Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000

By SnapCrackle Thu Oct 14, 2004 9:45 am
Protools is the professional standard. Every top studio in the world is using it. The only program I see now that offers something way different and exciting above and beyond Protools is Ableton Live. If Ableton Live can improve it's time compression/expansion algorithms and evolve into a TDM like product(zero latency monitoring and recording) it will set the new standards for producers. It already beats PT in alot of imaginative areas but unfortunately the format is native and therefore just not professional enough for true head to head competition in regards to recording studio sessions. The good news is that Digidesign recently purchased M audio so maybe some of the ideas from Live will filter into PT at some point. My two cents. :)
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By ZaxRock Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:09 am
you want good sound quality?

1. use good sounding samples.
2. invest in a hot sounding TUBE PRE AMP (they have a sweetness to them).
3. learn how to mix.

you can make anything sound good. you don't need pro tools to sound good...granted, it might be easier to work in than some other software, making you faster and more efficient.

it's how you use the equipment and what you put in it that makes all the difference.

think of it like this...you are getting recording software to ORGANIZE whatever noise you happen to be recording into something called music. pro tools will not make you more creative as an artist, or make your shit sound good, you gotta do that yourself.

suspendedly,
ryan