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Yeah, and that matured into being done with groove boxes in general, not Elektron specifically. Iām back on the Keys now, and that with the Heat are the only pieces I got. So as far as slimming down goes, Iām pretty lean these days.
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Thats cool!
I had bought a system 1 to let my buddy use for getting into sound design/synthesis(he originally got a D-05 for his first hardware synth- and I was flabbergasted that his introduction was a nightmare interface)
I think Iām done with Elektron synthesis- I like all the parameters readily available for live manipulation- but Elektron sampling Iām all about. Happy with the Digitakt, working on a trade for an Octatrack.
But I get ya!
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For the record - Roger Linn is still live and kicking and designing new awesome instruments.
My bad. I hadnāt even watched the video at that point.
Yeah I think it places way too much emphasis on the machine; as if Dilla wouldnāt have been Dilla wothout those particular MPC features.
To paraphrase Lennon: heās an artist; he couldāve made something from a Tuba.
To imagine him on an OT is wishful thinking I do sometimes. You saw how he flipped those bits of samples to make almost funky IDM. Imagine him at OT slices.
He was still pushing the envelope even near the end. I expect he would have gotten a kick out of the OT. Imo more deserving of the instrument label than an MPC.
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If your saying dillaās kicks sound like a drunk 3 year olds attempt at playing drums your way out of pocket.
Dillaās āswingā or āgrooveā whatever you want to call it is one of the most celebrated aspects of his music.
And rightfully so. Something you canāt teach. Or have a computer or any piece of gear do for you.
And with all that said dilla used all types of gear and samplers from spās to mpcās to some of those keyboard sampler/workstations like ensoniqās
He pretty much is the father of the modern ābeat sceneā. Iām much more of a fan of madlib but Iāll always have the upmost respect for dilla and his craft. Produced plenty of classic rap songs and even got hits with Janet Jackson and Badu
Comparing his drums to that of a ādrunk 3 year oldā is completely tasteless and disrespectful
To be fair, this was what Questlove said about the JDilla and that was not tasteless nor disrespectful. Please see the video linked.
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So not only did you not watch the video, you also didnāt read the previous post about not watching the video. Go watch the video and see if you recognize the dude who made that statement. Let me guess, it wonāt be disrespectful when you see who said that?
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To be fair I still think the analogy is a poor one; even worse, his attempt at actually playing one.
Which is not to say he canāt. Voodoo proves he certainly can. I just think he was putting on more of a show for the crowd in that video.
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He expressed it in a funny way that puts a smile on your face, I think. A very visual description that paints a picture of some crazy non-standard beats that were maybe a little dangerous.
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Ok I didnāt watch the video true.
I just donāt do well with dilla slander, my apologies lol
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Same right here.
Anything less than God-level and Im sharpening my knife.
Iāve said many times that If only someone from elektron developing the OT had used an mpc the world would be different. Triggering slices with notes(good pads) mapping velocity to amp just makes senseā¦
Give him a bit of slack. This is an Elektron forum, where the workflow is to use music machines as computers
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different colour threads for different velocities? I like it.
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