Music making software

Speedy Pete · 13 Feb 2015 at 15:08

Hi all.

Does anyone here do any music making and can you recommend a good program to have a trail with.

I heared some good things about cubase but think it might be a bit hard for a beginner like me and also you have to buy some usb pen drive for 18quid just to use the trail so that put me off trying it.

Also, are macs really that much better at making music than windows?

Thanks.

Speedy Pete · 13 Feb 2015 at 16:19

Why are macs better than windows at music making?
Is it just because their OS is more efficient or is there something else?

Speedy Pete · 13 Feb 2015 at 20:36

Downloading Reason now, 3hours to go. Roll on FTTC next month.

Speedy Pete · 16 Feb 2015 at 00:32

I use to play piano when i was a young-un. Maybe a midi keyboard is in order?
But i do really just want to makes some tunes and by that i dont really know what kind of music either so picking a DAW by what kind of noise it can produce doesn't really help.

Ive had a few goes at reason now and after a few tutorials on youtube to get the basics ive made um... well....nothing special since you can't open up a saved piece of work in the demo, making you start all over again.

Come to think about it if i could make any sort of music it would be 'disc break'.

Speedy Pete · 16 Feb 2015 at 16:28

Thanks for all the recommendations guys ill try out a few more over the next few weeks.

Speedy Pete · 20 Feb 2015 at 00:06

DesG said:
Have you used Bitwig Chaos?

I haven't moved on from reason yet, but I think I might try ableton next.

That's if you were talking to me.