Just saying.
I think it’s the inertia of sorting out my ITB sample collection and transferring it across.
And the inertia of learning a new system.
And I keep getting sidetracked by making new albums ITB. I’ve made 2 since buying the DT2.
And by obsessing about and buying other hardware that I haven’t used like the Norns I didn’t get on with.
Don’t know what’s wrong with me…. Except the AuDHD!
Anyone else buy gear and put off using it?
I would turn it on soon just in case yours is one with a defective screen that needs to be sorted out. Mine comes back from repair this week. I’ve really missed it.
spending 1k for sth you’re not using seems strange to me honestly.
Do you want my address to send it over?
Mine is for repair as well so i wouldn’t turn it on give it a spin and make sure everything is working as it should.
yeah I hear ya and been super busy with work, home maintenance and such to spend as much time on my synths lately. I do try to squeeze in quick lunch jams. More reason to sell unused gear and not buy anything for a while.
I’ve a maschine plus and tracker mini I’ve only really turned on to test.
Maschine was for adding to a live setup with a group I’ve started but been spending the time making music for an album and not had any live practice yet.
Mini was for travel to work but I now spend that time sleeping or studying.
I have no connection to stuff and if I don’t use them soon I’ll just sell them.
But I’m the same, see new stuff and think that looks cool then the reality is it gets minimal use. Polyend play plus has been good because I can turn it on and just jam and play about. Same with a single rack eurorack I have. No intention of making full tracks with them, I do that in my daw. I used to try continuously to find setups for making full tracks and go ‘dawless’ then accepted it was pointless for me.
I’d turn it on while it’s under warranty. Had a client buy PCs for stock only to find out that all of them were bad past the warranty.
Or, return it if still an option. If you are having luck ITB then keep going!
I usually unpack and try new stuff same or at least the next day I receive it. It was different with my latest purchase - it took me a few days since I turned in on, I just wasn’t as excited as I used to be about new gear. There was even a bit of buyer’s remorse already at the moment I clicked pay. It’s a clear sign I have too much stuff.
That’s the beauty of the Polyend “system” if you want to call it that. You get to a half decent stage with them and it’s literally a case of dragging the wavs over. One cable and you can route your audio out, mount the drive on the computer to export stems and also power the device. Really cool.
DT2 looks incredible though, but I almost want to get the Play to stay within that single ecosystem (waiting to see what Ableton Move is first mindyou!)
On new devices I would usually try to open it even just to test it all works in case something broke in transit.
It’s funny you mention adhd since I have it and got treated for it. One of the things mentioned to me was the tendency to make impulsive purchases. I can say that has gotten a lot more minimal since I have gotten some treatment.
Also what you are saying about the anxiety of having to load it up with samples and learn it. Etc. Anyway, I can relate. It is treatable if you ever decide to go that route.
For now just enjoy your gear on your own timeline and don’t be hard on yourself. If that means you don’t get around to using the dt2 for another 6 months, who cares? Be easy on yourself. You will get to it when it feels right. Have fun!
Not strange at all. It may be unusual but that’s just a matter of statistics and has nothing to do with what any individual is doing at any point.
The creative mind doesn’t care about conventions or what you should or shouldn’t do. It does what it wants, when it’s ready. What it cares the least about is monetary value since what it engages with is priceless.
You’re right not to force your creative process and go with the flow. Keep on doing that and evade any thoughts that smell of guilt or judgement.
That’s kind of why I don’t get along well with samplers.
I find it far too easy to get lost in looking for the “best sample” for a project, or having an overwhelming amount to manage/sort though if you buy sample packs.
Or to spend a lot of time sampling gear instead of making music.
When I spend that same time exploring a synth instead of browsing samples, I feel like I’m actually developing an understanding of how to create the sounds that I want, and dial in a sound more quickly.
But samplers can be a lot of fun when manipulating sounds, getting unexpected results from repitching, sampling something from a track you are working on and incorporating it.
Or sampling a mono synth and making it polyphonic (maybe doesn’t apply to DT though).
I do also have that thing where, when I order some new hardware and am waiting for it to arrive, I pick up something I already have and can get caught up in that for a while, neglecting the shiny new thing. But usually only for a few days or a week or two. Not months.
That being said: if you’re actually in the zone and producing a lot of music right now, I wouldn’t change anything. I mean, maybe return the $1000 hardware that you don’t need, but I wouldn’t force myself to start using it and kill that flow.
I do find it extremely difficult to understand why someone does take the effort to enter this forum and start a thread to share this instead of just firing up a brand new toy, which i was definitely playing right now instead of replying if it was mine. It’s a strange world.
I spent a bit of time a few years back (well quite a few, maybe 15 years!), thinning down my setup, and ever since then I’ve really thought long and hard about purchasing anything new. I really have to have a gap in my setup or want to replace something, before purchasing.
For example, when I was looking at getting a small DAWless setup, to get me away from the computer. I researched to death and I ended up upgrading my OG Circuit to a Circuit Tracks, as I wanted the improvements in song building. Then I needed something for sampling, so researched a lot more and ended up buying a Circuit Rhythm.
This then meant that I slotted the pieces of gear straight in and got cracking putting my research into practice.
Not that I still don’t get GAS from time to time. But for the vast majority of the time, once I’ve seen all the reviews, there is always something that puts me off the device. I really wanted a Digitakt 2, but the sample slicing and lack of over bridge killed my GAS there.
I can’t get a drum-oriented instrument and not set it up immediately. That’s impossible for me to do.
I did get a Minifreak that I knew was going to be a niche instrument for me, which I got cheap after trading some stuff I had from decades ago. I turned it on to make sure it worked, somewhere around a year ago.
I just used it in a project for the first time three days ago. After this project, it might sit for another six months, or I could use it next week, who knows. It’s perfect for what I use it for (overly modulated rhythmic ‘sounds’). Can’t imagine using it for anything else though.
Most of the time when I receive a new hardware I play few hours with it.
But then it can stay off for week or month, really depends on my mood and what give me joy at the moment musically.
Some of those new hardware just stay on the desk and I continuously play with it.
But I admit I am more a dawless than a ITB guy.
If you find yourself really happy playing with your daw, I can fully understand that changing the way you express your creativity can be challenging.
And I would encourage you to not load all your sample on the DT2, maybe just load let’s say 50 sample, or no sample at all and play with the included one. And see if you have fun.
And don’t expect to click on that box or not, that’s absolutely not a challenge, it’s more a potential opportunity that it might be really fun journey !
Yes, after I tried all parameters, functions, almost all possibilities. 
I didn’t try everything on DT2, I think I did with DT1.
Or if it sounds bad to me.
Didn’t like MC 101 sound for instance. And I didn’t like UI.
I bought a DT2 on release day… but haven’t even turned it Off yet!
I have used mine but not as much as a should’ve by now!
Only a fellow AuDHDer could possibly understand that the dopamine hit of ordering something could be way bigger than that of actually using it! I get it.
Seriously though DT2 is great! You’ll love it!