Electronic Music Options

[moonboo]

Hi Im in my senior year of highschool and for my graduation present my parents are going to buy me some gear for creating music. Ive wanted to create my own electronic music for a long time but could never afford or had a fast enough computer. Since Ill be doing electronic music Ill be dealing with a lot of midi and synthesis. Ive a lot of reserch and have come up with the following

-imac G5, 1gig of ram external hardrive-
-Ni Battery, Reaktor, Kontact
-Korg legacy collection
-Korg Kontrol49 keyboard
-Edirol fa101 or motu 828mkII (dont know if i need the motu for what im doing)

As for my DAW i cant decide. For along time Ive been leaning towards live 4 but Ive been hearing a lot of things about how great more advaced programs like logic and pro tools. I like to have a very capable system but do I really a larger program or would live be okay. At least for now Im going to do everything in the box and eventually buy a console and some hardware. Also would peak be of any use to me. If anybody could give me some adive or opinions that would be great. Thanks

Ce message a été modifié par moonboo - sam. 22 janv. 2005, 04:55.

[lepetitmartien]

There are already plenty of threads on the pros and cons of the different programs. but it can be summed up as:

- PT, easiest audio manipulation, pro standard, decent MIDI for current use, use of plug-ins others than TDM (needs expensive dedicated hardware), AS or RTAS needs some tricks. Use of a Digidesign interface MANDATORY (only way to be allowed to use PT LE). Digidesign has the nasty habit to lock you on their hardware.
- Logic, certainly the most extensive MIDI out there, steep learning curve, pro result, Audio part is top notch, but PT is easier and faster for layering.
- DP, the "challenger" (in fact they are one of the oldest around) a learning curve, as interface is not Apple standard but easier to grasp than logic, save the MIDI a bit less powerful (you must understand the Environnement in Logic for that) it's on tie with Logic.

Save if you're planning to actually buy a Digidesign interface, I'd choose between Logic and DP. the philosophies are different so you'd better have a look before to buy.