kpone9
Posted Tue 22 Jan 13 @ 7:54 am
jboerlage
James Zabiela is one of those rare artists that uses new technology not "just because he can" but really to do something creative with it. He's a true gear hero!
Posted Tue 22 Jan 13 @ 4:34 pm
dizzyrocks2001
Technically very good but it lacks any sort of groove or soul.
Posted Tue 22 Jan 13 @ 8:01 pm
A Man and His Music
I'm impressed, wish I could do that.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 1:53 am
jboerlage
dizzyrocks2001 wrote :
Technically very good but it lacks any sort of groove or soul.
Well techno in in general, the Detroit sound as big exception, is pretty plain and without much soul. Especially when mixing this neat it will get slightly static. So unless you make it a bit more messy and use less tight tracks its not gonna have much groove and feeling to it. And I think for a Pioneer demo they just want it neat and tight as a tick.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 2:47 am
mp3jrick
Bought one of those Pioneer RMX 1000's in December, its pretty deeeeeeep, but amazing what you can do with it.
Trip coming up the end of the month to Sweden where these are in heavy use in a few clubs there, gotta suck up as much as I can.
Trip coming up the end of the month to Sweden where these are in heavy use in a few clubs there, gotta suck up as much as I can.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 8:53 am
groovindj
mp3jrick wrote :
Bought one of those Pioneer RMX 1000's
amazing what you can do with it.
amazing what you can do with it.
I was surprised to find that such an expensive lump of hardware can only sample one thing live, and there's no way of storing that sample into one of the sample slots or the SD card.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 9:21 am
dizzyrocks2001
jboerlage wrote :
Well techno in in general, the Detroit sound as big exception, is pretty plain and without much soul. Especially when mixing this neat it will get slightly static. So unless you make it a bit more messy and use less tight tracks its not gonna have much groove and feeling to it. And I think for a Pioneer demo they just want it neat and tight as a tick.
dizzyrocks2001 wrote :
Technically very good but it lacks any sort of groove or soul.
Well techno in in general, the Detroit sound as big exception, is pretty plain and without much soul. Especially when mixing this neat it will get slightly static. So unless you make it a bit more messy and use less tight tracks its not gonna have much groove and feeling to it. And I think for a Pioneer demo they just want it neat and tight as a tick.
I hear ya. These demos are great for videos and trade shows to show what the units can do but chicks don't dance to sets like these lol.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 10:45 am
mp3jrick
The sampler is a little on the weak side yes, each bay (4) has 4 slots, and only the first one loops, the other three slots fire one shot only but will roll when dubbed into the mix.
The other thing is each bay has a 15 second time limit, so thats 15sec divided by 4 each slot.
Already got my complaints in about that, its a software/firmware update in the future I imagine.
Aside from that, the thing is the shnizzle to use, especially with the effects toggle lever which can flat kill or go out on a beat segue as an echo, back spin or brake.
The guys hands are moving too fast in that video to really see what he is doing exactly.
The one other thing that has caught users/owners eyes is the lack of flangers, which are made up for on the mixer, but still.
Sync is live read which is great for transitions and keeps up with bending live.
Been a steep learning curve, their manuals are a little short in delivery on specifics.
Saw this in AC and was hooked, took me months but I found one for about half the price brand new in box.
The other thing is each bay has a 15 second time limit, so thats 15sec divided by 4 each slot.
Already got my complaints in about that, its a software/firmware update in the future I imagine.
Aside from that, the thing is the shnizzle to use, especially with the effects toggle lever which can flat kill or go out on a beat segue as an echo, back spin or brake.
The guys hands are moving too fast in that video to really see what he is doing exactly.
The one other thing that has caught users/owners eyes is the lack of flangers, which are made up for on the mixer, but still.
Sync is live read which is great for transitions and keeps up with bending live.
Been a steep learning curve, their manuals are a little short in delivery on specifics.
Saw this in AC and was hooked, took me months but I found one for about half the price brand new in box.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 12:09 pm
the SOUND INSURGENT
I'm with Diz on this one, yes it was good (better then anything I'm doing now) but it was lifeless. The same thing goes for the DMC competition s. Now it's all about being technical and fast, Shit all sounds the same anymore.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 12:23 pm
jboerlage
beatbreaker1 wrote :
I'm with Diz on this one, yes it was good (better then anything I'm doing now) but it was lifeless. The same thing goes for the DMC competition s. Now it's all about being technical and fast, Shit all sounds the same anymore.
Without sounding too old... yeah... recording techniques are getting to be soo perfectly timed that records are to the frame accurate in tempo that it gets to be very clinical. I remember even the oldest version of cubase had a 'groove' function that applied a small offset to your notes to get a more human touch to the whole thing. I did some oldschool mix projects some time ago ( http://i.mixcloud.com/CBjLCY ) 24 songs into one hour sometimes using upto four decks. The whole thing was a bitch to mix since no single record, even when ripped right from cd, has a steady bpm, nevertheless, the allover vibe is very much alive due to all the imperfections.
Posted Wed 23 Jan 13 @ 1:40 pm