Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: The Mellotron Group

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:42 AM, <fdoddy@aol.com> wrote:

 

I use Digital Performer and Ableton Live.  DP is the more straightforward of the two, although Live feels better to me. Although I am only on Reason 5, Reason 6 integrates their two products, Reason and Recod, into one environment, AND their sampler actually samples (like an old school hardware sampler).  This could certainly be an option for you.  Reason is also very straightforward and integrates well with many hardware controllers. It could be a nice one box software solution.

I love gear talk, and my wife hates it.


fritz

-----Original Message-----
From: mellotronmadness <markpringnz@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 8:54 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Off Topic Samplers

 

Thanks Fritz, which DAW do you use?

Mark

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> From: mellotronmadness <markpringnz@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 7, 2011 11:50 pm
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic Samplers
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> I am planning to get into sampling and know next to nothing about it, looking at the net would I be right in thinking that hardware samplers are on the way out and that software progams such as Kontakt are the way to go?
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> I quite like the look of the Kurzweil K series but I don't really need another keyboard, did I really write that!?
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> I do need a new computer, my laptop is 8 years old so I wonder if I would be better off upgrading my computer and buying some better software. I'm using Audacity, FL Studio and a free vst sample player at present.
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