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Hello, I've just got into the whole making electronic music thing. At the moment I have Reason with a few Re-fills of samples and shit but soon I will have some money (maybe £200 or so) to buy something new. My freind reckons i should look into getting a better sequencer like logic or cubase, but they are too expensive aren't they? but a midi keyboard would be awesome. There's so much to choose from though....


Thanks loads

you might want to test cubase, logic, fl studio, etc before you shell out the cash for them, cos they are a rip-off if you ask me. try some torrents and see which one you find the easiest to get your ideas down on. if i was you i'd buy an ounce of skunk, download the software for free, and go out on the lash with the remaining money

First get some decent monitors and the midi keyboard

decent monitors? I don't know what they are, presumably not the computer-screen type of moniter. What are they?

Like spinning plates wrote:i should look into getting a better sequencer like logic or cubase, but they are too expensive aren't they?

just find a legaly questionable version!

Like spinning plates wrote:decent monitors? I don't know what they are, presumably not the computer-screen type of moniter. What are they?

"Monitor" is a term used interchangably with "reference monitor"

A reference monitor is a speaker which aims to have a flat response, meaning that it does not accentuate or decentuate any part of the EQ band. This gives greater perceptability to the music, and gives you a source of reference that you can trust while mixing, so you know that what you make will sound good on all systems.

In contrast, hi-fi speakers tend to have eratic frequency responses, generally accentuating bass and high end sound. If high end sounds are accentuated by your speakers, you will tend to under-exagerate them in your mix, as you will try to make music sound good on the speakers that you are using.

Often times you will hear the term "nearfield" monitor used as well. This is a speaker designed to be used closer to the ear at lower volume levels in order to avoid frequency spikes caused by certain frequencies being more apt to bounce off of the walls and return to your ears.

thanks for the responses, I have been wondering how poeple know how to get the levels right so they sound good on any system. can anyone recommend some sort of good (and resonably priced) monitor or just a brand or something? I really havent got a clue.

Like spinning plates wrote:thanks for the responses, I have been wondering how poeple know how to get the levels right so they sound good on any system. can anyone recommend some sort of good (and resonably priced) monitor or just a brand or something? I really havent got a clue.

Monitors are a pretty serious purchase. If you have a sub you can likely go for 5" cones. Somethink like the KRK Rokit 5s would be a good choice. They're about $350CAD/pair. Just little guys - I've got a pair. I can definately say that if you have no sub you'll have no idea what's going on on the low.

Rokit 8s are just a touch less than twice as much. $350CAD/speaker or $610/pair. They put out alot more sound.

I found a pair of Samson Resolv 65 monitors for about £100. is that a good buy? I have a creative labs subwoofer, 17Watts maybe 6inches...
Would those monitors do?