SonicSynthesis

True that lol

Lol this is weird because i was reading up on this for about an hour today while i was in college and my band has decided to play it at our gig to support the idea! I definitely want to see this happen. I'm tired of XFactor producing the same pop shit. The people who win it will always get xmas no.1 and then will be forgotten about. Succeeding in the music industry isn't about being hard work any more or being talented. It's about putting on a show for the retards that get sucked in by XFactor. There's no new areas of music being explored any more, it's just this giant machine churning out the same old crap each year. I don't even like RATM tbh, so i'm not supporting this because of them. I'm supporting it because i want the xmas no.1 to actually be fought for again. So FUCK YOU XFACTOR, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!

Thanks man. I'll need to try it some other time though. I've got a gig on Thursday so I'm practising pretty solidly for that at the moment

In LMMS there's a light on each track that flashes when a note is played. These are flashing which means the instrument is definitely playing, there's just no sound being produced. It's weird because i managed to get 2 out of 3 tracks producing sound when i began and now all of a sudden the second track stopped. Maybe my computers just crap. Well actually my computer is pretty crap. It's quite old and Souliarc mentioned something about my CPU peaking. Is that to do with me having a crap computer?

Jeez this is buffering slowly! D: HURRY UP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!

Thanks man, i'm really grateful

What the hell man! I wasn't bragging about anything! I was merely trying to lighten the mood a bit by saying one sentence started this entire argument. What attitude?! I already said i'm trying freeware versions (LMMS)! Maybe you should read the entire thread before you open your mouth and accuse me of something! Thanks anyway. You're basically telling me the same thing everyone else has told me. Different software is compatible with different people, but it's not the software that makes people professional, it's the practice. So it looks like i've got all the helpful info i'm going to get. This thread should be locked now. Edit: Can someone who knows LMMS please help me here - http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26756

I've just downloaded the program and started to make a small tune to try it out. This is the first time i've really tried midi sequencing. I've only been using the bass editor so far and i've added 3 tracks, but only one of them is producing sound. They're not muted or anything. Also the lights on screen are showing that the instruments are in fact playing, but there's just no sound. I have no idea what i'm doing wrong. Here's a screenshot of my current state. Hopefully someone can tell me what i've done wrong by looking at the pic. Ask me if you need any specifics on what i've done so far. Let me know if the pic isn't showing up

Lol that's all i said that started this entire argument. To be honest i'm glad it did, because i feel i've gained from it. It is better to start small and if the freeware versions do that then that's what i'll go for. I'll try LMMS and see how that works out. Please feel free to continue debating though.

Yeh, seeing as i'm a "midi virgin" i don't really know any specifics about things. I just needed a general idea of where to start. Thanks anyway.

I'll try LMMS then. Sorry but money is a very big issue for me right now. Also we get given information to take home in each class, not textbooks, so HAH!

I find the controller a lot easier. It's easier to turn around to be honest. Doing say a full 360 is harder on the mouse. I find the buttons on a gamepad are easier to get used to than the keyboard as well. However i've always played using a gamepad. The only time i use keyboard and mouse is for Halo, which i almost never play any more. So i guess if you were raised on the keyboard and mouse you will find it to be better.

Ugh well because it's for college and it will take a while to work on it is pretty essential that i can save my work...

Well do you get get all the features in the trial version? Btw stop calling me kid please. I'm 20 years old...

Ok first of all, Wow! Didn't mean to cause arguments. I take advantage of anything i can get for free because i'm a typical student who barely makes enough to pay rent for his apartment, and seeing as the countries going through this fucked up recession i can't find a job anywhere. This doesn't mean i won't eventually support the software when i can. I'll always download a bands album and make sure i like it before i actually considering buying it. It's it's not that i don't have patience. It's the fact that i need to know this shit for my course by May next year. Now i came on here to ask for advice, not to cause problems. But seriously if you have a problem, then that's your problem, not mine! I appreciate all the advice people have given and i'm still open for more. Kthx <3

*looks at DragonForce* ¬¬ This looks like my type of thread. My favourite type of metal would be Progressive, but i like most metal sub genres. Here's a few bands i would recommened. Dream Theater, Black Label Society, Symphony X, Metallica, John 5, Trivium, Disturbed, Fear Factory, Megadeth, Static-X, Stratovarius, Racer X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Machine Head, Bullet For My Valentine, Iced Earth, Rob Zombie, System Of A Down, Mnemic and Ozzy Osbourne to name a few Here's a song to check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU_GrAZrpHA

Yeah i'll try FruityLoops because a few of my mates use it and they can give me a cracked version.

I never noticed this thread when i joined. I'm still a newbie though so i'll say hi. HAI My name's Johnny. I live in Scotland. I'm 20 years old and my birthday is on 9/11 (aren't i lucky). I'm studying music at college which covers MIDI, live performance, theory etc. Really enjoying it. I'm an epic Sonic fan so if anyone needs a good conversation about the series then they should talk to me. I love all Nintendo series among other games. I am a mod on the site www.tweeaks.com/forums. If you like graphics and game talk then you should go there. I have no interest in graphics or making sigs but i really enjoy it there, mainly because it's not a huge community, so you get to know the people a lot better and they're all really cool. Plus it doesn't have any big restrictions when it comes to customising sigs, and you get your own ava and stuff. It makes you feel more individual. I love OC ReMix. I found it randomly on Last FM and discovered the Project Chaos album. It really blew my mind. I'd like to make my own remixes but i'm not sure where to start, so any help there would be much appreciated. My favourite remixers would be Sixto and SnappleMan. They just do my kind of music, me being a metalhead and all So hopefully i'll enjoy my time here and will submit a remix in the near future. Peace out <3

This is such a great album. I listen to it all the time. Malicious Fingers is my favourite OC remix. Also Walk on Water is amazing!

They were saying Tracktion2 would be recommended if you're looking to get into computer based composing with minimum hassle. What are your views on that? What about Fruityloops, Reaper and Reason? Edit: I'm going to try out Reaper. It's said to be easier to get into than the others. Sonar is apparently really difficult to set up and use if you don't have much experience.

I can't believe this hasn't been remixed yet. I think it is the number 1 tune on EarthBound to remix. Please make it happen! Here's my attempt at a cover. Can't believe i messed up the powerchords... D: and here's the original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKP10057ZJw&feature=video_response

I'm doing music in college and part of my course is MIDI Sequencing. We use Cubase but i don't know if that's the best software to use. I'd like to do my coursework at home and i'd also like to become a fellow remixer in my spare time. I'm good at music, infact it's my whole life, but i've had almost no experience with music software. My lecturer is so useless i reckon i could learn things here much faster. So can you give your opinions on which is the best software so i can download it please. I'll be checking out tutorials in the meantime. Kthx <3

Nice! I like the way you all think