How to startup
How to startup Posted on: 20.08.2012 by Evia Nitch ...will sound like a total noob, but whatever;I'm competent at dj-ing and want to expand a bit into production. The goal (eventually) is to make some PSY-Tech / Progressive Goa style tracks. I hear a lot about Reason, and I am appealed to the Maschine. What would be the advice to take the first baby step? Buy the Maschine and learn to make beats, or buy a good DAW and when it comes to an interface device make the choice then? | |
| Evia Nitch 20.08.2012 | ...will sound like a total noob, but whatever; I'm competent at dj-ing and want to expand a bit into production. The goal (eventually) is to make some PSY-Tech / Progressive Goa style tracks. I hear a lot about Reason, and I am appealed to the Maschine. What would be the advice to take the first baby step? Buy the Maschine and learn to make beats, or buy a good DAW and when it comes to an interface device make the choice then? |
| Evia Nitch 21.08.2012 | It's been a long dream to make my own music. I'm happy to take even longer to achieve the goal, so I have patience on my side. I've messe with reason a bit a few years ago. The hardest part about learning software is to figure out what kind of workflow it was written for, so I guess I missed it completely. So there is no relation to the style of music you want to make and the DAW? I have some experiance in Adobe Premiere. From what I see the interface and workflow is not too different. So ther you have it. I'm off for some tryouts. Thanks for the opinions (and for the unhostile attitude to noobs) |
| Garfield Bangle 21.08.2012 | yup. maschine might or might not be what you want, depending if you have ever used drum machines before. same with midi keyboard. if you play piano then its good to get one since you already know how to use them but if you're really starting from scratch i'll start with choosing DAW and after you have good workflow only decide on supporting gears such as which midi controllers you want to have. ps: personally i believe sound recorder is the most underrated tool. i dont play instrument and humming melodies and beats really help me write down ideas |
| Ossie Pooley 20.08.2012 | Try out different DAWs until you find one you like, then go mad! If you have a musical background it's a lot easier to start producing tracks. If not I recommend you learn the basics of musical theory such as scales, accidentals and modulating. It'll make your life a lot easier and track making a lot less frustrating if you can translate what's in your head to paper (or DAW). |
| Berta Baie 20.08.2012 | I would go with figuring out which DAW you want to go with first, as this is going to be your main tool. Have you tried out Reason/Ableton/other DAW's already? If not I suggest giving them all a shot first to see which you like best. You mentioned Reason so I'm going to assume you've at least seen it in action, but yeah thats step #1 imo. |
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