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Hi... I'm looking to buy a synth setup which would give me sounds that are quite like Aphex Twins. I understand that this really ain't possible as he builds his own gear etc. but surely there must be a synth out there which can come close... It's the drum sounds in particular that i'm interested in.... How does he play them in? |
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samplers man they are they way to go you can get soft samplers which are great also, if you want a great synth, csound is great, but its all code... no virtual interface, just a blank screen. its hard, but the most powerful or try Reason 2.0 has synths, drum machines, samples and effects, which lots of editing abilities for a very nice price |
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i found good Aphex'ish sounds in FruityLoops 3.4 |
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btw try finging your own sound! |
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oh, and no matter what you use, since his sounds are very personalized, youre gonna have to work hard to get the sounds you want lots of prgramming/effects/editing of sounds but, no one said it was easy =) |
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*finding |
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You see i'm new to all this synth, sampling, sequencing and computer editing stuff Could someone explain what the most used things are in idiot language for a newcomer? :o) what sould i get? what does a sequencer do exactly? I know next to nothing - but am really, really keen to learn and don't mind spending money on getting the gear.... I've got loadsa guitar equipment i need to sell - so money ain't really a problem. Help me :o) |
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get FRUITYLOOPS 3.4 ...and read a manual ...thats it! |
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ok, as a begginer i definatly advise getting reason it might take a while to learn (READ THE MANUAL) but it will be able to do lots and lots for but even if you arnt a begginer, its great, (i use it almost exclusivly), its just good for begginers, cause it covers everything, all in one program sampler synth drummachine mixer effects =) |
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Cubase is proffesional mixing Reason is semi-proffesional mixing, but with low flexibilaty for newcomers FruityLoops is semi-proffesional mixing, but with great flexibilaty for newcomers eJay is for loosers |
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i never have used computers. i need it to be more hands on. mpc 2000, korg er 1 and es 1 (drum machine, and sampler), roland 202 (drum machine), and a bunch of keyboards that i just sample and put on the mpc. thats it, then i play guitar and usually play with a drummer and a bass player.... i have messed around with computers but its just not my thing. i like messing around with reason, its really easy i guess. But yea, if you want good synths, fuck up a keyboard and sample it or something. or just hook pedals up to casio. hehehehe |
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thanks very much... you have been really helpfull :o) what about some kind of hardware keyboard/synth thing to play in melodys etc? what do you suggest? |
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midiman usb keyboard midi controller cheap and effective |
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hey, i know a really good synth. get that yamah sk-1 or whatever that is. you can find one on ebay for pretty cheap. SK-1 stands for sampling keyboard. you can sample with it and its ment to be sampled. its got tons of effects and if you put it through a phaser and delay and a little distoration to make the signal fuzzy, it can sound really really really dank. i guess then you could sample that onto your computer. whatever, its all about finding tons of shit and fucking around. |
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so all i would need to get started is a copy of reason and some kind of midi keyboard? |
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eh, its a casio sk-1, very very very good keyboard. if you open it up, and stick paper clips on the wiring, there is a certain wire that makes whatever you are playing loop. i love that keyboard. |
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yep i personaly think the midiman usb skeyboardcontroller is exactly what you need make sure its USB though or else youll have to buy a whole midi interface |
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It doesn't matter what you're using. Don't try and recreate sounds you've heard, just spend a lot of time messing around randomly until it starts to sound good, then tweak and tweak. If creativity is going to flow, it will. You don't need to spend £1000s on gear. Orbital supposedly made Chime for under £100. If you want to learn to draw, buy a pencil, not a whole load of professional quality brushes. Google for software samplers, download a few, decide which you like best and then download as many samples as you can lay your hands on. Rip CDs and if you've got a mike, sample anything else you think sounds cool. Then you'll have plenty of raw material to put together into music. [End of rant - sorry!] |
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