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by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/10/2018, 8:36am PST |
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Fullofkittens wrote:
To make the album A House is a Machine For Living I used Cubase. It is very powerful and more straightforward than Ableton and if you have no desire to DJ or play live I would look there before Ableton.
The first places I'd look for you, though, Jonesy would be:
- Reaper - which is an indie DAW that is very reasonably priced and does pretty much the same thing that Cubase does. I have friends that are indie acoustic rockers that do all of their recording in this and they love it. I have not used it myself but it is cheap and very well-regarded.
Would you not recommend Cubase? I downloaded Reaper over the weekend and was not able to figure out on my own how to get it working with my MIDI In. I was pretty cranky coming into the weekend and, having gotten everything talking to each other in Abelton, I know I have to resist the thoughts that come through my head like, "They know what we want to do, why the fuck is it so difficult to make it do this thing?"
(AN ASIDE: Pinback once described Apache Tomcat that way many, many years ago. On one hand it is a great way to make you feel that poorly designed things are poorly designed. "These assholes know what we want to do, host a goddamn web page." It is easy to feel superior. But ultimately it's not productive.)
I don't need help just yet with Reaper. I'd like to look at it with a fresh mind. But would you recommend it over Cubase? I put a lot of stock in stuff that actually lets people ship. In text adventures, every six months for the last 20 years some impassioned newbie posts a thread talking about the new text adventure system they are working on. You quickly learn that it is useless to them and to you to encourage them until the first game is made. This is another aside, I see.)
What blew my mind, and I may have this wrong, is that a hardware synth can make anything from a snare drum to a cow bell to a trumpet to a bass guitar. Unless I have that wrong? Blows my mind!
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Any of you ever pay for a new musical work to be made? by Mysterio 11/05/2018, 8:02am PST 
How many hours do you think it will take to make this song? NT by $200 for a days work ain't bad 11/06/2018, 6:36am PST
It depends. by Fullofkittens 11/07/2018, 8:42am PST
FoK, are you up on synthesizers at all? by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/06/2018, 12:20pm PST
I am retracting this question until I learn more. I just realized everything I d by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/07/2018, 10:25am PST
Arturia CS-80V (software) 150 bucks, free demo by Entropy Stew 12/07/2018, 11:43am PST
Re: Arturia CS-80V (software) 150 bucks, free demo by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/07/2018, 12:40pm PST
Is your intent to have physical synths? by Entropy Stew 12/07/2018, 1:20pm PST
Also: dealing with outboard euipment is a lot more complicated and $$$ NT by Entropy Stew 12/07/2018, 1:22pm PST
Re: Is your intent to have physical synths? by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/08/2018, 9:37am PST
Pro Tools Free is out by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/08/2018, 1:32pm PST
Abelton Live 10 is in by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/08/2018, 4:00pm PST
Pro Tools was always more about recording mic'd up instruments than anything by Entropy Stew 12/08/2018, 3:56pm PST
Fuck Pro Tools and anything owned by Avid. (DAW recommendations!) by Fullofkittens 12/09/2018, 9:35am PST
Oh and I forgot about Reason by Fullofkittens 12/09/2018, 10:21am PST
Re: Fuck Pro Tools and anything owned by Avid. (DAW recommendations!) by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/10/2018, 8:36am PST
Re: Fuck Pro Tools and anything owned by Avid. (DAW recommendations!) by Fullofkittens 12/10/2018, 12:55pm PST
P.S. maybe I should have read the upthread conversation NT by Fullofkittens 12/10/2018, 7:38pm PST
Re: Fuck Pro Tools and anything owned by Avid. (DAW recommendations!) by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/19/2018, 5:19am PST
Status so far by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/19/2018, 6:33pm PST
You have to click the "play" button on each track, below where you think you are by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/19/2018, 7:22pm PST
Think of MIDI like a programmer. by Fullofkittens 12/19/2018, 8:19pm PST
Re: Fuck Pro Tools and anything owned by Avid. (DAW recommendations!) by Fullofkittens 12/19/2018, 8:31pm PST
Would u guys get a Behringer Nitro or Behringer Model D all things being equal? NT by Jack Bauer 12/09/2018, 10:08pm PST
I assume you mean Model D or Neutron? Probably Neutron. by Fullofkittens 12/10/2018, 2:33pm PST
I got a Model D! I have questions. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/04/2019, 11:07pm PST
Gonna need more details by Fullofkittens 01/05/2019, 6:18am PST
First part: by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/05/2019, 9:17am PST
Re: First part: by Fullofkittens 01/05/2019, 9:48am PST
FoK: sko greatest poster in forum history? by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/05/2019, 11:41am PST
My pleasure, I learned this stuff initially from forum people as well. by Fullofkittens 01/05/2019, 1:16pm PST
Fuck, now I want a Neutron by Entropy Stew 01/11/2019, 8:11pm PST
Fuck, I bought a Minilogue NT by Entropy Stew 01/12/2019, 3:38pm PST
That looks neat. I wish I could justify another synth. by Fullofkittens 01/12/2019, 7:25pm PST
First patch by Entropy Stew 01/13/2019, 2:04pm PST
rad, reminds me of Carpenter Brut (which is rad) NT by Fullofkittens 01/14/2019, 4:47am PST
Found a Blade Runner cover on a minilogue by Entropy Stew 01/14/2019, 8:26am PST
Outstanding purchase. Now sell me your guitar. NT by Motherhead 01/14/2019, 1:27pm PST
FUCK, THEY JUST CAME OUT WITH A BETTER ONE by Entropy Stew 01/16/2019, 5:10am PST
Upon listening to the video, might be more of a side-grade than an upgrade by Entropy Stew 01/16/2019, 5:25am PST
Korg SP280BK ? by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/18/2019, 8:59pm PDT
USB == you can plug it straight into your computer w/o owning anything else. by Fullofkittens 05/20/2019, 5:13pm PDT
Thanks again! by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/21/2019, 10:55am PDT
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