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Anything recorded before 1990 😂
There is gentlemen who commented under a Minilogue XD demo video and mentioned that he was done with software because the price was almost as expensive as hardware these days, without the benefits of good resale value. I just wonder if we will all find ourselves using hardware when it’s all said and done 🤔
For example, I wonder what the profit margin is for Korg’s Volca series? Perhaps they make more money with less expensive devices…
I’ve never been an all or nothing musician when it comes to this sort of thing. Some days I use a DAW on the laptop, some days it’s Cubasis on the iPad, some days it’s just a groovebox, some times it’s a weird combination of all the above.
I think it’s good to push yourself to try new workflows for sure, but people who use the DAWless phrase like it’s a badge of honor I just don’t get.
Ditto… I live in AUM 90% of the time, with Drambo sequencing everything = magic workflow.
I spent a lot of time with my MPC this weekend and was blown away at how musical it really is. I guess I made a better decision than I realized when I bought it. I prefer to have multiple workflows, but as I researched MPC stuff I kept running into DAWLESS and it made me think is this the next generation of music making: inexpensive hardware that can be connected and tactile?
I love asking/challenging our group about workflow questions with hopes that it inspires creativity!
Tinkering with my MPC this weekend introduced a new way for me to make songs in general 🤩
I may not be DAWless, but with this setup I am sampling everything into the SP404mk2 to be played out Live:
No Piano Roll was harmed in the making of the resulting track from the setup:
You can grab the samples here if you like the sounds you hear in the track above (minus the 404 Vinyl + Compression which are on the 404 of course):
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/078tnVx7fppajLir1r2RAfyWQ#Some_Moments_Ago_-_Samples
As someone who's moved around a lot, and left hundreds of vinyl albums and books with people in a country far away who I have no contact details for any more (long story!), I'm happy to have as minimalist a workflow as possible. Thinking of leaving where I am now for another place, even the thought of bringing an audio interface, some keyboards and controllers is already a mindfuck, especially given the price of International shipping these days. But hey, if I was settled and had tons of money I'm sure I'd buy tons of hardware. Would I use a piano roll? Not so sure! From time to time yes, but probably not often. Would I lay tracks down on a timeline daw? Also probably not. Nothing whatsoever against it, but I'm just used to an AUM style workflow. I'm not even just used to it. I'm kind of a convert. A recent discussion with a dev convinced me of that mindset. To use his app as intended I'd have to lay a track on a timeline, then put automation over it depending on the chords I was playing. No thanks. Not my idea of a good time.
I gotta say I had an epiphany!
It seems like we musicians have been left in the cold… we need a device offering that can host high quality apps like the ones we enjoy on iOS but dedicated to music. One of the gripes I see here often is the lack of I/O built in to iOS devices. Heck the same is true for MacBooks too. Gamers and business have dedicated devices, why not musicians?
Imagine a device with a touch screen, four knobs that also function as buttons (like MF Twister) that has audio I/O, MIDI I/O, CV I/O, phantom power and could host music apps???
There could be three offerings based on screen size and lithium batteries or DC. First version could be under $500, second version under $800 and third under $1100. Apps could be transferable upon sale of the box or offloaded. Owners could obviously charge more for apps loaded, but lose access or offload apps and charge less while keeping access!
In addition you can expand capabilities by plugging in MIDI controllers etc.
Thoughts?
I record to tape a lot of the time but use a few iPads in the process.
I usually associate DAWless with bad.
Whenever I’m using a workstation for my audio, I don’t mind if it’s digital or analog as long as it has all the features I need.
Nice, thank you for sharing and your generosity!
Looks like you have a hybrid setup 🤩
No one will make this tho. Realistically speaking, the overhead of getting a variety of software developers and integrated hardware is too much.
Hardware to sell needs a singular purpose to keep costs down and only require minimal software updates.
That's why things are modular. Buy an iPad, buy apps, get an audio interface and controllers. Buy Eurorack, add which modules you need.
Also, basically, you're describing an MPC or OP1.
Fwiw, the computer isn’t being used in this setup. It just happens to be in the photo.
The iPad is acting as a sound source for the loops being sampled on the 404.
To me the Dawless mouvement is about getting away from the computer screen most of us spend our days working on. I agree it does go to some very Silly extend.
I enjoy playing music before bed but I do not want not light predicting device. I just need a hardware drum machine to add to my current gear. If only Behringer would come out with their Linndrum clone.
I'm doing an unplugged dawless jam. 24h of ambient silence
Actually, i'm trying to figure out a layout for these duderinos. I'll probably stick my Zoom U-44 as a mini-mixer there somewhere
Whenever I use these (or just some of these) is to track midi to the QY and audio multitracked into the SP-404, which I send later to arrange, mix and etc in a DAW (that would be Beatmaker 3 or Reaper)
Trying to streamline the process. Have too many ideas left unfinished
Nice!
Right! I’m thinking about a DrumBrute Impact myself. Although I have the MPC, the idea of analog drum machine sounds fun to Jam with my MicroFreak, MicroBrute and BeatStep Pro 😍
Call it 23'56", and pretend you're paying homage to John cage.
I think sometimes people think of there only being the two states, but in reality there are lots of states in between.
Sometimes I might use a DAW to just play a backing track while I’m playing live instruments.
Sometimes I just play one instrument and don’t feel the need to add others, so it’s just that one instrument so DAW/DAWless feels irrelevant.
Sometimes I might use a DAW to record a live performance that doesn’t rely on the DAW itself for any creative input.
There are iPad combinations that almost amount to a DAW, but strictly speaking no Dedicated DAW software is involved.
There are so many permutations, but I do get why some people do stick to using a DAW, or reject the DAW to take a different approach.
@Strizbiz : has that photocopier got midi?
Check out Monome - Norns and Critter & Guitari - Organelle. Neither have touch screen, but both are dedicated 'music computers' with different scripts that can be loaded in for different instruments and stuff. They are very exciting, if a bit niche!
not sure if i could be considered completely dawless but i am at times quite thoroughly (d)awful
I have a cassette deck I can route my audio to, a big keyboard with midi out, a mixer, and guitar not pictured here but with this setup and those things I’m able to not use any computers for a pretty decent jam but I’m lacking hardware sequencers and a decent audio looper to do too much without the need of at least midi from iOS or pc
The Mpc one runs on a quad core arm computer cpu running a port of their desktop software. It’s definitely a computer running a daw on dedicated hardware.
Pretty much blurs the line of dawless jamming and is a good example of taking the best of both worlds
Dawless jamming is a smart marketing ploy utilised by hardware manufacturers to sell more hardware
Mine is octatrack, dreadbox typhon, microfreak and my modular rack but I still sample from my iPad into the octa and embrace all daws provide.
I haven’t used an iPad to make music for a couple of years now, preferring to use my hardware to jam out my tracks. I find it more enjoyable and personally prefer the results. I consider that Dawless.
I really don’t understand why people get so fragile over terminology.
Chill out peeps!
I have one but never use it! 😬
sometimes 😉
This is the way I have been feeling just using my gear! Feels like cooking in my kitchen or painting on canvas…
I honestly feel like apps are the future in “dedicated” music devices. 1010music, Akai, Korg, Critter & Guitari, Native Instruments, Monome all have devices that blend dedicated music focused computers with apps. I see a dedicated tablet/audio interface/MIDI becoming standard one day. The MPC Key is really changing the game and as Akai continues to develop their app store we will see dedicated music computers become more a reality. Imagine a coding language that makes it easy to port ios apps to this new system. I feel like a new platform could help developers make more money; charge more because their apps are hosted on a dedicated music platform! Just my two cents.