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Yes, in fact using ready made synths is cheating.

You should be carving your sounds from the fundamental building blocks of 1s and 0s. That is the only way to true artistry

I am using Korg M1 and Wave Station plus NI FM8 on a netbook. Mainly I use the netbook when I am on holiday, just take a little keyboard.

I didn't install Ableton because the screen is quite small but I have Audiomulch.

It runs fine as an occasional set up, wouldn't want to use it for long periods.

I did a couple of courses on Coursera. They are introductory courses and towards the end you get a 'if you want to know more sign up for our ... course' but I learned some useful stuff so I am happy.

Plus if you start and decide that it is too simple/ you are too busy it is no loss to just drop out

A while ago there was a thread about Coursera courses.

I have just found a course on Future Learn (a UK MOOC platform) entitled 'Critical listening for studio production' https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/cri ... production

I hope this is useful

No financial interest in either of these.

Just like to take advantage of a freebie so let others know about these.

An intro to production course is coming up soon on Coursera:

https://www.coursera.org/course/musicproduction

I did this the last time it ran. AS the title says it is an intro but I found it quite interesting and learned quite a lot of stuff.

A group of universities in the UK have now jumped on ...

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Forge wrote

you need to be motivated to use GIMP.. there's a lot of headfuck involved in getting up to speed

What more than involved getting up to speed with photoshop?

If you are a hobbyist use GIMP?

Those of you in the UK could watch the current series of The Apprentice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071b63

To see a bunch of women who fancy themselves running things in action

How about a Nintendo type stylus? cheap and simple.

The lessons built into live...

I was in a bar a few nights ago, they had a poster on the wall saying:

'Free beer tomorrow'

Also, install ableton on your work laptop so you can use it given the slightest oppertunity. If any body asks tell them it is a new sort of spreadsheet

Its' got the best forum