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Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:13 pm
by davyd
Hey!
I got some spare cash over (about 800$) and I would like some suggestions on what to buy (musical- equipment/software)
I'm thinking of buying some waves products or NI Reaktor 5, but i'm not sure yet... All music pruduction related suggestions are welcome, everything from a jew's harp to a Monster Moog w/e (if its under 800 bucks ofc
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Peace!
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:50 pm
by paradigm_x
knowing what you currently have would be useful...
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:06 pm
by davyd
Oh, right xD
Hardware: iMac, Apogee Duet, Virus Ti2, Akai MPD 26, Zoom H4n, some midi-keyboards
Software: All reFx plugins (nexus2, vanguard etc), pro-53, Massive, absynth, sylenth1, Microtonic, synplant, a lot of Rob Papen plugins, Rapture, Junglist, D16 plugins (decimort, devastor, phoscyon). Then i have Autotune evo, Camelphat, Cytomic The Glue, iZotope Ozone 4/Trash, Ohmicide, some sugar bytes plugins like effectrix, wow. Tone2, pspaudioware vintage warmer.... thats almost all
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:13 pm
by bigfootspartan
Wow you basically have everything you'd ever need software wise, maybe get proficient in those before dropping any more cash, more synths isn't always better. I don't think you mentioned having monitors, that's what i would recommend.
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:22 pm
by davyd
haha yeah, what can i say, i dont have better things to spend my money on
Besides, i have spent hours with all my synths, yesterday i spent about 13h on massive and my virus hehe
oh yeah, monitors isnt a problem, right now i have crappy hi-fi speakers (-.-), but will grab a pair of adam a7 very soon!
Cheers!
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:45 pm
by dougd
Two things will really improve your setup (from my perspective):
The Adams - once I got monitors it dramatically improved my music making... and
A Moog Slim Phatty - $799 so it fits your budget nicely, and gives you that deep analog sound to complement all those softsynths! Plus you already have the Duet (like I have) so you can capture it into your Mac.
Another option is the Doepfer Dark Energy - check it out on youtube. Also analog, like $600-something, and can get crazy!
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:47 pm
by davyd
dougd wrote:Two things will really improve your setup (from my perspective):
The Adams - once I got monitors it dramatically improved my music making... and
A Moog Slim Phatty - $799 so it fits your budget nicely, and gives you that deep analog sound to complement all those softsynths! Plus you already have the Duet (like I have) so you can capture it into your Mac.
Another option is the Doepfer Dark Energy - check it out on youtube. Also analog, like $600-something, and can get crazy!
Doepfer Dark Energy, hmm interesting!
Will check it out!
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:00 pm
by samkablaam
davyd wrote:haha yeah, what can i say, i dont have better things to spend my money on
Besides, i have spent hours with all my synths, yesterday i spent about 13h on massive and my virus hehe
oh yeah, monitors isnt a problem, right now i have crappy hi-fi speakers (-.-), but will grab a pair of adam a7 very soon!
Cheers!
thats bare sick set up for hifi speakers. haha.
slightly off topic... apparently the new a7s are a big improvement on the old ones.
Re: Gonna expand my software/hardware
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:09 pm
by davyd
Haha thnks!!
Yeah i just saw that, seems sweet!