tone-def wrote:

jackbrazzo wrote: Anyone tried the formula sound mixers - I like them :0)

I haven't used the top of the range one. I have used the PM100 and FSM600 and both were sh!t. The EQ doesn't do anything.

Really? Always seemed to work ok for me...

I always start a track with the atmospheres. I find I pay much less attention to the other sounds because its slightly masked by something. Not to say I don't listen to each sound in isolation for critial listening and tweaking. I used to spend ages just making kicks and getting bread n butter beats...

tone-def wrote:it's the future mate. the sound of February 2013.

hahahah, quality. this year is all about blue boiler suits and red wigs

tone-def wrote: ...... if i was to say all techno was 2-step with trumpet stabs on the 2 and 4...

haha
...that sounds like my own personal hell..

the phatty should show up as a USB midi device, so you shouldn't need midi cables. But u will need to select the Slim Phatty on the output of your midi track.

also like mentioned, some reverbs like the one in live can always sound quite metallic and a higher quality reverb should be a lot smoother. I only ever use Abletons native reverb in my music. I also noticed how metallic it sounds compared to the ones in Logic (which is what I used before) I have g...

Can i have PCM monitors for £80?

PCM?