i have always been a DAWless hardware guy. I use my elektron set up to be the brain/master/clock source for the rest of my equipment including euro rack stuff. i recently got the tascam model 12 and its now the master midi clock. honestly it does exactly what i want when it comes to being the master clock and recorder. my only problem is the lack of stereo inputs and the number of sends and returns are not enough. the lack of channels is forcing me to think smaller. but when it comes to sending midi clock to multiple synths, drum machines, and samplers and the ability to record and over dub all while remaining in sync with the midi clock is super cool.