Need Help starting out.

Hey everyone I know this is probably a common question. I am sort of lost when it comes to MIDI. I am trying to create a dawless setup. I currently have a 404 mk2 and a arturia drum brute as well as a bunch of children toys I have modded and various random oscillators that I have built myself. I have been a guitarist for a long time but ever since COVID I have found myself looking to get into electronic music.

Essentially my question is: How do I go about setting up a midi unit that can act as a clock to connect everything? I really would like to use my 404 to sample, my drum brute as a start to the rhythm section and eventually a bass sequencer. Also would be great to add some guitar in there but I can just go straight into a mixer for that. The long term plan is just to get more and more layers (an excuse to buy more hardware).