Subject:advice

Posted by: jacknasty

Date:2/23/2000 12:00:00 AM

hey everyone...ive been reading this forum for awhile and i
have to say im impressed with the knowledge being shared...
ive been djing for years and have always wanted to create...
what i want to know is if i get acid pro and sound forge as an
editor what else do i need to start (and not limit!!!)
myself from making hip hop...and techno music...and would
it be wise to purchase a higher quality sound card than the
soundblaster live version i have...thanks for your time

joel j

Subject:Re: advice

Reply by: goofyfool

Date:3/8/2000 2:59:00 AM

joel,

i am an avid techno/ hip hop fan. here's my rig: i would get a
dedicated audio card, such as one by echo, giving you plenty of
analog ins/outs as well as midi (w/ the layla). you can then hook up
anything from sampler to turn tables to drum machine. next, i use
the seer systems reality software synth, where i get most of my
analog synth sounds. since it uses the soundblaster soundfont, free
samples are readily available across the internet. i then record my
stuff in an audio file, after which i port it into acid, loop and mix
the stuff. for the drums, i sample random kicks, snares, hi hats,
then pop them onto individual tracks in acid, quantize to 16th notes,
and take it from there to create loops. the resulting setup is
similar to what you can accomplish with fruity loops. i use
soundforge to add effects, especially for the vocals, which i add
last, along with transitions, for which acid is absolutely sweet.

don't know if this helps any, lemme know if u have specific questions

alex