Strong move, friend! 
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I think you should keep the setup, as is, unless it’s stopping you from making music.
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sounds like you can get stuff done now, though, right? is your current setup actually cumbersome, or do you just suspect that simplifying will be better? i did something similar with running all my hardware through a scarlett 18i8, but it doesn’t make me any more productive. i suppose it would be a different story if you’re constantly wrestling with cables or something.
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Thanks guys, youre both completely right, I can make music just fine. I’ll stick to what I have unless something I need breaks down.
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That’s the spirit!!
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in that same vein, the only thing i’d add to my current setup is maybe a patch bay or ADAT expander to allow connecting everything at once. but i also don’t usually make music just at the desk where everything lives right now, so… who cares? if i have to plug and unplug a few things to make a track once in awhile, it’s fine.
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I’ve been so busy at work at my book shop that I haven’t even had time to think about gear. Not new gear, not my current gear.
Until today a customer came in and started to offer me some music gear he would be willing to sell to my shop. I already have one Roland SPD-S sample pad there and a small PA but they’re meant for the upcoming live gigs. I also have some bits and pieces of music gear for sale in my shop (some midi keyboards and a Yamaha QY-100 etc.)
I see a loophole ready to be exploited. I could buy second hand musical instruments for my shop and then borrow them and bring them home for ”test use” because I need to know that they work properly. I already did that with a PS4. Bought one for the shop and brought it home for a test run. It’s been under my tv tested every now and then for a couple of months now.
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That’s a tricky one. “Test use” 
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Yeah, just keep it in mind for down the line. By then, there might be even better options or your needs might have changed.
That sounds even worse. You’d rarely have a piece of gear mastered. You’d spend a lot of time learning new gear instead of making music, on infinite loop.
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I’ve posted this blog elsewhere on this forum before, but I think it has some relevance here, particularly the less is less section.
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Just reminding everyone spammed with Torso videos on youtube at the moment that Ableton and the OT can do many similar things if you dig a little into their midi sequencers and effects.
And that a euclidean sequencer sounds fun but it’s really not that hard to use the principles manually!
Saying that for me mainly…
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That’s a great article. “Gear is a trap” - it has definitely felt like one to me.
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I didn’t officially sign up for this, but my intention is to keep 2022 free from new gear. It will not be 100% clean as I expect my pre-ordered Osmose to show up this year. 
Down sizing or focus is not really the objective for me. I have tons of gear - more that I will ever use in my lifetime, but I find It very inspirational. I never get option paralysis - I find some sound that inspires me and move on. I don’t feel guilty about gear sitting unused for some time - as long as everything is hooked up and ready to play when I want to.
I do hope the initiative will save me some cash
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Besides Osmose i am clean, the purchase is actually from 2019. The Korg Drumlogue is still interesting though.
Pre-orders from 2021 are fair game…
says the person with a pre-order still in the pipeline.
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I am still waiting on my Oxi One sequencer. Preordered halfway 2021, it should be here next month. So I am getting something new in 2022. I don’t need something else so no new gear purchased in 2022. but as stated before preorders from 2021 are alright indeed.
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Nope.
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I’ve just realised I haven’t looked at ‘your setups’ or ‘your latest purchase’ threads at all this year.
Thank you again for this thread. The key now is keeping up with the changes!
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Almost same here, I’ve glanced ironically but that’s it.
My attitude has changed from “oh, cool!” to “oh man, just look at all those lost souls” 
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