Quote Originally Posted by maily View Post
i always have a hard time arranging [sp?] my tracks.
But i've just bought a korg electribe [my first hardware sequencer] and it seems i can create arrangements on the fly [seemingly] without even thinking about it.......

guess it's down to: physical interface, spontaneity, simplicity.
word. I feel the same. I have never 100% clicked with software. Its been a massive waste of time for me personally. Anything I have ever made with my machines has been 1000 times better.. maybe not production-wise but definately idea-wise. There are a few drawbacks to hardware though. I'm gravitating towards a full hardware setup atm and its costly and needs a bit more thought , especially when you are using 3 or 4 Midi devices (some of which can have dodgy Midi.. the electribes being one of them!! my ES1 never syncs with my RS7000 correctly!.. its a Korg thing)

Jamming with your machines is one thing, but recording the results of 4 midi devices into a sequencer (Cubase -> lets not do away with PCs altogether!), editing, playing back your song through your devices and then recording each audio channell and editing further isnt a piece of cake. But I find it much more rewarding & creative than having everthing contained inside a DAW. I spend too much time pricking about with the 2band of EQ 5 on little hihat sample 256 and compressing it with blah blah blah. Its bollocks, all that stuff should come last. Some people like that stuff. I just like expressing myself with my hands a few machines or my guitar etc.