Description
Every so often I hit a creative wall. I open the DAW, meaning to make some music, but within minutes I'm tweaking a reverb tail or rebuilding a template instead of writing a single note of music. This video shows one way I get out of that: I turn off the DAW and instead fire up an old sequencer, in this case a Yamaha QX3 midi sequencer from 1987.
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The limitation is the whole point. Old muscle memory kicks in, the nostalgia does its thing, and I'm back where I started, the way I HAD to do it, the music first and worries about production later. The sound design and the polish can wait. Get the song or idea down first.
This video isn't REALLY about the QX3. It's about breaking your default habit. For me, that means stepping away from the computer. If you're someone who only works on vintage gear and you feel just as stuck, the cure might be the exact opposite — a laptop and a handful of fresh plugins.
The device doesn't matter. The disruption does. I just use the QX3 here because it's what breaks the habit for me, and in this video I go through how I set it up and get it driving the synths.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
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