why I sold all my music gear.
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Күн бұрын00:00 Intro
01:00 Digital Workflow
02:31 MIDI Controllers
03:37 Define Creativity
04:23 Blank Canvas
05:33 Context
08:28 New Stuff is Fun
08:46 Not a DJ Anymore
09:38 Credibility
11:18 Broken (& Free Gear)
11:57 Next
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@experimetalfan8851 2 жыл бұрын
I'll give it another year and his rooms will be filled with gear again 🤓
@insepticdnb 2 жыл бұрын
The GAS is always too strong.
@charleyfame9443 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Lol!!!!
@dazboot2966 2 жыл бұрын
Nah. He’s completely right. If you enjoy playing with bits of gear fine, but it’s basically superfluous.
@SevanStick 2 жыл бұрын
You bet. I experienced it myself already. We‘re doomed. Total victims.
@EveryStylez 2 жыл бұрын
I always feel like my workflow/creativity suffers when I don't have my midi keyboard/headphones.
@sqwop 2 жыл бұрын
I thought you were gonna say sold everything and invested in crypto.
@JeiShian 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahahha yeah
@isaacnewton5543 2 жыл бұрын
lmao
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
SayVzThyEthaz!!
@RiversGarcia 2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I thought!
@RomanWave 2 жыл бұрын
Same thing, bro! I’ve sold everything except upright piano and stage piano. Cause ton of gear is not about music. It’s about collecting.
@2ndbleak 2 жыл бұрын
Homie looks like he's going to put out a video on the importance of mental health in a few weeks
@380stroker 2 жыл бұрын
No matter what, you'll always need a good pair of monitors or headphones.
@tomburden 2 жыл бұрын
He doesn't need that anymore. He knows what the notes sound like.
@watchyamouth5053 2 жыл бұрын
@@tomburden 😂
@michaelgraflmusic 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, but I would add a good sounding room to that.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
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@Gretsch0997 2 жыл бұрын
Just headphones. And an iPhone to check the translation of sound.
@willdobson79 2 жыл бұрын
This has to be my favourite video of yours - ever. Really resonates with me and some of my studio /life decisions lately. Love the honesty and the new place looks perfect.
@clemcusato 2 жыл бұрын
This video felt somewhat nostalgic to me! Glad to see you’re doing fine Multi! Keep the good work and stay safe.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
used2doBeatAroofenNezelf!!
@shaft9000 2 жыл бұрын
This happens when you've bought gear without understanding why you "needed it" in the first place. Life is a journey of self-knowledge, nothing more nothing less.
@MM4F 2 жыл бұрын
I call bullshit, this happens when you evolve.. no rules.
@latinacroft 2 жыл бұрын
bruh.. you’re mad annoying 😭
@TheKayoO0 2 жыл бұрын
he explains most of the gear was free or broken when he got it.
@jonathansoko1085 2 жыл бұрын
Stop being a gear lusting audio hipster. You do it for the gram, lets be honest with each other. You watch old videos of a kanye or some 90s house producer making bangers on an asr 10 or something so you run out and buy one so you can put it up on the gram to show how cool you are, but you dont understand what you are doing so you pirate fruityloops and then you spend the rest of your days using fruityloops and telling people you are using all that cool gear but secretly it keeps you up at night. Just stop, you drive prices up for people that actually care.
@techreviewz87 2 жыл бұрын
@@jonathansoko1085 Gram? you mean instagram...lol? No...he does it for KZfaq...IG is the proper abbreviation, not GRam..u confuse with Telegram! lol a back channel internet... no money there....only YT!
@KLabTVkicksass 2 жыл бұрын
My Favourite part "If you sell all your stuff, YOU GET TO BUY NEW STUFF!!!"
@oryxandcake2011 2 жыл бұрын
I've found that whenever you think a piece of gear is exhausted, some one comes along with a new way of using it that you didn't think of, proving that it's your imagination that's limited, not the gear. Computer work flows can suffer the exact same fatigue of imagination, that's not exclusive to gear. Computers do make life easier though, less cabling, everything in one box.
@nym053 2 жыл бұрын
And fx processors like simple fx pedals with knobs you can turn is definetly also a way of changing things up.
