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Ive bought a Digitakt and Digitone this year... just need to learn em now !!
Out of interest, what will your main use be for this that a laptop wouldn't cover - will you be using it for those specific performance features?
Having fewer options forces a workflow that seems to be more creative- and faster.
I've been getting back into hardware after years just doing plugins and software.
Although plugins now pretty much nail the sound of the hardware they don't have the same workflow.
Like when I reach across my desk and touch a real Distressor it yields a different result to twiddling a knob on a screen of a plugin emulation.
So I could probably setup an environment with a laptop and a controller that does something similar to the Octatrack, but it would need fettling each time, and controller knobs are always a bit laggy compared to a real knob on a real box.
Plus, it looks cool.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
I sold that in 2002.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
The interface is clunky but I kinda like it for what it does.
Reminds me of the 90’s Roland stuff.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
This was done (not by me) using just one sample, the internal metronome blip.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
If the metronome bleep is a sine wave and the sampler editing allows high- and low-pass filtering and the introduction of white/pink/red/brown noise, a good many common sounds can be created the hard way.
as a follow on comment to my desire above to get a Volca Sample...
I really want a hardware sampler (I am coming to the conclusion that I am not a DAW guy). I really want:
Sadly it seems like this particular combination isn't available without spending serious bucks. The Volca would probably be absolutely ideal except it fails miserably on the ease of getting samples into it.
The Octatrack looks great but is way above my likely budget. Any other ideas?
It is a pretty unique product.
Otherwise an old school Akai/E-Mu/Roland sampler but the workflow is vastly different.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
The price point of these things is really frustrating. If korg could add audio in to the volca it would be ideal - even if they doubled the price it would still be a fraction of the price of these other units.