Nope DAW isnt showing any midi activvity and the kontrol2 is turning on rheyre both turning on upon plugin

Thanks in advance and much respect to anyone that takes the time to reply. FYI this is my first foray into MIDI devices. Been using Ableton for less than a month. My issue is: I run Ableton 8 and i just received my nanokontrol2 in the mail. please hate on me if that was a really dumb move. I also or...

i'm gonna go start pressing buttons, then i'll watch ^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS VIDEO^^^^^^^^^^^^^
props to those who know wtf theyre talking about.

i know this is off topic, but is there a drum machine plugin that is free which i can load samples into and then use as a midi track in reaper?

Get ableton. If you buy Ableton 8 right now for like 300-400, you get a free upgrade to Live 9. That will be the only DAW purchase you will have to make in the next 3 years probably. Seems worth it to me. I'm not sure when bitwig is coming out that could be another option. ah, i sorta wanted to do ...

@hasezwei: tanx 4 the input, untill recently i never put any thought into how the electronic artists i've known make their shi**, (chem. bros., aphex twin, BOC, lee perry, king tubby, etc...) so looping and sampling comes to me - from a creative standpoint - as cheating lol. i'm such a novice!! :Q: ...

'Ello, dubstepforum :t: i'll be quick here, heads up- this is a n00b Q. I already play guitar, drums, bass, been in a couple bands, gig'd about. just getting into producing electronic, and trying to go about it w/o asking 2 many Q's. just tryin ta figure sh** out myself, but i really could use some ...

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just checked out reaper, going to switch over. great pricing, too! many thanks.

manymany thankssss

Thank you so much! thats awesome i'm about about to dive, after i finish learning about Parametric EQ. Who came up with all the numbers? where does 'kHz' come from, where did 'dB's come from?
My mind is childlike, and spongey...

big ups to everyone here. This place is mad. So much info and tunes, its rad. I'll do my best to contribute. i just started learning to make electronic music, and i'm aiming to put some dub tracks together just to learn the ropes. I have presonus studio one FREE, and i've been just loading fx into i...