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Re:Aphex Twin gave us a peek inside a 90s classic (2017) by gagagaga7 on Saturday July 27, 2024 @09:57PM (#41090720)
I mean, was it? I always felt like trackers were crappy and “real” producers used real synths and drum machines, but in hindsight we now know that some of the most creative/interesting producers were trackers
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Re:Aphex Twin gave us a peek inside a 90s classic (2017) by pentaphobe on Sunday July 28, 2024 @06:56AM (#41092412)
It did always feel like the "real" folk had some mysterious room full of hardware

I guess it was true, but so neat that they were sometimes triggering that stuff with trackers or sampling it for use within trackers (or similarly niche software)

Aphex on trackers, Autechre in Max/MSP

Still curious what squarepusher used

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Re:Aphex Twin gave us a peek inside a 90s classic (2017) by an_aparallel on Sunday July 28, 2024 @05:39PM (#41096177)
Yamaha hardware sequencer (QU-700 from memory) + later on reaktor ensembles, and a room full of hardware, obviously live bass, live drums etc.
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Re:Aphex Twin gave us a peek inside a 90s classic (2017) by pentaphobe on Monday July 29, 2024 @12:37AM (#41097921)
Absolute champ, thanks!
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