Can i produce good trance music with only fruityloops and an edilor pcr50 midi keyboard or do i need more hardware like samplers, synth etc...?

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You will need some extra VST instruments and fx as well as some decent samples. I don't think what FL comes with is really enough to get a decent sound out of. You don't need any other hardware although a nice soundcard can be usefull as well as some decent speakers/moniotors.

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with the edilor pcr50 i wiil be able to make only good samples for the track or do and some parts of the track like loops and other things?

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hmmm... sorry mate, but I don't understand what you just said.

The Edirol PCR-50 is just a midi controller. It does not make any sounds. Fruity loops makes the sounds but the synths that come with fruity loops are not very good, so you might want to consider getting some better ones like z3ta+, pro-53, atmosphere, etc.

You should also look for some nice percussion samples to use in your songs. These can be found for free at various places online if you look hard enough.

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so which is the job of a midi keyboard in a program like fl,cubase,reason...? this is my query for long time

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The job of the midi controller is to play the synths. When you press one of the keys on the keyboard, it will play that note from the synthesizer on the computer. These soft-synths are referred to as VST instruments (VSTi). Program like Cubase and Fruity Loops host these VST instruments.

The dials and sliders on the controller can also be used to change the parameters (cutoff, resonance, distortion, etc) on the soft-synth rather than using the mouse to change the dials on the screen.

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can i use the midi keyboard without connecting it to other devices and computers?

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No, it won't do anything. The midi controller does not make any sounds, it just controls other synths (either hardware or software). You need to plug it into either a hardware device like a synth or a computer to control software and hardware connected to the computer.

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Hi there Alex!

I have to agree with Hey Cheggy here. To achieve a pro sound out of FL you need some good VST and decent samples.

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Originally posted by EternalMusic Hi there Alex! I have to agree with Hey Cheggy here. To achieve a pro sound out of FL you need some good VST and decent samples.

And lots of practise...

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Originally posted by Thunder5 And lots of practise...

Also true.

P.S - Havent heard you produce in a while, what happend?

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Originally posted by EternalMusic Also true. P.S - Havent heard you produce in a while, what happend?

Nothing really... just been bysy elsewhere. Got a new track coming though..

Last edited by Thunder5 on Jun-23-2004 at 21:46