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Aphex Twin Lead Synth Sounds

Hi I'm just starting to learn to make my own music and I would really like to know how one might create a synth sound like those which Aphex Twin uses. There's a certain sound that he uses over and over again in his songs. It of course varies, but usually has many of the same characteristics. Basically every song on the Richard D. James album has it somewhere, espeically Fingerbib and 4. I can't explain what it sounds like, only that it's very pure and simple, most likely using a sine wave. If anyone could explain how to create a similar sound it would be very helpful.

Absynth Question

So if i have absynth hooked up to a sequencer as a plugin can I have multiple midi tracks with different presets/sounds running at the same time. I know its a dumb question

External Harddrives

I've heard a lot of talk about using external harddrives for music. My question is what exactly do u use them for. Is it just for all your samples, loopz, etc. or just for everything that has to do with your music production. Also if im backing up my computer, which i assume i should, should i get another harddrive for that aswell.

Electronic Music

Hi Im in my senior year of highschool and for my graduation present my parents are going to buy me some gear for creating music. Ive wanted to create my own electronic music for a long time but could never afford or had a fast enough computer. Since Ill be doing electronic music Ill be dealing with a lot of midi and synthesis. Ive a lot of reserch and have come up with the following

-imac G5, 1gig of ram external hardrive-
-Ni Battery, Reaktor, Kontact
-Korg legacy collection
-Korg Kontrol49 keyboard
-Edirol fa101 or motu 828mkII (dont know if i need the motu for what im doing)

As for my DAW i cant decide. For along time Ive been leaning towards live 4 but Ive been hearing a lot of things about how great more advaced programs like logic and pro tools. I like to have a very capable system but do I really a larger program or would live be okay. At least for now Im going to do everything in the box and eventually buy a console and some hardware. Also would peak be of any use to me. If anybody could give me some adive or opinions that would be great. Thanks