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Hello all.

I was looking to buy some software to just mess around with and make my own music. I was looking at the VDJ Home Edition. My main thing is, I would like to be able to create a song from nothing and build it myself with sounds, effects, etc..... Does VDJ Home Edition come bundled with a lot of sounds, etc..... or do I have do buy a more expensive version to be able to access sounds whether they are bundled or I download them? I looked around some on the site, but was not quite sure so I was hoping someone could give me a quick answer on what would best suit me.

I do not intend on becoming a true DJ, but I just want to mess around with the proper software that will allow me to do the above mentioned.

Thanks in advance.
 
Posted Fri 06 Feb 09 @ 12:05 pm
You need more of a sequencer program than a DJ one. VDJ won't be able to help you put music together because it's not made for that.

There are programs like Cubase and Multiquence that may be better suited for what you need. I use Multiquence to create megamixes and it's excellent and easy to use.

Have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_sequencer
 
 
 
Thanks everyone for the quick responses. I will look into those options.
 
or if you have a mac you can use garageband
 
I was looking to keep in the range of about $150 so I may not get much I understand. anyone had experiaence with Sequel 2? I unfortunatly do not have a Mac. I wish I had the money right now.
 
Hey,

I can highly recommend the Sony Media line of products. I have been an ACID user for years and have done many remixes with it. The Pro version is steep but the entry level is $54.00US.

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/musicstudio

You can download fully functional 30 day trials and Acid Loops are available everywhere on the internet.

-DGee
 
McCallister1 wrote :
I was looking to keep in the range of about $150 so I may not get much I understand. anyone had experiaence with Sequel 2? I unfortunatly do not have a Mac. I wish I had the money right now.


Sequel 2 is essentially a very very basic version of Steinberg's Cubase/Nuendo series,
which are one of the leading music production kits for PC platform. So you don't
need a Mac to run Sequel (get PC demo here, and check some video tutorials).

It might be a good low-cost solution to start with production familiarization.

You can also check out the FL Studio Fruity Edition, which is in that price
range (download $99, boxed 139$):

http://flstudio.image-line.com/documents/what.html
 
 
been using vdj for a while for mixing but i recently purchased fruity loops studio 8,very interesting and very in depth program,its worth checking out as they have a free demo
 
which one of those programs are the easiest to use? for beginners anyway?
 
Thanks alll for the input. I decided to go out and buy the Sony ACID music studio 7. Only played with it for about 2 hours so far, but I can tell once I get the hang of all the features, it'll bewhat I was looking for.

Take care all.
 
hector27 wrote :
which one of those programs are the easiest to use? for beginners anyway?


Depends what you are trying to accomplish, but ACID is probably the easiest IMHO.
 
il wud go for sony acid pro...amazing software! :)
 


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