Richard's Haircut

His bike is fucking lush!

This is one of the longest threads on the 1st page.

And half of it is people giving out about how shit the thread is.

his post on planet-mu is probably the most candid Ive ever seen him. Then you have to look at his posts on forums where he has been discovered. Not voluntarily giving up his identity. Interviews for mags? Forget it.

  On 6/23/2010 at 5:08 AM, marf said:

his post on planet-mu is probably the most candid Ive ever seen him.

Link?

some people bought the analogue equipment when it was unfashionable and very cheap though.

some of us are over 30 you know!

anyone remember when 303`s were £50? and coke was 16p a tin? crisps 5p

also you have overlooked A LOT of other points because its not all about the overall frequency response of the recording system its how the sound gets there in the first place.

here are some things which you can`t get from a plugin,they are often emulated but due to their hugely complex nature are always pretty crass aproximations..

the sound of analogue equpiment including EQ, changes very noticably over even a few hours due to temperature changes within a circuit.

Anyone who has tried to make tracs on a few analogue synths and make them stay in tune can tell you this,you leave a trac running for a few hours come back and think Im sure I didnt fucking write that,I must be going mental!

this affects all the components in a synth/EQ in an almost infinte amount of tiny ways.

and the amount differs from circuit to circuit depending on the design.

the interaction of different channels and their respective signals with an analogue mixer are very complex,EQ,dynamics....

any fx, analogue or digital that are plugged into it all have their own special complex characteristics and all interact with each other differently and change depending on their routing.

Nobody that ive heard of has even begun to start emulating analogue mixer circuitry in software,just the aesthetics,it will come but im sure it will be a crap half hearted effort like most pretend synth plugins are.

they should be called PST synths, P for pretend not virtual.

Every piece of outboard gear has its own sound ,reverbs,modulation effects etc

real room reverb, this in itself companies have spent decades trying to emulate and not even got close in my opinion, even the best attempts like Quantec and EMT only scratch the surface.

analogue EQ is currently impossible in theory to be emulated digitally,quite intense maths shit involed in this if youre really that interested,you could look it up...good luck.

your soundcard will always make things sound like its come from THAT soundcard..they ALL impose their different sound characteristics onto whatever comes out of them they are far from being totally neutral devices.

all the components of a circuit like resistors and capacitors subtley differ from each other depending on their quality but even the most high quality milatary spec ones are never EXACTLY the same.

no two analogue synths can ever be built exactly the same,there are tiny human/automated errors in building the circuits,tweaking the trimpots for example which is usually done manually in a lot of analogue shit.

just compare the sound of 2 808 drum machines next to each other and you will see what I mean,you always thought an 808 was an 808 right?

same goes for 303`s they all sound subltey different,different voltage scaling of the oscillator is usually quite noticable.

VST plugins are restricted by a finite number of calculations per second these factors are WAY beyond their CURRENT capability.

Then there is the question of the physicallity of the instrument this affects the way a human will emotionally interact with it and therfore affect what they will actually do with it! often overlooked from the maths heads,this is probably the biggest factor I think.

for example the smell of analogue stuff as well as the look of it puts you in a certain mental state which is very different from looking at a computer screen.

then there is analogue tape...ah this really could go on forever....

im quite drunk cant be bothered to type anymore...

so yeah,whatever, you obviously dont have to have analogue equipment to make `good` music in case thats the impression im giving,EVERYTHING has its uses .And not all anlaogue equipment is expensive you can still get bargains like old high end military audio devices,tape machines fx etc just go for the unfashionable stuff.

Richard.

Well, seems like he's most candid when 1) not talking about himself and 2) when other people don't necessarily know it's him talking. Makes perfect sense.

  On 6/23/2010 at 12:30 PM, Masonic Boom said:

Well, seems like he's most candid when 1) not talking about himself and 2) when other people don't necessarily know it's him talking. Makes perfect sense.

And 3) drunk. Don't forget that one, it's very important.

i love his hair in this picture

  On 6/23/2010 at 1:42 PM, ZoeB said:

  On 6/23/2010 at 12:30 PM, Masonic Boom said:

Well, seems like he's most candid when 1) not talking about himself and 2) when other people don't necessarily know it's him talking. Makes perfect sense.

 

And 3) drunk. Don't forget that one, it's very important.

