brokensanity

When I was in high school I got started on Cakewalk (goodness, i think it was 4.5 at the time?? I got a full version, manual & all from a friends Dad who had just upgraded to Cakewalk 6, anyway, I digress), and have found the Sonar interface pretty similar. It is a bit hard to immediately digest, but once you play around with it enough it is a pretty powerful tool. If you have a Mac, I recommend GarageBand as a great starter program. To this day I use GarageBand when I am noodling around with a composition, and only switch to Logic for the Heavy-Lifting. My brother uses Reaper, which I am surprised hasn't been mentioned yet, as in certain remix circles it is quite popular, however I am a Logic snob, so I haven't played with it much beyond saying to my brother: "oh, well that looks neat". So, that's my 2 cents on the matter....

Hi Everyone, I am a HUGE music geek. (Failed at going to college for music engineering, but that's mainly because schooling + me = not so much...) However, I have a fairly good ear for music, and a thoroughly varied pallet. I ran an internet radio station for several years, and am currently employed by a non-profit organization that works to connect people to civic engagement initiatives, and thus build stronger and healthier communities. I am their main tech-person-of-doom, and have been managing the back-end of their systems for two years. (Mostly focused on web-technology, but have recently branched out into writing a technology-training curriculum). Before that I ran my radio station for 3 years, and before that I was an assistant store manager @ a Gamestop (when it was still Funcoland is when I got my start.) Anywho, I haven't had a good chance to work my creative juices in some time now, and since I've been poking around here for a while now, decided I would finally create an account and open my mouth. Tactical RPGs & SNK Fighters (Samurai Spirits/Shodown & Last Blade specifically) are by bread & butter, however like any good gamer I have a deep grounding in the platformers of yore. I have a decent amount of production & remix experience, and have done production for several local acts, mostly as a way to connect with people and expand their art (so yeah, I will travel with my laptop & record people for free). I started with a tascam 8-track back in my high-school days, and have since gone bozo on a MacBook Pro with Logic & an M-Audio Firewire 410, and a supplementary Behringer mixing board. Oh wow, my "gee look imanewb" post has gone way over my comfort level in terms of ramblieness, so I am going to stop now. However, i look forward to being a part of this community (though I may be a sporadic contributor at times as my job makes me SUPER BUSY) and hope that I can get a remix that will be judge worthy in the coming months. ttfn ~Andrew