how about making music not using a computer or DAW ?
Perhaps Im a little late to the game but yeah, have never actually done that route.
You will need a few drum machines, a bass synth, another synth maybe a few actually and yeah, to get cracking making music, but without a DAW or plugins samples or virtual instruments.
Funny how I’ve never actually done that.
You see the computer makes things sound a bit off key, its subtle, sometimes i think its just me but there is definitely something to computers adding some dis-coloration to sounds.
Plus what Im missing these days is the absolute immediacy of music, of conjuring up sound ! Something that is getting further and further aways these days.
Granted there is an attempt to bridge the gap with unified systems like ableton push3 stand alone and the latest akai mpc XL, but at some point, your a gear head, your not a musician anymore. You know eventually your completely and utterley snowed under with all of this. It gets in the way, takes up too much time and maintenance, and frankly is a bit too so possessive and interuptive and all that, as odd as it is to say such things but yeah that’s what it looks like, its what it feels like.
Its been a long journey since the atari ST and cubase, all the way through even until today with the latest ableton and max for live.
but yeah maybe its time to get back to the absolute creative core of cranking out good music.