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Posted by Sinistar on Jun-27-2003 22:10:

Good Mixing Software Etc

can anyone tell me a few names of some good software? id like to try out making some of my own music, and remixing stuff etc. thanks

Posted by KilldaDJ on Jun-27-2003 22:13:

production software dont u mean?

fruityloops and reason is good for that purpose

Posted by Sinistar on Jun-27-2003 22:28:

yes i guess i do.

say i was to get this on a peer to peer. would i be able to use it? anything that would stop me? thanks again.

Posted by AndskiSpeed on Jun-27-2003 23:09:

Only the secret police

Posted by whitesmoke on Jun-27-2003 23:29:

fruity loops is easy to learn but pretty powerful once you learn it.
reason is incredibly powerful but a bit more tricky to learn. i think PvD and Markus Schultz both use reason for their productions as do many top producers.

Posted by -AbsurD- on Jun-27-2003 23:31:

Logic Platinum.....thats what u need..... difficult to learn.. but way more powerfull then FL and Reason

Posted by 13am on Jun-27-2003 23:57:

quote:
Originally posted by KilldaDJ
fruityloops and reason is good for that purpose

FL Studio 4 and Reason 2.5 here

Posted by 13am on Jun-28-2003 00:01:

quote:
Originally posted by whitesmoke
fruity loops is easy to learn but pretty powerful once you learn it.
reason is incredibly powerful but a bit more tricky to learn. i think PvD and Markus Schultz both use reason for their productions as do many top producers.

I though the pros used Pro-Tools

Posted by whitesmoke on Jun-28-2003 00:06:

i read some interview a while ago and pvd said he used to use logic but right now he is using reason (may have changed again). i asked markus in the global dj broadcast chatroom last sunday and he told me he uses reason.

Posted by b1_ on Jun-28-2003 00:49:

Fruityloops is good for beginners. It's easy to pick up. If you're just starting out try that one.

Once you're confident and you want a little more freedom and you're willing to spend some time to really explore your tools then go for Reason. A lot of the big names in Trance produce songs in their bedroom using Reason.

Posted by MaxC on Jun-28-2003 02:08:

Do the producers mentioned above use exclusively Reason for production or do they use hardware synths too?

Posted by melly on Jun-29-2003 09:11:

quote:
Do the producers mentioned above use exclusively Reason for production or do they use hardware synths too?

I would say they probably use hardsynths and use reason mostly as a sequencer, and maybe some limited effect use?

Posted by Trancer-X on Jul-09-2003 00:52:

quote:
Originally posted by melly
I would say they probably use hardsynths and use reason mostly as a sequencer, and maybe some limited effect use?

From what I've heard many of the top DJ's are leaning more and more towards software as opposed to the hardsynths.

Static Revenger just sold his Korg on eBay if that's any kind of indication.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...gory=38071&rd=1

Posted by bilange on Jul-09-2003 01:02:

While you're talking about those type of software, id like to know something about instruments.

I have messed with Fruityloops TS404 a bit (along with filters), and ive come up with one or two synths that sound like (but is not close enough to) something usable for songs (producing a final version).

So id like to know if you know any forum, site, whatever dedicated to messing with instruments... like downloading wavs, or tutorial/howto to re-create a specific instrument by yourself by tweaking this and that plugin - regardless of the software used

Posted by Trancer-X on Jul-09-2003 01:11:

Posted by Trancer-X on Aug-03-2003 18:46:

Does anyone here use Acid 3.0? I'm thinking about getting it.

Posted by noikeee on Aug-03-2003 18:59:

quote:
Originally posted by bilange
While you're talking about those type of software, id like to know something about instruments.

I have messed with Fruityloops TS404 a bit (along with filters), and ive come up with one or two synths that sound like (but is not close enough to) something usable for songs (producing a final version).

So id like to know if you know any forum, site, whatever dedicated to messing with instruments... like downloading wavs, or tutorial/howto to re-create a specific instrument by yourself by tweaking this and that plugin - regardless of the software used

what you need is VST plugins. these are instruments, usually synthetizers, that can be used with several audio programs (like Fruity), but not with Reason. some of these plugins are VERY powerful and can emulate the sound of hardware synths pretty well, if not make better sounds nowadays. I recomend getting the following VST's: Synth 1 (Free!), Pro 52/53, FM7, Albino, Absynth.

also if you want to enhance the sound of your synths, try adding some effects on the FX channel.

for more info about producing tools and producing tricks, check regularly the Production Studio forum here on TA, or try http://www.samplecity.net, great community of producers

Posted by Lost Inhibition on Aug-03-2003 20:42:

just a question... can you... hypothetically of course... find registered versions of reason on... *looks around for internet police* ... the hub?

*runs away*

Posted by musicman007 on Aug-03-2003 21:00:

quote:
Originally posted by 13am
FL Studio 4 and Reason 2.5 here

i'll second that..

Posted by Aphotic Phoenix on Aug-05-2003 15:19:

FL Studio 4 and whatnot

If your an absolute beginner I would have to say go with FL Studio 4. Even a complete beginner can figure out how to lay down some pretty good beats. A friend of mine used to have a huge hardware setup in his basement that I tried to use (lets just say I wasn't too sucessful), but after using FL I actually have a pretty good idea of how all that stuff works now.

As for getting FL 4 for free...you could, but we arn't talking about Adobe Photoshop here. It's only $100 (which isn't exactly gonna put a huge dent in your wallet) and it's a lot easier to get the upgrades if your registered 'cause you just download them for free off the FL website. I guess it kinda depends on what you want to do exactly anyway. If you actually want to start producing music to sell you'll probably want to pay for FL so you'll have a lisence. If you just want to play around however, then maybe you'll want a "trial" version you can practice with untill you decide what you want to do with it.

Hope that helps.