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Originally Posted by 7161  oh ha ha haaaa analogbass *slaps side with mirth*.. what a witty retort
used one have u? (and i dont mean listened to samples of one or heard one for a short while)
hmmm, i'm not argueing with you, it's just my experience of having to use one for a year every day almost. i didnt like it. the claps are quite nice and vicious, the tam sounds like someone shaking a baby rattle, the snare has like a nanosecond decay, the toms sound like ski yogurt pots, the kik is clicky and nasty...
IMO.. look, sorry ok, i just cant help thinking SOLID by ashford and Simpson |
Honestly the main reason some might not like it now is that it's so identified with the 80s ie the Ashford & Simpson comment. But in terms of the actual sounds, they're about the best stock drum sounds that were ever made along with the Oberheim. The only reason the Linns are less desirable to some now is that we've had 20 years of cheap Rolands ruling the market because that cheap sound came to be desired. FYI back in the day when realism was important very few would've chosen a Roland except by necessity, when cost was a factor because the Linns and Oberheims were too expensive.
Prince still uses his LM-1s because the feel's still the best around after all this time. He substitutes the chips just because of those here and elsewhere who dismiss the stock sounds as too 80s, not because they sound bad. They sound better than most of the sounds heard now actually.