drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » I Need Help! (free or cheap DAW wanted) I Need Help! (free or cheap DAW wanted) Author Post Chris2392 Newbie Registration Date: 18-03-2009 Posts: 3 Hey Guys.. I'm a totaly new to producing drum and bass.. do any of you know of free or cheap software i could use to get myself started? i'd prefer it to be free as i am abit hard up at the moment and don't really want to spend alot of money on some software just to find out the ideas i have in my head don't really work.. if you do know of any i'd be ever so greatful, Thank you x 18-03-2009 11:58 Ketz Thinking outside the box... Registration Date: 10-10-2007 Posts: 2,865 Helpfulness rating:  if ur just starting out pick up some demo copies of the various DAWs to see which work suites you best (eg FL, Reason, Cubase etc) the demos are free and available on the official DAW sites Reason - www.propellerheads.se FL - http://flstudio.image-line.com/ __ 18-03-2009 12:41 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  yeah fruity and reason are the best programs to start with. theres a shitload tutorial videos for reason (not sure on frooty) for starting up nowadays so its an obvious choice for beginners __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 18-03-2009 12:51 Chris2392 Newbie Registration Date: 18-03-2009 Posts: 3 okie doke Thanks!! x 18-03-2009 13:16 Chris2392 Newbie Registration Date: 18-03-2009 Posts: 3 One last question.. What components would i need in a basic track? becasue i have been watching youtube tutorials and none of them actually say what you need they just show you how to mix them together.. i know i must sound so stupid but at the moment i'm just a fan of drum and bass and don't know a great deal else about how its produced well and i don't know the names of all the components like breaks and that.. if someone could explain any i might need in a basic track then i will leave you at peace lol x 18-03-2009 13:32 Muad'Dib Andrejnalin Registration Date: 02-12-2003 Posts: 4,197 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by cynik yeah fruity and reason are the best programs to start with. theres a shitload tutorial videos for reason (not sure on frooty) for starting up nowadays so its an obvious choice for beginners There is a massive load of video tuts for fruty, too, ya reason head __ Thinking about becoming an Image-Line/FL Studio customer? Want a 10% reduction in price? Use this affiliate link: http://affiliate.image-line.com/BADEBDG473 There is no such thing without its opposite -Bene Gesserit 18-03-2009 13:34 Ketz Thinking outside the box... Registration Date: 10-10-2007 Posts: 2,865 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Chris2392 One last question.. What components would i need in a basic track? becasue i have been watching youtube tutorials and none of them actually say what you need they just show you how to mix them together.. i know i must sound so stupid but at the moment i'm just a fan of drum and bass and don't know a great deal else about how its produced well and i don't know the names of all the components like breaks and that.. if someone could explain any i might need in a basic track then i will leave you at peace lol x all u need is an all in one program like Reason or FL (or Cubase but that requires u to get ur hands on some VSTs to use), Reason is an all in one package that contains synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, effects, get ur hands on some samples (bass samples, drum samples etc) u can start with the samples section on this site - and have a go at putting together something the only way of learning is to get stuck in __ 18-03-2009 13:45 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » I Need Help! (free or cheap DAW wanted)