Watching Gabe Miller's video makes me glad my first real synth and main synth is a Novation Circuit. My Circuit is not the Tracks, but OG Circuit. A used OG Circuit is an unbelievable value!
I just decided to KEEP my Syntakt too. Thought I'd flip it but it's just too good! 😊 Just posted my review of it, comparing it against the Digitone. I am thinking about selling my MPC however. As much as I love it, it's a bit too much of a DAW in a box to me, and I already have a DAW.
Yeah the ultimate fate of my Syntakt is still up in the air but it stays for at least a while. For me the MPC has become a partial DAW replacement, but it's not sufficient or all that fun to use for everyone.
@@GabeMillerMusic Yeah I feel like the MPC is overlapping just a bit too much with my DAW to the point where I began to seriously question why I'm adding the cognitive friction of porting/stemming work from one DAW to another one just so I can sit with an MPC in my lap first. I tend to spend hours on mixing, EQing and compressing tracks on the MPC, only to want to redo it again once in the DAW. It becomes a bit of a waste of time. The Syntakt makes that initial jam/creative session easier because it's not pretending to be a DAW in the first place. It's similar with the MC-101: these are "just" grooveboxes, they're not trying to be full production environments. The use case then becomes more deliberate: I will use them only to get a track going, as opposed to trying to EQ, mix and finish it in the groovebox itself. I find that this clearer separation in the hybrid workflow works better for me because it forces me to bring the work into the DAW sooner rather than later, before I'm tired of the song already. 😊
Thanks for the video, I can relate to your experience. I recently sold my Digitakt as well as Digitone and Syntakt that help fund my purchase of the MPC Key 61. As a keyboard player and singer the MPC gave me more than enough sounds to use and a workflow that made it easy to create songs. I found my Elektron gear was very useful for jamming but I was not being productive in making finished songs. The fact that the Mpc allows such a seemless workflow with software has meant I can make my song ideas on the Key 61, perform them with vocal effects to flush then out and perfect the final touches on the computer. I thought I would deeply miss the Digitakt in particular but I have been happy with the MPC. I do wonder about relying on one device as a gigging musician but so far the process has been good. I appreciate your channel and commentary. Thanks.
Good video 👍. I have a couple of synths that I'm not sure why I keep. The Boutique JP-08 is one. I'm probably the only person in the world who actually likes the cute little faders (a finger pinch instead of a wrist waggle) but too often it sounds like a generic analogue model shoved through something to make it sound like a Jupiter. It's hard to make sounds on it that get me excited. That same day I also bought a Reface CS which has got mojo by the bucket. The CS is definitely a keeper.
I’m older. My advice… buy and store while you are young. When you are older you have lots of other financial obligations. I have enough old gear (and a place to keep it) that as long as I sell first I am never actually spending new money. Also know that sometimes gear doesn’t click with you when you get it… but it can turn into a favorite down the road. Just my opinion (which took a while to figure out, lol)
@@TheArtOfCool nice! For most of my musician friends with kids it is hard to justify a nice new guitar over saving for your kids college education… if you can do it…more power to ya!
I also rarely sell gear unless I'm upgrading. Ex: Novation Circuit to Circuit Tracks. It's great having a closet full of gear to go through whenever G.A.S. really kicks in. Some pieces of kit don't really click for me until years later when I realize there's something in my storage that does exactly what I need for my setup.
Ah I'm a bit opposite right now just got a bunch more gear ! Haha I decided to pick a few gear , set it up, do videos on the gear, and record songs with them, and repeat!
I'm with you about the clutter being stressful and that's why I'm kinda loving the recent wave of micro synths like the 1010 Nanoboxes and Roland ARIA J-6. Basically anything that doesn't have a keyboard. They take up WAY less space and they're perfect for backing up smaller grooveboxes because I'm just gonna sequence the synth anyway, you know? Or I'll break out a midi controller if I need to. Nanobox Lemondrop + Dirtywave M8? :chef's kiss:
I haven’t been able to convince myself to let any of my gear go yet, even if I don’t use something for a while-though I’ve certainly thought about it. I become so attached to having everything in my arsenal. I try to avoid buying anything with too many redundant features with what I already have, which makes it harder to give something up and lose its capabilities. I also save money till I can afford higher end gear from the very start, so I’m never tempted to upgrade-at least for the core parts of my studio. (E.g. RME interface/Adam A7X monitors/Senn hd600s) - though I also love low cost options where it makes sense, like with Behringer analog synths.
I agree with your comments on OP-1. I'm keeping mine just because its so fun unique. I'm finding that my Macbook Pro laptop makes a great travel music device lately. I have my DAW and so many sound options and soft synths on there. Playing notes on the laptop keyboard is a drawback of course. I'll be interested to see what you review next now that you'll have some more room.
Yeah, I mentioned that in the video. I made the "model cycles unique" video as kind of my final thoughts on it before getting rid of it. I stand behind everything I said in that video, and enjoyed it, but it was time for me personally to move on.
I shed a tear for the model:cycles I've been on the edge of selling it after getting the syntakt but I've decided to order a USB power cable to it and use it as my portable elektron box
to clarify you're keeping the cycles? Which cable did you get? MyVolts was OOS for months and I ordered a BirdCord shipped from Austria, which powers my Digitakt. I guess the Syntakt with its analog circuitry is too power hungry to be powered from a USB power brick?
I have Cycles and Syntakt too, and would never get rid of either. Love the portability/ease of use, of the Cycles, and power/features of the the Syntakt.
@@GeorgeLocke I ordered the one for model:cycles the Digi boxes are just too expensive for me to take them out in public unless I was performing I guess but I just use the venues power
I struggle with this. I think that over the years, I've given away more hardware to good friends who are getting into production, than I've bothered to sell.
@@danswatch9034 I’ve always been generous with friends…but not $1k+ level generous. I see my gear as equity, kind of a safety net in case I hit hard times and need the money. More fun than keeping it in the bank! The gear I buy tends to hold its value…or in the case of my Machinedrum, double in value.
@@danswatch9034 - Definitely - And I'm not judging anyone for selling gear. I end up having these good memories attached to hardware: breakthroughs in writing music, or from playing a live show that really goes off. Giving away one of those synths or drum machines to someone I care about sort of feels like I'm sharing those good associations with them. A bit like good luck(?). It's weird.
