Apologies in advance for the length of this post but i’ve been following the progress of both the Digitakt and the MPC Live since they were both announced and since then there’s been a great deal development and user interest, advice, reviews and more than enough bickering. I’ve read over all 200+ pages on the Live and 70 odd on the Digitakt.
I’m on a very tight budget and after a couple of months of persuading my wife I’ve finally managed to convince her that £969 price for MPC live is money well spend and a good investment. Now here lies my first dilemma. I’ve had my heart and mind set on the Live since it was first announced but since i’ve been given the green light to purchase I’m now doubting my decision and feel my £969 could be invested better with the Digitakt and some other hardware to compliment it.
I’m hoping i can but a device(s) that will enable me to law down predominantly* (I say predominantly as i’m very willing to allow a device to inspire me and take me in new directions that I might have otherwise not ventured into).minimal techno and house tracks and essentially do 90+% of the track production on the device and just tidy it up and add some finishing sprinkled to it in Ableton.
As A DJ i’m also wanting to use the gear to allow me to play live so the device needs to be capable of both live and production. I know the OT is supposedly perfect for this however it’s out of my budget and I think the difficult workflow would stifle my inspiration.
So… all the above being said I think i’m pretty set on the Digitakt and using the spare £369 for additional gear.
What would you suggest?
Volca keys
Another synth
Analog Heat (over budget)
Waldolf 2-pole
Thanks for reading this far and for your patiences. I appreciate your advice in advance