Experimental music hardware starter setup on a budget

In which I advise on a starter hardware setup for experimental electronic music as I would choose it right now. YMMV, but I think this is an inspiring and limitless setup that can last you through the years. Something you won't have to sell but rather expand on, or use on your travels.

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[OuijTube]

Hainbach. Like if Bob Ross were German, and into ambient electronic music.

[RayDAider]

My first foray into lofi recording was in 1983 when my brother and I recorded, with a portable cassette player, the sound of water dripping and running on the lid of a styrofoam cooler in the bathtub....then bacon frying in a pan....it was 4 o'clock in the morning....my wife woke up and smelled bacon....saw what we were doing and thought we had lost our minds. I never pursued that much further until recently. I enjoy your channel immensly...thank you.

[Tofu_Pilot]

Hi, I'm Pilot, it is good to be had back.

One cannot Hainbach on a budget because Hainbach is priceless!

[hyprlynk]

Just found out my dad has a tascam portastudio 4 track tape recorder and a somewhat broken reel to reel setup. Guess I'm getting into tape...

[lukewarm]

You've become a verb. Looking forward to this one

[blainefairchild]

It’s hard for me to get through an entire video of yours, because I get inspired and have to get up and try and make some music half way through!! thank you!!

[VladyYakovenko]

it's not only about the gear, 14:45 demonstrates it. you're an incredible artist hainbach

[Frozen_Smoke]

Fantastic, as always. Even speaking as somebody who is into their third decade of making electronic music, I always finish watching your videos with a great sense of inspiration.

[giorgoskelesidis]

I just discovered your channel today on my way to a trip to record music for a theatrical play. In the intro of the video, you basically gave me all I needed to stop considering giving up on my project since I am myself mostly scoring for theatre and media, documentaries etc. When I heard you saying that Heinbach was more about yourself and that you don't agree with the commercial standards of the music industry, you also described how I perceive my personal project that I was close to giving up but seeing you saying all these things and having such a beautiful impact on this community really gave me power and will. Thank you for everything.

[emilyschmanks]

you look really happy :-) glad to see how much your channel has grown over the years. you have a lot of heart, which is something a lot of 'audio youtubers' lack.

[LYFoulidis]

Hainbach - The Industry Standard of Lofi.
Love the introduction, and your healthy perspective on getting that one model of lofi machine. It’s about using whatever you have access to, and making it work :)

[davidsimons]

One of the first things I did with audio in the early 80's was make cassette recordings of my Roland Juno 6 into a Watkins copicat then fed into my mum & dad's Hitachi record player for amplification & recording & I've never been able to replicate quite that sound since!

[valeriegrey]

that sound starting at around 14:30 is so magical. love it

[johnmille]

Glad you brought up Volca FM. People underestimate it as a compact DX7, but it’d be the most flexible synth with the motion sequence that has the endless acoustic possibilities.

[chriskonsultant]

“Very robust when it works” that’s my whole life mantra!

[Chunda]

Hainbach, I may be coming to the realization that my ultimate synth doesn't exist....I will probably have to design and build it. Love this channel, you are sending me down the rabbit hole.

[adrianfranco]

Mr Hainbach. You are the most cool and creative audio nerd i have seen in decades. Your Channel is so inspiring. I resonate a lot with your musical approach and experimentation. Best wishes from Denmark

[GuyFromNet]

Thank you for this amazing video.

I think being limited is always better than being overloaded by gear. Limitations breed creativity as they say

[guitfidle]

Something I HIGHLY recommend is a multi-effect guitar pedal. I got a Boss ME33 for $15, it does delay, reverb, echo, distortion, phasing, almost an endless variety of sound effects. This will also get you oriented with what effects you may want to purchase as separate units later on. For example, I didn't know if I wanted a vibe pedal or not, and spending a couple hundred to try something out is not really in by budget. I tried it out on the Boss and ended up liking it enough I bought 2 different ones 😁
Another suggestion- get a spare smart phone (or hold on to an old one) and get an outboard microphone that hooks to it. Then it can be your field recorder as well as a DAW. There are several good apps for phones available for any operating system.

[tedraven]

"Industry standard, which I hate from the bottom of my heart"
Du sagst es!