is it worth it?

[Agent Smith]

im running reason and pro tools right now and i was looking at adding some hardware. i was looking at a korg triton or a roland fantom. i was wondering if its worth it to add this to my set up if i can?

thanks--peace

 

[Ozmosis]

Will this be your first piece of hardware? If your serious about producing and can afford it(because this sh** can get expensive) you have to get atleast one piece of hardware. My first piece was a Roland xp-30 keybord then a year later I got a mpc-1000. A keybord will get your music theroy better and youll learn how to play an instrument as well, so it has its advantages. Hardware lets you get in between those notes that you cant get with software. So I say get what you can afford and dont dont let it sit when you get it, keep playing.

 

[Cold Truth]

well, that depends. for the cost of the fantoms or tritons, you can get a rack version of either of them, and sequence via pro tools.

personally, i would invest in the keyboards/modules if you can. i myself am getting a fantom xr module the first week of june. i had an mpc/motif combo last year this same time and i swapped those out for my current pc/cubase/sampletank2 combination. having been on both sides of the coin i can definitively say this: you can never go wrong with having both, and in my view it is advantageous to do so if at all possible for various reasons. it is most definitely worth adding a major keyboard/module to your arsenal.

go to your nearest sam ash/guitar center/etc and play with the motif. triton, fantom, and all their respective versions, keyboard and rack, and decide which best fits your style/avision/needs/price range/etc.

 

[Agent Smith]

thanks guys-- now new question--
my style is dark, dramatic and crusty--that means taking a lot of shimemring samples and dragging them through the mud--which one out of the fantom or the triton will give me more possibilities and capabilities in terms of sample tweakage?

sorry if these questions are stupid but ive been a strictly software head for like 3 years


peace

 

[Cold Truth]

well, that does depend on the versions the triton has the Triton extreme, studio, classic, and le versions, and the Fantom has the classic, -S, and X versions. there is also the almighty Motif.

I would hope Big D responds to this, because he owns the Triton Extreme and had the Fantom S before he took it abck for the triton..

my question to you is, are we reffering to samples as patches, or samples as in actual records? if its actual records (sampling phrases, hits, etc.) then an MPC/SP sampler would be more ideal.

if its patches, it really doesnt ake a difference. my advice is to play with both machines for a while before making a choice.

the Proteus 2000 actually fits that m.o quite nicely, however... as does the Motif. realy, all that matters is your personal prefference, and if you are recording it as audio track by track, you can shape your sound in any way you like from the keyboard to pro tools, and it really wouldnt matter because all the "Big Three" (Triton, Motif, and Fantom) are excellent...

 

[Agent Smith]

yea--i was talking about actual recorded samples--i feel you on the mpc tip but i just dont know which learning curve is higher--an mpc or a keyboard--it seemed to me the keyboard was easier but then again i dont know much about these thinigs

 

[Cold Truth]

oh no, a keyboard would have a much higher leaqrning curve, especially if all you are using it for is samples. i would recommend the mpc and some the MFC filter for it. the mpc has a much easier curve (ok, so i had one for a year and i had it down pretty good...) as opposed to these workstation keyboard..

 

[Agent Smith]

alright i made my decision-- im gonna see if i cant get me an mpc 1000- i pretty much already have the keyboard capabilities etc with reason so ill handle my sampling needs with the mpc

thanks for all the help

 

[Cold Truth]

ok, your welcome. thread closed.