@kiqyou 2 жыл бұрын
completely agree
@SonicVibe 2 жыл бұрын
Well said but to say ya bored with a machine and all I see in a machine is a lifetime of possibilities he went bad not the gear and talking about replacing a computer every few years where gear last a lifetime sometimes
@Selrisitai 2 жыл бұрын
Even writers. You wouldn't think that it would matter if he were dipping a quill or clacking away at an electronic typewriter, but in fact it completely changes how you think. I've written things on paper that I never would have thought to write while sitting at a computer. There are probably ways to manipulate how you think without changing the medium, but it certainly is a quick and incontrovertible aspect of the creative mind.
@oryxandcake2011 2 жыл бұрын
@@Selrisitai Going for a walk... going to a club... going to work at a day job... traveling.. Change inspires ideas, and yeah a new or different media definitely inspires... But also, think about a guitar or a piano and the seeming infinite ideas that have come from only having a single medium.
@OmoiSenpai 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much, you hit prestige mode :P
@TheMusicVII 2 жыл бұрын
For real!
@cooperhiphop 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly... I've hit prestige mode as well but I noticed going back to less reminded me why having certain equipment is a blessing. These plugins emulators are cheaper than some hardware but they tax the 💩 out of you cpu and if you don't have a great interface you're dealing with all types of issues (my komplete audio 6 interface is trash as I become a better engineer). I plan on buying 3 sets of plugin bundles (I already own a few and I rather collect the rest so I don't need more outboard gear), 1 to 2 warm audio eqs and a mastering processor to wrap up my final mixes. I know I'll be on the road and going to other studios so I might buy another maschine mk3 (or mk4? If it comes out) controller so I can be on the move (that if NI doesn't allow me to install it's software on my laptop). I basically gave people some a lot of my gear that said they needed it. My goal is to make music the best way I can without going through what I'm experiencing now with my setup. Later down the lines I want one of the new Mac pros so I can be complete updated but at the moment I'm using my 2010 Mac pro that I hacked to be stronger than a regular Mac pro for video production.
@metalhoe 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being honest. I know a lot of us get GAS and hyped about new gear, even tho we don't really have the cash and/or need for it. Most of the time they are a headache anyways because they are not ment for certain DAWs that you might want to switch around so you have to keep tweaking midi settings which takes out all the fun/motivation and time you wanted to put into your music and not into making something work. I sold most of my stuff and just keep a small drumpad and a small keyboard. Mostly because I just like the tactile feeling of both keyboard and drumpad. But that's about it. My advice to anyone out there is, you don't really need much more than either a good drumpad and/or keyboard which is geared towards your favorite DAW. Don't get fooled by the idea that this other gear will make your music any better. Anyways good luck to everyone.
@charalove6867 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. It sounds like you are finding value in the open spaces! Congratulations on releasing the instruments that don’t serve you anymore. You have inspired me.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
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@theelephantofsurprise8564 2 жыл бұрын
I got rid of all my stuff - I have much more fun recording real instruments only (that includes analog synths) - very liberating just banning all midi controllers and digital sound sources/sample packs. If it comes through a microphone or a TRS cable it's good fun :)
@theblowupdollsmusic 2 жыл бұрын
I did this exact same thing and I'm making the best music I've ever made. And I'm having the most fun doing it. I just record everything as audio.
@ahyaok100 2 жыл бұрын
Workflow is fast too that way. I do the same thing but add a bit of digital spice in there sometimes. Endless fun.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
notStuffJungleePeepPol!!
@Selrisitai 2 жыл бұрын
I prefer to watch and listen to people doing this kind of thing as well. I find digital-only music to be "all well and good," but it hasn't yet beaten the genuine airy blast of a trumpet or the commanding thump of a drum-stick on the kit.
@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын
Man, have loved your videos for years. Great to see you back. 💛
@skyreadersociety6183 2 жыл бұрын
can affirm that empty table experience, often just keep one or two boxes there - and enjoy having space again.
@badmon.justin01 2 жыл бұрын
I sold 90% of my gear too when I realized my best music was made entirely in the computer.
