This was done a forum I use, so I thought we can pull off the same thing here.  Just list the stuff you have step-up in your "studio" from your DAW, down to PC etc.

Here is mine.

A Juno G.
Behringer MS 16 Monitors
Dual core AMD based pc
M-Audio 24/96 sound card
AKG 219 studio mic
Fico UDM-326 [Cheap mic lol]
UMX61 XU control - Midi Keyboard by Behringer
Phonic 802 - Mixer

Software:
Audacity - Freeware
FL9 - DAW
Ableton Live 8
Sony Sound forge
Reaper - Daw.

Lately I do everything on the Juno as it just feels like a studio in the box and not much switching.

When I'm on the pc, I use Ableton live alot. It is very easy and straightforward. If am using samples, I tend to make changes to this in Soundforge or Audacity.

Reaper is meant to be good, but I haven't used it yet.

It appear I am more of hardware person and as such, I feel more comfortable using hardware, than just clicking here and there on a computer screen to make beats. Also, music production become visual [instead of listening] when using pc. With hardware, you are just left with your ears, hands and less wandering of the eye on a screen.

I should be doing some upgrade soon - For example, I need a groove machine like an Akai mpc or NI Maschine [I am learning at getting the macshine instead though] Oh I can do with new computer screen too lol.




I added the last image as Someone who shall remain nameless thinks I do not have some of the stuff I posted. This person know themselves.




I think the Mic was made in Russia and it turned out to have the same quality as more expensive mics. I guess I was lucky when I bought it. I am not sure if they still make them though.



Anyway, what stuff do you use. I am guessing most folks will be PC based with fruityloops?

ElRazur:

This was done a forum I use, so I thought we can pull off the same thing here.  Just list the stuff you have step-up in your "studio" from your DAW, down to PC etc.

Here is mine.

A Juno G.
Behringer MS 16 Monitors
Dual core AMD based pc
M-Audio 24/96 sound card
AKG 219 studio mic
Fico UDM-326 [Cheap mic lol]
UMX61 XU control - Midi Keyboard by Behringer
Phonic 802 - Mixer

Software:
Audacity - Freeware
FL9 - DAW
Ableton Live 8
Sony Sound forge
Reaper - Daw.

razur you have all this, and u say you are a beginner. i laugh at ur thinking sometimes. u even have a midi keyboard, studio mic, even phonic mixer . damn
. what else do u need my friend. i have just my laptop and fruity loops and am a beast wit creativity. i dont use any hardware at all. its not about what u have its about what u do with the little u have .

razur post ur own first and i will follow suit. i am enjoying this razur nowadays ,.

razur why didnt u pose besides the picx now, so all the fine girls can start falling for u especially fl gators.
the chi with an horrandus backside.

elrazur:

I added the last image as Someone who shall remain nameless thinks I do not have some of the stuff I posted. This person know themselves.

i know who you are talking about but i wont mention his name mr nameless.

Lol time and dedication is my problem I think. It's been god knows how many years since I've been doing this but it is always been on and off. Lately, I am going back to university for a second degree and as such I have a bit of time lately.

I had more expensive gears before, but my flat got burnt down and as a result, lost it all. E pain me sha as I dint have home insurance lol.

My stuff are nothing, I know people who have 10k worth of stuff. Lol.

With the level am in, I just don't have a big enough ego to call myself a pro lol.

You are right though, it ain't about what gears one have but how good one is. A guy on YouTube have two or three gears and they cost close to 10k and the beat he made was so wack that someone made a comment that if they know where he lives, they will punch him in the face and steal his stuff lol. His beat was that whack. He had A Roland G7, akai mpc 2500 and another stuff. Those are some expensive stuff lol.

You laptop must be very powerful to run flstudio well. I tried running it on mine, but too much delay even with the buffer increased.

@ElRazur.
If I'm the one that has all what you've got man,I don hammer!

wengewenge:

its not about what u have its about what u do with the little u have .

I belive u bros.
Please can anyone give a comprehensive breakdown home studio equipments and prices (in Naira) I'm planning of establishin a portable home studio where a professional music can be produced like the picture below.

NOTE:the pic below is not my studio.I need something like this

@ELRazur
Do you have a separate room where vocal recordings are done?

