I’m a fan of grooveboxes and other do-it-all gear. It gets me away from the computer and lets me focus on just making music, and typically there’s some kind of limitation to force creativity.
Here’s what I’ve got.
- Roland Verselab MV-1
- Akai Force
- Synthstrom Deluge
- Sonicware SmplTrek
- Roland SH-4d (though I technically use this one solely as a synth module, but still)
Bonus points if you’ve got tracks you want to share! Like I made this track on a Maschine+ and then mixed in post in Logic. https://soundcloud.com/ndguardian/dreams-of-loss
Right now I have an MPC Live and a PO-33.
The MPC gets a lot of use while I’m creating something new but the projects is moved into the DAW as soon as it’s time to expand on it.
The PO-33 I have because it looked like for for portable lo-fi fun.