| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live 01:34 - Jun 1 with 1213 views | A40Bosh |
I might be going out on a limb here, but I think even our long haired metal one might have to bow out of this music related conversation.
I have just spent my first two hours playing with a Novation 61 key keyboard controller, driving the Ableton Live software, running through a Numark DJ IO soundcard in to my Bose Companion 5 speakers.
And suddenly what Harry does between now and the 3rd August is of no concern of mine.
I don't suppose there is anyone out there by remote chance can relate to this ?
I feel a tumbleweed moment on the horizon
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 01:44 - Jun 1 with 1200 views | SonofNorfolt |
Is it like a ProTool piece of kit or more Moog? |  | | |
| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 04:01 - Jun 1 with 1190 views | silky |
You are not alone Bosh Man! Great to finally see someone knowing what I love as my hobby, making electronic music.
I use Cubase 5 with a load of Software Synths, VSTi Effects to make my electronic music and have a M-Audio 49 Keystation MIDI Keyboard with an Access Virus B hardware Synth.
I used to use Ableton Live to DJ with and really enjoyed it, as for making music on it never tried it although I do know it uses Software Synths & VSTi which I have a load of and would happily send some your way.
Meaning of VSTi >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Studio_Technology
Enjoy it though Bosh and keep at it. Once you start making music and getting the hang of it there is no other feeling like it.
My work on Soundcloud (if your interested)(I am an early 90's rave dance fan)
https://soundcloud.com/silky1122 |  |
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 11:19 - Jun 3 with 1124 views | A40Bosh |
| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 04:01 - Jun 1 by silky |
You are not alone Bosh Man! Great to finally see someone knowing what I love as my hobby, making electronic music.
I use Cubase 5 with a load of Software Synths, VSTi Effects to make my electronic music and have a M-Audio 49 Keystation MIDI Keyboard with an Access Virus B hardware Synth.
I used to use Ableton Live to DJ with and really enjoyed it, as for making music on it never tried it although I do know it uses Software Synths & VSTi which I have a load of and would happily send some your way.
Meaning of VSTi >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Studio_Technology
Enjoy it though Bosh and keep at it. Once you start making music and getting the hang of it there is no other feeling like it.
My work on Soundcloud (if your interested)(I am an early 90's rave dance fan)
https://soundcloud.com/silky1122 |
Thanks Silky, taking a listen to your stuff now at work as I write.
I was messing around for another couple of hours with the Ableton software over the weekend and managed to record a 2-3 minutes of a little ditty I came up with on my old Casio keyboard back when I was 16 or 17 in the 1980's. Just basic layering of the main piano riff on top of one of the pre-set drum loops and then I played a sub woof bass line underneath it and then embellished it with some string voices. It's amazing how easy it is to actual do something basic.
I need to spend time to read the manual from beginning to end and start doing things properly!!! | |
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:10 - Jun 3 with 1096 views | FDC |
I used to be into this, in fact was thinking only recently that I'd like to get back in to it. Seriously time-consuming hobby though!
I was into making electronic, house-y stuff and also recording live stuff. I used Cubase SX2 for sequencing and recording audio (guitars & vox - not mine!), had a M-Audio midi keyboard and a M-Audio Trigger Finger pad for firing drum samples. Apart from that I had a huge amount of soft-synths and various VSTis.
One piece of advice would be this: take your time getting to know your synths. Because I 'acquired' so many of them, I succumbed to the temptation of loading up something different if I couldn't get the sound I wanted out of the one I was using. Because they hadn't cost me anything I never really stretched any given synth to it's limits, and never really got a grip of any of them. It would have been much better to limit myself to just using one or two for a long time.
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:22 - Jun 3 with 1081 views | SomersetHoops |
I've struggled with some PC music progs so have just ordered a little Mac mini to play with garageband. Perhaps my problem lies with lack of ability nor time to get used to some complex programs. My daughter uses garageband a school and has persuaded me to go down that route - probably more for her than me. |  |
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:26 - Jun 3 with 1077 views | FDC |
My mate uses Garage Band and swears by it - that's for sequencing live recordings though. IIRC, people used to swear by Fruity Loops as a good entry-level sequencer for dance music (although this is going back a good few years). I think The Prodigy used it for Jilted Generation actually, so obviously it can do the business. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:31 - Jun 3 with 1070 views | baz_qpr |
Logic man myself, originally cubase back in the day when it moved from Atari to apple |  | | |
| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:34 - Jun 3 with 1066 views | FDC |
| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:31 - Jun 3 by baz_qpr |
Logic man myself, originally cubase back in the day when it moved from Atari to apple |
Ironically I always found Logic really illogical! Which was problematic since the studio i worked in for a bit ran off Macs with Logic. | | | |
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 17:43 - Jun 3 with 1038 views | SomersetHoops |
| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:26 - Jun 3 by FDC |
My mate uses Garage Band and swears by it - that's for sequencing live recordings though. IIRC, people used to swear by Fruity Loops as a good entry-level sequencer for dance music (although this is going back a good few years). I think The Prodigy used it for Jilted Generation actually, so obviously it can do the business. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Fruity Loops is now FL Studio. You can get a free download of what it does with some quite good sample electro music, but its quite expensive to buy the full program with all the sounds, effects and synths which you need to make your own music on it. | |
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 17:53 - Jun 3 with 1033 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Oh I remember this, years ago my school had it (or similar).
I only had a little play as I dropped music.
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| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 17:55 - Jun 3 with 1031 views | baz_qpr |
| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 13:34 - Jun 3 by FDC |
Ironically I always found Logic really illogical! Which was problematic since the studio i worked in for a bit ran off Macs with Logic. |
I think if you ever used Cubase or older sequencers Logic is really familiar.
I've always liked Reason as well especially when combined with Logic.
Could not get my head around Abletron, really alien to me | | | |
| Totally Non QPR - Ableton Live on 18:10 - Jun 3 with 1025 views | 18StoneOfHoop |
" ..as I dropped music."
Ha Ha.That much is made abundantly clear day after day ,thread after thread on this site.
This thread reminds me of the lyrics to The Undertones 'My Perfect Cousin' classic single:
" His Ma bought him a synthesizer,
Brought The Human League in to advise her." |  |
| 'I'm 18 with a bullet.Got my finger on the trigger,I'm gonna pull it.."
Love,Peace and Fook Chelski!
More like 20StoneOfHoop now.
Let's face it I'm not getting any thinner.
Pass the cake and pies please. |
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