> the greatest thing about making music all in the box (or majority of it) is being able to mix on the go. That's no different to working out-of-the box. I ha

> the greatest thing about making music all in the box (or majority of it) is being able to mix on the go. That's no different to working out-of-the box. I have a 32 channel analogue mixing desk, many analogue synths and drum machines, outboard effects units (Lexicon reverb, 3x Eventides), outboard compressors (2x 1176s, SSL G buss, 8 x SSL 9K channel comps, DBX 1066), etc. The experience is much more like performing the studio, rather than tweaking something with a mouse one knob at a time. I find sounds, play something live with the track, get the levels right on the desk, EQ the channel on the desk, patch in compressors to shape the sound, and have 6 auxes always setup for reverbs, delays, etc. I can get to the sound I want much quicker than I ever could before in-the-box. Obviously it's horses for courses. Whatever works for you, it's the end result that counts. But being able to mix whilst making the music isn't exclusive to in-the-box.