beyondbetrayal
Platinum Member
Deciding I wanted to do it, and going for it. Buy a few triggers and a module. plug it into a powered speaker. That's a good way to get your feet wet. All you need is a trigger or pad, a TM2 (or any module) and speaker and you are good to go. It gets more complicated with VST's, but YouTube will help you. For me it was trial and error. I wanted the result, so i put in the work.
I think you need to know your end goal so you know where to start. For me I wanted that clicky death metal sound so I did what I could to achieve it. It's all about putting in the time. Playing around on a computer with recording software and VST's still counts as practice, it's just a different type.
For recording, just grab a zoom or something EASY to start. if you are wanting to get more advanced I recomend a 2 mic set up (google or youtube it) or a cheap mic pack and Reaper or free software. Learn to navagate around it before you sink thousands into it.
Going cheap is USUALLY the best option, then pay when you want to record your band in a decent space. If you are looking to do youtube videos etc, you also need to learn the video aspect.
I think you need to know your end goal so you know where to start. For me I wanted that clicky death metal sound so I did what I could to achieve it. It's all about putting in the time. Playing around on a computer with recording software and VST's still counts as practice, it's just a different type.
For recording, just grab a zoom or something EASY to start. if you are wanting to get more advanced I recomend a 2 mic set up (google or youtube it) or a cheap mic pack and Reaper or free software. Learn to navagate around it before you sink thousands into it.
Going cheap is USUALLY the best option, then pay when you want to record your band in a decent space. If you are looking to do youtube videos etc, you also need to learn the video aspect.