Kiril wrote:No matter what software you buy you're going to need some kind of midi keyboard to play notes and such.
D'Lanor wrote:Kiril wrote:No matter what software you buy you're going to need some kind of midi keyboard to play notes and such.
That is a matter of personal preference. I started by recording midi using a midi keyboard but nowadays I just write the notes directly into Cubase. Not in music notation but by drawing lines of the desired length (time) alongside the little keyboard onscreen. See the Key Editor screenshot on this page.
For a long time I was content with the basic softsynth that came with my soundcard. Often I even used the default Microsoft synthesizer within Windows. That is, until I started playing with professional software synths... And it was amazing how much better that sounded!
I recommend getting a midi sequencer that supports softsynths. Softsynths come in the flavors VST, DX or RTAS(mac).
Since I have Cubase as sequencer I am using VST. You can get softsynths that emulate real instruments or others that are spacy, atmospheric or just plain weird. This way you can add many colors to your sound palette. Some of these are expensive but there are also good free instruments. For example the Free Alpha from Linplug which is a very good starter synth.
Cool, do you think you could provide a link to such a program, as an example? Is this about what you're talking about?Jojon wrote:[...]might want to have look at a "tracker" type program[...]
Nadnerb wrote:Cool, do you think you could provide a link to such a program, as an example? Is this about what you're talking about?Jojon wrote:[...]might want to have look at a "tracker" type program[...]
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