What Do You Guys Use To Make Your Music?

THX ANY COMMENTS WILL HELP .

Generally speaking, we use instruments (real or virtual) multitrackers and sequencers (or real tape recorders who have them) and stuff like that.
Depending of what you have (Mac or PC) and the music you want to make, there are some free and legal programs that you can use.

Audacity – a free audio recorder and editor, can be used also as multitracker.It is available for Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows, GNU /Linux, and other operating systems.
Wavosaur – another free audio editor. Works under Windows and can use VST plugins.
Mu.Lab – multitracker and sequencer, available for Mac and Windows. Can work also under Linux but is not officially supported. It have a free version. That’s what I use right now

There is more stuff to check but for now you check those and see what it’s useful for your needs.

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For Mac, Audacity is really lacking for making music. I only use it to make sure my tracks loop properly. I also use it as a standalone mp3 converter since I don’t want to deal with iTunes, and my ffmpeg encoder sometimes leaves undesirable glitchy sounds at the end of the file.

Go with Logic, Garageband, Pro Tools, Reason or Cubase if you want a more user friendly way to make music. I guess it is okay to try to find free solutions, but if you want to be serious about producing music, a few hundred bucks for Logic is money well spent.

bcrutchfield: lol classic!

I use Ableton Live. It’s not free but they do have entry level packages available to get you going! For only 99€:

https://www.ableton.com/shop/more_info?item_number=84360

I do all my editing of samples, recording, mixing and DJing using this amazing software. It also has one of the best time stretching capabilities of any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

I got a free copy of Ableton live with my AKAI APC40 which I use for DJing. That cost was about £250 quid but considering the awesome hardware you get and the software makes it well worth the money in my opinion!

I also recommend getting a good ASIO compatible soundcard to complement your software. ASIO is preety much essential to make working with audio an enjoyable experience without to much latency (delay) when playing soft synths and recording live audio.

To be honest many of the packages out there have very similar functionality, and sometimes it can come down to the interface which you like, when choosing a package.

I started out years ago using Sony ACID Pro but found it buggy and limited. After that I tried Ableton Live and never looked back.

There are loads of demo versions out there, so just jump in and give them a go. It has also never been so good to learn how to do stuff via YouTube and all sorts of training packages. Wish all that was available when I started lol!

Anyway, good luck and get stuck in!

DAW : Cubase, or Sonar, or Pro Tools, or Reason, sometimes Samplitude.
Only VSTi Synths: Atmosphere, Trylogy, Edirol HQ Orchestral, Novation VST , and small free synths.
Guitars: always use Peavey Raptor, and sometimes Gibson Les Paul Standart.
Acoustic guitar: Yamaha CPX -5
Pre-amp: DBX mini-pre
Mic: Audio-Technica 4047 SV
Audio monitors: very old JVC micro component system UX-T150. =))))
Thats all.

I use sticks and buckets Also a piece of yarn…yeah..

All jokes aside, I use all sorts of stuff. From FL Studio, to ACID Pro, to Sonar. And all sorts of VST ’s such as all of EWQL ’s VSTs, ReFX VSTs and Sylenth1.

Yup, you should start choosing a DAW maybe, like the ones the guys mentioned above. One more I would like to mention is REAPER really nice, low priced Digital Audio Workstation solution. I myself use Cubase, and love it. As for additional soft synth plugin-ins you might want to check KVR -Audio for many free and commercial ones.

My DAW of choice is Logic Pro 9. It’s an amazing deal for $500. The Logic Studio is great for composing, recording, mixing, mastering, and even live performance.

I use a lot of virtual instruments (VIs). For MIDI drums that sound amazingly real, check out Superior Drummer 2.0 or Steven Slate’s Drum packs.

For guitars amp emulation there is Amplitube 3, Guitar Rig 4, Softube’s AmpRoom, and Peavey’s ReValver MKIII .

For synths, Native Instrument’s VIs are amazing. Logic also comes with a ton of great synths. Native Instruments + Logic’s built-in instruments = bliss. I love synths, so I am always shopping for more.

I use Ableton Live 8, and mainly use its built-in FX and Instruments/Sounds/Samples. I try to keep it simple and minimal, and it motivates me to learn the software more fully, before getting something else (other Vst plug-ins, sounds, etc). You could try out the demo, it’s an absolutely great DAW .

I use Ableton Live 8, and mainly use its built-in FX and Instruments/Sounds/Samples. I try to keep it simple and minimal, and it motivates me to learn the software more fully, before getting something else (other Vst plug-ins, sounds, etc). You could try out the demo, it’s an absolutely great DAW .

That’s a great music-making philosophy. I also find it to be more worthwhile to learn the stuff you own thoroughly rather than purchasing more equipment/software. I have more fun and I am happier with the results. I wish some of the other music/recording forums would have this philosophy .