what do you use to produce your tunes ?

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Daky

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hi, im new to this board. i found it surfing on the web, that was very cool !!!
can you tell me plz what's your softs, hardware, to produce ?. im using cubase SX, not sure this is suit for ragga production.
i have nothing else except a synth connected to the computer.
i've done a riddim with it till now, but nothing wonderfull, like livewire :D.

hoping some comment out there

Bless
 
thanks Daky ;) (only my 3rd try at a riddim I'm ususally doing Hip Hop & R&B)..
I can't speak for the hardcore longtime riddim makers, but I use :
ASR Pro X with MIDI keyboard controller internal sounds and samples I tweak (especially drums, claps)

into
PC with Cool Edit Pro .

Love to hear some of yours!

One
 
Cubase SX is fine to use. I personally use Sonar. The MPC is usually the tool of choice for drum tracks by most producers, however I tend to use a little of every thing. I even use an old Kawai K4 keyboard for some lower bit sounds.

- KB
 
what about fruity loop ?

i read tings and tings about this soft, some like it others no, is it ok for dancehall production ?.
if so were to find a tutorial about hiphop/ragga ?
 
Fruity Loops is OK if you are primarily using loops. However, what separates dancehall from hip hop is the being able to create hot riddims without the need for loops. In my case, I may find a nice obscure instrument (usually guitar) loop and build around it with programmed drums and keys. Most cases I don't use loops for dancehall and build everything from scratch. With Fruity or Acid, loops would more than likely be the heart of your production and I personally don't like to limit myself that way. This was the reason I chosen Sonar.

- KB
 
i use my MPC2000 and my Roland xp30. Plus lots of vinyl for smaples of course. Recording in cubase sx, or pro tools in the studio although I'd really wanna record on 2" analog tape..
 
Darky -> Martinque's dancehall compilation, dancehall clash was all made with Reason, and a tiny mastering, thats why its doesnt sound heavy enough (for me ... :-D ) . West Indian's Producer (LLD) use akai 300xl and asr 10.
 
cool

i listened to your riddim, Madininian it's quite good ;).
im giving reason a try cause a don't feel FL Studio to sound "clean enougth".
i used cubase, in the beginning, and i have to say, it's a good soft, but i don't really feel it.. nevertheless i made something with it, but nothing good enougth to let people hear :cry: .

huummmm, why not :D . i put the demo sound, on my future web page ;)
take it here

don't blame it too much, this was my first attemp, in music.
what do you think about it ?
:cheers:
 
i use a mpc4000 and tons of samples along with a triton
track into cubase sx
 
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I'm making digidub, so I guess the approach is a little different. Anyway...

- Akai S900
- Waldorf Microwave 1 v2.0
- Boss VF1
- Ibanez HD1000 delay
- Joe Meek C2
- Allen and Heath GL2 mixer

That's about it. Next on the list will be an analogue phaser and delay once I'm a bit more flush.
 
dutty said:
Protools
Mpc 2000xl
Alesis Nano Bass
Korg Triton/Trinity Rack
Emu Proteus 2000, Mo Phatt & Carnival
Click to expand...

do you like the Carnival? I was thinking of picking one up for soca production
 
right now i am using:

Emagic Logic Platinum 6
Tascam TM-D1000
Korg Triton LE 61 w/ sampling option
Ibanez AD1000
Electrix EQ Killer (great box to cut vocal samples out of songs)
Behringer MDX2600 (cheap but decent comp)
Rane ME15B
Shure Beta 58A
MOTU Midi Express XT USB
Edirol UA1D
DJ Rig w/ Denon DN-X800, Denon DN-2600F & Technics SL1200MKii
Tannoy SBM
Akai home amp

and selling the following to replace it all with a Roland MC-909:

2 x Yamaha FB01
Roland MC307
Roland R8MkII
Akai S2000
Boss SP303
Electrix MOFX
Behringer Virtualiser
+ PA gear
 
Yo Curls di Carnival has some good sounds, It's a very underated module. I hear alot of its patches being used in Hip-hop as well as Reggae/Dancehall.
 
I use a variety of stuff :
FL producer 4
MPC 2k
trinity rack
and pro tools for tracking (love this program)
my vocals are tracked into an akg 414eb thru a bellari pre
for a look at mi studio peep this :
http://www.jobbs.com/portfolio//var4/controlroom.html
click on the booth window to see the booth
as far as tracks go
you can hear the difference in mpc and fruity tracks here :
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/1/shottazmusic.htm
the first and last riddims are fruity ,and the rest is mpc
peace
Bsmuv
Dumpsta Funk records
 
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