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Building up a little studio
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I'm feeling limited with only Reason and nothing else.
Thus, I've decided that I will be acquiring three things in the next month or three.
-A Simple Keyboard controller (M-Audio Oxygen8 V2)
-A Drum/Loop controller (M-Audio Trigger Finger)
-A nice sequencer (I like Ableton Live a lot)
This will also aid me in looking to start doing live performances (when I'm good enough).
Any advice for a total newbie concerning cheap, yet effective, studio gear? | |
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09/25/06
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race4prize
an espresso machine.
09/25/06
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skab
i second the trigger finger. make sure you grab m-audio's enigma editor from their website too - it's very useful.
ableton is an excellent program - but, if you can try out a few different sequencers before you buy....
i also love my behringer bcr2000 knob box...but a lot of people hate behringer gear. faderfox do a nice line of midi controllers - not so cheap tho.
i think the most important thing is to think about how you want to work - live and in teh studio, and choose gear that fits your style.
good luck!
09/25/06
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skab
also an espresso machine is cool.
and for true ponce value - you'll need a grinder. 
09/25/06
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energygiant
screw the m-audio stuff. their keys are so cheap feeling.
link that thing does more than both them anyway
09/25/06
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fakeBlooper
if you do anything with weak ass signals you may want to get a di box. i have an audiobuddy from m-audio, but if i could do it all over again, i'd go with a sansamp. both very cheep, but makes your audio inputs sound way better.
09/25/06
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Compl33t
@energygiant: I'm on a tight budget, but that looks awesome. :D
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pierlu001
you can go for a m-audio axiom controller... it has knobs and pads (you can save on the trigger finger), plus semi weighted keys. i have the 25 and i'm really satisfied with it (well, i mean, if it had faders instead of knobs i'd be completely satisfied with it). it's alittle bigger than the oxigen, but it's worth the hassle.
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09/25/06
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emulsion
I would say if you're still going to be sticking with Reason for the time being, it might be worth the cash for a Novation Remote SL - it works super well with Reason and lets you get away from the screen a bit - makes Reason feel a bit more like a real synth. It has drum pads as well - they're tinier and not as cool as MPC/trigger finger type pads but they do the job.
09/25/06
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race4prize
get the akai and screw m audio
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09/25/06
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jdg
fuck that akai.. its the worst ever.
those are not the same pads as teh MPC.
its the same pads as maxipads.
09/25/06
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jonbro
the mpd24, which is theoretically coming out soon, will have the pads of the mpc2500. That is, according to the marketing hype. I will let you know as soon as it comes out, because as fun as hitting my keyboard with my fingers is, I really need to get me some pads.
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09/26/06
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Compl33t
Anybody have experience with EMU?
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DongleKong
Compl33t said: "Anybody have experience with EMU?
link"
I bought this for my for my wife for her birthday...i really like the key action-solid, semi-weighted--but the knobs, although sturdy, are not endless encoders. I've never tried to do any kind of configuration customization, either, so i don't know if its a pain with that..
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