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303abuser No that is really helpful. Good to know that running the tracks dry into Ableton is a normal thing to do. That’s essentially what I have been doing. Unless I like what I have done with the delay/reverb send in one of the boxes, and then I’ll just import that through the master channel.
I just didn’t want to go down another rabbit hole looking for a solution to something that there isn’t really a solution for without investing a lot of time, effort and money buying more gear.
Last night I was playing around, for the first time in probably a year, just with the DT and ST running through Overbridge into Ableton, and using Push on Pigments and really enjoying that workflow. So could well see that working for me.
You are right about getting the timings exactly right. Unless it’s really obvious on the reference beats then it’s good to be a bit messy and adds to the feel of it.

    Great. There really isn’t a simple way to to just track everything out quickly. The more I use my hardware in early composition, the more I enjoy it though.

    I’m way more loose with how I compose than I used to be and I think that’s a good thing. I used to be really obsessed with the grid and proper phrasing, now if it sounds good, I kind of don’t care. I think if I were writing specifically to be played by djs in clubs, it would be different. I really like swing, groove, and some randomness now. I think it’s a matter of now that I understand the rules, I know when to break them and don’t worry about it.

    7 days later

    this looks cool, anyone used it?

    I looked at it, but don’t really have a need. I’d rather use individual plugins that are higher quality than the ones baked into transit. I think it’s a matter of workflow, if it saves you time it might be useful.

    8 days later

    …freebie for Arturia’s DX7:

    Factory presets from the Yamaha DX100, converted for use in Arturia DX7 V and Analog Lab. Brings the DX100’s classic FM tones into the plugin world. Source: Reverb Machine https://search.app/oarPVbBaYqMuKWpw5

    apyssjw That’s a good record. I like those little tom/bass fills that bleed into the breaks.

        303abuser 👍 I’ve been making some more 160 / 170 / 140 - tuning the snare / tom within the fill works great at those speeds. There’s a little bit of that in here.

            Can anyone recommend me some decent ‘Swooshes’? Trying to do a remix…

            Unbroken1 I think this is just what I’m after. Many thanks Damo 👍

              apyssjw I may have to “borrow” that idea.

                Unbroken1 They’re both nice records. Enough tracks there for 6 of my projects. 😂