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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Fri 14 Nov 2003, 08:13
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 11-Nov 03 From: South Hadley - US Member No.: 28,685 |
Cool, I ll look into it. I need something I can plug my microkorg into to play its audio into logic, and something I can also use another midi controller/keyboard to use reason with. I also want it to be able to plug in a mic, a guitar, a keyboard/synth, and posiibly different sound modules through the audio ins as well. So I gues an all-in-one box would be what i want. A midi i/o for the midi controller/keyboard, and 5+ audio ins for my audio interface-(microkorg, keyboard, mic, guitar, sound modules) Do you know off hand of any combo boxes like what I am asking for? I'll go look and see what is available and what I might be able to get for my needs, and future upgrades(add-hard ware/instuments).
thanks. -Jason |
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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
Synthetic You might want to look into something more like Lo... Wed 12 Nov 2003, 15:14
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
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
rickenbacker Reason 2.5 will do everything you seem to want. Yo... Wed 12 Nov 2003, 13:07
Synthetic You might want to look into something more like Lo... Wed 12 Nov 2003, 15:14
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
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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