# My 3rd Hapax will stay with me **URL:** \ **Category:** Hapax\ **Created:** [July 2, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286 "2026-07-02T17:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnwilhelm](https://squarp.community/user_avatar/squarp.community/johnwilhelm/32/2986_2.png) [@johnwilhelm](https://squarp.community/u/johnwilhelm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286/1 "2026-07-02T17:25:26Z")
![PSX_20260702_183108](https://squarp.community/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c7121a45854f8dad6da3bf4a692e97b285f9f8ba.jpeg) This is my third Hapax, and this time I’m not letting it go. Over the past few years, I kept going back and forth. Every time I put together a DAWless setup, I eventually convinced myself that working in a DAW was the better option. It just seemed more practical. So I’d sell the hardware, return to the computer, and sooner or later the same realization would hit me again. A DAW can do almost everything, but for me it just isn’t as inspiring. It lacks the tactile connection, the feeling of interacting with an instrument rather than software. I also went through the whole OXI journey. It’s fantastic gear, and I have nothing but respect for what they’ve built, but in the end it just wasn’t the right fit for the way I like to work. It took me a long time, and it cost me quite a bit of money, to finally accept what really works for me. Now, with my third Hapax, I honestly feel like I’ve arrived where I belong: a hybrid workflow. The creative process happens on the Hapax in a DAWless setup, and the final arrangement, mixing, and polishing happen in the DAW. For me, that’s the perfect balance and truly the best of both worlds. And a huge thank you to the Squarp team. OS 3.2 is simply amazing. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![cooooooop](https://squarp.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cooooooop](https://squarp.community/u/cooooooop)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286/2 "2026-07-03T01:22:35Z")
I see you have also posted an instrument definition for the zoom L6 mixer there, I’ve been contemplating getting something like that myself. Can you talk a bit about your workflow? Do you find yourself doing much with automation with it? ---
**Author:** ![GuyaGuy](https://squarp.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ce7236/32.png) [@GuyaGuy](https://squarp.community/u/GuyaGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286/3 "2026-07-03T02:10:07Z")
dibs on the flip kidding…enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![solipsvs](https://squarp.community/user_avatar/squarp.community/solipsvs/32/2566_2.png) [@solipsvs](https://squarp.community/u/solipsvs)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286/4 "2026-07-03T02:59:30Z")
hear, hear! ---
**Author:** ![johnwilhelm](https://squarp.community/user_avatar/squarp.community/johnwilhelm/32/2986_2.png) [@johnwilhelm](https://squarp.community/u/johnwilhelm)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286/5 "2026-07-03T10:51:35Z")
Hi there! The L6 Max is just a fantastic little mixer, and I knew I had to get one. The fact that you can automate it via CC messages is a nice bonus for me and actually incredibly useful. This whole setup is still pretty new. Just yesterday I created automation for the L6 on a separate track to fade the audio in and out. It works incredibly smoothly. One of my favorite features of the L6 is the Sub Mix output. I use it as a stereo send to the Boss reverb, while the Monitor Out goes to the Tonverk for sampling. I’ll try to make a video about the whole setup because I think it’s really worth sharing. It’s actually the first setup I’ve had that can literally do everything I want without any rough edges so far. I absolutely love it. ---
**Author:** ![cooooooop](https://squarp.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cooooooop](https://squarp.community/u/cooooooop)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286/6 "2026-07-03T14:54:30Z")
That’s great, I hope you do make a video. The equalizer per track is interesting to me, being able to automate that would open up a lot of possibilities. That’s one thing I miss from when I was working out of ableton. ---
**Author:** ![johnwilhelm](https://squarp.community/user_avatar/squarp.community/johnwilhelm/32/2986_2.png) [@johnwilhelm](https://squarp.community/u/johnwilhelm)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://squarp.community/t/my-3rd-hapax-will-stay-with-me/16286/7 "2026-07-05T15:22:11Z")
Well here we go with a little music video that shows at least that this combo can make some noise 😉 [Dawless Jam 002](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_FUJZg87hM) I removed the Boss RV-500 from the setup. The submix is now going to a bus of the tonverk. This is so much fun.