Got myself a Minifreak last week, - and I've gotta say, I've been buying synthesizers, samplers, outboard, etc since the mid 80s, and rarely am I this impressed by an instrument. The 6 voice poly SEM vcf and effects section are just right for the digital waveform algorithms. Still don't have the Microfreak, yet, but if I did already have one, I'd keep it just for the touch sensitive poly AT keyboard, if nothing else. love to ALL, feel no hate
This was interesting, I am forever buying and selling gear as well. Many things I've owned twice or even 3 times at this point! I think you made some smart choices, and after this video I've really got to try out the Syntakt. Definitely keep hold of the M8! Such an amazing little device and when he stops making them (which might not be too far away), they are bound to skyrocket in value. My current roster: Pioneer Toraiz SP-16 Pioneer Toraiz AS-1 Dirtywave M8 Roland SP-404 MK2 Roland MC-101 Roland T-8 Roland J-6 Korg Volca Nubass Korg Volca Kick Soundcraft EFX8 mixer Boss SP-202 Korg Kaoss Pad Mini 2 Zoom MS-50G
You know how they say three time's a charm... well, I finally settled on an MPC One so that I could have something to write songs on instead of a PC and a mouse, but before that I bought and sold two pieces of hardware: a Toraiz Squid and a Squarp Pyramid. Now, they're not bad devices -- the thing is, only the MPC to me seems like a "DAW in a box," which is what I was really looking for. I just pray that I don't get bored with the MPC and sell that too. I really like it a lot, and I just started a new project with it. I guess we'll see!
I sold a ton of synths and samplers recently. I've young kids and realistically theres no chance of my using this stuff regularly for the next few years. So much of what I have is technology based (Im not into vintage synths) so I was faced with the option of storing it until I have free time, which means letting it massively devalue while newer (and likely better) devices get released. Or alternatively, sell a lot of it and reinvest the money in other instruments that are less technology based that wont devalue nearly as much, and in some cases increase in value. I went with the second option.
I've tried to sell my Digitakt 3 times. Every time I do so, I go back through and listen to all the projects I have stored on it, and then I fall in love with the sounds it can make all over again and it ends up staying in my collection. "WHY CAN'T I QUIT YOU?"
im assuming if you just want a straight-up, old school hiphop style sampler, mpc one (or sp 404) is the way to go, but digitakt is doing something way different: parameter locking, trig conditions, double LFOs, 8 (really 16) midi tracks, etc ... maybe the genre which fully reveals its capabilities has yet to be realised!
@@PaulSalamoneComedy I use mine for old school hip hop all the time! That's was the deciding factor for me is that it can handle conventional and non conventional genres
i use different trick .. when i don’t use gear for some time, i just pack it into box and hide it somewhere in closet so it disappears from my eyesign for examole for few months .. literally always when i then rediscover it, it is great moment almost like i bought new one and always lot of creativity with that hw follows :-)
Being a guitar player first beat making was, and to some extent still is, a challenge for me. I bought a TR-8S and forced myself to learn how to program beats. After I got that skill down I decided I needed an MC-707 thinking that the drum machine inside would allow me to ditch the TR-8S. Nope. I decided to keep them both. If that wasn't enough, before I bought the MC-707 I bought a Maschine MK3. I like the flexibility of all three and don't want to get rid of any of them. I don't see myself buying another piece of equipment in this area as I know how easy it is to accumulate gear while existing gear collects dust. I make the most of what I have as the gear I own is more than up to the challenge helping me make the music I make.
I really like the sounds of the syntakt, but I really wish, it had velocity sensitive pads. Imho, pads with velocity makes at least my music so much better (and the workflow way easier).
I feel like a launchpad should be a great pair for elektron boxes - great pads for drumming in new patterns, plus a lot of hands-on control for performance. But, yno, I haven't tried it myself.
@@delaydude i have seen that novation has a video showing a launchpad paired to a digitakt and I think there's a template to go along with it... Clearly you must need to buy more stuff...
Just sold my op-1 and got a Digitakt instead. I was in love with my Syntakt and wanted a matching sampler next to it. So far loving the Digitakt and all the stuff I can do with it. Now wondering if I'd have any use for a Digitone. I do have an MC-101 for polyphonic sampling when I need it - and I can sequence it from the Digitakt, which is pretty nice. I felt the op-1 had fairly weak sounds... probably a refelction on my abilities, but it always felt pretty thin. Loved the slicing though.
Slightly OT, but have you had the chance to play with a Novation Peak? I slept on it for years and just got one a few months back, and it's very quickly become my desert island synth. Live2 and Peak together are pretty much all I would ever need, and I tend to cover a lot of ground genre-wise.
looking at my op1. time to go. wanted it for years and years before i knew about music production and dawless.but i just dont use it , i would much rather use the MPC one. great video 🔥
I needed to see this video. I was pretty close to selling some gear today to buy another piece of gear that I wanted. But then I came to the realization asked myself do I need to buy more gear or should explore the stuff I already have. I decided to cancel the order and removed the sellers post. I’m going to hold off on buying anything for a few months and go from there.
Great to see you made an informative video about selling your gear. This is stark contrast to other TH-camrs/producers who always seem to make it a sob story whenever they sell or switch equipment. Thanks great clip.
Selling or keeping stuff is always a struggle, but I've let it go a bit in recent times. In my attic I have a closet full of gear that has either been replaced, I currently don't have have room for in my setup or I have something better. There's a couple of analog and digital mixers, drum machines, synths, etc in there. Sometimes I take stuff back out and redo my setup again, but really sell the stuff? Usually once the stuff is a couple of years old, people won't value it anyway, so I just keep it. So has my Digitakt, it's been in and out my setyp multiple times but recently I really got into it again and actually bought a Digitone to pair with it. These two are now central brain of my setup. Another one of these pieces is my old trusty TR8, I've had it since 2014, it's beat up and still works great. Sometimes I miss the immediacy of it, so I take it back out, put it in my setup and jam on. I do sometimes sell stuff though, especially when I've had something for like a year and I notice I don't use it a lot. Sequencer are usualy the things that I buy and sell the most, I just like experimenting with different sequencers to keep things interesting.
Good on you. I need to sell some gear too... including some of the same stuff as you -- a Digitakt and OP-1. What I'd keep, though... is a Force and a midi keyboard and maybe one nice synth. With an Akai box, I really don't need anything else.
I’m feeling same about digitakt. I don’t have syntakt, but I have MPC One and Force. If digitakt was a stereo sampler and had an SD card it would still be on my A-list, but otherwise sample management is a problem. Still great for dawless, but between the akai’s and Deluge, having a hard time justifying it. Still,I find it gets me going on pure techno jams unlike the akais, workflow just naturally goes that way, and has maybe some of my best results in that genre, so quick and easy. And it’s workflow and footprint naturally go hand in hand with octatrack, hard to give up one without the other, when the pair is a techno powerhouse.
