Sounds really cool.  When I heard this track come on, didn't sound like the CTRIX I've become accustomed to but that makes sense. Recognize those sounds.  I got an old Roland Groove box that went senile years ago.  It's a door stop now.

Sounds really cool. When I heard this track come on, didn't sound like the CTRIX I've become accustomed to but that makes sense. Recognize those sounds. I got an old Roland Groove box that went senile years ago. It's a door stop now.

Wicked jam. Digging it.

Wicked jam. Digging it.

sounds great!

sounds great!

Siiiick. Sounds like something you would have written ages ago haha.

Siiiick. Sounds like something you would have written ages ago haha.

Kickin' out the jams.

Kickin' out the jams.

NWSPR - I still think it's one of the most fun live playing surfaces out there.  Best thing is that it boots in about a 2 seconds.  And being all-in-one you can lay in bed with the unit and can start a track instantly.  Back "in the day", if I wasn't at uni, out drinking or at the radio station, I was in bed with the 505!  Between the fiddly buttons and random arp modes you never know quite what you are going to make anyway; and it's damn hard to write a complex melody on it, so I automatically made house sounding tracks.  And then do live takes of the track to MiniDisc.  Before a show I'd hype myself up with my MD backstage to remember how the tunes flowed because I'd always get nervous and rush the sequencing on stage.  It was fun though, because you can program "states" of where all the knobs and parts should land for a section and call it... so you could totally destroy all the instruments and effects settings during a build then hit pattern state call and everything would snap back into how it was meant to sound.  You could also do reverb and delay purge so they just cut.  I was stunned that Ableton didn't appear to have so many of it's features out-of-the-box.  I guess it's like making a tune with a tracker vs. piano roll vs. instruments... the MC505 forces it's own whacky ways on you.  If only it had sample RAM...

NWSPR - I still think it's one of the most fun live playing surfaces out there. Best thing is that it boots in about a 2 seconds. And being all-in-one you can lay in bed with the unit and can start a track instantly. Back "in the day", if I wasn't at uni, out drinking or at the radio station, I was in bed with the 505! Between the fiddly buttons and random arp modes you never know quite what you are going to make anyway; and it's damn hard to write a complex melody on it, so I automatically made house sounding tracks. And then do live takes of the track to MiniDisc. Before a show I'd hype myself up with my MD backstage to remember how the tunes flowed because I'd always get nervous and rush the sequencing on stage. It was fun though, because you can program "states" of where all the knobs and parts should land for a section and call it... so you could totally destroy all the instruments and effects settings during a build then hit pattern state call and everything would snap back into how it was meant to sound. You could also do reverb and delay purge so they just cut. I was stunned that Ableton didn't appear to have so many of it's features out-of-the-box. I guess it's like making a tune with a tracker vs. piano roll vs. instruments... the MC505 forces it's own whacky ways on you. If only it had sample RAM...

Oh yes! I really enjoyed this!

Oh yes! I really enjoyed this!

I often write in bed or on the sofa on the OP-1 so I know what that's like. Also that bit about wacky ways applies x10 to the OP-1...also have unfinished stuff (in audiomulch mostly) to complete, but that would take several years, dare not even try. Nice jam.

I often write in bed or on the sofa on the OP-1 so I know what that's like. Also that bit about wacky ways applies x10 to the OP-1...also have unfinished stuff (in audiomulch mostly) to complete, but that would take several years, dare not even try. Nice jam.

very good sound!

very good sound! =)

this is amazing!

this is amazing!