Art,

I am not trying to be argumentive here, and btw, that's a very good analogy. I've heard these kinds of stories told before and the musician / player in me tends to agree.

OTOH, Trance is a pretty specific genre in the realm of electronica. A good percentage of what goes into it is based on arpeggiated pieces or loops, that sometimes are not all physically playable by hand.

The other aspect are the sounds themselves.
Sound design in itself is often a major part of what goes into some genres of electronica. Not only modifying existing sounds or crafting new ones, but crafting sounds that fit just right into the mix is considered by many who work in these genres to be a major part of the "art" form. It isn't always as easy as it might sound.

I have a big interest in electronic music myself, as well as sound design, though I'm not very advanced in it compared to the artists / designers who seem to do it pretty well. I know enough about it though to tell you that an arranger is probably not a very good tool for making Trance music.

AJ

anyway - if i connect my keyboard to these two programs - fruity loops and reason propellerhead - and i'll create a song, am i going to be able to play it live from the va to a gig, let's say.. ?

regards,

claudiu

Sure, as long as you use soft synths and / or bring the hardware modules that you used to create the songs in the first place.

You could also make an MP3 of the parts you do not want to play in real time and then play along to it.

AJ

can i play them from my va76? my dad says that the softwares are useless if i can't play them from my va76 - to a gig ..or something..


please gimme details...

regards

claudiu

Yes.

In this situation, your VA76 becomes the midi controller. Midi out from the VA76 into your computer's midi in port. You'll need a midi interface so that your computer can accept external midi signals. They are plentiful and relatively inexpensive.

Claudiu, I strongly suggest tthat you check out some dedicated computer music sites. There is a bit of a learning curve with all this, but nothing very difficult that you can't master if you start reading up on it and then applying it.

AJ




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ok anyway...before starting to work with all the programs and stuff...it'll be easier for me to work with all the stuff after i master my va...

regards and many thanks

claudiu

After answering my post in your previous thread counseling patience and practice, you go ahead and shotgun yourself with all this extra software when you can barely operate your VA76!

Confess, claudiu, just exactly HOW old are you?

These constant questions remind me of a little brother who wants to know and do everything NOW, but can't sit still long enough to ever learn anything!

i've told you 100 times..i'm 17 - i said i'll put the softwares on a cd and i'll use them after i master my va...what's the problem ?

and the software was a gift !

You've got too many irons in the fire.