Depeche Mode 101

November 19, 2004 9:49 AM

Depeche Mode SoundToy. [via Fishbucket] [flash]
posted by soundofsuburbia (16 comments total)

that has got to be the worst "loading" animation ever...
posted by howling fantods at 10:10 AM on November 19, 2004

That's the loading message? I thought it was the SoundToy itself and I just wasn't getting it. I kept clicking on things, trying to figure out where the line would connect to next.
posted by turaho at 10:20 AM on November 19, 2004

It's 1987 and I'm rockin' it.
posted by neckro23 at 10:22 AM on November 19, 2004

Yes, that loading animation is terrible. Who the hell comes up with a loading animation that doesn't tell you it's a loading animation until halfway through?

Don't know what I think abuot the SoundToy yet, I'll let you know in two days, when it's loaded.
posted by fvw at 10:58 AM on November 19, 2004

HA! Me too, turaho. I hope it gets better.
posted by jpoulos at 10:58 AM on November 19, 2004

Hmm, it's just a very basic sequencer with depeche mode samples (and a really bad UI, but then again what do you expect if you can't even use right click). Oh well, whatever works for you, but I suggest people not spend their evening waiting for it to load with great expectations. Unless they're waiting while reading "Great Expectations", which is a pretty pleasant way to spend an evening, even if it is a friday.
posted by fvw at 11:07 AM on November 19, 2004

Worst. Sequencer. Ever. Completely and utterly frusterating to use. The Ali G sequencer kicked ass.
posted by geoff. at 11:39 AM on November 19, 2004

[This sucks]
posted by Outlawyr at 12:04 PM on November 19, 2004

Such words are very unnecessary, they can only do harm... ;)
posted by soundofsuburbia at 12:10 PM on November 19, 2004

There's an audible gap between each two bars. Unacceptable.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 12:57 PM on November 19, 2004

I thought it was fairly obvious it was loading animation once the first two boxes turned out to be an L and an O...
posted by Robot Johnny at 1:28 PM on November 19, 2004

Too bad it took five minutes for the L and O to show up.

Clearly, the loading page needed a loading page.
posted by turaho at 1:42 PM on November 19, 2004

Actually, yeah, I rescind my earlier comment. Nice samples, but the sequencer is A1-lame.
posted by neckro23 at 1:46 PM on November 19, 2004

Neat idea, crapulent interface.
posted by ticopelp at 5:51 PM on November 19, 2004

DM needs to stop re-releasing DVDs and compilations and whatnot and start working on another album. Preferably one that doesn't sound very much like Exciter.
posted by kryptondog at 8:19 AM on November 20, 2004

i'd like to see a Prince version, if only cause all his little frills are so ocd-complete. if this interface can be/is standardized i could imagine it being an excellent tool for exorcizing ones personal musical phrase demons.
posted by 31d1 at 10:30 AM on November 22, 2004