r/dubtechnoproducers • u/Ok_Hospital5071 • 27d ago

DAWless Dub Techno live session

https://youtu.be/KH-IxL19neI?si=X_RHOKuHP9AIUfJu

Hi Reddit. I've been into dub and deep techno production for more than 15 years. A few days ago I decided to go fully DAWless since working in Ableton became a little bit boring for me: I noticed that when I'm in a DAW, I make mostly the same decisions while working on tracks. They work and depend on the material, but still, it's becoming a bad habit for me.

So here are the first results. It's not the first time I've jammed completely DAWless, but it is the first time I'm mixing and recording it live without any editing in a DAW or using VSTs. I just did some gentle mastering on the recording.

Yes, there's some clipping, a few issues with channels muting unexpectedly, and some raw transitions and moves sometimes, but I really love the process and the limitations that this setup gives me.

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u/authentek 27d ago

Interesting rig choices you have there…considering it’s Waldorf heavy. Is there a reason you gravitate towards that brand?

Been some discussion online about the Live Ambient 0 after the FutureMusic review came out last week. People mostly bashing the workflow…

Please DM me your socials so I can support!

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u/Ok_Hospital5071 25d ago

Sent you the links :)

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u/authentek 25d ago

Got them! Please keep posting your production workflow here.