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The device looks gorgeous. I did a little bit of music creation with an Amiga 500 and Soundtracker, ~30-32 years ago. What would be an equivalent software-onl

The device looks gorgeous. I did a little bit of music creation with an Amiga 500 and Soundtracker, ~30-32 years ago. What would be an equivalent software-only thing to warm up to this again, before I decide I really need to purchase this thing?

themoonisachees 3y ago
I'm not really in that scene, but I know for a fact trackers are going well in their niche. One that I know of is OpenMpt (I'm not good enough to use it properly so I can't speak to how good it is), but there are more. In general, teenage engineering devices look fantastic and are really capable in the right hands, but they look deceptively simple while they are in fact really complex to make good music with. I know of a few people who burnt $1k on an OP-1 because they thought they could make music easily with it.
least 3y ago
For a software sampler, I would highly recommend Koala Sampler [1], which has a very easy to use workflow and is modestly priced ($5 for the base version, with sub $5 upgrades). If you don't like it, you probably won't like the EP-133. There's also hardware trackers like the Tracker and Tracker Mini from Polyend [2] and the Dirtywave M8 [3] that might interest you as well. Their workflow is closer to what you used in the past. [1] https://www.koalasampler.com/ https://www.koalasampler.com/ [2] https://polyend.com/tracker-mini/ https://polyend.com/tracker-mini/ [3] https://dirtywave.com/products/m8-tracker https://dirtywave.com/products/m8-tracker
Sirizarry 3y ago
Really depends on the kind of music you wanna make. Since this is a sampler though, you can probably fire up something like reaper (free) or fl studio (less free) and start chopping up your favorite songs to make something new. Teenage engineering makes some really unique hardware though. I own their OP-1 and it’s a hell of a learning curve to get efficient with it but it’s so cool.

themoonisachees 3y ago

I'm not really in that scene, but I know for a fact trackers are going well in their niche. One that I know of is OpenMpt (I'm not good enough to use it properly so I can't speak to how good it is), but there are more. In general, teenage engineering devices look fantastic and are really capable in the right hands, but they look deceptively simple while they are in fact really complex to make good music with. I know of a few people who burnt $1k on an OP-1 because they thought they could make music easily with it.

least 3y ago

For a software sampler, I would highly recommend Koala Sampler [1], which has a very easy to use workflow and is modestly priced ($5 for the base version, with sub $5 upgrades). If you don't like it, you probably won't like the EP-133. There's also hardware trackers like the Tracker and Tracker Mini from Polyend [2] and the Dirtywave M8 [3] that might interest you as well. Their workflow is closer to what you used in the past. [1] https://www.koalasampler.com/ https://www.koalasampler.com/ [2] https://polyend.com/tracker-mini/ https://polyend.com/tracker-mini/ [3] https://dirtywave.com/products/m8-tracker https://dirtywave.com/products/m8-tracker

Sirizarry 3y ago

Really depends on the kind of music you wanna make. Since this is a sampler though, you can probably fire up something like reaper (free) or fl studio (less free) and start chopping up your favorite songs to make something new. Teenage engineering makes some really unique hardware though. I own their OP-1 and it’s a hell of a learning curve to get efficient with it but it’s so cool.