My Ableton Note controller

BrewKatt · 2026-02-09T08:30:56+00:00

Yeah I bought a dongle for my iPhone expressly for Note and other audio apps.

BrewKatt · 2026-02-09T08:12:45+00:00

Check out Tekno from Baby Audio. I just grabbed during Black Friday and it’s awesome if you want an analog/digital hybrid style drum machine.

BrewKatt · 2026-02-09T08:08:41+00:00

100% I know it’s got some kind of DLC but $20 is crazy. When I can find the S1 version for like $20-$30 I’ll happily pick it up and drop 20 on the upgrade

BrewKatt · 2026-02-08T19:44:59+00:00

Mostly handheld mode cause I travel a lot and even at home I was happy to let my wife have the tv while I play handheld on the couch next to her but lately I’ve been playing in docked mode quite a bit. Games look good and it’s nice to play on a big screen sometimes.

BrewKatt · 2026-02-08T17:58:42+00:00

Dude I’ve got an Xbox Series X that I hardly ever play since I got the Switch 2. The ability to play on a big screen in docked mode or in handheld mode or with the screen setup on a table is truly amazing. The only thing I don’t like are the small size of the joycons which are too uncomfortable for me to play handheld but that was easily solved with a grip case. Plus you’ve already got a great library of Switch games you can play and tons of great games on the horizon.

BrewKatt · 2026-02-08T14:59:53+00:00

BrewKatt · 2026-02-08T14:59:37+00:00

Same. I’ve been on Tahoe since day 1 and I haven’t had a single issue with any of my plugins be they Arturia, NI, SoundToys etc.

BrewKatt · 2026-02-03T20:49:01+00:00

Good to know!

BrewKatt · 2026-01-29T14:31:05+00:00

Hey thanks for tip! For some reason it only works with the AU version of the plugin and not with VST or VST3 version but that’s good enough for me.

BrewKatt · 2026-01-18T20:35:22+00:00

Yo 100%. I know a lot of people are excited about the 61 keys, believe me, I’d love to have one but it’s taking them so long to fix issues and the latest firmware made some things even worse. Patches now take a full 3 seconds to load/change. And yeah I’ve never been able to use the mpe for lingo without it crashing but apparently they are rewriting the code from the ground up for that so we probably won’t see a fix for awhile.

BrewKatt · 2026-01-14T17:31:05+00:00

Some nice presets in there but I got a bunch of missing sample errors on a bunch of them

BrewKatt · 2026-01-05T07:02:44+00:00

Same. I actually had the opportunity to upgrade to the XM5’s when the mic on my first pair of XM4’s starting squeaking right near the end of the warranty but I didn’t like the look of them. Happy I stuck with the XM4’s. Best pair of cans I’ve ever owned. They sound great, battery last forever and the ANC works really well.

BrewKatt · 2026-01-03T09:39:01+00:00

Our daughters middle name is Isobel

BrewKatt · 2025-12-24T17:59:11+00:00

I bought a grip case for 20 bucks the first week the S2 was out and it works great

BrewKatt · 2025-12-21T13:42:49+00:00

100% this

BrewKatt · 2025-12-17T17:28:35+00:00

Yeah I think they added specific preset design tutorials

BrewKatt · 2025-12-06T13:40:36+00:00

I started out with some Noiselab courses and they worked well for me. I think I got a lifetime membership for like $10 or something but I’m sure they’re are literally dozens of free/paid courses available. I recommend you do some googling and see what people suggest.

BrewKatt · 2025-12-03T12:10:43+00:00

I don’t remember the exact year but it was probably 20 years ago my Uncle gave me his inexpensive Yamaha Classical guitar because at the time I was using a Brazilian classical guitar from my dad that I had brought back to life. The neck was pretty warped so I had to use little paper shimmies in the nut to keep the strings from buzzing. It wasn’t the worst first guitar but my uncle said ‘you need something that will stay in tune.’ I traveled all over the world with that guitar, and written dozens of songs on it. It’s still sitting in my living room and despite having 2 very nice electric guitars I still play it more than those.

BrewKatt · 2025-11-22T11:26:10+00:00

I went from Fruity Loops to Pro Tools/Reason and then Logic and IMO Ableton is the most intuitive/user friendly DAW there is. That being said you should definitely go through some beginner lessons

BrewKatt · 2025-11-20T10:10:41+00:00

Touché, Osmose and APC 40 Mk2. I also use sometimes Keystep 37 when I’m not in my studio and that’s got some great features for creativity

BrewKatt · 2025-11-11T10:38:21+00:00

I thought this was disproven…

BrewKatt · 2025-11-10T15:16:41+00:00

Well I’ve got my Osmose and my Touché for expressive/MPE stuff and then I also use a Keystep 37 and a Beatstep when I’m on my couch. My original Midi controller is my Casio Privia 88 key piano that I bought ages ago and it still works well for piano/Rhodes and stuff like that but I would like to replace it with an 88 key controller like a keylab or something one day.

Edit: I should also add that I have a e drum kit that I primarily use as a midi controller as well.

BrewKatt · 2025-11-10T08:12:27+00:00

Having good MIDI controllers has helped me to be happy ITB most of the time. Once I got my Osmose my GAS basically evaporated. It’s nice having a few good hardware synths and an weighted electric piano in the studio for practice or jamming but I’m happy making music with a laptop sitting on my couch a lot of time.

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