@hustler
I made a post in the music production center. You may want to have a read. Alternatively, you may want to let us know if you want hardware or pc based recording. As you can see, I am using both. If you want a dual monitor you need a graphics card that supports that. I am on my phone so will give you more info when am home.

@obinna.
I tend to record vocals in the bathroom/toilet as the mic can pick up the most silent of all noises. However, with the Juno g (as it is what am using solely lately) I just plug in a phono-jack condenser Mic. Seem to work.

@hustler. The keyboard in that photo is not a proper studio keyboard. It looks like a yamaha or Casio of some kind. Most studio oriented keyboard do not have inbuilt speakers. Perhaps it is used as a midi controller instead?

el razur i dont even have a midi keyboard, nor a studio mic, and i make worldclass stuff. fruity loops makers actually made sure all thsi were taking off, they tried to eliminate bulky hardware and replace with software. the only thing hardware is need for is str8mixing and mastering.!

The next generation of beatmakers /producers would be using their i=phones and blackberries to make hits, as we all know.

ElRazur:

@obinna.
I tend to record vocals in the bathroom/toilet as the mic can pick up the most silent of all noises.

lmao, the store room woulda been more appropriate. dont people nshit in ur bathroom. lmfao. enter ur wardrobe to get the best noise reduction for the mic, even if ur mosquito or cockroach coughs it will echo on the mic.


@obinna
most beatmakers dont know about mixing at first , maybe u can help him out , thats an area me too i wan learn well.

@razur , u ressurected the beatmaking threads am so proud of u !

@wengewenge

ur name stinks of ofoka's sh.it!!

@elrazur,i'll check that out.i prefer a pc based system to hardware

You need a MIDI keyboard to pull off some keyplay. Trust me on this one. I can play you a riff and ask you to replicate it without keyboard, I have a feeling you may have problem and highly unlikely to pull it off.

Fruityloops have its strong side, but it is not the end of all. Professionals use pro tools mainly plus expensive hardware. There are other DAWs that are in my opinion better than flstudio, but that is another story.

Software is not everything and hardware is needed if you are getting serious. Watch videos of top producers on YouTube and you can help but notice the amount of hardware present.

Next generation won't be using iPhone and BB to. make beats, those machine are not powerful enough to run a decent sequencer or handle some of the power-hungry applications of today. However, low quality cheapo coded ware may be written for these phones. (there are a few already)

At most times of the day, the toilet and bathroom are one of the noise-free places in the house. My toilet is probably cleaner than some people's room. Lol.  

Speaking of mixing, I know a thing or two, I just don't bother as I get too lazy lol.

ElRazur:


I added the last image as Someone who shall remain nameless thinks I do not have some of the stuff I posted. This person know themselves.

I wonder who that would be?     . . . . . . . . . . anywayz, look at the bright side. . . . . at least the 'someone' inspired u to create this thread. . .

rapjunkie:

I wonder who that would be?     . . . . . . . . . . anywayz, look at the bright side. . . . . at least the 'someone' inspired u to create this thread. . .

at least we dont have a nairaland pirate in the list of the nameless people.lol

ElRazur:

You need a MIDI keyboard to pull off some keyplay. Trust me on this one. I can play you a riff and ask you to replicate it without keyboard, I have a feeling you may have problem and highly unlikely to pull it off.

Thats a lie, put me to test all i need is 5 days , upload a riff now and see how close i come t recreating it , and i know nothing about music theory. oya put me to test , upload the riff, lemme show u some fruity loop skills. me i no be rapjunkie wey dey back out of challenges o, i am man enuff to accept the el razur ''recreate the riff'' challenge
u can open a thread to make it more interesting. i am waiting for the riff .razur

I am not home.

You have already shown why a MIDI keyboard is needed. A paying artist will not wait 5days for you to come close or reproduce a result.

Sometimes, when you have a keyboard you can be messing around with a particular sound and bingo you make a nice riff, melody that can give you your first hit record. Using a mouse and keyboard will most likely not get you that.

The way I am (by eminem) was made that way. He was about to leave the studio when the keyboard player made that riff that was popular in that song. Eminem asked him to play that riff again, and from there it was laid down, went back to the boot and recorded the hit. If a mouse and keyboard is been used, that may not have happened.

