Hardware vs. Software

[thedreampolice]

oh yea, its all good. And I think we have totally different production needs, but check out maschine you would love it. Do you not have a production computer at all?

 

[slik da relic]

nope... my cpu is strictly internet... its like 9 yrs old now... if and when i do make the change, yes, i will be goin the Apple route... as far as Maschine is concerned, i like what it does, but as i stated in other threads, i dont want the 16 pads.. i like the keyboard setup.

i also agree to wat was stated b4.. too much stuff can be crazy.. its like when we all was 1st downloading kicks n snare files... after awhile, u got gigs upon gigs of sounds, and it takes alot of time to go thru them all.. so u just go thru ur favorites and leave the rest.. i have enuff functions on my 5 pieces to create original sounds, create a melody, drum pattern, sample, sequence it, track it down, add vocals, and press it... we all can do that now with no prob.

da relic

 

[Ozmosis]

I think you should have a mixture if your able to. My setup since I started was the mpc1000 and roland xp30(sold xp30 for a motif rack 2yrs ago). I got rid of the 1000 for maschine, but still love the sounds from the motif rack. The fact that I could use Maschine with my rack is what sold me. My way of making music has gotten faster with maschine and hardly no change in workflow.

 

[thedreampolice]

Maschine is so fast it will burn your eyebrows off!

 

[Ozmosis]

nope... my cpu is strictly internet... its like 9 yrs old now... if and when i do make the change, yes, i will be goin the Apple route... as far as Maschine is concerned, i like what it does, but as i stated in other threads, i dont want the 16 pads.. i like the keyboard setup.
da relic

Whats dope about maschine is that you can use your keyboard as well with your samples. Lets say you have 8 chops, you can set the mapping in maschine for each of the 8 chops in 3 diff pitches to go across 24 keys on your keyboard. I havnt used this function to much but the capibility is there.

 

[slik da relic]

Maschine came out at a time that i felt i was content with my set up... EVERY time i felt i had finished buyin shit, a new piece would drop that was more intriguing than the last.. there comes a time when u just have to put a lid on it and shut it down.. thats where im at, at this point.. no more spending.. u cant keep up with technology... it'll make u broke.. but for the person that has nothing and they are just starting out, ive always told them to get Reason, a Mac, and now the Maschine.

da relic

 

[thedreampolice]

for sure, at some point you just have to get to work and create something! But yea for someone just starting out I would 100% agree, grab a mac, Reason/Record/Recycle, Maschine and a nice keyboard controller and buy a few nice refills and you could make anything.

 

[slik da relic]

yep... the youth are very lucky that they can go that route and not hafta worry about buyin the wrong pieces.. for us older guys, we had to buy $1000s of dollars of stuff, only to find out it wasnt what we thought it was, and then a new more improved piece would drop at a later date.. very frustrating at times.

da relic

 

[thedreampolice]

LMAO, been there man!