Yeah I had a similar thing and let almost all my Volcas go. I realised I liked having them just to have them. But practically, it just wasn't working. All my other synths are USB power + MIDI, and to have 4 small, not-that-versatile synths use up *12* cables is kinda nuts. Actually 16 if I include the cables that go from my hum-destroyer to interface. Still got a couple left but might shift them too. Now I have a Microfreak, Minifreak, TR6S, MC101, Deepmind 12 D and a Neutron. And honestly, that's got most sounds covered. I can do modular bloops, FM, lush pads, wobbly 80s stuff, drums, bass. Can't complain. I would say I'd like some centrepiece thing like an MPC but, I have the Maschine MK3 and the Push 2 (which tbh may also be on the chopping block). And I work on a computer all the time anyway so there's no benefit to doing what I can do in a software sequencer. Just not quite as good.
I swore my MC-101 would be the groovebox I would go down swinging with, but then the Polyend Play came around... would love to hear your take on that one! It's become my holy grail of grooveboxes.
@@555atU I agree with you, it's the sounds on the MC-101 that really pull you in. I wish it had a more fluid sequencer workflow compared to the Syntakt, that would make it use it more.
i could totally see ditching the digitakt if you have a syntakt. but if i had neither, and had no other serious samplers, I'd definitely want the digitakt.
Interesting. I found myself pondering whether I should swap my circuit for a more complete and high end "brain" like the Digitone Keys. I really, really love the Circuit's workflow so I fear that the transition might be a bit harsh -only Elektron Gear I used was a ModelSamples, a big "meh" for me. If there's anyone here who uses a Digitone to sequence stuff and has used a circuit before, I'd love to hear your experience.
I really think the MPC one has everything I need. Add a MacBook Pro and you’re literally running a full studio I can’t ask for more. Everything else is just a fun toy to add on really.
I mean sure if it works for you! For me i literally cant make music in a daw. I loose all creative momentum and inspiration and focus. Getting a groovebox as my brain of a dawless setup had made me 2000x more productive ❤
@@baqcasanke I agree a thousand percent. Making beats on the MPc one is SO FUN. I love messing with knobs and buttons and hearing changes in real time. It’s been a game changer for me after not making music for 10yrs due to DAW burnout.
I sold my MPC one yesterday and my Novation Circuit Track 2 weeks ago 😅At the moment my favorite gear is the MC-101, so much features in such small size box!!!
I am in the same quandary right now! About selling both my Microfreak and Minilogue to get the Minifreak. If I could afford all three I would keep them, but space is also a premium. Oh the torment!
He claims the Syntakt's fate is up in the air, yet he removes the screen protector... ;) Yeah I agree with your take on the Digitakt. Have an M8 as well and the M8 is just better than it in every way possible. Also, I think you mentioned the M8 being a mono sampler - the sampler is stereo, or at least it handles and plays back all the stereo samples I've chopped up, recorded, and such. Unless there's something I'm missing (which I probably am!) And I gotta agree with other comments - MPC is too DAWlike for me. Super powerful, but I could just sit on my computer. So I always go for my SP for my chopping and lofi beat sample creation.
It would drive me crazy trying to learn so many groovebox-like things from different manufacturers. A lot of them have amazing specs but no personality. I'd rather watch Audiopilz jam on his TB-3 or watch some random guy with a couple Volcas than sit through another Elektron jam. But I love the Circuit Tracks. It's this convenient little toy-like thing ... then you plug it into the app and you're like "OMG this is a legit synth!" Nevermind that it can sequence 5 external devices, mix 2 devices, runs on battery, and has 2 MIDI outs and sync.
I struggle with letting go. I have some ancient gear I never really use anymore which I should let go but for some reason I just can't bring myself to do it.
I have sold more stuff than I can remember. And I always regret doing so and kicking myself for it. 😢 Some are exceptionally hard to reacquire, like my mint condition Roland V-Synth that I wasn't using much but wish I had now. I'd say, keep your hardware, even if you are not using them right now. You may want to later.
MPC one is the only one I need ,my other gear never gets used ,I might mess with my freak to make a sound I like but then I'll just sample it into my MPC
People think that more is going to make them music or art. It's always having less or limiting yourself that makes you more creative, because you are forced to use what you already have. At least for me that's how it is. I made some of the best music with just a Roland JD-Xi, which was my first drum machine/synthesizer, and since then have been using the MPC One, which is an addicting stand-alone machine, and I can't stop making patterns either...SBN RESONATE
Hi Gabe - I'm a beginner looking to learn electronic music making. I got the MicroFreak recently and curious what would pair well with this machine? I like tracks like "State of mind" by Bingo Players and Sick by Lucas and Steve. Those are the types of tracks I'd love to make eventually. Would love to get your advice/feedback on this.
I agree with you. We don’t need all these gears for making music. It’s fun but at the same time we can loose a lot of time learning each one of them instead of actually making music. To be honest, my IPad with a good midi controller would be everything that I really need but like a lot of people I want to try the new gears…
Good Vid Gabe, and I had the same clean up this year, although still trying to sell the MPC-X....its way too complicated!! Strange to ask, but do you have the MV-VerseLabs as that is a magic device, and has the same DNA as the MC-101.
There is always way back. For me it was "Volca Sample Pajen MOD" and "Monotron Delay" Came, went and came again. Same with "Korg Monologue" but it appears to be broken😢
Hi Gabe, thanks for your valuable and detailed videos. After seeing your videos, I've decided to buy a MC-101 a month ago, however I still didn't get it because it‘s out of stock. So I'm wondering if I should buy another groovebox instead or just wait for MC-101. I once wanted to get a model:cycles for a long time before I knew MC-101, I still find out there're many great works came out from the M:C, but I rarely see a full song production from MC-101 (only) that really attracts me. I know MC-101 would have much more functionalities than M:C, I just want to know if it can really produce great songs like what the M:C videos achieved. I find out you just want to sell your M:C while keep MC-101, so do you think MC-101 is the winner if compares to Cycles? Considering I could only choose one of them for my budget and I don't have other Elektron gear. I want to buy a portable device which works standalone (DAWless) and I want to make full song on it. I haven't find any video that compares these two devices side by side, do you want to make one or do you know if there's any video about this? By the way, will Circuit Tracks be better than all these two? I know you love it very much.
OK finally I just got my MC-101 from another shop. It's really fun and easy to start beat making. The factory demo project shows it could really make attractive songs.