@dakotahrivers6640 2 жыл бұрын
I'm going the opposite way. I bought a Prophet Rev2 and just love the unquantized feel of recording into my interface with real keys. I got so bored of soft synths and i love the tactile process of designing a patch from the ground up on hardware.
@christdolphin69 2 жыл бұрын
great synth. incredible sound. you'll never get that from a plugin. or a novation peak, for that matter
@TonsOfFun411 2 жыл бұрын
With you on this one. I think the difference is the level of stuff I've been getting too, last year bought a Virus TI2. I think thats where it can really make a difference with analog stuff especially synths; you get what you pay for. Obviously creative process is a different discussion but I feel ya.
@hey_maurice 2 жыл бұрын
If only you could have bought Multiplier's gear! Perfect exchange. 😂
@HotStrange 2 жыл бұрын
@@TonsOfFun411 the Virus isn’t an analog synth.
@TonsOfFun411 2 жыл бұрын
@@HotStrange It’s got analog output transformers and that makes a noticeable difference.
@gogamusic 2 жыл бұрын
What virtual synths do you use , besides serum?
@terberg1961 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely thrilled that you're back!
@andriinikitin6139 2 жыл бұрын
Spent around 1.5 years in this loop: buy gear / get bored / sell gear / buy new - this video is soo accurate illustration for this. Sure, I’ve learned a lot from all that gear, but eventually it boils down to «cool, now I should do this in my DAW as well, so what should I buy next when I sell this thing? »
@thomascp33 2 жыл бұрын
Dude!! Have been wondering where you’ve disappeared to! Glad to see you’re alive!!!!
@samglass2004 2 жыл бұрын
So so true I used to buy everything now I only have logic and complete it’s not more gear it’s about makeing music not buying the latest gear sampling makeing your own sounds cutting up loops I would love to hear your music thanks some finely see’s what iam talking about
@defenderstargate1447 2 жыл бұрын
Just a note about the broken gear. After burning out some power supplies I started using line conditioners (like the APC Line-R). They smooth out the voltage hitting the gear and can protect the circuitry, and made a real difference in reliability. I think these are important if living in a place with older power lines, etc.
@vampiremaffia 2 жыл бұрын
@Defender Stargate Great tip and affordable!
@wiegraf9009 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers, I can imagine this is really important for analogue stuff
@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 2 жыл бұрын
its much better than usual power strip with fuse?
@defenderstargate1447 2 жыл бұрын
@@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 In terms of generally protecting gear they are. They also cost a bit more.
@Vertlain 2 жыл бұрын
Good to see you again. Also thanks for all the useful info over the years. Cheers!
@teabreakbeats 2 жыл бұрын
I always end up finishing or remaking anything i make on hardware in the box... but it's still fun to play with the hardware!
@nodz007 2 жыл бұрын
This is a really good and reflective video. I have been thinking the same since Apple released the M1 chip. The rationale for using hardware and offline effects is I found that creativity was stifled because eventually the CPU an memory crapped out in the DAW but like you I have a lot of stuff that I simply don't use anymore because other newer stuff came along and piqued my interest.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
didridallFoSoundengVisionzz!!
@TwinCitiesOxygen 2 жыл бұрын
What controller do You use for keys and drums pads if any?
@Mendomi 2 жыл бұрын
This by far is the best insight on the mental aspect of music production and all its aspects I've seen. And I've watched a lot! I'm currently where you have been right now. I want to sell everything and really focus on where my best work has been generated from (hardware/software). And what really gets me excited about making a beat. Thanks bro!
@zblip22 2 жыл бұрын
You don't need to create something new. You need to create something worthwhile that has a personal touch.
@zakur0hako 2 жыл бұрын
i always remind myself that Burial made his best music in Soundforge
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
wailNowAintVatSW!!
@KoolWhhip 2 жыл бұрын
Will there be an auction for all the old hardware? I got $5 on the laptop!
@tresporros 2 жыл бұрын
how do you provide mixing and mastering without any gears ? laptop and vst on headphones I guess ?
