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Computer Music

  • 04-03-2009 2:38pm
    #1
    jamjargod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭


    Hey, i've recently gotten into electronic and computerised music, and am looking to get into making some original material. Unfortunatley i cant afford the equipment. I was wodering if anyone could suggest any online alternatives to say, the Roland TR-808/909 OR the tb-303 and any other synth programes, or samplers.
    Any help would be very much appreciated


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  • #2
    Entec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 220 ✭✭Entec


    you should check these out

    http://www.d16.pl

    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/756.html


  • #3
    tomED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭tomED


    Could I add to that and ask...

    What is the typical set up for someone who uses only their computer for producing this music?

    Obvioulsy the products above - but is there anything else you'd need to use to bring it all together?

    It's been a long time since I've done anything myself and it seems a lot has changed since I last played around!

    Thanks
    Tom


  • #4
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    Rebirth is available as a free download from http://www.rebirthmuseum.com/
    It includes an emulated 808, 909 and 2x tb303s, so well worth checking out if you just want to have a play around and make some noise.

    You'd be hard pressed to make a complete, fresh sounding track with just that, but it's a decent starting point


  • #5
    L.R. Weizel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭L.R. Weizel


    tman wrote: »
    Rebirth is available as a free download from http://www.rebirthmuseum.com/
    It includes an emulated 808, 909 and 2x tb303s, so well worth checking out if you just want to have a play around and make some noise.

    You'd be hard pressed to make a complete, fresh sounding track with just that, but it's a decent starting point

    That sounds awesome thanks. Are they SF2s or VSTs or what? Can they be used with Modplug?


  • #6
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    L.R. Weizel wrote: »
    That sounds awesome thanks. Are they SF2s or VSTs or what? Can they be used with Modplug?

    It's a standalone program, but can be rewired to reason iirc.


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  • #7
    tomED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭tomED


    tman wrote: »
    Rebirth is available as a free download from http://www.rebirthmuseum.com/
    It includes an emulated 808, 909 and 2x tb303s, so well worth checking out if you just want to have a play around and make some noise.

    You'd be hard pressed to make a complete, fresh sounding track with just that, but it's a decent starting point

    Hi Tman

    Thanks for that - I've used this in the past and other similar programs - but really looking for a half decent set up without the hardware to really put something together.

    Is it even possible?? I'm just assuming it is.

    Thanks
    Tom


  • #8
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    Well first and foremost you would need to decide on what to use as a sequencer.
    Ableton seems quite easy to pick up, but Cubase (or Logic if you use a mac) are more professionally respected... (but also harder to learn)
    After that you might want to get a few sample packs for percussion, and decide on what kind of synths you want to use and get the relevant VSTs (Korg Polysix and Sylenth are my 2 favourites at the moment, but that's down to personal taste)

    I'm sure others will have more relevant advice though, I'm just a newbie to most of this as well...


  • #9
    tomED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭tomED


    tman wrote: »
    Well first and foremost you would need to decide on what to use as a sequencer.
    Ableton seems quite easy to pick up, but Cubase (or Logic if you use a mac) are more professionally respected... (but also harder to learn)
    After that you might want to get a few sample packs for percussion, and decide on what kind of synths you want to use and get the relevant VSTs (Korg Polysix and Sylenth are my 2 favourites at the moment, but that's down to personal taste)

    I'm sure others will have more relevant advice though, I'm just a newbie to most of this as well...

    Ok cool thanks for that. I have used cubase in the past, so I'm familiar with that.

    Thanks for the help!
    Tom


  • #10
    synd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭synd


    Ableton did it for me -

    Id heard great things about cubase and reason but when I tried them out I wasn't too impressed.

    Probably going to get cyber lynched by all the traditionalists now :(


  • #11
    Lukasz.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭Lukasz.


    hello,well seeing as you have mentioned the likes of the 909,808,and 303 etc etc.i would recommend the "Rebirth package,as far as i know it could be freeware,im not sure though.

    correct me if im wrong,but i think that runs through Reason.

    i dont use software to make music,but i know a couple of things about software,just general stuff.

    Ableton is amzing through,id recommend that....


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