Even flstudio makers kinda acknowledged by adding pre-set key riffs and music score in fl as it is harder to pull off without MIDI keyboard.

Nice thread. I'm learning a lot

ElRazur:

I am not home.

You have already shown why a MIDI keyboard is needed.  A paying artist will not wait 5days for you to come close or reproduce a result.

no mind am. . . that's why he has made zero rupees from his production career so far. . . .

rapjunkie:

no mind am. . . that's why he has made zero rupees from his production career so far. . . .

oloshi i am a hobbyist, calling me a person wit a production career is disrespectful . i already told u.

@el razur
ok give me just 5minutes i will reproduce it with a laptop mouse.!
he be like say the 5 days wey i talk make ur brain shack. oya upload the damn riff !am angry to remake it .

Nice thread ElRazur. You have some good stuff, you have no excuse not to get really creative .
  I just disassembled my "studio" as I just couldn't find the time to get serious with it. I still run FL Studio on my laptop all the time and have been able to create some pretty cool music I think. I had

Hardware:
-Rode NT1-A mic
-Digidesign Mbox
-Yamaha full size midi keyboard
-Dell Dual core desktop computer

Software:
-FL Studio
-Pro-tools
-Reason
-Hiphop Ejay
-Magix music studio
-Sony Vegas movie studio

I have access to at least 2 studios, both guys really really good at producing/recording, with one highly equipped so it made no sense to do the home thing with basic equipment. Right now, I've gone mostly acoustic and spend most of my time playing/composing with my fender and yamaha guitars - my most cherished possessions lol.

I'm not home and probably no need. You proved the point already.  

@jesoul

Awesome stuff you have (or had) there.

You play the guitar? Oh my god I am so jealous. I have an accoustic guitar, but dunno how to play it. I even had it restrung as I am left-handed but I lost interest lol.

I bet you rock at those crazy guitar solos.

ElRazur:

@jesoul

Awesome stuff you have (or had) there.

You play the guitar? Oh my god I am so jealous. I have an accoustic guitar, but dunno how to play it. I even had it restrung as I am left-handed but I lost interest lol.

I bet you rock at those crazy guitar solos.

oh I wish! lol. Honestly, it really take decades to get anywhere close to Carlos Santana level.

You should learn brotha I won't lie, it takes a lotta time and passion, but its really worth it esp if you're an artist/performer. And when I get instrumentals to work with, I really enjoy sprucing it up with some guitar here and there as a lotta tracks when generated from computer programs tend to be kinda robotic. And you're left-handed? lol, left-handed guitars confuse me just by looking at it lol.

But anyways, do you play any instruments? though I know messing around with mixers and boards is an art all by itself.

Cool Thread. Haha . . .  Can't take a picture of everything all set up,  cause I move my stuff, everyday, back and forth between home and my friend's apartment where we make all our noise, so almost everything is in boxes. But I'll spread it all out on my bed and take pics   The rest of the stuff is at my friend's apt.

Hardware.

Korg Triton LE
M- Audio KeyRig 49 Midi Controller
Digidesign Mbox2 mini
Audio-Technica AT4040 Cardioid condenser microphone
Studio monitors. (Not sure what brand). .  I'll check when I go tonite and update)

Software

Pro Tools
Reason Adapted
Pro Tools ignition pack (contains, a bunch of plugins, samplers, etc for Pro-tools)
Ableton live 6 (came free with the Pro-tools stuff, but I lost the activation code when my laptop crashed so I've never used it   )

impressive thread !

JeSoul:

oh I wish! lol. Honestly, it really take decades to get anywhere close to Carlos Santana level.

  You should learn brotha   I won't lie, it takes a lotta time and passion, but its really worth it esp if you're an artist/performer. And when I get instrumentals to work with, I really enjoy sprucing it up with some guitar here and there as a lotta tracks when generated from computer programs tend to be kinda robotic. And you're left-handed? lol, left-handed guitars confuse me just by looking at it lol.

But anyways, do you play any instruments? though I know messing around with mixers and boards is an art all by itself.

Carlos is a God. He makes it sound so simple, but I get frustrated when I try to emulate his stlye lol.

