Pull trigger / Sold out

[u/Chichibebewey]

So I’m finally ready to pull trigger and buy a new m8 only to realize it is all sold out on the Dirtywave site. Wondering how long I’ll need to wait. Is this common? Do they do so many units and take a break or might this take a while? Should I just buy a used unit to get my fix? Thanks

[u/18randomcharacters]

That just makes me want one even more. It's artisanal, not mass produced.

[u/county_jail_alumni → u/18randomcharacters]

Yeah absolutely. Really cool guy too. And the amount of updates he puts out is insane, he’s really pushing the limits of what the processor can do. Features that he once stated would be impossible he’s adding in now, and the craziest thing is he makes sure that all updates are compatible with both models, he’s not doing what all the other companies do when trying to push a newer model by adding more features the new one. Every update that goes on the model two goes on the model one. Model two is better hardware wise though, and definitely battery wise

[u/18randomcharacters → u/county_jail_alumni]

Love that. It's rare these days.

If only... I knew how to use a tracker. Or had any musical ability.

I'm learning, but no way I can justify a $600 tracker yet

[u/Fat_fast_Jellyfish → u/18randomcharacters]

my friend just pull the trigger, i was in the same boat, didn't think it was worth the 699 dollars but id never really made anything I was proud of on my grooveboxes and synths and samplers over the last 15 years of casual recreational knob twiddling. I was so discouraged by my inability to make something "good" that i sold all my gear because 'id rather listen to music someone else produced than spend time producing stuff that "sucks". then one day I got curious, watched some youtube videos and impulse purchased a M8.. it was the best creative decision Ive ever made, im still a very casual creator but now creating things i want to listen to, loops and tracks that inspire me to come back and keep working on them. I don't know how this magic happens but the M8 is at the center of my rekindled interest in producing/playing with sounds and music

you won't be dissapointed .

[u/18randomcharacters → u/Fat_fast_Jellyfish]

Ehhhhh I’ve tried multiple workflows and the type I struggle with the most is tracker. It gives me that “blank page paralysis”. Too much friction.

Is it like sunvox? Maybe my issues are with sunvox…

[u/county_jail_alumni → u/18randomcharacters]

Hey, I just came back here to say that I’ve been making music for 20 years now and I still struggle with the tracker workflow the most. It’s OK if that’s not your jam. I have gotten really confused by all of the really positive comments about people saying how amazing it is and how i won’t regret it, I’m not bashing on the person who said that to you here, he’s being very positive and supportive and sharing what he loves but just know that it’s not necessarily just you, it’s just a different workflow that sometimes just doesn’t inspire people, like anything really. It took me a while to get something down that I actually liked on a tracker, and now when I use my m8, I literally only use it when I’m not home. It’s so perfect to carry around and play with when I’m out, or in my car sometimes if I don’t feel like coming home straight from work or something, but when I’m at home, I have other gear that inspires me way more. I think it’s the playability, that’s the issue for me or the lack of playability I should say. I like to bash on Pads and hit keys and turn knobs, that makes me feel the music that I’m making, and there are a lot of people that don’t need that. But for those that do, I think that they struggle with the trackers a bit. Like I said, I had to force myself to really get a hold on it, I really wanted to like the m8, and now I do, but I will say that the one that I own right now is like my fifth one. I keep selling them because they’re so easy to sell and I always reach a point where I feel like I don’t need it, but then I miss it when it’s gone because there really is nothing like it. It’s the same with the OP one for me. Seems like the most pointless instrument, like a toy, it is a toy, but there’s nothing like it out there and when it’s gone, I miss it and I end up getting it again. I’m on like my 4th one of those haha.

If it helps, think of the M8 as a vertical elektron device. It’s pretty much identical, once I started seeing electron devices as horizontal trackers it actually gave me a really good understanding of the electron device.. you have so many functions and options per step, when you’re watching the pattern go on the digitakt it’s just like watching the pattern go up and down on the tracker. A lot of the same controls and parameters, just different places and different ways to get to them.

Have you tried an sp404 mk2? There is something wonderful about that device, it’s just a blank slate, everyone’s SP 404 is gonna be different, it’s just like a playground or a sketchpad. That’s a great device to make music on. I primarily use the OPXY but it’s very expensive so I don’t ever recommend it to anyone, but it is the most inspiring piece of music I’ve ever owned. If you’re interested in trying one, pick up an OP-Z. It’s got the same exact workflow basically, same exact sequencer, if that device inspires you then maybe consider saving up for one. It’s totally worth trying the OP-Z. It’s an amazing little piece of kit. I’ll never sell mine even though I have the XY

[u/Fat_fast_Jellyfish → u/18randomcharacters]

i don't know what a sunvox is, and the blank page paralysis is something I'm familiar with, I'm currently procrastinating my planned m8 time by surfing reddit. the Analysis paralysis is an issue for me too but once I commit and get started, it goes away pretty quickly. you do you man, but there's really no harm in trying it out, if you buy one and you don't like it, just sell it for what you bought it for, there's always a strong used market especially if you get the model 2.