This is a band that has some of the members of Ne Obliviscaris in it. They haven't released any music yet but have some short videos and it sounds awesome
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I've been playing about 4 years. You could probably get to where I am in 2 if you're serious about it.
I was actually about to buy Superior Drummer 2.0 but it turned out you had to have a physical...
I used Reaper, LePou LeGion amp sim with LeCab 2 and a GuitarHack impulse, and a free trial of a drum program I found called Independence. For bass I used my guitar with a bass amp...
Anyone else here write/record their own music? I just finished my first recording (3rd song I've written). Did it all with free software
http://soundcloud.com/leealacoque/song-3