makin beats

smith_ · 11-06-2009, 09:12 PM

im pretty much bored to tears with school so i wanna make some music.

whats the best program to use/ what gear would you consider essential?

ive heard some nice stuff on here before, so please help me out

smith_ · 11-06-2009, 11:55 PM

cmon yo

~~Jaundice~~ · 11-07-2009, 01:29 AM

FL studio is a great program to start out making beats on

kicked · 11-07-2009, 11:51 AM

Yeah I've been using FL studio on and off for about a year and its pretty solid, you can pretty much make whatever you want on it, and it supports all MIDI controllers, etc.. If you wanna hear a sample of what it can do just let me know and I'll upload something.

smith_ · 11-07-2009, 12:35 PM

i want to get some piano tracks as well, can you import like different sounds or is it all in fl?

my bro has the full program so i know a bit about it but do you need anything else, like a keyboard or somethin?

Raayl · 11-07-2009, 12:39 PM

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~~Jaundice~~ · 11-07-2009, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smith_

i want to get some piano tracks as well, can you import like different sounds or is it all in fl?

my bro has the full program so i know a bit about it but do you need anything else, like a keyboard or somethin?

you can trigger the sounds with your computer keyboard, it has a drum machine, piano, several synths etc in the program

kicked · 11-08-2009, 12:26 PM

you can slice samples as well, and download extra programs for additional synths, sounds, etc. Its pretty straight, and with a little tweaking you can make some quality shit

~~Jaundice~~ · 11-08-2009, 05:43 PM

Yeah it's great to start out with but once you learn to use it there's actually a lot you can do with it

Raayl · 11-08-2009, 06:07 PM

FL studio is really only supplementary imo it has great slicing mechanics though and lots of good things about it

but in order to truly shine you should combine it with programs like ableton and reason

~~Jaundice~~ · 11-08-2009, 06:30 PM

i never understood what use ableton and reason came in for making beats, as long as you're not recording anything

Raayl · 11-08-2009, 07:17 PM

what?

reason isn't recording software...

and ableton can be but they're both primarily instrument software programs

daniellane · 11-10-2009, 06:30 AM

if you have a mac and dont want to spend any money on software then use garage band. it supports midi and comes loaded with lots of different drum kits, synths, and pretty much every other essential instrument. it also has loops to help get you started if you dont know much about making tunes.

11-06-2009, 09:12 PM	#1
smith_ omeezy centreezy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: t.o Posts: 909	makin beats im pretty much bored to tears with school so i wanna make some music. whats the best program to use/ what gear would you consider essential? ive heard some nice stuff on here before, so please help me out

11-07-2009, 01:29 AM	#3
~~Jaundice~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,667	FL studio is a great program to start out making beats on
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11-08-2009, 05:43 PM	#9
~~Jaundice~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,667	Yeah it's great to start out with but once you learn to use it there's actually a lot you can do with it
	Digging: Weezer - Raditude

11-08-2009, 06:30 PM	#11
~~Jaundice~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,667	i never understood what use ableton and reason came in for making beats, as long as you're not recording anything
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11-06-2009, 11:55 PM	#2
smith_ omeezy centreezy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: t.o Posts: 909	cmon yo

11-07-2009, 11:51 AM	#4
kicked obscured by clouds Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 33	Yeah I've been using FL studio on and off for about a year and its pretty solid, you can pretty much make whatever you want on it, and it supports all MIDI controllers, etc.. If you wanna hear a sample of what it can do just let me know and I'll upload something.

11-07-2009, 12:35 PM	#5
smith_ omeezy centreezy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: t.o Posts: 909	i want to get some piano tracks as well, can you import like different sounds or is it all in fl? my bro has the full program so i know a bit about it but do you need anything else, like a keyboard or somethin?

11-07-2009, 12:39 PM	#6
Raayl www.myspace.com/raayl Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,987	r e a s o n

11-08-2009, 12:26 PM	#8
kicked obscured by clouds Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 33	you can slice samples as well, and download extra programs for additional synths, sounds, etc. Its pretty straight, and with a little tweaking you can make some quality shit

11-08-2009, 06:07 PM	#10
Raayl www.myspace.com/raayl Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,987	FL studio is really only supplementary imo it has great slicing mechanics though and lots of good things about it but in order to truly shine you should combine it with programs like ableton and reason

11-08-2009, 07:17 PM	#12
Raayl www.myspace.com/raayl Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,987	what? reason isn't recording software... and ableton can be but they're both primarily instrument software programs

11-10-2009, 06:30 AM	#13
daniellane Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	if you have a mac and dont want to spend any money on software then use garage band. it supports midi and comes loaded with lots of different drum kits, synths, and pretty much every other essential instrument. it also has loops to help get you started if you dont know much about making tunes.