best and cheapest program to make my own music(without extra kit)

what is the best/cheapest program to make my own music?

without buying a musical keyboard or anything like that? (only with laptop)

 

not sure if it is the best but free is cheep
http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/TrackerModules.html

 

Hi,

What kinds of music are you looking to produce? As a good beginner friendly all-rounder I'd recommend 'Studio One'. I use Cubase, which I love, but I'm told it has a slightly steep learning curve.

All the best, and good luck getting into music

Ben

 

I think there's a free version of Studio One too...

 

Reaper is free(ish). Ableton Live has both cheap and pricey versions. Logic is nice if you're on OS X. I absolutely hated what I saw of Studio One, so you definitely must try all the free trials you can to decide which programs YOU like.

 

LMMS!
It's so cheap, it costs only $0 dollars !! O.O
Enjoy!!

 

FL studio - DEMO

PROS:Make awesome music.
Cons:NO SAVE(So keep your program open.)

 

what if i want to make "castlevania" or "system shock" music

 

@Aqwoania I'd say the pros do not outweigh the cons in this case.

I agree with @orb use Reaper. It's a pretty impressive piece of software and even if you wanted to buy it, it's not expensive.

If you have more money then buy Ableton Live or Bitwig Studio.

 

@joihnsonlee

Go with Reason (https://www.propellerheads.se/reason).
Studio One, Abelton, Reaper, Logic, Pro Tools, Bitwig, Cubase is all nice (I have a license for three of them).

But I would still recommend Reason, because its got everything you need, for different styles, from the get go.
And it works (and looks) like a physical stack of units so its a lot easier to understand how to wire units together, when you actually see wires.

I'm not saying you cant use any of the others out of the box, but they require a lot more experience from the user to make the sound good. And if you would have that experience, you would have a midi controller (midi keyboard) already.

Alternatively,
Magix Music Maker or Garage Band.

I still highly recommend that you purchase either of the following,
Akai LPK25 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LPK25
Korg NanoKey http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/nanoKEY2bk

 

Pure Data is another option that is free, open source, and quite powerful.

 

I'm a big fan of Renoise, myself.

 

Reason and especially Logic are very unintuitive IMO. Cubase is ok, but I prefer the old Sonar (v8.1). Hated it when they redid all the UI in version 10.

I hear that Reaper is great. I'd go with that.

Also I need to mention that "best and cheapest" is most likely an oxymoron. Do you want the best, or the cheapest, or the best cheap one? Reaper is the latter.

 

Disclaimer: I just recently started getting into music, but I'm throwing in my two cents.

IMHO, FL Studio looks to be one of the best options money can buy. FL Studio 12 in particular is very intuitive, and the Playlist makes putting together full songs super easy (you make a series of patterns and then assemble them in order like blocks in the playlist).

The cheapest option is Fruity Edition, which will run you about $100, which is the one I use at the moment.

As for instruments and VSTs, someone on the Newgrounds forums has amassed a collection of free orchestral SF2 files, which you can import into either the DSK SF2 plugin (free), or the Sforzando plugin (also free).
If you want to do electronic, there's a free FM synthesizer called FMMF which looks fairly intuitive.
If you wanted to do, say, rock and metal, Shreddage is probably the best option (short of buying an actual guitar and learning to play). I recently picked up Shreddage 1 + Bass bundle, which was $90. It's compatible with the Sforzando plugin I mentioned (and is what I use it with), and for the price it sounds pretty fantastic.

However.

If you're just starting out and learning, I'd recommend just getting the demo version to get your feet wet. I also highly recommend watching all of the music theory tutorials on warbeats.com, they're fantastic and really make everything easy to understand even for a complete noob.

 

Make sure you try some demo's from software like Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Ableton etc and find stuff you like at first sight. Most of these software have a different workflow but what they do is basically the same. If you want to buy a keyboard I can recommend the keystation mini (32 keys) from M-Audio. Quite a decent keyboard especially when you're new to composing.

Remember that there is no good or better software to make music. Each software has it's own speciality and workflow. It's about your personal preference.

 

There is a save on the full version

 

Yes, LMMS is a great program if you like less organic stuff. I use it myself, and it is great for getting into quickly. It is somewhat like FruityLoops, but is a little bit less awesome (which can be expected from an open source project.)

 

If you have OSX GarageBand is a good solution for beginners. And you can even add some free plugins like the Magical8bitPlugin.

If you have an iPad or iPhone you can use the iOS version of GarageBand.

There´s a few cheap apps for iOS. You can make electronic styled music loops very easily:

• Figure
• iMaschine
• BeatHawk

Personally I use Logic Pro. But if I was a Windows user I probably would use Reaper or Reason.

LMMS seems a good solution too.

Oh you can also use SunVox for electronic and 8bit music.

 

Traction 4 is freeware right now! Very intuitive Daw and it´s available on Windows , Mac and Linux.

You only have to register an account on their web:

http://www.tracktion.com