Re: what gear do the pros use?
one more:
http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_knives/index.html
What did you feel you needed to understand the most?
I really got inside some of the programs on my laptop. I learned [Emagic] Logic inside and out. I also got into plug-in processing and some soft synths like [Native Instruments] Reaktor. When you're making a record, you need to have a refined sound, and that sound only comes from being in the studio every single day. You need to build up your sound libraries so that you've got everything at your fingertips.
I used to be obsessed with getting the very latest boxes, and I would buy magazines every month to see what the latest box was. I would buy equipment all the time, thinking that's what I needed to do to make the kind of music I wanted to make. From working with Charlie, I learned that you only need to know a couple of boxes inside out, and you're set. Charlie does almost all of his work on a couple of specific boxes. He really knows his way around the Yamaha DX7. Once I got out of that buying cycle, I figured out what my favorite boxes were.
What instruments defined Airdrawndagger's sound?
We used a lot of analog processing and analog synths on the record — some old Rolands and an ARP 2600, which is an absolute beast. We used soft synths for textures. Some of the soft synths for the Macintosh are phenomenal — things like [Native Instruments] Reaktor, FM7 and Absynth. We got the best results when we combined that stuff with real analog processing. Even though we recorded things in [Digidesign] Pro Tools, we would run tracks out into the analog environment and process sounds through old tape machines or whatever to give it a warm sound.
Overall, the whole record has a very Pro Tools sound. It's a very powerful tool. I would throw ideas together on the laptop using Logic. I have all my samples inside my computer, and Logic has the EXS24 sampler, which changed my life. Being able to load all your samples into this program is like having 50 Akai S6000s at once. You have access to every single sample you ever made. A lot of times, I'd just sit there with my little controller keyboard and laptop and write. Once I got an idea together, I'd take it over to Tom to make it come alive. When Tom opened them up in a Pro Tools environment with all these amazing plug-ins, the tracks became 3-D. It was really exciting. I felt that if I could make a track work coming out of the tiny stereo outputs on my Macintosh, it would really work once it got in a big computer.
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Re: what gear do the pros use?
ok got one a bit old:
What gear has Orbital used in the past and what are they using today?QWhat equipment do Orbital use to create their music ?A
Like most groups...they upgrade their equipment or buy new pieces of equipment, so this list will change over the years. For the new album, "Middle of Nowhere" they used the following items :-
List created by Paul Hartnoll 03rd January 1999
Synths
Kawai K5000R, Nord Rack, Korg Z1, Roland JP8000, Roland SH 101, Roland SH 09, Yamaha DX 7 Mark 2, Stylophone, Supernova (Novation) and Virus.
Drum Machines
909, 808 and Trinity workstation for drums (Korg).
FX
M5000, Esoniq DP/4, Alesis Quadraverb, Joe Meek Compressor, Dbx Compressor and Lexicon LX P1.
Mixing Desk
2 Yamaha OSZ
Other
Power PC 6100/66, G3 (this was replaced by the Power PC 6100/66 half way through the album), Power Book 3400c, Recycle Package, Logic Audio, Audio Werks Card and E4 Turbo Sampler.
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what gear do the pros use?
can't seem to find any links. I remember reading about it before...
I'm looking for stuff like what sasha used on Expander (I think I read he used a power mac) and underworld, orbital...
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