I think Guitar is one of those things where one either have it or don't have it. I have a feeling, I probably don't have it lol.

Tell me about all those drum machine programmed beat! It is common alot in naija song. It just do not have the feel and swing of human touch man. One of the reason a lot of people swear by the Akai mpc, the quantize is so good, it sometimes feels like it is played by human. Also I believe there is a legendary "swing action" that is seen on roland drum machines I think.   

Man, I respect anyone who can play the guitar, it is one of the most b*stard of instrument to learn lol. But it can be rewarding once one know the way around it.

If Harmonica count as an instrument, then yeah. I can play [via improvisation] on most instrument lol. I can do Sakara [popular in fuji], Konga, talking drum etc. I guess my most recent instrument I can play via improvisation is the keyboard. It is easy to learn unlike the guitar lol.







@Krayola

Omo some good stuff right there jare. I actually looked at the Triton LE, but the lack of Sampler and Audio recording made me went the Roland way. I have seen what can be done with the M3 and I swear, If I have money, I go buy am o.



@WengeWenge

See how many people actually have hardware based along side their software now? Ehn hen.

ElRazur:

Carlos is a God. He makes it sound so simple, but I get frustrated when I try to emulate his stlye lol.

I think Guitar is one of those things where one either have it or don't have it. I have a feeling, I probably don't have it lol.

Na lie jare lol. This is what potentials tell themselves when they think the instrument is too hard for them to learn. I honestly think the only requirement is passion. I was spending 3-4 hours a day when I was learning. Rubbishing and challenging myself with incredible players I'd see on youtube videos in between. All you need is passion brotha, passion.

Tell me about all those drum machine programmed beat! It is common alot in naija song. It just do not have the feel and swing of human touch man. One of the reason a lot of people swear by the Akai mpc, the quantize is so good, it sometimes feels like it is played by human. Also I believe there is a legendary "swing action" that is seen on roland drum machines I think.

Gbam left, right and center. This is the problem I have with a lot of mostly hiphop instrumentals these days. Very generic, and even when its a hot beat, its flatline all through the song. Nothing to continously tickle and surprise the ear. And then there's the opposite - too much going on in the song its hard to appreciate the complexities. Balance is everything - including vocals as well.

If Harmonica count as an instrument, then yeah. I can play [via improvisation] on most instrument lol. I can do Sakara [popular in fuji], Konga, talking drum etc. I guess my most recent instrument I can play via improvisation is the keyboard. It is easy to learn unlike the guitar lol.

Lol. You right small sha, small. I love the talking drum much much, such a unique sound and feel, can "africanize" instantly any track lol. Harmonica can also be very dope in some songs too. Very nice. I just saw your thread with your sample, lemme go and listen . . .

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Krayola, cool cool stuff. Why the MBox mini instead of the reg Mbox or Mbox2? for its portability? Its more expensive ain't it? and has less than the regulars.

ElRazur:



@WengeWenge

See how many people actually have hardware based along side their software now? Ehn hen.

hey men i didnt say having hardware aint good, i just say u can make a beat as good as dr dre timbo without hardware , i started then wit fl and i am extremely comfortable wit it. on the programmed drums , there are drums called programmed loops that almost any kinda pattern , i have links that would lead u to over 500gig of programmed loops used by renowned producers all over . i collect sounds all over , i have over 1 terrabyes of sound samples , i guess i need to take a screenshot of my sound bank /vsts at this point .


@Jesoul
yous a lady. great .am extremely impressed by yall.

JeSoul:

 Na lie jare lol. This is what potentials tell themselves when they think the instrument is too hard for them to learn. I honestly think the only requirement is passion. I was spending 3-4 hours a day when I was learning. Rubbishing and challenging myself with incredible players I'd see on youtube videos in between. All you need is passion brotha, passion.

Omo I swear, my acoustic guitar cost me £150.00 when I bought it, it was some hand signed brand with carrier bag, dvd and tuner. My point? When I spend that kind of money, I am forced to give it all the passion in me, but it defeated me. Even the guitar tuner was a pain. Blowing air and trying to weak the neck of the guitar to match the tune. What a pain in the backside lol.  

