If you watch someone like Gabe Miller he has a very similar workflow to a lot of people who make complete tracks DAWless.
He makes patterns and sections using an MC-707 / MPC / CIrcuit and then arranges and mixes them in Reaper.
I think that’s by far the easiest way to do it.
I do more music in Bitwig than anything else these days, but if I get stuck I’ll still go to the Polyend Tracker for inspiration and focus and then come back to the DAW to finish it off.
That said the PT is excellent for arranging so I often just add effects, mix and master.
Yeah, it totally depends on how you want to set up the workflow. That jump between environments works for me to look at the arrangement in a different way.
I will say that I have done less on hardware than before just because how much more robust vsts can be.
Example. I will make a loose arrangement on hardware, but will do bass or melody in Pigments.
Conversely, I don’t like making everything ITB for the sole reason that I would be paralyzed by choice.
Yeah I hear you on the choice paralysis front, the new desktop I bought recently, has only a very select few vsts installed for that exact reason, at some point I’m going have to go back into my laptop and cull any and everything that doesn’t align with the desktop to ensure project compatibility, definitely not looking forward to sifting through the last 6yrs worth of irrational plugin hoarding to make it right…
Just tried 2 different kind of amen breaks on 2 slice machine tracks and playing with random locks and filter, alternatively switching these tracks, and here goes a solid foundation for a new jungle track
Similar to OT, way less powerful, but fastest to achieve.
After a solid week and a half after submitting then not listening to my tune, I just gave it a rinse, and I’m pretty happy! I can def hear a bit of fatigue in my mix, and a few bits that I might have changed under different circumstances, but I’m jazzed on it.
Wish I had more life in me for the last round. I had a decent Yars Revenge based tune started, but zero energy to put towards details, arrangement and mixing. Poor guy died on the vine.
Thats totally okay. You can treat this as a true battle, where there is a winner, or you can treat it as just a place to upload a cool sketch, and ignore the voting altogether.
And if you’re not feeling it at all, then just come to enjoy some cool tunes.
Just always check in to see whats up and dont be a stranger.
