Music Banter - View Single Post - VG Music Production: MIDI Controller, Workstation, Arranger, Synthesizer, or Hybrid?

DatGameh · 04-11-2016, 08:57 AM

Sorry for the long title, but I need to do something to make my thread stand out. Haha

Anyways, here's the point I need help in:

Soon, I will be doing a small project with some people and trying to make our own game for the first time together. I am responsible with the art area of the game, which includes music too. I have little to no experience in digital music production, so this product will need to be affordable and accessible.
I've tried using keyboard and mouse, but it's usually frustrating as I constantly need to play the music over and over, and painstakingly apply modifications click by click (I don't really have experience with macros or virtual keyboards). Doing this, I usually forget what I was going to add and become even more frustrated.

So I need a new tool to make the process easier, and I found these keyboard and pseudo-keyboard instruments.

Synthesizers, Arrangers,MIDI Controllers, and Workstations.
This is what I think I know about these things:

Synthesizers are sound modifiers, that can be used to modify a sample.
Arrangers are MIDI based keyboards that can be used for music production.
MIDI Controllers are inputting devices used to operate music applications.
Workstations are all of the above in one, with Christmas lights included.

I'm leaning towards Arrangers, but seeing that they are independent, I am afraid that the features will get out of date real quick as music producing softwares available in the net are constantly updating.
If I can use Arrangers as MIDI Controllers too, that can really help future- proof the Arranger. A compact and portable arranger will REALLY help.

But there is the confusion, where there are hybrids of these things. Such as synthesizers+arrangers, which allow you to modify samples and arrange them to produce music. Quite confusing, and are usually not mentioned in product descriptions.

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So: Which should I get from the 4 types of music producing hardware? Are there hybrids that I can use to allow greater possibilities of creating unique soundtracks? What are the recommended products that fit my requirements, and are affordable at the same time?

THANKS!
Ask any questions if I'm not clear, or tl;dr.

04-11-2016, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
DatGameh Groupie Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 4	VG Music Production: MIDI Controller, Workstation, Arranger, Synthesizer, or Hybrid? Sorry for the long title, but I need to do something to make my thread stand out. Haha Anyways, here's the point I need help in: Soon, I will be doing a small project with some people and trying to make our own game for the first time together. I am responsible with the art area of the game, which includes music too. I have little to no experience in digital music production, so this product will need to be affordable and accessible. I've tried using keyboard and mouse, but it's usually frustrating as I constantly need to play the music over and over, and painstakingly apply modifications click by click (I don't really have experience with macros or virtual keyboards). Doing this, I usually forget what I was going to add and become even more frustrated. So I need a new tool to make the process easier, and I found these keyboard and pseudo-keyboard instruments. Synthesizers, Arrangers,MIDI Controllers, and Workstations. This is what I think I know about these things: Synthesizers are sound modifiers, that can be used to modify a sample. Arrangers are MIDI based keyboards that can be used for music production. MIDI Controllers are inputting devices used to operate music applications. Workstations are all of the above in one, with Christmas lights included. I'm leaning towards Arrangers, but seeing that they are independent, I am afraid that the features will get out of date real quick as music producing softwares available in the net are constantly updating. If I can use Arrangers as MIDI Controllers too, that can really help future- proof the Arranger. A compact and portable arranger will REALLY help. But there is the confusion, where there are hybrids of these things. Such as synthesizers+arrangers, which allow you to modify samples and arrange them to produce music. Quite confusing, and are usually not mentioned in product descriptions. ------------------------------------------------------------------- So: Which should I get from the 4 types of music producing hardware? Are there hybrids that I can use to allow greater possibilities of creating unique soundtracks? What are the recommended products that fit my requirements, and are affordable at the same time? THANKS! Ask any questions if I'm not clear, or tl;dr.