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I've not tried the MPC1000, but I've heard of it's greatness. I actually really like the much cheaper Korg ESX-1, even though it has no "pads" to speak of like the MPC1000. For that I can easily use my MIDI keyboard. I should look into getting some samples for it though. Linn drum sounds... mmmmm. I'm hoping to eventually get it so that there's not a single traditional drum sound on it and use the copious E-MU library for those sounds. Mark --- "L. Angulo" <labalou2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > No doubt computers are more flexible,but have u > tried > the mpc1000?i love the feel of its pads, it syncs > great to the EDP,and usb transfer is wonderful,you > can > also go to their web and download all the classic > drum > machine sounds like the linn drum,Acetone and all > the > vintage obscure beat boxes!i just wish they would > have > given it more memory...but i have to get a dedicated > midi foot controller for it to mess with the > different > midi functions it offers,track mute,next sequence, > etc.song mode can be very useful but i dont like to > be > following a machine,so track muting and next > sequence > seem to be more intuitive live. > I am curious how bands like Rush,Bowie etc. are > working nowdays, Peter Gabriel has a buch of laptops > on stage and he certainly does it very clever! > Luis > > > > > --- mark sottilaro <marksottilaro@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > I've been using drum machines for years, and for > the > > last 12 or so I've synced audio loopers (Lexicon > > JamMan and Electrix Repeater) to them. It's always > > worked great (and still does) but I think I use my > > drum machines in a somewhat non traditional way. > I > > use either a Korg Electribe ESX-1 or E-MU XL-7 to > > put > > together dense loops and then kind of randomly > > mute/unmute tracks while in song mode. The lack > of > > traditional song structure is great for the way I > > like > > to improvise. > > > > Well, this weekend I decided to put together > > something > > with a more "pop" structure and I found the song > > modes > > on both the above drum machines to be SO awkward > > compared to a DAW like Digital Performer or Logic, > I > > ended up with nothing. > > > > So, am I just spoiled by modern computer > > sequencing... > > or am I approaching the drum machine song > > construction > > in the wrong way? My idea is to avoid having to > > bring > > a laptop to gigs, but if it's going to be so much > > easier I'll do it. I can get around pretty > quickly > > in > > Digital Performer 4... then I started to think > "well > > if I'm bringing a laptop for sequencing, why not > use > > it as a sound source as well?" The ESX-1 is a > > sampler > > and the XL-7 is a ROMpler so it's not like I'd > have > > issues with a laptop not being able to have fast > > enough processors. > > > > So, if there's a song construction tip that you > can > > think of, I'd love to hear it. If you've found a > > better tool that lets one work more intuitively, > > (the > > Electribe has a way better interface than the E-MU > > IMO) I'd like to hear that as well. If song > > construction in modern drum-machines is just a big > > pain compared to software, than I guess I'll > abandon > > my little cute boxes for my current project. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mark > > > > > > > www.luis-angulo.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >