What program should i start with?

[McKidson]

So i'm looking at beginning to produce, however i dont know where to start.
im on a limited budget and im thinking Logic Express. is this a stupid decision? can you even make EDM in it?

[photojojo]

First off let me applaud you for not just torrenting everything out there. Logic Express would be a good start. I'm not sure how it compares to light versions of Abelton though. You could also do some stuff in Garage Band.

[McKidson]

Haha yeah, im not really a thief. I have been using garageband for the last year or so. And i have played on reason a fair bit. Reason however doesnt really allow remixing that easily. Im thinking abelton now, i found i have a hundred dollars off voucher, so its most likely my best bet.

[t0rben]

Ableton has a very easy and intuitive work flow, whereas Logic (Express) is pretty complicated imo. Especially when it comes to samples and remixes Ableton is def the better tool.

[fullenglishpint]

Ableton seems to be a really good tool for those moving from DJing into production, since it's not a total change of workflow.

[jfd6812]

And for the DJ/producer, I would suggest Seraktelton.

[fullenglishpint]

And for the DJ/producer, I would suggest Seraktelton.

lolz

[Coldfuzion]

Honestly I had to go through the same process when I started out, and I realized after much research and chatter with a few other people that they all have their pros and cons. In the end it's whatever you feel most comfortable with. I personally chose Ableton simply because DJTT is my second house and a lot of people seem to discuss more about Ableton on here, therefor for me it seemed as if it was a no brainer.

So I chose Ableton, and have not regretted it, however I have not used it much as I focus mainly on DJing and when I want to produce something I mostly drum out my stuff on Maschine. And I got a cheaper copy off of Craigslist.

However, our circumstances could be extremely different, but I do believe both Ableton and Logic have cheaper versions that you can acquire to see whether or not you wanna take the few hundred dollar plunge into the program.

[McKidson]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm thinking ill buy ableton, cos it seems like it could be my best bet.

[Lambox]

I was gonna suggest possibly looking at FL Studio, because that's pretty much what I tell everyone who asks this question. But since youre running OSX, I guess Ableton might be the way to go!