was just wonderin what stuff everyone uses to make their own tracks?
do ya use the computer? and what programmes do ya use?
ive used ejay.. but am curious to what others use

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I use Reason 2.5 for all of my percussion and other shit. Then I bring it into Sonar 3 where I use vsts (Vanguard, zt3a, Albino. Crv, Minnimoog) My sound card is an M Audio something... and I use a Radium controller keyboard. I think thats it. For mastering I use Wavs. I also have some fun loop based programs like Sony Sound Forge and Recycle.

A friend of mine gave me Logic 5 for PC and I think Im gonna start messing around with that in a little bit...

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Hardware
The only thing i use my studio pc for is editing samples, and running MESA 2.2 (linked via scsi to one of my akais- my s3000xl). I also use it to rip direct from cd, on the ocassions i am not sampling from vinyl. I have vst and logic platinum, but i havent used them in years.
Everything midi wise and audio (on samplers) is run and synced from my ataris (plural). Software- cubase and Notator SL
Dont like or use virtual studio shizzle personally, although i have encountered loads of it in my career.I try and avoid it where possible.

Last edited by Freak on Feb-28-2005 at 23:44

I use Fl Studio and a wack load of vst's, M-Audio keyboard also adobe audition.

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My List::
Virus kc
waldorf Q
jp - 8080
Waves
T racks
Cubase
Vanguard
Pro - 53
Vstation
Z3ta
Atomosphere
Trilogy
Motu
mackie
Lexicon
Rolls
M - Audio Moniters

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In my old age (34 years old), I prefer to use the least amount equipment as possible. I have lots of keyboards, outboard gear, guitars, amps, PC applications, VST instruments, etc.; but at the moment, the following is all I use to write electronic dance music:

1) Motif ES6 w/ three PLG150-ANs, mLAN16e expansion board and 1.024 GB RAM
2) Lots of sample CDs
3) Compaq PC
4) Acid Pro 5 or Cubase SL
5) Sound Forge 7 w/ T-RackS 24 VST

I do not have the patience to deal with a lot of equipment and applications anymore. I understand how to use the Motif ES inside and out. It works very well for me, and I tend to be more productive writing songs within the limitations of a workstation.

My PC is only used to add vocals and perform the final mix in Acid Pro 5 or Cubase SL, and master the final mix in Sound Forge 7. Otherwise, everything else is done in the Motif ES.

Ted

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Software--->
Logic 6 Pro
Logic 7 Express
Battery 2
Absynth 3
Reason 2.5
Recycle
Pro-53
Reaktor 4
Peak 4
Guitar Rig
Intakt
Kompakt
Ableton Live
Hardware--->
Acustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Yamaha SR-640
M-Audio Oxygen8
Powerbook G4 12"
Power Mac G4 17" LCD Monitor

and I still SUCK BIG TIME... it's not want you have mate, it's how you use it

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Your imagination is only the beginning
Bogota Distrito Capital - Millos
Forza Milan

1.6 ghz pentium 4, 512mb RAM, 60gb HD

running fl studio 5.0 and sony soundforge 7.0

software:

reFX vanguard
linplug albino
g-media impOSCar
lots of freebies (including VB-1, sc-101, greenoak crystal, absynth 2 demo, audiorealism bassline demo etc)

i use freeware effects and fruity internal effects only.

(my superwave pro bundle ceases to work now and i have no idea why. had 1 or 2 more instruments, one of which was altered states but sold that one on because i wasnt really using it. would seriously like to add atmosphere or ultra focus/xtreme fx to this at some point because they are all gob smacking)

hardware:

m-audio delta 1010 audio interface
alesis meq 230
access virus b desktop

i monitor on fairly cheap hifi speakers using the hifi as an amp

AMD AthlonXP 64 with a gig of ram and around 200gig of hd space
M-Audio Monitors
M-Audio Soundcard

Software:
Cubase SX 2.2
Pro-53
V-Station
Vanguard
Atmosphere
T-racks
JunoX2
Battery
Z3ta+
Discovery
Albino
A bunch of freebies and some other stuff I don't use anymore

Like IKKI said, it's not the equipment or software, it's how you use it. Cheers -- Ryan

i use FL studio 5

vst instruments:
Sytrus
triangle II
synth1
superwave p8
fm7

compression/EQ:
T-racks
sound forge

hardware:
3.1 ghz cpu
750 mb ram
SB Live! soundcard

i dont use any external hardware....just my pc and my mouse ^^

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2400Xp, 1024mb pc3200,

Cubase sx2, Fruity Studio 5, Adobe Audition

Refx Vanguard, z3ta+, Vstation

check the webpage for more info

cocaine, e and sometimes lsd

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