@nilespeterclemens8328 2 жыл бұрын
What an interesting journey you’re on. Something must have dramatically changed inside you to get you to pull the trigger on selling everything. A leap of faith.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
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@rasi_rawss 2 жыл бұрын
Probably because everything he had was Guitar Center-tier crap. He even pointed out 6 pieces that were broken
@musicofdarius 2 жыл бұрын
I feel plugins are similar. Too many plugins to master but they all do the same thing. Just master what you got, don't let marketing fool you.
@dustyrhodes1655 2 жыл бұрын
This is a excellent update and inspiring...I applaud you as I can't seen myself doing that. Then again you are levels and levels above me.
@JamesRussller 2 жыл бұрын
Stoked to see you back Multiplier!!
@clubbedtobreathe 2 жыл бұрын
I've been doing the same but "inside the box" way, getting rid of anything I don't use and setting up the workflow focusing only on the Creative Process, the mental process behind creation. Lots of organization marathons worth doing.. selecting fewer and better samples, presets, plugins and so on.
@dazboot2966 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, very good. For my latest computer gone down to Logic/NI/Izotope - plenty.
@nym053 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't done this process just once, and I keep going through it over time 😆
@alexanami9948 2 жыл бұрын
Good to downsize on the digital midi controllers etc, but nothing beats hardware. Computer screens and software just don't do it for me. Different strokes.
@ruslanr.6171 2 жыл бұрын
computer is bad with its big bad screen, I'd rather use many different hardware with many tiny good screens.
@HotStrange 2 жыл бұрын
@@ruslanr.6171 Lol are you just trolling everyone who enjoys hardware with this exact comment? You’re boring.
@ruslanr.6171 2 жыл бұрын
@@HotStrange i enjoy hardware too, but i don't blame computer screens for my GAS. modern computer screens are awesome.
@HotStrange 2 жыл бұрын
@@ruslanr.6171 sure but you’re commenting this as a reply to people that gave perfectly reasonable explanations of why they prefer to use hardware.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
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@shen6232 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for making this video, good luck with your new place
@dvddymusic 2 жыл бұрын
Good for you dude this is awesome! That new place looks amazing!
@GrantEllman 2 жыл бұрын
Flume had an interesting interview on this. Said all he needs is a fast computer and a good set of monitors in a treated room. Maybe a midi controller. I tend to agree. Minimalism FTW. Limitation = freedom.
@smugler1 2 жыл бұрын
for me, i like physical devices BECAUSE they limit my choices. In a DAW i can go any which direction and that's too much for me. Obviously, i'm not very experienced in the production side. And i'm sure that's a contributing factor.
@eventhorizon1414 2 жыл бұрын
Flume has a lot of hardware equipment.
@GrantEllman 2 жыл бұрын
@@eventhorizon1414 I'm sure he HAS a lot of fun toys. His point on the interview is that all he really NEEDS is a daw and speakers.
@randommcranderson5155 2 жыл бұрын
and bread and water but I bet he eats other things too.
@made.online2149 2 жыл бұрын
limitation = freedom is often an argument for owning hardware. there's infinitely many things you can do with a computer. not so with a box that has a fixed featureset.
@tylergates4075 2 жыл бұрын
I relate to this very much. It's hard to write a track with all that gear looking at you. And many times I want to start something new, but cant bc I'm still working on something that requires a slightly different signal path and I end up not doing anything. I started doing my sketches in DAW. It's much less distracting and stressful .
@mattwalsh9413 2 жыл бұрын
patch bay. done.
@tylergates4075 2 жыл бұрын
@@mattwalsh9413 True, I gotta look into that
@fingerstylefunkable 2 жыл бұрын
When I realized I was spending more time learning how to use the new software and hardware than writing music, I realized I had a problem. At one point, I was juggling Ableton Live and push 2, Maschine mk2 and Jam with the software, Reason pre-plug-in edition, and Cubase. I finally sold all the extra gear, settled on Cubase and Reason-plug-in, only have 2 midi keyboards, an 88 key and a shorty desktop. I still have oodles of software, and I’m still working on isolating that down to the most useful things. The junk and gear and software just gets in the way. When I started with just a bass guitar an ancient PC and four track tascam tape I felt like I was more creative. Fast forward 20 years and I think I’ve written less songs and music in the last 10 years than I did in the first five years. What’s ridiculous is I remember dreaming about being able to afford all the things I have now or things similar to what I have now but I am much less productive with all the stuff. Like everyone says, gear doesn’t make you better, cheers.
