Help with gear i need for producing

[xyloft]

Ok everyone so im VERY thankful for all the replies,
so far here are the updates:

IVE SOLD my trigger finger so now i have no midi controller at all,
i want to buy some good monitors for my music production (was thinking the krk rokit as the other post stated they are good monitors),
i will buy a keyboard (don't know if it will be 25key or 49key etc)
and i will soon start to look for a dj setup (traktor, etc)

Please dont confuse production with DJing. I enjoy both, but they are both very different beasts to master.

[mostapha]

Yeah, but they build off each other.

An EDM producer with no idea what works in clubs is going to have a hard time building tracks that work.

A DJ without some tracks to his name is going to have a hard time finding work.

DJing and Production have been entwined since House started.

[xyloft]

Yeah, but they build off each other.

An EDM producer with no idea what works in clubs is going to have a hard time building tracks that work.

A DJ without some tracks to his name is going to have a hard time finding work.

DJing and Production have been entwined since House started.

I agree 100%. I was just trying to differentiate the two. being a DJ does not make you a producer, and being a producer does not mean you're a good DJ.

but having knowledge of both will make you better at both.

[calgarc]

thing you need to make good music in the digital age...


1. DAW (ableton is good)
2. headphones (don't get cheap in ears)
3. creativity

you don't need much at all... just practice and have fun... buy gear as you see fit

[rawrjaay]

i jsut purchased KRK Rokit 6's yesterday, thats a start, dont no what to get next

so now i have ableton suite 8
krk monitors

(:

[calgarc]

see if you can acquire a used midi controller... m-audio, akia, cme, novation etc...

[rawrjaay]

see if you can acquire a used midi controller... m-audio, akia, cme, novation etc...

midi controller like what? (:

keyboard? sampler? etc

[calgarc]

keyboard or dj controller depending on your producing style. don't invest to much money because you might not like it.