the Internet. I could name the most (over)used pieces of gear:
The most important drum-machines were:
Roland TR-808 (Kraftwerk:ish electro, the clean futuristic sound)
Roland TR-909 (the house beat)
Roland TR-727 (latin percussion, Derrick had one of those, didn't he?)
Synths were mostly Roland too, probably cos they were cheap, especially:
Roland SH-101
Roland TB-303 (the acid-machine, Mad Mike used it all the time)
Juan had a Yamaha DX7, Derrick had a DX-100 (the
lo-resolution-digital-sounding basslines)
Carl Craig later used the Kurzweil K-2000 for some strings (Goldie used that
too for Inner City Life -the 90s sound!) and the Roland 100M modular system.
Derricks sampler was an Ensoniq Mirage (with his own custom string-orchestra
samples I think)
Oh and Juans first ( I think) synth was a Korg MS-10, and Jeff Mills used a
Korg Mono/Poly
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Ämne: (313) original techno gear
anyone have a list of the gear used for the early detroit techno? all
the way back to genesis. sorry if this has been answered a million
times, but i'm looking for a quick answer to include in a presentation,
and google is being a booch.
thanks
tom
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