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I started playing with beats when I was a freshman in college, and that was a few years ago. I always used Impulse Tracker because it was free and it had a very good "feel" to it. It was easy to lay down a track or two. Unfortunately, I can't really use IT anymore. I had to abandon my ISA AWE64 when I got a new motherboard (no ISA slots). I'm looking for some new tools. I'd also like some pointers. Here is a run-down of me: o I have never actually completed a song; I don't understand song structure or any of the finer details, but I'd like to learn eventually o I _REALLY_ like to just sit down and create beats o I would eventually like to be able to create entire songs, but at the moment I can live with something that allows me to easily create groovy beats o I can't stand using the mouse for all this stuff--it just doesn't feel as natural and it doesn't flow, at least not for me I just downloaded the Fruity Loops demo (boy, I remember when it was just a free little utility, how things have changed). It's seems cool. I also downloaded the demo of ACID music. I am willing to spend up to $400 over the next two months on this stuff. Should I get a keyboard? Do I really need this expensive software? What can I get by with? I guess my question boils down to: how can I get started? Also, are there any tutorials for creating good beats? Books? I do this just to pass the time and as a hobby. (It's relaxing isn't it?) So I'm not looking for a pro studio or anything. Regards, Dustin --- Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net> http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams