nobodyreally
New member
Greetings,
For many years I've been playing music for my own amusement. I was classically trained, I can play several instruments and I understand music theory and composition.
However.. I am lost. I am strictly an analog musician, ie. pick up instruments and play them. A recent visit to a friend's house revealed that I may be missing out on some things. My friend practically has a recording studio in his house. Computer screens, weird looking keyboards, and a whole host of other devices that look like they're straight out of a flying saucer.
Said friend gave me a quick tour and now I want in. As I said though, I am lost. I think I would like a midi controller, ideally with a keyboard that has full size keys and some software to run it.
Rather than just come on here and ask "tell me what to buy", could someone perhaps give me some pointers as to what brands (if any) I should avoid?
I did have a look at the stickies, but in all honesty I don't really understand many of the terms used. In a nutshell, I want a keyboard I can plug into my computer and then I want to be able to record other instruments and then mix those tracks to produce a master.
Can anyone advise?
For many years I've been playing music for my own amusement. I was classically trained, I can play several instruments and I understand music theory and composition.
However.. I am lost. I am strictly an analog musician, ie. pick up instruments and play them. A recent visit to a friend's house revealed that I may be missing out on some things. My friend practically has a recording studio in his house. Computer screens, weird looking keyboards, and a whole host of other devices that look like they're straight out of a flying saucer.
Said friend gave me a quick tour and now I want in. As I said though, I am lost. I think I would like a midi controller, ideally with a keyboard that has full size keys and some software to run it.
Rather than just come on here and ask "tell me what to buy", could someone perhaps give me some pointers as to what brands (if any) I should avoid?
I did have a look at the stickies, but in all honesty I don't really understand many of the terms used. In a nutshell, I want a keyboard I can plug into my computer and then I want to be able to record other instruments and then mix those tracks to produce a master.
Can anyone advise?