Members jskpongoui Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 Sequel 2 doesn't work on media center MCE is the ONLY OS that works on my computer, says dell... So I need new software. keep it AROUND 150$ Must work for XP. I don't know if it matters but, my main styles of music are ambient, experimental, and dance. I also need something that will give me drums like... and what should I get for that, or will that be included in most DAWs? I need a new midi interface now too, (i know my sh 201, can function via usb port , but i need it for my other gear) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 did it ever work on Xp? media center is only an add on for XP.. it's still XP. heres what I dont get, they sell MC with mainly laptops. why? @ 150 id go with Fl studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jskpongoui Posted June 23, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 did it ever work on Xp? media center is only an add on for XP.. it's still XP. heres what I dont get, they sell MC with mainly laptops. why? @ 150 id go with Fl studio I don't know :S I just want my DAW.... anyways I'll take a look at FL I also need something that will give me drums like... and what should I get for that, or will that be included in most DAWs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cram1960 Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 You could try Reaper. http://www.reaper.fm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jskpongoui Posted June 23, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 Do any of these have drums in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ew_ Posted June 23, 2009 Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 did it ever work on Xp? media center is only an add on for XP.. it's still XP. There's some changes they made with MCE so it doesn't function quite like XP either from a hardware or software side. That's why you see M-Audio state that their interfaces don't work with MCE, for example. ew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jskpongoui Posted June 23, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 23, 2009 There's some changes they made with MCE so it doesn't function quite like XP either from a hardware or software side. That's why you see M-Audio state that their interfaces don't work with MCE, for example. ew damnit that's right... I need a new midi interface now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 DAWs don't come with drums, percussion samplers with big libraries do. Reaper will act as a neat replacement for Sequel; spend the rest of your money on a nice triphop/hiphop library or something and start tearing up those sounds, because you won't find 'm just out of the box like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jskpongoui Posted June 24, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 DAWs don't come with drums, percussion samplers with big libraries do. Reaper will act as a neat replacement for Sequel; spend the rest of your money on a nice triphop/hiphop library or something and start tearing up those sounds, because you won't find 'm just out of the box like that. Thanks! So if I was to get, say reaper- and I bought a drum library- i could just load it into reaper? which library/s would you recommend ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members obscurity Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 DAWs don't come with drums, percussion samplers with big libraries do. Reaper will act as a neat replacement for Sequel; spend the rest of your money on a nice triphop/hiphop library or something and start tearing up those sounds, because you won't find 'm just out of the box like that. Not true. Cubase comes with plenty of drums - including Groove Agent One, some drumkits in Halion 1 and plenty of loops if you're into those (I'm not). I also believe the latest versions of Sonar & Logic both have some drums although I have no first-hand experience with either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 There's some changes they made with MCE so it doesn't function quite like XP either from a hardware or software side. That's why you see M-Audio state that their interfaces don't work with MCE, for example. ew i never heard that.. wouldnt suprise me though. i took the MCE disk that came with my laptop and intstalled on my multimedia sever out on the front tv and wiped out the install and put regular xp on my laptop. add ons are never a good idea for a DAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cygnus64 Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SONARhs7XL/ Four more virtual instruments with thousands of soundsGet creative right out of the box using SONAR Home Studio 7 XL's other four powerful virtual instruments. The sounds range from natural drums, bass, and guitar sounds to keys, horns, and strings. There are the DropZone Drag-n-Drop Sampler that's perfect for remixing; the Roland GrooveSynth, featuring classic Roland synth sounds and beat boxes; the TTS-1 GM2 synth, sporting a high-quality, multitimbral GM2 synthesizer with a Roland synth engine; and Square 1, an easy-to-use vintage analog synthesizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 For a starter, how about Cakewalk's SONAR Home Studio XL? It comes with some basic instruments to start with and it's priced under $150: http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/HomeStudio/English/XL.asp (no affiliation, but I do have SONAR PE 8.) edit: ugh, I didn't pay attention to Cygnus' link! FACEPALM!