Production Studio?

[Johnson]

I Looked at the whole site of Homerecording.com, I wanted to Know if the equipment mentioned on this site would suffice for Production. I want to get started in music production and I need to know what kind of equipment I should consider getting.

I have a Good computer with good software (CakeWalk Pro 8, Cool Edit Pro, Fruity Loops,etc) I just wanted to know what klnd of equipment would be good for Producing Music (Mainly Hip-Hop and R & B).

 

[Dragon]

Welcome Johnson...Well, we're all happily producing music so I suppose the answer is yes...of course, you use more capital letters than most of us so maybe you're just being Extra Careful

You'll just have to decide how much to spend and look at the many alternatives involved. If you already have a computer, then you'll need a sound card, microphones, maybe a mixer, and CD-R, plus a musical instrument or two (which you haven't mentioned at all yet) would be nice.

 

[Johnson]

Thanks for the reply.
My system does have a sound card (ESS1869 audiodrive).
What I have done so far was download various samples of instruments, converted them into .WAV files and then used Fruity Loops' keyboard edit to pitch the sound. I have made some pretty good songs with it.
Once again, Thanks for the reply.

 

[Dragon]

Hi, you've made a good start but I have one of those cards laying around too, and it's useless for serious work. A new one should be your first bit of research...

 

[Johnson]

I have a sound blaster 16 PCI card, I'm guessing it is not any better. Do you have any recommendations on a good sound card to purchase? Also I don't have a multitrack recorder but I have a regular dj mixer and a cassette recorder. Is that setup any good?