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Koremora:
So, I have a copy of Ableton Live, and I'm looking to start learning how to work electronic music stuff in order to write with it. Does anyone have recommendations for good drum machines, MIDI interface keyboards, samplers, microphones, synths, audio programs etc. Anything that is good to have when starting out working on this kind of stuff. I would really appreciate the advice, as I'm not really sure where to start looking. Thanks!  :-D

ThePianoMan:
kvraudio.com is a great website to look at to get to know this stuff - the forum is a great community with everyone from amateurs to actual professionals, and there's a database of audio plugins as well as free presets for many different synths.
Lately my favorite synths have been Native Instruments products - Massive is my go to synthesizer, and Battery and Kontakt are incredible samplers. They are pricy, however. If you're just getting started, you might be best off using Ableton's included devices, along with some of the excellent freeware plugins that are available. In particular I'd look at Shortcircuit (a full-featured sampler), the various TAL plugins (a couple vintage analog emulations and excellent effects plugins), and the smartelectronix plugins (two top-notch synths and two great effects).

ThePianoMan:
Forgot to mention - if you get a MIDI controller, make sure it's touch sensitive. Pretty sure nearly all of the ones on the market are anyway, though.

BlahBlah:

--- Quote from: Ben792x on 21 Mar 2009, 07:54 ---Synth - unless you're wiling to pay quite a lot get a microkorg.

Drum Machine - you can make some decent things just from the computer these days, but if you want a machine at least get something with pads.

Midi keyboards - just get fairly decent quality and construction and you'll be fine. decide whether you want weighted keys or not. (it will make it feel like a piano) other options include octave up/down, modulation and pitch wheels and a few other bells and whistles that you'll probably be able to control form the program you're running anyway... making those bells and whistles a little useless.

microphones - something along the lines of the shure sm58 should work, it's a pretty decent mike. pm pwhodges if you want to talk to an expert.

sampler - unless you are willing to shell out $1000 or more; the roland sp404 is pretty nice, and the 505 gives you some effects for a some more money but again you can do that on the computer

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The SM57/58 is meant to sound like shit.

Sorry.

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Johnny C:
Don't get a Shure. Go with a Beyer. You can find the TG-X series for pretty cheap, and if you're in a slightly higher price range you can probably afford an Opus.

If you're looking more to record directly into your computer, the Samson C01U is a USB mic and it's pretty ace. I found one used for eighty dollars, and it records stereo kinda funny but I just use tricks and make it mono anyways since I'm gonna be futzing around with the channels.

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