I got a Model:Cycles 2nd hand for $300AUD, and the Syntakt is $1800AUD new. If I could afford it I'd still prefer a Syntakt over 6x Model:Cycles. I think at $3600 new I'd prefer half a studio worth of gear over the OP-1 Field.
it's crazy that in 2022 they still make monophonic sampler. I had my eye on the tracker and the ircuit rhythm for a while but the mono thing just turns me off too much
I recently got the sp404 mk2 as a GAS purchase and been struggling to see how it can fit into my workflow as a sampling beat making machine as already have things like maschine plus, circuit, mc707… it’s now become a glorified FX processor (which isn’t a bad thing) but I probably could have avoided the extra expense
We’ve all been there bro. I bought a empress Zoia but haven’t really used it too much for that same reason. Could just use the 404 as your portable music maker..
@Gabe how do you incorporate your synths (minilogue/ufreak) with other gear? I'm finding myself only using my different devices on their own just on account of ease of use.
Love my digitakt but it’s sample slicing just isn’t powerful enough. Overbridge is just not what I thought it would be. As I move toward the Daw I am certainly feeling more and more ‘done’ with it.
I understand but its like a library when you want it or need it its there:not wishing you had it when you are looking for it. I still have my Roland DJ 70 just in case. Now if the device is deteriorating then yes move on. My dilema with my Roland JD 800 and the red glue of death!!
It's so interesting to see how differently people feel about the exact same piece of gear. The tracks was one of the first machines for me to let go. It's the machine that I have been keeping for more than a decade that I can't seem to live without😁
@@ringtangting that's why it was easier to give it away. We just didn't click. The concept was great, but the tracks never felt "complete". It always seemed to be lacking to me.
What do you think about keeping your first ever synth even if you don't use it? My first synth was an Arturia Microbrute. Its in perfect shape, and I don't need the money, but I just never use it. I have a Grandmother and Minilogue among other stuff. But, they aren't making them anymore, so I could see down the road there being a resurgence in popularity maybe? Anywho, should it stay or go?
I can understand selling the OP-1 if it only contains one "tape". My 1985 Tascam 244 Portastudio has a button I can press, a door opens (well it did until I snapped it off 😥), and I can swap in a fresh tape whenever I want. 😎
Huh. See and I feel the exact opposite about the Syntakt and Digitakt. I’m not planning on selling either, but my Digitakt + Octatrack is pretty much my mainstay setup with peripheral synths floating in and out
Sell what you don't use, getting rid of gear can be good for your workflow. If something isn't working for you, there is no point in holding on to it, if you miss that gear, you can always buy it later on, generally I have never had any real regrets when I have moved on, I have never bought anything I have already owned either which means I have never had seller's remorse.
@@GabeMillerMusic Experimenting a new combo myself MC-707+Tr-6s. I thus get 8 tracks of synths/loopers and offload the drums to the tiny sister. Using ASIO4ALL driver, I Can get all separate Channels of the MC-707 PLUS all 6 individual drum parts into Reaper. I hesitated with the 707-sized tr-8s, but It was taking too much Space on my desk and I found out I could actually fit the Tr-6s in the front pocket of the official Roland bag for the MC. Two USB and one Aira-green MIDI cables and you're good to go. Getting used to a workflow is also more than a convenience to me. I'm a Roland guy. Can't help it.
I just can't get myself to sell my OP-1, I truly think it will be a novelty one day, but I feel similarly about the device when it comes to friction. I don't eeever see myself selling my mc101, its too precious to me
Yeah I held onto the OP-1 for a long time for that reason, but eventually felt I could harvest some of its unique sounds and pass it on to someone who would get more use out of it than me.
Dirtywave M8 is not monophonic. It has stereo sampling. Great video though, I totally agree on the digitak. I had such a hard time with that one and the digitone.
"Time to exploit that for content"...haha, always appreciate your honesty 👍
Watching Gabe Miller's video makes me glad my first real synth and main synth is a Novation Circuit. My Circuit is not the Tracks, but OG Circuit. A used OG Circuit is an unbelievable value!
I just decided to KEEP my Syntakt too. Thought I'd flip it but it's just too good! 😊 Just posted my review of it, comparing it against the Digitone. I am thinking about selling my MPC however. As much as I love it, it's a bit too much of a DAW in a box to me, and I already have a DAW.
Yeah the ultimate fate of my Syntakt is still up in the air but it stays for at least a while. For me the MPC has become a partial DAW replacement, but it's not sufficient or all that fun to use for everyone.
@@GabeMillerMusic Yeah I feel like the MPC is overlapping just a bit too much with my DAW to the point where I began to seriously question why I'm adding the cognitive friction of porting/stemming work from one DAW to another one just so I can sit with an MPC in my lap first. I tend to spend hours on mixing, EQing and compressing tracks on the MPC, only to want to redo it again once in the DAW. It becomes a bit of a waste of time.
The Syntakt makes that initial jam/creative session easier because it's not pretending to be a DAW in the first place. It's similar with the MC-101: these are "just" grooveboxes, they're not trying to be full production environments. The use case then becomes more deliberate: I will use them only to get a track going, as opposed to trying to EQ, mix and finish it in the groovebox itself. I find that this clearer separation in the hybrid workflow works better for me because it forces me to bring the work into the DAW sooner rather than later, before I'm tired of the song already. 😊
Thanks for the video, I can relate to your experience. I recently sold my Digitakt as well as Digitone and Syntakt that help fund my purchase of the MPC Key 61. As a keyboard player and singer the MPC gave me more than enough sounds to use and a workflow that made it easy to create songs. I found my Elektron gear was very useful for jamming but I was not being productive in making finished songs. The fact that the Mpc allows such a seemless workflow with software has meant I can make my song ideas on the Key 61, perform them with vocal effects to flush then out and perfect the final touches on the computer. I thought I would deeply miss the Digitakt in particular but I have been happy with the MPC. I do wonder about relying on one device as a gigging musician but so far the process has been good. I appreciate your channel and commentary. Thanks.
Good video 👍. I have a couple of synths that I'm not sure why I keep. The Boutique JP-08 is one. I'm probably the only person in the world who actually likes the cute little faders (a finger pinch instead of a wrist waggle) but too often it sounds like a generic analogue model shoved through something to make it sound like a Jupiter. It's hard to make sounds on it that get me excited. That same day I also bought a Reface CS which has got mojo by the bucket. The CS is definitely a keeper.
