I have been trying to buckle down and make a tape. Using just a turntable, 404 and 303. It is kinda like a new years resolution. I have six trax so far. My question to you guys is "What gets you motivated? For me it is diggin' through dollar/2 dollar bins. I love to use something that is basically trash to the original owner and the record shop.
On another note about gear, I have a mv-8800, but, long story short, it is not as fast as the 404, you can get involved in some BS and never finish a beat. I love the 404/303 combo.
Let me know what you guys think about both of these issues. Thankx, --Jeff-

Honestly...

gettin in 'the zone' is the only way I can work on something for a long period of time - whether a single track or a bunch.. gotta be in the same headspace for it all.

which lately consists of eating a load of painkillers, then just when they peak, drinking a strong (double strong!) cup of coffee.. the next 6 hours I am in the zone.

I can be creative with or without drugs, I find its just more fun this way (do something? or do something while high? only one answer!) , and the coffee helps me to stay focused on the task (also without it, I find that being seated for a long time it's hard to get into a dancey/groovey feeling, so if i produce for long sessions, everything becomes like laid back chillout eventually haha)

also I work alot better between midnight and sunrise for some reason.. I dunno why.. daytime I just never get any work done

if im in a slump with the music i usually take a little time off from messin with the beats. instead i watch movies, read books ive been meaning to, read comics, try and exercise(ha), spend time with friends and/or family. myabe even take a short vacation if i can afford it, or do some outdoor stuff. just soak up life pretty much. during this whole time i listen to alot of music, im always listening to music. then whenever some good vinyl comes along (and i can get a sitter) i pretty much lock myself in the "studio".

edit: hey did you move? i thought you lived in san antonio?

if im in a slump i start doing something that "needs" to be done, aka laundry, cleaning up, washing dishes etc... all of a sudden i wanna get back to my 404

ha your right, great time for chores.

i get on it at night best, greens and coffee. i jus go through wax and old tapes and just make something, record it and done, otherwise i jus go round in circles changing ish all the time. i spend most of my day listening to beats/music so im allways in the mind set. workflow is mp sp reaper as stereo track

also, i rolled my car into a field and ended up on the roof on friday( fckin ice!), so thats got me motivated as well!!

I get in slumps and just keep making beats even if I don't like them when I make them I will later.

also new vinyl invigorates the shit outa me.

and herbs

I build up my sound until I get the feeling. I'll make a bunch of synth patches and sample them into the computer. Get some samples all ready in a folder. Record a bunch of new drums to the 303. Then one day I will feel it and have everything I need to get busy.

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i masturbate with maple syrup

hows that work?

i live a nocturnal schedule, where i don't go to bed til usually like 5 in the morn, and sleep till about 3 in the afternoon, and i usually do the most work between like 12-5AM, its a horrible habit, but i also reaaally like working at that time of night, i feel different during those hours and i can just finally do some shit that i had been puttin off all day, plus you know i'm pullin on the bong all night as well, that does it big for me as well

sup folks,

i'm back on the forums, lost the password to my old account which i created a couple months back.

anyway, to the OP, how do you find working with the combo 404+303 together?

for the last few months, i've been busy with school and stuff, also my SP404 was stuck during transit for like a month (i live in Vietnam, shipping anything here is expensive and time-consuming, not to mention all the troubles you'd have to go through with import authorities).

i'm gonna start working on my sp404 soon, i literally just got it 2 days ago. i used to make music on computer with reason, but i feel that making music on computer is too distracting, i always ended up surfing the internet while looking for some inspiration. but when i was actually making music, i got in the zone for a while, may 1 day straight. when i got stuck, i just get out there, go chill with friends and spend time with my family, stuff like that, kinda getting away from music until i get my mood back.

sorry for the long post .

shmedy im the only one from S.A. that i know of on the board

i charge my batteries and hit the picnic table in the park with a couple of beers and a one-hitter. fill up my ipod with whatever i sampled the night before. or, if i get new vinyl i might dub them to cassette the night before and bring my walkman. i just can't sit in my cramped little apartment with no windows, i hate it.