Orbital
Quotes
On sequencing
I think I might change from C-LAB to Cubase, now. The thing I didn't like was having to go up into a menu to transpose - you know, transpose... how many?... OK... and if you didn't like it, go back up, do it all again - whereas C-LAB always had that little block on the side. But the new version of Cubase has that little block on the other side, so there's nothing to stop us, really.
— Paul Hartnoll, Orbital, 1993[1]
Cubase is much better for arranging: you can get an overall picture so much easier. They tried, with C-LAB, with that block arrangement, but I do like to be able to see an overview.
— Phil Hartnoll, Orbital, 1993[1]
By next year, they seemed to change their mind:
We've used it ever since we had a computer, which is about four years. I've always wanted to try Cubase with its arrange window, 'cos that's how you tend to visualise music — left to right and linear — but now I'm not so sure, because I know this system so well.
— Paul Hartnoll, Orbital, 1994[2]
Equipment list
Circa 1993-1994:
- Akai S700[1]
- Alesis ADAT[1][2]
- Alesis QuadraVerb[1][2]
- Arp 2600[2]
- Atari ST[1][2]
- C-LAB Creator[1][2]
- Casio DA-2[1][2]
- E-mu Emax II[1]
- Korg Wavestation A/D[1][2]
- Korg Poly-800[2]
- Mackie 24-8[2]
- Mackie CR-1604[1]
- Oberheim Xpander[1][2]
- Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar[1][2]
- Roland Jupiter-6[1][2]
- Roland R-8[1][2]
- Roland SH-09[1][2]
- Roland SH-101[1][2]
- Roland SPD-8[1]
- Roland System-100[2]
- Roland TB-303[1][2]
- Roland TR-808[2]
- Roland TR-909[1][2]
- Yamaha DX100[1][2]
- Yamaha NS-10M monitors[1][2]
References
- The Magic Circle Music Technology, Jun 1993
- Music of Spheres Sound On Sound, Apr 1994
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