Hello Elektronauts,
I’ve been lurking for a while. this is my first post.
I’ve got it in my head that I need a drum machine. I’m interested in a Tempest, LXR digital drum synth, or Machine Drum more or less in that order but for different reasons.
Tempest because of the analog nature (I always fall for the analog marketing) and the pads (also the fact that people have a love hate thing with it intriguing). I’m not sure I really need any of the features that DSI has yet to implement. I would like to be able to load my own samples. I have an Octatrack, so not too hung up on that. I’d also like to keep my set up fairly small and it looks like the Tempest can do drums and some synth duties at the same time.
LXR because I am also interested in how it all works. It looks like a fun project. I’d be up for hacking the software. I’m a little bit concerned about that being a distraction. Normally I wouldn’t mind but I’ve been quite busy at work and want to focus on the music for my free time.
Machine Drum, well, I’ve had good experience with the Octatrack and it looks like a good combination and appears to be quite the workhorse.
I’m still trying to figure out what how to make music I like, but I enjoy twiddling the knobs and seeing what happens. I’d like to get competent enough to jam with other people and perform, so I’d like to find a set up that I don’t need to change too often and is fairly protable.
Interested in any reactions.
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