what do the professionals use?

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hi im new to all this.i get paid monthly in my job and im expecting nearly 2000 euro for this months pay check,i know i would nt be able to get much equipment for this ,but i was wondering what did people like dr.dre and eminem and tupac use,as a lot of them were poor growing up,and what do they us now for making their beats.thats what im mainly interrested in is how to make the beats and music part of rap?thanx
 
what do they us now for making their beats.
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'Pac (R.I.P.) did not produce much and he is NOT producing now. It's been nine years already, y'know.

That said, MPCs are used by many producers. 9th Wonder lives by Fruity Loops. Find something that suits yourself instead of what suits another producer.
 
jibran said:
'Pac (R.I.P.) did not produce much and he is NOT producing now. It's been nine years already, y'know.

That said, MPCs are used by many producers. 9th Wonder lives by Fruity Loops. Find something that suits yourself instead of what suits another producer.
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very well put!
 
but i dont know what equipment to use?

yeah thats all well and good but i dont know what the equpiment is called to start with ,like whats a loop ?and whats a synthizer?if i went into a music store what would i ask for?and i asked about professionals because i wanted to get something extremly reputable
 
What you should do is look at your available money to spend and then do your homework and research what's right for you. Me personally, I use Reason 3 for beats and Cubase SX for vocal recording. Add in a few free plugins from the net and I make magic with that. Those two items of software might run you about $1100 USD

As for hardware, I have a mic, a midi controller, a small mixer, a preamp, and a compressor. All of the hardware ran me about $400 (I plan on adding monitors soon so that might run me another 200-300 USD)

This setup is what I find works for me. I thought about buying hardware like a Triton and an MPC but I decided not to because what I have is infinitely expandable and if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Fie.
 
thanx fieva,finally some helpfull responses ,would you happen to know what websites or that i should go to ,to do this research andwere i might be able to understand this
 
The thing about it is....you don't learn shit really unless you go through trial and error. You have to figure out what's working for you and what isn't. It took me a few years to figure out what equipment I had was actually worth a damn and what was straight bullshit (for me anyway).

There's no one set method of what you should use to make music. Different strokes for different folks. Just as I use Reason, I know some people who swear by all hardware and do a good job with it. I know some who are flexible and can use whatever they can pick up and make it work.

My best advice to you is if you have a big name music equipment store near you like Guitar Center, go and play with as much stuff as you can get your hands on.
 
i agree with fieva, you have to go through that trial and error period. but the mpc has one of the tightest sequeners as far as timing around(really good for hiphop). even though they call it a drum machine, the mpc does not come with "any drum sounds" so you will have to get drums for it. the mpc 1000 is a good start, cost around 1000 us dollars. and maybe a motif rack(lots of good sounds) cost about another 1000 us dollars. but if you want to go with the software stuff. maybe propellerhead reason 3(good for making beats, and comes with drums sounds/ and instrument sounds) i think its like 300 us dollars, if you want to record vocals and make beats in one package then cubase will do just that. but you will need to get some vsti which is another way of saying a software synth. sorry if i rambled on! :rolleyes:
 
I would suggest some reading first.
Learn what things are.

"Home recording for musicians for dummies", is a good book to start with.
I own and read it myself.

After you learn what things like 'synthensizers' are, you can try them out and find which one suits you.

I would strongly reccomend you don't go blow money on high end equipment at first.
Because trust me, you won't know how to use it.
Start small. acquiring all the equipment and learning how to use it does not come over night.

Crawl before you walk.

This is a longtime, money consuming hobby/preofession, that takes loads of dedication.
assuming you really want to get good. dont expect a quick payoff.

good luck.
 
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Well...Its really simple if you do some research, try here to start http://www.theprojectstudiohandbook.com/directory.htm

then after you soak all this up, ask questions, don't be affraid. Plus if no matter what site you go to (including this one) if you can find a search feature (usually at the top right, top left for some forums) that will help you look for a more specific item/topic to read or review on.

coming here was probably your best decision to start, welcome to a life changing experience that only select people have the pleasure of being involved with. Music will take you as far as your emagination wil go, you'll travel the world and then some. Meet people that you would never have met on your own without music and see things that you would "definitely" not see without music.

Enjoy the ride, and don't forget that because you are new, you can expect us to help with watever, we've all been where your going before (some more than others!). Its love here, ask and you shall recieve :)
 
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