needle ninja

They are one of the best groups to see live. I hope they come here!!

1) What programs you use, and any hardware instruments, midi controllers, etc (PC Specs too)? Just got SONAR 6 producer edition Use FL studio 6; Sound forge; an old softsynth called VAZ modular; other vsts Hardware: AMD 4400 X2 cpu, 2GB RAM 300GB Western digital SATA II hd in a custom built computer with a M-audio delta 66 (matching silver) My lovely moog little fatty, an Edirol PCR-50 as a controller, iriver portable player for recording outdoors digitally no longer have : Yamaha W7 workstation, Kurzweil K2000 rack, drum kat, Mackie VZR2601pro mixer Yamaha msp5 monitors 2) On average, how long does it take you to build and finish a Song? There is no average. 3) Which parts do you find tedious when building your track (if any), if it pattern sequencing, automation, etc? Perhaps final mixdown. 4) Where did the inspiration come from to start producing music? raves, djs, Front 242, cheap synthesizers 5) AND Your favourite style to produce? perhaps psytrance now

I just wanted to thank all who answered here. (especially Freewheelin' Franklin ) I got Sonar 6 producer friday and it has been great It has buttons for all the notes and I can assign them to my computer's keyboard for fast midi sequencing. I hadn't had as much fun as I had last weekend for a long, long time.

Well my delta-66 has been a worry-free soundcard for years with fantastic sound and low latency. I think I am going to get another keyboard stand so that I can have my little fatty on the right; the Edirol on the left; computer in the front with my swivel chair in the middle. I love my little fatty....that sounded wierd

Tatsu's got good taste :clapping:

OForia - Headed for Infinity

The first hardware I ever bought was an old Yamaha W7. It had 16 buttons in the front -one for each midi channel and they would glow eighter green or red (if selected). It didn't have much controllability, just the modwheel and a data slider but I used them both in every patch I created.... Aaah the good old days of playing with sounds on that thing and saving the settings to a floppy.

That's about what I paid for mine, but it wasn't new. Hard for me to believe there are 35 new, unopened cds here.

np - Benza 'the ascention of smeagle'

The Ambush - The Ambush

I was going to do something similiar with an old pair of jeans, never had the guts though.

I got 'Rapture' by Siouxsie and the Banshees so now I have all their albums except 'The Scream' which is too old IMO.

I'm listening to 'Rip it Up' by Ticon or at least I think that's what its called

That's probably how I will do it. I've programmed midi a few ways in the past ...it is something I've spent a lot of time on. Therefore I know I want the most ergonomic setup possible, that is keys in front of monitor, proper height of monitor etc etc. I usually sequence note on first,then modwheel/CC changes to be sure to get timing right. Also want shifting between Piano, Mezzo piano, Mezzo forte, and Forte without adjusting an annoying bar with my mouse pointer.

Well it wasn't today, but thursday I recieved ... Ticon -Zero Six After OForia -To Infinity

Anyone who is interested in producing changing waveforms the likes of which have defined trace music should get a Moog 'little phatty'. After more then a decade of buying electronic music I know the difference in tone the real analogue synthesizer brings to a mix. It may be the bass which gets them on the dancefloor, but it is the highs that keep them there. To my ears there is no modeller that can completely duplicate the rich tone of an analoge machine in the high pitches (303 acidlines anyone). So a few years ago, when Bob Moog re-acquired the rights to moog music I took note. When the moog Voyager came out a couple years ago I was happy and wandered into my local shop where I graceously accepted an offer to try it out. It is a wonderful machine, but I had stickershock. I had not kept up on the news so when again I wandered into my local music shop I was flabbergasted by what I saw: a new moog synth for less then the price of many new digital synthesizers! The moog 'little phatty' (LP for short) is a sight to behold. It is the most geekishly beautiful thing I have seen in as long as I can remember. I will post pictures later. For now you will have to go to moog-music.com to see it. I must say it is quite small and it only has two VCOs but it what it does it does vary well. It itsn't in the amount of presets here it's what you can do with them. In two minutes you can completely change the sound coming out of the machine with no practice whatsoever. I can get lost in tweeking knobs and controlling the envelopes - it is that good. Add effects and you have limitless possibilities in new leads or plenty of fodder for cool fx. The waves are pristine. Analogue means you are creating the waves themselves, no sampling, no shifting, no modeling. You hear the waveforms morph as you turn the wave type knob. I would say this was made for music with slow changes in texture, slow progressions and almost indisernable morphing. As you know, years ago there where only analogue synthesizers. They lost favor to digital synths for some vary important reasons. You couldn't set and save your settings exactly so playing live was a big pain. You had to send it in to be calibrated every so often which was expensive and inconvenient. Furthermore analogue synthesizers were notorious for loosing their tune during play. All of these problems have been solved in the LP. It has an auto tune feature selectable in the master menue. It can save all of the knob positions into sets in its internal eprom. The LP can even calibrate itself, something Kraftwork couldn't dream for in the 70's. It is still an analogue synthesizer and just like Kraftwork you will want to warm up the LP for 15 minutes to ensure the VCOs stay at a stable temperatue and keep their pitch. Is it wearth it? Do I really want an analogue synthesizer? If you like trance music the answer is a big YES ! The LP is a joy to hear and easy to play. It will add sonic charactor to your mix. For acid music it's potential is obvious. The LP is probably the synth I've always wanted but didn't know it. It is a gem. Who knows it may even become as much of a classic as the mini-moog. a vary simple machine HIGHS - the sound quality small size ease of use overall style Lows - only 2 VCOs one small lcd edited : added 2 photos

I love this cd! The first track it brilliant, I wish I could have made something that good. I don't think I would call this a psytrance album. It is trance in the old tradition of doing what you like with many styles. The funkyness was a surprise for me. I think this will be a contender for my favorite cd of 2007. 9/10 or 10/10 not sure yet

You should get a good midi sequencing program for your Mac. There are many options. You should plan on it taking a while to learn all about midi. I think the best way to learn is by doing, but you probably should buy a book to read at the same time.

I've never done that with Fruity Sounds good. I think I'm getting Sonar producer edition. ACT is a cool feature!!

That's good stuff.

They all do yes, but not with a separate key for each note length in a midi sequence. Interface is about more then just clicking a mouse.

I've used fruity loops for years and I've never seen anything with note entry. It was designed as a loop sequencer emulating classic 303ish sequencing and it is the best at that but I want musical bars. I also want to record simultaneously while playing midi notes etc.... I will give Sonar a look now, thanks for the response!

Let me start off by trying to explain how I learned to sequence then to the question. The first keyboard/synth I bought was a Yamaha W7. It was what is called a music workstation because you could compose as well as sculpt custom sounds. It was what tought me about music. Almost from the beginning I would sequence using step entry. It had buttons on the side of an lcd screen with notes on them, one for 1/8th note, one for 1/4 note etc. On the lcd it had a measure, I mostly used 4/4, but you had many options... I would play the keyboard until I heard something I liked then write or remember the order so that I could step them one-by-one into a midi sequence. I looped alot but it was slow-going because it was trial and error on the time of each note. The thing is I liked having a button for each note and not having to drag a bar in a graph and pull it each time. Also, having just one measure on screen at a time was sort of nice because I could concentrate on detail more. I had Logic 4 years ago and I hated it. It sucked my creativity away. The question is : is there a DAW with note entry in this easy-to-use format so I can midi sequence my new little phatty. I want the best, but I also need to not have to think about the software so I can create.

listening to Koxbox - forever after

Well I just bought the thing yesterday. It will arrive weds or thurs.....I can't wait !! *looks at watch to count the minutes again*