Ha ha, yeah, the best interviews are almost always him quite drunk or very stoned. I have noticed that.

  On 6/23/2010 at 1:48 PM, LUDD said:

i love his hair in this picture

 

 

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fucking lol

  On 6/23/2010 at 6:53 AM, marf said:

some people bought the analogue equipment when it was unfashionable and very cheap though.

some of us are over 30 you know!

anyone remember when 303`s were £50? and coke was 16p a tin? crisps 5p

 

also you have overlooked A LOT of other points because its not all about the overall frequency response of the recording system its how the sound gets there in the first place.

here are some things which you can`t get from a plugin,they are often emulated but due to their hugely complex nature are always pretty crass aproximations..

 

the sound of analogue equpiment including EQ, changes very noticably over even a few hours due to temperature changes within a circuit.

Anyone who has tried to make tracs on a few analogue synths and make them stay in tune can tell you this,you leave a trac running for a few hours come back and think Im sure I didnt fucking write that,I must be going mental!

 

this affects all the components in a synth/EQ in an almost infinte amount of tiny ways.

and the amount differs from circuit to circuit depending on the design.

 

the interaction of different channels and their respective signals with an analogue mixer are very complex,EQ,dynamics....

any fx, analogue or digital that are plugged into it all have their own special complex characteristics and all interact with each other differently and change depending on their routing.

Nobody that ive heard of has even begun to start emulating analogue mixer circuitry in software,just the aesthetics,it will come but im sure it will be a crap half hearted effort like most pretend synth plugins are.

they should be called PST synths, P for pretend not virtual.

 

Every piece of outboard gear has its own sound ,reverbs,modulation effects etc

real room reverb, this in itself companies have spent decades trying to emulate and not even got close in my opinion, even the best attempts like Quantec and EMT only scratch the surface.

 

analogue EQ is currently impossible in theory to be emulated digitally,quite intense maths shit involed in this if youre really that interested,you could look it up...good luck.

 

your soundcard will always make things sound like its come from THAT soundcard..they ALL impose their different sound characteristics onto whatever comes out of them they are far from being totally neutral devices.

 

all the components of a circuit like resistors and capacitors subtley differ from each other depending on their quality but even the most high quality milatary spec ones are never EXACTLY the same.

 

no two analogue synths can ever be built exactly the same,there are tiny human/automated errors in building the circuits,tweaking the trimpots for example which is usually done manually in a lot of analogue shit.

just compare the sound of 2 808 drum machines next to each other and you will see what I mean,you always thought an 808 was an 808 right?

same goes for 303`s they all sound subltey different,different voltage scaling of the oscillator is usually quite noticable.

 

VST plugins are restricted by a finite number of calculations per second these factors are WAY beyond their CURRENT capability.

 

Then there is the question of the physicallity of the instrument this affects the way a human will emotionally interact with it and therfore affect what they will actually do with it! often overlooked from the maths heads,this is probably the biggest factor I think.

for example the smell of analogue stuff as well as the look of it puts you in a certain mental state which is very different from looking at a computer screen.

 

then there is analogue tape...ah this really could go on forever....

 

im quite drunk cant be bothered to type anymore...

so yeah,whatever, you obviously dont have to have analogue equipment to make `good` music in case thats the impression im giving,EVERYTHING has its uses .And not all anlaogue equipment is expensive you can still get bargains like old high end military audio devices,tape machines fx etc just go for the unfashionable stuff.

 

Richard.

The Word of the Lord.

god must have been so drunk when he posted leviticus

  On 6/23/2010 at 8:04 PM, hahathhat said:

god must have been so drunk when he posted leviticus

Are you kidding? Psilocybin, mate.

Moses was dosed to the hilt on ergot or some fungus - what was that "manna from heaven" - Pwdre Ser?

i thought that manna stuff was more like lembas from lord of the rings??

No, apparently (and sorry, priest for a mum, I know all kinds of ridiculous bible facts and bible-ology and every possible historical or historical interpretation of bible-esque events has been talked about at an early age) Manna was something that either fell from heaven or grew on the ground. There's lots of stories about weird fungal stuff that falls from heaven - and also in many deserts, there is rapid growth of previously unseen plant life after a rare rainfall.

Also, I just like saying "Pwdre Ser" cause it's cool. It's Welsh for "Rot of the Stars", and even though I hate the Welsh language with a maniacal passion, it's still a pretty cool phrase.

