What was your first piece of recording gear?

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Not software, but hardware?

Mine was the Roland R70 drum machine:

 

[thedreampolice]

This

\

and this

are where I started

 

[nobodyelse]

This is where it all started for me. You couldn't tell me shit once I started tapping on those pads LBVS!!!

 

[Fade]

Hahaa, nice!

After the R70, I then got the Akai S20. Good machine, pads were buttons actually but it wasn't too bad overall:

 

[wrightboy]

 

[Step Soprano]

Then

Really regret selling the asr-x.

 

[Cleverwon]

 

[Relic]