stray411
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At that price, he can afford monitors and headphones. He’s definitely gonna need headphones for vocal tracking.
You can use Acid to make beats (that’s what I use), but you need to use it with other gear or software. I play my keyboards and synths and record that into Acid. Then I loop, chop, arrange and mix in Acid.
Acid Pro supports virtual instruments (VSTi), which is software that has sounds you can play from a MIDI keyboard and use in Acid. There are a bunch of free VSTis that you can download online to get started.
I’m don’t think Express has VSTi support, so you really couldn’t use that for beats. Fine for recording vocals though.
At that price, he can afford monitors and headphones. He’s definitely gonna need headphones for vocal tracking.
The reason I suggested FL is because it’s a standalone program, you can make beats with it alone. Plus, there are a lot people using it who get online and share samples and sound fonts.I like stray's plan; however, I've tried the Fruity Loops demo and ACID Xpress. I find ACID to be much easier (for me); would it also be valid?
You can use Acid to make beats (that’s what I use), but you need to use it with other gear or software. I play my keyboards and synths and record that into Acid. Then I loop, chop, arrange and mix in Acid.
Acid Pro supports virtual instruments (VSTi), which is software that has sounds you can play from a MIDI keyboard and use in Acid. There are a bunch of free VSTis that you can download online to get started.
I’m don’t think Express has VSTi support, so you really couldn’t use that for beats. Fine for recording vocals though.