Lord Ruthven wrote:
webmaster@slystone.com schrieb am 05.06.2002 11:23 Uhr MESZ:
Furthermore, the earliest popular use of a drum machine (not a beat box) was the #1 "Family Affair" in 1971.
afaik, the first machine using real (sampled) drum sounds was called "wendel", used on Steely Dan's album "Gaucho" from 1980. what machine was used on the track you mention, or what is the difference between drum machines and beat boxes? (just curious!)
----------------- The drum machine used on the #1 hit Family Affair repeated a "toweled-in" cowbell and another percussive instrument simultaneously through the whole song in the background. (I am not totally accurately describing the sound). This percussion effect may have come from a switch on the organ itself. But no top ten pop song ever prominently used it before. amir