Sorry for the pun, and turning the table somewhat shamelessly on @De_wouzer 's classic.
This is not about maximising in the sense of getting more gear, though (aka every other thread).
But making the most of your beloved older machines.
So, what experiment, or idea, which new technique or setup you could try out, did recently breathe new life into some of your older gear, changed your mind if you thought of maybe selling it?
Iāll start with a simple one.
Iāve been fiddling with the old Volca Sample some more recently, after finding that it pairs somewhat nicely with the Model:Cycles. It had gathered some dust after I brought in a DT.
Maybe I will finally try to make the sample pack for it, that I had planned doing for years. Still running stock samples for the most part.
Maybeā¦
Buying a shelf unit and a bigger mixer so I can have all my synths set up and ready to go. No more synth desk shuffle, or pack up/unpack. Just turn them on, make tunes. Brilliant. Simple.
Oblique strategies by Brian eno is quite an interesting idea.
Thereās actual cards, a few apps and hereās a site with them http://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html
The point isnāt to instruct but just to inspire an idea. The short phrases/ words are open to interpretation etc so it can be pretty good to just take an idea and roll with it
Playing guitar through the Digitoneās distortion is way better than youād expect.
Iāve also been using the MIDI Guitar iPad app to play the Digitone with the guitar. I was having trouble holding down a trig while playing a chord, but I think 10.2.6 STEP RECORDING MODE will help with that.
Great thread idea !
One thing I do a lot is to use synthesizer that have an audio input as send FX, either for their filter, onboard effect (spring reverb with the Grandmother for exemple), also using my eurorack FX like this when iām not using those in a patch.
Itās a great way to give any audio the ācharacterā of your studio.
One trick I try to use is whenever Iām watching a video of some equipment I donāt have and think āI should get thatā I try to change my thinking into āHow can I do what that does with what I have?ā it usually leads to fun workarounds and interesting sounds.
It also lead to my whole live setup.
Also works with trying to reproduce tracks you like.
So glad itās not just me!
I also think the practice of picking one box and only using that for an hour/week/month (whateverās appropriate) is a winner. I have (many) boxes I still havenāt done this with
