 Simple Set Up?, Own ibook800+microkorg... what software? |
 Tue 11 Nov 2003, 16:35
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I presently own the ibook G3 800Mhz with 640 ram. I am about to buy the korg microkorg which is a mini digital/anologue synth with midi capabilities.
I will eventually be upgrading to either an Imac or a powerbook sometime in the next 8 months. I am mostly interested in making experimental electronica, ambient, future lounge, jazzy beats, drum and bass, trance, ect, ect... I basically want to start with the bare minimum for a desk top computer based music studio. I would like to star out with one software solution for my needs. I would like to buy a software package that can make drums, effects, samples, layers?, and sequencing. Is Reason 2.5 my best bet for getting started. I also want the program to be able to run on my current G3 ibook, and on my next upgrade which will be a G4. I know Trent Reznors made his first NIN album with an anologue keyboard synth, and an old Mac. I want to see what I can do with the most basic set up for electronica type music. Any advice and help is extremely appreciated. Thanks. -Jason |
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Wed 12 Nov 2003, 15:14
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You might want to look into something more like Logic's Big Box rather than Reason. Reason is really cool app for all that it does but unless you get another app of some type to record your Korg then you will never be able to use its audio outs and it would be merely a midi controller.
Reason to me is another sound tool to add to my compositions since I want to add things from external audio sources as well. If you don't care about using the sound of the Korg and don't think you will ever record vocals or anything to add to your music then Reason is a great do it all app. The alternative is to get Reason and then get one of the cheap audio apps that allows you to record incoming audio from either the mic in or better yet... and audio interface and save the files as aiff to pull into one of Reason's samplers for use. It can be done but Logic would make this all a little more convenient and maybe more flexible too. That's my 2¢ 
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rosiedog Simple Set Up? Tue 11 Nov 2003, 16:35
rickenbacker Reason 2.5 will do everything you seem to want. Yo... Wed 12 Nov 2003, 13:07 rosiedog So if I want to use my minikorg to play live over ... Wed 12 Nov 2003, 16:35 xingu Big Box/Reason owner here. Yeah, it's a power... Wed 12 Nov 2003, 18:24 Synthetic yep... I agree with xingu totally... Reason and Lo... Wed 12 Nov 2003, 18:43 rosiedog Wow! that really hepls guys. Thanks a lot for ... Thu 13 Nov 2003, 06:36 rosiedog Also, How about getting the prtools Mbox? Is that ... Thu 13 Nov 2003, 08:29 xingu You'll get the hang of everything eventually. ... Thu 13 Nov 2003, 13:46 rosiedog Yeah. Thats sound like what I am going to do. I... Thu 13 Nov 2003, 17:39 xingu The BigBox was initially supposed to be a time lim... Thu 13 Nov 2003, 19:32 rosiedog Cool, looks like thats what would be good for me.
... Thu 13 Nov 2003, 21:09 xingu Yeah, you'll need a midi interface for Reason ... Fri 14 Nov 2003, 05:36 rosiedog Cool, I ll look into it. I need something I can pl... Fri 14 Nov 2003, 08:13 Synthetic not to add any more confusion to the subject but M... Fri 14 Nov 2003, 14:40 rosiedog Thanks for the advise synthetic. So that waht I wa... Fri 14 Nov 2003, 19:32 Synthetic yep... you can use mbox with Logic... I have Digi0... Fri 14 Nov 2003, 23:34 rosiedog well to star off all i want is to use reason, with... Sat 15 Nov 2003, 00:24 rosiedog Haha. now I am starting to sound like a broken rec... Sat 15 Nov 2003, 10:34 rosiedog Hi again. lol this thread is getting old I know.
I... Sat 15 Nov 2003, 12:45 Synthetic hey... just remember that you don't need anoth... Sat 15 Nov 2003, 16:01 rickenbacker I don't think you can upgrade to Reason 2.5 fr... Sat 15 Nov 2003, 21:25 rosiedog Synthetic-
So I can have audio and midi hooked up ... Sat 15 Nov 2003, 22:46 rosiedog Okay....
I am about to purchase some stuff now, an... Thu 27 Nov 2003, 01:12 Synthetic yep... it should all work just as you said and it ... Thu 27 Nov 2003, 04:54
rosiedog Cool. I'll do that. Thanks synthetic.
-J Thu 27 Nov 2003, 05:30 |
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