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Thank you for having mercy on me and reading my post. And thanks in advance for your assistance. I've been reading and enjoying the site for a few days now and finally signed up to participate.
Beyond a heavy enjoyment of many types of music and playing a few instruments as a kid, I have no experience creating music. I recently purchased a used Korg microKORG with the idea that I would learn some basics and eventually record some songs by recording individual loops of basslines, drum sounds and vocals done one at a time and put together piece by piece.
I've learned that I'll need an interface to connect to my laptop and a software package to record and edit the music. I plan on using Reaper, at least at first, based on a number of recommendations. Now I just need an interface and a mic (I guess). I'll continue to search the site for ideas for those pieces of equipment.
My question is this: assuming I have the synthesizer, interface, laptop and software, is it reasonable to think I can make a track in the manner I noted above? As a total beginner, I realize it wouldn't be anywhere near professional quality and am just looking at this as a creative outlet/hobby, but I at least want to arm myself with the proper tools to be able to muddle through the first few frustrating months of my new side project.
Any and all advice on this topic is MUCH appreciated. I know there are a lot of talented people reading these posts, so I hope to utulize any knowledge gained from following the responses.
Beyond a heavy enjoyment of many types of music and playing a few instruments as a kid, I have no experience creating music. I recently purchased a used Korg microKORG with the idea that I would learn some basics and eventually record some songs by recording individual loops of basslines, drum sounds and vocals done one at a time and put together piece by piece.
I've learned that I'll need an interface to connect to my laptop and a software package to record and edit the music. I plan on using Reaper, at least at first, based on a number of recommendations. Now I just need an interface and a mic (I guess). I'll continue to search the site for ideas for those pieces of equipment.
My question is this: assuming I have the synthesizer, interface, laptop and software, is it reasonable to think I can make a track in the manner I noted above? As a total beginner, I realize it wouldn't be anywhere near professional quality and am just looking at this as a creative outlet/hobby, but I at least want to arm myself with the proper tools to be able to muddle through the first few frustrating months of my new side project.
Any and all advice on this topic is MUCH appreciated. I know there are a lot of talented people reading these posts, so I hope to utulize any knowledge gained from following the responses.
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