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moth
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Registered: May 2003
Location: New Westminster

No CoolEdit would not cut it for music composition. Production, yes.

Reason is extremely complex, and unless you have alot of time on your hands, it's not worth it. And if you are going to go for it, and you come across 2.0 somehow, don't bother, it won't allow you to use VST's, which is absurd.

FruityLoops is a great program IMO. If you are using all your own samples and VSTs, it only functions as a sequencer, and a great one at that. The sequencer in Reason is awful, AND YOU ALL KNOW IT, so shut up.

If you are going actually put some good ammounts of money out there, get your PC, and get a Korg Triton, Amazing synth, about 5000 Canadian.

If you are going soft, you need a MIDI keyboard, I recommend one with more than 8 controllers, these are really really handy. Sliders are better than knobs in most respects (can only turn so many knobs at once). Midiman Oxygen is excellent, just played with one for 5 hours. Ozone is the same thing, but it has a built in sound card, mainly for using it with a stand alone synth.

Thats all I care to say for now.

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Oct-04-2003 09:21 Canada

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Mr.Mystery
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa

quote:
Originally posted by moth
And if you are going to go for it, and you come across 2.0 somehow, don't bother, it won't allow you to use VST's, which is absurd.

Because you don't need them with Reason.

quote:
Originally posted by moth
The sequencer in Reason is awful, AND YOU ALL KNOW IT, so shut up.

Compared to the totally useless sequencer in FL?
Nah...

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Trance Fission
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Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Southern California, USA

I agree with moth about reason sequencer being absolutely crap, and about it not supporting vst's. However, there are ways around it. Just use something like cubase or some other software similar to that that DOES support vst's, and that supports rewire. Cubase SX has been the best that ive gotten to play around with. Then just use the rewire features to "plug" reason into cubase, and use cubase as a hub pretty much(and a sequencer to the vst's). I think theres more info on rewire, and how to get everything setup, at propellerhead.se

I'm not so sure about fruity loops. I played around it for about 10months, and the fact that it just loops stuff.. its.. not really all that appealing because a lot of times you can hear where it is looping and it sounds fairly bad... back to reason.. the synths and effects in there will last you a long time, without having to use vst plugins. Also, in reason you do the wiring like you would do similarly if it wasnt a virtual studio.. so i found it quite usefull when looking at all of the racks that are real.. it gives you some knowledge in case you decide to move to a non-virtual studio.. or a half and half(like im trying to do now)

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