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thanks for the hardware recommendations. I suspect you're right about the yoof of today, my son is shining example of the 'on-demand' generation
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Ipad, imaschine 2 and novation launchpad. And a big chuffing loud amp. and a subwoofer
and ear plugs
sorted innit
Developing the techniques takes time, or investment in to non sexy things like education (as opposed to more gear)
Son is now also considering a laptop, probably MacBook. He's seen a couple of older models with hard disc instead of SSD. He's attracted by the cheap price <£400. I wonder what a sensible spec is for running fruity loops with a ton of plugins? Does he need i5/i7, how much ssd?
He also fancies a set of turntable control devices for DJ practise.
You need to find out if he's a Maschine kind of guy or what
You can easily use ableton without Push for a while
If you get a midi keyboard, I'd get a bigger one, the mini ones are a bit limiting I think, how about
https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/m-audio-keystation-61-mk3-usb-powered-midi-controller?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-ueYvr363wIV5r3tCh3dnwtNEAQYASABEgIYFvD_BwE