do not despare m8y!
i'm running an RM1x all on it's lonesome and I'm also having some "amusing"
moments. Having not produced anything for a very long time I was kinda rusty
(and gone slightly green) prior to purchasing the 1x. Since then (about a
month) I've come along in leaps and bounds (well,hops and skips really) but
I've got over the frustration side of things (a little). The stuff I'm
mainly aiming for is of the drum n bass variety, though getting a breakbeat
that rolls sufficiently to be interesting took some time. The one thing that
I am finding that I could do with a keyboard and a sampler to add a little
more depth. I would kill for a decent appegiator right now as the one on the
1x is frankly shite. Luckily for me my brother in law (bobule) and a good
friend of mine (nij) both have 1xs and have been able to help iron out any
problems I've had. Nij is currently part of a live drum n bass act by the
name of Impact and are doing lots of gigs in the uk using an RM1x...and
believe me some of the stuff he's producing seriously kicks ass. So worry
not, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It's just a bit indistinct
and the filters need adjusting!
Take it easy, Haze
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 28 October 1999 01:42
Subject: going crazy
>Help, I'm dyin' over here!
>
>The entire staff of the software company I used to work for got laid off on
>Monday, and I have nothing but time to program the Rm1x. I have tried it
out in
>several configurations with the computer (slaving to different audio apps)
with
>less than stellar results. The most 'natural' sounding combination was
slaving
>to Acid. The loops I made were really easy to sync to the Rm1x. I guess
the
>issue that I'm encountering is that unless the the songs live primarily
inside
>the Rm1x (that is, it's the master) most of it's cool live features go to
waste.
>
>There is an issue of final destination of the music as well. I'd like to
be
>able to plonk the Rm1x down at somebody's house or a gig and be able to
crank
>out the jams. The reason I got the thing in the first place was to get
away
>from the computer, and now I'm at the computer more than ever. The sounds
on
>the Rm1x requires a bit (a shitload) of tweaking to get to in a pleasing
shape.
>Are you using the Rm1x as a standalone or in combination with other stuff?
>
>I'm also having this techno versus drum and bass war in my head. I read so
much
>negativity about 4 on the floor beats, and that's understandable, seeing as
that
>flavor has been around for quite a while now. But it's a cool sound when
done
>well. The drum and bass stuff is a bit newer (although aging rapidly) and
>equally cool. It seems like a sampler-oriented genre though, and a bit
harder
>to get going on the Rm1x.
>
>Does anyone have suggestions for getting started? I have started literally
a
>dozen pieces within a week and none of them are holding my attention. What
kind
>of stuff are people writing with the Rm1x anyway? I'm feeling alone, as
the
>only guy I know into this stuff got canned at the company as well, so I
haven't
>seen him for a few days.
>
>Peace,
>Scott
