hello! cool video and cool track ! would you recommend Mixbus to Ardour ?

happy to find someone that produces on linux !! 🎉

nice video, man !! thank you! a lot of good tips !! 🤓

The only thing l hate about this set up is all the wires everywhere, does my head in l like to try and hide them best l can,

Good to have you back with a music-focused video among the constant stream of synthfluencer G.A.S./Gear Lust.

What else would you like to see in my next dissecting/mixing video?

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed watching it. The Model 12 looks interesting.

Can I add some helpful tips? Finally, I am not alone. My entire studio is all hardware. I write music for today's TV commercials, podcasts and broadcasting. PC upgrades, software subscriptions and audio interfaces cost more and more. Hardware is truly the way to go. I left the Daw community in 2018 and never looked back! At the end of your video, you asked for some tips. Here is my take. TIP#1 When doing hard disk recording I still use the Roland VSR 880 for hard disk mastering to a Tascam SD-20M. This way you always have a backup, make changes and cleanup mistakes on the fly. TIP#2 Use a Mio XL for a midi router. You can use it without a PC. I can route over 11 workstations and synths with it without any data loss or lag. TIP#3 Use a rackmount USB Porter like SEDNA 13 port USB hub. Many of today's synths can run on use power. This saves Power strips and outlets. TIP#4 A good reliable mixer like the Tascam Model 12, 24 however I use the Mackie Onyx 24. TIP#5 Sequencers. The easiest to use sequencer ever was the Ensoniq line of workstations like VFX-SD However they are no longer in business. My #1 choice today is the Yamaha MODX+ workstations. My seconds is the Akai MPC Key 61. Basically, looping and chaining each pattern together and mixdown to an MP3 or WAV. (These are all stand-alone) No Daw needed. TIP #6 Use a USB noise filter and also use Ferrite Core Bead Choke Rings on your audio and USB cables. This really eliminates noise. TIP#7 (VERY IMPORTANT) If you intended to share or sell your music online, absolutely be sure to register ALL your music with the ISRC. You can acquire you own ISRC number online. This protects your music from unauthorized use. When My music is online, all my music is registered. If someone uses one of my songs in a KZbin video, I get paid royalties. When radio or TV stations play my music, I get royalties and also my music is protected. If you upload your own music to music sharing platforms to sell your music, this is a MUST! NEDOGLED - Thanks so much for this video!💫

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I've been getting tired of having to update plugins on my Mac every time after a macOS update, but if you're using a DAW-based system, you probably have to do that. I prefer a DAW-less setup for sketching, composing, and/or live, and I only use my DAW for mastering.

I really wanted to get one but unfortunately it’s too heavy to lug around, so went with the box plus arturia keystep, a nice compact alternative that is portable! 🙂

Of Course You Can. How You Suppose Chopin Created His Eternal Music?

I got a model 24 and to me all there boards could do with a screen jack output....where u could also plug a lead in to a computer ...where you then can see it all easier....and it have extra stuff... no what i mean

some years ago i sold my digitone to get the keys version and im absolutely glad i did. it's my favorite instrument ever. shout-out to my fellow digikeys lovers ✌️

I love this!!!! Hate Daws!

I agree with you on the screen. I bought a Model 12 to try Dawless and the tiny screen and obscure error messages put me off. I might try the DP-24SD next.

It's good to have a 'brain' in your setup; it provides for less clutter. Nice one.

Thank you!

A bit of a newbie question. When using the effects, can you record the track with the effect on? Or are the effects relegated to all tracks and not actually on the track but only for a final mix? Not sure if I am wording this correctly - if I wanted a delay on a vocal and just a reverb on a guitar can that be done?

This is the video I’ve been looking for🫡

For your key triggering issue, try blowing out the keys with a can of compressed air. Sounds like 'Key Chatter' which effects mechanical comptuer keyboards (which this is using the same type of key switch)

I have an old analogue mixer. Can i record multiple tracks out of that. Mackie onyx. It has recording out 1-4 and 5-12. Its like scart cable thing. I have Minilogue xd and digitakt. But no computer. Can i get a recorder of some sort or buy model 12 and firget bout the Onyx?

Is the only difference in the limited edition the color scheme?

HELLO DuDe ... ... LOVE YOUR Video as its a very similar story to mine and now after 5 years going Dawless ive finished my studio ... With ONE , Exeption .... finding the RIGHT Mixer .... Ive been useing my old DJM 750 From my djing days connecting to a YAMAHA MG166cx mixer Which i LOVE ...... But its now starting to dye as i bought it 2nd hand 6 years ago and now is about 15 years old , the trouble is i cant seem to find a mixer that has the Yamahas Warmth and Smooth sound ,, i bought a ZOOM L-12 and after 3 days Sold it as it was COLD , With NO Personality im about to watch your vid on the Tascam Modal 12 as i love the sound of my Tascam Dr-05 Can you relate to this Sinario SiR ..

Thank you for making these videos.....It's almost impossible for anyone under 40 to conceive of using just hardware to make music....Great Videos!

Yes, you can, SSL series G.....Studer tape machine......and when it all breaks you can fly a tech in from Germany to fix it (the tape machine). In all seriousness it is indeed possible....

