Any good music programs?

[mrbean1112 0]

hey, i wanted to start making music for operation flashpoint, (Computer generated) but i cant find any good programs. i need one with stuff that would be good to make songs like band of brothers, saving private ryan, stuff like that. any recomendations, btw, the program has to be free or have a free trial. thx.

[gandalf the white 0]

I give you two options:

1) rent an army of musicians

2) get Magic Music Maker

... your call

[mrbean1112 0]

Do u think u could give me a link, i tried to search, but i got some jesus loves you he is the magic music maker........ hopefully it is free.

[MetalSynth 0]

Pro-tools has a free tracker with 8 audio tracks and 48 midi tracks for free on their website here :

Protools for free

Personnaly speaking,THE tool for writing classical battle style music and such is Sibelius.The kontack player for the program has killer sounds.

If you can find some decent soundfonts or samples,you can use FL studio Demo as a host too.The demo works full but you can't save.You can still do everything you need to do.You'll have to test it,I have'nt done that in a long time hehe.

Reason Demo has the same principal.If you can find some good rex files or other samples that are supported,the program works for 20minutes and shuts down so you still have time to tweak your sounds and record what you need if you're a road runner

The best and cheapest and fastest thing you can do is write all your parts in midi and open them in a trial program that has the sounds you are looking for and record what you hear in the protools program if your cpu specs can handle it.that's only if the 30day trial ins'nt full.

Like everything else,the best results you'll get are from trial and error,that's the only way to learn if you're not willing to cough up some dough hehe

[llauma 0]

So what's your background in music? It takes years and years of hard work and lots of luck and talent to make something like Band of Brothers.

Start with something simple. Even that it hard enough.

[grunt249 0]

Ycan get a trial version of Adobe Audition. I have the full version, which works well for a lot of things. It has a large selection of pre-recorded sounds that you can use to mix into your own songs, kind of like a synthesizer can. Everything from drums to flutes to electric guitar and even Chinese Drums. It allows up to 128 tracks to be mixed at the same time, and has many other uses.

Adobe Audition 1.5 Full-version, 30-day trial use

[Stonedge 0]

I've got Cubuse SE, Reason 3.0 and Guitarport ( and a guitar off course).

Add a mic and a midicontroller and your set to make any music you like.

Maybe you could buy the magazine "Computer Music". There is a CDr included with free programs on it. Tips on making music and what you need to make music, can be found at this site: http://www.computermusic.co.uk/main.asp

Hope this helps.

[MetalSynth 0]

Quote[/b] ]So what's your background in music? It takes years and years of hard work and lots of luck and talent to make something like Band of Brothers.

Llauma brings up a good point.

Having the best samples in the world can't really help you if your songs dont seem good in simple midi state.

Try using this first.( it's full and free )

Anvil Studio

If you can make some good songs out of this then you're on the right path and because it's midi, you'll be able to import your files so your songs will always be usable.

[Placebo 29]

The link to Flashpoint is quite tenuous so I think this belongs in OT