A Few Questions

fatboyz

New member
Ok, Im new here and this is my first post. I have Fruity Loops and Acid Pro 4.0 and I want to make beats. I know how to use these programs, on a basic level. Nobody has taught me anything, it's most trial and error. I have a few questions that I can't figure out though. OK...

1. The sounds in Fruity Loops arent the best to make rap beats. I have a keyboard with MIDI and want to use it for sounds. How do I hook this up to fruity loops? Do I need a MIDI chip in my computer?

2. In Fruity Loops, there are plug-ins. What is a plug-in?

3. Is there a site where I can get free sounds for F.L.?

4. When using a sample in Acid, how should I go about sampling it. Should I chop it? Just let it play and put a drum loop behing it? I need a few tips about this. Where can I get samples from?

5. How do you get the drum loop to be in sync with the sample?

6. Do I need anything else besides FL and Acid to make decent beats?


Thank You for any input.
 
fatboyz, welcome to our home here at HR.COM

I"ll answer some of your questions later in today. I am a wee bit inebriated. :eek:

nips
 
fatboyz said:
Ok, Im new here and this is my first post. I have Fruity Loops and Acid Pro 4.0 and I want to make beats. I know how to use these programs, on a basic level. Nobody has taught me anything, it's most trial and error. I have a few questions that I can't figure out though. OK...

1. The sounds in Fruity Loops arent the best to make rap beats. I have a keyboard with MIDI and want to use it for sounds. How do I hook this up to fruity loops? Do I need a MIDI chip in my computer?

2. In Fruity Loops, there are plug-ins. What is a plug-in?

3. Is there a site where I can get free sounds for F.L.?

4. When using a sample in Acid, how should I go about sampling it. Should I chop it? Just let it play and put a drum loop behing it? I need a few tips about this. Where can I get samples from?

5. How do you get the drum loop to be in sync with the sample?

6. Do I need anything else besides FL and Acid to make decent beats?

Thank You for any input.

1. You can load aftermarket sounds into FLP and ACID.

If you want to use the sounds from the keyboard, you will need to connect it to computer soundcard.

If the keyboard has MIDI OUT, you can connect it to the computers MIDI IN (if you don't have a MIDI IN /OUT on your computer, we will make some suggestions). You can then have the keyboard control the virtual synths in FLP and ACID (as well as other third party synths).

2. I don't really want to touch this question. I will give a brief overview, then I will let one/some of our other members expound on the meaning of the term "plug-in".

A software plug-in is an add-on for a program that adds functionality to it. For example, a Photoshop plug-in (such as Eye Candy) may add extra filters that you can use to manipulate images. A browser plug-in (such as Macromedia Flash or Apple QuickTime) allows you to play certain multimedia files within your Web browser. VST plug-ins add effects for audio recording and sequencing programs such as Cubase and Logic Audio.

Most graphics and audio programs today support plug-ins since they are a convenient way to expand the capabilities of the program. Though some plug-ins may be shipped with the program, most are developed by third-parties and are sold separately. Because companies that make browser plug-ins are often competing for a standard (such as Flash and QuickTime), these plug-ins are usually available as free downloads from the Internet.


Okey dokey, I'm sure that somebody will elaborate in detail...

3. There are a TON of places. I wuill post some for you later. But to start off, check here.....

http://www.e-officedirect.com/FLStudio/English/frames.html

4. If I were you I would use Sound Forge for my ACID / FLP editor.

http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=668


You should post your ACID questions in the Sony/Sonic Foundry Forum here at this site....

https://homerecording.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=13

You can also buy some samples. I will post you some links to some free samples.

5. You can ask that question in the SF Forum.

6. How much money do you have to spend? What do you already own?

Peace...

spin
 
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Sonic Foundry/Sony - ACID Hip Hop
Sonic Foundry/Sony - ACID Latin 2
Sonic Foundry/Sony - ACID Music 2 Loops
Sonic Foundry/Sony - American Piano - Doug Colosio
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Bass-X
Sonic Foundry/Sony - The Bill Laswell Collection Volume 1: False Encryptions
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Sonic Foundry/Sony - The Bill Laswell Collection Volume 3: Letter of Law
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Sonic Foundry/Sony - Cinematix Volume 1
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Cinematix Volume 2
Sonic Foundry/Sony - DJ Puzzle: Scratch Tactics
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Drum Tools
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Esoterik Beats - Kling Klong
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Ethnicity
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Groove Spectrum R&B Drums
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Hydroponic Hip-Hop - Brian Daly
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Jazz Trap Kit
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Latin Percussion
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Mac Money Electro Hip Hop
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Mac Money R&B 101: The Ultimate R&B Construction Kit
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Mac Money Voices from the Black Box: Hip Hop/R&B Vocals
Sonic Foundry/Sony - On the Jazz Tip
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Opium: Sounds of Asia
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Orchestral Series Vol. 1: Classical
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Sonic Foundry/Sony - Orchestral Series Vol. 3: Cinema
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Orchestral Series Vol. 4: Rock & Pop
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Phat Trax XXL
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Rock
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Siggi Baldurrson’s Drum Sugar
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Street Beats: Poogie Bell
Sonic Foundry/Sony - Total Spanish Guitar - Disc 1
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1000 Vocal One Shots (WAV & AIFF)

Millenium Edition Sampler (500 MB)

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Reggae Dub (284 MB)

X-Treme House (556 MB)

Soundscan Vol. 02: Underground Hip Hop (WAV & AIFF)
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Soundscan Vol. 09: Old School Keyboards (WAV & AIFF)
Soundscan Vol. 14: Twisted Special Effects (WAV only 226 MB)
Soundscan Vol. 19: Hip Hop (WAV & AIFF)

