Howdy,
Seen a few people on here lately looking for advice on what gear to get for starting out.
Thought it'd be good to have all the advice in one place.


I reckon for starting out a basic version of Cubase(vst) and the Emu Xboard 61 would be a good investment for learning the ropes.

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id recomend the same as above but get a copy of reason and recycle.
get as many refills for reason as u can possibly get
an down load as many drum sample packs as u can get ur hands on

also it goes without sayin a decent set of speakers instead of usin ur shitty pc ones for people startin out even run ur pc sounds through ur cd player(if it has good speakers) by gettin a phono cable
place the 1 output line in2 ur socket for headphones on the pc
an the other 2 in 2 the back of ur cd player an run it of the aux on the cd player fairly staright forward

jonnyboy Wrote:
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download as many drum sample packs as u can
> get ur hands on

Or sample them straight from record if you are going to be a 'REAL' producer.


> also it goes without sayin a decent set of
> speakers instead of usin ur shitty pc ones for
> people startin out even run ur pc sounds through
> ur cd player(if it has good speakers) by gettin a
> phono cable
> place the 1 output line in2 ur socket for
> headphones on the pc
> an the other 2 in 2 the back of ur cd player an
> run it of the aux on the cd player fairly staright
> forward

What?

iamstop Wrote:
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> jonnyboy Wrote:
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> download as many drum sample packs as u can
> > get ur hands on
>
> Or sample them straight from record if you are
> going to be a 'REAL' producer.
>
>
> > also it goes without sayin a decent set of
> > speakers instead of usin ur shitty pc ones for
> > people startin out even run ur pc sounds
> through
> > ur cd player(if it has good speakers) by gettin
> a
> > phono cable
> > place the 1 output line in2 ur socket for
> > headphones on the pc
> > an the other 2 in 2 the back of ur cd player an
> > run it of the aux on the cd player fairly
> staright
> > forward
>
> What?

what u shitin about
real producer?samplin other peoples shit an addin drums doesnt make u a real producer
i was givin people advise on how 2 START OUT how bout u do the same thats what the thread is for instead of leavin little smart comments

I feel that to start out you should learn how to sample. What ever you sample, be it from records or live instruments, you should learn how to and how to manipulate samples.

jonnyboy Wrote:
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> id recomend the same as above but get a copy of
> reason and recycle.

iamstop Wrote:
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>I feel that to start out you should learn how to sample

do u know what recycle is for man?
its for the point u made above^^^ problem with that point is i already gave it in my first post that u were questionin

this site wrecks my head this is a thread for people 2 leave tips for others startin out makin beats so when they read through it if they are startin out they will b able 2 get ideas an tips an know what gear 2 get

if this goes back an forth with useless smart comments it will b a useless thread like half the others on this site



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/11/2007 01:49AM by jonnyboy.

the most underrated piece of gear is an ear.

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ye well done on that hardly helping someone starting out now though is it. what johnny boy said reason is the easiest place to start. ableton is suppose to be the shit but ive not used it yet.



Go on the pats!!!!!!!!

an ear for music ron... if you dont have one then all the gear in the world wont make a difference.
but yeah get reason or ableton. figure it out then get cubase and vsts.

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D-Note Wrote:
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> an ear for music ron... if you dont have one then
> all the gear in the world wont make a difference.
> but yeah get reason or ableton. figure it out then
> get cubase and vsts.


i know what you meant it was just a pretty pointless comment if they were looking for gear then they already think they can do it.



Go on the pats!!!!!!!!

jonnyboy Wrote:
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> jonnyboy Wrote:
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> > id recomend the same as above but get a copy of
> > reason and recycle.
>
> iamstop Wrote:
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> >I feel that to start out you should learn how to
> sample
>
> do u know what recycle is for man?
> its for the point u made above^^^ problem with
> that point is i already gave it in my first post
> that u were questionin
>
> this site wrecks my head this is a thread for
> people 2 leave tips for others startin out makin
> beats so when they read through it if they are
> startin out they will b able 2 get ideas an tips
> an know what gear 2 get
>
> if this goes back an forth with useless smart
> comments it will b a useless thread like half the
> others on this site


There is far more to sampling then recycle. And stop crying will ye?

ronb Wrote:
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> D-Note Wrote:
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> > an ear for music ron... if you dont have one
> then
> > all the gear in the world wont make a
> difference.
> > but yeah get reason or ableton. figure it out
> then
> > get cubase and vsts.
>
>
> i know what you meant it was just a pretty
> pointless comment if they were looking for gear
> then they already think they can do it.

good man

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Gear to get for starting out in Production :

TALENT

oh come on laidback... ronb wont be happy with that pointless comment

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what? its not a pointless comment... the gear aspect is important , software, hardware they are right u have to have a few to get started fo sure. But also talent cause fo example i gave a few soft to some of my friends in my country they were incapable to do shit after a few months cause no creativity.
So fo me what people need before all to get started is having a creativ mind.

I was joking dude. read my previous posts. I totally agree.

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if you're broke then a copy of fruity loops will do, just so you get some experience and see if beat-making is something you want to pursue.
nobody has recommended any hardware yet??

everybody here turned to the dark side??

talent comment was also pointless.

anyone who comes in to ask for gear may or may not have the talent to use it but theyre not asking am i talented enough to use this properly theyre asking for advice on where to start. simple as comments like that are unhelpful and unneccessary



Go on the pats!!!!!!!!

One very important thing you need is PATIENCE.

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> One very important thing you need is PATIENCE.


and TIME.

Alright lads, just starting to make some beats, anyone tell me what the
best pair of budget flat headphones i could get for mixing? I have a
pair of AKG K55's but not sure if they'll give an accurate mix so can
anyone advise me on some decent flat ones to get at a budget price. Also if my
K55's are any good, nice one lads

iamstop Wrote:
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> NUGGET Wrote:
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> > One very important thing you need is PATIENCE.
>
>
> and TIME.


And SKILL!

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And at least 1 arm helps.

Talent!!

Xavier aka Laidback Wrote:
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> Gear to get for starting out in Production :
>
> TALENT


NDLZ you're waaaay late there. Also RTFT,
Read the full thread!

9th Wonder put it best...
A dude can come to a game in brand new Jordans fresh out of the box and do nothing and another dude can come in worn-out Converse Chuck Taylors and do his thing.

Its not what you use,Its how you use it.
I like Fruity Loops and a wave chopping program..I got headphones a relative knicked out of a studio...and thats it.

I've seen people make the dopest beats with just their mouth and I can name countless horrible beats that have been made with thousand euro equipment....
Theres a bum on shop street who plays the spoons and it sounds better than some of the shit I'v heard on myspace and soundclick..it doesn't matter,its what you put into it!!!

YEAH BECAUSE WHEN I WANT TO SAMPLE AN OLD RECORD I HAVE I BREAK OUT MY SPOONS.

Eyes to see the equipment are good too.

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