software to hardware

[J.Mctaw]

aiight i'm messin with the software side right now, fruity loops and the whole computer thing, but i don't want to have to keep upgrading every year or whatever. so i'm gonna eventually switch over to hardware and i just wanted to know, what equipment should i have so that i won't have to worry about anything but the beats? i mean i want to have everything in front of me so that i won't have to keep getting new gear here and there.

i know it's long but any help is appreciated.

 

[misscc803]

A hardware sequencer (e.g. Akai MPC), a keyboard or a sound module w/a midi controller, lots of vinyl, and a turntable. Also buy u a couple of sample cds then u good to go.

 

[J.Mctaw]

thanks, and i just heard one of ya beats on soundclick. bangin.

 

[ALLEYCAT]

I agree with missc803, I say if u ever going hardware get a mpc, depending on your skills it can be used as an all in one device.

 

[Fury]

have an external hard drive dedicated to music and have and mpc or keyboard(whatever u choose) runnin thru midi to use less ram and less memory and samples our a few seconds so that aint even nuthin as far as disk space...

 

[misscc803]

thanks, and i just heard one of ya beats on soundclick. bangin.

Thanks i appreciate that. It was all done on a MPC2k and a Emu PK-6.

 

[J.Mctaw]

i also want to record, what equipment would i absolutely need for that?

 

[misscc803]

i also want to record, what equipment would i absolutely need for that?

Well since u want to go hardware then a multitrack recorder. Right now im rockin the Roland VS-2000 and im def lovin it. But all the Roland VS series track recorders are really worth checkin out ONLY if they have the effect cards w/o them they really aint much. But anywayz check out the Yamaha AW16G and others to.

 

[J.Mctaw]

thanks for all the help. ima check it out.

 

[misscc803]

thanks for all the help. ima check it out.

Sure np. If u need help man dont hesitate to hit me up on AIM or Yahoo. I'll do all i can to help u now.

 

[MarkN]

im making this change at the moment im still waiting for most of my hardware to turn up in the post but once it has ill get sum pics of my new setup for you to see, im still using my PC for my recording tho via pro tools !

 

[misscc803]

im making this change at the moment im still waiting for most of my hardware to turn up in the post but once it has ill get sum pics of my new setup for you to see, im still using my PC for my recording tho via pro tools !

Word dats whats up. So what u got in your arsnel

 

[MarkN]

Word dats whats up. So what u got in your arsnel

well i got a pc with pro tools etc already, and i got all my monitors and 61 key m-audio radium controller ( tho thats going soon for a weighted 88 key) and i got my vestax decks etc.
my e-mu mo phatt rack arrived the other day, i got an m-audio 1010 soundcard, m-audio midisport 8x8, behringer v-amp to to run my bass guitar through, a few percussion instruments sum mics to record them, and MPC2000XL with 8 outs and maxed out memory, and im planning to buy another module off ebay as i managed to sell my car last night ! lol

 

[J.Mctaw]

how is that mo phatt rack? i was thinkin of checkin it out because ima need some modules.

 

[MarkN]

how is that mo phatt rack? i was thinkin of checkin it out because ima need some modules.

yea i like it its got a lot of useful sounds for hip hop, sum good percussion on there too, i wouldnt have it as my only sound source but its good as what it does, and they go cheap as hell on ebay now !

 

[misscc803]

Yeah the mo phat is a nice module also check out the PK-6 out but if u not into the keys then the module of that is the Protues 2000 and that can take the Mo Phat Roms also. So u can have the protues sounds along wit da Mo Phat's sounds to.