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cygnus64 Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 : I never pay attention to Cygnus Nobody ever does. Hold me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 There, there, Cyggie. There, there. *pat pat pat* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 There's some changes they made with MCE so it doesn't function quite like XP either from a hardware or software side. That's why you see M-Audio state that their interfaces don't work with MCE, for example.ew That is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Not true. Cubase comes with plenty of drums - including Groove Agent One, some drumkits in Halion 1 and plenty of loops if you're into those (I'm not). I also believe the latest versions of Sonar & Logic both have some drums although I have no first-hand experience with either. Yoozer is right. The DAW does not come with "sounds". They come with plug-ins, tough. But for the price the OP asks, not a lot of DAWs include that many specialized plug-ins. So, I guess the best thing is to look for a low-priced DAW with a usable set of plug-ins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cygnus64 Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 The best advice: do your homework. In one thread, you are looking for a module under $500. In this one you are looking for recording software about $150. If you like software and have the puter to handle it, you could get a serious setup for $650. Lot's of audio interfaces come with software, LE versions that might work well for you. You could get an m-audio interface, PT 8 m-powered, and Garritan (or similiar) for $650. That's a serious rig for dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 ... or a MBox Micro / Mini which comes with PT LE for $300 and still have some cash for a good drums plug-in. But again, both PT LE or M-Powered and Digi and M-Audio interfaces are not supported on Win XP MCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members obscurity Posted June 24, 2009 Members Share Posted June 24, 2009 Yoozer is right. The DAW does not come with "sounds". They come with plug-ins, tough. But for the price the OP asks, not a lot of DAWs include that many specialized plug-ins.So, I guess the best thing is to look for a low-priced DAW with a usable set of plug-ins. Well, if you really want to split hairs, he's still wrong, 'cos the loops in mediabay come with cubase itself and can be used directly without a plugin. But that's all beside the point really: the OP just wanted something that could give him drums like the clips he linked to and, despite what Yoozer said, some DAWs can indeed do that for him. Why would anyone care if it's via a plugin that comes as part of the DAW or not? After all, it just boils down to dynamic linking versus static linking which is pretty irrelevant from an end-user pov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Why would anyone care if it's via a plugin that comes as part of the DAW or not? Because DAW manufacturers change their bundled plug-ins from time to time. That is why it is relevant to check what comes bundled. In programs like Reason or FruityLoops, the structure of the program does include the drum modules as a part of the software itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jskpongoui Posted July 7, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2009 The best advice: do your homework. In one thread, you are looking for a module under $500. In this one you are looking for recording software about $150. If you like software and have the puter to handle it, you could get a serious setup for $650. Lot's of audio interfaces come with software, LE versions that might work well for you. You could get an m-audio interface, PT 8 m-powered, and Garritan (or similiar) for $650. That's a serious rig for dirt cheap. I prefer hardware, and my computer isn't so good, I need portable sounds which is why I can't mainly rely on software the drum sounds are an exception cuz those I do as part of my "lonely" work I didn't want to call it solo work, cuz at 13- I'd sound like a major conceited ass hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Umbra Posted July 7, 2009 Members Share Posted July 7, 2009 Dude, just go buy a copy of vista or preferably XP from someone and be done with it. Media center is basically a chopped down version of XP, it's not designed to be a general use OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jskpongoui Posted July 7, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2009 Dude, just go buy a copy of vista or preferably XP from someone and be done with it. Media center is basically a chopped down version of XP, it's not designed to be a general use OS. My computer can ONLY run MCE OS, yes I know it's stupid but I have made many calls to dell, and that's the only thing that works on my computer As of now, I refuse to buy anything from Dell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted July 7, 2009 Members Share Posted July 7, 2009 I am now a very happy REAPER user. It's cheap for individual licence (60$), and the customer support is THE BEST. They like to hear about the bugs and lots of feature requests actually get implemented. New versions abound every 2-3 weeks. It's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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