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    Addendum... Looking for advice, input, experience... conversation if you will.

    I had to admit to myself that I'm not a musician. I enjoy making noises that sometimes have melody. Programming drum beats is fun. But, as far as recording and mixing, mastering, being able to sing, or play an instrument with any natural ability? No, it doesn't exist.

    That's why I never finished my conversation autoflavour. He wanted to discuss what my goals were. Frankly, the few times I tried to write him, I realized I had no goals, so I was essentially throwing money up in the air.

    That said, I have Maschine and Ableton both legally installed. I prefer Ableton, so if I even keep one Maschine license at this point is a question. I have two licenses.

    I bought a NI Mikro MK1 years ago, a used Maschine MK1 w/ new stand years ago, and a used Maschine Jam last year. Go figure, none of these controllers help me use Maschine any more effectively. Maybe I've used Ableton too long.

    Yes, you read that correctly, I have three Maschine controllers and two NI software licenses that all go unused. To accompany them, I also have controllers in the form of...

    M-Audio Keystation 88es
    M-Audio Axiom 25
    Akai APC Mini
    Korg nano kontrol
    Numark Orbit
    Behringer CMD Micro
    Mixtrack Pro 3 (used three times, four years ago)
    M-Audio M-Track (forgot I had)

    I had an APC40 that I traded for my Mackie studio monitors.
    My Onyx 820i digital mixer is still awesome.
    I sometimes miss my microKorg, but it was cool sounds on a keyboard I couldn't play.
    There's a monotron and a pocket operator around here somewhere too, I think.

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    I wonder if I should put most of this stuff on reverb, etc to try to sell, or just a trip to Guitar Center to get it out of my hair and a little cash to buy an analog drum. That stuff takes up space and I'm not using it.

    Anyone need a controller or Maschine license?

    My new path is analog, free from the computer. I want to do more with the Model D than send MIDI to it, hence the SQ-1 and a desire for analog drums. The less expensive I make this the better.

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    • Sell and simplify! Sounds like you've already made up your mind ;)microkorg
    • that part is definitely going to happen. i'm hoping for some analog drum inputimbecile
    • Couldnt go much wrong with the new behringer RD clonesmicrokorg
    • they look great for the cost. and... I can't find my monotron, but the pocket operator I have is the PO-12 rhythm.imbecile
    • Recently got the Moog DFAM. It's incredibly fun. But not a bread an butter drum machine.mort_
    • Some other things I'm looking at:

      The Division Department 01/iv
      Vermona drm1 mkiii
      MFB Tanzbar (original one)
      RD-9 (coming soon)      mort_
    • https://youtu.be/UpR…mort_
    • I'm at a similar place, i sold all my drum machines, bought an MPC1000 for cheap, all sounds i use created with minimoogfuturefood
    • bought an 8 track digi recorder so i can get away from the computerfuturefood
    • that sounds dope, future. love the single device sampling approachimbecile
    • i keep thinking about the MPC you mentioned, future. I had briefly thought of one but that is a whole new direction i hadn't considered. maybe later. cheersimbecile
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