What was your first piece of hardware?

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:58 pm

Mine was a korg ER-1 which I had grabbed cheaply, but I sold it. .wasn't really my thing.. the sounds were more electro-ish, decided a sampler would be better for my percussive needs..

which is what brought me to this place

So what broke your hardware cherry? (MIDI controllers dont count

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soopa · Post by **soopa** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:34 pm

mpc 2000 which i should be getting rid of soon

mostblunted · Post by **mostblunted** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:49 pm

the mpc60.

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:02 pm

SP-303. Got it at on a scrath/dent discount for $250 in 1999 or 2000 ! I was amped... and didnt make my first beat till 2003...lol

pt3r · Post by **pt3r** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:23 pm

A roland jv-30 which I sequenced via a Gravis Ultrasound Card midi expansion box, with a badly cracked Cubase. :oops:

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:45 am

the 404 was my first hardware purchase, after messing with FL and Reason for a few years

bought a few other bits and pieces, but the 404 is still the centre piece

<gollum> my precioooussss</gollum>

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:01 am

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balazs · Post by **balazs** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:10 am

even though I'm a 404 user now, I could never get rid of it my 2000xl. I have to get back to the classic feel of an mpc occasionally.

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:46 am

My first piece was a Roland XP-10, adn Sampler was an SP-202

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:51 am

I always had crappy toy keyboards when I was young. First real gear was (and I shudder to think of it as real gear now) a Yamaha DJX keyboard and a Tascam Porta 02 4-track. Was fun for a 16 year old kid who knew crap about production.

606man · Post by **606man** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:18 am

An Amiga 500 with a home made scsi sampler! The Amiga died years ago but I've still got the sampler on display - I should take a photo of it to post :lol:

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:41 am

606man wrote:An Amiga 500 with a home made scsi sampler! The Amiga died years ago but I've still got the sampler on display - I should take a photo of it to post

yes... yes you should

606man · Post by **606man** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:12 am

No worries...Will get out the camera this weekend

Lopar-XL · Post by **Lopar-XL** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:42 pm

606man wrote:No worries...Will get out the camera this weekend

Booyah! I like seeing that kind of stuff. Please, if you would, explain how you made it and what all it could do. Thanks

Mine was a microKORG, and my first hardware sampler was the 303. If you count audio recorders in this subject, then my MZ-N707 NetMD Walkman would be the first of all.

kidklaw · Post by **kidklaw** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:40 pm

SP404 if i dont count my turntables