Now that you mentioned, youtube I may give it another go, but it appears I already developed a mental block that I can't do it. A very bad state of mind.

 Gbam left, right and center. This is the problem I have with a lot of mostly hiphop instrumentals these days. Very generic, and even when its a hot beat, its flatline all through the song. Nothing to continously tickle and surprise the ear. And then there's the opposite - too much going on in the song its hard to appreciate the complexities. Balance is everything - including vocals as well.

Exactly. I once had a heated debate where I mentioned that Nigeria's hiphop producer do not have a defined sound, it is good to see someone one sharing my views lol. That is the things with Timbaland beat, there is always something that the ear is yearning to hear more of. So is Dr Dre beat. I guess because the scene in naija is too young and the use of Fruity loops by most studio may have a hand to play in that.

Lol. You right small sha, small. I love the talking drum much much, such a unique sound and feel, can "africanize" instantly any track lol. Harmonica can also be very dope in some songs too. Very nice. I just saw your thread with your sample, lemme go and listen . . .

I have always thought talking drum and Guitar are some how similar - I.e drawing the "strings" [the leather ropes] on the side and applying under arm pressure [in guitar's case the finger tip to change keys] makes them playable in a similar way - well in my head any way lol.

I appreciate feed backs from heavy weights to be honest. Just noticed you are a female. Awesome. lol.

wengewenge:

hey men i didnt say having hardware aint good, i just say u can make a beat as good as dr dre timbo without hardware , i started then wit fl and i am  extremely comfortable wit it.   on the programmed drums , there are drums called programmed loops that almost any kinda pattern , i have links that would lead u to over 500gig of programmed loops used by renowned producers all over . i collect sounds all over , i have over 1 terrabyes of sound samples , i guess i need to take a screenshot of my sound bank /vsts at this point .

I am not sure you can make a good as Dr Dre or timbo just using stock sound from fruity loops. You will need additional samples or plugins at least.

ElRazur:

Omo I swear, my acoustic guitar cost me £150.00 when I bought it, it was some hand signed brand with carrier bag, dvd and tuner. My point? When I spend that kind of money, I am forced to give it all the passion in me, but it defeated me. Even the guitar tuner was a pain. Blowing air and trying to weak the neck of the guitar to match the tune. What a pain in the backside lol. 

Now that you mentioned, youtube I may give it another go, but it appears I already developed a mental block that I can't do it. A very bad state of mind.

oh dear, that is so ol' skool lol. You poor thing, I sympathize with you jare. No wonder you're traumatised. Many newer guitars come with built-in tuners, its literally as easy a picking a string and seeing if the light is green or red and then slightly turning the peg on top to either tighten/losen the string.
And yes oh youtube is an incredible resource - free resource. I can't begin to detail all the things I've learned from there. Everything from guitar to keyboard, to how to use pro-tools, to music theory, to music business, name it, its there.

Exactly. I once had a heated debate where I mentioned that Nigeria's hiphop producer do not have a defined sound, it is good to see someone one sharing my views lol. That is the things with Timbaland beat, there is always something that the ear is yearning to hear more of. So is Dr Dre beat. I guess because the scene in naija is too young and the use of Fruity loops by most studio may have a hand to play in that.

Leave them. There's not much you can persuade this autotune generation. The rubbish that passes for music these days is disturbing for real lol. Well, we have young upper comers like yourself to change the game abi?    don't let us down oh!

I have always thought talking drum and Guitar are some how similar - I.e drawing the "strings" [the leather ropes] on the side and applying under arm pressure [in guitar's case the finger tip to change keys] makes them playable in a similar way - well in my head any way lol.

Hmm, interesting. Never thought of it that way.

I appreciate feed backs from heavy weights to be honest. Just noticed you are a female. Awesome. lol.

Heavyweight for where? lol see as you just dash me title. You haven't heard me yet, what if I am just blowing hot air here? lol

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wengewenge:
@Jesoul
yous a lady. great .am extremely impressed by yall.

Thanks! its an industry populated by the guys - heavily lol. I just dey try small small.

JeSoul:

oh dear, that is so ol' skool lol. You poor thing, I sympathize with you jare. No wonder you're traumatised. Many newer guitars come with built-in tuners, its literally as easy a picking a string and seeing if the light is green or red and then slightly turning the peg on top to either tighten/losen the string.

