If you were starting from scratch what would be your first 3 pieces of gear

OT
MPC ONE
Pro 3 synth

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OT
Mic
Guitar

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Hapax
Waldorf M
Analog rytm 2
Would be a pretty great setup.

Syntakt, Digitakt, MiniFreak.

Those 3 would be more than enough for what I do. (Industrial, noise, dark wave? Whatever Daniel Deluxe is)

Although I’d be sad I couldn’t play drums.

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two microchips and a microphone

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Disregarding Computer/interface/monitoring i’d go with:

Octatrack
Digitone
A4

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Digitone, polyend tracker, some granular fx box/pedal.

I think I can do better, or at least I feel like another take:

  1. Syntakt
  2. Bitbox Micro in a pod (or a Blackbox)
  3. Waldorf M
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Digitakt
Digitone
Analog 4

Three is the magic number to quote one of my favorite De La Soul Tracks.

My current setup is three for the most part!

SP-404MKII

DIGITAKT

SYNTAKT

MY POOR MAN YOUNGER SELF SETUP

SP-404

KORG ESX

SP-303

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Subtractive Mono Synth, like a Pro2 or Pro3
Alphabase or AR Mk2 for drums
AR doubles as sampling but a dedicated sampler like OT or MPC
Maybe a poly synth? Iridium, Take5, M

Honestly a great drum machine and excellent monitors in a treated room is all you “really” need!

No budget restrains:

  • AR - For drums
  • Octatrack - main sampler, mixer and sequencer
  • Polybrute - my spaceship

Budget around 1500

  • Digitakt - The answer is always Digitakt
  • Hydrasynth Explorer - soundscape heaven
  • SP404 mk2 - as a poor mans performance mixer and effectbox
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it woud at least have one of the digi/syntakt for the seq ans awesomeness

edit thinking at it, if cash no problem, the 3 unit will be for me digitone keys, dirtywave m8, and sp 404 mk2. then ill add an old mackie onyx 820I.

thinking at it, that could be a path for me. already had the m8… onyx cheap now…

TE tx-6
TE op-1f
TE Ob-4

MacBook Air with Ableton Live
Good MIDI Keyboard, maybe NI Komplete Kontrol 61
Thunderbolt Audio interface
Already have a guitar :grin:
Already have headphones :innocent:

Digitakt, Moog Sirin, 1010 blackbox

I know it’s got a simple drum machine built-in but isn’t the tx-6 a bit of a weird choice if there’s only one other instrument (op-1f) to mix?

eyePad, MC-707, Syntakt.
because all gear is just weaker than, say, Drambo when it comes to arrangement (contrary to noodling with N-bar loops).

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syntakt, laptop, headphones

Why? These are only the first 3. The tx-6. Gives the opportunity to get more in the future :slight_smile: And the tx-6 is an instrument on its own. I love to play sequence the 6 sine oscillators.