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Wobby · Post by **Wobby** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:05 pm

Hello everyone

I'm new here and new to the world of production. I'm 24 and finishing up grad school. I have a few years background in djing (mostly edm- house, trap, dubstep, etc. i'm an ex raver lol), as well as making EDMashups along the lines of 3lau and Kap Slap. I have all my mashups uploaded onto my bandcamp, and my production material thus far is on my soundcloud. As of now I have been dabbling with orchestral-like composition. I think it's really emotional and I can't wait to see what's all on this forum about it. Any suggestions (VSTs, tutorials, sample packs, etc.) would also be appreciated! Here's my setup:

DAWs:
Presonus S1
Acid Pro 7 (I used to make my mashups here so i mostly use it for vocal mixing)

VSTs:
Addictive Keys
Edirol Orchestral

Hardware:
M-Audio Axiom 25
Old af Yamaha keyboard

Nice to meet you and looking forward to being here !

My Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/djwobbymusic

My Bandcamp: https://djwobby.bandcamp.com

Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:28 pm

Hi Robby, welcome to KVR - one of the most ridiculous communities I've encountered online (for better or worse)! Will have to check out your music.

As far as plugins/sample libs are concerned, I'd advise giving your DAW's built-in stuff a thorough review and filling in the gaps from there. Chasing the latest/greatest gear and software gets expensive and time consuming. It's always interesting to read interviews with people like Brian Eno who get incredible results from a limited array of options.

That said, Native Instruments Reaktor is a rabbit hole of effects/synthesis options, and their Kontakt is the industry standard sampler with zillions of orchestral libraries available. I have a monthly Groove 3 tutorial subscription and find it well worth the $$.

Wobby · Post by **Wobby** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:30 pm

Winstontaneous wrote:Hi Robby, welcome to KVR - one of the most ridiculous communities I've encountered online (for better or worse)! Will have to check out your music.

As far as plugins/sample libs are concerned, I'd advise giving your DAW's built-in stuff a thorough review and filling in the gaps from there. Chasing the latest/greatest gear and software gets expensive and time consuming. It's always interesting to read interviews with people like Brian Eno who get incredible results from a limited array of options.

That said, Native Instruments Reaktor is a rabbit hole of effects/synthesis options, and their Kontakt is the industry standard sampler with zillions of orchestral libraries available. I have a monthly Groove 3 tutorial subscription and find it well worth the $$.

Winston, thanks for the warm welcome! I have been experimenting and will continue to. Yeah, just from watching youtube videos and stuff I have heard of Kontakt and how great it is. Will take all of your advice, looking forward to learning!

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:47 am

That's how it starts ! You sit down for a cup of tea, your friend's daughter, and just jam out with the keys !

I'm learning from that one lady's daughter ....

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 6:04 am

welcome!

Wobby · Post by **Wobby** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 1:18 am

RunBeerRun wrote:That's how it starts ! You sit down for a cup of tea, your friend's daughter, and just jam out with the keys !

I'm learning from that one lady's daughter ....

haha definitely!!

Hi I'm Robby