I’m older. My advice… buy and store while you are young. When you are older you have lots of other financial obligations. I have enough old gear (and a place to keep it) that as long as I sell first I am never actually spending new money. Also know that sometimes gear doesn’t click with you when you get it… but it can turn into a favorite down the road. Just my opinion (which took a while to figure out, lol)
Man I have way more money now and can buy whatever I want. I couldn’t do that when I was younger
@@TheArtOfCool nice! For most of my musician friends with kids it is hard to justify a nice new guitar over saving for your kids college education… if you can do it…more power to ya!
you are both right !!!
I also rarely sell gear unless I'm upgrading. Ex: Novation Circuit to Circuit Tracks. It's great having a closet full of gear to go through whenever G.A.S. really kicks in. Some pieces of kit don't really click for me until years later when I realize there's something in my storage that does exactly what I need for my setup.
@@seanspartan2023 do you feel like the upgrade to Circuit Tracks was worthwhile? I still have my OG Circuit and was wondering… thx
I just sold my Circuit Tracks to get a MC707 and have no regrets. It's a great machine.
My 707 has things fall out so quickly and easily. I love my OG Circuit, but my 707 and Deluge make them kinda obsolete, though fun.
The 707 rules!
Circuit tracks blows.
I have recently bought minifreak and I highly recommend it!
Ah I'm a bit opposite right now just got a bunch more gear ! Haha I decided to pick a few gear , set it up, do videos on the gear, and record songs with them, and repeat!
I'm with you about the clutter being stressful and that's why I'm kinda loving the recent wave of micro synths like the 1010 Nanoboxes and Roland ARIA J-6. Basically anything that doesn't have a keyboard. They take up WAY less space and they're perfect for backing up smaller grooveboxes because I'm just gonna sequence the synth anyway, you know? Or I'll break out a midi controller if I need to. Nanobox Lemondrop + Dirtywave M8? :chef's kiss:
I haven’t been able to convince myself to let any of my gear go yet, even if I don’t use something for a while-though I’ve certainly thought about it. I become so attached to having everything in my arsenal.
I try to avoid buying anything with too many redundant features with what I already have, which makes it harder to give something up and lose its capabilities. I also save money till I can afford higher end gear from the very start, so I’m never tempted to upgrade-at least for the core parts of my studio. (E.g. RME interface/Adam A7X monitors/Senn hd600s) - though I also love low cost options where it makes sense, like with Behringer analog synths.
I agree with your comments on OP-1. I'm keeping mine just because its so fun unique. I'm finding that my Macbook Pro laptop makes a great travel music device lately. I have my DAW and so many sound options and soft synths on there. Playing notes on the laptop keyboard is a drawback of course. I'll be interested to see what you review next now that you'll have some more room.
We all have complicated feelings about the MPC. Drives me completely insane sometimes. Three cheers for the OG Circuit. How good are Novation!
If you can get your hands on a Polyend Play, give it a whirl. It’s opened my eyes to how a groovebox can sequence.
So much fun.
Second this ❤
Last month: "What Makes the Model:Cycles Unique in 2022"
Now: "I sold the Model:Cycles"
lol
Yeah, I mentioned that in the video. I made the "model cycles unique" video as kind of my final thoughts on it before getting rid of it. I stand behind everything I said in that video, and enjoyed it, but it was time for me personally to move on.
My god man! I almost didn't see the "don't sell" up top when you flashed the Tracks and nearly had a heart attack! 🤣
The Tracks ain't going nowhere
@@GabeMillerMusic Word. I think I might have wounded my play button. It's a little sticky despite detailing the pad every way I can.
I shed a tear for the model:cycles I've been on the edge of selling it after getting the syntakt but I've decided to order a USB power cable to it and use it as my portable elektron box
to clarify you're keeping the cycles? Which cable did you get? MyVolts was OOS for months and I ordered a BirdCord shipped from Austria, which powers my Digitakt. I guess the Syntakt with its analog circuitry is too power hungry to be powered from a USB power brick?
I have Cycles and Syntakt too, and would never get rid of either.
Love the portability/ease of use, of the Cycles, and power/features of the the Syntakt.
@@GeorgeLocke I ordered the one for model:cycles the Digi boxes are just too expensive for me to take them out in public unless I was performing I guess but I just use the venues power
I struggle with this. I think that over the years, I've given away more hardware to good friends who are getting into production, than I've bothered to sell.
The fact that you are in a position to do this doesn’t mean other people can just give away pieces of 500 - 1000 eur/usd 😅
@@danswatch9034 I’ve always been generous with friends…but not $1k+ level generous. I see my gear as equity, kind of a safety net in case I hit hard times and need the money. More fun than keeping it in the bank! The gear I buy tends to hold its value…or in the case of my Machinedrum, double in value.
@@danswatch9034 - Definitely - And I'm not judging anyone for selling gear.
I end up having these good memories attached to hardware: breakthroughs in writing music, or from playing a live show that really goes off. Giving away one of those synths or drum machines to someone I care about sort of feels like I'm sharing those good associations with them. A bit like good luck(?). It's weird.
@@martinsouthall Makes a lot of sense, one day I'll be on that level too
I do the same. I'd rather give it away to someone I know will make good use of it.
Got myself a Minifreak last week, - and I've gotta say, I've been buying synthesizers, samplers, outboard, etc since the mid 80s, and rarely am I this impressed by an instrument. The 6 voice poly SEM vcf and effects section are just right for the digital waveform algorithms.
Still don't have the Microfreak, yet, but if I did already have one, I'd keep it just for the touch sensitive poly AT keyboard, if nothing else.
love to ALL, feel no hate
This was interesting, I am forever buying and selling gear as well. Many things I've owned twice or even 3 times at this point! I think you made some smart choices, and after this video I've really got to try out the Syntakt.
Definitely keep hold of the M8! Such an amazing little device and when he stops making them (which might not be too far away), they are bound to skyrocket in value.
My current roster:
Pioneer Toraiz SP-16
Pioneer Toraiz AS-1
Dirtywave M8
Roland SP-404 MK2
Roland MC-101
Roland T-8
Roland J-6
Korg Volca Nubass
Korg Volca Kick
Soundcraft EFX8 mixer
Boss SP-202
Korg Kaoss Pad Mini 2
Zoom MS-50G
You know how they say three time's a charm... well, I finally settled on an MPC One so that I could have something to write songs on instead of a PC and a mouse, but before that I bought and sold two pieces of hardware: a Toraiz Squid and a Squarp Pyramid. Now, they're not bad devices -- the thing is, only the MPC to me seems like a "DAW in a box," which is what I was really looking for. I just pray that I don't get bored with the MPC and sell that too. I really like it a lot, and I just started a new project with it. I guess we'll see!
