Intentions: seeing if the Tracker workflow adds value to my music making process and if this hypothetical Digitakt+Syntakt (samples, synthesis, p-locks) combo is even close to the Elektron workflow.
Three days in, the answer to that question is “no, not at all” but I’m still having fun exploring the new workflow.
Gotta wait for my screen replacement, SD card reader and additional RAM now. But it’s been unused.
Piece of hip hop history and hopefully something I can learn
An Artinoise Re.corder…I’m full of wind and I have synths so an EWI seemed like a marriage made in heaven.
This is obviously a cheap gateway drug prior to going full-in on an e-sax or some such in the future when the GAS gets too much.
I went for green obviously…
Looks fun! There doesn’t seem to be a thread on here about this.
As someone who has toyed with the idea of getting a wind controller over the years, but resisted because of the cost of controllers (and not having any idea if I’d enjoy it), I’d love to hear how you find it.
I find myself making lots of brassy sounds on my eurorack (Akemie’s Taiko is great for this) and have always thought it would be fun to pair a wind controller with those sound experiments.
Neat! What’s the box with display in the background?
Ah, not music related, just sat under my computer where I’m charging the re.corder…thats an Icom IC7610 HF transceiver…I’m a radio geek too.
Intention: to swap between it and the newly bought Tracker+ and figure out which one I enjoy using the most. I don’t see myself keeping both.
This thing is so sick from a hardware perspective but I just don’t love the tracker workflow
Picked up an Emagic AMT8 for a bargain price courtesy of the Alladin’s cave that is Melbourne’s Music Swop Shop. It’s an 8x8 midi interface with serial and USB ports that, despite being over 20 years old and built when Macs were still on PPC by a company that no longer exists, is fully compatible with the latest Apple silicon Macs courtesy of drivers published by Apple itself.
That’s because not long after Emagic made this device they were acquired by Apple, which killed their hardware line because it just wanted their Logic code. My guess is that those Emagic engineers are still at Apple and have a softspot for this device and quietly pushed out the drivers themselves last year.
Anyway, another cool thing is that it also operates in standalone mode, which is how I’m using it. With a Bluetooth adapter plugged into one of the I/Os my intensions are to route all manner of midi signals in and out of my dark trinity, midi controllers and iOS apps without giving myself a headache.
It feels pretty easy to wrap my head around actually. it’s essentially a step sequencer in a spreadsheet format. It’s a bit clunkier than the Elektron workflow though since there’s no scaling or length per track. So if you set a pattern length of 128 steps, you need to do a lot of copy/pasting to ensure that all 128 steps are consistent (if that’s your thing) even though your kick pattern is just 16 steps long. There’s also no conditional trigs so you’re basically ending up with 128 patterns whether you like it or not.
But the actual workflow of the tracker as a whole is pretty easy to learn and get relatively fast on. I’m only on day 4 or so, so I’m obviously still learning. But I’m definitely spending more time with the Mini than with the Tracker+ so far, simply because it follows me wherever I go and has a built-in battery.
Welcome to the club with the Linnstrument. I had not considered its portability when I bought it. Even better than the Push 3. Also Roger Linn does a weekly webcast you can attend. I’ve never done it because it’s on Tuesdays during the day and I have to work. He offers an incredible amount of support for his baby and will answer your questions personally.
Midlife crisis style going back to my roots and impulsively bought a SP 404 OG (in horrible cosmetic shape, but should be fully functionable) 4 days after getting a mint SP-303.
My intentions are to restore the 404 and keep it forever.
Regretted selling my 303 with all the fixings (3 SM cards, plus ripcord)
My intentions training in the sp forums dojo, and trying to get my sample sword sharp. hopefully never get rid of this too.
Yes still got my mkII as well, but wanna test my ears and see if its the nostalgia or actual sound that makes me miss my former friends!
Healthiest midlife crisis ever. Enjoy! Looking forward to hearing all the gems! 
oops, just bought a Korg M3M.
Pretty impulsive buy… but it seemed like a bargain.
Going to discard my Triton rack and get all my strings/horns etc needs catered for.
I have been using my old DJ headphones on my DAWless setup for far, far too long. So took the plunge and bought these beautiful b-stock Beyerdynamic headphones that are actually still made in Germany (one of the main reasons I chose them).
I have the DT900’s. I really like them as they sound great. One issue to watch out for and a problem with mine is the headband covering pulling apart. And this was less than a year of light use and never leaving my desk. It apparently was a known issue and not covered under warranty.
Just bought the 7artisans 24 mm F1.4 and wow…a totally different world! My Canon 15-45 mm lens seems to be a pretty bad copy, I mean, can’t tell for sure, but it seems like.
It’s only F3.5 and really struggled in low light and since I take a lot of photos in low light and also film in low light, I really needed a faster lens.
Lol, if I’m soo exited about this budget 7artisans lens, I can’t even imagine how an expensive lens is like. 
Two main ones
Thanks for the tip.