@nsp932 2 жыл бұрын
You make great points about the software as well. Somewhere along the way i grew tired of the computer and invested in a ton of hardware, too much at one time and I haven’t made much music since acquiring all this gear. Now I’ve decided to sell it all and realized I need to narrow down on software too. What was your deciding factor for Cubase?
@fingerstylefunkable 2 жыл бұрын
@@nsp932 The midi tools and editing along with the chord track and arranger track tools. The built in tools for music theory make it my favorite.
@brmbkl 2 жыл бұрын
learning is an end in itself
@johnrun712 2 жыл бұрын
I'm fairly new to this coming from painting, but I can already see that a tool can get in the way of the contact between me and the sounds (or paintings) I'm creating. Also, it's easier to talk about gear and methods than creativity, but some of us love that elusive creativity thingy and the chance of something new being born in our hands.
@tomloftus8275 2 жыл бұрын
Multiplier ! Immediately clicked on this ! Inspiring change of direction ! Looking forward to more videos !
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
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@IAMPolegato 2 жыл бұрын
You're One of many who have inspired me to start attending production school. I been wondering where you went for the past year and I am personally really excited to see you back on the internet! Congratulations on the life upgrades like the new Home, I hope this means the internet world will see more of you soon?
@LouisFarrah 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you are back!
@LewisCarpenter33554 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you back man!
@Digiphex 2 жыл бұрын
It's not about your "best work" or "best production", it is about having fun playing with gear, isn't it? My iPad makes great music almost automatically but I never pick it up.
@thereal_ineedHelp 2 жыл бұрын
My 2 cents: I’d say it depends on your end goals. Some want to just have fun and don’t care about “commercial success” or making money. Some people want to be a content creator like the KZfaqr Zen World (as I type this Multiplyer literally just said the same thing at 9:04 lol). Zen directly states he doesn’t want to be a “successful/career musician”, he wants to help people achieve that goal with tutorials and selling sound packs, etc. it’s how they pay the bills. Then, some people want to try and be a successful musician, get signed to a label, tour, etc. in this case most successful people will tell you you have to work it like a 9-5 job, and even if you have days/weeks where you lack inspiration or even feel like you hate going into the studio, you do it anyways because quote “you’ve got a job to do.” There’s days where “fun” is the last thing I’m having in the studio lol, but I’m there anyways trying a achieve a goal.
@Shiirai 2 жыл бұрын
If it's your business, I'm pretty sure the only thing that's truly important is that your workflow isn't horrible. Whatever works for you. I can fully understand how 'making your best work' is the most important thing for you. When I create, I'm only truly happy with it when I believe it's the best I could've done.
@WillyJunior 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you don't really make or release commercial quality music
@spectralknights2 2 жыл бұрын
@@WillyJunior why only commercial music? It's all about ur passion or hobby
@perrypelican9476 2 жыл бұрын
@@WillyJunior why do you say that? What can you not create using a laptop, an iPad Pro, a sound card, a set of headphones, microphones, a pair of monitors, and a few midi controllers. Every sound can be reproduced with an iPad and software. Any song can be tracked, mixed and mastered with only the previous described stuff.
@Hyper5nic 2 жыл бұрын
It always impressed me more to see / hear musicians create music with a very small setup, and so it inspired me to invest more time in refining the creation process than in what instrument to get next. Maybe it helps you too to focus more on that aspect, maybe not too much on sound-design vs sounding good, and much more on spontaneity and fun.
@miserycodebeats1722 Жыл бұрын
I’d say it’s actually more difficult with more gear . No doubt about it
@FreshnessStudio1 2 жыл бұрын
welcome back bud and to the freshness of a new beginning - all the best
@stringstorm 2 жыл бұрын
I bought a MIDI keyboard thinking it would help me speed up my workflow. It only ended up gathering dust because I discovered that I work faster with an actual keyboard and mouse. Ended up selling it.