The portability of the digitakt is pretty sweet. Also you can use it as a small mixer. I love the digitakt. I wish it had cv
I sold a ton of synths and samplers recently. I've young kids and realistically theres no chance of my using this stuff regularly for the next few years. So much of what I have is technology based (Im not into vintage synths) so I was faced with the option of storing it until I have free time, which means letting it massively devalue while newer (and likely better) devices get released. Or alternatively, sell a lot of it and reinvest the money in other instruments that are less technology based that wont devalue nearly as much, and in some cases increase in value. I went with the second option.
I've tried to sell my Digitakt 3 times. Every time I do so, I go back through and listen to all the projects I have stored on it, and then I fall in love with the sounds it can make all over again and it ends up staying in my collection. "WHY CAN'T I QUIT YOU?"
I feel that. I've had my Digitakt for just a month, and I'm in love.
I feel this, I just had to decide between my digitakt and mpc one and I sold my mpc one
im assuming if you just want a straight-up, old school hiphop style sampler, mpc one (or sp 404) is the way to go, but digitakt is doing something way different: parameter locking, trig conditions, double LFOs, 8 (really 16) midi tracks, etc ... maybe the genre which fully reveals its capabilities has yet to be realised!
@@PaulSalamoneComedy I use mine for old school hip hop all the time! That's was the deciding factor for me is that it can handle conventional and non conventional genres
Hahahahah ohhh jeeez get a room!!!
i use different trick .. when i don’t use gear for some time, i just pack it into box and hide it somewhere in closet so it disappears from my eyesign for examole for few months .. literally always when i then rediscover it, it is great moment almost like i bought new one and always lot of creativity with that hw follows :-)
I like your ideal.
That’s a good ideal. Or keep the machines and use them for different music projects.
@@djgreenhornet2892 yeah this works pretty much too ..
I like it!
Being a guitar player first beat making was, and to some extent still is, a challenge for me. I bought a TR-8S and forced myself to learn how to program beats. After I got that skill down I decided I needed an MC-707 thinking that the drum machine inside would allow me to ditch the TR-8S. Nope. I decided to keep them both. If that wasn't enough, before I bought the MC-707 I bought a Maschine MK3. I like the flexibility of all three and don't want to get rid of any of them. I don't see myself buying another piece of equipment in this area as I know how easy it is to accumulate gear while existing gear collects dust. I make the most of what I have as the gear I own is more than up to the challenge helping me make the music I make.
I just bought an op-1 field today. :( Can't wait to start learning it though. Love your videos
I really like the sounds of the syntakt, but I really wish, it had velocity sensitive pads. Imho, pads with velocity makes at least my music so much better (and the workflow way easier).
I feel like a launchpad should be a great pair for elektron boxes - great pads for drumming in new patterns, plus a lot of hands-on control for performance. But, yno, I haven't tried it myself.
@@GeorgeLocke Great idea. Thanks!
@@delaydude i have seen that novation has a video showing a launchpad paired to a digitakt and I think there's a template to go along with it...
Clearly you must need to buy more stuff...
Just sold my op-1 and got a Digitakt instead. I was in love with my Syntakt and wanted a matching sampler next to it. So far loving the Digitakt and all the stuff I can do with it. Now wondering if I'd have any use for a Digitone. I do have an MC-101 for polyphonic sampling when I need it - and I can sequence it from the Digitakt, which is pretty nice. I felt the op-1 had fairly weak sounds... probably a refelction on my abilities, but it always felt pretty thin. Loved the slicing though.
i liked after you said "imma exploit that for content", right on!
Slightly OT, but have you had the chance to play with a Novation Peak? I slept on it for years and just got one a few months back, and it's very quickly become my desert island synth. Live2 and Peak together are pretty much all I would ever need, and I tend to cover a lot of ground genre-wise.
looking at my op1. time to go. wanted it for years and years before i knew about music production and dawless.but i just dont use it , i would much rather use the MPC one.
great video 🔥
I needed to see this video. I was pretty close to selling some gear today to buy another piece of gear that I wanted. But then I came to the realization asked myself do I need to buy more gear or should explore the stuff I already have. I decided to cancel the order and removed the sellers post. I’m going to hold off on buying anything for a few months and go from there.
Great to see you made an informative video about selling your gear. This is stark contrast to other TH-camrs/producers who always seem to make it a sob story whenever they sell or switch equipment.
Thanks great clip.
Selling or keeping stuff is always a struggle, but I've let it go a bit in recent times.
In my attic I have a closet full of gear that has either been replaced, I currently don't have have room for in my setup or I have something better. There's a couple of analog and digital mixers, drum machines, synths, etc in there. Sometimes I take stuff back out and redo my setup again, but really sell the stuff? Usually once the stuff is a couple of years old, people won't value it anyway, so I just keep it. So has my Digitakt, it's been in and out my setyp multiple times but recently I really got into it again and actually bought a Digitone to pair with it. These two are now central brain of my setup. Another one of these pieces is my old trusty TR8, I've had it since 2014, it's beat up and still works great. Sometimes I miss the immediacy of it, so I take it back out, put it in my setup and jam on.
I do sometimes sell stuff though, especially when I've had something for like a year and I notice I don't use it a lot. Sequencer are usualy the things that I buy and sell the most, I just like experimenting with different sequencers to keep things interesting.
wait, you can sell gear? I've had to convert a garage to fit my GAS habit in hah
Haha I can respect it, but that's a fate I very much want to avoid for myself
Great content. Since I’m not getting the Op 1 field I’m glad to hold onto the OP 1. IMO it still holds up
Good on you. I need to sell some gear too... including some of the same stuff as you -- a Digitakt and OP-1. What I'd keep, though... is a Force and a midi keyboard and maybe one nice synth. With an Akai box, I really don't need anything else.
I’m feeling same about digitakt. I don’t have syntakt, but I have MPC One and Force. If digitakt was a stereo sampler and had an SD card it would still be on my A-list, but otherwise sample management is a problem. Still great for dawless, but between the akai’s and Deluge, having a hard time justifying it. Still,I find it gets me going on pure techno jams unlike the akais, workflow just naturally goes that way, and has maybe some of my best results in that genre, so quick and easy. And it’s workflow and footprint naturally go hand in hand with octatrack, hard to give up one without the other, when the pair is a techno powerhouse.
What's your thoughts on the MPC One vs Force?
Yeah I had a similar thing and let almost all my Volcas go. I realised I liked having them just to have them. But practically, it just wasn't working. All my other synths are USB power + MIDI, and to have 4 small, not-that-versatile synths use up *12* cables is kinda nuts. Actually 16 if I include the cables that go from my hum-destroyer to interface. Still got a couple left but might shift them too.
