Advice/Guides on Learning to Produce
Advice/Guides on Learning to Produce Posted on: 04.04.2009 by Hertha Fang Ed. Produce music, ex. compose sorry forgot to add music to the titleI know everyone has their own methods but does anyone have any links/tips to general production stuff (and if more specific then perhaps w/ ableton or something similar)? I really want to start making music as well as playing it. Ed.2 Essentially is there a DJTT for production lol? | |
| Roberto Viccione 03.04.2009 | While I agree with BodegaBrad that ProTools is widely accepted, I would hedge my bets against the MBox line. I am, personally, against any software that requires you to use one line of hardware. I believe the only way ProTools can really shine is if you have the hundreds of K to get the full rig that they have. But it's another situation you have to just try em out and see what works for you. There are tons of DAW suites that will suit you fine. |
| Penni Rigor 03.04.2009 | ProTools is the most widely accepted production software. You can basically take your project to any studio and use it universally...although it takes a bit of time to familiarize yourself with the program as it is quite deep. But, if you want to get great sound, it's a nice option. Their Mbox line is nice and offers a few different price/gear options. |
| Roberto Viccione 03.04.2009 | I lived on that site for months a few years ago. I still can't wrap my head around it. But he's got one great desciption of MIDI, and debunks a lot of myths. And the community s are frequented by some pretty big names (as it's explained to me) in the mastering and engineering fields. Not much for DJing, but still, it's an amazing site. |
| Paul Davison 03.04.2009 | dvls, dammmmmmmmnnn that guide is long. Will have a nice read thanks! |
| Anushka jayamaha 03.04.2009 |
Originally Posted by V-Hoff
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| Anushka jayamaha 03.04.2009 |
Originally Posted by mpetersen3
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| Roberto Viccione 03.04.2009 | http://www.tweakheadz.com was one of the most important resources when I was first getting into electronic music. Their community is amazing as well |
| Irwin Ney 03.04.2009 |
Originally Posted by darrel855
I mentioned an "idol" DJ because of the repeating process of learning how to produce. To produce something you will probably repleat like a thousand of times the same beats and melody, it would be a pain to learn with some music that you don't like, or don't sounds good.. sorry for my bad english btw |
| Irwin Ney 03.04.2009 | so get the main beat of some music that you really enjoy listen over and over again and try to reproduce that in any production software around. Then try to add some bassline and the rest of stuff... There are a lot of good videos at you tube, just put your software and your style as keywords and you will find plenty of these... |
| Hertha Fang 03.04.2009 | I like so much, right now I would like to maybe produce something like electro or something that is minimal/tech house, or even drum & bass. I understand these aren't really similar at all, but these are the ones that interest me the most. I have ableton, and also have garageband, should I start with garageband just to avoid being distracted initially by all the bells and whistles in ableton? |
| Anushka jayamaha 03.04.2009 |
Originally Posted by V-Hoff
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| Irwin Ney 04.04.2009 | What kind of music would you like to produce? Who are your influence? A good starting point is to learn how to copy your DJ idol. Try to make his top 10 musics and learn how to do it in every details. I never produced anything, but when i start I will try to copy some Psytrance DJs I like most... |
| Anushka jayamaha 04.04.2009 | well what program or programs do you plan on using ? |
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