when you use such samples, loops and sequences, there is a risk that "your" music will sound similar like the music of other people who use the same samples. With some knowledge of conventional composition you'll be able to use them in a unique way nevertheless (eg. mix the styles, and move the samples to be played at offbeat positions etc.) Byside that it lets you compose good stuff in no time that can be used in your projects.
Here I used MUSIX music maker and MUSIX soundpool DVD 2005. The App has some pros and some cons, tho the soundpool content is really useful. The music maker is a drag'n'drop editor that lets you positon samples on a horizontal snap-grid sequencer canvas. It has some nice features like time-stretch and pitch-transpose, fade-in and -out envelopes per sample etc. It's a simple tool for people who don't want to learn a lot first. Then again it may be limited in a lot of aspects. I also had a few (app) crashes with it.
Normally I use the ModPlug Tracker that is freeware. It is a real Tracker, following the orignal Tracker philosophy as seen the first time with the noise tracker on the amiga, if I remember right (4 tracks once upon a time :) ). This Tracker gives total freedom, but also offers less comfort, eg. there is no drag and drop placement. It's also harder to learn. Pro: freeware.
Some people here use "Fruity Loops", seems to be something like MAGIX, as far as I hear it's pretty good and simple too.
Here I used MUSIX music maker and MUSIX soundpool DVD 2005. The App has some pros and some cons, tho the soundpool content is really useful. The music maker is a drag'n'drop editor that lets you positon samples on a horizontal snap-grid sequencer canvas. It has some nice features like time-stretch and pitch-transpose, fade-in and -out envelopes per sample etc. It's a simple tool for people who don't want to learn a lot first. Then again it may be limited in a lot of aspects. I also had a few (app) crashes with it.
Normally I use the ModPlug Tracker that is freeware. It is a real Tracker, following the orignal Tracker philosophy as seen the first time with the noise tracker on the amiga, if I remember right (4 tracks once upon a time :) ). This Tracker gives total freedom, but also offers less comfort, eg. there is no drag and drop placement. It's also harder to learn. Pro: freeware.
Some people here use "Fruity Loops", seems to be something like MAGIX, as far as I hear it's pretty good and simple too.