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i will be buried with my korg esx1.

at the moment i am using 90% hardware gear, and using the computer mainly for recording and mixing down. i would prefer better gear, but for now im pushin the tools that ive got and myself to the limit. currently i use a mixture of analogue and digital gear from roland, moog, korg and electrix. a nice valve comp/limiter like the ones shown above are definately on my tools to aquire list. albert joseph www.myspace.com/therealalbertjoseph http://www.bouncereflex.com/albertjosep ... index.html

MPC for the win. get yr riddims workin w/o looking at a screen and it's so much easier/faster/more FUN to modify your drums in. takes a bit of getting used to in terms of loading samples, etc, but ultimately better for the creativity, i think.

works great in conjunction w/ software, all you need is a midi interface.

korg esx1, all the same reasons as above mr. terekete!
i will always prefer roland-style step sequencing, i guess

you could get pretty sick with an mpc1000 & a korg z1....matter of fact i should try that for a dubstep tune since i have both

i nearly got kicked out of a sam ash once because i was having way, way too much with the z1's amazin' filters.

rattled the backroom windows, i did.

2000F wrote:

SEXY !!!

anything with easily user-servicable tubes right up front has my respect.

rekall wrote:i will be buried with my korg esx1.

big FUCKING up! i have one too, and they kick ASS.

i love mangling sounds with it! ive got the emx1 too, and between the two of em, beautiful music is being made!

best purchases ive ever made.

Just use what you like and what sounds good to you. Be unique in your choices and your music will sound different too. I am using both. I have a Dave Smith Evolver an Elektron Machinedrum and a laptop running Reason. Personally, I prefer using hardware sequencers in live situations, and the hardware I have has excellent midi control so I can tweak both the onboard synth engines as well as the software.

Facetime wrote:hardware is great, and almost always sounds better
Atari 1040ST (just picked up for $50 canadian)

i have one of those but still cannot find disketess for it, i know one shop, but it may be good if u point me more places to get those!

I use an Akai S3000XL for sampling and an Emu Orbit V2 to create patches in.

I work solely in Reason V4, but love the fact I can use Hardware to part-produce my tracks.

years ago i worked with a yamaha synth, mpc2000 and s3000

all hooked up by midi to logic on the pc and with all the outputs into the patch bay and after fx into the mixing desk (with a long bit of masking tape and a marker pen)

there is a LOT to be said for the hands-on intuitiveness of hardware, not to mention sound quality

by the same token theres a lot of relatively cheap hardware which is completely outstripped by software

if you've got the option mate hook up your hardware into a midi/audio interface and get the best of both worlds

now this is my kind of thread. dubstep can definitely be made on an MPC and it can definitely be done with hardware. im in the process of bringing in new gear but my whole production revolves around my MPC1000 with different instrument tracks being fed into a mixer before it hits my monitors. then ive got a few different outboard effects units and compressors to run as inserts or daisy chained on my instrument tracks...

true dub has been a huge part of my life and has a great influence on my production style. i personally love having a hands on approach to effects so you can bring them in&out in real time as a "performance" much more intuitive than with software.

Facetime wrote:

2000F wrote: On my stereo buss mix I usually use:

Pro Tools HD out -> DISA limiter -> Manley Massive Passive valve eq (or Neuman PEVc eq or Neumann W496 eq) - > SSL Xlogic G compressor. BRRRAAAAP!

sick.

yes but

are you a fuckin millionaire!?

who knows this one?

limited businezz

that dot matrix shit really blows my mind

+1 for the mpc. I also use an old Akai s950 and some valve compressors just to give my tracks a bit of air. I don't think I'd ever like to ditch the computer altogether, but having some hardware makes a huge difference to overall sound I reckon.