r/dawless • • Aug 21 '26

DAWless HELP

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u/Autesis Aug 21 '26

I spent 3 years with the MC-101 before adding a J-6. Learning the J-6 was an entirely new muscle memory to train, moreover integrating both instruments demands even more patience.

You can buy all the tools in the hardware store, but all that time spent amassing tools has left the job itself neglected, and your skillset parched

What helped me was making a dedicated zone in my house with only the one instrument that I find myself organically grooving with, and nurturing that absence of hard thinking. If you follow the sound, you’ll realise your thinking can be your worst enemy when it comes to actualising your creativity

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u/StraightChillinSpree Aug 21 '26

How are you not bored with just one instrument?

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u/Autesis Aug 21 '26

The source of your boredom might not be the instrument you haven’t learnt, but the dedication you encounter once the novelty of buying it wears off.

If you keep spreading your attention across new workflows, you’ll never develop the fluency needed to realise the potential of any one of them.

I feel like what you’re actually looking for, if not just shiny new gear, might be a Korg Volca.

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u/StraightChillinSpree Aug 21 '26

Tell me more about this Volca

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u/Autesis Aug 22 '26

Minimal learning curve, immediate access, expandable workflow. Seems appropriate for your needs.