what should i get first?

[Frase]

sup people, ummm.... i wanna start making some bangers but not sure on what to get at the beginning. I have a 60 something note keyboard brand new and a pair of turntables wit the mixer. ive heard that i should get a drum machine and a 4 track recorder. what do you guys suggest? also, can i hook up my keyboard to the drum machine? or recorder? also, what programs are out there that i can record from my piano keyboard onto the cpu through midi? thanks a lot fellas. all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

[dacalion]

I'm sure you're gonna get swamped with answers on what you should start out with but here's my suggestion...If your keyboard HAS a drum kit on it then get yourself a multitrack recorder so you can start putting beats together and mixing in your t-tables. If your keyboard DOES NOT have a drum kit on it then you should buy some sort of music production system whether it be hardware or software to round out your instruments. There are several different ways to go with this. I'm just guessing but it sounds like you want to make your own beats and add some turntable effects in your mix. So get your sounds together first then check out some recording gear to put your beats down. Good Luck and check out the "NEW PRODUCTS" section for some good ideas on equiptment.

As for your question on hooking your keyboard up to a drum machine or recorder, Yes you can do both. Here's a link that will explain MIDI to you... http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/5821/main.html

As for the program for recording, I use ProTools and ACID on my cpu's for recording, editing, blah blah blah...

--dac

[Frase]

thanks for the looks. i appreciate it.

[vitaminman]

Hey,

Get a computer. If you already have one, get some software to record your music. You can do 44 track recording...444 track recording if your hard drive is fast enough!

What kind of keyboard do you have?

If you want to do MIDI, get a MIDI sequencer. My favorite is Cubase, there are others out there like Logic, Sonar, Digital Performer...

Take care,

Nick

[J-malice]

i would suggest a program that has a mixer on it. (cool edit pro is a beast) then a drum machine wouldnt be a bad idea because then you would be set along with some midi cable. you could record your drum tracks direclty from the drum machine to the computer, and then hook up the midi cables from the drum machine to the keyboard and you could sequence the individual instrument tracks on the drum machine. (you dont get the keyboard sounds on the D.M. you just play the keyboard thru the D.M. but that way everything is on beat...read up on midi cables to fully understand wut im sayin) but yea you d be better off buying a drum machine than a mixer beacuse you can always record drum the drum machine to the computer but you wouldnt wana record from the computer to a mixer unless you know you gonna have good quality sounds comin from your computer.

[Frase]

too late man lol. i went and got a mixer today so i have my keyboard which has drums on it connected through it with some mics to the cpu on cubasis. ill give this a try for now though. if not, ill get a drum machine in the future and hook it up to the mixer too. but thanks a lot for the advice man. ill learn more on midi this coming fall in school and shit. cuz i dont really mess wit it cuz i dont really understand it and shit. since im going to college for this shit, ill become more familiar with all this shit. good looks though. i appreciate it. -frase

[KrAzE]

if u wanna get a entry-level sampler i suggest getting the zoom sampletrak st-224

you can check it out at

www.samsontech.com (http://www.samsontech.com)

[MadScientist]

MPC 3000 ............. GET IT NO QUESTIONS ASKED!

[Louie Lou]

I think the computer recording is good for a home setup, but if you wanna do some club gigs or parties or something, unless you have a laptop its gonna be a struggle. I suggest getting all the hardware gear you can then invest on a pc setup for when don't wanna gig..thats if you do any gigs at clubs.

Here my order of attack:

1. Sampling Drum Machine (MPC, MV8000)
2. Digital Recorder, near field monitors
3. Keyboard (Triton, Motif, FantomS)
4. Condenser Mic, effects processor
5. Desktop, Laptop (Mac preferred)
6. Digi001, 002
7. Mixer (digital, analog)
8. ADAT
9. Mo keyboards
10. mo rack processors
11. mo speakers
12. isolation booth for da crib..:)

[Billy Bathgate]

I fyour keyboard samples then get a multitrack machine. I would recommend the pro tools m-box it's cheap and you can expand on it later.

If your keyboard doesn't sample then try to get you hands on a sampler that you can MIDI up to your keyboard.

[J.VAZQUEZ]

MPC60 ,M-BOX(PRO TOOLS) & FOR DA LOVE OF GOD
GET A MAC!!!!!!!

[TKNK]

GET A TRITON STUDIO
it has:
A CD Burner
Hard Drive
Floopy
Touch Screen
4 Stereo outs
2 Stereo Ins plus a mic/line switch
6 track hard drive recorder
61 Keys with After touch
Over a 1,000's sounds plus your own
200,000 note sequencer
4 Knobs,2 Swiths, 1 Ribbon Controller
Mono/Stereo Sampling
And More GO 2 KORG.COM

[numerike]

Originally posted by TKNK
GET A TRITON STUDIO
it has:
A CD Burner
Hard Drive
Floopy
Touch Screen
4 Stereo outs
2 Stereo Ins plus a mic/line switch
6 track hard drive recorder
61 Keys with After touch
Over a 1,000's sounds plus your own
200,000 note sequencer
4 Knobs,2 Swiths, 1 Ribbon Controller
Mono/Stereo Sampling
And More GO 2 KORG.COM


Yeh just starting out? lol a bit over the top. Good product though :\


All you need is PC, good soundcard (MIDI), midi controller, turntable, mixer, and condensor mic if needed.