Headphones and monitoring matter more than any synth. If you cannot hear the low end clearly, no plugin will save the mix, and you will only find out when it plays on a real system.
Buy used, learn deeply and sell what you do not touch for a month. That advice is free and will save you more than any sale.
Buy Less, Learn More
Gear talk can get expensive fast, so here is the honest version: most of the records we love were made on modest setups by people who knew their tools very well.
I printed this out and stuck it on my studio wall. Literally.
Ha, same here. The queue was wild.
Hard disagree on one point, but I love that you went there.
Glad it landed. See you at the next show.
The list alone is worth bookmarking. Thank you!
I printed this out and stuck it on my studio wall. Literally.
Please do a follow-up. There is so much more to say about this.
Great write-up. I was at this one too and you captured the energy perfectly.