Nobody is denying that futurism hasnt played a role in the evolution of techno. Id simply argue that it's a lot more than that, its not the defining factor and its relevance as a concept in modern times is debateable. It must be remembered that the influx of mass synthesizer technology which was af...

Hmm, why would one wish to write music about the year 3000? That in itself doesnt define techno in my book. By that definition, ANY music based on futurism is potentially techno. And I dont think so. People will call it whatever they call it regardless of what the person made it thought. Not all mu...

If you think artists like Jeff Mills Juan Atkins and UR are talking about the 21st century in their music then you haven't been listening. More like the year 3000 The date or year isn't so important. The point is that techno can't be futuristic anymore, but it's very relevant. We are actually livin...

i totally know where youre coming from Torque, but not everyone who has been into techno necessarily understands it from the classical purist Detroit techno perspective, where techno was invented by a couple of guys with a sci-fi concept in just one moment of inspiration. when i listen to that earl...

Techno has nothing to do with the machines used hmmmm ... not so sure about that What about cover versions of detroit techno tracks by indie bands? There are quite a few tracks that are considered techno that i know of where nothing was sequenced. Techno is nothing more than a soundtrack to what yo...

You know i think this whole thing has totally lost perspective. Techno has nothing to do with the machines used, or genre or any of that sh!t. Techno is nothing more than a soundtrack to what you imagine the future looks like. It's not music, it's futurism. If you imagine the future after World War ...

The main advice i have is to stay away from any firewire soundcards if you're running windows because the setup can be extremely buggy. The best sounding stuff i've run across is the RME stuff but they're expensive.. The best stuff that i've found that's a step down from that is either MOTU or PreSo...

I hear people make statements referring to Detroit type things like: Detroit Drums Detroit Synths Detroit Chords etc.... I'm just wondering what exactly you guys mean exactly. Maybe it's a cultural thing or some kind of language gap. Everybody around here uses different stuff, different methods and ...