The Whispers "Rock Steady", was this created on a workstation or with real people playing real synths.

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Was the Whisper #1 hit "Rock Steady" created on a workstation or was this played by real people with real synths. I heard it on the radio.

― startrekman, Tuesday, 1 June 2004 03:11 (nineteen years ago) link

probably real people w/ real synths. they didn't really have workstations back then. They had Synclaviers and Fairlights, which were kinda workstations, then later would have Korg M1's and stuff, but that wouldn't sound right.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 03:40 (nineteen years ago) link

analog sequencers!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 04:02 (nineteen years ago) link

If you don't stop asking these stupid and irritatingly-phrased questions, I am going to have you shot.

― Palomino (Palomino), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:46 (nineteen years ago) link

I agree that it was too early for workstations.

Besides, I saw The Whispers last year, and they did it with synths, guitar, bass, drums, etc.

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:39 (nineteen years ago) link

(quote) you don't stop asking these stupid and irritatingly-phrased questions, I am going to have you shot.
-- Palomino (fergal...), June 1st, 2004.

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Let go nigger come on!!

― startrekman, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 01:31 (nineteen years ago) link

if there were no workstations, then what do you call the Synclavier! It was the first workstation.

― startrekman, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 01:32 (nineteen years ago) link

the term workstation wasn't really commonly used untill the Korg M1. It was a sampling digital synthesizer with built-in multi-track sequencing. But it's unlikely that's what they used. Stuff made with Synclaviers and Fairlights have this hard-to-define quality that you can just guess sometimes...

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 01:44 (nineteen years ago) link

twelve years pass...

this tune is totally agin' w/ grace.

― waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 23:32 (seven years ago) link

We are jamming to this tonight. Great song.

― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 02:01 (seven years ago) link

I never knew this was a Babyface/L.A. Reid tune. This was my favorite song when I was six.

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 02:08 (seven years ago) link

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