When you first start producing, do you need any gear?
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When you feel like you want to make a commitment to production you can invest in gear. When you first stat production you have an interest which is great. Ad you learn more about production you appreciate the gear more.
DJ Mart-Kos
All Star
no, i started with expensive gear.
These days all i use is FL Studio.
These days all i use is FL Studio.
YouGots2Chill
Rookie
A good audio interface and a good MIDI controller to start with. Once you learn more about mixing, etc than you can get plug-ins but i would highly recommend hardware preamps to take your sound to the next level.
I started with reason back in 03-04 and there is an option where you turn the virtual racks around and make connections and shyt...im more of a hands on technical type of person so and I knew and understood how to do that stuff. From workin with reason I eventually got a midi keyboard and had to make 1 simple connection but being more of a hands on type of person I wanted to expand, so from that point I got an MPC.
Ive tried to soley make music with a keyboard and mouse, and just a midi controller and a laptop (I started out with midi controller and laptop) its ok, it's definitely doable but like I said im more hands on and plus I worked with a keyboard and mouse all damn day at work, so the last thing I wanted to do was come home and chill in front of a keyboard and mouse. So I had a turntable, an MPC and a keyboard and would use reason with that.
Ive tried to soley make music with a keyboard and mouse, and just a midi controller and a laptop (I started out with midi controller and laptop) its ok, it's definitely doable but like I said im more hands on and plus I worked with a keyboard and mouse all damn day at work, so the last thing I wanted to do was come home and chill in front of a keyboard and mouse. So I had a turntable, an MPC and a keyboard and would use reason with that.
Perhaps you can help me out, in the next 5 months or so I am going to be buying a big rig pc for making music only- one of the top dog ones that are recommended on the protools site for best performance and what not. I pretty much have my list set, but I dont know what type of m-box to get. Looking at all the various connections it's looks like im coming up short.
Here is my connection set up, it will be my synthesizer to my mpc via midi in to my mpc, then my mpc out to the mbox, but then again im thinking likely via usb I will need a connection from my synthesizer (controller) to the m-box therefore I can bypass the mpc and load whatever software and just play keys or whatever....this is probably a question better asked in front of a sales rep but you might have some knowledge, I'll likely create a threat about it when I get closer to purchasing.
YouGots2Chill
Rookie
What version pro tools do you have and how many inputs do you need? fukk those "big dog" comps on the pro tools board. Matter fact fukk PRO TOOLS ALL TOGETHER HAHAHA. I know my shyt dog, imma help you out but tell what how many inputs you need and everything you need to do
YouGots2Chill
Rookie
i just use a laptop and a m-audio keystation mini 32 & 8$ jvc earbuds
I think its time you upgrade your headphones homie lol. Grab some audio techs ----> ive had mine for 7 years Headphones from Audio-Technica | High Quality Audio Headphones
im just sayin im not going to get something that requires a lot of aftermarket upgrades like soundcards and memory. ive checked it out and theres a pc I can cop for about $500 that has all the requirements like memory, processor and sound/video card.
i'll follow up now my brain is fried i just finished a beat that has takin too long to finish.
GPBear
The Tape Crusader
play instruments first at least
DJ Mart-Kos
All Star
Of course you gonna need some gear eventually though.
I'm gonna buy my first soundcard soon. Probably a Focusrite.
I only have a superfast Laptop + Beyerdynamics DT-990 Headphone. I just use my Stereo-Speakers which are really not trustworthy but it gets the job done for now. And i have a turntable setup with a broken mixer.
Things i think that are most important are below:
Laptop, Soundcard, Monitors, Headphone, MIDI-Keyboard.
I'm gonna buy my first soundcard soon. Probably a Focusrite.
I only have a superfast Laptop + Beyerdynamics DT-990 Headphone. I just use my Stereo-Speakers which are really not trustworthy but it gets the job done for now. And i have a turntable setup with a broken mixer.
Things i think that are most important are below:
Laptop, Soundcard, Monitors, Headphone, MIDI-Keyboard.
DJ Mart-Kos
All Star
I would recommend getting a laptop instead of a desktop PC.
I had a Desktop PC for 5 years and just had put $500 of new parts in it but than i started working in a studio and everybody uses laptops over there simply cause you can't move your Desktop PC around easily.
But i have a $1700 Laptop. Laptops are very expensive if you want big memory and a i7 processor. Macs are good to but a lot of VST's don't work in Mac.
I had a Desktop PC for 5 years and just had put $500 of new parts in it but than i started working in a studio and everybody uses laptops over there simply cause you can't move your Desktop PC around easily.
But i have a $1700 Laptop. Laptops are very expensive if you want big memory and a i7 processor. Macs are good to but a lot of VST's don't work in Mac.
Ghpstface
Kanye West fan
u fukkin up brehi just use a laptop and a m-audio keystation mini 32 & 8$ jvc earbuds
