Quote Originally Posted by danielmarshall
I'd reccomend starting with Reason 3. The erm.. reasons for this are that it

1.) is a fairly easy DAW to learn if you don't know anything about writing electronic music
2.) has a large support base with lots of tutorials on the interenet
3.) follows the hardware paradigm quite closely and teaches you how more or less how stuff in the "physical world" is set up/ routed

I personaly don't use the package, but it's not bad at all in terms of the quality of the synths/ samples you get with it. You will most likely want to move on to another system when you have the expertise to do so or are sick of being crammed into a Propelorheads-only world (it doesn't let you use any external software, a;lthough you can control it through another application if you want).

FL Studio is another program worth checking out, though it's quite different to almost everything else out there. A bit of a bastard hybrid between a step sequencer and a traditional sequencer. I use it a fair bit although my main weapon of choice as of a few months ago is Cubase SX2. Allot of power under the hood there, and good for more than just doof doof.

Thanks for the reply man ;)
I'm just a bit stuck now deciding on whether to buy a laptop or desktop! I want a laptop for the obvious reasons - size/playing out etc but in your opinion what is the best choice?? Because some 1 has told me for the price you pay for a laptop you can put the money to a more powerful pc/you will get a better spec! But i really wanted the laptop so i can play out etc etc