Today's Argument Was Between Me and Me

I’ve got a very unuseful internal dialogue with Akai MPC versus Ableton Live. I would say I probably use both systems equally. I really enjoy creating in both, and currently I’m creating way more in the MPC. There is a feeling that I get that creating in Ableton is somehow realer, more of a finished product. It is ridiculous and not connected to reality, but it’s there. These days I’m having more fun with the Akai because it is absolutely immediate. I have the Key 37, and I can make a track in under 30 minutes. Typically this is a “prepared for production” track, but I could make a full track in an hour with an A, B, and C part, and have several times. I’m actually thinking about covering an entire album, and I could do this all in the MPC. Now there’s a very common feeling out there on the internet, mainly on YouTube, that you really can’t finish songs on the MPC. But this is the same place that’s telling you that you need a pedal to get the true Tascam direct guitar sound. So it’s…