For the 1000th time:

You don't need anything but your creativity and something you can use to turn your ideas into tracks.

Use whatever fits you best, not what others recommend you to use.

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Your fully capable of making the best music ever with cubase sx and a handfull of VST

I got to say, having a good harware synth can kick ass. I've got a virus and I love it, but in general, Hardware is a right royal pain in the ass. Its so much nicer to be able to pull up an entire project in reason or fruity or whatever, and have every setting saved. Trying to save hardware settings is annoying, not to mention the amount of power cords, midi cables and 1/4" jacks needed to run hardware.

Stick with software for the moment and see where it takes you. There's some great stuff out there at the moment.

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Well, at least this is not true : "It doesnt matter what you use, just be creative". You can make "music" of this, but, creativety, some rubberbands and a kazoo wont get you far in the Trance genre.
There are "standard", or at least widely used hardware/software for almost any music style. It changes with time. It depends on what style you want to produce.
If you're into trance, there are recomendations/standard hardware and software. Im not all into it, but browse the forums and you'll get an idea.

Cheers

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Originally posted by montalray So what besides the above listed software would you recommend and for what?

IF you decide that you want to branch into the hybrid studio I would recomend starting with a good solid Synth (Access Virus / JP8080 etc)

There is nothing like have a nice hardware synth under your control...EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT NECCESSARY...

I have talked to a number of people from various forumns who switched from purely software to a hybrid environment and I often hear the same comment that their level of commitmentand time spent creating went up dramatically after implementing hardware into their environments.

Having switched from a pure soft to a pure hard environment i tend to agree.

When i walked by my computer (pure soft days) i was not affected like i am walking pass my hardware...like i almost feel guilty if the little LEDs aren't blinking etc etc...sounds corny i know...but hey that's me...my hardware just won't let me leave it alone...so a good hardware device could serve as an accidental kick in the right direction...it would definitly change your overall creative process...

and again you should use the search function. We discussed this too often here...


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You should just stick to software for a while. There are tons of VSTs like the Vsation, Discovery 2, Bassstation that sound just as good as their hardware counterparts. If you can't produce something decent on it, its NOT likely that you will if you buy a good hardware. do get yourself a midi controller though.

Thanks for your advices everyone.
So well i guess the best thing to do would be definetely a NEW COMPUTER!!!
And somewhen then i wanna go for a synth.
But everybody saying that there are so many good VST Plugins are absolutely right i think (what i ve seen so far) By the way where can i get that "BASSSTATION?"
Thanks everyone for sharing your oppinion.
Ciao Philipp

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