I'm wondering if/how I could use a groovebox like the SP404 mk2, as the brains of a setup for synth-based ambient/progressive rock. I'd like to loop stuff, play multisamples (like mellotrons etc), process sound from multiple synths and trigger one-shots. Does anyone use these in this way? Most of the videos I see in YT are techno/house/beat-making stuff.
I am in the following situation: I own a Behringer DeepMind 12, that lately has had its effect processor fried from a current surge. I was considering selling it for parts but I like the patches I've built through the years, and I appreciate a Juno-style synth for the kind of music I make lately. I know the effects in Deepmind are making up for most of its flaws and are highly praised, but I never liked the FX interface and menu diving.
I also have a few things laying around that I haven't used for a while, namely the digitech Nautila and Ventura pedals, which have a nice sound and a good form factor. Between the two I seem to cover modulation well, so I am missing time-based stuff. The downside is that if I use them, I'd need to set up a small pedalboard with at least one or two more pedals (for example the Obscura and Polara), which is a bit of a hassle.
I also have a mini-pedalboard set up, with the HX Stomp, a specular tempus and the roland SH01A, which I handle as a 4-voice mini synth setup with an AKAI midi controller. I therefore hesitate to break this setup up, even though it now all feels kinda overlapping and redundant.
With all this in mind, I thought that a little multi-fx unit would probably be the best approach, and I could go ahead and sell the digitech pedals.
With all this context, what's your take?