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chrispy61
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 Posted - 2009/12/11 : 14:15:01
Im brand new to producing and am looking to buy a new computer and software. Ive neva used Mac before only PC and neva used and software so im completly cluless.
What are peoples general view on it? Most hardcore producers ive spoken too use PC with Cubase so im automaticly drawn into thinking thats what to use "coz everyone else is using it"
Any websites or articles or even magazines that i should be reading?
Cheers
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Shades
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 14:57:18
I'd try the demo of FL 9 first mate, you may find it a lot easier than cubase to start with
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Project-Industrial
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 15:10:44
only hard thing bout cubase might be setting it up properly lol :) other then that its not so hard. read the manual i guess :p that shud help you a lot.. if ya got mates using it then go around them nd they might be willing to explain a few things here nd there. else there's youtube with a massive amount of tutorials.. on the other hand.. dont completly follow that stuff as most still dont have a frigging clue wot they are doing... but it helps to show where certain functions can be found :) bit of experimenting yourself works fine. you aint going to be a top producer after 1 week so just get started and keep practicing nd perfectionizing things.. send it off to other producers who might be willing to give some critics on how you could improve.. theres plenty on here who want to help ya out if ya ask nicely :P
as for sites or magazines.. usually its a crappy article about someones opinion of some program... unless your going to browse in google for producer sites.. there might be something interresting to find about how to work with some DAW's and how to make certain styles or efx.
hope that helped :p its basicly wot you couldve came up wif on ur own i guess :)
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chrispy61
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 16:19:01
Yea i guess just playing around with the program can help ya find stuff, i mean you cant really break stuff!
Its what the majority of producers use so probly will end up going with that.
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Meathead
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 16:28:05
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Originally posted by chrispy61:
Most hardcore producers ive spoken too use PC with Cubase so im automaticly drawn into thinking thats what to use "coz everyone else is using it"
Do not think like that. What may work for other people may not necessarily work for you. Try demos of every program and see which you prefer.
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Originally posted by chrispy61:
Any websites or articles or even magazines that i should be reading?
Cheers
I'd recommend Computer Music magazine and the Dance Music Manual
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Fishy
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 16:47:24
Doesent really matter much what DAW ur using, main thing is to have creatity and understand producing. ull learn theres lots of tutorials out there aswell, just search youtube for example
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DJ Complx
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 19:09:20
Look up Kev Willows Vids on youtube...GREAT way to get started as far as layout and the very basics go
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chrispy61
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 20:52:22
Yea kev is good, looking for advice on the equipment side really. Cheers tho
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Shades
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 21:16:36
which daws have you tried?
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chrispy61
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 21:43:14
There isnt many demos, not for cubase and i dont have Mac to try Logic, there the ones im intrested in. Ive farted round with fruity loops was ok, was overly impressed.
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CiALiN
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Posted - 2009/12/11 : 23:58:03
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There isnt many demos, not for cubase and i dont have Mac to try Logic, there the ones im intrested in. Ive farted round with fruity loops was ok, was overly impressed.
yeah theres really only demo for fl...most vsts have demos....id recomend getting sylenth..seriously great bitta kit..then if u want to purchase more maybe v-station or z3ta..and a few good effects vsts.
as meatballs said computer music a great wee magazine...lots of reviews of samples and sortware...and some pretty helpful tutorials not to mention 7 odd gb of sstuff every month
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Meathead
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Posted - 2009/12/12 : 15:47:12
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Originally posted by chrispy61:
There isnt many demos, not for cubase and i dont have Mac to try Logic, there the ones im intrested in. Ive farted round with fruity loops was ok, was overly impressed.
yeah theres really only demo for fl...most vsts have demos....id recomend getting sylenth..seriously great bitta kit..then if u want to purchase more maybe v-station or z3ta..and a few good effects vsts.
as meatballs said computer music a great wee magazine...lots of reviews of samples and sortware...and some pretty helpful tutorials not to mention 7 odd gb of sstuff every month
lol meatballs.
There isn't a demo for Cubase no, but you can use your imagination with that one. Also check out Hardcoreproducer.org
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