About to pull the trigger on a lap top for music concentration since I recently had my whole studio raided. Here are the spec's I'm considering tell me what you think: OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit(seems this is the only option for windows today) Processor Intel i5-430M 2.26 ghz RAM: 4 gb HDD: 5...

I'm new to programming synths and am hoping someone can point me in the right direction...I'm using Reason 4, which of the synthesizers will help me achieve the synth sound around the 1:00 minute mark of this song (not the bass): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CybO7XtYpdU Wave forms? Oscillators? En...

Is it possible? Is there an mbox emulator? Or am I stuck with Ableton unless I buy a physical interface

I just recently got into trying to make electronic music and selecting sounds is really hanging me up. I'll pick out drum sounds I like and make some patterns easy enough, but then choosing which instruments to put over it is a complete mental block. I'll start sorting through synths in reason and a...