Software Comparison? Hardware? Options

[donWolf]

Hi I want to play around making electronic music. I've had a sampler before so I'm familiar with the concept, but it seems like people aren't using as many keyboards synths anymore as much as just software. For example, what's the difference between Logic Pro and a synthesizer? I have a mac, do I need just software or do I need at least one keyboard for the recording. If I'm not ready to buy LP unseen, can I demo it, or better yet it and other software? I really don't know where to start to know what I need.

I need a sequencer, and synth, and effects, as far as I can tell. Eventually vocals, and multitrack but I think GarageBand is a multitrack.

What's the cheapest and easiest way to get started with some synth sounds until I know what I need want? Thanks in advance.

donWolf

[monkeyboy23]

Hi I want to play around making electronic music. I've had a sampler before so I'm familiar with the concept, but it seems like people aren't using as many keyboards synths anymore as much as just software. For example, what's the difference between Logic Pro and a synthesizer? I have a mac, do I need just software or do I need at least one keyboard for the recording. If I'm not ready to buy LP unseen, can I demo it, or better yet it and other software? I really don't know where to start to know what I need.

I need a sequencer, and synth, and effects, as far as I can tell. Eventually vocals, and multitrack but I think GarageBand is a multitrack.

What's the cheapest and easiest way to get started with some synth sounds until I know what I need want? Thanks in advance.

donWolf

Fire up Garageband... that's your best bet right now until you learn some more about computer recording software. On the Apple site, there is a demo version of Logic Express.

The difference between a synth and Logic? A synth is a synth ( ) and Logic is basically a recording studio in a box, with just about everything you need to record, arrange, mix, and master multitrack recordings. Garageband uses the Logic audio engine, but pales in comparison to the feature set of it's bigger brother. However, it does have nice sounding synths and other instruments built in and is certainly enough to get your feet wet. You can even just use the computer's keyboard to trigger the sounds in Garageband/Logic until you get a MIDI or audio/MIDI interface. I'll leave that up to someone else to recommend...I use Pro Tools and haven't kept up with interfaces since I picked up my Digi 002.