Producers: how do you make your music?

Cubase 5 with Massive, Albino, Surge and a bunch of other VSTs.

darksidedsam said:
Are you saying that even with Fruity Loops you can produce some decent tracks?
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Of course. FL Studio is a pretty competent DAW; a lot of good producers use it.

I prefer Cubase though. Its audio editing functions are far superior to that of FL Studio IMO, and I find it a lot quicker to work with. Different tingz for different peepz, though. :)
 
i use ableton live suit 8, an akai apc40 controller and an 49 key m-audio midi keyboard. im also a huge fan of the plug-in FAW circle.
 
I just started getting into the producing world..right now I'm using Ableton Live, Komplete 7, and sometimes I'll rewire Reason 5 into ableton to get those amazing synth sounds through the combinator. A few of my friends use Logic Pro which I also have but haven't really looked at yet but they say they love it. I'm about to start trying to learn Cubase...I've just heard so many people on production forums raving about how good it is so I figured I ought to give it a shot and see which one of these programs works best for me, because it all really comes down to individual preferences.
 
software: Cubase, REAPER, Rebirth-338, ABL, ADM, ACE, Kontakt, Phoscyon, Synth Squad, RealStrat, Trillian, Virus Powercore

hardware: Mikrokontrol, LPK-25, Novation Nova, Roland SH-101, Future Retro 777, Yamaha AN200, Korg Electribe EA1, Q9650 3.0ghz quad - 8gb DDR2 1066 - M-Audio Firewire Audiophile, Behringer TRUTH 2030A active monitors

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Software: Ableton Live 8

Hardware: ZoomH2.

I'm a sample whore, so I'm always recording stuff I find interesting to hear. Making beats is the easy part, especially in Ableton where you can fine tune it down to a science. I never understood the need for all the hardware nowadays, unless you're playing live sets, but to each their own. For me, finding original sample material to lay over the music is trickier.

What I really need is a female with a very lush, sweet voice to do a bunch of voiceover work for me. I feel awkward asking though, because I think I might come off as weird or pervy.
 
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DAW: FL studio
VSTs: Phoscyon, Phoscyon, Phoscyon, Phoscyon and then some Phoscyon (it's a TB-303 emulator) and also Renegade or Vanguard sometimes. And TAL-Bassline (it's free!)

Fyasko. said:
im not sure if this is thread worthy so i'll just post here and see if you guys think it is.
my friend and I wanna start making music (techno, drum n bass, trance) but have no idea where to start, can someone point me in the right direction? is there a specific labtop i should buy haha?

its' legitimitley my dream to have one of my songs played at a rave so im trying to start early (im only 17:\) any/all help is appreciated, mods if you think this is thread worthy id be more than happy to start one.
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I started just a year ago so I'm a noob as well but here's my advice: try a few of the major DAWs (FL Studio, Cubase, Audacity, Ardour or Logic if you're on OSX, etc.). Find the one you prefer, then stick with it to learn it properly. FL Studio is great for beginners from what I understand. You also need a few VSTs or AUs. I would start with a synthesizer VST (the 3x on FL Studio, Synth1 (free), Vanguard, Sylenth1, z3ta+, and many others) just to get the hang of what are oscillators/cutoff/LFOs/attack,decay,sustain,release/etc. You don't need a great computer to run all these programs. Some VSTs will crash with a low CPU though. Oh and learn about effects (delay, reverb, distortion...)

Also, read or watch some stuff you find on the Internet about music-making. Though you'll learn the most just by messing around with your software IMO. Finally, just keep practicing, forever, even if it takes 50 years before your song plays at a rave. DO IT.
 
OrphicTrench said:
Phoscyon FTW!!!!!!!
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Fuck yeah, everybody needs a 303. Or at least some form of emulation.

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