Everybody’s workflow is different when it comes to music production. And different workflows often require different tools. What’s touted as the “newest and best” isn’t always such for everyone.
To me, there are three parts that need to be addressed:
- song creation timbre – a sound making source such as a synth keyboard or a guitar and effects
- song capture- a way to record creations quickly so they are not lost
- song modification and finishing- a way to edit and polish the song before sending out
Some people find all of the above in a DAW software. I used to be happy in that, but my fav softwares have either gone the way of dinosaurs or have been altered for the 2020s in ways that I find unsatisfactory, including being subscription based rather than bought at one time.
So I’ve searched. Two credit cards worth of searching. But I’m pretty much set on the following:
guitar– overdrive–delay–looper with song save slots and USB, all on a pedalboard
Having this at my feet inables me to work intuitively and add parts quickly. The finished product is USBed to my computer for editing and posting.
What loopers are available for this? The Boss RC5 is a good one, as well as the older RC3 and the Digitech Jamman Solo XT. I beleive in keeping computers for what they do best- final finishing and rendering to a shareable medium.
Keeping it simple in music production is the only way to go. Never look down on your rig as long as it can cover the above three points effectively.
randy lin guitar 