Hardware:
- DAW (Vista, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 4200+, 3GB RAM)
- Raid 0 across 2 Baracuda Drives
- Dual 22" Wide Screen Monitors
- M-Audio Delta 1010LT
- Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones
- M-AUDIO - Radium61 - 61-Key USB MIDI Controller
- MK-149 Midi Controller
- Midiman Midisport 4x4 USB MIDI Interface
- MKS-50 Sound Module (Rack Version of Alpha Juno)
- Access Virus B Desktop Sound Module
- Novation Nova II X Keyboard
- KRK Rokit 10" Subwoofer
- M-Audio MX 8" Monitors
- Mackie CFX12 Mixing Console
- Ibanez Electric Guitar
- Shure SM58 Microphone
Software:
- SoundForge
- Cakewalk Sonar
- Native Instruments
- Propellerheads Reason
- Propellerheads Rewire
- FX Plug-ins (alot!!!)
- Sound Diver (for keyboard
patches)
- Pidgin Instant Messenger (gotta
keep in touch with the peepz)
- Other Software...
Other Essentialz:
- Lots of Beer Except on Mixdown day
- Lots of patience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- REAL Knobs, faders, and buttons.
- Creativity
- Respect for music ie. ALL MUSIC! (except rap & country, those two suck, note i said rap not "hip hop")
The Ultimate Tips for Beginner Artists:
- Build a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
- Throw away your Soundblaster
- If the keyboard comes with an elephant noise, dont buy it
- REMEMBER: Presets SUCK! Make your own.
- Buy a keyboard with knobs
- Grooveboxes are toys. Spend you money elsewhere.
- EQ out 300hz --> that frequency is evil!
- Buy books... Read them!
- Stop using other people's samples. It sounds better when you make your own.
- I dont know about you, but I wouldnt feel comfortable using a program with the words "fruity" in it
- Every sound should have a reason for being there
- Less is More. Silence is your friend.
- If you dont understand what a compressor does, you shouldn't be telling people you make electronic music.
- If you have to be on drugs to understand it... can it!
- For christ sake, LEARN MIDI!!!!!!!!
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