I'm doing my head in here and need an outside opinion. Suggestions welcome.

I have about 1000 USD. Not more. Sitting on my desk is an Isla S2400 hardware sampler. It's on deep house duties (think 1998 to the underground stuff of today, like Sweely, Harrison BDP or Black Loops). There's also a Bug Brand PT Delay, an Owl pedal from Rebel Technologies, a Quadraverb and a Looptrotter compressor.

Note: the Owl Pedal is a PITA as there's no screen and it's complex enough that it can be confusing as the knob function depends on which effect is loaded. For that same reason the PT Delay is wonderful. What you see is what you get.

I already have a PC with Ableton plus Push 3 and enough VSTs. I'd like to just use that for the final touches. maybe some initial prep work.

CHOICE LVL 1

More effects or a Sound Module.

Looking for a bit of immediacy and wanting to avoid too much time on the PC. I can't play keys and have the Push so... you know, why pay for keys. I do have a small Alesis Q25 midi keyboard if I really wanted to embarrass myself.

CHOICE LVl 2:

If sound module: it would likely be analog as why bother with virtual blah blah considering the PC I already mentioned. I'm thinking the Novation Peak or maybe Sequential Take 5. No paraphonic or monophonic. Ok, maybe the Moog Grandmother.

Is there a hardware piece I'm sleeping on?

If effects: I want bang for my buck. I was thinking the SP 404 MK2 or the MPC One. Grates me that I would be replicating feature set the S2400 already has. Maybe I should be thinking of a multi-effects pedal? Zoia seems nice but the workflow seems off putting.

What would you do? I mean, besides giving up music plus all your worldly goods and just becoming a monk.

 

Elektron Digitakt II - 939 €
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www.thomann.de/de/elektron_digitakt_ii.htm