Re: computer music

[kamlapati.khalsa@philips.com]

I am an old 60's guitarist who has gone through many phases. For the last 
ten years I have been into looping. I currently have two EDPs. Recently I 
have become interested in more modern music, that combines elements of 
looping with hip hop stuff. I 
bought a Roland SP808 and have been dabbling in sampling and remixing.

>From what I have heard and from my humble experiments, I think that the 
>ideas of DJ culture, sampling, filtering, and remixing will become 
>pervasive in music. It is the coming wave. And this this stuff is not 
>just about playing records. It is new and 
cool and MUSICAL. 

But like all kinds of music, the stuff that you hear on the radio or in 
your local store, probably won't be the stuff with the most original 
musical ideas or the stuff executed with the most mind-blowing musical 
skill. The popular stuff will be aimed at 
the least common denominator. (See previous thread on computer music.)

Loop, mix, loop, mix,

Brother K


Kamlapati Khalsa
Global Design Team Manager
CLASS Project - Philips Semiconductors

voice : (408)991-3766  fax : (408)991-3263





rich@nuvision.com on 06/22/2000 09:12:35 AM
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>powerbook shows have ranked among some of the
>most boring/disappointing events i have gone
>to.

I would have to jump in and agree on this one...100%

Although i also have a hard time with the whole "DJ" thing too.  Not that
DJ's shouldn't have as much fame and fortune as guitar slingers...far from
it...it's just more fun to watch paint dry than see these guys spinning
prefabbed tunes.

I was at a record store recently that specializes in trance/rave/techno/dj
records and culture.  They have a dj turntable setup in the store and a guy
spinning.  I was watching with curiosity wondering how they were generating
the beats and synching them with the sounds of the turntables, assuming
they were at least seperate elements that the 'talented' dj was assembling
with his own creative flair.

So, i ask the guy "how are the beats being generated and how are you
synching everything?" and "do you have records of just beats, and is the
other turntable playing other sounds?".

Answer:  "No, man, it's all there on the record".


Am i missing something?  Are there any DJ's here on the list that can vouch
for the effort and talent that it takes to compose on turntables?  Or is it
all premade for you on the vinyl, and your talent is 'record shopping'?

respectfully OT,

rich