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it sucks the TR-6S doesnt have a fuckin song mode...

Dude, your house! What a dream place. Well done. And now back to the music... 😊

LOVE THE MODEL 12 SET UP!

My productivity and enjoyment have skyrocketed since i ditched the daw and got a tascam model 12. I should have done it years ago.. i cannot emphasise enough how good the analogue preamps sound ! Im sticking with hardware 👍

What are your biggest struggles when it comes to creating UA-cam videos?

Hi. Came across your channel precisely as I was looking into the Digitone Keys. Got a fair bit of Gear - I'm mostly a Roland guy - but I'd say "different horses for different courses". I'm sorta composing songs of different genres. I also play in a Soul/Funk Band. I like the heavyness of a good ol' 88 piano keyboard. My main problem is that I cannot sell as time and technology are running by. Got a Fantom-G88 whose sound is a bit dated but feels great playing - I even added an upper 73 master keyboard to play its 8 tracks on both. Have a Roland Gaia, an Integra-7 expander and a A-800pro master keyboard to play it. That was my former live Set playing Pop-Rock but it was too cumbersome to carry along (most of all this is second hand btw). So I bought a Modx+7 and REPURPOSED the A-800pro for an upper hand in a simpler 2-keyboard setup. Now I've been fidling along with an MC-707 and Tr-6s and I'd like to go performing Live. Elektron sequencers look quite cool and powerful and I see myself actually playing 🎹 not just DJing or 🎮 controlling.. I stumbled across this guy along the way : ua-cam.com/play/PLqd_8Ec74Xeojrj1u1V197-74vYv5Rh1e.html&si=Fwd3TBxpLkGYS2sa and I think he has a very interesting 2-machine configuration where he's routing all the audio into the MC-707 using it as a live mixer/panning and FX processor alongside its own ZenCore sound engine (each machine providing 4 audio tracks), while the Digitone is handling alll the MIDI, either through its internal/external sequencer or the keyboard. I initially disliked the Idea of NOT using the 8-operator MODX+ to fall back on the 4-operator Elektron, and ditching the TR-6s for a lack of audio inputs (4 max on the Mc-707, all from the Digitone), but as I said, with Live performance in Mind, the less, the better. Plus, the Zen-core VA engine does quit convincing analog-ish (Roland/Moogy/Prophety) sound - Especially through PA speakers - handles sample as full drumkits with better microtiming that the tr-Xs but has NO operator-based FM synthesis ...So one more machine ?

Great video man super helpful!

keep it up man great vid

I really enjoyed this sharing of your setup tips from your personal experience

What's stopping you from making your next video for UA-cam?

Sticky buttons are a known problem with the digi boxes.

Great sounds🫶🏼

Nice one!

Nice concise summary of the dis/advantages. Didn't realize it was a trend, but having used the Zoom L-8 for 3-4 years, I feel like the way it enables a computer-less, hands-on recording experience keeps things feeling musical and inspired. Then mixing and editing in a DAW afterwards gives all the power and flexibility I could ever want. The computer stays in one room (work), the music instruments in another (play). It's a distinction that makes my brain happy.

This is just what I've been looking for. I've never enjoyed using a DAW. Just having a way to record and loop my instruments is so much more seemless.

What unexpected benefits have you found in your DAWless workflow? Any regrets?

Personally, I'm using Zoom L12 mixer (there also a L20 version as well).

My track 1 key is the only one that exhibits the same problem as some of yours. Pressing it once seems to always open the sound selection menu. I adore the digitone keys but I must admit I am considering parting with it as it’s lack of song position pointer support like the OT and analogs have is a real pain to use for writing. Having to play an entire pattern through to hear one or two changes you made on like page 4 is the worst part of the elektron workflow and they need to adopt the new RYTM/DT2 page loop functionality across the board asap

So, when recording with this can you save sessions and go back to them later to add more or edit?

