[Hugh]

Hello

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

Thankyou

[Paul Stamler]

"Hugh" wrote in message
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What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

Go buy an issue of "Computer Music" (and a magnifying glass to help read the
teeny-tiny type). Spend some time reading it through, including the ads.
That'll give you at least a taste of what's being used.

Peace,
Paul

[Richard Smol]

Hugh wrote:
Hello

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

Magix Music Maker & Impulse Tracker

[Geoff]

Hugh wrote:
Hello

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

There are software synthesisers and hardware synthesisers. Neither are new
and have been around for 30+ years, though computer power has made soft
synths much more sophisticated lately.

geoff

[Bob Eld]

"Hugh" wrote in message
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Hello

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

Thankyou


Check out Gigastudio by Tascam. It's used by all kinds of pros across the
music spectrum.

[Laurence Payne]

On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:23:55 GMT, "Bob Eld"
wrote:

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

Thankyou


Check out Gigastudio by Tascam. It's used by all kinds of pros across the
music spectrum.

But not particularly for generating non-imitative sounds. It's a
sample playback system.

[Ricky Hunt]

"Hugh" wrote in message
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Hello

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

Thankyou


Reason: http://www.propellerheads.se/

[Joseph Ashwood]

"Hugh" wrote in message
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Hello

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.

As you've already seen there are many answers. The truth is that varies
widely on the cost of the studio, for recording a single designed to hit the
Billboard chart you'll almost certainly use a million dollar studio, so with
high likelihood all the software listed by others, plus a great deal more
will be immediately available, or at least near enough. Depending on the
composer(s) involved it could be anything from general purpose software, to
custom software, to custom hardward, to general purpose hardware, to
circuit-bending, to microphone tricks, to sampling from an older record and
playing with it.

Since you're obviously beginning down this path, I'd suggest that you
experiment a bit with circuit-bending, if nothing else the parts are cheap.
As you get further along you'll want to invest in hardware and software to
fit your personal desires. Once you know exactly what style of sounds you're
looking for then asking questions might give you a viably small set of
alternatives.
Joe

[HKC]

"Hugh" skrev i en meddelelse
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Hello

What software do the producers of today's pop music use to create
sounds that don't come from, or replicate live instruments? What are
the most popular pieces of software? Is the name for this a Software
Synth? Please forgive me, I am a bit lost in the whole world of
computer generated music, but I am starting to get quite interested.



Just buy Logic Pro if you are on Mac, it includes everything you need and
more. It's the most widespread program in top studios around the world (I
know many will shout Pro Tools now, but this guy is asking about the
sequenser/virtual side of recording and Logic is handling that in many, many
PT rigs). With Logic Pro, a decent soundcard and a keyboard you can get
introduced to any side of modern recording and softsynth playing you could
possibly dream of. When (or rather if) you grow out of the native Logic
synths it won't cost you much to add another one and you will need a program
like Logic anyway to run most of the other suggestions.
If you're on PC there's Cubase/Nuendo or Live but these doesn't include as
much soft stuff as Logic but they are still good programs.