The more I create music with my MPC X...

Fre$hBreath wrote:...the less I care for my DAWs

Logic, Studio One, FL Studio, Ableton Live, LUNA, and Reason are cool and all, but I find just using my MPC X with my collection of synthesizers is all I need to make music.

The Reason Rack Plugin has made the DAW portion useless to me, I'm not excited for Logic's new sampling and clip launch features, and Ableton Live has always been extremely overrated to me, and I'm completely over FL Studio, none of these DAWs compare to the workflow of the MPC X to me.

There's no reaching for a mouse in most cases, I can easily access what I want straight from my MPC X and just focus on playing and programming without having to look at my computer screens all the time.

As someone who started making music in the '80s long before the DAW came along, and then became a prisoner of the DAW for 20 years, I finally feel free and strangely enough I notice this is becoming evident in the new music I'm creating.

I'm still creating beats, but they are more musical and humanistic rather than robotic and computerized. I'm focusing more on performing my musical parts rather than laying them because I'm listening more to the MPC X's metronome rather than watching the computer screen.

The kids today call it DAWless which always makes me laugh because there was no such thing as the DAW in the '80s when I made my first records, to me this is just creating music to me, the way it should be.

I don't know about you guys, but I love my MPC X and it's been a lot more fun and easier since 2.8 came along. I'm happy with the MPC X workflow, just happy...

Fre$hBreath wrote:...the less I care for my DAWs

Logic, Studio One, FL Studio, Ableton Live, LUNA, and Reason are cool and all, but I find just using my MPC X with my collection of synthesizers is all I need to make music.

The Reason Rack Plugin has made the DAW portion useless to me, I'm not excited for Logic's new sampling and clip launch features, and Ableton Live has always been extremely overrated to me, and I'm completely over FL Studio, none of these DAWs compare to the workflow of the MPC X to me.

There's no reaching for a mouse in most cases, I can easily access what I want straight from my MPC X and just focus on playing and programming without having to look at my computer screens all the time.

As someone who started making music in the '80s long before the DAW came along, and then became a prisoner of the DAW for 20 years, I finally feel free and strangely enough I notice this is becoming evident in the new music I'm creating.

I'm still creating beats, but they are more musical and humanistic rather than robotic and computerized. I'm focusing more on performing my musical parts rather than laying them because I'm listening more to the MPC X's metronome rather than watching the computer screen.

The kids today call it DAWless which always makes me laugh because there was no such thing as the DAW in the '80s when I made my first records, to me this is just creating music to me, the way it should be.

I don't know about you guys, but I love my MPC X and it's been a lot more fun and easier since 2.8 came along. I'm happy with the MPC X workflow, just happy...

Dmcghee wrote: I have a MPC4000.......which I don't use anymore because of the MPC X. 2.8.....

Lampdog wrote:4k’s optical cable is now chilling on the floor.

X: “da ‘fuq do I do with that?”

NearTao wrote:
I do wish that at least the X had an optical... or heck digital... input. The noise floor is usually low enough... but it'd help with recording in from some of this older gear. Guess I'm stuck with the LoFi's on the X. And to think... digital audio used to be the pinnacle of recording technology. New today, retro tomorrow.

Menco wrote:*trolling mode on

The X/ Live is just a DAW in a box.

*trolling mode off

EnochLight wrote:To be fair, by your logic the Ensoniq ASR-10 was a "DAW in a box" 28 years ago, as were a plethora of other workstations at the time.

But I think you know what @Fre$hBreath meant. It's just nice to not be tethered to your computer to produce, especially if you stare at computer screens all day when you're not in producing mode.

CharlesRandolph wrote:Being tethered to a computer and staring a computer screen is nothing more than an excuse. If you're using an MPC, you're staring at computer screen. The problem is not the computer, it's the person. Like you said, when you're not in producing mode. That's an issue with you.

CharlesRandolph wrote:Yes the Ensoniq ASR-10 is a "DAW in a box" it's a Digital Audio Workstation. It works with digital files, where you can cut, copy, add effects, delete, reverse, etc etc all within the digital domain.

EnochLight wrote:

You seem to be confused. By your logic, staring at a microwave display is the same as staring at a computer screen.

EnochLight wrote:You know very well what I meant, and you know very well what Fresh meant. So stop trying to pretend, Charlie. It’s sad.

And no - the issue isn’t me or Fresh or anyone else that finds it more inspiring to work away from a computer DAW. But you know that already.

CharlesRandolph wrote:Being tethered to a computer and staring a computer screen is nothing more than an excuse. If you're using an MPC, you're staring at computer screen. The problem is not the computer, it's the person. Like you said, when you're not in producing mode. That's an issue with you.

Yes the Ensoniq ASR-10 is a "DAW in a box" it's a Digital Audio Workstation. It works with digital files, where you can cut, copy, add effects, delete, reverse, etc etc all within the digital domain.