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Yep definitely a funny slip of the finger there
Early/mid 90's: had a Tascam (424?) to which I later added a Boss DR-5. Pretty simple I guess.
Later (mid 90's ->) I sorted out my guitar rig, which probably was the most complex too, as it involved double independent stereo pairs, there was both a synth and a sampler integrated into the rack set-up, which otherwise was a pretty extreme rig for playing thrash/death metal, with dual pre-amps, a bunch of multi-effect units and power amp. It moved a lot of air for sure, and I could get quite out-of-this-world sounds out from it too (we had no keyboardist, I basically did all ambience/synth/sample stuff via it).
I'm currently in the midst of putting together a rather complex (on paper) set-up for my iPad, centered around AB/AUM/ModStep and a yet-to-be-decided record/play/loop functionality. The intention and main goal is to have as quick and easy to actually just start playing as possible, to generate ideas that I might keep working on in the more traditional ways, all controlled via my external midi controllers, with a minimum of screen interaction.
I constantly run into little weird things though; it IS iOS after all, but I'm having quite a lot of fun, and I've already this year produced more creative output than I did all of last year combined, which indicates I'm getting there and I'm doing something right (for me). Also, I need the limitations of it all to keep me on a creative edge. I COULD do it all, quite easily, in my computer(s), but as soon as I'm "able to do anything" I usually end up doing nothing.
I like Bluebird, perfect backtrack for a grey Sunday here in ATX. Deceptively simple and a good disposition. Nice Bunnymen cover also, although there's got to be room for a girl's backing voice on there somewhere or another. Trust you've given up the cigarettes
Most productive was living in a hippy commune with spotty electricity and having just a shit guitar and a beat up ukulele. Didnt record many of these older songs but i was definitely prolific in writing.
Worst productivity was in my year long gear shuffle that is just now ending, where i was buying and selling gear lookign for the perfect setup
Mid 90's. Power Mac AV 7600/120 with a Roland keyboard, a good turntable (not for scratching), Digital Performer and the Unity DS-1 sampler. I sought it out, as this was the first mac with audio/video connections built in. Productivity was more due to youthful energy and singlemindedness than the merits of the process, but the scarcity of choice had to have helped.
I've found the iPad to be the worst for making complete songs, in my case. Did I say that? Yeah. It's great for sketching out ideas and finding/making great sounds to implement into my DAW, which I can do in spades. Maybe AB3 will help?
Cheers @JohnnyGoodyear. And no, not quite yet.
Most: BlocsWave+GTL now; FLstudio 0.6-7.5+Cakewalk Audio/Sonar after Fasttracker 1 (around 1996)
Middle: Mainstage + LoopyHD. (2015-16)
Less: Ableton live 5 to 7 with is warp audio and limited edition tools. (2000-2007) Ballad for Windows (1994?). Cubase vst with its no midi learn (2005?) Fostex digital multitracker (1999-2000)
I hope matched the timeline, not really sure about all of these...
Cool thread idea. Interesting to see the similarities and differences we have, even in the ways we think about productivity.
Most productive - the present and last 2-3 years on iOS with Auria and MultiTrack DAW, and to a lesser degree, GarageBand. All the guitar, drum, piano apps from Positive Grid, IK Multimedia, ToneStack, Flying Haggis, Go Independent Records, etc. have provided an incredible pallet for me. I skipped the PC laptop phase because I was focusing on my family and career. iOS was a right time, right place kind of thing. I'm writing more than ever and my current setup is allowing me to complete my songs closer to what I imagine them to be better than at any other time.
Least productive - The first decade of the 2000s. Acoustic guitar played sporadically for short intervals without recording any of it. I forgot much of what I tried to write in between moments spent with my guitar. I don't think I finished one song in those 10 or so years. Granted, "real life" took over in a big way during that time.
great thread
Wow...some of you are really bringing back memories.
Honestly, with Gadget, I'm more productive than ever. I was miserable on my Roland 880EX; miserable on Vision with MVS1 & CZ101 ...and miserable on my EPS.
well I've never had the pleasure of hardware like some of you and started making music on pc and then iOS and at the risk of beating a dead horse: easiest ever: ikaossilator (enough material for several songs in under an hour sometimes). Worst: desktop daws
My major music production setup at one time used to be a Roland XP-50 Music Workstation - along with the necessary computer peripherals for recording, which pretty much covered all the bases for the project(s) at the time (and now it covers part of the carpet under the bed). Of course it seems that nothing can out-class the convenience and capabilities of the likes of iOS music apps. STAR TREK tech keeps coming true...