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Suggest me a groovebox that brings me back to music (lemmy.today)
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Hello,

Once upon a time, I was a musician. I took my classical guitar degree 10 years ago. I studied a little of music composition and experimented with computer music. But today, I don't do music anymore. Every time I try to do music, I spend the time looking for synthesizers, creating setups, and so on, and it ends I never play. So, I'm looking for some device that gives me an out-of-the-box experience with synths, effects, and loops. I would especially like to:

  • loop audio input
  • play with external or integrated keyboard
  • apply effects
  • use synth and samples
  • programming the sounds and synths

Thanks!

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[-] jayemar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I'm in a similar boat and have been eyeing an Akai MPC Key 37. But I'm still trying to understand all the functionally before I decide on it. I'd be curious to know what other people think of this?

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've been looking at some grooveboxes. As a linux user, the MPC one and MPC key 37 stand out positively because you can add your own samples and export tracks with just an SD-card, as opposed to e.g. the Elektron Digitakt that requires a software for any file transfers. There's a community-made linux alternative for the Digitakt's software, but that's still vastly more brittle than an SD-card. Who even knows if the official Windows or Mac version of that software will still work in 10 years?

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