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> Interesting, I was not aware of that quantizing > function. Seems odd. Why would you have a function > like that that you can't disable on a modern device? > Silly. > > However, if memory serves, the famous TR-909 also > lacked anyway of disabling quantize, but it still > became an icon even though it had "toyish" sounds. > Funny, at the time I went with a Yamaha drum machine > because of it's more realistic sounds... RX-11 (and > was cheaper if memory serves) The 909 was only in > production for a year and I remember it wasn't really > that well received. I think it got more popular when > poor inner city kids bought them used or at blow out > prices and then figured out how to make them work. > > Well, the box containing the Electribe ESX-1 sits on > the floor of my cubical so there's no turning back... > for now. I'm actually excited to have something that > trades copious features (E-MU XL-7) for intuitive > interface. The older I get the more I embrace the > limitations of gear and find it inspiring. Also, the > longer I work with drum machines/sequencers the more I > want to make them sound like the machines they are. > The juxtaposition of machine with traditional > instruments really excites me. > > ... and for those of you who think a gameboy is not a > musical instrument, I'd ask you to talk to a former > list member and friend Will Wright. Using a program > called nanoloop he makes wonderful things. Also, > check out the "Gameboy Variations" of Beck's new > album. I think they're iTunes store exclusives, but > they're more than worth the money. > > Mark ... a friend of mine created a program to make music with only a gameboy (http://www.littlesounddj.com/) and it goes quite far. stéphane http://www.clumsybeats.org > --- obadia <obadia@clumsybeats.org> wrote: >> i think the electribe is a great toy - the gameboy >> of the musician. >> unfortunately there is no way to sample live with >> it. also i find the >> groove/quantize fonctions disturbing: not possible >> to turn them off. >> >> but very intuitive! >> >> stéphane >> >> >> >> > I think I will try that Electribe. So many swear >> by >> > it, and as it is a sampler it won't duplicate >> anything >> > in my studio. I tried an SP-303 a while ago and >> > didn't like it... I wanted to be able to >> manipulate >> > the sample as one would do with a vinyl record... >> so I >> > use a Numark CDX now (great piece of kit) >> > >> > but I digress... >> > >> > Mostly I want something that's intuitive to work >> with. >> > When I had my Roland MC-307 I was really prolific >> in >> > the beat dept. Upon getting an E-MU Planetearth >> > module, I was in love with the sound (thanks Mark >> > Hamburg!) so I ditched the 307 for the E-MU XL-7. >> > >> > Don't get me wrong, in some ways the XL-7 is >> brilliant >> > and I'd recommend it. It's cheap and VERY >> powerful >> > with tons of expansion capability. (It now houses >> the >> > ROM from my Planetearth) but in some ways it's >> very >> > frustraiting... especially when dealing with it's >> > effects section. It reminds me a tiny bit of my >> first >> > sequencer, a retarded device made by Brother. It >> did >> > a lot, but was so badly designed it was almost >> > impossible to do anything with it. I hate when >> gear >> > is trying to be all things to all people and while >> > you're making be one thing to you, you feel like >> you >> > are fighting it. In the end I'll trade off some >> sound >> > quality and features for something intuitive any >> day. >> > I think that's why I love the Repeater as well. >> I've >> > owned EDPs and never liked them. The interface >> never >> > really inspired me. >> > >> > Mark >> > >> > --- John Wayne <holzkoppwayne@web.de> wrote: >> >> Mark, >> >> >> >> I own a Korg Electribe S MKII and love it! Really >> >> easy to learn and use, >> >> small in size, good fx and smart media slot. (you >> >> can even copy .wav >> >> files directly onto the card and load them into >> the >> >> Electribe) >> >> Best to use it as drum sampler because the memory >> is >> >> about 3 MB only. >> >> >> >> For sequencing I use the Yamaha RM1x which is >> cheap >> >> (about 300 EUR) but >> >> a bit more complicated. Additionally it has a >> >> synthesizer with effect >> >> unit onboard. No killer sounds but you'll always >> >> find something >> >> interesting. >> >> The Yamaha RS-7000 is the follow-up to the RM1x >> and >> >> has increased memory >> >> and a sampler onboard. (price about 800 EUR). >> >> >> >> >> >> Scherer >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> mark sottilaro wrote: >> >> >> >> >Hey >> >> > >> >> >I find my E-MU XL-7 kind of cumbesome to work >> with, >> >> >although I do love a lot of it's flexibility and >> >> >soundset (it takes all the proteus cards). I >> find >> >> >myself using it more as a soundbank for Digital >> >> >Performer than for it's sequencing. >> >> > >> >> >I'm hoping to find something that's more user >> >> friendly >> >> >and fun to work with. I like gear that's QUICK >> to >> >> >learn yet deep and good sounding. What are >> people >> >> >using with success? On my list are the Korg >> >> Electribe >> >> >EX (the ROM or the sampler, not sure which one >> but >> >> I'm >> >> >leaning toward the sampler) or a used Roland >> >> MC-505. >> >> >(I miss my 307!) >> >> > >> >> >I'd love to hear your thoughts. My Repeater's >> >> MIDI >> >> >sync awaits your messages... >> >> > >> >> >Mark >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >