This was posted to the music-bar mailing list -- perhaps some of you kind RM1X users would be happy to respond to Sarah's questions? I'll forward them on to her in case she hasn't already subscribed to the hwseq-list by now... j. >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Sarah Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RM1x - Should I or shouldn't I? >Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 01:47:54 -0000 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) >Importance: Normal > >Hi all, > >I know a few people in here use the RM1x. I'm thinking about buying one, so >I'd welcome comments, good *and* bad. The way I want to work is to use the >RM1x as a beatbox/sequencer, generating MIDI that will be primarily fed into >my Kyma system. I do mostly ambient stuff, but I do prefer a TR808/909 style >'grid' editing system for drums, which is probably why I've never gotten >away with sequencers that can't work that way. I'll mostly be using it to >create 'grooves', for want of a better description, rather than to sequence >whole tracks. For the latter, I've got a QY700 anyway, but I usually prefer >just to play real time and record the audio instead. > >So, here are a few questions: > >1. How quick is it to use? Is there a steep learning curve? > >2. What's it like for drum programming purposes? > >3. What are its drum sounds like? (I can easily replace them, but the >convenience inherent in a beat box sounding good to start with is always >handy) > >4. What is it like to use 'live'? Most of my stuff is essentially >jammed to >tape in real time, so a sequencer that can work that way is obviously a neat >thing for me. > >5. How straightforward is it to sequence knob movements? It is extremely >easy to set up Kyma to respond to MIDI controllers, so this would be way >useful if it really works well. > >Thanks in advance, >Sarah > >PS: I've got a full license for Logic anyway, but I never got away with it >for various reasons, mostly because I didn't think that the MIDI timing was >tight enough. I quite like the QY700, but I find it a bit too 'presetty' for >my liking when used in pattern mode (which is what I prefer to use rather >than real time mode most of the time anyway) > >PPS: This is not a troll - I really do intend to buy one next week if the >response to this is positive. I'm working on my first for-real album release >(I actually got a recording deal with a small label recently, amazingly >enough), and have got to a bit of a sticking point because the kit I've got >isn't really cutting it for what I want to achieve. It's annoying - ten >years ago, with my S950 and my Atari ST running the old Steinberg Pro24 I'd >have probably finished the project by now, but no one seems to remember how >to get decent timing and decent drum editing in the same place any more. :( j. -- Jay Vaughan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] TekLab | http://www.teklab.com {UsePGP:[YES] ICQ:[454804] IRC:[EFNet:#teklab/Torpor]} ** A3k Sample Library: http://www.samplelibrary.net/ ** TekLab SpyCam : http://lab1.teklab.com/~jay/spycam.html
