quoted 1 line ok, with all the talk of drum machines lately, i'm curious, what > instruments do > ok, with all the talk of drum machines lately, i'm curious, what > instruments do you guys find indispensible? i hope i don't get 4000 > replys my like "my computer" or "my powerbook," but i don't mind
ummm...
my computer.
if i had a powerbook, i would say my powerbook.
i kept my R5 (drum machine) for the hell of it, but my favorite 'instruments' are:
SuperCollider (the absolute best piece of software created... and yes i'm a registered owner)
Reaktor (heavy on the CPU, but good for creating loops to be processed. probably works best if you have one machine dedicated to this. the 100 Mb enigma file is retarded. i suppose this is a good copy protection method, but if the key file is larger than the program, that simply doesn't make sense. of course there's ways around this...)
Max / MSP / pluggo (i haven't created any MSP patches of my own yet, but pluggo is a blast. SuperCollider is a much better program though)
Digital Performer (thinking about switching to CubaseVST)
MetaSynth (yeah, everyone is using this. it's hard to get anything original out of it at this point in time)
Spark
Peak (with SFX machine)
i'm hoping to get PD running once i instal OS X DP4. or maybe i'll just install linuxPPC. (PD is free btw)
and no, i can't make copies of any of this stuff for anyone. sorry.
VocalWriter is pretty cool as well.
i used to own a bunch of synths, but sold them for a computer and software. buy a mac. maybe one keyboard controller if you're inclined to using keys. (i will debate the issue of whether or not the mouse is a musical interface. i sure as hell think it is...)
no need for MIDI. with OSC you can send more information, much faster.
take lots of math
learn c++
make lots of friends
cheers,
christian
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