Lmao. No wonder. I think I bought a digital turner, where one turns it on and then strike the string, then watch the display. But because it uses microphone, it can be tricky lol. Will upload photo at some point.

I never new guitar are made that way these days.

And yes oh youtube is an incredible resource - free resource. I can't begin to detail all the things I've learned from there. Everything from guitar to keyboard, to how to use pro-tools, to music theory, to music business, name it, its there.

I use if a lot - even did extensive "research" on it before I bought my Juno G. It just never crossed my mind to use it for guitar lesson. I will give it a try.

Leave them. There's not much you can persuade this autotune generation. The rubbish that passes for music these days is disturbing for real lol. Well, we have young upper comers like yourself to change the game abi?    don't let us down oh!

I swear you must be me in the body of a female! I have moaned about the auto tune here too. As expected, I was told off lol. From the school of thought that I come from, one must be able to sing to if one is going into such trade, but lately I think one don't have to know how to sing - there is autotune. What a load of non-sense. It makes me cringe that everyone sound alike! I blame Tpain lol. [Even though, auto tune don dey around way before him]

As for saying "The rubbish that passes for music these days is disturbing for real lol." Do you want to start world war III on this section of the forum? lol.  Folks around here do not like any criticism of any kind when it comes to naija music.

I wish I can make changes, I won't mind working with a few artist to show case what I can do as I love dabbling with sounds and unusual style of music.

Heavyweight for where? lol see as you just dash me title. You haven't heard me yet, what if I am just blowing hot air here? lol

Well, you know your stuff, I have no reason to doubt you. lol.

This thread is full of grammar & too much technical B.S.

semid4lyfe:

This thread is full of grammar & too much technical B.S.

No vex. What stuff do you use? I am betting my money it is fruity loops too?

ElRazur:

Lmao. No wonder. I think I bought a digital turner, where one turns it on and then strike the string, then watch the display. But because it uses microphone, it can be tricky lol. Will upload photo at some point. I never new guitar are made that way these days.

Yeah true. Even the in-built ones, you have to turn down the tv or any other thing as it'll interfere. But once you get the tuning thing down, it becomes second nature and in good time you won't even need the tuner, your ears will be the judge! I'm trying to slowly get to that point myself.

Here's a pic of my fender, the one with the built-in tuner. I'll take some pics when I get home up close and personal so you can get an idea.

I use if a lot - even did extensive "research" on it before I bought my Juno G. It just never crossed my mind to use it for guitar lesson. I will give it a try.

If you're truly down at some point, I'll show you the best, dopest, flyest guitar teacher on the face of the planet lol. He's somewhere in london and has an entire beginners series of tens of videos on every guitar subject ranging from people who've never touched a guitar to intermediates. And its all FREE! imagine that lol.

I swear you must be me in the body of a female! I have moaned about the auto tune here too. As expected, I was told off lol. From the school of thought that I come from, one must be able to sing to if one is going into such trade, but lately I think it one don't have to sing - there is autotune. What a load of non-sense. It makes me cringe that everyone sound alike! I blame Tpain lol.

Lol, I have finally found my twin . I cannot say enough bad things about autotune. Did you see the new "We Are the World" video? even rappers like lil wayne with toad voices were singing there too, I don't know what this world has come to.

As for saying "The rubbish that passes for music these days is disturbing for real lol." Do you want to start world war III on this section of the forum? lol. Folks around here do not like any criticism of any kind when it comes to naija music.

Then I will come armed with the music from the likes of Sade, Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Mos Def, IndiaArie etc. When I have children, they will be banned from listening to most of today's music. Na "oldies" I go dey play for them straight from the crib.

I wish I can make changes, I won't mind working with a few artist to show case what I can do as I love dabbling with sounds and unusual style of music.

Well, you know your stuff, I have no reason to doubt you. lol.

Lol, that's cool. Yeah yeah, I love finding and working with gems in the ruff. Def. We go dey talk. I swing by this section from time to time but usually met with modenine this, and tuface that, beyonce this, jayz that. I just waka commot. lol. But I see there're some serious artists in here and that's mad cool.