By
cyrus
Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:34 pm
as far as actual sound making tools. You got all you need.
The only other thing would be vinyl. But im not sure if you are a sampler or a keyboarder.
As far as recording goes, its not that big of deal if you dont go that route or not(that is buying expensive recording equipment) The only peice id for sure get is monitors.
but you should at least start learning about recording, mixing, eqing, and mastering cause it all will help improve your sound designing and beat making.The thing is some of these things overlap. Like getting bangin drums, you need to understand a little about mixing, and things you might do in the recording process, even though you arent a recording engineer.
The only reason i have a sound card is to get my shit to cd to preview it in other places than my house, like in my car. If im gonna lay some shit down, i go to a local recording studio. Some cats do all the recording themselves. I record for practice, but still realize im probably gonna leave it up to my engineer.
My look on it is, if im gonna do something serious with a beat, like sell it, im going to go to a studio anyways, regardless if I have it tracked at home; cause im gonna work with an experience sound engineer(and learn from them). BUt i guess for some people it depends on what htey have access to and what their experience is. In a year or two my recording/mixing skills might be good enough to where i can start chargin, then the roles change, and investing in a giant recording setup is worth it. IM not sayin Dont get a recording setup, but unless your beats are up to par, protools aint worht the $$$. Owning a mpc and fantom aint shit if you dont have the skills to use them.
Id invest in knowledge and books.
