Must have ingredients to begin making beats

[John Doe]

Hi guys,

I wanted to ask what all hardware/software I need to own in order to start making beats.

from what i've read I understand it to be:

A Laptop
A MIDI Keyboard
A DAW
Some good speakers and headphones

is this correct? ,thanks for the help - John Doe

 

[thedreampolice]

Yup that's pretty much it.

 

[MitchHolmes]

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[OriginalNoGuru]

Audio interface to connect those speakers to your music (and to take pressure of the CPU while it deals with all your audio & plug-ins and stuff)

 

[NaturalStateMus]

True, a good Interface is a must!

 

[Gentleman Swami]

If i'm honest the only things there that are a MUST are:

• Laptop
• DAW
• Speakers/Headphones

 

[TriKRaps]

Yeah pretty much you got it. But also i think an audio interface is usefull too BUT i dont think its a NEED

 

[OriginalNoGuru]

My laptop (i3 + 12Gb RAM) can't cope without my AI once I get into mixdown so I'm gonna have to disagree.

The pressure a decent soundcard takes off the CPU when dealing with audio can't be underestimated.

 

[TriKRaps]

but man not everything has money to buy an Audio interface and a Laptop and a midi. come on.

 

[Bugsy]

Im with @Trik with this one, if you cant afford the audio interface just yet, then dont. you dont have to force yourself into buying one. like @Fade said, Master your DAW, from there youll figure out a way to maximize your setup even if its just a laptop and headphones. Besides, its not what you use, its how you use it.

I can give you an advice that can probably help you afford that setup including the audio interface....

"Torrents"

you can probably figure it out from there.

 

[TriKRaps]

Im with @Trik with this one, if you cant afford the audio interface just yet, then dont. you dont have to force yourself into buying one. like @Fade said, Master your DAW, from there youll figure out a way to maximize your setup even if its just a laptop and headphones. Besides, its not what you use, its how you use it.

I can give you an advice that can probably help you afford that setup including the audio interface....

"Torrents"

you can probably figure it out from there.

Cracked Daw's For The Win

 

[PhDBeats]

That is definitely it, @John Doe. If you have a Mac and you are not recording any outside vocals or instruments then you do not need a sound card. The Mac's sound card and Core Audio are just fine for hiphop production, especially with sample based hiphop.

 

[Haze47]

i cant believe how wrong everyone on this thread is...

you HAVE to have a complete analogue studio - its ALL about what gear you have - fuck everything else

 

[OriginalNoGuru]

i cant believe how wrong everyone on this thread is...

you HAVE to have a complete analogue studio - its ALL about what gear you have - fuck everything else

Ha!