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Originally posted by Kismet7 I dont get how you can get sidetracked by hardware...if anything its easier and faster to get good sounds out of hardware, I bet the abundance of software and their parameters sidetracks people far more. That said...be ready to accept a sound quality downgrade by going all ITB from a Hardware setup...I would not do it for the reason you stated.

LOL still not learning...

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Originally posted by Eric J I did it, and I'm not regretting it. I work so much faster, and for me the difference in quality is negligible. Total recall is a big plus. That being said, I have toyed with the idea of picking up maybe a Moog Voyager or LP just as a supplement. If I am going to pick up hardware at this point, its going to be vintage or modern analogue (Moog, SE, etc.). I sunk all my money into my monitors, computer and converters.

Smart man.

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Originally posted by Eric J I sunk all my money into my monitors, computer and converters.

This is good advice. I've had to sell all my hardware following unemployment after a car accident and to be honest I'm not really missing it at all (Access Virus C / Novation K Station / JP8080).

The only thing I wished I could have kept are my monitors but that goes without saying really. Still headphones will do for now.

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Originally posted by Ry Thomas Re: I'm thinking of doing the unthinkable . . . .

You should have said, "...produce a song in irregular meter."

This thread fails in that regard.

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Originally posted by dj_alfi change your avatar for fucks sake.

I'm assuming that most of the issue is in physical synthesizers and effects/processors. Personally, I don't use any physical effects/processors and doubt I ever will. UAD sounds great to me and I kinda get the feeling that they're a lot easier to emulate than synthesizers, so that is comforting enough to stay software.

But for physical instruments, I used to hate using them until I figured out how to CORRECTLY use them. By using your DAW to compensate in the MIDI track for latency. Once I figured that out, every synth I had became like a physical VSTi. It's awesome!

I don't use any software instruments (as of today), but if you do go that route, I'd say 1st: BUY THE SOFTWARE. It's not only to support the company, but if you actually buy the software, you'll be a lot more likely to actually use it, abuse it, learn it, and won't be overwhelmed with all the (free/warez/cracked) VSTis you can get your hands on.

Second, all the physical instruments you have now suck balls, so sell them. But you still need at least one real instruments because software just doesn't cut it if you want any sort of edgy (out of the box) sound. If I was forced to have only a single instrument, it would be the Nord Lead 3. So I say either get one of those, or if you just want to make some really phat basses, get a Voyager. Use your one instrument and your VSTis to back it up. Nice and simple.

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I´m with on that one mate. I only have one hardware synth, but still I get sidetracked
so easily. It´s just been a glorified midi controller for a while now
Though I have to say, I won´t be selling it, because it´s just so much fun making sounds
with it.
But I usually end up jamming around with nothing to show for in the end. Software is
the only way for me to go.

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Originally posted by alanzo But for physical instruments, I used to hate using them until I figured out how to CORRECTLY use them. By using your DAW to compensate in the MIDI track for latency. Once I figured that out, every synth I had became like a physical VSTi. It's awesome!

Hmm.. i use Cubase and have not a single time experience any sort of MIDI latency during recording or playback of external synths.

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Originally posted by Subtle Hmm.. i use Cubase and have not a single time experience any sort of MIDI latency during recording or playback of external synths.

I route them in directly as "external instruments".

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Originally posted by alanzo I route them in directly as "external instruments".

Oh ok.. then i understand

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Do it. I went PC based a while back and I have no regrets. Invest in decent monitors and keep the number of vsti's/fx limited: learn them inside out. Or else you risk getting swamped in the zillion possibilities.

Only thing I regret in switching is losing my 303

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Its all down to what works for you. If your tracks come out how you want them to be, whatever you use, then who's to argue?