music makers-----what do you use

[thehoustonbandit]

music makers-----what do you use
music makers-----what do you use

to create original beats and loops and stuff


I know alot of people here on BGOL like to dabble in it.



What tools do you use to create shit?


Thanks

 

[Dannyblueyes]

my foundation for making beats is my roland 303 groove box. On the rare occasion that I use samples (rare because a lot of places won't let you sell your music when you have them.) I have a Boss 303 groove sampler. I also play an electric bass and keyboard that I mainly use to plot chords and play the 303 though midi. I record demos in reaper and take the concepts down to the paragon studio to lay them out professionally

Might sound like simple basic out of date shit, but it's a hell of a lot more powerful then the gear used to record the original hip hop classics. Also, I think that you should use the instruments that you're the most in tune with rather than always trying to cop the latest shit.

 

[bhunt]

Main thing use to be various MPC's, now I just use reason 4 and a pad midi controller and kontrol49. You don't need to buy a bunch of expensive shit to get music done in 07. A decent computer, soundcard and midi controller is all you need these days. Hell you don't even need to buy records with all the available MP3's to download online.

 

[DaSupremeWun]

I use Fruityloops/FLStudio. You can do alot with that program. I been using it for 5 or 6 yrs now. You can get the same or even better results vs. An expensive ass machine or program in my opinion. People still question me on how do I get the type of sound that I get coming out of fruityloops when they can't get nowhere near that sound coming from their high priced machines. It's all in the person and their natural talent.

 

[longboy]

My arsenal includes an MPC 2000, Fantom X6, Karma, PK6(Proteus 2000 Keys), MS2000, JV 2080, XV 5050, Reason 4,Pro Tools LE, several guitars,a Talkbox,and a gang of different virtual synths.