Am i Correct in sayin that REason 3.0 w/o a dedicated midi controller is useless?

[MaXiMiLLioN]

I have gone up and down these manuals and even checked out some books at the library and i can't seem to get a definitive answer on this..

but w/o a midi controller you can't do much in reason huh?

i know its some programs out there u can buy but i'm sayin i don't have funds like that you know $30 or $40..

but i do know I Have to save up for an audio interface to get this all done..


what audio interface would you recommend and why? My aim is to be a sample based producer with records as my sample source... and make beats and track and record them to ableton live and do vocals there too..

i'm lookin at the m audio 410 firewire box but truth be told i aint' really know what this has that a pro tools mbox 2 doesn't ya feel me?

any knowledgable head that can break it down, its gon be mad appreciated.. what should i be lookin at gettin?

TRUST i did my h/w from tweakheads page to reading digital music books thicker n a bible and ish...


thank you and peace, hope somebody answer this in the next ten min's before they give the kid the boot..

oNe

 

[LDB]

I have gone up and down these manuals and even checked out some books at the library and i can't seem to get a definitive answer on this..

but w/o a midi controller you can't do much in reason huh?

i know its some programs out there u can buy but i'm sayin i don't have funds like that you know $30 or $40..

but i do know I Have to save up for an audio interface to get this all done..


what audio interface would you recommend and why? My aim is to be a sample based producer with records as my sample source... and make beats and track and record them to ableton live and do vocals there too..

i'm lookin at the m audio 410 firewire box but truth be told i aint' really know what this has that a pro tools mbox 2 doesn't ya feel me?

any knowledgable head that can break it down, its gon be mad appreciated.. what should i be lookin at gettin?

TRUST i did my h/w from tweakheads page to reading digital music books thicker n a bible and ish...


thank you and peace, hope somebody answer this in the next ten min's before they give the kid the boot..

oNe

U can pencil shit in but with such a powerful program I'd say it's worthless to not have a midi controller

 

[Agent Smith]

you don't need an audio interfadce actually...something like this works via usb
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/KeyRig25-main.html

 

[x-squizet]

i would say use a midi keyboard to use reason to its full capability, but you if just sampling loops(i.e jazz loop) or drum loops you really wouldn't have to use a midi keyboard, cause you can load it up in the dr. rex and make a drum pattern in the redrum using the step sequencer, i would say basic shit ya know.

But if you look on ebay, they have some older m-audio keyboards for like 15 to 20 bucks. also look for them old casio keyboards with midi on it and just buy a midi to usb cord

 

[Ominous]

The Step Editors in Reason are dope.

You can produce some sick patterns using your mouse and the different editors. I used to sneak and makes beats at work because all I had was a mouse.

 

[wizard]

man im not going to touch this one!
but you should def start messing around with the program more
use the sequencer and the pencil if have to
and dont underestamate the redrum and the nn-xt buddy!

 

[Steel Side]

When the controllers not around, I use a program called Bome's Midi Mouse. It's an interface like GarageBand has that let's you use your mouse and "qwerty" keyboard as a midi controller.

Definitely not as efficient as a real midi controller, but it gets the job done. It's also freeware.

 

[Kontents]

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When the controllers not around, I use a program called Bome's Midi Mouse. It's an interface like GarageBand has that let's you use your mouse and "qwerty" keyboard as a midi controller.

Definitely not as efficient as a real midi controller, but it gets the job done. It's also freeware.

In reference to the above post.

http://www.bome.com/midi/keyboard/

 

[luxx]

u can get a cheap ass casio keyboard and use it as a midi controller. ur wastin ur time without one

 

[Guevara]

I Have Amidi Controller Im Tryin To Get Rid Of, Its Short But It Has The Octave Keys, I Barely Used It But My Brother Carved An "o" Into The Middle "c" Note But It All Works Fine, Its Not M-audio And It Had No Drum Pads But If U Want It You Can Have It. If U Got Some Dj Equipment To Trade Id Appreciate It.peace.
Anybody Else Can Get In On This Tooif Son Dont Reply, I See He Aint Been Here Since The 22nd Of October.

 

[Fury]

na ur wrong cuz u can just go wit usb which is way better than midi

 

[Kontents]

Firewire is FIRE!!

 

[Steel Side]

na ur wrong cuz u can just go wit usb which is way better than midi

But aren't the drivers just converting usb data into midi data?

 

[Fury]

But aren't the drivers just converting usb data into midi data?

na cuz u get waaaaay more tracks out of usb than u do wit 16 tracks of midi...128 tracks in fact

 

[MaXiMiLLioN]

wattup all, my bad i can't really afford internet at the crib right now.. funds is beyond tight right now... plus got some other ish havin to deal with, so my apologies for not being back on in a minute...

The Step Editors in Reason are dope.

You can produce some sick patterns using your mouse and the different editors. I used to sneak and makes beats at work because all I had was a mouse.

ay thats the thing i can't figure out how to DRAW stuff out jus usin a mouse.. i played around wit it and nothing.. I sliced up a sample in recycle 2 bars into 16 slices and loaded up in NN-XT and down in the sequencer clicked on the pencil and try to "draw" out. but aint' nothing happenin.. i lookin in the manual and it dont' really say much beyond use the pencil to draw out your notes..

waht am i missing?

yall gotta remember i'm doing this on a mac.. so that free program aint' work.. i did google and nothing out the for mac's cept one that cost like $50...

one of the homies on here DUN hooked me up and he blessed for that but till i get in touch wit him i'm jus tryin to figure out how to draw ish out jus usin a mouse and keyboard... till i link wit him and set that joint up...

i got a drum pattern going now in redrum but i'm ready to move on to my sampled "beat" sample to mess wit..

let me know yall..

appreciate it..

many thanks yall

I'm jus hungry to learn main...

oNe