Looking for an external machine that enables you to write down a whole piece on the fly. Just getting down your ideas as quickly as possible. Something that allows live arrangement and is equipped with some sort of drum pads/buttons for beat creation.

More and more I realize how much a daw works against creativity. It is distracting and many operations require precious time which could be used in a more prolific way.

Am I asking for too much?

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MPC?

When you say whole piece do you mean DAW level complicated? Cos that doesn't exist.

Options include Electribes, MPCs, Elektrons and the mighty Cirklon.


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If you have plenty of dough to spare, I'd just go for a 909. Grab em' before they reach $5,000!

If you want something decent and relatively quite cheap, check out the Electribe.



The TR-8 is not bad, either, as far as hardware digital drum machines go, and you get both the 909 and 808 kits inside, not to mention a 707 kit you can d/l for another $100 or so. The kick is fat, and you can do some pretty mean things with a Proco Rat Distortion pedal.

Cirklon, haven't used my daw sequencer ever since..ll

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Personally, I'd find a second-hand E-mu XL-7 Command Station. I had one years ago and it kicked some serious ass for sequencing, plus on-board sounds (it's a ROMpler/hardware sequencer).

http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/xl7.php

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Originally posted by cryophonik Personally, I'd find a second-hand E-mu XL-7 Command Station. I had one years ago and it kicked some serious ass for sequencing, plus on-board sounds (it's a ROMpler/hardware sequencer). http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/xl7.php

Jesus Dave, you are oodschool. It quite literally have not heard that beast's name uttered since 2001 when I used to peddle them for a living. They were actually great but the sounds will be so dated now. At one point they really were the staple of the hip hop/pop crossover thing.

Thanks for brining back some memories.

Back OT, The Yamaha RS7000 was truly the only box that I've ever seen that you could really make an entire track in from start to finish. You needed a PHD in yamaha, but it did sound good.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Back OT, The Yamaha RS7000 was truly the only box that I've ever seen that you could really make an entire track in from start to finish. You needed a PHD in yamaha, but it did sound good.

Sounds interesting.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Jesus Dave, you are oodschool. It quite literally have not heard that beast's name uttered since 2001 when I used to peddle them for a living. They were actually great but the sounds will be so dated now. At one point they really were the staple of the hip hop/pop crossover thing. Thanks for brining back some memories.

Yeah, sound-wise, it will sound pretty dated, but it's actually pretty good for sequencing other hardware. I used mine far more for running my old Viruses, Nords, and Novations than I did for the internal sounds. I keep waiting for that day when I find one on craigslist for $100.

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Originally posted by cryophonik Personally, I'd find a second-hand E-mu XL-7 Command Station. I had one years ago and it kicked some serious ass for sequencing, plus on-board sounds (it's a ROMpler/hardware sequencer). http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/xl7.php

Jesus, the price on those roms.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/25-EMU-Rom-E...=item339c83e83d

That's ridiculous! I can't imagine the demand is that high for ROMs.

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