Now I have a Microfreak, Minifreak, TR6S, MC101, Deepmind 12 D and a Neutron. And honestly, that's got most sounds covered. I can do modular bloops, FM, lush pads, wobbly 80s stuff, drums, bass. Can't complain. I would say I'd like some centrepiece thing like an MPC but, I have the Maschine MK3 and the Push 2 (which tbh may also be on the chopping block). And I work on a computer all the time anyway so there's no benefit to doing what I can do in a software sequencer. Just not quite as good.
"Know what that means?" Ooo! I know the answer to this: it is time to buy more gear.
I swore my MC-101 would be the groovebox I would go down swinging with, but then the Polyend Play came around... would love to hear your take on that one! It's become my holy grail of grooveboxes.
I would keep both if you can. The 101 is a killer patch box if nothing else. Peace.
I definitely want to make sure I get the most I can out of the PT first, but maybe I'll get around to the Play at some point!
@@555atU I agree with you, it's the sounds on the MC-101 that really pull you in. I wish it had a more fluid sequencer workflow compared to the Syntakt, that would make it use it more.
i could totally see ditching the digitakt if you have a syntakt. but if i had neither, and had no other serious samplers, I'd definitely want the digitakt.
Interesting. I found myself pondering whether I should swap my circuit for a more complete and high end "brain" like the Digitone Keys. I really, really love the Circuit's workflow so I fear that the transition might be a bit harsh -only Elektron Gear I used was a ModelSamples, a big "meh" for me. If there's anyone here who uses a Digitone to sequence stuff and has used a circuit before, I'd love to hear your experience.
I really think the MPC one has everything I need. Add a MacBook Pro and you’re literally running a full studio I can’t ask for more. Everything else is just a fun toy to add on really.
I mean sure if it works for you!
For me i literally cant make music in a daw. I loose all creative momentum and inspiration and focus.
Getting a groovebox as my brain of a dawless setup had made me 2000x more productive ❤
@@baqcasanke I agree a thousand percent. Making beats on the MPc one is SO FUN. I love messing with knobs and buttons and hearing changes in real time. It’s been a game changer for me after not making music for 10yrs due to DAW burnout.
I sold my MPC one yesterday and my Novation Circuit Track 2 weeks ago 😅At the moment my favorite gear is the MC-101, so much features in such small size box!!!
Sell the DT after they finally added song mode? 😢
Great minds think a like again. I just sold my op1 too last week. I didn’t like the workflow. Got the poly tracker. Do you prefer the m8 over PT?
I got the m8 it’s a dream machine. And u can use it anywhere. Inspiration on the go when it hits
@@lastminute3668 it is so tiny and overpowered with synthesis ability.
My keepers are the Microfreak, Monologue, Cycles. Only 2 I'd add would be the Minilogue XD and Circuit Tracks.
I was going to sell my MC-101 till I saw your video on the partial tone editor. It's worth keeping now.
I am in the same quandary right now! About selling both my Microfreak and Minilogue to get the Minifreak. If I could afford all three I would keep them, but space is also a premium. Oh the torment!
He claims the Syntakt's fate is up in the air, yet he removes the screen protector... ;) Yeah I agree with your take on the Digitakt. Have an M8 as well and the M8 is just better than it in every way possible. Also, I think you mentioned the M8 being a mono sampler - the sampler is stereo, or at least it handles and plays back all the stereo samples I've chopped up, recorded, and such. Unless there's something I'm missing (which I probably am!) And I gotta agree with other comments - MPC is too DAWlike for me. Super powerful, but I could just sit on my computer. So I always go for my SP for my chopping and lofi beat sample creation.
It would drive me crazy trying to learn so many groovebox-like things from different manufacturers. A lot of them have amazing specs but no personality. I'd rather watch Audiopilz jam on his TB-3 or watch some random guy with a couple Volcas than sit through another Elektron jam.
But I love the Circuit Tracks. It's this convenient little toy-like thing ... then you plug it into the app and you're like "OMG this is a legit synth!" Nevermind that it can sequence 5 external devices, mix 2 devices, runs on battery, and has 2 MIDI outs and sync.
I'd love to hear your thoughts now on your old electribe 2? I know it's nothing great now a days but just love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
"Time to exploit that for content" it is!!
I struggle with letting go. I have some ancient gear I never really use anymore which I should let go but for some reason I just can't bring myself to do it.
I have sold more stuff than I can remember. And I always regret doing so and kicking myself for it. 😢 Some are exceptionally hard to reacquire, like my mint condition Roland V-Synth that I wasn't using much but wish I had now. I'd say, keep your hardware, even if you are not using them right now. You may want to later.
MPC one is the only one I need ,my other gear never gets used ,I might mess with my freak to make a sound I like but then I'll just sample it into my MPC
People think that more is going to make them music or art. It's always having less or limiting yourself that makes you more creative, because you are forced to use what you already have. At least for me that's how it is. I made some of the best music with just a Roland JD-Xi, which was my first drum machine/synthesizer, and since then have been using the MPC One, which is an addicting stand-alone machine, and I can't stop making patterns either...SBN RESONATE
I have the hydrasynth and modwave and think you’d love both… and not too expensive…. also tr6s really surprised me… and portable
Im going to be doing this in the summer. Gonna try and sell my vintage stuff and smaller stuff for an streamlined upgrade.
Hi Gabe - I'm a beginner looking to learn electronic music making. I got the MicroFreak recently and curious what would pair well with this machine? I like tracks like "State of mind" by Bingo Players and Sick by Lucas and Steve. Those are the types of tracks I'd love to make eventually. Would love to get your advice/feedback on this.
I agree with you. We don’t need all these gears for making music. It’s fun but at the same time we can loose a lot of time learning each one of them instead of actually making music. To be honest, my IPad with a good midi controller would be everything that I really need but like a lot of people I want to try the new gears…
iOS has some seriously good music apps. The only downside is file management.
I wish developers would put all their apps on Android as well.
Good Vid Gabe, and I had the same clean up this year, although still trying to sell the MPC-X....its way too complicated!! Strange to ask, but do you have the MV-VerseLabs as that is a magic device, and has the same DNA as the MC-101.
Is the size the reason you'd choose the mc101 over the mc707?
😢
There is always way back. For me it was "Volca Sample Pajen MOD" and "Monotron Delay" Came, went and came again. Same with "Korg Monologue" but it appears to be broken😢
Gabe, I'm curious on your thoughts about the Akai MPC One vs the Akai Force?
A quick skim through the video reveals you made choices I would have if I were you. Hahaha, nice.