@KallusGarnet 2 жыл бұрын
Do you play piano
@DirtyJokesFan 2 жыл бұрын
Great to have you back. Collecting excessive gear can lead to collecting dust as it sits there unused.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
YaYaNoKnowENz!!KlookPryTsar!
@jasonmudgarde286 2 жыл бұрын
I've gone from pc recording back to a 4 track tape machine, far simpler and more immediate.
@tronlady1 2 жыл бұрын
I wrote hundreds of things on my four track and I’ve written about 10 things on my d.a.w. with its thousands of sounds and options (and headaches/frustrations/tears……yes, tears). What I have been enjoying though recently is the novation circuit as it is so portable and fun!
@twistedspanner 2 жыл бұрын
I don't blame you. Recording on 4 track back in the early 90's was my most creative prolific fun period of songwriting and recording. You'd actually rehearse and practice your instrument before you actually pressed record cos space was rare. With digital you end up about 50 guitar & vocal takes that you'll later sift through but never get round to and when you do it's a chore. I was gonna re recorded what I recorded on 4 track on a computer and do it properly. 25 years have gone by and It hasn't happened. Think I'll just clean up the tape versions in audacity. The definitive versions. Now I know why Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers) also dismantled his home studio. He never knew when a song was finished. 😁
@tronlady1 2 жыл бұрын
@@twistedspanner I HEAR you brother!
@twistedspanner 2 жыл бұрын
@@tronlady1 so I'm not the only one who feels like this?
@alienchaos 2 жыл бұрын
yess killa video bro ! i agree in many ways.. good to see you again ! keep it up you are killer inspiration for us
@ThinkerThunker 2 жыл бұрын
I understand. But it's just the opposite for me. I find ZERO inspiration trying to make music on a PC and DAW.
@allstar930 2 жыл бұрын
Man, I did the same thing. I've been DJing since middle school in the '80s and the pandemic completely upended my life. I stopped doing gigs, started a family, and transitioned to grinding out as many mixtapes as time allowed as my primary musical output. Quickly, I realized that I could make great mixtapes in a box using MixMeister. After a year of that, I sold nearly all my DJ gear. I kept one controller in case a gig ever pops up and one of my Technics 1200's for vinyl ripping and flipped everything else to eBay. The only small upside is that my gear was mostly pretty new so I got good resale prices because of pandemic-related electronics shortages. Cheers.
@kittensinkmusic 2 жыл бұрын
dude, you're fucking adorable and i'll always check out whatever you have to say. i've learned so much from you. thanks.
@RamRevivo 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you're back!! lets gooo
@georgeespley9177 2 жыл бұрын
im from the cotsworlds aswell mate! what town u in? im in the middle of stroud and cirencester
@patrick5301 2 жыл бұрын
Btw thanks for the kick sample pack on splice that costs 0 credits for the entire pack😂
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
jeezKrizdRuTorkENroBotKashaSimpsonSpringBuMain?..
@PaulSalamoneComedy 2 жыл бұрын
I can hear the soft sound of synthdads crying in the distance…
@christdolphin69 2 жыл бұрын
i can hear the soy in this comment
@PaulSalamoneComedy 2 жыл бұрын
@@christdolphin69 Actually I was high on seitan when I wrote it
@lecliche8849 2 жыл бұрын
I'm considering doing the same. Can you recommend where to sell?
@katryanaorange2092 2 жыл бұрын
Really, _reallllllly_ helpful. Thanks. Could anyone advise which equipment is necessary for sampling guitars and making beats? I am so confused on what I actually need. I just want record for myself, so what else do I need besides a DAW? Do I need a midi? Thanks so so much in advance. Any feedback much appreciated.
@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 2 жыл бұрын
hopefully you already found an answer. but yeah if you have electric guitar you need soundcard with audio inputs. for beats, if you prefer to "play" them with fingers, there are controllers with "pads", yeah. as for midi, it depends cause some controllers/instruments support midi via usb, in that case usb is enough.
@jdstarek 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you again. I’ve always been against hardware. I think hardware is pretentious. 99% of the time it’s just about telling people you have the gear.
