Just Starting. Want To Make Hiphops Beats,, Wont need to record instruments etc.. Options

[Mumbles]

Hey all

Just got a new G5 and want to start making some hiphop beats etc. I wont need to record any live instruments into my mac hopefully i can do it through "virtual instruemnts" (is that right? lol) what software etc would i need? ive got garageband installed and wondered what it was like,

Im running Tiger and wondered what u guys recommended, im guessing if i dont know anything about music then cubase etc is gonna be really complicated?

Im thinking i will just need a main software app and then if i want i can purchase add some additional instruments/samples/beats etc into it. is that correct?

Also any sites that can help me understand how to make music etc, i DJ so i know about bars and beats etc. but am a complete newbie when it comes to more than that (i bet u love us neebies lol)

Just stumbled accross this forum and tihnk its great! cheers in advance for the help

Mumbles

ps. on another note the mac will end up goung through my stereo but i do need to buy some relativly good mac speaks to see me through, what would you recomment? £100ish tops

Ce message a été modifié par Mumbles - mar. 26 juil. 2005, 10:35.

[mortalengines]

Garageband is a cool place to start because you already have it. A neat trick to do is come up with a nifty bass or melody line with another instrument, & audition a drum loop you really like, & then use a step pattern type drum machine program (like Reason's Redrum or NI's Battery) to "mimic" that pattern. They never come out the same as the loop that your're copying & stand alone as a more "original" piece of work. Another cool trick with Reason is using DR Rex loops & sending them to reasons sequencer (which automatically assigns a midi note to each "hit" or "event") & moving them around a bit to get variation or turning them into a completely different loops via the "randomize" or "alter" functions from the drop down edit window. I guess that what I'm saying is: BUY REASON! It totally kicks ass & will keep you busy for months to come.

Ce message a été modifié par mortalengines - ven. 5 août 2005, 02:22.