My Intentions Are In Need Of Advice., new to the os but my intentions are... Options

[junome303]

hi everyone,

I need some advice. I have for some time now (since around '98) or so been into the production of electronic music through the use of pc based software. In that time I have progressed from Rebirth...to Fruityloops type sequencing using mostly step time recording as a form of production. I have relied heavily on the use of softsyths, audio editing and exporting of wav files to really beef up or gritty out my sounds. I have also used plugins (effects and such) quite extensively in my songs. Now that I am in a new environment with a powerbook g4 1.25 with 1GB of DDR Ram I would like to change my perspective on how I organize my somewhat cpu reliant development. I'd like to invest in some sort of midi device that will allow for sample key playing and some sort of fader or slider movement of software. I'd like after some advice from a mac friend of mine to dive into digital performer 4 as a start. Any advice for a non-hardware (keyboards/samplers/etc) based and hoping to be "live performer" of electronica? And what's the story on audio interfaces? Thanks, juno.

[lepetitmartien]

You know I'm involved into a CVtoMIDI controler so… I know a thing or two upon blue balls… (custom job this thing)

All depend of the exact number of Faders/switches/knobs you want at the same time.

Entry level, built like a tank are the Kenton, good solid stuff, not motorized though.
then you jump to pro material like Motormix

On the pure editing side, you have also the JLcooper CS32, to small to be a good mixer but great for editing. (non motorized)

there are other options, but these are rock solid (else it's more expensive

Softwise… you must be very rich to have all this (bad boy!)

Based on your musical taste / needs

sequencing/edition
DP or logic (religious question), maybe more logic for you
Live
Peak

Sampling
depends of your sequencer
Unity for DP
the emagic one for Logic
Reaktor

Synthwise
Absynth
koblo
battery
retro AS-1
FM7
(note there are some in your list I don't know)

Plug ins
waves
orange vocoder
anything from OhmForce
t-racks

for the artist you tell us about, they work either with real analogue stuff a lot or are die-hard samplists… Also some softs are dead easy others are monsters (very very deep and powerfull, some not exactly for the beginner but worth the work)

Note that there are things you may find not that important for your sound, because it's you who decide… Now you go BUY your software for the sake of the developers who are coming here too you know