Hey, thanks for the input on Reaper, I’ll look into that more, as well as Ableton Live, I have a friend that uses the Ableton Live Suite and he’s shown me a little, just need to make time to go hang out and dig in a little deeper. I’ve also toyed with the idea of Studio One, it’s not ridiculously expensive and I’ve seen some videos that showed things that looked like they would fit into what I’m hoping to do. I’m not planning to make music that is completely electronic, some live inputs will be part of it as well.
To the OP, I would definitely spend some time looking into what you’re wanting to do, search out as much info as you can on the hardware and software that is on your short list. If possible, find some others that are using such programs or controllers in your area and see if they’d be into showing you the basics/layout/workflow that they are using. By the time you fully decide on what you want, you might just have more $$ in that jar and be able to widen your choices some.
Best of luck to ya, keep us posted…..
Okay so I’ve decided, and I just want to say thanks for all the input that’s gone on in the thread, its been really useful in helping me make my decision, and hopefully it will help others as well! So, the big unveil….
I have gone with the Arturia Minilab! It seemed the best fit, and one of my friends has an arturia product, and swears by it, so in the end it made sense.
That actually looks pretty sweet for $99, not sure how I’d missed that one…. maybe because I wasn’t paying full attention to the 25 key controllers as much as with the 49 key controllers. Keep us posted once you get it…
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