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title: "2 Equipment Quotes By Richie Hawtin"
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> [You don't always need the absolute latest gear. Find your piece(s) of equipment and let time evolve your ideas with that setup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/you-don-t-always-need-the-absolute-latest-gear-find-your-piece-s-of/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/richie-hawtin-39599_absolutes_you-don-t-always-need-the-absolute-lates_1806933.jpg)

> [It's not about what the equipment does, it's about what you can do through that equipment. That's where the soul is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/it-s-not-about-what-the-equipment-does-it-s-about-what-you-can-do/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

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## More by Richie Hawtin

> [Allowing the computer to do one thing is only boring if you don't use the time that the computer saves you to do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/allowing-the-computer-to-do-one-thing-is-only-boring-if-you-don-t-use/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [Sound unique and commit... the human has to transcend technology and that's what people will hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/sound-unique-and-commit-the-human-has-to-transcend-technology-and/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [Chord progression is progression of emotions; storytelling - taking one person from one mood to the next. We are doing the same thing within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/chord-progression-is-progression-of-emotions-storytelling-taking-one/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [Bringing a direct connection between ENTER. and MINUS, Maceo Plex delivers his CONJURE TWO EP that represents both the stripped down sound of MINUS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/bringing-a-direct-connection-between-enter-and-minus-maceo-plex/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [Its been nearly 1.5 years since the last PLUS 8 record, but it seemed fitting that this record in particular, made by a skinny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/its-been-nearly-1-5-years-since-the-last-plus-8-record-but-it-seemed/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [Independence has been key to the success and sustained growth of electronic music over the past 25 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/independence-has-been-key-to-the-success-and-sustained-growth-of/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [You don't always need the absolute latest gear. Find your piece(s) of equipment and let time evolve your ideas with that setup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/you-don-t-always-need-the-absolute-latest-gear-find-your-piece-s-of/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [It's not about what the equipment does, it's about what you can do through that equipment. That's where the soul is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/it-s-not-about-what-the-equipment-does-it-s-about-what-you-can-do/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [Once you find your own sound, you find the strength and courage to stay true to that. Keep going even in moments when you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/once-you-find-your-own-sound-you-find-the-strength-and-courage-to/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [A set is created to make dance the crowd not for listening at home. A electronic set should only be heard in the party…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/a-set-is-created-to-make-dance-the-crowd-not-for-listening-at-home-a/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

> [Electronic music is innately tied to the technology used to create it - as the tools evolve, so will the art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/electronic-music-is-innately-tied-to-the-technology-used-to-create-it/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

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