----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: hwseq list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Alesis MMT-8
> So apart from the muting tracks (which i'll probably program or use the
> mixer for), how are they for playing live with.
>
> Any other (cheap) suggestions for playing my DnB / Wierd techno live?
>
> daz.
>
> If it's any help, i'm sequencing all my stuff on OctaMed on the amiga, so
> i'm kinda used to doing everything in blocks and then linking the blocks
to
> form the song. It's just seems easier to me, especially for music that
> features repeatition, to re-use the same block (and it saves memory,
always
> useful with 2meg), plus the fact i've got 5ish years of doing it that way,
> and with just 6 weeks to the gig, i don't want to change my working
methods
> too much (especially as i'm supposed to be playing for anything up to 2
> hours and so far i've got 3 tracks (25mins with a bit of padding) written,
> and one track i can freeestyle for a bit...)
>
> ;From: "Tage Widsell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ;To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ;
> ;I have a couple and i never really used them - here's why:
> ;
> ;1) They have a very limited memory, only 1/10 of the RM1x memory or so
> ;2) Most MMT-8s around have work out rubber buttons that makes it
extremely
> ;hard to mute tracks while playing
> ;
> ;Other than that - they are pretty nice machines.
> ;
> ;/Tage Widsell
> ;
> ;
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> ;>From: "Darren Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ;>To: "hwseq list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ;>Subject: Alesis MMT-8
> ;>Date: ons 17 nov 1999 13.07
> ;>
> ;
> ;> Anybody got any opinions on the Alesis MMT-8 (as used by the mighty
> ;> Orbital). I'm thinking of buying one for a gig i'm doing on new years
> eve.
> ;> The thing that draws it to me (apart from it cheap and orbital use
them),
> is
> ;> the way it plays the next phrase only when the current one has finished
> (or
> ;> so i've been lead to believe), pretty useful when your twiddling knobs
> and
> ;> pushing faders and not having to start a phrase dead on the beat (with
> your
> ;> third hand obviously...)
> ;>
> ;> all info graciously recieved.
> ;>
> ;> daz.
> ;>
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> ;>
> ;>Hey,
I owned an MMT-8 for several years,I think it would be perfect for what your
wanting to do.It has 8 track buttons,which can be turned off and on by
pushing
each one. You record "parts" which if you don't tell it to change it just
keeps
looping the same part.In song mode you can set-up how many times a part
loops before it changes,and since you can turn any track off or on while
it's
looping you can really build a part-say starting with a bass line then bass
drum
etc.or take stuff out .Hope this helps a little.
Ian
>
>
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