Hi Gabe, thanks for your valuable and detailed videos. After seeing your videos, I've decided to buy a MC-101 a month ago, however I still didn't get it because it‘s out of stock. So I'm wondering if I should buy another groovebox instead or just wait for MC-101.
I once wanted to get a model:cycles for a long time before I knew MC-101, I still find out there're many great works came out from the M:C, but I rarely see a full song production from MC-101 (only) that really attracts me. I know MC-101 would have much more functionalities than M:C, I just want to know if it can really produce great songs like what the M:C videos achieved.
I find out you just want to sell your M:C while keep MC-101, so do you think MC-101 is the winner if compares to Cycles? Considering I could only choose one of them for my budget and I don't have other Elektron gear. I want to buy a portable device which works standalone (DAWless) and I want to make full song on it. I haven't find any video that compares these two devices side by side, do you want to make one or do you know if there's any video about this?
By the way, will Circuit Tracks be better than all these two? I know you love it very much.
OK finally I just got my MC-101 from another shop. It's really fun and easy to start beat making. The factory demo project shows it could really make attractive songs.
I got a Model:Cycles 2nd hand for $300AUD, and the Syntakt is $1800AUD new. If I could afford it I'd still prefer a Syntakt over 6x Model:Cycles. I think at $3600 new I'd prefer half a studio worth of gear over the OP-1 Field.
it's crazy that in 2022 they still make monophonic sampler. I had my eye on the tracker and the ircuit rhythm for a while but the mono thing just turns me off too much
Fantastic moves !
MPC One is superb.
I recently got the sp404 mk2 as a GAS purchase and been struggling to see how it can fit into my workflow as a sampling beat making machine as already have things like maschine plus, circuit, mc707… it’s now become a glorified FX processor (which isn’t a bad thing) but I probably could have avoided the extra expense
We’ve all been there bro. I bought a empress Zoia but haven’t really used it too much for that same reason.
Could just use the 404 as your portable music maker..
Did you change voice plugin settings? Consider tweaking de-esser a bit.
@Gabe how do you incorporate your synths (minilogue/ufreak) with other gear? I'm finding myself only using my different devices on their own just on account of ease of use.
I'd never sell my DT, but then again I don't have the huge pile of gear you have. So much good stuff.
Love my digitakt but it’s sample slicing just isn’t powerful enough. Overbridge is just not what I thought it would be.
As I move toward the Daw I am certainly feeling more and more ‘done’ with it.
I understand but its like a library when you want it or need it its there:not wishing you had it when you are looking for it. I still have my Roland DJ 70 just in case. Now if the device is deteriorating then yes move on. My dilema with my Roland JD 800 and the red glue of death!!
Glad you kept your *Circuit* 😄
It's so interesting to see how differently people feel about the exact same piece of gear. The tracks was one of the first machines for me to let go. It's the machine that I have been keeping for more than a decade that I can't seem to live without😁
Circuit Tracks? That has just been out a year or two?
@@ringtangting that's why it was easier to give it away. We just didn't click. The concept was great, but the tracks never felt "complete". It always seemed to be lacking to me.
Makes sense. Circuit tracks is a toy, a shitty one.
Emotional responses will be had by many. Lessons will be learned by few.
You can make a record on the MPC Not so much with the others
What do you think about keeping your first ever synth even if you don't use it? My first synth was an Arturia Microbrute. Its in perfect shape, and I don't need the money, but I just never use it. I have a Grandmother and Minilogue among other stuff. But, they aren't making them anymore, so I could see down the road there being a resurgence in popularity maybe?
Anywho, should it stay or go?
Nostalgia is a bitch, eh?
I can understand selling the OP-1 if it only contains one "tape". My 1985 Tascam 244 Portastudio has a button I can press, a door opens (well it did until I snapped it off 😥), and I can swap in a fresh tape whenever I want. 😎
Bruh, the Force though. I would never sell mine.
Hope this means you get to try out the Deluge soon :)
Yeah the Deluge is a truly amazing device, I would never sell that I hope...as its going up and up in value...
@@hovermotion especially after screen updates
What version of MPC One firmware do you have, and recommend. I’m still on 2.10, and unsure if I should upgrade?
Would you ever look at the Elektron Model:Samples? I'm curious what you would think of it and how it would compare to your other gear.
Huh. See and I feel the exact opposite about the Syntakt and Digitakt. I’m not planning on selling either, but my Digitakt + Octatrack is pretty much my mainstay setup with peripheral synths floating in and out
Sell what you don't use, getting rid of gear can be good for your workflow. If something isn't working for you, there is no point in holding on to it, if you miss that gear, you can always buy it later on, generally I have never had any real regrets when I have moved on, I have never bought anything I have already owned either which means I have never had seller's remorse.
Do you still have your MC-707?
I do! It doesn't make the shortlist of must-keeps, but it ain't going nowhere
@@GabeMillerMusic Experimenting a new combo myself MC-707+Tr-6s. I thus get 8 tracks of synths/loopers and offload the drums to the tiny sister. Using ASIO4ALL driver, I Can get all separate Channels of the MC-707 PLUS all 6 individual drum parts into Reaper. I hesitated with the 707-sized tr-8s, but It was taking too much Space on my desk and I found out I could actually fit the Tr-6s in the front pocket of the official Roland bag for the MC. Two USB and one Aira-green MIDI cables and you're good to go. Getting used to a workflow is also more than a convenience to me. I'm a Roland guy. Can't help it.
I've been wondering for a while now Gabe, do you have a soulpatch? Or is it a shade/lighting mirage?
Haha I do! It's very light so barely visible, but it's the only facial hair I can reliably grow so I keep it.
I just can't get myself to sell my OP-1, I truly think it will be a novelty one day, but I feel similarly about the device when it comes to friction. I don't eeever see myself selling my mc101, its too precious to me
Yeah I held onto the OP-1 for a long time for that reason, but eventually felt I could harvest some of its unique sounds and pass it on to someone who would get more use out of it than me.
I want a box for making synths with sounds. And it would be nice if it had a nice sequencer or plays well with ios.
Dirtywave M8 is not monophonic. It has stereo sampling. Great video though, I totally agree on the digitak. I had such a hard time with that one and the digitone.
It's stereo, but has monophonic tracks (each track can only play one sound at a time)
@@GabeMillerMusic okay. Yeah. I get you now. Keep up the great vids!
Just sold my Digitakt too. Super cool, just not for me. Someone else will make it sing
I'm getting rid of mr tr8s soon and probably my drumbrute impact
I recently sold all Volcas and almost all Pocket Operators