I've seen several people recommend a soft-bristled brush for dusting off synths, but I'm not sure what's the best type, material, bristle length, or whatever else might matter. Can anyone recommend a specific brush that works well for this? Preferably something I can buy online or find easily in the US.

I've been spending quite a bit of time considering this. I'm looking for something that will allow me to ditch the laptop when playing live shows, but that is also useful in my hybrid hardware/software studio setup. Given that I work in my studio 99% of the time vs 1% of the time playing live shows, the ability of any tool to be an asset in the studio is naturally very important.

I actually bought a 1010music blackbox with the thought that this would be my bridge for computer-less live shows, but I just don't use it in the studio as I have other tools that are far more effective than it (I'll immediately reach for the digitakt instead of the Blackbox). I haven't even had a live show since I bought the Blackbox a year ago so it's basically been useless, and I'm suspecting that it might be fairly limited in a 'ableton live replacement' during a live show.

As far as live shows go, since I got into hardware my usual approach was using Ableton Live to play stems from released tracks, and