Message 7/8
Date: 21-Aug-09 @ 01:08 PM -
RE: Beginner
well mate, first u must get a proper soundcard... if you want to PLAY anything in Ableton in realtime... if u dont and you only want to work by penciling in notes then it's not so important, although a better soundcard means also better sound quality
a classic basic ableton setup would need
1. a decent asio soundcard (m-audio delta audiophile 2496, etc)
2. reasonable speakers
3. a master keyboard controller of some type
i dunno if u fit all that into a 200 bucks budget - 200 will get you the soundcard and the controller keys, but speakers as well? not really unless u go very cheap
u can get a master keyboard fro 50-60 bucks and a soundcard or usb sound in/out device for the same or a bit more - that doesnt leave much for speakers - you can get small 3" driver-equipt speakers for 60-70 bucks, but the cheapest decent speakers i'd say are the ESI nEar05 which are like 150
none of that leaves anything for a mic - perhaps best for your budget is a combination keyboard/controller/audio-interface - such as:
behringer uma25s
Line 6 POD Studio KB37
NOVATION - XioSynth
these give u a USB keyboard/controller with a basic audio in/out included - I'm actualy reviewing the uma25s right now, it's ok, not the best audio quality, but it works - onlyt he behringer is cheap (70-80) the other 2 are both over 200
tbh, you could get the uma25s and that'd leave you about 120-130 for speakers such as the esi nEar05 - that'd all work with ableton ok - you might want to change the uma25s in future for something better, but it'll get the job done ok
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