![]() I didn’t want to get back into the MPC because it was a whole solution and workflow thing that didn’t really click with what I wanted to do anymore.Įnter the Digitakt, which has the Elektron workflow that I already loved, mated perfectly with the Digitone, and is a sample-based drum machine/sequencer that inherently keeps me away from falling into the “loops” trap. So after spending some time weaning myself from samples and NOT using the MPC Live for a while, I decided to get some sampling back in to the mix, but in a more purposeful, controlled way where I wasn’t as dependent on them for my overall sound. It was more “minimal”, but everything sounded even more lively to me, more punchy and fresh, and I was getting a lot of good feedback, including from some other electronic performers. Then I did a couple of live shows with JUST the Digitone and the Circuit Mono Station (plus a Keystep), no samples at all. I also was making an effort to avoid long looped samples. I still had the MPC Live, but it started getting less and less use except for sample-based patterns. Shortly thereafter, I pulled the trigger and almost immediately fell in love with Elektron’s way of doing things. This is when I started revisiting the Digitone as a possible purchase. ![]() I decided I wanted more of that immediacy, but with more voices and tracks. Then, more and more, I was getting into the way the Circuit Mono had more dedicated controls and parameter/sound locking to let me make crazy stuff either mono or paraphonically. The MPC Live was requiring a LOT of planning and such for live shows, less planning if I wanted to just jam with a couple of Circuits and a Circuit Mono. I kept coming back to them when I wanted to just “make music”. I have done many successful live performances with it and I was never “unhappy” with it.īut I also had a Novation Circuit and a Circuit Mono Station that, to be honest, were more “in the moment” inspiring to me. It is basically a DAW in a box and then some. This post is about my journey from the Live to my current Elektron-centric setup.įirst of all, the MPC Live is an absolutely beast. I have owned an MPC Live and currently own a Digitakt and a Digitone.
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