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- cubanhaze
Probably not the best place to ask but I know some of you make music...
I want to start making electronic music and I wonder;What would be a good set up to start in terms of Sound card and RAM etc or.. would a laptop suffice?
Let me know!
Thanks,
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- akrokdesign0
it's not so bad, there's a few peeps here who makes music.
- akrokdesign0
good mag. >> http://www.computermusic.co.uk/
- akrokdesign0
are you on osx or win7?
- akrokdesign0
m-audio has good stuff. i have a oxygen 8. >> http://www.m-audio.com/
now, that's great if you don't have alot space or want to bring it around. (fits in a backpack). other wise, might want a slightly bigger one.
- < mine is a bit older, thought.akrokdesign
- < newer on the pic.akrokdesign
- That's a good one start with.discoduro
- *one todiscoduro
- cubanhaze0
^ That looks awesome... do I need a special sound card or the one that comes with my macbook pro would be fine?
- cubanhaze0
cool akrok... so do you have a higher end sound card? and if yes what is the point of one/ which one's good?
- i don't have it on my macbook pro.akrokdesign
- aah ok..cubanhaze
- i did/still do have it on my G4 867, cause it's a desktop. but i am not sure i hear a difference.akrokdesign
- soundcard will determine the quality of your output.ainku
- akrokdesign0
- just don't spend to much $$$ on them.akrokdesign
- I got these - they are probably the best option on a smallish budgetclearThoughts
- Yup, I have slightly older RP6s, they are fucking awesome.rascuache
- Same here great for the price.discoduro
- akrokdesign0
- this won't help you for mixingclearThoughts
- i know. it's not ideal.akrok
- cubanhaze0
im off to buy this http://www.m-audio.com/products/… !
- its pretty small though. sometimes i wish i had a bigger one. like http://www.m-audio.c…akrokdesign
- akrokdesign0
- I played around with Reason and its really sweet and simple to pick up ... cheap too!cubanhaze
- +1, those are my answers too, just start playing with them, you can sample anything and play it backJazX
- Live is awesome. You can also learn a lot just by messing around w/ garagebandSr_Bueno
- it can do much!Sr_Bueno
- akrokdesign0
then there's garage band, which probably the easiest of them all.
- technotic0
yes a laptop is fine.
I use a Dell Vostro with a Tascam FireOne sound card running Reason to play samples live.
you can program the keys on the FireOne to control Reason so reducing the use of the mouse on a dark stage. See http://www.dusque.eu/roland-synt…Laptop Music Power! is a great book to get the most out of your laptop and 'tune' it for music use.
- clearThoughts0
How many Graphic Designers are wannabe musicians?
I reckon around 75%. (Including me)
- M_C_P0
im a musician who's a wanna be graphic designer
- akrok0
bump! ;-)
- Noggin0
Sound On Sound is the only magazine you need, the others pale in comparison.
- JazX0
Start reading this: http://www.computermusic.co.uk