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- ltjohnrambo0
DAW: Logic Pro 9
Synth: Korg Trident
Drums: MPC4000
Bass: Moog Voyager
Reverb: Valhalla VIntage Verb
Compressor: Overstayer SDP
Delay: Waves H Delay
Speakers: Event 20/20 with custom Sub
Plugin/Effect that surprised you: Slate VTM
Midi Controller: Alesis Q61
- keewee0
DAW: Logic Pro X
Synth: Omnisphere
Drums: Maschine
Bass: Trilian
Reverb: Vahalla Shimmer
Compressor: Modded DBX 163's/ Overstayer Half rack VCA
Delay: H Delay
Speakers: Blue Sky Media Desk 2.1
Plugin/Effect that surprised you: PSP N2O
Midi Controller: Axiom 25- Valhalla, amirite? His stuff is so usable.ltjohnrambo
- jaw dropped when i first heard it!
keewee
- ApeRobot0
DAW:Ableton
Synth:Ableton
Drums:Vinyls
Bass:Ableton
Reverb:Ableton
Compressor:Ableton
Delay:TAL Dub delay
Speakers:Yamaha MS10
Plugin/Effect that surprised you: Addictive drums
Midi Controller: Apc40I'm lazy and broke.
- lessfloor0
DAW - Logic pro x
Keys - Akai LPK 25 (this little baby rocks. £35
Mixer - Alesis - Multimix 4 channel USB
Bass - Fender Jazz Bass Guitar
- lessfloor0
So what is sem on?
- Would be good to hear what type of music people make too!lessfloor
- I've been mix engineering on a French Touch/Nu Disco project recently. https://soundcloud.c…ltjohnrambo
- < like it!lessfloor
- inteliboy0
Seems perhaps kids learning on softsynths and "EDM" in the US have spurred this new wave of hardware??? Crazy to see what Korg, Akai and Roland are doing these days.
- and it's reflected in the way it all sounds the same.lessfloor
- must be a design thing eh! ;)lessfloor
- its pretty easy to see what korg, akai and roland are doing these days..autoflavour
- they are releasing hardwareautoflavour
- although i would argue that they are just responding to the market.. and people want analogueautoflavour
- lots of interesting genre's crop up - seapunk, gwave, vaporwave etc... Not all sounding the same.inteliboy
- loose the cynicism lesfloor!inteliboy
- no cynicism intended, it does all sound the samelessfloor
- electronic music has never before been so diverse. what are you on about?inteliboy
- Let me hear the type of shit you make and i prove my point.lessfloor
- microkorg0
This year it's all about analogue gear.
Next year it'll all be about VST's and running 13" laptops because the masses realised that it's a lot of trouble to lug around a pile of analogue gear, hook it all up and get it all in sync and working together.
- autoflavour0
I cant see laptop making a resurgence like Analogue has anytime soon. I can still remember back in 2001 when I first watched Jan Jelinek/Farben play his live set from an G4 Powerbook and a midi controller..
everyone in the audience was a bit speechless that he was able to do what he did just using a laptop..
a few years later, it was so common place that it was almost considered cheating if you were JUST using a laptop.. regardless if it was your own music or not..
then it kind of normalised with serato and once dj's got over their vinyl purism.
Analogue fetishism has always been there, its just lately with the prices of original gear increasingly becoming more and more expensive, the kids want techno.. and companies like Korg and Akai are listening..
- Me it was Richie Hawtin at the sonr (montreal)
these were glorious daysGeorgesIV
- Me it was Richie Hawtin at the sonr (montreal)
- fadein110
Considering learning Logic, Ableton or Bitwig Studio when it comes out.
What would you recommend?
I make house music, have been using Reason for years and been v.lazy in learning latest software as know Reason so well - but its limiting now and need to progress.
I have Logic Pro. so cheapest option but what is the most intuitive for composing / arrangements / general direct playing with sounds?
- uuuuuu0
^ableton. you don't know it yet you need to now. you'll be making house music very fast and intuitively, its fun to use. logic seems more like a multitrack recording software/editor, it would be good for mastering or doing a final mix down from ableton but not so much for composing, arranging and making stuff. you can always throw reason into the ableton stuff.
- yep I thought Ableton would be better for throwing stuff about. Thanksfadein11
- autoflavour0
Definitely Ableton.. and run Reason in rewire mode
- microkorg0
If Ableton Live scares you then Bitwig will too as it's much the same thing.
I'd describe my first sessions with Ableton Live much like my first experiences with Adobe Flash. There's a bit of a steep initial learning curve then something just suddenly clicks and you get it.
If you know anyone that uses Ableton Live then see if they'll give you a quick rundown of stuff or sit and work on a quick song together to see how stuff it done. Your local music store might be able to help you get started too. And there's a wealth of tutorials on YouTube and Dubspot is worth a look too.If EDM fuckwits can get the hang of Ableton Live then I'm sure you can too ;)
- thanks - I decided to go with Logic Pro X - giving that a go - good value and loving it so far.fadein11
- < i agree it's great!lessfloor
- perfect for studiowork but seems like ableton is the way for live.lessfloor
- i kinda hate logic. feel like i'm fighting software, rather than just writing tunes.inteliboy
- autoflavour0
just got one of these grot box's..
hello mid range clarity
- inteliboy0
ooh found some cards for my SY99... but a risk ~$100 for soundbanks with no previews! could be amazing though
- kingsteven0
Went in to buy a TR-8 yesterday, luckily they had a display model because nope, not for me! This on the other hand..
- i have a blofeld.. im yet to find it as engaging as the Q..autoflavour
- fadein110
Any plugins peeps recommend (free and paid) that are compatible with Logic Pro X?
- section_0140
DAW: Logic Pro, sequenced w/ Numerology
Synth: 9u Eurorack modular, Prophet 08
Drums: Mostly stuff I record, sample or make from scratch, and DrumSpillage
Bass: euroack rig
Reverb: Valhalla Vintage Verb
Compressor: api 2500 (software version)
Delay: Logic tape delay, sometimes delay designer
Speakers: Samson Rubicon r8's
Plugin/Effect that surprised you: Granite
Midi Controller: Akai MPK25 (piece of shit)