Yo, I'm Josh

[JShu]

Hey,
I'm Josh and I'm pretty new to electronica. I've been playing guitar for the past 6 years and have been a rocker all my life, but recently have been expanding my horizons. You can accuse my electronica tastes as bland, if you want, because all the groups I like are just the ones I've heard...so I'm a big fan Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Castles, Neon Indian, and MGMT (that's about it). I've also heard some trance and house music before, and think they are really cool, although I feel like I couldn't name an artist off of the top of my head who produces that type of music.

On an unrelated note, I'm interested in checking out some electronica music software. I'm somewhat intimidated by the vast number of programs, hardware and software available and don't know where to begin. I would really love a program that could allow me to customize beats, rhythms and instrumental sections to actually produce full songs. I would want to music similar to that of Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers (deep bass, lots of instrumental and crazy-sound potential, realistic beats and claps, etc.). If you need me to elaborate more about what I'm looking for in this software hunt, let me know.

I'm also from DC, and am a senior in high school.

[Danno Gee Ray]

Welcome Josh.

You have found a good place. Nurturing and most cool.
The collective knowledge here is unrivaled. If you don't find it here, Bring it back when you do ...we need it!

Dan

[BobTheDog]

Josh.

How about Ableton Live, you can grab a demo from their website.

[JShu]

Thanks guys.
And Bob, I guess I'll try out the demo. Do you feel Ableton Live fits what I'm looking for?

[dewdrop_world]

Hello from Herndon, VA! If you want to discuss ideas sometime, let me know. I am easily persuaded to visit Chinatown Coffee Co. with laptop in tow.

[Quartz Lock Records]

Hey man....you should also have a look at Logic Pro 9 as well as Cubase....depending also what will be your operating system...we have been working with logic..from express all the way to Pro 9 and have to say that it is absolutely seriously wicked!! ,...unfortunately no free demo online for that one...
also if you interested in checking out new music... pop in at any of the links below to have a listen
cheers and good luck on your music endeavor!
...stay in sync
-Q

[JShu]

[Quartz Lock Records]

Logic is very much for electronic music as well....go to you tube and check out some tutorial videos ...you can also find online lots of tutorials by electronic artist who use logic and they show some of their tricks:)
good luck man

....stay in sync

-Q

[BobTheDog]

I would consider Live if I was you.

I have Live, Logic Pro and Cubase.

Cubase never gets used from my experience it just doesn't run well on Macs.

Logic Pro is fantastic software, for general multi track recording and mixing projects I use Logic Pro.

Live is by far my favourite, it allows you to work in a way that Logic and Cubase just can't. It is more like an idea sketchpad, very cool.

Logic has an advantage over Live though in the fact you get a good set of useable software instruments and apple loops. To get the same in Live you would need to get extra plugins and loops.

A Live/Logic combination is a good one. Sketch out ideas in Live and then move to Logic for final mixing.

Cheers

Andy

[JShu]

I love you guys. Haha. You've made my decision pretty obvious. Live and Logic seem to fit me well. These are expensive packages, so I hope they will be of use to me once I understand how to use them. I do think, however, that I will buy Logic first, and then wait awhile for Ableton Live (parents are nice people, but not THAT nice).

[Quartz Lock Records]

heheh...good luck man...once you understand how they work and apply some tricks...you will be on your way!!...looking forward to hearing your sound ...Quartz Lock Records is always looking for new talent.

cheers