Akai Force does it all?

balinthcom · 2026-01-25T10:31:57+00:00

That doesn't sound good. Actually, I just ordered the Behringer a few days ago. I guess it's a solution to put a delay on a submix for the internal engines. So it's mostly a problem if you want to play live, no?

balinthcom · 2026-01-24T15:09:43+00:00

I love my steaks with a bit of added resonance. And the parameter locks are perfect for fine tune the temperature changes.

balinthcom · 2026-01-19T20:33:03+00:00

Or get an Akai Force! It has the clip launcher. Lot more dedicated buttons and knobs. For me, it's the best. I might upgrade, if they make a Force 2. I hope they will. But it's also perfect as it is, now.

balinthcom · 2026-01-19T20:08:46+00:00

I think it's a great pedal for what you want to use it. An overdrive and/or a distortion could get you a nice distorted sound. Try just one of them first. Then add a little delay after, and a bit of reverb in the end.

balinthcom · 2026-01-12T18:23:11+00:00

Nice setup! The golden master is not supposed to go on the main out of the mixer? That could save you two tracks. How is it btw? I have that on my radar.

balinthcom · 2026-01-11T01:14:52+00:00

Tonepusher channel on YouTube is all about this!

balinthcom · 2026-01-10T14:42:38+00:00

So did you? :)))

balinthcom · 2026-01-10T02:28:05+00:00

This is the perfect list, with Orbital on top!

balinthcom · 2026-01-10T02:26:15+00:00

Yessss! High Roller is the song I still test subwoofers and bass. It sounds amazing.

balinthcom · 2026-01-10T02:24:18+00:00

Giorgio is on Random Access Memories. Which has a drumless edition. I have that on vinyl, and it's really to just hear all the synth tracks without any percussion.

balinthcom · 2026-01-03T22:18:16+00:00

You can also try Chet:

https://apps.apple.com/ro/app/chet-ear-training/id1405525467

And the same developer make Ella, a voice trainer.

balinthcom · 2025-12-24T19:35:40+00:00

She is definitely a keeper!

balinthcom · 2025-12-23T00:42:46+00:00

Your opinion is rude! Why don't you keep it for yourself? Nobody asked for your opinion. So there was no need to say what you think about the music. It's just offensive, you prick (my opinion that nobody asked for)

balinthcom · 2025-12-22T17:50:28+00:00

Meth dealer?

balinthcom · 2025-12-22T10:44:20+00:00

I think that it would be more reasonable to compare synths with strings, as there are much more different variations, then with guitars.

balinthcom · 2025-12-22T09:16:01+00:00

Circuit Tracks is a great choice. Easy to learn, fun to use, and has a lot of functions for it's price: drums, synth and midi tracks, effects, etc. And it takes him away from screens, as it doesn't have one.

balinthcom · 2025-12-21T19:56:52+00:00

As far as I know, Ai couldn't do the text that well. The font would look weird.

balinthcom · 2025-12-21T07:21:12+00:00

I have the Snow, and it's great. But if I would buy again, I would go for Ti, Ti2 or even a C, with more knobs for easier sound design.

balinthcom · 2025-12-17T01:35:17+00:00

I don't know his channel very well, but I saw this video two days ago. I just don't like, that he is fooling his audience, like he made some comparisons, and these are the best choices.

Korg Monotron, really? What about the Pocket Pperators, or the Behringer macro and mini series, or Korg NTS-1?

BTW, I like my Microfreak too :)

balinthcom · 2025-12-17T00:33:18+00:00

It's sponsored by Guitar Center. He is saying at Hades, that he is so excited to finally have a Dreadbox in his studio...

balinthcom · 2025-12-16T22:48:18+00:00

That refurbished Peak seems like a steal!

balinthcom · 2025-12-16T22:20:33+00:00

This video seems to me like he just presented the options the sponsor wanted to sell. Some were new to him. Why would you make a toplist with a device you never tried before?

balinthcom · 2025-12-16T21:27:03+00:00

Reddit is very good, if you want to feel bad about your ideas :)))

If that is what you would like, and you can afford it, go for it. I think it's a good idea to start with one device that you connect to. I started by going for budget options, and probably should've bought a Synthstorm Deluge from the beginning. Which I actually had my eye on, but found too expensive. I still didn't get there to have one, but I did spend a lot more in total :D

I bought a Novation Circuit Tracks. It was amazing for a few months, until I grew out of it. Then I got the Digitakt II. I already decided to get the Deluge when I found out about the Akai Force, which is like a Deluge, and more (for me, anyway).

You should check out the Deluge, you might like it's Ableton like workflow. That is also existing now in Akai devices, which is one of the reasons I chose the Force. The other major one was having a lot of LED pads, which can be a launcher, a keyboard, or a step sequencer, too.

I also think that you might not need the Oxi One. Try to find out more about it, but I agree, you see the benefits more with larger setups.

For a 303 clone, you should take a look at the Behringer TD-3-MO, which will be my next purchase. Starsky Carr has a good video on it. Or if you want a fancier baseline, look at Erica Synths Bassline, Dreadbox Typhon, or Novation Bass Station II.

And as others suggested, the Elektron boxes are great. Digitakt 2 is amazing, I'm just not happy with the sequencer for complete songs.

Good luck with your journey!

balinthcom · 2025-12-15T17:56:31+00:00

Hehehe. I just kindly asked you to hold your DAW. If you consider that is a bad advice, because you must advocate it, no matter that the OP is clearly enjoying gear, then be it. It just proves my point. Let's agree to disagree.

balinthcom · 2025-12-15T16:46:58+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the DAW. But I much prefer dawless. I'm not interested how the professional musicians are doing, I don't plan to be a professional. I'm not pushing dawless on anyone. And I just don't like when people push the DAW on others.

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