music software // mac
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- gybe
those anyone know what kind of software that is great for making music on my powerbook ?
love the music from indie kid khonnor and a lot of the warp artists out there.
- fusionpixel0
but if you own a PC, I defenately suggest fruity loops
- GeorgiePorgie0
you want to make Indie music on a laptop? you are going to need much more hardware than that. the other admissions are fine. also see Pro Tools
- acescence0
you want to make Indie music on a laptop? you are going to need much more hardware than that. the other admissions are fine. also see Pro Tools
GeorgiePorgie(Mar 19 05, 11:02)
you don't necessarily need more hardware, though you'll probably want more processor power. i wouldn't recommend protools to anyone who's primarily interested in making electronic music.
- THX_11380
I second the Ableton Live recommendation. It's the best bet for a powerbook and super flexible..
I can get a 4+ track song recorded, arranged, and burned to cd within 30 minutes.
Definately check out the movies at the link provided earlier.
Also check out:
http://www.nativeinstruments.de/…
Native Instruments (NI): Reaktor is one of their more popular products (virtual synth / sequencer / mayhem creator).Generally NI stuff works really well with Ableton. But consumes gobbs of processor power. It can also run stand alone if all you want to do is experiment.
There is always Reason 3.0 by propellerheads (which tries to be an all in one music studio)
http://www.propellerheads.se/All of this stuff will does ok on a G4 powerbook, 1ghz with 1gb of ram....it craps out when you run too many soft-synths, but loop arrangement, midi, and basic multi-track audio recording works great.
An MBox with pro-tools LE
(http://www.digidesign.com/produ... generally is better at recording live instruments, but can also work in conjunction with Reason / Reaktor and Live. It also integrates well with a hardware (non portable) studio.
- GeorgiePorgie0
BS. he asked about Indie music. In my book, that requires a guitar, etc. lined into something. obviously, a laptop will not suffice.
- warheros0
yeah you might want to get a mixer of some sort with a usb input interface thingy.
- acescence0
the artists to which he refers are mostly electronic, which is why i suggested hardware is not necessarily a must.
if a high quality input is desired, one of these would do the trick:
http://www.apogeedigital.com/pro…
oh like butter, they are.
- byronicles0
if you really want to bug out on some shit check plouge bidule or max/msp/jitter. thyre not as user friendly as reason, live, or whatever.
Also, I use protools to reecord electronic music all the time.
I would reccomend reason "indy" musicians, who dont neccesarily need to play guitar, as they also tend to be on major labels lately.
- acescence0
yesss! max/msp is super fun. haven't played with that in a while.
i use protools at my day job, but find the midi somewhat annoying for really intensive stuff. though it's much better now on OS X since they added f'ing vertical lines on the bar in midi tracks, duh!
still on cubase at home, but have been trying to force myself to switch to logic since everyone i ever work with uses it.
reason is a good intro. most people i know outgrow it after a short while though.
- THX_11380
ace: I'm with you on the apogee's.
I'm pretty happy with the focusrite pre's in the MBox, they do pretty good job at line / mic A/D conversion.
- chimchim0
Logic for life!
nice posts about apogee (there stuff is dope).
you might check out some of the MOTU hardware gear as well..they make tip top stuff.
- cybo0