TTUSB is alright. it gets the job done. but if you go through USB the sound comes through mono and it usually adds a few high frequency artifacts. id highly recommend just running it the normal way into a phono preamp and then into your soundcard. ive done both with my TTUSB and honestly recording ...

i have a moog lil phatty. its not too expensive and has the great moog sound and the moog filter on it kicks ass. great for bass sounds. i run ableton and i also find it fun to sample a lead or pad type sound from it and then load it into Sampler and play chords since the little phatty is monophonic ...

Try taking the best of both worlds. Take a vengeance or sample pack sample with some punch and also a raw drum sample with tone that you like. EQ them separately to make them fit, then buss them to a final channel with a compressor to glue them together.

And for your compressor problems, after you ...

This isn't necessarily typical dungeon per-say but cheers if anyone gives it a listen

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