Cheers guys, I have been doing a bit more mucking about and I'm getting some head way, I actually found it much easier once I stopped using Predator for the sub bass, great for regular bass lines but not for sub-sounds it seems. When I was turning down the LP filter it was just making a mess. Ableto...

Hi Everybody, I am having some real trouble with sub bass sounds atm. As an example of the kind of bass I am looking to achieve checkout hollow mind and Aritek's tracks, especially Hollow Minds "Euphoria" - http://www.myspace.com/hollowmindmusic http://www.myspace.com/arhitek So, basically...

Profire 610 is supposed to be very good. Lots of I/O options and 2 pre amps.

EDIT: Duh, just read you want USB, sorry dude. However, I have heard that this is a very good soundcard too - http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/ ... ace--47568

Dare I say it, I think that Forest and Dark Psy feels is more innovative and willing to take risks than most other forms of 4 to the floor music atm. There's the odd record which blows me away with its vision and daring but it's getting rarer for me to feel that Awe. The last record to do that to me...

Well I know Ableton does. Not sure about the rest.

You can still run vst's on mac so check the requirements of your current vst's and you may find that some of them are mac compatible.

^ Yeh, +1

Some really good tricks and idea have come out in this thread!

Great topic! Thx. I'm currently devouring the book The Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toy and Techniques , by Rick Snoman, 1ed. The second edition is due next month. I know, it's not free, but there is a worthwhile companion site: http://www.dancemusicproduction.com/ Its forum is useful, too: http://ww...