When limitations foster creativity

[DJCHEMIE]

I am trying to do this too. I recently got a new laptop specifically for music production. Because I had the chance to start from scratch, I only installed essential plugins and VSTs. Now I spend most of my time using Minilogue XD and Softpop 2, exploring what I can do,
create unique ideas etc. It definitely feels better and more relaxed. It comes easier.

I posted in the Interviews thread two quotes from two different people along the same lines.

I will reproduce here:

Interviews - mega thread

Fascinating interview. "What I have learned is that the volume of equipment you have can eat into your time, so we’ve got into the ethic of using one or two instruments and become quite prolific. "

Interviews - mega thread

There was some Kraftwerk discussion here lately. Timely interview! Sometimes I get the feeling that music culture today is made by computer scientists, because you need to always fill in a form… So, I work on the idea, write it down, and then I turn to the computer. In the early days of Kraftwerk we had a tape machine, and now I basically use the computer just as a recording tool"