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> Just Gettin' Started, What software is good for starters
monkeyman
posté ven. 22 nov. 2002, 13:28
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I am interested in creating music and would love to start creating more again. However, I don't have much software. I am mostly interested in electronic music, and don't really see the possibility of the need to use real instruments. Therefore, can anyone recommend a decent starting point. I have heard of a software program called Reason. Would this be seen as the best piece of software for an electronically focused musician ?

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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posté ven. 13 déc. 2002, 15:40
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Charlieb: with a USB Midi keyboard, you just plug it in to your Mac's USB port and it should be recognised automatically (in OS X, anyway). Then start playing. That's it.

This does away with the need for a Midi interface if all you want to do is have one keyboard controlling something like Reason or Storm. If you want more Midi channels (ie more than 16), you'll need two keyboards etc and thus a Midi interface. Or you could get two USB keyboards and a USB hub, although that might not work so well.

M-Audio's Oxygen 8 is a popular USB keybaord, plus there's a new M-Audio one called Radium and two from Edirol, the PCR-30 and 50, which all have 8 knobs and 8 sliders. These allow you to tweak your virtual studios knobs and faders using your Midi keyboard.

NYC-joe: as far as I can tell, yes. You could record the bass guitar to an audio track and the Reason drums to a Midi track. I've never actually recorded two signals at once this way, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Though I have to say your friend had better be pretty tight with his finger drumming! biggrin.gif
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- monkeyman   Just Gettin' Started   ven. 22 nov. 2002, 13:28
- - Levon River   Reason is outstanding. It gives you both: samplers...   ven. 22 nov. 2002, 14:13
- - karambos   monkeyman, I can't admit to having personally...   sam. 23 nov. 2002, 07:45
- - monkeyman   Thanks for the advice from both of you. Much appre...   lun. 25 nov. 2002, 03:21
- - charlieb   In a similar vein to the leading question in this ...   mer. 27 nov. 2002, 12:39
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- - Presto   There are sofware solutions for the sounds which d...   mer. 27 nov. 2002, 16:21
- - charlieb   Thanks Presto! So, if I was to record my voic...   jeu. 28 nov. 2002, 07:20
- - charlieb   Hi Levon, What is an APA forum? Thanks, charlie   jeu. 28 nov. 2002, 07:23
- - rickenbacker   Charlieb: you might like to try Storm 2.0 from Art...   jeu. 28 nov. 2002, 12:38
- - charlieb   Wow, this is all so complicated! I spent a few...   mer. 11 déc. 2002, 13:33
- - nyc_joe   Hello and thanx for the advice. I've gleened a...   jeu. 12 déc. 2002, 16:30
- - charlieb   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Nov 28 2002, 11:38)Char...   ven. 13 déc. 2002, 06:45
- - rickenbacker   Charlieb: with a USB Midi keyboard, you just plug ...   ven. 13 déc. 2002, 15:38
- - charlieb   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Dec 13 2002, 14:40)M-Au...   sam. 14 déc. 2002, 04:20
- - rickenbacker   Charlieb: exactly. That's why these new keyboa...   sam. 14 déc. 2002, 15:50
- - charlieb   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Dec 14 2002, 14:50)But ...   dim. 15 déc. 2002, 04:58
- - ryosode   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Dec 14 2002, 06:50)Turn...   dim. 15 déc. 2002, 18:28
- - ryosode   BTW, in case someone's interested, this month...   dim. 15 déc. 2002, 18:35
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- - charlieb   Rysode, Rickenbacker, and others, For someone like...   mar. 17 déc. 2002, 00:55
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- - ryosode   let's see. I am planning on buying a Logic pla...   mar. 17 déc. 2002, 10:43
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- - charlieb   Thanks so much guys! I live in Japan, and now ...   mar. 17 déc. 2002, 14:23
- - ryosode   Chalie, Yes as Rickenbacker mentioned Edirol (Rol...   mar. 17 déc. 2002, 21:33
- - charlieb   QUOTE (ryosode @ Dec 17 2002, 20:33)Yes as Ri...   mer. 18 déc. 2002, 00:49
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- - charlieb   In regard to my Virtual Memory problem... Duhhh, I...   ven. 20 déc. 2002, 04:21
- - bordy97   QUOTE I am mostly interested in electronic music, ...   mar. 1 juil. 2003, 06:28


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