Another Newbie... Hobbyist...., Lookin' for ways to make music! |
Fri 13 Dec 2002, 03:46
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 13-Dec 02 From: Mount Laurel - US Member No.: 10,060 |
Hi -
Ok, here's my situation. I've got a Blue & White G3 and a Casio CTK-601. (About to get USB to MIDI interface) Also iTunes and Toast CD burning software. Basically, ideally, what I'd like to be able to do is: 1) Score "standard" orchestral pieces; by orchestral I mean traditional instruments - I know there is plenty of stuff out there to do this. I've downloaded some demos - cheaper is better - and found that while some look pretty good, their operation is a tad strange. Even Finale, which I just started playing around with (the demo) doesn't seem to want to let me drag notes horizontally. So ease of use is important. I'd like to be able to change time signatures mid-composition, too. 2) Score "ambient" pieces, and by ambient I don't mean dance ambient, I mean traditional ambient, e.g. Brian Eno... (after all, he did invent ambient)... I guess what you might call "soundscapes". Long sustains and long transitions would be nice. 3) I just learned about SoundFonts on this board! Yeah! Ok, what I suppose I'd like to do here is... eh... use them and also make them if it's sensible, and I realize I need some type of input device to make them... I think? Dunno. Any help appreciated! Thanks, Andrew |
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Fri 13 Dec 2002, 23:57
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 13-Dec 02 From: Mount Laurel - US Member No.: 10,060 |
QUOTE (Synthetic @ Dec 13 2002, 15:24) well... it may not be the cheapest route but... I would suggest looking into something like Logic Silver or the "Big Box" and the consider possibly adding the ESX24 sampler. Hiya Synthetic - I just checked out Logic Audio (on the site, since that's what comes with Big Box) as well as the Big Box stuff... looks pretty sweet. Not sure if it's overkill for me but the price (on sale, $240 US) looks very reasonable. I don't think they have a demo, and I sure would like to try it out - I'll look again and email them if I don't find one. And the ESX24 - holy cow. That did have a demo, and WOW. Obviously you already know this. I'm licking my chops but that is another $300.... Hmmm.. Thanks for the leads, it's even more confusion now for me Andrew |
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Turner Another Newbie... Hobbyist.... Fri 13 Dec 2002, 03:46
Synthetic well... it may not be the cheapest route but... I ... Fri 13 Dec 2002, 16:24
ryosode It sounds to me that what you want to do can be ac... Fri 13 Dec 2002, 20:01
Turner QUOTE (ryosode @ Dec 13 2002, 19:01)It sounds... Fri 13 Dec 2002, 23:59
danml69 Does'nt Big Box have ESX24 as one of the sound... Sat 14 Dec 2002, 03:22
ryosode Big Box comes with EXSP24, which is a dedicated sa... Sun 15 Dec 2002, 17:57
Turner Yeah, the Big Box is looking nice - I'm trying... Mon 16 Dec 2002, 05:29
Synthetic reason is cool little app but it will not really ... Thu 19 Dec 2002, 20:30
Synthetic well... it may not be the cheapest route but... I ... Fri 13 Dec 2002, 16:24
ryosode It sounds to me that what you want to do can be ac... Fri 13 Dec 2002, 20:01
Turner QUOTE (ryosode @ Dec 13 2002, 19:01)It sounds... Fri 13 Dec 2002, 23:59
danml69 Does'nt Big Box have ESX24 as one of the sound... Sat 14 Dec 2002, 03:22
ryosode Big Box comes with EXSP24, which is a dedicated sa... Sun 15 Dec 2002, 17:57
Turner Yeah, the Big Box is looking nice - I'm trying... Mon 16 Dec 2002, 05:29
Synthetic reason is cool little app but it will not really ... Thu 19 Dec 2002, 20:30
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