Music mixing on a mac

[welwell]

So, I'm still loving my new mac and would like to attempt a little mixing of my music library. Any tips on good packages for beginners, free or otherwise?

[Samuel]

garage band is nice and simple i find, have only been on there for fun though:thumbup: and comes on macbooks when you buy it:thumbup:

[easy-lift guy]

For creating music, Garage Band is good for beginners. I'ts easy to use and works well. If you want to explore more professional options, try Pro Tools (by Digidesign) or Live (by Ableton). Live is more geared towards loop based production but also records direct audio. Pro Tools is a straight DAW and is used by many professionals. (The cheap versions of Pro Tools work just fine. No need to get a giant 8 or 24 input device)

 

For organizing your music library (ie-mp3's), iTunes is the way to go. This will organize everything by artist & album. You can make playlists, shuffle and so much more.

 

Hope that helps.

[APC]

Obtain every single one of the tunes on vinyl, delete your hard drive, get some 1210's. Bang it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/scared of technology and shiney things

[WoodED]

pro tools is fantastic but is more of a recording and editing software, what you want is logic is its creating music you want, i did music tech for a year

[mistahbenn]

Wow at last a music thread worth its pixels Mixing mp3'? Try Traktor, dj software.

[Will_Rapid]

As said above, Garage band is a good place to start.

 

More proffesional packages I run are Logic Pro and Adobe Audition - both these programs are pretty advanced.

 

Totally depends on what you want to do.

[APC]

Just won another set of decks, annoyingly. SL1200's, yours for £250. Bargain.