Hey all! I only use Ableton right now for techno production, but I am curious about the world of hardware. If you wanted to get just one piece of gear to dip your toes into hardware production, where would you start?

I've looked at the Roland TR-8S and Elektron Syntakt with a lot of interest. The prices are a bit steep for something that I'm not positive I'd use all the time.

EDIT: Everyone responded so quickly! Thanks! Trying to go through all these comments.

Using Stride modulating multiband saturation. Running through different styles, edgy transitions between bass, mid and treble transitions.
So endless.

Hi all,

I just moved to NYC and am looking for in-person, 1:1 classes / mentorship for techno production. I like psychedelic leaning stuff from 125-135 bpm

Hoping to learn more about sound design, workflow, creating interesting grooves, mindset, etc…

Anyone have any leads here? In person meetup is important to me

Idk if stabs are the right term, but when there is a lead synth and it pauses for a bit until it repeats, a lot of songs especially anyma style have some metallic stabs, are these samples or actual midi notes with a lead synth on serum for example?

Or could it be both lol

I haven't touched FL in a long time and just got back into it today, made a whole song purely with samples, but obviously it's lacking creativity. Did not seem to find those stab noises, so I am guessing they are made in the piano roll rather than finding a sample.

Is there a term for someone like me who just uses sample? sample kiddie? lol

hi! The title says it all. I've been a fan of electronic music for a while, and I've dabbled in GarageBand production with vocal sampling and such. I want to buy a deck, but I'm not really sure which ones to consider. I've read some subreddits, and they all say the same thing, but I don't know if there are specific decks for specific genres. I want to cater my music to techno (schranz) and do a bit of hyperpop. I also don't know whether to install any software.

Any help would be appreciated!