I have the MPC for that, it comes with some basic synths, and the Air MPC compatibles are pretty cheap on sale. I come from the perspective of samplers at the forefront since you could get so many more sounds out of a single hardware sampler, and I still think that's valid, how many synths can you layer on a song before it's just redundant?I feel the same way, though I do enjoy going to a synth that I don’t know all that well and just spending time digging into it and trying to unlock its secrets. Sometimes the most relaxing thing is picking a plugin that I’ve rarely used, maybe it’s because it came with a bundle and I wasn’t all that interested in it, and just forcing myself to make something with it.
I'm going to say something that might be a sin around here, but you really only need 3-4 good versions of a synthesis style before it's redundant. Same goes for FX. I have three different SEM clones, three different Junos, at least that many Pultec EQs, at least five different mastering limiters. I own all or most of IK, Nomad, NI, U-He, iZotope, PSP, etc. I think I have at least a dozen bundles from various manufacturers.
Oh and Digital Performer, Reaper, Logic, Reason, Live 12 Suite, Bitwig 5, MPC 2, and an old copy of ReNoise. I think I just like the challenge of learning new things, and like you pointed out it does inspire, but in a polar opposite mindset, I'm super versed in DP, and worry about it's future and having to roll some of the things i've done for it into some other DAW, I've got a Metagrid setup where it's a one button push for any quantize setting etc. I could get up and running in Logic or Reaper in a month or less, I've got years in Logic in the past and a solid year with Reaper. I hate pretty much every other DAWs GUI though, except Bitwig.
Statistics: Posted by machinesworking — Fri Oct 25, 2024 5:14 am