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Re: heres some ideas to start you recording ... Posted by js (from: 172.149.153.143) on April 22, 2001 at 16:47:14: In Reply to: heres some ideas to start you recording ... posted by mr. rob on February 28, 2001 at 08:45:11: : : I want to make music on my computer and I need help. I want to know what software I need and other things for this. : : Thanks. : Well, theres a shitload of stuff. Ill assume you know very little and have less than thousands to spend on this. You need software and hardware. : cheap software- : n-tracks:multi tracker that uses vst and direct x plugs. Just because software is cheap doesnt necessarily mean its bad,it just means the companies selling the expe\nsive software are charging too much for their 101010101. : orion-a software package consisting of a sampler, analog, sequencer, drum machine and lotsa goodies. : not so cheap softyware- : logic audio-this can be a fantasy manifest, or a nightmare. In otherewords a tweakheads delight.If your intelligent its no sweat, and perhaps the best. : cakewalk- user friendly, affordfable, and all : around solid. the newest version, sonar should make it more serious piece of work : cubase- I once heard said of cubase that it would be the greatest audio app ever if it worked. While version 5 is more stable, on pc it is not bug free( no app is, but most are stable). It fares much better on mac thankfully. : pro tools- comes bundled with digidesigns hardware packages. It is the most solid thing going. Its very intuitive and straight ahead. Probably the best for audio. For midi its a bit weak. : Digital Performer- This is mac only. Its probably got the best balance between audio and midi. Lots of people rave about it. : vegas- is good for the audio editing : also- : acid and fruity loops- I dont feel like explaining all this. do a search and find out what theyre about. : soft synths- : reaktor,reason, orion, gigastudio, vaz modulator and many many more : hardware- : soundcards- rme,echo,midiman,motu,sea sound,egosys,aardvark... : cheap soundcards- : * Hoontech... : *sb live- not good for recording audio, but it has a built in sampler. : moniters-alesis makes some affordable ones : reverb-lexicon all da way : microphone- the sure sm-57 is the swiss army knife of the audio world. the audio technica at4033, or rode nt's are condensers wich are generally nicer sounding than dynamic mics(sm-57).Neumanns are a little pricier but worth drooling over. : pre amp-get a mixer at first for pre's. But even a presonus bluetube or art mp will give you more in this department. Also the midiman audio buddy is dirty cheap and rather clean. For a little more the presonus mp 20 or focusrite voicemaster are nice. : mixer-analog, or digital? I dont have the energy currently to hold a dielectic discourse with myself on that subject. In short, mackies are good for the price. : So, its time to break out the rollaids and ponder emptying your bank account. Moniters, the soundcards, microphones, pre amps, and the instruments used are very important. The software isnt as important, so until you feel good about your hardware id reccomend: : n-tracks : http://www.fasoft.com : orion : http://www.sonic-syndicate.com you couldh have charged $50 for this advice and I still would have saved $$. This was a stumbled-upon find, and worth the effort u took to send it.... thanks Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: : : : I want to make music on my computer and I need help. I want to know what software I need and other things for this. : : : Thanks. : : Well, theres a shitload of stuff. Ill assume you know very little and have less than thousands to spend on this. You need software and hardware. : : cheap software- : : n-tracks:multi tracker that uses vst and direct x plugs. Just because software is cheap doesnt necessarily mean its bad,it just means the companies selling the expe\nsive software are charging too much for their 101010101. : : orion-a software package consisting of a sampler, analog, sequencer, drum machine and lotsa goodies. : : not so cheap softyware- : : logic audio-this can be a fantasy manifest, or a nightmare. In otherewords a tweakheads delight.If your intelligent its no sweat, and perhaps the best. : : cakewalk- user friendly, affordfable, and all : : around solid. the newest version, sonar should make it more serious piece of work : : cubase- I once heard said of cubase that it would be the greatest audio app ever if it worked. While version 5 is more stable, on pc it is not bug free( no app is, but most are stable). It fares much better on mac thankfully. : : pro tools- comes bundled with digidesigns hardware packages. It is the most solid thing going. Its very intuitive and straight ahead. Probably the best for audio. For midi its a bit weak. : : Digital Performer- This is mac only. Its probably got the best balance between audio and midi. Lots of people rave about it. : : vegas- is good for the audio editing : : also- : : acid and fruity loops- I dont feel like explaining all this. do a search and find out what theyre about. : : soft synths- : : reaktor,reason, orion, gigastudio, vaz modulator and many many more : : hardware- : : soundcards- rme,echo,midiman,motu,sea sound,egosys,aardvark... : : cheap soundcards- : : * Hoontech... : : *sb live- not good for recording audio, but it has a built in sampler. : : moniters-alesis makes some affordable ones : : reverb-lexicon all da way : : microphone- the sure sm-57 is the swiss army knife of the audio world. the audio technica at4033, or rode nt's are condensers wich are generally nicer sounding than dynamic mics(sm-57).Neumanns are a little pricier but worth drooling over. : : pre amp-get a mixer at first for pre's. But even a presonus bluetube or art mp will give you more in this department. Also the midiman audio buddy is dirty cheap and rather clean. For a little more the presonus mp 20 or focusrite voicemaster are nice. : : mixer-analog, or digital? I dont have the energy currently to hold a dielectic discourse with myself on that subject. In short, mackies are good for the price. : : So, its time to break out the rollaids and ponder emptying your bank account. Moniters, the soundcards, microphones, pre amps, and the instruments used are very important. The software isnt as important, so until you feel good about your hardware id reccomend: : : n-tracks : : http://www.fasoft.com : : orion : : http://www.sonic-syndicate.com : : you couldh have charged $50 for this advice and I still would have saved $$. This was a stumbled-upon find, and worth the effort u took to send it.... thanks Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Music Software Discussion & Help Page ] [ FAQ ]

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