sure thing, i use hardware and software (reason, acid, reaktor) together, i
pick what i feel like ;)
for starters, i agree, pick Reason if you're used to studio gear, or want to
move into hardware studio stuff later on, as the interface is the same,
otherwise fruityloops is a good alternative..
Olaf
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Catanzaro <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: anyone know how to use Acid PRO 2.0?
>
>
>
> > you can just use your soundcard or a digital extraction program to grab
> > samples from your CD-ROM player to create .WAV's..these can be imported
> into
> > Acid without a problem....
>
> True, but all you need for that is any freeware program that converts
audio
> to .WAV. You don't *need* Acid for it.
>
> I don't deny that you can do some cool stuff on Acid, but for me
personally,
> Recycle an a sampler / sequencer works alot better, especially now that
> version 3 reads stereo and 24 bit files, pitch shifts, normalizes,
equalizes
> and otherwise processes your beats, all while chopping them up and sending
> 'em to your sampler lickety-split. Makes for more customization, imo. And
> also, the original questioner asked about how to use his keyboard with
Acid,
> and a keyboard doesn't really add to Acid.
>
> And of course, now they've got Reason, which I haven't looked at but I
heard
> is the bomb-ay, what with it's virtual synth racks, fx galore, and etc.
>
> check it all out at www.propellerheads.se
>
> cool company... no, I don't work for them.
>
> Every one have fun with their own gear!
>
>
>
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