alright i have a few questions,
alright, well im starting on a "in home" recording studio from skratch., i have no equiptment what so ever,
i make music simular to michael jackson's and prince's style.so im thinking for synths a minimoog,moog 1 taurus pedals,and a prophet 8.
also.. i have another question, alright well in a few michael jackson songs there are some cool vocal things (done by machine) that i would like to learn how to do (what equiptment to by) here is something that im talking about,
here is a link
YouTube - Michael jackson - Best Of Joy "Preview"
im talking about that parts that sounds like he is harmonizing with his own voice,
also, that ohhhhhh ahhhhhhh sound vibe in the back ground,
(also how would one make a soft relaxing beat like in that song? is that synthesizer? or what?)
please help,

Ummm..... http://prince.org/msg/100/349813

since there was no link in that post, I might just hazard a guess and say vocoder, just because they sound cool

OOOOOMG! Nothing personal against that girl, because I'm sure she thinks it's cute and all that. But, ummm.... it's not! That mess should be locked in a very strong safe and dropped into the Marianas Trench.

Cerebus said:

OOOOOMG! Nothing personal against that girl, because I'm sure she thinks it's cute and all that. But, ummm.... it's not! That mess should be locked in a very strong safe and dropped into the Marianas Trench.

that girl didn't put the effect on her voice, someone else did it, probably without her knowing.

How about this then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX02cU8wrxI

sorry theres the link

dm3857 said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX02cU8wrxI

sorry theres the link

overdubs?

what is overdubs, im new at this, lol

i know what they are, but like how do you do it? what software or whatever?

dm3857 said:

i know what they are, but like how do you do it? what software or whatever?

you record a few vocals, different harmonies and then layer them.

We use Cubase at my house, but there are lots of good progams to record vocals with

thanks, if its not to much trouble, could you make a video of you doing overdub ( so i can learn how to do it) i hope im not asking to much, but i have been searching for this sound for so long.

and could you send me a link to where i could by this "cubase"

dm3857 said:

thanks, if its not to much trouble, could you make a video of you doing overdub ( so i can learn how to do it) i hope im not asking to much, but i have been searching for this sound for so long.

if I sang I would break ALL the equipment

did you already search YouTube? I bet there are plenty of examples or tutorials?

dm3857 said:

and could you send me a link to where i could by this "cubase"

http://www.steinberg.net/...loads.html

it might be nice for you to trial it? From what I see it's pretty complicated

dm3857 said:

thanks, if its not to much trouble, could you make a video of you doing overdub ( so i can learn how to do it) i hope im not asking to much, but i have been searching for this sound for so long.

wtf? are you serious? enrol in a course. read a book. do a google search. it never occurred to you to try any of these things?

mynameisnotsusan said:

dm3857 said:

thanks, if its not to much trouble, could you make a video of you doing overdub ( so i can learn how to do it) i hope im not asking to much, but i have been searching for this sound for so long.

wtf? are you serious? enrol in a course. read a book. do a google search. it never occurred to you to try any of these things?

I'm getting the feeling english isn't the first language, and it's not always so easy then.

ZombieKitten said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

wtf? are you serious? enrol in a course. read a book. do a google search. it never occurred to you to try any of these things?

I'm getting the feeling english isn't the first language, and it's not always so easy then.

Oh.

Good point.

mynameisnotsusan said:

ZombieKitten said:

I'm getting the feeling english isn't the first language, and it's not always so easy then.

Oh.

Good point.

I don't know that for sure though, we could still be dealing with someone lazy or without a clue

I am just trying to be positive!

zaza said:

All you need is pc, Reason 3.0. and Cool Edit Pro.

and those are all free?

mynameisnotsusan said:

ZombieKitten said:

I'm getting the feeling english isn't the first language, and it's not always so easy then.

Oh.

Good point.

OR very very young

ZombieKitten said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

Oh.

Good point.

I don't know that for sure though, we could still be dealing with someone lazy or without a clue

I am just trying to be positive!

That was my kneejerk reaction.

If I have a New Years resolution it's to be more positive. Obviously I need a little work on that.

mynameisnotsusan said:

ZombieKitten said:

I don't know that for sure though, we could still be dealing with someone lazy or without a clue

I am just trying to be positive!

That was my kneejerk reaction.

If I have a New Years resolution it's to be more positive. Obviously I need a little work on that.

I'll drink to that

My husband calls me negative, but I call myself realist and I call him a HOPELESS OPTIMIST he always drives to the front door of his destination, SURE that a parking space is waiting for him there, never leaving enough time to try other options if that plan falls through. Living with him has made me a nervous wreck

ZombieKitten said:

zaza said:

ZombieKitten said:

and those are all free?

They could be..

ohhhhhh, that kind of free

no need to corrupt the youngsters!

NOTHING TO SEE HERE move right along!

ZombieKitten said:

zaza said:

ZombieKitten said:

ohhhhhh, that kind of free

no need to corrupt the youngsters!

NOTHING TO SEE HERE move right along!

On the other hand, if you will buy Reason, you've got all in one - drums, keyboards, bass, synths..so it's worth the money.

I got my kids to make music with Garage Band on their iMac

ZombieKitten said:

zaza said:

ZombieKitten said:

I got my kids to make music with Garage Band on their iMac

That's for kids. Cool people who have plenty of time use Reason, because there are millions of buttons and knobs and I still don't know what to do with them even after 3 years

we are still to determine whether OP is not a kid

ZombieKitten said: