artur_r's forum posts 3

Wow deep thoughts you put here. I felt like I just take a shot of cachaça. Yeah, I think your are right, since I'm just started, probably I don't know how to form the question.

I don't mean at all that I wanna create music using samples and hope for they pop up. Could not agree more when you say that who design his song has an true advantage towards who just sample. I think a little bit rad when you argue that using hardware you get an better skillset that a DAW user, since fundamentaly you will be always manipulating a sound that already existis. You develop as an artist using both ways.

I'm willing to improve my setup to Ableton Intro, and find a couple of samples to use on it. Today I use the free version Lite, I not feel inspired at all with the library within it, because my goal is explore latin sounds and hip hop. I'm inclinate to create pop songs too, what means at some point I will have to explore eletronic sounds too.

But again, I feel such a newbie, so my skillset in arranging and composing are pooring, I have deep problems develping a colorful rhythm. And to be honest I kind blame my library and my DAW for it. Follow my mindset: I wanna use thirds samples and be able to at least create a enviroment, a "proper" song that doens't is grey or 1 minute long. Don't minding at all about my skill in sound desing for now. So when I get that and know how to create a narrative I think it's time to explore sound designing. What do you think about this thought? Am I being naive? If you don't have an opinion, tell me how do you start. Do you just jump on sound design and synths in parallel learing composing and arrangiment?

I read your review, really impressive all the sounds you can put it off out Peak!

About this: "I would always feel ebtter about soemthing I made from scratch even if its not that good yet ebcause I'll have learned soemthing along the way and eventually something i do will be of incredibly high quality as well as originality and that's a really satisfyng feeling for you and any end lsiteners."

As you said you're into eletronic music, you bring me Aphex Twin vibes using Peak. You recommended for me Korg Volca Bass (which I didn't know and love it) and a SP202. Do you visualize these both hardwares being useful for me now you know I'm into latin and pop songs? Of course, I wanna have it all, but I'm trying to use my money right.

Ok, I didn't want to be that long, I really appreciate the discussion here.

Hey Jim,

The first option definetily. I fell boxed. At the same time I fell its too much for me now to buy full versions or huge sample packs. Cause, first of all, I'm newbie and second I don't have skills yet to use Synths nor create my own samples distorcing using others songs or from scratch. I get your point about recording my own samples, this is smart. But I want to get more skills using daws and building colorful stuff. After this I can think about recording and sound designing my own sounds.

So you seem have a great undestand, I made this very question on Reddit a guy answered about buying Ableton Intro (U$100) and download a couple packs, others guys recommended to sign for a sample library per month. What do you think?

Hi smart heads! I have a common topic but for god sake I still need help. I've been practicing music production for 7 months basically using free stuff. I use Ableton Lite and a couple samples that I found on the internet. I'm starting to feel burn out within what is disposed. So it's time for an upgrade, but before you just pitch to me to buy full versions of everything, here is my situation, I live in Brasil. What means everything is ridiculously expensive. I'm ok with my hardware, so my focus is just on software at now. I really need help to use my money wisely. I fell I don't have the knowledge yet to invest in the most of Full Versions that are offered, including Ableton Suite, Komplete. These stuff looks too much for me. I wanna to increase my horizons but I don't need the 40's/Avicci library. lol I wanna have access to more samples, instruments, and drums too. Aiming to be able to build a colorful song. Since I just make tiny modifications on the sounds, I fell ok skipping complicated Synths and pros modulations.

With that said, it is smart to buy Ableton basic version and specific libraries on Loopmasters, for example?

What do you do? Thanks for the time.