Recording Advice, Optimum set up for the least money if poss |
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Recording Advice, Optimum set up for the least money if poss |
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Nov 10 2008, 02:17 PM |
First you need something to make the bass tone - a virtual instrument or VSTi in fact. There are some free ones out there (google Bass VSTi). IF you want to spend some money, Spectrasonics Trilogy is awesome!
Next you need a way to get the bassline into the computer. Sure you can do this with a mouse in pretty much all DAWs - I would guess Riffworks can do this. If it can;t there are cheap alternatives that can such as Reaper. An alternative to the mouse is to use a keyboard for bass input - its a lot easier this way, particularly if you have a little keyboard skill. If you don;t, well you could learn! Or you could just regard it as too much hassle and stick with the mouse By the way, Midi these days is often a misnomer as most keyboards hook straight into your PC over USB, although you can use MIDI if you really want - the Pod has a midi port unless I am mistaken, but USB is easier. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Nov 10 2008, 02:21 PM |
For Bass I'm using Broomstick Bass and I'm always aiming for low cost solutions and ease of use myself since I don't belive it's better to keep the software at my level instead of paying more and sit with features I'd never use anyway.
Broomstick is easy to use, I've got a 25 keys keyboard just for chords and BB performs all the playing. You can press the on screen keyboard but I never found that an easy task myself. There's always the option of editing the MIDI track in your DAW. Cost you 49 Euro as a download version. There are more expensive and more featured and advanced bass products if you want and need that. Demo -------------------- My bands homepage
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Nov 10 2008, 02:26 PM |
As Andrew sad,Trilogy is amazing,and the best way is playing with keyboard.Skills that are required for playing bass lines on keyboard are minimal(one hand only).There are pretty cheap midi controllers(midi keyboards there).And the plus side you get free DAW's with here(Cubase and Ableton 4 Lite).At list I did get it with my controller witch Behringer UMX 49 http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~B...-49~ID~4819.asp.
With this controller you will get the free disc with 50 VST programs,in witch there are plenty of synts that you need. -------------------- |
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Nov 10 2008, 03:46 PM |
For Bass I'm using Broomstick Bass Yes, broomstick Bass is awesome - sadly it doesn't work with Vista - the only VSTi I have found that doesn't. I would still be using it if I could, along with Trilogy and its great for the price. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Nov 10 2008, 03:53 PM |
Thanks guys I'll look into your suggestions
-------------------- "I am playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order." Eric Morecambe
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Nov 10 2008, 11:40 PM |
Also I can recommend Virtual Bassist from Steinberg. It has premade grooves, so you don't need a lot of programming. It would be useful to read a manual to get to know the VST, and then all you have to do is put the root notes, and it will play itself whatever groove. Very handy.
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Nov 11 2008, 11:42 AM |
+1 on Virtual Bassist and Trilogy..You will be able to input the midi track notes via mouse so its not a big deal - you don't need a midi keyboard for that...
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Nov 11 2008, 11:27 PM |
With trilogy you can't really input with a mouse very effectively, but with Virtual Bassist it is possible. Although VB is good for the mouse, Trilogy is VST ROMPlayer that has superior bass samples.
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Nov 20 2008, 03:58 PM |
This M audio oxygen is good if you have limited space, but it would mean a lot to have a 49 key one. You don't need those knobs and buttons on the controller, you'll rarely use them. SO I suggest Korg 49 keys, just keys, pitch, and velocity and that's it.
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Nov 20 2008, 04:31 PM |
I´m getting am m-audio axiom 25, the keys are heavy and amazing and it fits the space just between me and the monitor.
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Nov 20 2008, 11:34 PM |
ok mate if you need a smaller one that is perfectly normal and makes sense. The go for this version.
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