Hey everyone, new to the boards.
My name is Jordan aka Mental_Twist. I have always been interested in music production / DJing, and I actually stumbled onto this site about two months before I saw Ean on Attack of the Show. Just seeing what he could do with the VCI-100 was enough to peak my interest again. I've always tried to find a hobby that could potentially make me money. But, music is my passion, and now I want to make it.
I used to download trials of Fruity loops and listen to the projects (pre-loaded complete songs) people made, and was fascinated but I was so far out of my league... I had/have no clue where to even start.
Now enough about my life story, I'm 23 now and I've done a lot of research into what I need to get started, and I am just looking for confirmation on this stuff. If you have any suggestions please let me know.
What I have:
- Right now the only thing I have is a sick laptop, I'm a gamer but it has enough power to do anything.
- Beats Studios by Dr. Dre
What I (think I) need to get started:
- VCI-100SE Arcade OR N.I. Maschine (Need advice on which might be the best for starting out)
- Traktor Pro software OR Ableton Live (Need advice on which might be the best for starting out)
That's really as far as I've gotten for a basic entry level set up. Do you think it needs to be more extensive than that for beginning beat making / DJ sets?
Any and all advice is welcomed. I searched for previous threads, couldn't find any on a starter set up (read the beginner's to DJ blog entries 1-3, good but I'm a total beginner so I didn't get a whole lot out of it).
Thanks again! I'll be around! Pz.
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