So musicians of facepunch, which do you prefer and why. Which do you use to make music, or perform? The question came up on music forum I frequent, and although the discussion that they where having was a lot more specific, I still want to see what your general thought are, and what you think the pros and cons of each are.
Personally I really like both, I play piano and a bit of drums now and then, I also have a love for software, but more specifically my software has to run on specific hardware. Seeing as I use both It's kinda hard to pick one, although I veer more towards software because there's almost no chance of human error.
What do you guys think?
I play 6- and 7-string guitars. I use Cubase to record it. SD 2.0 for drums because recording drums requires a lot of time setting up, recording and mixing. I don't really have the amount of skill required in my songs aswell.
If that's what you meant.
I have two hardware synths, that I absolutely love, but don't use nearly as much as my softsynths/vst's.
Hardware is cool, but software is easier (and becoming better and better the past couple of years).
I use software but I also use an SL Mk II as my midi controller.
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I really love it actually, I wanted something with weighted keys and the ability to control lots of parameters and such.
hardware, always hardware
time spent fumbling with knobs, MIDI, or VSTS is time not spent playing
Hardware, definitely, always
unfortunately, my setup is primarily software because hardware = money, but I use hardware where I can.
[QUOTE=thisispain;39489407]hardware, always hardware
time spent fumbling with knobs, MIDI, or VSTS is time not spent playing[/QUOTE]
How can you like hardware over software, and then not like fumbling with knobs.
That is like half the fun of hardware for me.
because with the hardware i have i dont fumble with knobs
like when i want an organ sound i just plug in my yahama organ and i get the exact sound i want, or when i want a synth sound i can plug in my shitty synth or if i want terrible cheesy sounds i can plug in my casios
like a physical knob on a midi keyboard really doesnt do anything for me
I use a PC Computerâ„¢ to make electronic noises. one day, I hope to scrape enough cash together and start a modular synth.
I also own two guitars - one electric and one acoustic. I have no recording equipment though.
Hey thisispain I remember you saying your synth was super cheap what kind of synth is it I need a good synth
Anyway I like fiddling with knobs as opposed to using my mouse to change settings by far, its much more interactive. But I don't like having so many knobs that I don't know what to do with them
i have a KORG EPS-1 that i got away with for like 80 USD which has some great awesome sounds, especially since ive modded it
you can usually find a roland hs-60, rs-09, or alpha juno for really cheap and they are all analogue
you can also find some of the upper range casio stuff which are digital but have a really awesome gritty quality to them and you find them in hot chip and DFA stuff all the time
you can even go for like obscure analogue synths which dont have midi and have tons of issues but have great character to them
Problem with Australia is that all synths immediately become a billion times more expensive so it's really hard to get anything on the cheap ever, got a roland TR505 for christmas but that cost like $150 and it doesn't even have a filter but the sounds are pretty fat
Now i just have to find a way to get some nice synth shipped from america which would be cheaper but I also kind of want something cheesy like the casio vl tone
yeah in australia they probably also jack up the price if its anything moog, roland, or yahama
vl-tones are getting harder and harder to find haha, i have one that was passed down to me from my mum
Yamaha prices are generally quite good especially on the pss units but anything CS gets pretty ridiculous
we have a good stock of korg though, most things you find on the net are either korg, casio or yamaha but if you're looking for stuff like moogs or oberheims you're shit out of luck pretty quickly
Hardware! Very expensive though-- I've been building a modular synth for almost a year, and all it does at this point is beep, for the most part
I want a go at experimenting with samples, recorded or spliced, and right now I'm looking for the tool; in terms of software and collected samples, how has [URL=http://audacity.sourceforge.net/]Audacity[/URL] worked?
All I use is a midi piano and vsts on fruity loops because my knowledge in this region is quite low
I prefer the mix.
I have a kayboard hooked up to my computer where I play with the synths.
Pretty much every hardware sound you can make can be done with software at a way lower price (and arguably easier) so I have to hand it to software.
I have a ACP40 for ableton, A KP3, Kaossilator Pro, and MicroKorg XL.
I use the MicroKorg to do MIDI controlling, and the ACP40 obviously. The Kaossilators are more for live stuff.
So really, I choose to have both capabilities, but I do record the live sounds also sometimes.
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being a drummer, I'd rather play on an acoustic kit any day, but it requires a lot more work, is very expensive, and is not available to me so software is the next-best thing.
Well here's what you have to realize, and everyone who takes music seriously has to eventually realize, is that Recording and Producing is to have a solid track, without error, so the song is continuous, taken seriously, and enjoyed at the maximum level of enjoyment.
With Live playing, there are going to be mistakes, because it's live, a human being the one in control. And, as humans, we make mistakes. Say you want to make an album, you want that album to be error free, and crisp, so people think you just left Warner Bros Studios or some other professional studio that you may like.
With that in mind, when it comes to recording and producing, Both hardware and software are important, but software is more important than the hardware. Some people go all out on the hardware and software, which is highly unnecessary to do recordings at home.
Here, go to soundcloud.com/d4v1d5hu13r
The 2 tracks titled Floating are done with my android phone, one is before I added effects, the other is after. The other tracks I did at home with my computer, Sonar Home Studio 4 XL and my guitar, and just simple vst plugins. As you can see here, the song Cali, is top notch for a rap beat, and Keep Calm is top notch for an alternative/post hardcore rock song.
When it comes to live playing, you will undoubtedly need the hardware, the instruments. Otherwise it's going to sound computerized, with no atmosphere, unless you're making electronic music, then that's what they expect.
Just remember, Live Sound and Recording/Producing are 2 entirely different fields of work.
I really don't think you can dismiss the worth of hardware in recording and producing or state that its silly to go all out on hardware
there are numerous advantages to using hardware over software at home
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