4 Essential Pieces of Gear to Start Producing Music

[tekonnekt]

Greetings all!

If you're relatively new to music production and are considering what you should be investing in gear wise to get setup, there are countless paths you can take.

We've distilled the options down based on 10 or so years of experience.

Have a read of the article: How To Start Producing Music: The 4 Essential Pieces of Gear

Would love to hear your thoughts on the topic! If you have anything to add feel free to drop your comments.

Cheers,

Kieran

[BoomDraw]

Pretty straightforward article.
My opinion:
1. For the budget constrained, a windows laptop with good specs can run like $600-$800, and if taken care of can last years. (I'm currently going into my 3rd year of my HP Probook 4540s, use it for regular life, school, production and semi-regular gigging).

2. Other headphones I'd recommend are Audio Technica ATH-M50 and Sennheiser HD 558

3. Nothing much to add.

4. A Push is a very expensive controller for just starting out in production. One could easily get by with a old model MPD series Akai controller, other Akai controllers and even the new Novation Launchpad Pro are very good alternatives that aren't too expensive.

[astromech]

I'd argue that a Novation Circuit would be an excellent introduction to producing.

[daviedavedave]

Is a beginner going to know what to do with that?

I think all you need to start with is decent phones, a DAW and if you want a cheap set of midi keys! Monitors make a big difference when it comes to mixing, admittedly.

[astromech]

Is a beginner going to know what to do with that?

I think all you need to start with is decent phones, a DAW and if you want a cheap set of midi keys! Monitors make a big difference when it comes to mixing, admittedly.

It's easier to use than a DAW.