Roland MV-8000 on the way.

[dorfmeister]

I've got an MV-8000 arriving today. I've sworn off computers. I will be using it to record guitar and bass, program drums and sample from old post punk vinyl like PiL and Gang of Four. I've also got a DSI Evolver and a Novation Controller Keyboard. I'm working on stripped down electronica/rock. Anybody using one of these? You can get them fairly cheap these days.

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

RZA approved.....

never used one of these but they look like all around beasts! let us know how it works out man. congrats!!

[Nychthemeron]

That thing is massive.

[dorfmeister]

That thing is massive.

Consider that it is the equivalent of the most advanced MPC, a hard disk recorder, and multi-effects unit in one box. It can also take a mouse and a vga monitor to make it like a computer daw.

Roland is still selling almost exactly the same thing for well over twice what I paid for it as the MV-8800.

This thing is going to be inspiring.

[Chumley]

Ooh... that thing is NICE. Roland makes very solid stuff, for the most part. *mumblegrumblestupidMC-303mumblegrumbleeBaygrumble*

[dorfmeister]

It is huge but I am really liking this thing. Great sampler. No latency. Great pads. Simpler than a computer daw but still very capable. Sometimes limitations are a benefit.

[htsamurai]

It is huge but I am really liking this thing. Great sampler. No latency. Great pads. Simpler than a computer daw but still very capable. Sometimes limitations are a benefit.

RECORDZ SOMETHING EPIC!

[dorfmeister]

It is huge but I am really liking this thing. Great sampler. No latency. Great pads. Simpler than a computer daw but still very capable. Sometimes limitations are a benefit.

RECORDZ SOMETHING EPIC!

I am working on it. Just need a bit more experience with this monster bastard.

I'm not in a band. This thing is great for the one man auteur fulfilling his personal vision and playing everything. I guess a computer with a DAW is great for that, too, but somehow I like this better and these things are cheap for the power they wield these days. They don't have the kind of resell value an MPC has.

+ No internet or games or chat or discussion boards to distract. No need to optimize your system to use it or worry about viruses and problems with compatibility.

[MannequinRaces]

+ No internet or games or chat or discussion boards to distract. No need to optimize your system to use it or worry about viruses and problems with compatibility.

That's my biggest problem right there! I don't worry about viruses or compatibility issues but the distractions of having a DAW on a computer are enormous. Sometimes I just 'pretend' that my internet doesn't work and all I have to worry about is actually making music!

Sometimes limitations are a benefit.

That's the key right there. Congrats on your purchase and I hope that you are able to work in peace!