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Getting started; what hardware to buy? (pg. 2)
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| DeZmA |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
It's also a money issue for me... software comes quite a lot cheaper, and me being a student with no job it's quite essential when it comes to selecting the tools... |
well, that's the rather tricky part of the software vs hardware debate.. if you buy a good computer with loads of ram and a good soundcard + all the software you need you'd be suprised that it isn't as cheap as you might think. I still have my first h/w synth and use it in every song. I bet you don't look at your first musicsoftware anymore. Every few years you have to upgrade your os and your hardware... then the software isn't compatible any more and you have to buy other stuff... |
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| EliPsE |
serge I would stick with what software you have already i guess thats reason?, but i think buying a midi keyboard controller that has a few octaves would be very helpful.( should have sliders+knobs)
I agree with Dezma, going the computer way can be expensive also :/ |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by DeZmA
well, that's the rather tricky part of the software vs hardware debate.. if you buy a good computer with loads of ram and a good soundcard + all the software you need you'd be suprised that it isn't as cheap as you might think. |
Yeah, but a computer can be used in a lot more ways than just making music ;) |
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| DeZmA |
Yea but
Running games, internet, msn, and music apps on the same pc is a rather bad idea if you want a stable system :toothless: |
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| Mossy |
| yeah my home PC is due for upgrade currently (1.4ghz amd athlon, 768mb ram) - its got everything on it, games, msn, main internet PC for the house, apps the works... and i download on it as well :( My new PC will be running along side this one as my dedicated set up, keeping this one for everything else! (maybe with a faster cpu too). |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by DeZmA
Yea but
Running games, internet, msn, and music apps on the same pc is a rather bad idea if you want a stable system :toothless: |
My PC must be defective then since it's never crashed or frozen on me.
And 90% of the time I have msn, 3-4 Mozilla windows and mirc open while producing.
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Nor does it steal my CPU too much either, but the 2.8 gig processor might have something to do with that ;) |
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| Luke Terry |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
My PC must be defective then since it's never crashed or frozen on me.
And 90% of the time I have msn, 3-4 Mozilla windows and mirc open while producing. |
heh same here, only i try turn the internet off nowadays coz it distracts me too much, but then there's fifa :| |
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| dbl |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
My PC must be defective then since it's never crashed or frozen on me.
And 90% of the time I have msn, 3-4 Mozilla windows and mirc open while producing. |
i usually have that open too when i produce.. and it doesn't crash |
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| State of Matter |
| quote: | Originally posted by DeZmA
well, that's the rather tricky part of the software vs hardware debate.. if you buy a good computer with loads of ram and a good soundcard + all the software you need you'd be suprised that it isn't as cheap as you might think. I still have my first h/w synth and use it in every song. I bet you don't look at your first musicsoftware anymore. Every few years you have to upgrade your os and your hardware... then the software isn't compatible any more and you have to buy other stuff... |
This doesn't really make sense. Nomatter what you're using, software or hardware, you need a good computer with a good soundcard. You will need to update the OS and everything else that software producers need to do. The only difference is a hwproducer with a $2000 computer + a $1200 hw synth vs a sw producer with a $2000 computer + 8 instances of a $300 synth playing all at one time.
For me, besides the price and ease of use, the main advantage of software is to be able to run as many instances of the synth as you want together at the same time. |
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| Veverka |
| quote: | | For me, besides the price and ease of use, the main advantage of software is to be able to run as many instances of the synth as you want together at the same time. |
It might be me, but I find turning knobs on an hardware synth much easier than clicking tiny knobs with a mouse. Why do you think software is easier to use? About your other point: most modern hardware synths offer 16 parts, so you can play up to 16 different sounds at the same time. I think that's enough in almost any case. |
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| RaVeRSurGe_NYTA |
.... im just looking to buy a keyboard... like a midi keyboard... i've been exploring with reason for a while now... and i hate using mouse to make my notes.... I mean; what should i buy? some tell me jp8000 to solve my problem, others say get a jp8080 and a midi keyboard with it.....
advice?
(lookin for a solution to using a mouse to write notes.) |
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| Veverka |
| I'd buy a JP8000. It has a good keyboard and it's cheaper than a JP8080 + midi keyboard. |
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