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dj funkifize
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I want to make music... I have experience making music (9 1/2 yrs playing percussion, 2 yrs guitar) and recording some stuff (acoustic rock stuff). My "production technique" is taking form quite rapidly....
I started with a cheap tape recorder, then "sound recorder" and a PC mic on my computer, now I'm using an 8 channel mixer, several real mics, and Cakewalk Home Studio 9.... I started with my current setup about 4 months ago and it is working quite well, I compose w/ my guitar, record the guitar part all the way through and then add to it (drums, percussion, guitar 2 and 3 parts, keyboards, bass (using keyboard), and other instruments (violin, cello, saxophone...etc...(also using keyboard)). Then once the "rough draft" is done, I re-record and change and add parts until I have something I'm happy with...
Recently I started a slightly different technique... I record the 1st part (usually guitar) and sample from it, taking the best version of each phrase of each different part in the song and I cut and paste it and such until the part is good. And I like wise continue the same way with the rest of the parts. The first (and only so far) song I did this way came out soooo good, and much faster than the other songs I have done. I used the keyboard a LOT in it... mostly adding strings and found myself wanting to use more and more voices from my keyboard. I have actually (now that I think about it) used the keyboard for at LEAST 2 voices in all of my songs. The way my music is headed is sorta of like a soft technoish type, I really don't know how to describe it other than that... similar to Moby and Groove Armada. Actually very much like them, but with a little of that acoustic rock that I originally started with mixed in.
Anyway... I think since I am relying on my keyboard so much for all of my songs that I should use midi to compose. Here's what I want to get:
1) sampler (Akai S2000 maybe)
2) synth module (E-mu Virtuoso 2000)
3) better recording device than my sound card (Echo Layla)
well, the brands and models aren't definite, except the Layla, I'm certain that's what I want. Well, I'm sure you're wondering what the heck it is I need from you guys right about now... well, here's what I need to know...
1) how the heck does it all work?
I want to know how to use it before I plan on really buying it.
I think I know how all the modules are connected, but want to make sure...
midi controller <-connected to-> synth module -to-> sampler -to-> Layla -to-> computer.
Right?
and then I just choose the midi voice on the synth module, play my music w/ my midi controller sample what I like and record to my computer? It seems like thats all there is to it.
2) advice on choices of what to get. I chose the sampler and synth based on previous posts, reviews, and the makers' own websites. I chose the Layla based on word of mouth and I also saw their website w/ the specs.
also, if there's anything else I would need or might want that I'm forgetting about, please let me know.
I hope I'm not completely wrong about all of this and sounding like the biggest idiot in the world If so, don't make fun of me... well, not too much (hahaha).
anyway... thanks alot in advance for your help. also thanks for taking the time to read this... it was a long one. haha
-Mike
I started with a cheap tape recorder, then "sound recorder" and a PC mic on my computer, now I'm using an 8 channel mixer, several real mics, and Cakewalk Home Studio 9.... I started with my current setup about 4 months ago and it is working quite well, I compose w/ my guitar, record the guitar part all the way through and then add to it (drums, percussion, guitar 2 and 3 parts, keyboards, bass (using keyboard), and other instruments (violin, cello, saxophone...etc...(also using keyboard)). Then once the "rough draft" is done, I re-record and change and add parts until I have something I'm happy with...
Recently I started a slightly different technique... I record the 1st part (usually guitar) and sample from it, taking the best version of each phrase of each different part in the song and I cut and paste it and such until the part is good. And I like wise continue the same way with the rest of the parts. The first (and only so far) song I did this way came out soooo good, and much faster than the other songs I have done. I used the keyboard a LOT in it... mostly adding strings and found myself wanting to use more and more voices from my keyboard. I have actually (now that I think about it) used the keyboard for at LEAST 2 voices in all of my songs. The way my music is headed is sorta of like a soft technoish type, I really don't know how to describe it other than that... similar to Moby and Groove Armada. Actually very much like them, but with a little of that acoustic rock that I originally started with mixed in.
Anyway... I think since I am relying on my keyboard so much for all of my songs that I should use midi to compose. Here's what I want to get:
1) sampler (Akai S2000 maybe)
2) synth module (E-mu Virtuoso 2000)
3) better recording device than my sound card (Echo Layla)
well, the brands and models aren't definite, except the Layla, I'm certain that's what I want. Well, I'm sure you're wondering what the heck it is I need from you guys right about now... well, here's what I need to know...
1) how the heck does it all work?
I want to know how to use it before I plan on really buying it.
I think I know how all the modules are connected, but want to make sure...
midi controller <-connected to-> synth module -to-> sampler -to-> Layla -to-> computer.
Right?
and then I just choose the midi voice on the synth module, play my music w/ my midi controller sample what I like and record to my computer? It seems like thats all there is to it.
2) advice on choices of what to get. I chose the sampler and synth based on previous posts, reviews, and the makers' own websites. I chose the Layla based on word of mouth and I also saw their website w/ the specs.
also, if there's anything else I would need or might want that I'm forgetting about, please let me know.
I hope I'm not completely wrong about all of this and sounding like the biggest idiot in the world If so, don't make fun of me... well, not too much (hahaha).
anyway... thanks alot in advance for your help. also thanks for taking the time to read this... it was a long one. haha
-Mike