@dingbatjack1234 2 жыл бұрын
Pretentious guy over here 👋
@darkuniversesound 2 жыл бұрын
Unless they're making *all* their music on hardware like me 🙄🌌
@oscarg8119 2 жыл бұрын
Its all about having the RIGHT gear. And, respectfully, I think you didnt have the correct gear. If I had yours I will sell it too and buy usefull pieces.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
oscarMaxwellsAmmerNailsYooTuneCruxeefeex!!
@oscarg8119 2 жыл бұрын
@@steveclem7873 aha.....
@MrTk3435 2 жыл бұрын
Great Job Neo, You just unplugged yourself!. Don't ever go back!!! 🌋😀😇😎🌋
@DennisWilliamsDJ 2 жыл бұрын
I've been watching you from the start (has it been 9 years already? o.0) and I really appreciate that you at least seem to be doing okay. Hope that you're living the life you want, and that you can find the energy to create music and make those very informative and entertaining videos for us, your fans & viewers. But please do put your own needs before the needs of us. I think everyone here can agree that we'd rather know you're happy out there doing whatever, as opposed to you making enjoyable content whilst not being able to enjoy your life, your time, to the fullest extent. Wishing you all the best mate!
@DemiGodsMusic 2 жыл бұрын
I am the proud new owner of Multiplier's RE20 mic :) Good luck mate with your fresh start, looking forward to more content from you.
@GarrettMusic1 2 жыл бұрын
having stuff that's essential, have 1 thing that does 1 job is important
@streetlevelaudio4388 2 жыл бұрын
Love this video. I've been doing a similar thing with my plugin list. Culling down and selling off what I can. Limitations breed so much more creativity with the limited tools you have.
@casquijo 2 жыл бұрын
how do you do to sell your plugins? I need to sell some of mine too. Tx.
@philippebackprotips 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you back. Love your Groove3 content as well.
@Soloslayer007 2 жыл бұрын
Go spend that 10k on a huge modular setup. Job done
@ZacharySound 2 жыл бұрын
That's debatable I think.
@erestube 2 жыл бұрын
I can relate so much, I almost threw up watching this. Compared with the house's construction, that equipment looked like cheap junk to begin with. By the way, your home needs an animal.
@TheAmirSheidaei 2 жыл бұрын
Excited for this Journey!
@FelixCarcone 2 жыл бұрын
I understand completely, I almost did the exact same thing this year too. I sold everything, except some guitar pedals and acoustic instruments. The rest is gone, and I also sold a lot of plugins. Cleaning things like that feels super refreshing ! 👍🏻
@shitmandood 2 жыл бұрын
Dude! Erik Wøllo, Michael Stearnes, Steve Roach have large ROOMS of gear and they use it! They've produced album after album since the 70s and 80s. You can go to the Steve Roach channel and watch them make use of a bank of synths all around them, plus guitars for Erik/Michael. Then you have new people like Martin Sturtzer on KZfaq with a bay of synths integrated with a mac mini M1. You should've kept the hardware synths and got rid of the other crap. Also, why are the studio monitors gone? What did you have against them? I remember some of your videos on setting up this really complicated USB routing for your Mac. Man, I'd NEVER do that! hahaha. I think you made the hardware more complicated than it actually is. Maybe you just needed to tear it all down and find out which parts you could still use.? Those hardware synths would still have been useful to send MIDI out from the DAW.
@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 2 жыл бұрын
Michael Stearns... oh... M'Ocean was amazing. I can also recommend you L'Univers de la Mer (by Dominique Guiot) and Legendes de Broceliande (by Serge Bulot)
@License2Bust 2 жыл бұрын
“Oi mate I sold me instrimints and me equeepmint cuz I’m just soer createchiv that I don’t need it” -Insufferable brit
@coolwero 2 жыл бұрын
13 minutes in one sentence lol
@swegwardsjdkhaled6870 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you have been doing well man!!!!
