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Yes, but carefully read the cons, I have never used a DAW so I can't say if these are correct or outdated cons.
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I will, when a program of that level (having serious support and all) is for free I get suspicious.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: wrong cakewalk
No, it is this cakewalk, but I had somehow in mind that it was expensive.
Garageband may be an alternative as well.
(As for the studio, it is the one from Armin van Buuren, so laptop + decent speakers or headset is plenty sufficient).
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Rage wrote: No, it is this cakewalk, but I had somehow in mind that it was expensive.
It looks expensive. And there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Gotta find the catch.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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Like as if I didn't lack time already.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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For extra sounds, you could always try this program. https://www.uvi.net/uvi-workstation.html[^] It was free when I downloaded a few years ago. It works pretty well with the exception of a slight delay (even using ASIAO drivers) that I just couldn't stand. For a beginner it should work just fine.
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"Hope is contagious"
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I'll have a look.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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I think honeythecodewitch has experience with MIDI development, etc.
I would include an inline notification for her, but I am a simple man, and don't know how to perform such things.
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You look up the profile, and immediately below "honey the codewitch - Professional Profile" you see the link @code-witch
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Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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*poof*
I've been summoned
Real programmers use butterflies
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Cool, didn't need to draw a circle or any scented candles at all.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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They speed the process along. I answered you upthread. Again I recommend visiting flstudio.com for all of your MIDI sound making needs. You can make producer edition sound like just about anything, plus you can play around and do a lot more with it too. I don't know if it's overkill or not, but it's what i use.
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It's also really amazing for automation. and you can make custom synths with it. so it's not limited to beginners. in some areas it just beats the snot out of other daws.
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I just went through the features list, and if this is for beginners, I don't want the pro stuff.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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Personally, I use a modest PC or laptop running FL Studio (great product!) and that way I can make those keys sound like whatever I'm feeling that day.
I'm sure there are MIDI synthesizers these days that take USB in but they're too newschool for me. I'm used to 5 pin dins on real hardware.
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Well, that sounds like something to check.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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+1 on FL Studio.
One cool thing about FL Studio is that all the updates are free once you buy it.
(I didn't update/check recently, is is still the case ? )
I'd rather be phishing!
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Yes indeed.
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Quick question...how's the latency? I've tried UVI Workstation but the latency was noticeable enough that I gave up on it.
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"Hope is contagious"
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It depends on your hardware, but I use FL Studio with ASIO and that gives me a latency of about 6ms.
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Here is a sampling of the MIDI modules that are available : Sound Modules | Guitar Center[^]. There is a wide variety in most of the price spectrum. I had a Yamaha model years ago and it was rather nice. It was essentially a DX-7 FM synthesizer in a tiny box. Today there is much wider variety.
Don't know anything about Bluetooth for this application.
I doubt your electric piano has external sound inputs. If it does but it's unlikely to be particularly useful. Usually people get a small mixer with about four inputs.
Laptops are a viable option. There are a good number of synthesizer modules available. You can get practically an entire recording studio for a computer if you want to go that route. Macs are a much more prevalent platform for those applications but there are some for PCs also.
I can't give you any good recommendations because I have leaned away from keyboards the last several years and more towards stringed instruments.
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