I feel the same. Went to DAWs in the 2000s, it was lagging and frustrating, so i went back to my 16 track hardrive recorder. In 2020, i upgraded to a 32 bit PC and gave DAWs another try. Still problems. Always glitches, latency, clicks&pop. Kept playing with buffer sizes etc to maximize effiency, but always ended up frustrated. I record real instruments, guitars, bass, acoustic drum set etc., and it was always a hassle and i went back to my 16 track recorder. My 16 track hardrive recorder was old, from the early/mid 2000s and there was no USB connection. So i could not share or send seperate files and i had to use the left&right output to export, or use the onboard CD burner. Also , i had to scroll the screen menu all the time to adjust an eq setting on a channel. The model 12 was appealing to me with its conventional mixer lay-out. I'll admit that the Model 12 is still not as easy as it looks. The solo ,afl, pfl , and monitor/headphone setting can get frustrating sometimes when you can't hear a sound because of a missed press button etc. Felt like i was stupid for awhile watching tutorials and still not getting sounds. I later found my Model 12 is problematic and it was not me. Sometimes i get no signal. I power off and on again, and boom the channels opened up. I always need to power it on, power it off, then power it on again to get it to work, but it don't seem to get worst. I'm aware of the sensative power switch that fails on many people, so i bought a very short extension cord with a built-in switch to avoid using the model 12's switch. Thanks for your great videos.

Having it positioned vertically is a good idea. The more space, the merrier.

thanks for this video man, I was trying to understand the basics for a dawless setup but I couldn't find a good video that explained all of what you said. keep up the great work man. and, +1 follower ; )

You convinced me to pick one up and sell my regular Digitone + Akai MPK Plus. I'll miss the arp but if I really need it I have other sequencers. Just got it today and look forward to using it.

Great stuff! Have a good one!

appreciate your dedication to this type set-up but the advantages of a computer and a DAW far out ways not to use in music production! IMO

omg that guitar!!!

why this horrible backgroundmusic???.

Thanks for your excellent videos. I've watched this one and the one on your dawless setup several times. Having the Model 12, which I'm slowly learning to use, set up in the angle you have it immediately inspired me to do the same on my studiio desk, and happily I got it to fit. I've been plugging in gear during the last few days, with a few more coming. I don't have the gear yet attached with MIDI cables; not done that before, but just got a MIDI thru box (also per your suggestion) and it's waiting for inputs. I agree that the tiny screen is probably gonna be less useful. I have low vision, and it's just really hard to see without looking up close with magnification....not good, ergonomically. That said, looking forward to digging in more. Appreciate the knowledge shared!

Thank you for this! I want to do similar set up like yours. Using DAW at the moment only but want to add hardware instruments. It would be great if you could do a video on how you actually record from start to finish... Take us through your recording process... For example when you record keyboard part is it going through mixer into DAW? And I don't really understand how the midi clock works... You have a lot of cables too! 🙏 Cheers brother!

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Not only could you record all your inputs via an audio interface, you have the option of recording to your DAW via this exact mixer. It’s pretty wild how flexible this thing is.

Would love to see how you use the Model 12. I've got a Model 16 at the core of my setup. One question: are you integrating any sends from the mixer? If so, how are you setting them up?

You have too much equipment! How do you do final mastering? in the DAW? How would I do that DAWLESS? I am like you, I want to stay out of a DAW, and I mean completely.

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Musical masturbation is DAW , I like the real thing ,,,,touch and feel it in real life ,,, cant stand musical porno .

A fellow Bigitone!!!

Just picked one up last week and I'm finding that it has all the right features for my creative workflow. MIDI sync is a key feature for me. I can sync all my gear in a MIDI loop, record myself jamming, go back and redo a track if needed, such as refining a performance on the TR-6S and then use the VAMP feature to find short loops that are worthy of keeping in a final mix. I'm just learning about the VAMP feature, but I would really like if I could jump between the vamp sections as opposed to letting the track continue until the next vamp (because the vamps are the "good" parts of the jam"). At first I had an problem with the board not having an actual FX loop, but now I'm seeing that using a channel for FX return allows you to record the effect return as a separate stereo track which is actually pretty useful. A typical FX return might not have the routing ability to record on the fly without ultimately sending it to a stereo channel. Also, I tend to think I need more tracks than I really do. 8 tracks for instruments and 2 for effects is actually enough for most songs I work on.

Using a notepad in 2024. Pay attention kids. Oh. You aren't even listening... Still looking at your phone... Sigh.

once i got a reel to reel, it's hard to use tape saturation plugs.

Great tutorial brother! Love your setup. Music seems to sound better going through circuits sometimes instead of strictly in the box. There’s an organic sound that tends to be pleasing to the ears. Have you considered any of the Akai MPC X, MPC Live, or MPC One as a drum machine? It’s also a capable sequencer with time shift, humanize, and other functions to slightly make the drums play behind, before, or right on the beat. It has a DAW type recorder along with sample and stem import and export. I use the MPC One and it controls and syncs with my hardware synths. It will definitely save you space! Peace and Blessings bro!

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👏👏👏... gonna miss your content but tottaly understand the reasons... have a good time !

im subbing just because I love that Background music!!!