I don't think Reaktor is anything more to do with underground hip-hop than
an SP-12 does, although I think an SP-12 has more street cred. They are both
machines and they can make sounds. Reaktor is a good tool but it's very
particular on a Mac when working with other programs, especially Logic
Audio.
I think the best program for making Underground hip-hop tracks is your own
creativity. I'd recommend reading up on how sequencers work and
experimenting with them, then move on to samples and digital audio. Find
some good samples and put together a beat, just drums and a bassline. After
that you can get into sound synthesis, find a good synth and put together a
different bass line. And finally, learn about trackers, as they have a long
history on the computer music timeline. Once you know about the tools, you
can find the ones that work. But in the end you can reduce electronic music
production to a few things: Sequencers, synthesizers, samplers and filters.
My biggest gripe with Reaktor is the manual. It's difficult to discover new
things, as they tend to be poorly documented.
-l
on 1/5/01 12:35 PM, Michael Shepherd at shephrd@earthlink.net wrote:
quoted 16 lines Wanted to know what people thought about this software. Is it difficult? I've
> Wanted to know what people thought about this software. Is it difficult? I've
> heard what Kid 606 does with it, but can it be used to do
> experimental/underground hip-hop tracks (like Visionaries or Automator on
> Deltron)? Is there better software for doing this kind of production? What do
> you recommed? I'll be using an Apple G4 computer.
>
> Thanks.
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