Hi,
I currently am looking into purchasing some production equipment, I currently have an acer all in one pc.. so i would buy an external harddrive.
I have a decent amp and speakers which can be used. what else would you reccomend buying? obviously i dont need to spend too much at first as ill just be learning! is there any software/hardware you would reccomend i buy to get me started?
Cheers
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If your just starting out i think for now just concerntrate on the software before buying any hardware.....sounds like you could run reason, cubase, fruity ect on the pc you got now.....you've got amp and speakers and if you use these for mixing then you'd have a rough idea of what your tracks should sound like in comparison with the tunes you mix thru them.
Id say once you find sortware you're confortable with then get a midi keyboard, maybe upgrade to decent active monitor speakers.
All i use is an old dell PC....(loads of ram, memory and a decent soundcard in it)....Reason 4.0, Soundforge (for sampling, mastering), wharfdale active monitors, M-audio keyrig 25 keyboard midi controller (cost me 50quid from some german company)......Thats all you need really, until your ready to move into the next level.....
...its not so much what hardware you got ,its what you do with what you have got.
Software wise...reason is in my opinion the easyiest to learn....and its self contained, by that i mean its got all the effects, synth machines, drum machines, sencencer's all built in....and reason 6 can now be wired to VST's....(not sure how this works..im on reason 4.0)
.....So if sooner of later your going to be using vst's you'd need logic, cubase or similar....Ive used fruity but found it really simple and basic....thats just me tho, its really whatever you real comfortable with.