Getting into production.
Getting into production. Posted on: 05.01.2010 by Doug Bieling Just bought myself the akai lpd8 and lpk25 to try and get a bit more hands on with production as the whole point and click thing doesn't feel right.Any advice vids or tutorials that anyone can share when first getting into production would be really helpful. As these items are new i can't really find much online but i guess there like other pad controls and keys etc .. Main things I would like to start looking into are ... 1 - Using the Pads to create beats, Drums pattern theory (getting an idea of what patterns create what mood or sound) 2 - Using the keys to create synths, Music Theory, Chords, for playing bass lines etc .. 3 - Anything else you believe would be usefull for a production noooob! Many thanks all MMM | |
| Doug Bieling 17.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by charo
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| Laraine Arceo 17.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by rest0r
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| Doug Bieling 05.01.2010 | Just bought myself the akai lpd8 and lpk25 to try and get a bit more hands on with production as the whole point and click thing doesn't feel right. Any advice vids or tutorials that anyone can share when first getting into production would be really helpful. As these items are new i can't really find much online but i guess there like other pad controls and keys etc .. Main things I would like to start looking into are ... 1 - Using the Pads to create beats, Drums pattern theory (getting an idea of what patterns create what mood or sound) 2 - Using the keys to create synths, Music Theory, Chords, for playing bass lines etc .. 3 - Anything else you believe would be usefull for a production noooob! Many thanks all MMM |
| Jayne Yellowhair 17.01.2010 | What it does is play a chord. So if you set it to minor and then press and hold the c note it will play the notes in c minor one after another. Advanced options include the ability to set the number of octaves it selects notes from, many chord selections, speed played after another. Maybe more.. Hope this helps! |
| juan garcia 17.01.2010 | with the arp on it steps through a preset sequence but i believe you may change the preset as well. |
| Doug Bieling 17.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by charo
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| Laraine Arceo 17.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by rest0r
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| Sheri Cluckey 17.01.2010 | quantize your sampler to a specific timing (i.e. 1/8th 1/4th 3/16th etc etc). This way when recording your drum track it'll sound play as close to perfect timing as you can get...ableton lets you do this..and it could be the most lifesaving thing. If you haven't got perfect timing then this trick helps you fake it a little better so you don't have to be too perfect..especially in those early hours of the morning. sidenote.. I also know that reason has an option to quantize during/after you record...but its not always perfect.. |
| juan garcia 16.01.2010 | from wiki
An arpeggiator (often shortened to arp) is a feature available on some hardware synthesisers and virtual instruments. It allows the player to automatically step through a sequence of notes based on the player's input, most often from a keyboard MIDI controller, thus creating an arpeggio.
an arpeggio is Italian for broken chord where the notes are played or sung in sequence, one after the other, rather than ringing out simultaneously.
good luck |
| Doug Bieling 16.01.2010 | Can anyone explain what an arpeggiator is on the lpk25. Ive watched some vids and it looks like its playing tunes for you. |
| Siobhan Steinhart 13.01.2010 | I found this teacher's piano and music theory youtube lessons to be amazing. Very well-presented and clear to follow and understand. http://www.youtube.com/user/Lypur |
| Gregory Finely 06.01.2010 | This is something i will be looking at, picked up a korg padkontrol got a friend who is going to give me a crash course in Ableton live 8 as well, currently i work with a friend making tracks, but would like to be able to do some myself as well definitely going to look at this guys website cheers for the pointers! |
| Romaine Gremaud 06.01.2010 | If you dont allready know Ableton Live in my opinion is one of the best production tools right now.....i've used FL Studio (Fruity Loops) for about 6-7 years, and other programs before that, and have recently moved onto Ableton Live 8.....check out Tom Cosm's production videos, i believe they will help you find a work flow that can allow you to quickly make good music http://www.cosm.co.nz/ or search Tom Cosm on youtube |
| Doug Bieling 05.01.2010 | Cheers charo, i will have a look at that community
you mention. Videos is a bit of a no at the min with the units being so new me believes. I am into techno music, the tribal side of things. Taaa very much |
| juan garcia 05.01.2010 | what genre are you interested in producing? that's going to shape the path of your production journey. here are some random tips: -sign up for kvraudio community , search like no tomorrow, notice the subcommunity s and start trying to figure out what software you are going to want to try with your midi controllers. kvr is a great resource. -for your genre youtube various searches like ableton house music, fruity loops making hiphop, etc., and more general searches like house drum patterns etc. also look up vids of those akai controllers you got and see how other people are using them. -take an evening and try the different DAWs you researched on kvr. try each demo. try the basic functionally that you have learned from your youtube searches and see what DAW you feel most at home at. you can always switch down the road but once you find one, at least for a while stick to it. remember a jack of all trades is a master of none. -at this point in the game you'll get the feeling that you need to spend alot more money to get "serious." this is consumerism knocking at the door of your creativity. don't answer, send out the dog, whatever, just don't get caught up in it. using an average computer today with even the freeware DAW stuff that is out there is WELL beyond what a beginner needs to get started. This stuff is out of a dream to people that were making music 25 years ago. -don't rush the creative process by putting your music out "there" too early. -experiment, don't try to sound like everyone else on beatport. good luck |
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