Every music producer has his or her own sound which is partly due to the studio instruments they employ. Korg sounds different from Nord leads. Your decision as to which to use will define the texture of your music production. It is essential that you get music production equipment that fits your style and budget, so here's get the right music production equipment.
Instructions
1. I do not usually advocate credit of any kind, but if you are responsible, you can expand your budget by taking advantage of the credit programs available through places like Guitar Center. I bought a Les Paul from them using 12 months same as cash. Be warned, though: Miss one payment and your interest rate skyrockets to somewhere in the 20s. It also backdates to the beginning of the loan. So only take out credit if it's "same as cash" and make sure you make the payments.
2. Use Macs. PCs have great audio editing software in Sonar, but they are just too unstable. Plus, the music industry standard is Pro Tools and Mac. Yes, Sonar can convert to Pro Tools format, but why do you want to go through that? Start off with the right music production equipment, ie, something from Apple, and you can build your studio up without having to worry about random crashes, defragging hard drives every week, and re-configuring the entire operating system.
3. The base of your music production equipment system will be your sound card. Basically, you get what you pay for. You want to spend at least $500 to get decent quality. Make sure it is compatible with sample and bit rates above what you think you'll use.
4. Once you have your Mac and sound card ready, you need a sound board. Digital or analog? Analog is more expensive, and purists love it, but the average consumer can't tell. Also, digital is easier to upgrade and less expensive. You can get more bang for the buck, and when you make your millions, then go get the big purist analog studio. Digitally based music production equipment also upgrades your sound quality to a standard -- 1s and 0s are 1s and 0s forever. There's no noise or muffling.
5. Mac, sound card, and mixing board with enough audio outs and MIDI hookups for your keyboards and guitars -- now the final step in getting the right music production equipment is the audio editing software. Anything by Pro Tools is great, no matter how inexpensive. Actually, it's good to learn on the basic (LE) version, so you'll know really get in there and edit things. But don't discount Wavelab and Soundforge as excellent audio editing and mastering tools. Also, look for Reason for sound creation, Absynth for the best synths you've ever heard, and TRacks for mastering. Good luck getting all your music production equipment together, and I look forward to hearing the hits!
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