Nice guitar! I have a strandberg which is quite similar but I wished it had the cutaway round the back where the neck joins the body

Thanks for sharing your setup!

Nature rules! Sweet instrument, man!!

How do you feel about scooping the mids? It's a contested issue, but like most things when it comes to music - I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all approach. When do you think it's OK to scoop 'em out?

Ne mogu da prestanem da gledam dlaku

Bravo

Also, A very awesome guitar!

I didn't know half of that guitar design stuff. Lots to think about.

Great video, thank you Such an unusual set-up, interesting and refreshing. And I love "I won't have empty mixer input staring me in the face and catalyzing that nasty gear acquisition fire that burns deep inside me" which I will be using as a mantra for my daily meditations ;)

What's one feature you would absolutely include on your custom guitar, and why? Would you go for a wild, eye-catching design or a more classic look?

Sold on the 1st sentence: Making music on a computer screen sucks! 😂 subbed

I love my Typhon! I've hardly had time to dig into it, but it's such a cool little box, built like a tank!

Certainly the best way to l got a very bad back with using computer recording DAWs all my stuff is placed within easy reach. I stand up for keyboard playing but not more than an hour, playing guitar sat up on my bed is best for me, guitar pedals loopers and mixers monitors drum machine iPads and multi track recorders all at arms length on shelves next to me, being comfortable is important when creating music. Good luck with your music ❤❤

Love my Typhon (also Lim Ed). Thanks for sharing!

I absolutely love Dreadbox synths

Very happy with my Typhon. I need to try using it as an effect processor for external audio.

Very nice, the Typhon is a beast!

What are your must-have features in a dawless synth? I'm really loving the effects on the Typhon, as you can probably tell!

Nice!🙌

Awesome man! Thank u a lot:) Synthesized/ sequenced deums or is it live recorded? Either way, fits really well ;)😊

What are your favorite techniques for getting realistic acoustic drum sounds out of a drum machine? Are there any limitations you've found with this approach?

I had the issue. Elektron sent me a new motherboard keys ... Elektron are awesome

Thanks for a great overview of 3 years of use. I've owned one for just under a week, and already know I'll never get rid of it!

I do the same with the sub out of the model 12. Anything can go to the sampler! Nice setup!

It’s always fun to have more channel doing those gear talks; Talking how you use the pieces in your workflow, not just the feature list… keep em coming!

Do you prefer recording directly to a mixer or straight into your DAW? Why or why not?

I must have notebooks to write lyrics down, jot notes down on what things I’ve done to tracks, etc etc. Pen and paper will never stop being perfectly modern and futuristic. It’s too practical.

The only thing that keeps me using a DAW (Reaper, the only DAW with a sensible setup) are the great plugins you can use, and the capabilities they have. But aesthetically, I very much prefer good multitracks, such as the Boss BR-1600 I have. I began with a Teac 4-track cassette in 1981, and having a way to lay multiple tracks seemed really wild then. It caused a lot of good times.

Normally not my bag at all in terms of style but highly substantial, very cool album. Thanks! Maybe you'd like IvardenSphere. Maybe you know it already!

Just read an amazing article in Le Monde (the scoop was actually from a Scandinavian newspaper but don't recall which) that said that single artists were using dozens of pseudonyms and making a killing by appearing under the various pseudonyms in the same new age/relax ambient playlists. Inane versions of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star that my cat could probably play were being streamed millions of time. And the fake artists were being included on these playlists as if they were different artists. They were earning the big bucks while real artists pursuing an actual artistic vision were earning these ridiculous royalties. Spotify is truly ripping off the world and destroying music. They also boost very dodgy podcast content. In terms of music appreciation, their algorithms are making sure that people's tastes are becoming continually less sophisticated or diverse. It's the musical version of television's Lowest Common Denominator/dumbing down programming, which also made killings for the producers, like the Discovery Channel with its sensationalist content-thin documentaries or the trash talk shows and reality shows that basically show people how to hate each other. What a great time to be alive - not.