UPDATE 12/10 :
Got Reason 5.
Commence live sampler experimentation.

UPDATE 12/14 :
Live sampler doesn't work with interal soundcard input.
Now looking into RCA to USB connections for input.

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It really isn't easy living in a 2 bedroom apartment with me, my girlfriend, and a 1 year old son. There is no place to set up a studio.

Earlier this year when I got back into Newgrounds, I had half of my living room dedicated to my computers, instruments, vinyl collection, and bookshelf (my "office"). However, with a growing kid, it seems like there isn't a large enough cage (I used to have a 3 foot tall one set up), or enough room to have a permanent operation in place.

But, today I have taken it upon myself to make my first portable beat studio. I took an old wheeled television cart, put my turntable and mixer on top, the computer mainframe and selected records on the bottom, with the flatscreen monitor floating on a side table. All of it I can neatly pack away and wheel into the closet when the room needs to be babyproof, and easy to wheel out and set-up just by plugging a powerstrip into the wall. The keyboard I keep out 24/7 so my little homie can jam out and is easy to plug into the computer via USB/MIDI cable.

As of today, I produce strictly in Reason 4. I don't have Acid Pro or even Audacity anymore, I record any sample onto the generic Windows "Sound Recorder" and import it into my tracks, where I line up the wave. This is a terrible way to produce scratch and cut tracks, or good turntable samples of any kind. I have been experimenting with it all today, and some tracks sound decent, but I need a more efficient way of doing business.

Once I get a Acid Pro style program, or possibly Reason 5 (with the coveted LIVE SAMPLING), then I will begin to post fresh new beats. (Hopefully before the New Years).

Until then, KEEP POSTED AND KEEP VOTING!