Richie Hawtin Method?

steffensen · Post by **steffensen** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:32 am

This is a question out of curiousity, more than something on need-to-know basis, as im always most interested in how people do things.

Ive read up on Richie Hawtin, and how he produce music today, and he clearly states in several places that he seldom use midi, but mainly audio. Also, from various screenshots, one can see him using a lot of audio clips/loops.

Wich leads to the question, if he aint doin midi, where do he get all the audio from? Rips them of records and mangle them to death in Live or what?

I come from a world of midi, so the whole world of working with mainly audio bits is somewhat new to me (hence the curiousity), even tho ive worked with audio, its never gone deeper than using recordings of m external synths.

MarcAshken · Post by **MarcAshken** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:00 pm

i think its prolly exaclty that mate, recordings and bounces of stuff from outside his main sequencer. When they say he only uses audio they probably mean he bounces down his vst's as he goes along, i think, lol

steffensen · Post by **steffensen** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:59 pm

From what i understand, he uses recorded "loops" from a lot of different tracks, cuts them down and reassembles the pieces to a beat of his own.
Also, he seems to put some own sounds on top of it all, like a bassline for example.
Sure, i understand that such a method takes a lot of time, energy and creativity to do, but i cant help feeling a bit dissapointed. For me using someone elses sounds, is a bit of cheating, no matter what.
Thats my personal oponion of course. I gotta say he really changes the org sounds to something new however..

jpls · Post by **jpls** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:53 pm

are you talking about his mixes or tracks?

steffensen · Post by **steffensen** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:59 pm

"how he produce music today" = his music/tracks, yes.

jpls · Post by **jpls** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:07 pm

from your initial description, it sounds like you have not listened
to his own tracks.

i guess an easy answer to your question would be an 808.

Zinthek · Post by **Zinthek** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:08 pm

I know his mixes and some of his tracks, like The Tunnel, are done this way.
But not everything I think. The Plastikman stuff is definitely not done this way.

steffensen · Post by **steffensen** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:49 pm

Yes, the earlier stuff is all midi, ive read.