metal?
i am not sure that a drum machine is a good idea, given that the drumming is usually such a big part of the sound....over the past few months, i have been (for better or worse) listening to alot of black metal, which was made almost exclusively on shitty recording equipment with simple multitracking...on the other hand, i can see how it could be interesting--maybe a spillover from drum-and-bass into metal, yes?---i would probably try to rethink how the drums are to be placed in the mix if you are thinking about heading in this direction.
trent reznor's rig looks like an old fairlight synth....is it? anyone know?
i would recommend thinking in terms of an analog synth, actually--an old school one (the guy who does electronics in my group uses an old electrocomp and an arp 2500)--the advantages are--the sound---most synths are not instruments that require much keyboard dexterity--the keys are mostly triggers--total control over the sound parameters--no presets to tempt you away from building your own sounds...
at the limit, a buchla would be optimal, but they are super expensive, when they come available. buchla synths were not built with the idea that a synth should imitate other instruments, and were designed by a musician, so the logic is quite different from what you find on the moog and post-moog designs.
have fun with this...post the results when you think they are ready to be shown to folk.
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