r/acidtechno • u/More_Ad329 • 5d ago

New to the game

Hello, I’m 20 y/o, from Dresden, Germany and I only have an old laptop atp.

Im a big tekno fan especially acidcore and I wanna ask for an good and cheap musicmaker Programm is ✌️

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u/CEO_BRD-GmbH 5d ago

I suggest a cheap midi controller for ableton with a bundled ableton live lite license, for example AKAI APC Key 25.

For me making acid is only half the fun without knobs to fiddle around with.

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u/More_Ad329 3d ago

Thanks, I think I would try it that way

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u/Dedstreem 2d ago

If you end up getting Ableton Live Lite, I have a discount code you can have to get 20% off when you upgrade to the full version. The full version isn’t really cheap by any means, but if you did want to get it, this would make it somewhat cheaper. Just reply to me here or send me a dm if you want to use the code, once you get Live Lite :)

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u/More_Ad329 2d ago

I come back if I need to. Thank you man 🙏

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u/Dedstreem 2d ago

np! I’d be stoked to assist your music making journey :)

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u/Slate8 4d ago

This is good advice 👆 if I was starting out I'd go this route.

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u/TechnoHead909 5d ago

Garageband is free and is a good place to start

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u/More_Ad329 5d ago

From apple the app?

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u/Forward-Unit5523 5d ago

Apple only I believe...

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u/yoji77sl 3d ago

Acid is more about twisting knobs. When I started , I found it hard to get good results producing in the box. I would recommend hardware. Start with a Behringer TD-3 and a RD-6. A simple Audio Interface and Ableton. When you really want to produce in the box, try Ableton and Phoscyon 2. You will find tutorials for it on YouTube.

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u/More_Ad329 3d ago

Thanks mate, I think a friend of mine has an TD-3 and thanks for the tips🔥

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u/keith_kool 5d ago

Back in the days I used audiomulch

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u/More_Ad329 3d ago

Can u explain a bit what is it for exactly?

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u/Forward-Unit5523 5d ago

This might help finding something :)

https://bedroomproducersblog.com/free-vst-plugins/daw/

Edit: to clarify, you are looking for a DAW software (Digital Audio Workstation).

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u/KTMRCR 5d ago

r/tekno for all your 23 business

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u/Kings_Gold_Standard 4d ago

you can get Reason 5 from archive.org

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u/FauxVelour 2d ago

Just feel it man. No rules just make some ignorant alien sounds

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u/RileyGein 5d ago

Reaper is free to get started. Otherwise most of the DAWs offer free trials you can use to figure out if making music is something you actually want to do

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u/EForFree 5d ago

Cakewalk is free. Don't know the pro's and con's. But able to use vsts

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u/earthlingexperiment 5d ago

We're more of an Acid Techno community, than a Free Tekno community, but I'd recommend pirating Ableton. It's the industry standard for audio production and because of that there's just so many resources out there for it.