What other hardware do you use to make your beats ?

chummslick · Post by **chummslick** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:39 pm

Hey there was wondering what other mucical / non musical devices you guys use to make your beats ? . As for me i'm kind of new to all this , despite spending 15 years of my life working for various record stores. I use a pair of Pearl elite bongos , an Alesis micron synth , Boss br 600 Digital 8 track , Epiphone sg guitar and of course my 404 . And one day soon i will mke a complete track !

12weLvE · Post by **12weLvE** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:50 pm

I just use the 404 now, but I like merging it with FL Studio and the M-Audio Trigger Finger.

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:29 pm

Reason, FL Studio, assloads of VST's and Renoise on the software side. As far as hardware goes I only have a little zoom drum machine atm. In the past I've used the SP-404, SP-303, Yamaha AN-200, Akai S20 (wish I still had one), and an ASR-X Pro. I got a cassette recorder I use to grunge up samples n loops, and I make loops on my PSP with PSPSeq, PSP Rhyttm, LSDJ, and Nanoloop. Mind you I haven't really been into making anything for a while aside from the occasional 30 minute session of just fucking around. I'm kinda just building a little loop library of my own shit in preparation for the next sampler I buy.

Felix Tha Kat · Post by **Felix Tha Kat** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:49 pm

2 Turn Tables Mixer some records SP-606 And Ableton Live 7 to get my chops how i wantem cuz auto chop sucks on the sp cant get precise wit it then add them dirty azz drums/MFX wit da SP. I want to get one of those alesis Mircrons i heard there good for makin some dope azz basslines

dp · Post by dp » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:07 pm

404/akai xr 10/mini kp/2 40 dollar roland keyboards/m-audio keyboard midi/trigger fingerthrough reason/kaoscilator/two tunrtables/mixer/tascam 4 track tape/micro korg/ms-1 i think thats it.

kel · Post by **kel** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:29 pm

mpc2500, 404, turntable, tape deck, vcr, micron, and korg d8 for tracking since my computer died.

Platypus Beird · Post by **Platypus Beird** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:38 am

MPC 3K, 404, SE1x, 2 API 512c's in a lunchbox, Shure SM7b, DBX 160x, Technics SL1200 and a mixer, Apogee Duet, AT-MF40fs headphones

all I need to make complete songs from the beats to the rhymes

edit: + Tascam 4 track

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:27 am

MV8000, Emu Command station, Yamaha MM6, Tascam TD1000 (16trk digital mixer), Turntable and The new Native Instruments MASCHINE..

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:46 am

^ you got a Maschine already? or expected purchase?

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:06 pm

I get it on Monday.. A week earlier than others.. Just like when I did a Sonar video for Cakewalk I got Sonar 8 a month before it was released. I included the Maschine since its already in the bag..

Amable · Post by **Amable** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:56 pm

SP 202, SP 303, Sp 404, SU700, HR-16, Kaoss pad, Microkorg, M-Audio keystation 49, Kalimba and a gang of records (obviously)