I will never understand, as long as I live, why some people get such a kick out of policing other people's fandom.

  On 6/24/2010 at 7:02 PM, Masonic Boom said:

I will never understand, as long as I live, why some people get such a kick out of policing other people's fandom.

now i really spit my water out at this one, and I'm at work so it was more of a leaking sort of spill and less of a pffffffffffft

  On 6/23/2010 at 3:33 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 6/23/2010 at 6:53 AM, marf said:

some people bought the analogue equipment when it was unfashionable and very cheap though.

some of us are over 30 you know!

anyone remember when 303`s were £50? and coke was 16p a tin? crisps 5p

 

also you have overlooked A LOT of other points because its not all about the overall frequency response of the recording system its how the sound gets there in the first place.

here are some things which you can`t get from a plugin,they are often emulated but due to their hugely complex nature are always pretty crass aproximations..

 

the sound of analogue equpiment including EQ, changes very noticably over even a few hours due to temperature changes within a circuit.

Anyone who has tried to make tracs on a few analogue synths and make them stay in tune can tell you this,you leave a trac running for a few hours come back and think Im sure I didnt fucking write that,I must be going mental!

 

this affects all the components in a synth/EQ in an almost infinte amount of tiny ways.

and the amount differs from circuit to circuit depending on the design.

 

the interaction of different channels and their respective signals with an analogue mixer are very complex,EQ,dynamics....

any fx, analogue or digital that are plugged into it all have their own special complex characteristics and all interact with each other differently and change depending on their routing.

Nobody that ive heard of has even begun to start emulating analogue mixer circuitry in software,just the aesthetics,it will come but im sure it will be a crap half hearted effort like most pretend synth plugins are.

they should be called PST synths, P for pretend not virtual.

 

Every piece of outboard gear has its own sound ,reverbs,modulation effects etc

real room reverb, this in itself companies have spent decades trying to emulate and not even got close in my opinion, even the best attempts like Quantec and EMT only scratch the surface.

 

analogue EQ is currently impossible in theory to be emulated digitally,quite intense maths shit involed in this if youre really that interested,you could look it up...good luck.

 

your soundcard will always make things sound like its come from THAT soundcard..they ALL impose their different sound characteristics onto whatever comes out of them they are far from being totally neutral devices.

 

all the components of a circuit like resistors and capacitors subtley differ from each other depending on their quality but even the most high quality milatary spec ones are never EXACTLY the same.

 

no two analogue synths can ever be built exactly the same,there are tiny human/automated errors in building the circuits,tweaking the trimpots for example which is usually done manually in a lot of analogue shit.

just compare the sound of 2 808 drum machines next to each other and you will see what I mean,you always thought an 808 was an 808 right?

same goes for 303`s they all sound subltey different,different voltage scaling of the oscillator is usually quite noticable.

 

VST plugins are restricted by a finite number of calculations per second these factors are WAY beyond their CURRENT capability.

 

Then there is the question of the physicallity of the instrument this affects the way a human will emotionally interact with it and therfore affect what they will actually do with it! often overlooked from the maths heads,this is probably the biggest factor I think.

for example the smell of analogue stuff as well as the look of it puts you in a certain mental state which is very different from looking at a computer screen.

 

then there is analogue tape...ah this really could go on forever....

 

im quite drunk cant be bothered to type anymore...

so yeah,whatever, you obviously dont have to have analogue equipment to make `good` music in case thats the impression im giving,EVERYTHING has its uses .And not all anlaogue equipment is expensive you can still get bargains like old high end military audio devices,tape machines fx etc just go for the unfashionable stuff.

 

Richard.

 

The Word of the Lord.

Amen.

oh man, i want moar real richard text

couldn't find a way to search for his username on analogue haven :(

bump for the gayest ass thread ever on teh wattms

full disappointment son

gotta be gay sometimes.

Richard has fucking awesome hair.

there's something about richard's hairy.

I like this topic for its unique perspective

i think we need an "i'm not gay, but..." thread

i take it back

i missed the txt from the planet mu post

while no new info gleamed it was cool to read

i wonder how much coke he did at his apex of blow hootering

hmmmmm

wish there were more real interviews with dude concerning electronics,gear and early electronic music