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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Cogito, ergo sum.
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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