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 Just Starting. Want To Make Hiphops Beats,, Wont need to record instruments etc.. |
 Tue 26 Jul 2005, 10:32
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Hey all
Just got a new G5 and want to start making some hiphop beats etc. I wont need to record any live instruments into my mac hopefully i can do it through "virtual instruemnts" (is that right? lol) what software etc would i need? ive got garageband installed and wondered what it was like, Im running Tiger and wondered what u guys recommended, im guessing if i dont know anything about music then cubase etc is gonna be really complicated? Im thinking i will just need a main software app and then if i want i can purchase add some additional instruments/samples/beats etc into it. is that correct? Also any sites that can help me understand how to make music etc, i DJ so i know about bars and beats etc. but am a complete newbie when it comes to more than that (i bet u love us neebies  lol)Just stumbled accross this forum and tihnk its great! cheers in advance for the help Mumbles ps. on another note the mac will end up goung through my stereo but i do need to buy some relativly good mac speaks to see me through, what would you recomment? £100ish tops This post has been edited by Mumbles: Tue 26 Jul 2005, 10:35 |
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Tue 26 Jul 2005, 15:32
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 Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 17-Aug 04 From: London - UK Member No.: 48,982 |
Garageband will be a great place to start. You're right about virtual instruments and it has them and you can buy more at the Apple store or online. some sort of keyboard might be useful to you, so you can paly in patterns.
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Wed 27 Jul 2005, 09:40
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 26-Jul 05 From: Around - UK Member No.: 68,163 |
Thanks mate, yeah i agree a keyboard would be a good plan, what sort of price are we look at, for a basic on, and guess i would need a new card for my G5, as its not gonna be USB is it?
Thanks Mumbles |
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Wed 27 Jul 2005, 10:46
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 27-Oct 03 From: Jersey City - US Member No.: 27,643 |
Get yourself iDrum from Glaresoft. It's got heaps of pre-programmed beats (you can program your own as well) and costs only 50 bucks. Highly recommended!
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Wed 27 Jul 2005, 12:23
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Moderator  Group: Team Posts: 336 Joined: 17-Feb 05 From: La Laguna - ES Member No.: 60,731 |
Guru of FXPansion is really good.
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Fri 5 Aug 2005, 02:17
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 479 Joined: 08-May 05 From: Portland - US Member No.: 65,373 |
Garageband is a cool place to start because you already have it. A neat trick to do is come up with a nifty bass or melody line with another instrument, & audition a drum loop you really like, & then use a step pattern type drum machine program (like Reason's Redrum or NI's Battery) to "mimic" that pattern. They never come out the same as the loop that your're copying & stand alone as a more "original" piece of work. Another cool trick with Reason is using DR Rex loops & sending them to reasons sequencer (which automatically assigns a midi note to each "hit" or "event") & moving them around a bit to get variation or turning them into a completely different loops via the "randomize" or "alter" functions from the drop down edit window. I guess that what I'm saying is: BUY REASON! It totally kicks ass & will keep you busy for months to come.
This post has been edited by mortalengines: Fri 5 Aug 2005, 02:22 |
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