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joe
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United States
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 Posted - 2003/03/31 : 14:16:20
hey... im new to all this stuff and im wondering what software is best to use, fruity loops-which i tried and think it sux, acid pro-which i have no clue how to use, project 5, or cakewalk sonar?
and im not even sure if cakewalk sonar is used for making tunes...maybe its used for organizing stuff from output gear.
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Lemon Scented
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United States
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Posted - 2003/03/31 : 14:59:10
Hey joe... personally, i find Fruity Loops the best for producing dance music (but clearly you would disagree), but i also use acid alot, and i guess you could use that to produce some tracks. However, something tells me you're looking for a program that will allow you to make songs without anything else, ACID doesn't make it's own sound (that make sense?) you'll have to record your samples and loops elsewhere and import them into acid to mix. I've never used Project 5, and never finished a song in Sonar, just messed around with it, not enough to make a solid opinion.
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joe
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Posted - 2003/03/31 : 15:50:45
ok...i guess il try out sonar and mess around with it, maybe another crack at fruityloops is the answer...if anyone else has opinions or just wants to write obsene messages please do :)
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ryg0r
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Australia
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Posted - 2003/03/31 : 16:36:44
I'd say Fruity Rox!!
How does fruity suck? I'm guessing its too complex. Thats one of the reasons why people (who have never made computer music before) are confused by it.
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Exhile
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Netherlands
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Posted - 2003/03/31 : 20:37:41
Fruity is probably the easyest to use. Its a great little program to start with. If you want to get really complicated try reason 2.0 or cubase ( which allso uses external sounds ). But theire really hard to use. If you need help with fruity take a look on theire website.Its got a manual on there
www.fruityloops.com
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saintberry
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Australia
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Posted - 2003/03/31 : 21:31:47
fruity 4 is out now ppl, word on teh street, its heaps of cool new shizen
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Simon
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Belgium
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Posted - 2003/04/01 : 08:10:51
yeah Give a fruits a try for a first program  .
4's out really....hmmm something to try I suppose  .
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Kaffine
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United States
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Posted - 2003/04/07 : 16:13:59
Fruityloops is by far the best, it's just slightly imposing with its official looking interface, insanely small and poorly labled knobs and incredible number of buttons. Efficiency in fruity comes from nothing other than memorizing everything ;)
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ryg0r
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Posted - 2003/04/07 : 18:55:12
True dat.
Where can I find skins for it (I've found them before)
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weba_d
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Australia
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Posted - 2003/04/08 : 01:23:10
I study at a music conservatorium doing a course usuing Cubasis, i dont really like it, to old and to standard. I'm looking for a program now but havnt made up my mind yet, i have a key board and would like to use that aswell.
What other gear do i need..soundcards, memory etc? I have a Compaq Presario. its about 3 years old. and is abit slow these days.
Also i was thinking about buying a seperate computer all together, one of those cheap ex government ones? would they be alright?
thanks a heapa
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Underloop
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Posted - 2003/04/08 : 04:22:50
Weba, if your not a fan of Cubasis, I would suggest you get hold of demos of the following 4 programs:
Logic Audio
Cakewalk Sonar
Reason 2
FruityLoops
Hmmm thinking about it, Logic isn't actually available on the PC anymore, but I still use it coz it is far more fluid to use than Cubase..... have a scout around on the internet for it though, you may find something.
The Compaq Presario is a laptop isn't it? Laptops 3 years ago weren't really all that good when it came to music making..... Desktopwise though, I still use a PIII 700MHz puter, I've stuffed it full with 1GB of RAM (needed if you use alot of soft samplers - if not you can get away with 512MB or even 256). I havn't really had any problems with this setup ata ll, and I tend to use alot of VSTis.
Soundcard wise, theres another thread knocking around somewhere....here it is:
http://www.happyhardcore.com/forums/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=&TOPIC_ID=7522
Dunno about the ex government computers...... I personally would buy new as your less likely to run into problems with components failing and stuff.
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viv_mush
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 2003/04/08 : 04:35:57
i tried fruity and hated it :| thou maybe i didnt give it a fare chance but i made my own samples and stuff and used accoustica www.accoustica.com i used that to make a track and also to mix tracks which i think its for :D anyways for either i think this rox's :) i dunno id rather just sit back and mix and listen to others music then make my own as i know my music would just b copyin great tunes ive heard from hardcore lol
 
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2003/04/08 : 05:12:54
quote:
Also i was thinking about buying a seperate computer all together, one of those cheap ex government ones? would they be alright?
Cool, never knew you could get them :P
How would you go about getting one of them ?:)
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weba_d
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Posted - 2003/04/10 : 03:37:34
^^Ex government computers are just second han computers advitised on the tv all the time, all in good nick, for around $400-1000aus full setup.
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