emajogi wrote:
I'm still, however, no closer to finding a solution to the main stumbling block, which is that everything I write sounds like MIDI. I have no idea what software everyone else in the world is using but, whatever it is, they're not letting me in on the secret.
These days I still use Reason 5.0, but I combine it with AbletonLive which has VST capability and my Roland Juno-G keyboard, which opens up a lot of doors :)This is a good VST synth, I've had some fun with it:http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2cgbp/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=10-DMRP1.20-20EAnother VST, this one is quite unique and has a cool long lasting demo ;)http://soniccharge.com/synplantThey can run through Ableton, or something like this: http://ardour.org/ (free)Everyone else I know is on a combination of the following software:Logic, AbletonLive, FruityLoops, REason. With lots of tasty VSTs thrown in too.Recently I downloaded the MaxMSP trial and let me tell you that thing is absolutely amazing
Its very expensive though if you get hooked, I don't know what I'll do when my trial runs out :O