best obsolete musical technology

you don't see mellotrons enough i guess.

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:29 PM, Adam Beker said:

ahh, memories. I remember I used to use this on my old computer that didn't have a soundcard. I'd take files round to my mates to hear what they sounded like. Make changes based on scribbled notes, then go back the next week. It wasn't very productive... when i eventually saved enough cash to buy a soundcard i changed to fasttracker.

  On 11/22/2010 at 2:55 AM, Cryptowen said:

Fairlight CMI

Korg Wavestation

...basically old digital gear in general. Analog has the whole niche market thing going strong, but all of those 80s digital synths seem to be falling to the wayside.

digital is the new analog

  On 11/22/2010 at 11:35 PM, Atop said:

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:01 AM, Atop said:

anything tht is NOT using to make music

have you ever noticed that you're the only watmmer who has to whore himself to sizes and colors to make your points? if you have one?

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:29 PM, Adam Beker said:

Mini Disc©

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

With it's lovely Auto Compression...

  On 11/23/2010 at 2:59 AM, tht tne said:

  On 11/22/2010 at 11:35 PM, Atop said:

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:01 AM, Atop said:

anything tht is NOT using to make music

 

have you ever noticed that you're the only watmmer who has to whore himself to sizes and colors to make your points? if you have one?

  On 11/23/2010 at 4:23 AM, enxyme said:

Mini Disc©

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

 

With it's lovely Auto Compression...

what auto compression? are you talking about dynamics compression, or data compression?

  On 11/22/2010 at 7:43 PM, oscillik said:

  On 11/22/2010 at 3:06 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

i wanna hear what a stylophone sounds like.

i've got two. in fact, i don't need them anymore. i might sell them (or give them away)

i'll take one lol

also if you want to hear one, listen to pocket calculator by kraftwerk.

analogue recording/mixing/mastering is pretty obsolete (in the sense that digital has waaaay taken over) but you've still got dickheads like steve albini using it to great effect.

  On 11/23/2010 at 4:23 AM, enxyme said:

Mini Disc©

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

 

With it's lovely Auto Compression...

My brother owned one of these.

Stylophones sound like shit.

  On 11/23/2010 at 5:55 AM, oscillik said:

  On 11/23/2010 at 4:23 AM, enxyme said:

Mini Disc©

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

 

With it's lovely Auto Compression...

what auto compression? are you talking about dynamics compression, or data compression?

Data - This type to be more specific

  On 11/23/2010 at 1:48 PM, mcbpete said:

  On 11/23/2010 at 5:55 AM, oscillik said:

  On 11/23/2010 at 4:23 AM, enxyme said:

Mini Disc©

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

 

With it's lovely Auto Compression...

what auto compression? are you talking about dynamics compression, or data compression?

Data - This type to be more specific

i just didn't understand the need for pointing out that MiniDisc uses data compression.

That's like saying Cassette Tape: with it's lovely spindles

I understand... But many people enjoy/enjoyed the style of compression the Mini Disc had... It would automatically adjust volume levels while you were recording live... Giving recordings a nice warm semi-mastered sound to them... But they could overly compress if you didn't have the compression dialed in...

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:01 AM, Atop said:

anything that isn't used to make music with

Ahhh Mini-Disc you got me soo many good samples MD. If it wasn't for my ZoomH2, I'd still be using you!

+

  On 11/23/2010 at 10:05 PM, enxyme said:

I understand... But many people enjoy/enjoyed the style of compression the Mini Disc had... It would automatically adjust volume levels while you were recording live... Giving recordings a nice warm semi-mastered sound to them... But they could overly compress if you didn't have the compression dialed in...

but that's not compression, that's Auto Gain Control

  On 11/24/2010 at 4:26 AM, oscillik said:

  On 11/23/2010 at 10:05 PM, enxyme said:

I understand... But many people enjoy/enjoyed the style of compression the Mini Disc had... It would automatically adjust volume levels while you were recording live... Giving recordings a nice warm semi-mastered sound to them... But they could overly compress if you didn't have the compression dialed in...

but that's not compression, that's Auto Gain Control

No... The adjustment of gain is just one part of compression...

yeah you can set the quality of recording on those minidisc players. lofi to better... all of it uses compression

  On 11/24/2010 at 4:26 AM, oscillik said:

  On 11/23/2010 at 10:05 PM, enxyme said:

I understand... But many people enjoy/enjoyed the style of compression the Mini Disc had... It would automatically adjust volume levels while you were recording live... Giving recordings a nice warm semi-mastered sound to them... But they could overly compress if you didn't have the compression dialed in...

but that's not compression, that's Auto Gain Control

this drove me nuts until i realized you could just shut it off. i wouldn't call the result "warm" so much as "infuriatingly volatile." i never use it.

that being said, i love my minidisc. it's always there if the computer is on the fritz... currently i have mine set up by the piano with a presonus bluetube for some serious billy joel wailing.

  On 11/24/2010 at 6:07 AM, yek said:

yeah you can set the quality of recording on those minidisc players. lofi to better... all of it uses compression

yeah i know that, but enxyme wasn't talking about the ATRAC bitrate. my minidisc recorder can do uncompressed PCM though.

  On 11/24/2010 at 8:09 AM, hahathhat said:

  On 11/24/2010 at 4:26 AM, oscillik said:

  On 11/23/2010 at 10:05 PM, enxyme said:

I understand... But many people enjoy/enjoyed the style of compression the Mini Disc had... It would automatically adjust volume levels while you were recording live... Giving recordings a nice warm semi-mastered sound to them... But they could overly compress if you didn't have the compression dialed in...

but that's not compression, that's Auto Gain Control

 

this drove me nuts until i realized you could just shut it off. i wouldn't call the result "warm" so much as "infuriatingly volatile." i never use it.

 

that being said, i love my minidisc. it's always there if the computer is on the fritz... currently i have mine set up by the piano with a presonus bluetube for some serious billy joel wailing.

yeah, the AGC is highly annoying and pretty much useless, in my opinion.

Magnetic Tape.

mellotron

Casio SK-1

piano is not best for me personally, but it's quite nice.

guitars are obsolete goddamnit