Dear members
I am a newbie here and would like to know which is the best software which can be used along with Kronos to produce music
Thnks in advance
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It depends on your preferences, your system (PC or Mac), the interface you like to work with, the amount of money you want to spend, etc. etc.
Lots of good(!) choices.
Some well known are
- Cubase
- Sonar X2
- Studio One
- Reaper
- Logic
- Ableton Live
- Reason
- ProTools
It depends on your preferences, your system (PC or Mac), the interface you like to work with, the amount of money you want to spend, etc. etc.
Lots of good(!) choices.
Some well known are
- Cubase
- Sonar X2
- Studio One
- Reaper
- Logic
- Ableton Live
- Reason
- ProTools
Kronos 73 - Moog Voyager RME - Moog LP TE - Behringer Model D - Prophet 6 - Roland Jupiter Xm - Rhodes Stage 73 Mk I - Elektron Analog Rytm MkII - Roland TR-6s - Cubase 12 Pro + Groove Agent 5
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Kevin Nolan
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Here are a few thoughts:
Mac / PC. IF you have a Mac, perhaps consider using Logic Pro, though most other DAWs run on Mac too. If PC, then Logic is out.
Music Style: If dance music then look at Ableton or Propellerhead Reason. For more general songwriting or instrumental composing consider Logic, Cubase or Reaper (though again they all serve well).
Live Performance: If looking for loop based performance along with your Kronos consider Ableton. But if performing more traditional sets consider Logic Pro because it comes with another excellent application called MainStage which allows you to integrate the Kronos and other hardware into your software instruments (including Logic's excellent bundled synths) for live purposes
Media / TV / Film Work: ProTools, Logic Pro, Digital Performer or Cubase (the first three are preferred in that order - ProTools is the defacto standard there but Hans Zimmer uses Cubase so it clearly delivers in that department too). Digital Performer has a long history of rich features for media work so definitely look into it here.
Own Roland synths too - consider Sonar (they own it)
Own Yamaha synths too - consider Cubase (they own it)
Reaper is a fabulously cost effective DAW for PC - they have a fabulous price structure where you can purchase it at quite low cost.
Finally, don't for get to look at Presonus Studio One - it's the new kid on the block but it seems to be catching on, and offers a kind of cross between ProTools and Logic Pro. It is supposed to have a very straight forward work flow and certainly it's GUI features look stunning (mini EQ graphics on each channel, ...) making it look really snazzy.
Recommend you read around each one for a few months, look at Youtube demos and ask friends or local musicians before making a decision.
Of course -Kronos will blend exquisitely with them all!!!
Good luck, and let us know what you eventually choose.
Kevin.
Mac / PC. IF you have a Mac, perhaps consider using Logic Pro, though most other DAWs run on Mac too. If PC, then Logic is out.
Music Style: If dance music then look at Ableton or Propellerhead Reason. For more general songwriting or instrumental composing consider Logic, Cubase or Reaper (though again they all serve well).
Live Performance: If looking for loop based performance along with your Kronos consider Ableton. But if performing more traditional sets consider Logic Pro because it comes with another excellent application called MainStage which allows you to integrate the Kronos and other hardware into your software instruments (including Logic's excellent bundled synths) for live purposes
Media / TV / Film Work: ProTools, Logic Pro, Digital Performer or Cubase (the first three are preferred in that order - ProTools is the defacto standard there but Hans Zimmer uses Cubase so it clearly delivers in that department too). Digital Performer has a long history of rich features for media work so definitely look into it here.
Own Roland synths too - consider Sonar (they own it)
Own Yamaha synths too - consider Cubase (they own it)
Reaper is a fabulously cost effective DAW for PC - they have a fabulous price structure where you can purchase it at quite low cost.
Finally, don't for get to look at Presonus Studio One - it's the new kid on the block but it seems to be catching on, and offers a kind of cross between ProTools and Logic Pro. It is supposed to have a very straight forward work flow and certainly it's GUI features look stunning (mini EQ graphics on each channel, ...) making it look really snazzy.
Recommend you read around each one for a few months, look at Youtube demos and ask friends or local musicians before making a decision.
Of course -Kronos will blend exquisitely with them all!!!
Good luck, and let us know what you eventually choose.
Kevin.
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QuiRobinez
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that's a nice list kevin 
personally i would use these two items to select a DAW:
- Pattern based or Song based
- Computer Platform (Apple or Microsoft)
My personal preferences would be:
Pattern based;
- Ableton live
Song based
- Cubase 7, Logic Pro or Sonar X2 (all three are good)
i prefer Cubase because it has a perfect integration for mixing external hardware and software including full latency compensation. But nowadays Logic and Sonar have that too, so these can do that trick also.
In my studio i use Ableton Live Suite 8 and Cubase 7.
But these are quite cost expensive solutions to start with.
So if you are new to this it's probably a good idea to start with open source solutions. For instance when you buy the magazine Computer Music you will get a DVD with a freeware sequencer and free VSTI's and Effects. Also a good other solution is to tryout Reaper. This daw can be used for free for 60 days.
personally i would use these two items to select a DAW:
- Pattern based or Song based
- Computer Platform (Apple or Microsoft)
My personal preferences would be:
Pattern based;
- Ableton live
Song based
- Cubase 7, Logic Pro or Sonar X2 (all three are good)
i prefer Cubase because it has a perfect integration for mixing external hardware and software including full latency compensation. But nowadays Logic and Sonar have that too, so these can do that trick also.
In my studio i use Ableton Live Suite 8 and Cubase 7.
But these are quite cost expensive solutions to start with.
So if you are new to this it's probably a good idea to start with open source solutions. For instance when you buy the magazine Computer Music you will get a DVD with a freeware sequencer and free VSTI's and Effects. Also a good other solution is to tryout Reaper. This daw can be used for free for 60 days.
Hi Qui, how do you sync Ableton with Kronos midi clock? Who is time clock master / slave? I would like to layer on rec some karma combi being sure everything is synched... Can you suggest some settings, please?QuiRobinez wrote:...
In my studio i use Ableton Live Suite 8 and Cubase 7.
But these are quite cost expensive solutions to start with.
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Is better to have the ableton Master and Kronos slave? In this case, if I connect the Kronos with USB to my Mac, what is the correct (Global?) settings? I tried very quickly but I could not sync easily... the tempo was set to EXT (as seen on the Combi screen) but the karma could not start....
I miss something for sure , for this reason I am asking Qui his setup....
I miss something for sure , for this reason I am asking Qui his setup....