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monkeyman
post Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:28
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I am interested in creating music and would love to start creating more again. However, I don't have much software. I am mostly interested in electronic music, and don't really see the possibility of the need to use real instruments. Therefore, can anyone recommend a decent starting point. I have heard of a software program called Reason. Would this be seen as the best piece of software for an electronically focused musician ?

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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post Fri 13 Dec 2002, 15:40
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Charlieb: with a USB Midi keyboard, you just plug it in to your Mac's USB port and it should be recognised automatically (in OS X, anyway). Then start playing. That's it.

This does away with the need for a Midi interface if all you want to do is have one keyboard controlling something like Reason or Storm. If you want more Midi channels (ie more than 16), you'll need two keyboards etc and thus a Midi interface. Or you could get two USB keyboards and a USB hub, although that might not work so well.

M-Audio's Oxygen 8 is a popular USB keybaord, plus there's a new M-Audio one called Radium and two from Edirol, the PCR-30 and 50, which all have 8 knobs and 8 sliders. These allow you to tweak your virtual studios knobs and faders using your Midi keyboard.

NYC-joe: as far as I can tell, yes. You could record the bass guitar to an audio track and the Reason drums to a Midi track. I've never actually recorded two signals at once this way, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Though I have to say your friend had better be pretty tight with his finger drumming! biggrin.gif
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- monkeyman   Just Gettin' Started   Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:28
- - Levon River   Reason is outstanding. It gives you both: samplers...   Fri 22 Nov 2002, 14:13
- - karambos   monkeyman, I can't admit to having personally...   Sat 23 Nov 2002, 07:45
- - monkeyman   Thanks for the advice from both of you. Much appre...   Mon 25 Nov 2002, 03:21
- - charlieb   In a similar vein to the leading question in this ...   Wed 27 Nov 2002, 12:39
- - charlieb   Fruity Loops is only for PC, yes?   Wed 27 Nov 2002, 14:58
- - Levon River   QUOTE (charlieb @ Nov 27 2002, 11:39)What I w...   Wed 27 Nov 2002, 15:32
- - Presto   There are sofware solutions for the sounds which d...   Wed 27 Nov 2002, 16:21
- - charlieb   Thanks Presto! So, if I was to record my voic...   Thu 28 Nov 2002, 07:20
- - charlieb   Hi Levon, What is an APA forum? Thanks, charlie   Thu 28 Nov 2002, 07:23
- - rickenbacker   Charlieb: you might like to try Storm 2.0 from Art...   Thu 28 Nov 2002, 12:38
- - charlieb   Wow, this is all so complicated! I spent a few...   Wed 11 Dec 2002, 13:33
- - nyc_joe   Hello and thanx for the advice. I've gleened a...   Thu 12 Dec 2002, 16:30
- - charlieb   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Nov 28 2002, 11:38)Char...   Fri 13 Dec 2002, 06:45
- - rickenbacker   Charlieb: with a USB Midi keyboard, you just plug ...   Fri 13 Dec 2002, 15:38
- - charlieb   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Dec 13 2002, 14:40)M-Au...   Sat 14 Dec 2002, 04:20
- - rickenbacker   Charlieb: exactly. That's why these new keyboa...   Sat 14 Dec 2002, 15:50
- - charlieb   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Dec 14 2002, 14:50)But ...   Sun 15 Dec 2002, 04:58
- - ryosode   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Dec 14 2002, 06:50)Turn...   Sun 15 Dec 2002, 18:28
- - ryosode   BTW, in case someone's interested, this month...   Sun 15 Dec 2002, 18:35
- - rickenbacker   OK, Rysode first! You say you can get Live...   Sun 15 Dec 2002, 20:38
- - charlieb   RICKENBACKER, Thanks so much. You have helped me a...   Mon 16 Dec 2002, 04:03
- - ryosode   Let's see what's going on. Here's my s...   Mon 16 Dec 2002, 20:20
- - charlieb   Rysode, Rickenbacker, and others, For someone like...   Tue 17 Dec 2002, 00:55
- - charlieb   ANNDDD In regard to ReWire I am confused now, beca...   Tue 17 Dec 2002, 04:16
- - ryosode   let's see. I am planning on buying a Logic pla...   Tue 17 Dec 2002, 10:43
- - rickenbacker   Rysode: thanks for the tip. I'll check that ou...   Tue 17 Dec 2002, 13:09
- - charlieb   Thanks so much guys! I live in Japan, and now ...   Tue 17 Dec 2002, 14:23
- - ryosode   Chalie, Yes as Rickenbacker mentioned Edirol (Rol...   Tue 17 Dec 2002, 21:33
- - charlieb   QUOTE (ryosode @ Dec 17 2002, 20:33)Yes as Ri...   Wed 18 Dec 2002, 00:49
- - rickenbacker   Charlieb: I'd have thought the Edirol/Roland k...   Wed 18 Dec 2002, 12:20
- - ryosode   QUOTE (charlieb @ Dec 17 2002, 15:49)Soo, bet...   Thu 19 Dec 2002, 00:30
- - ryosode   Oops, I mean "If you can , go to Akihabara or...   Thu 19 Dec 2002, 00:33
- - charlieb   QUOTE (ryosode @ Dec 18 2002, 23:30)The price...   Thu 19 Dec 2002, 03:12
- - charlieb   In regard to my Virtual Memory problem... Duhhh, I...   Fri 20 Dec 2002, 04:21
- - bordy97   QUOTE I am mostly interested in electronic music, ...   Tue 1 Jul 2003, 06:28


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