@nym053 2 жыл бұрын
I don't like having too much gear either. I once sold all I had, but after awhile I realised why I got hardware in the first place. I don't enjoy clicking around with the mouse while using software, and I often end up being lazy and just use the same automations for changes throughout the same project instead of grabbing a controller and record it in. With gear I find it more enjoyable and organic sounding recording while turning the knobs. Using fx like pedals are also very important to me. Especially for delays. I actually wanted to dubmix while recording a whole track, but I've realised that's just too much for me with a 16 to 24 channel analogue mixer. I have ADHD, so putting my attention to several things at once is not my strong suit. That also means visually. So if there's to many visual distractions I'll feel less motivated to use the gear. Also my ADHD gives me OCD like traits, so in case of gear, it also has to be visually pleasing. I can try to ignore it and get used to it, but over time it'll still annoy me, if it's not. And it has to be said that I make music in my 1 room apartment, so I have to look at it every single day. Under- or overstimulation is not what I want. But yeah I'm in the middle of buying stuff again. I realised that recording one thing or a few things at a time may work better for me. And then process further and edit in Ableton. The new combing feature should be great for this. Being only daw or only hardware becomes too limiting for me.
@SpecialSaws 2 жыл бұрын
It takes wisdom to know what and why to buy. I like to keep it simple too but on the other hand I don’t like live performances to be on laptops. I like the performance aspect so being able to practice on the equipment I can perform on is crucial. Also important to not have too much gear or honing a craft can be to complicated. My gear fits in a guitar case…4 now
@RickBaumhauer 2 жыл бұрын
Good to see you back, and congratulations on the new house and blank canvas.
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
jizDizPuAZcanonbolizmChataChartaQueenyToyzanoyz!!?..
@BryceDoesLife 2 жыл бұрын
so stoked you're back king
@spikemoss 2 жыл бұрын
in a youtube feed full of what sometimes feels like a bunch of advertisements for gear veiled as creative content, i appreciate that this
@gypsyfolklore 2 жыл бұрын
More important than hardware equipment is the workflow process needed to create......so if Scalar 2, Melodyne and Serato Sample are an important part in the songwriting process, then a workflow process is created where hardware is integrated into the workflow. The hardest part to creating one's optimum workflow is learning how to design and construct your personalized workflow.
@Planetugm 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best motivational videos for me! Big love for multiplier 👍🏼
@burnwolfpromotions 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome back man!
@earledaniels4539 2 жыл бұрын
I can understand your message here. Sometimes you have to wipe the slate clean and have a fresh start to recreate yourself. Good luck 🤞
@SixPalms 2 жыл бұрын
Great to have you back, man!
@RickySweum 2 жыл бұрын
I love the minimalistic approach...I'm excited to see how this goes for you.
@dewbluezero 2 жыл бұрын
Well said, good narration, thank you!
@VOODOO808 2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing with my setup and never looked back. Keep up the good work 🔥
@TheActualJae 2 жыл бұрын
Very well thought out, very philosophical, very insightful. Just stumbled onto this channel, looking forward to seeing more :)
@MR.FREEDMAN 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, both are necessary. Yes digital is immediate but analog brings a "lightning in the bottle" value that is unmatched. What has worked for me is making sure all my analog gear has a purpose, so I don't have a crap tone of analog gear. Also, setting up this gear to be able to be recorded to capture those special moments without delay. Personally, I think you may have just had too much gear. If you kept a 3rd of the gear I think you'd kind value from the limitations.
@miketkong2 2 жыл бұрын
I thought FOR SURE that was going to be click bait, and even though it kind of was, it really wasn't. You genuinely sold your stuff and you're going a new direction which I think is really great. I've been watching your videos for a couple years now and so it's cool to listen to you explain you reasons for your new direction and selling your stuff. I'm looking forward to hearing the fruits of your decision and seeing you evolve as a professional, an artist, and as a person. Thanks for sharing and best of luck-oh, and much inspiration as well. Aloha from Hawaii.
@philmarsh5593 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you've been through "interesting times". Good to see you back on here.
@MrNickdc13 2 жыл бұрын
great to see you moving forward
@Ivan_1986 2 жыл бұрын
Just came across your channel and I see that probably more than half of the hardware you owned I found to be very excited about myself:) Support the step you took for sure.
@swagwolfgang Жыл бұрын
Ive sold all my gear before when the digital workflow became standard. I reget it everyday.
@BlueJavaTN 2 жыл бұрын
Excited to watch your next journey : )
@steveclem7873 2 жыл бұрын
ouiGoRowDaDaMoonWeevArzJazDagz!!
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