New to Electric. Help needed!!

N0CARSGO

I'm sorry if this has already been posted but I couldn't find any results.

I play music mostly as a hobby but recently I've been gigging with some friends on the local scene. We mostly play folk rock or indie rock music but I'm looking to start a new group with a new style and electric music really appeals to me.

Some of my favourite bands are Passion Pit, The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear and Animal Colective. I play piano, bass, guitar, mandolin and bits and pieces on drums and ukulele. I was wondering where to start however, equipment-wise should I look at synths and pedals or mics and computer software? Which is more widely used/easier to get hold of? Don't have huge sums of money to invest in this. Any tips would be great! Thanks!

mordeith

N0CARSGO wrote: »

I'm sorry if this has already been posted but I couldn't find any results.

I play music mostly as a hobby but recently I've been gigging with some friends on the local scene. We mostly play folk rock or indie rock music but I'm looking to start a new group with a new style and electric music really appeals to me.

Some of my favourite bands are Passion Pit, The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear and Animal Colective. I play piano, bass, guitar, mandolin and bits and pieces on drums and ukulele. I was wondering where to start however, equipment-wise should I look at synths and pedals or mics and computer software? Which is more widely used/easier to get hold of? Don't have huge sums of money to invest in this. Any tips would be great! Thanks!

Cheapest way top get started (if you already own a laptop) is to download a copy of Reaper. There are hundreds of free plugins availble online. You can always invest money in one of the more established DAWs aferwards if you like (Ableton, FLStudio, Logic (Mac only that one))

smck99

While the easiest way to get started may be using a laptop and some free software, which is almost limitless, you will need to pick up an audio interface, headphones/monitors and possibly a MIDI controller and/or microphone. Nothing beats using a physical piece of hardware rather than lots of software.
I started producing using a laptop, DAW and some softsynths but never fully understood synthesis until I bought an analogue synthesizer several years later. Not sure exactly what you're looking to do but something like the Korg Electribe Series can do a lot, quite well. Just do your research and try to demo gear where possible before buying.

N0CARSGO

smck99 wrote: »

While the easiest way to get started may be using a laptop and some free software, which is almost limitless, you will need to pick up an audio interface, headphones/monitors and possibly a MIDI controller and/or microphone. Nothing beats using a physical piece of hardware rather than lots of software.
I started producing using a laptop, DAW and some softsynths but never fully understood synthesis until I bought an analogue synthesizer several years later. Not sure exactly what you're looking to do but something like the Korg Electribe Series can do a lot, quite well. Just do your research and try to demo gear where possible before buying.

Awh thanks man! I'll definitely look into the demos until summer when I finish my LC and get a job and all that jazz.

shane9689

if youre more into the performance side and dont want to spend money...theres always effects pedals and loop pedals along synths and a drummer...youre sorted
you can avoid the laptop and software etc...which takes effort to learn and just skip to better performance techniques like these guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0k03ObR5q8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zci6lH4Ykc&list=PL7AE93AE72BF1374E&index=147