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Re: [AN1x-list] Re: Offtopic: Dutch smoke pot (was:Americans are ignorant )

2000-07-31 by PinheadX

> > I thought to say that, but I was unsure....IMHO the best Techno style
came
> > from Belgium...
>
> New Beat?

No...I'm talking about EBM...yes, I'm a Front 242 fan...:-)

> But I don't think that the *development* of synths is something Japanese.
> Roland, for instance, doesn't really innovate: they just improve on what
> others do, and sell it for an appropiate price.

As always..:-)

> Kurzweil, which is American despite the German sounding name, does little
to
> innovate. Their VAST engine is quite old by now, even though their stuff
is
> top-end, and even more expensive than Roland.

You won't believe how expensive are the Kurzweil gear here!!!

> But really new and exciting stuff seems to come mainly from the UK
> (Novation), Germany (Access, the late Quasimidi, Creamware), and Sweden
> (Clavia, Elektron). Most of it seems to focus on analogue modelling,
though.
> Quasimidi? Didn't they fold up their business? Perhaps you could get the
> last Polymorph as well... but be quick about it.

SHIT!!!...I'll have to stop dreaming about my Porsche!!! Everything I want
is getting out of production!!!

PinheadX

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