The pads

I have been playing a lot on my mpc1000. I have made a discovery. I know how I like to work. My workflow is very disjonted and disconneted, yet it works. Basically I like pads, I like em so much. I like to press a pad and have premade things play. I like pads to hit to make a beat. I dislike mouse clicking! I love to feel interactive and in 'control' of everything. Yet I never have until recently. I am actually enjoying my sound manipulation syncopation! I guess it takes others longer to find a niche than others. At least a niche in workflow which I think goes a long way.... So, now that I am in a groove I am kinda in the 'done sampling, time to finish up songs mode'. Yesterday I did a live rendition of a track, and then will go back and add stuff manually. I think it will be nice to know for myself at least that each song will be done 90% live, with 10% cleanup and addition. My new songwriting process is really quick yet slow. in a sense most of the time is spent just collecting samples and experimenting with them until I get bored, come back to them and then smash a song down. :)

I have been kicking around to see how big of an album I should do, or maybe do a bunch of 3-4 track short EP's, as I think people would be more susceptible to listening to a couple tracks than be bogged down with an epic 12 song album. I dont know, I am just trying to strategize how to get listens and interest is all. Anyway, I am getting more and more excited as I like what I am making now, and am able to do most of it live!! Whateva!