I was inspired to pull the trigger on a Novation Circuit Tracks the other day. It’s already paying me back. It’s just great fun and very intuitive. I have only watched one 5 min tutorial so far, so there’s lots to learn, but I have been playing around with making “live” tracks with the two synths and four drum tracks, the mixer (turning different tracks on and off), and master filter.
It’s exactly what I wanted; something creative that takes me away from the computer and gets me into a flow state. Hopefully I’ll try to master it for a while before being tempted to buy other things (my friend introduced me to GAS the other day, Gear Acquisition Syndrome:)). I already own a Korg Volca Drum, and have quickly plugged that into the Tracks, and that kind of worked straight away (though not in the way I think it can be made to, for more fine-grained control); but it’s better to be a master one one thing before wasting money on more toys. I don’t really have the room for a start.
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