What Program Do I need? Creating Music on Mac

[burto]

can anyone recommend a program that I can use to cut up existing music tracks, re-assemble, add basic effects and record? I don't necessarily need to create beats but am hoping more to cut and mix existing audio in much the same way a DJ would cut and mix existing tunes into something new.

Any ideas what program I can get my hands on that would do this type of thing?

 

[r.j.s]

You should be able to basic stuff with GarageBand.

 

[Angelo95210]

Yep GarageBand is very good.

 

[myca]

Garageband would do pretty well, but it sounds like Abelton Live might be an option, if you don't mind the price tag, and a bigger learning curve in comparison to Garageband.

As a side note, certain hardware (M-Audio keyboards, audio interfaces and such) often include a free cut down version of Live, maybe worth checking out!

 

[SoundByter]

I use sibelius (notation software), ableton live, and max/msp.

What's your budget?