making tunes only on hardware

misk · Post by **misk** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:14 pm

anyone done this? been messing around lately. not dubstep, just weird shit. im digging it - its so much more organic!

8bit · Post by **8bit** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:08 pm

i wish, i dont have any proper hardware to my name

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:10 pm

Bass Clef

rdubz · Post by **rdubz** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:17 pm

I do this every now and then, the only reason why I use cubase, only got one piece of hardware but its a korg triton and it makes loads of sounds

ehcsztein · Post by **ehcsztein** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:53 pm

Yep... I work entirely in hardware.

I will be recording using software but that is just a matter of convenience.

cheers

pidge · Post by **pidge** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:27 pm

RSD, TIME, Geiom all mainly use hardware I think.

misk · Post by **misk** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:31 am

ThinKing wrote:Bass Clef

haha yeah well me too, been doing a live set for a minute now. I do love bass clef's stuff though.

slim · Post by **slim** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:48 am

Hardly high end, but i have an MC-303, haven't made a full track on it ever, mostly because one side of the stuff i do is very sample based and the other is very effects based, and neither are all that possible on it, but i wouldn't mind trying sometime.

Some damn cool sounds on that thing though

misk · Post by **misk** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:52 am

oh, and when i say only on hardware, i mean, even the sequencing, naturally. i mean, that the final output is recorded on to a hard disk, but otherwise, does not run through a computer at all.

it's quite interesting messing with a drum machine in this way.

thecatinside · Post by **thecatinside** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:00 am

It's only on fair occasions when I'm getting past the 8 bar loop but it's always still always with my MPC.

dj $hy · Post by **dj $hy** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:32 am

Only use hardware but only have one bit lol! TI but it does everything I need apart form real life sounds like Trumpets!

Only problem is the bouncing down you have to do, its long but worth it for that sound!

ehcsztein · Post by **ehcsztein** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:50 pm

Misk wrote: it's quite interesting messing with a drum machine in this way.

most certainly ... especially 2+ drum machines and then mixing pieces from each one together into entirely new and odd combinations. Dubstep seems to lend itself really well to hardware composition all in all. I just need get a better delay (and a multi effect unit) to really go bonkers.

poulplade · Post by **poulplade** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:11 pm

Oh yeah. about half of the stuff we are doing are hardware only. (MPC2000xl, SP-303 style)

The other half is made on software. We have alot of tracks made entirely on hardware.

It is a very fun way to work i think.

ONE

truncated · Post by **truncated** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:39 pm

if i hadn't of sold my MPC 1000 a couple of years ago I would agree with you,

worst decision of my music "hobby career" selling that thing loved it to pieces,

as soon as i get out of uni/get a job i will be investing in a lot of hardware,

i like making music on pc's but i work a lot better with a dedicated box/boxes in front of me.

im a knob twiddler for sure

dolladub · Post by **dolladub** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:43 pm

I use a couple Korg Synths with a nice drum machine on my korg radias.
Recording with ableton and use a few compressors in there but nothing else.
Really want to get an akia drum machine.

misk · Post by **misk** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:31 am

yeah, i've been rocking the korg electribe mx and sx for a while now. both are pretty dope, although limited. But thats the best thing about hardware! You've gotta really dig deep to work out some tunes, and plan ahead, but you can make some sick stuff if you get into it. Also, the process of arranging on hardware makes you approach things from an entirely different angle.

i love it, its so minimal!

slim · Post by **slim** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:58 pm

Oh yeah misk, you done any more live sets with the electribe? I remember you put a really good one up ages ago, some of the fattest bass i've heard

misk · Post by **misk** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:11 pm

Slim wrote:Oh yeah misk, you done any more live sets with the electribe? I remember you put a really good one up ages ago, some of the fattest bass i've heard

you know, im working on some stuff, it's a bit different though. tbh, i like messing with the electribes, but i dont feel like they sound "produced" enough alone... to stand up against the dubstep of today.

regardless i'm getting things together - i'd like to take this show on the road.

misk · Post by **misk** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:12 pm

Mullvaden wrote:made an excelent track using a circuitbent toykeyboard,a minikp,and a cabassa. did it all on a cassetteportastudio. YES my computer were out of order.....

its bad sound so i think about re-create it by recording digital since its nice sounds.

who fucking cares? if it's dope, do it! and you'll never be able to string any amount of plug ins together to get a sound like this, i'll bet! big up dude

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