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my friend has text me for some advice on mac music-creating software.... she has some samples (most likely recorded by herself on her minidisc) and wants to create tunes with em... any one any recommendations? (i use pc s/w) -btw, she is new to the whole music creation thang... any help will be much appretiated ;) |
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There are a whole bunch of demo/freeware stuff on . When I started out, I just tried a whole lot of programs to see what I liked, and I think that's the best approach. Is she going to make soundcollage stuff with her samples, or is it melody+beats? I can't think of any recommendations, but you've atleast got a got place to find stuff :) |
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any big name software titles |
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dont mind shelling out for some decent software. . . is there any flstudio kinda software for macs? |
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I haven't found any FL-esque solutions for Mac. There is Reason, Cubase & Logic, but there's also this Garageband that come with Macs these, which I haven't tried, but seem like a good place to start for people new to musicmaking. |
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[edit] these days. |
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Try cubase or reason. But if she wants to primarily just sequence sounds that she has recorded, cubase is a pretty bad option. Try cubase with a copy of intakt or kontakt (although I would think intakt more for the newbie). But its going to take her a while to figure out cubase.... |
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* reason is a pretty bad option... |
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ableton live perhaps? |
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logic express 7 or cubase sl |
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Digital Performer, Logic or Cubase as far as sequencers go. Then you can have a look at http://www.kvraudio.com/ for all instruments, effects etc. Plus you have the other stuff available like Max/MSP and supercollider. |
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supercollider is to hardcore, to start off with. krv is a good site |
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Cubase SX is a very good and easy to use sequencer. Digital performer is good too, but i think is slightly more complicated for a beginner. I strongly believe Logic is way too sophisticated and cumbersome for a beginner music maker. Grab a copy of Halion, Kontakt ( i despise this program but it seems to work for other people ), or Battery ( for drum type samples only ). All of the stuff i mentioned above can be found fairly easily on Limewire, a filesharing prog for the mac. |
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btw: Lots of people start on Reason, and i think the reason why is it comes with a shit load of good sounding instruments. In my opinion, it is much more difficult to navigate and use than a sequencer like Cubase. The arrange window is very tiny, and it has many resizing issues. If you start with Cubase with lots of 3rd party plugins, you will find that it is fairly easy to use once you get the hang of how to load VSTs, and using the mixer. |
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This is no help, but they aught to release Fl for Mac. People tear it down and everything, but it's the easiest and most intuitive software sequencer I've seen. |
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If you really have the time & money and are serious about music, go with Logic. |
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i completely disagree with this, Logic is not an intuitive or more powerful program than Cubase, Nuendo, Protools, or even FL studio for that matter. Do not start on Logic if you are starting computer music for the first time. You will be in way over your head. |
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FL should never be dissed, it is a wonderful program. The only people who tear it down are the types that dont have a fucking clue how to make music (but are deluded into thinking they can). The beat slicer in fruity loops is the best real-time beat slicer that exsists. I mean what other SEQUENCER can be used as a VST instrument? how crazy is that |
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