Sound Effects for Cinema (335 MB)

Spectrasonics - Heart of Africa Vol. 1 (377 MB)
Spectrasonics - Heart of Africa Vol. 2 (355 MB)
Spectrasonics - Heart of Asia Disc 1 (MB)
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Spectrasonics - Vocal Planet Vol. 1: Gospel (478 MB)
Spectrasonics - Vocal Planet Vol. 2: Blues & Soul (444 MB)
Spectrasonics - Vocal Planet Vol. 5: World Voices (489 MB)

Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Asian/Oriental (444 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Dance (580 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Disco House Vol. 3 (680 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Disco House Vol. 4 (677 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Electro Lounge (700 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Electro Lounge Vol. 2 Disc A (577 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Electro Lounge Vol. 2 Disc B (181 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Hip Hop Vol. 1 (377 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Hip Hop Vol. 2 (676 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Hip Hop Vol. 3 (549 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Hip Hop Vol. 4 (700 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Hip Hop Vol. 5 (579 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Latin/Salsa (648 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Nu Jazz Vol. 1 (700 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Nu Jazz Vol. 2 (679 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Nu Metal Vol. 1 (692 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Nu Metal Vol. 2 Disc A (649 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Nu Metal Vol. 2 Disc B (316 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Orchestration Vol. 1 (694 MB)
Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: Orchestration Vol. 2 (696 MB)
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Magix - Music Maker Soundpool: R&B Soul Vol. 1 (563 MB)
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NYC Drum Works Vol. 1 (435 MB)
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Tha ThaiDrum Volume 1 Pt. 1 (613 MB)
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Zero G - Old School Flavour: Superfunk (460 MB)
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Zero G - Deepest India Disc 1: Vocals (645 MB)
Zero G - Deepest India Disc 2: Instruments (557 MB)
Zero G - Deepest India Disc 3: Orchestral (509 MB)
Zero G - NY Cutz 2: Off Da Hook (609 MB)
Zero G - PURE Series Vol. 5:Pure Hip Hop (220 MB)

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PowerFX - Downtown Strings 1 (660 MB)
PowerFX - Downtown Strings 2 (643 MB)

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e-LAB - Ballistix: Phatboy Beats and Chemical Treats (631 MB)
e-LAB - Strictly 12” (258 MB)
e-LAB - Strictly House (507 MB)
e-LAB - Strictly R&B Disc 1 (334 MB)
e-LAB - Strictly R&B Disc 2 (380 MB)
e-LAB - X-Static Goldmine Vol. 2 (599 MB)
e-LAB - X-Static Goldmine Vol. 3 (642 MB)
e-LAB - XTC Files of Hip Hop (636 MB)
e-LAB - XTC Files of House (272 MB)
e-LAB - XTortion (459 MB)
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Big Fish - Alien Guitars Vol. 1 (329 MB)
Big Fish - Alien Guitars Vol. 2 (379 MB)
Big Fish - Cut'n It Up Vol. 1 (524 MB)
Big Fish - Cut'n It Up Vol. 2 (435 MB)
Big Fish - Loopzilla Underground (568 MB)
Big Fish - R&B Backline (574 MB)
Big Fish - Slo Funk (642 MB)

ProSamples Vol. 05 Pop & Rock Drumloops (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 06 Experimental Grooves & FX (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 08 World Vocals (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 11 Classic Orchestra (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 13 Choirs (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 15 Dance Drums (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 16 Guitar & Bass (WAV + AIFF +EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 17 Skunkworks Guitar (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 19 Pop Brass (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 20 Orchestral Brass (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 23 Trip Hop (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 25 Pop & Funk Brass (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 26 NU R&B & Hip Hop (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 28 Vocal House (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 29 Dance Drumloops (WAV + AIFF + EXS24)
ProSamples Vol. 30 World Instruments (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 33 Orchestral Loops (WAV only 288 MB)
ProSamples Vol. 34 Hip Hop & R&B 3 (WAV only 212 MB)
ProSamples Vol. 35 Funk & R&B (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 39 Hip Hop 2 (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 41 Solo Strings (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 43 Real Drum Kits (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)
ProSamples Vol. 45 Techno Identity (WAV + AIFF + EXS24 + Halion)

Akai MPC 4000 Drum Set (598 MB)

PCDJ Hip Hop Samples (606 MB)

... List:

Purrfect Drums (2.5 GB) (4-discs)

... List:

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.....List:

Miroslav Vitous Symphonic Orchestra Samples - String Ensembles (Giga)
Miroslav Vitous Symphonic Orchestra Samples - Woodwind and Brass Ensembles (Giga)

Advanced Orchestra Set (Giga) ( 5 discs)

ProSonus Orchestral (Giga) (on 2 Discs)

Dan Dean Solo strings (Giga)
Dan Dean Brass, volumes 1-5 (Giga) (5 discs)

The Ultimate Piano Collection (Giga) (on 3 Discs)
 
fatboyz...........

Was that enough info for you? :D

spin

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Ok, first thanks again for the help. In one of the first few posts, SPINSTERWUN said
I can use the keyboard if I have MIDI In/Out ports on my computer. I have the MIDI Out on my keyboard but I dont have MIDI on my computer. What should I do?
 
fatboyz said:
....I can use the keyboard if I have MIDI In/Out ports on my computer. I have the MIDI Out on my keyboard but I dont have MIDI on my computer. What should I do?

You will need to get a midi interface.

But first, you need to give us ALL of the specs of you computer/equipment.

SPIN
 
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