Kitmonsters: Martyn Ware (The Human League, Heaven 17, B.E.F.) - talks synths & making Being Boiled

Electronic music guru Martyn Ware of The Human League, Heaven 17 & BEF talks about his new & old kit & how iconic track Being Boiled was made. Full interview at www.kitmonsters...

[@PaulButtrill]

I asked Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) about a sound that was used in the track "Lies and promises" and he said it was created from the Jupiter 8 and that he wished he still had it.

[@AdamBorseti]

Sold a Jupiter-8 for a DX-7 ooooof...... I felt that in my prostate.....

[@jeshkam]

Some musicians managed to make a wonderful use of the DX7, Jan Hammer is the prime example, his cues from Miami Vice are one of the darkest electronic pieces ever.

[@NeilVanceNeilVance]

Very good insight love this man! (Roland all the way!)

[@DECKERTHEWRECKER]

love you martyn you are such a boff! carol**

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Marvellous Martyn. : )

[@SRDhain]

I still regret selling my system 100. But needs must and i had a big debt to clear at the time. Oh well...maybe ill get one this year.

[@mattclark5745]

I work with hardware, recording on stand alone multi-tracks. I'm interested in plug-ins, but I'm not looking to computerize my whole set-up and way of making music. What I'm hoping to do is find an affordable way to line my computer into my hardware set-up and get the plug-in coming through as an input signal. Is this possible, from an equipment perspective? What I mean is, is there a wire or something reasonably priced I could use to this end. I know the other way around is more common, ppl looking to run hardware into a DAW. A USB could link the machines, but I don't think I could assign a USB input to a recordable track like that. The USB feature is more for transferring data. I could upload works in progress into my computer and overdub them w the plug ins, but that sort of defeats the purpose, as what I'm looking to do is get the plug-in lined out to my recorder instead of the other way around. My ideal would be getting the computer audio signal sent to a 1/8" regular instrument cable.

[@totaltwit]

Said so casual, a Roland Sys 100, Korg 700s and a Revox was a LOT of money in 1979 and we in the main didn't have any! Where did they get the cash? (checks in Sheff police crime files 1978-79)

[@Hwral]

Something I'm also wondering about.

[@peternagy-im4be]

The two guys in HL were computer programmers in 1976 earning a high salary.

[@peternagy-im4be]

@@Hwral computer programmers earned big money in 1976

[@vco8450]

Roland D50, not Yamaha, Martyn.

[@seeyouintheeighties]

is the jupiter 8 that good? compared to an arp 2600?

[@Cl4rendon]

Apples & Oranges.

[@christ5826]

JU 8 is more for poly sounds, smooth textured pads, ARP is all about experimentation, sound effects, leads bass etc

[@michaelmitchell8218]

D50 is Roland not Yamaha.

[@esmeraldakhan]

thats what i thought.. the moogs are something else .. not only Kraftwerk but also Logic.. Logic System .. way out !!

[@ymotechnopopfan]

Yes, Logic System.