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[Bizzaam]

Hi everyone! I'm interested in getting started in the music creation world. I've been interested for a long time just never really did anything with it. I wouldn't really count messing around with crap program a few years ago named E-Jay. I've heard arguments of Logic Pro is better than Pro Tools but the latter is supposedly the "industry standard." Does anyone have any experience with both to say which is better? From the videos I've seen, Logic Pro looks amazing. I also like Logic Pro because of some of the famous users, like Trent Reznor, which I am a big fan of. He has always provided some inspiriation with my musical endeavors.

My first problem is I don't own a Mac, which leads me to my next question. I know what the system requirements are from the Apple site, but what do you guys/gals recommend? Being in the military, I am on a limited budget so a Mac Pro is out of the question right now. Would a Mac Mini or iMac be sufficient? Are the Jam Packs sufficient for production/creation or would I need to get more sounds/instruments from say www.soundsonline.com or www.vsl.co.at/en-us/65/71/214.vsl if Logic Pro supports them. I'm not sure what styles of music I would be making when I get everything together, but I know I would be helping a friend of mine with his projects of hip-hop/R&B. Though these are not styles I like, I'm trying to help him take back a genre that he feels has lost a lot of originality among other things.

Anyway, if you have any questions feel free to reply here or send me a private message. I have it setup to notify me when replies are posted. Thanks a lot for your time.

[apachateca]

logic pro is great- pricey tho-- i use logic pro and i t has taken quite some time to really get the hang of it...protools, as they say, is the industry standard...anyways- an imac or macmini should be plenty to start with, plus the nice thing about macs is that it comes with garageband, which, if you have been on the sidelines, is a GREAT tool to start with. awesome for any sample/loop based music projects. garageband is very intuitive, comes with lots of virtual instuments and loops and is very easy to use, as well as lots of fun. to start of with i would get either a macmini or an imac- minimum 1 ghz RAM, better just to get 2 ghz ram to start, you can find upgrades on line cheap, save ya some loot. hard disk drive speed of 5400 or better 7200. external firewire drive for holding all your music files- you will fill you internal disk fast if you keep all your stuff on there, plus a crash will kill your work...
get a usb midi keyboard so you can play on that- it doesn't need to have sounds in it, all the virtual instuments will take care of that.
if you're not sure what kind of music you want to do, getting a chance to work with someone who has some experience, if your friend does, is an invaluable opportunity. you'll learn all kind of tricks and tips which you can't really get from reading a book.
hmm. what else...it may seem really expensive at first, but save up for the best mac you can get, even if it takes a little longer...it will well be worth it in the end. you'll be glad you did. good luck- anything else, don't be afraid to ask...oh yeah ps- logic express is $299(?) as opposed to $999 for logic pro, and it has a lot of the capability of logic pro...so look into that also....

Ce message a été modifié par apachateca - jeu. 3 mai 2007, 17:51.