That's interesting about adding/removing effects and definitely worth considering. I would probably tend more toward loading my own samples but still relevant.
I have been drawn to the idea of trackers and have tried a few out (e.g. renoise, sunvox on android) because I'm a big fan of stuff like Venetian Snares.
That is pretty weird, I never would have considered that with factory samples/sounds.
RE: Usability - That does kind of make sense from what I've heard, that it isn't really a sound design thing as much as its more for arrangement.
Simple answer: Trying to make songs.
Specific to my gear answer: I bought the Volca FM knowing nothing about synthesis, got a little lost in the programming, and got a Monologue to try out analog. Monologue is great but man do I love those weird and sometimes (subjectively) terrible FM sounds so that's how i got to the digitone, needing more capabilities and features.
How do you like the Tracker? That's a piece of gear I've always flirted with but never had the guts to pull the trigger on or ever had a chance to play with.
oh damn, I want to see them with the body so badly. I saw Uniform a couple years back just by themselves and that was an amazing show.
Semi-related, the body + full of hell show would be a dream too.
Very cool. Do you have it posted anywhere?
Also curious, what kind of game is it?
I don't know anything about vocoders but that sounds like a cool setup.
Damn that's a nice setup. Nord gear is so cool. What kind of stuff do you make/play?
Nice, how do you like the wavestate? It always looked really interesting.
I started small, had the FM and Drum Volcas and a Korg Monologue. Recently picked up a Digitone and that's been a huge upgrade in terms of overall song writing ability and experience.
I still use the Volca FM all the time though, it's a bit tough to do the sound design on but I love the sounds that come out of it.
It's such a good album. Love both of these bands and can't believe they did a full collab album.