Evnabby
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Please help a noob in need
Is there a/some GOOD, EASY TO UNDERSTAND, Not-made-by-some-kid BEGINNER (and i mean right from the start, at what a DAW is) video that I can watch for free? I know theres Complete SonarX2 but i cant pay for it :P (im only a teen so parents..yea) I really likethe way SONAR looks, i would go with FL studioas a first DAW but its just uncomfortable.
-im [going to] buy SonarX2 Essentials
BTW is this an OK setup?
SONAR X2 Essentials
Yamaha PSR-223
Korg Nano Controller
Korg Nano Pad. Btw i put that in the order ill prob buy it so the other question is did i prioritze it right (sonr first and pad last, prob for around Christmas 2013)
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Sacalait
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 01:48:33
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FastBikerBoy
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 02:30:38
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Several of my X1 Videos on my youtube page maybe helpful. There's a beginner's guide to MIDI for one and a few others.
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ampfixer
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 03:06:25
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I highly recommend Karl's SWA Complete Sonar X2. A great value.
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Kalle Rantaaho
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 03:50:27
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You did not list your gear specs, so we have to assume your PC is sufficiently equipped.
For fluent DAW work you do need a proper audio interface. The ones integrated on motherboards usually just give you headache. You can get the tasters with them, though, and some have managed quite tolerably with them.
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Frostysnake
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 05:33:39
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daveny5
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 08:45:29
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What about an audio interface on that computer? Using the built-in sound chip is not going to yield good results.
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garrigus
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 09:07:49
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sharke
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 09:20:24
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I think the X2 manual contains a pretty good beginner's "get started" tutorial. I wonder how many people get stumped without even taking one look at it.
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Cactus Music
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 11:35:45
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Any software you buy will have free tutorials and tonnes of info that will keep you reading for at least a year.
Then Sonar has the free videos as mentioned as well as some great homemade stuff by members here( see Fastbikerboys post ) .
You need to figure out if your a person who learns by reading or by watching or by doing. There is more written material than videos so you'll learn more by reading if that works for you.
One word of advice is to be careful of some Free "opinions" offered on the internet.
The best advice so far is to purchase a good audio interface along with the software.
Many interfaces will come packaged with a basic version of DAW software so I would recommend that route. Most are easily upgraded once you settle in.
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TraceyStudios
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 11:50:42
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Cactus Music
The best advice so far is to purchase a good audio interface along with the software.
Many interfaces will come packaged with a basic version of DAW software so I would recommend that route. Most are easily upgraded once you settle in.
Evnabby, Since you are interested in Sonar, many (maybe all) of the Roland interface come with a version of Cakewalk Sonar software.
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FastBikerBoy
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/23 11:51:29
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ampfixer
I highly recommend Karl's SWA Complete Sonar X2. A great value.
Thanks John. Much appreciated. 
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Evnabby
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/24 21:05:36
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TraceyStudios
Cactus Music
The best advice so far is to purchase a good audio interface along with the software.
Many interfaces will come packaged with a basic version of DAW software so I would recommend that route. Most are easily upgraded once you settle in.
Evnabby, Since you are interested in Sonar, many (maybe all) of the Roland interface come with a version of Cakewalk Sonar software.
THANKS SO MUCH. By far the most helpful info (everyone helped too of course but..) I was stresing over convinving parents to buy control surafce/audio interfce... THANKS. And thanks to everyone else who answered. PS to those who told me to read the manual- I understand. Thats definetly what I'd do, if I bought it lol. I'm positng on these forum because I want to get educated a lil before I buy it or else my parents will kil me if I end up not making use of the product :P
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vizio
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/24 21:46:19
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you could also buy used gear off craigslist and ebay that's what i do to save a buck. stay away from buying i-lock devices used or any other one owner pro-tool type devices, as transferring it over to your name is not going to be cheap. i have 2 very cheap and easy to use delta 1010 cards. 1010 and 1010lt. 300 bucks used, and 100 bucks used. they work pretty good with windows 7 64 bit sp1. these are old pci slots cards as the usb 2.0 and fire wire stuff seemed to freak out my asus i5 8 gig , 2 tb (best buy special 700 bucks) what hardware do you use now? and what expectations do you put on your small studio? recording bands, looping, sampling, song writing? you can spend a ton and have no worries at all, or you can spend a little and still have some fun. the technology is there and the sky is the limit anymore.
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sharke
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/24 21:50:38
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Evnabby
TraceyStudios
Cactus Music
The best advice so far is to purchase a good audio interface along with the software.
Many interfaces will come packaged with a basic version of DAW software so I would recommend that route. Most are easily upgraded once you settle in.
Evnabby, Since you are interested in Sonar, many (maybe all) of the Roland interface come with a version of Cakewalk Sonar software.
THANKS SO MUCH. By far the most helpful info (everyone helped too of course but..) I was stresing over convinving parents to buy control surafce/audio interfce... THANKS.
And thanks to everyone else who answered.
PS to those who told me to read the manual- I understand. Thats definetly what I'd do, if I bought it lol. I'm positng on these forum because I want to get educated a lil before I buy it or else my parents will kil me if I end up not making use of the product :P
The manual is 100% free and downloadable here: http://www.cakewalk.com/S...reader.aspx/2007013290
JamesWindows 10, Sonar SPlat (64-bit), Intel i7-4930K, 32GB RAM, RME Babyface, AKAI MPK Mini, Roland A-800 Pro, Focusrite VRM Box, Komplete 10 Ultimate, 2012 American Telecaster!
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garrigus
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/24 23:36:26
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Frostysnake
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/25 05:52:20
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leapinlizard
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/25 12:04:37
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Evnabby
Is there a/some GOOD, EASY TO UNDERSTAND, Not-made-by-some-kid BEGINNER (and i mean right from the start, at what a DAW is) video that I can watch for free? I know theres Complete SonarX2 but i cant pay for it :P (im only a teen so parents..yea) I really likethe way SONAR looks, i would go with FL studioas a first DAW but its just uncomfortable.
There is no silver bullet that's going to tell you everything you want/need to know in a single spot. You will have to do some research and use all the tools (a lot of good ones of which have been mentioned) at your disposal to get where you want to go. Not an easy process, but certainly an attainable goal. On the other hand, you could always convince your parents that this is an investment in your education, and you just have to buy some of these tools to keep your brain cells active. Hey, sometimes it works ...
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Frostysnake
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Re:Please help a noob in need
2013/01/25 12:45:48
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Take heart and enjoy the learning process...it is going to last you a lifetime!
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