Re: breakbeats -- the quest for a groovebox

[Mike iLL <illness@earthlink.net>]

you can also use a MINIdisc player or even an MP3 player if your 
loops are static and don't need to start at an exact time.



>actually most of those guys weren't using computers till fairly 
>recently. I know squarepusher did his first few albums with a drum 
>machine and a sampler.  He used the drum machine as his sequencer.
>
>Ernesto
>
>On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 22:12:05 -0000, jimfowler <jimfowler@prodigy.net> 
>wrote:
>
>>i'm assuming guys like aphex twin, squarepusher, muziq, etc. are all 
>using
>>their computers for the beats, but are there any hardware boxes that will
>>produce good breakbeat-style beats?  that's mainly what i'm looking for:
>>breakbeats and down-tempo r&b stuff.
>>
>>if only i had a titanium powerbook...
>>
>>-jim
>>
>>
>>
>
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>ernesto schnack
>http://schnack.does.it