Must-Have software for Music Producers

[TheAppleCore]

I am getting the newest version of Logic soon, so am excited to see how it compares.

Logic's great in a different way. I find that it's easy to get really nice sounds in Logic, because the built-in effects and tools are superb. But this comes at the cost of slightly less flexibility. Also, I don't suggest using Logic's factory sample library, it sucks IMHO. I've got Kontakt, which actually has a GREAT factory sample lib.

 

[Purges]

I've got Kontakt, which actually has a GREAT factory sample lib.

And is even better when you start manipulating your own sounds :twisted:

 

[TheAppleCore]

You mean just recording all sorts of cool and crazy sounds, and resampling the crap out of them?

 

[Key Omen]

I use Ableton 8 with a ton of VSTs, and Reason 5. Havent figure out Max yet..

Some good VSTs are the Korg Legacy pack, and Voxengo's curve EQ- capable of 60 band EQ, allowing one to warp white noise or sound in general to align to spectral densities of colored noise such as blue noise, green, violet - etc... Voxengo has some absolutely spiffing wares.

I'm not sure what hardware I will get. I want small and versatile. I want a velocity sensitive drum pad with 6-12 pads, and a keyboard that will play scales - preferably lighting up the notes in the scale and deactivating the others. I've never seen anything like that, haven't looked. i don't even have that great of a computer right now.

 

[soulfood]

Cubase 5, Battery, Massive.

The rest is just for show

Love my trusty albino though, I have to say.

Those who are into something a bit flash should check out:

http://www.camelaudio.com/Alchemy.php

and especially

Spectrasonics - Omnisphere - Overview

 

[Purges]

Also - the best effects modules I have ever used have to be GRM tools. I could spend days just playing with them!

You mean just recording all sorts of cool and crazy sounds, and resampling the crap out of them?

I do indeed

 

[benzyme]

audacity, or gtfo

 

[Infinite I]

Just got an ipad 2 from ebay so I will have the lemur on it by Friday I cant beleive it sooo excited just downloaded some templates, feels like christmas is coming! :d anyone tinkered with the lemur? any cool must have templates?

 

[benzyme]

i'd get reactable

 

[Infinite I]

Good idea benzyme forgot about that one though I wasnt that impressed with it on my iphone actually felt ripped off but will be better for the ipad, hopefully my purchase will transfer to the ipad, sitting waiting on the postman, where is he?????? :evil:

 

[Macre]

I've always been more steered towards Pro Tools. I used Cubase back in the day. Though I haven't made any music in quite a while. I'm gonna focus on painting over the next couple of years. Don't worry music, I'll be back.

Peace

Macre

 

[dromedary]

Also, if you have the time to spend learning it, Reaktor is unbelievably powerful. I created an awesome synth in Reaktor where I whisper into a microphone and modulate the sound with the microphone's output, so I basically have a totally effortless way to expressively control the synth while playing it live. I was tripping out on that thing when I first got it working. So much fun.

Damn that sounds amazing. I'd love to hear more about how you did this.

My favourite tools are Reason and Max/MSP, and I frequently use them together. If I was really focussed on making music rather than just creating fat soundscapes then I would probably add some software with a good sequencer to that list. Reason's is pretty bad, and sequencing with Max is like building a car when your real goal is just to drive to the shops.