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Synthesizers and samplers

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Decima:
A good software thats really cheap compared to other things, about 450$ perhaps, is Reason. It simulates old samplers, synthesizers, effectboxes n drummachines. Combined with ReCycle you can do ALOT of stuff with samples. In ReCycle, you chop up the sample in smaller bits, and saves it as an rex2 file. Then you put it into the Rex-sampler in reason, and cause of the chopped up-ness, you can now transpose it without changing its tempo, changing its a tempo quite alot without affecting its sound, change its rythmics and its order. Grrrrreat!
Reason features lots of samples, rex2files, premaed patches for the synths, and is really easy to use. Combine it with a midi keyboard and you got all youll ever need. You can get many different "sounds" in Reason, the examplesongs ranging from mean jungle to spaced out chillout.

And no, Im not hired by Reasons makers to advertise for them :).

KharBevNor:
or just steal it off the interweb. Much more expedient!

lofin:
i think i read somewhere that mixel pixel (i love them) made the samples on a commodore64 which it why it sounds so videogame like.  so i'd suggest getting an emulator and roms and looking at how the music tracks on games are constructed and then use those as guidelines for creating your own samples.  there has to be tuts on the web about programming c64s and making music tracks somewhere.

after a quick search these looks like good sites
http://www.createdigitalmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=538&Itemid=44
http://commodore-forums.wabbit-wion.nl/viewtopic.php?t=60&highlight=music

and especially
http://www.remix64.com/index.php?load=about_getting_started_as_a_remixer

this is a really cool scene to get into and it has a very hardcore but helpful following.  some programming knowledge is very helpful but not really required.  i'm going to dig around on this more and if i find anything else that's helpful i'll post it in here again (plz do the same if you find anything).  

hope this stuff helps
-lofin

i love mixel pixel ;D

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