I think alternative interfaces are always good to explore because they make you think about composition differently, even if they don't work great for ya. My printer and Atari 2600 parts are all just written in text files.
But I always end up going back to the sequencer and midi keyboard for input (usually to drive the OPL3 FM chip), Part of my problem with trackers is they're usually pattern based. I often prefer to just set the sequencer to record and play the whole thing on a keyboard so a repeating pattern is never exactly the same. And there's no substitute for a pitch bend wheel (which I use obsessively).
I think my next interface adventure will be borrowing my friend's MIDI guitar.
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But I always end up going back to the sequencer and midi keyboard for input (usually to drive the OPL3 FM chip), Part of my problem with trackers is they're usually pattern based. I often prefer to just set the sequencer to record and play the whole thing on a keyboard so a repeating pattern is never exactly the same. And there's no substitute for a pitch bend wheel (which I use obsessively).
I think my next interface adventure will be borrowing my friend's MIDI guitar.
- paul 3-02-2005 10:43 pm