twinky the kid Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 so yeah, ever since i started playing music, which was about eight grade, ive wanted to actually make my own music and such, ive been in a few shitty grind and punk bands but ive really always been fascinated by electronic music and how its made. but ive never been able to grasp the concept of how to go about getting into it. so i know a few of you on here dabble in this field and was hoping you could give me some advice on how to get the ball rolling. if you know any good websites for beginners, that would help alot too because all the website ive seen are still a little to advanced for me to understand. i guess i should give you guys a sample of what kind of music im into and what id like to create. so heres a few bands who have a sound i really like, do me a favor and refrain from telling me how gay you think these bands are, and how im a TPWF hipster. the knife http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWLuqly6uCQ crystal castles ladytron so those are a few of the sounds i would like to get involved with, as of now, ive been fucking around with my bass, making little songs and beats. im hoping i can get some decent advice on what instruments would be good for a beinner and what i need to learn in advance. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarwalker Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 cubase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Reason 4 and a midi keyboard and piano lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 WTF don't you need twinky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricitySucks Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 computer. garage band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricitySucks Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 and a heart of passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 WTF don't you need twinky? I dOnT NeEd No H8Rz LiEk U uP In MaH BiDnAz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarwalker Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 yes reason is good. or ableton live, FL studio, pro tools, logic express those programs are good for everything kind of advanced i suppose.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIpj-ufwNIk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I dOnT NeEd No H8Rz LiEk U uP In MaH BiDnAz! Ahhhh come on, that's not hate...just asking a question. Get your passport already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 fruityloops studio, twinky. one thing i used to like is hammerhead. it's free, it gets you experience in step writing, an it's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 computer. garage band. garage band is horrendous. get reason and a midi keyboard. oxygen 8 are cheap-ish and reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Ahhhh come on, that's not hate...just asking a question. Get your passport already. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindle Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Reason 4 and a midi keyboard and piano lessons. this works for my friend. i'm always tryna tell him we should sell out and make commercial electro-hop music and get heaps of gigs and make bank and fuck club sluts but he's about as all about 'bringing 93 back' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 ableton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrAaMLpP20k All the guitar lessons you will ever need, just follow this guy. If you can even play those warmup exercises as fluidly as he can then you are on your way, especially if you can do the mega stretch ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famecrazy Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 suicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 oh, and commodore 64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 fruityloops studio, twinky. one thing i used to like is hammerhead. it's free, it gets you experience in step writing, an it's free. I used to have hammerhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
running_from_the_past Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUSFsugs6g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCheadle Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 all you need to make sounds like those inlfuences you listed is to download a crack version of Reason along with the multitude of free downloads for patches, and purchase a microkorg for a midi controller. The microkorg is also dope on its own, plenty of ladytron/crystal castles sounding patches. Those artists make really basic tracks, you can just get a few drum kits together on reason's redrum feature and keep most of it to 4/4 timing. I would recommend using the commodore drum patches, they're free and they sound like electro/8-bit/whatever you want to call it. by using a "new order" kick drum, some clicky hi-hats, maybe a NIN sounding valve-y snare, you make a "drum skeleton" of beats first on a timeline, then just lay the computer sounding tones over it by pressing keys and counting out 4's and then add robot voice lyrics. Keep the drum sounds as tight and non-reverb sounding as possible. and thats an electro song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Get Rick Rubin to produce your album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Oh, and it has to be a concept album. Something about your metamorphisis from kid to man and its correlation with the decline of Amazonian forests. People dont fuck with just plain normal albums anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruityLexia. Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Abelton live is a definet. Plus as someone said midi keyboard. and NO hipster electro thought patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 fruityloops studio, twinky. one thing i used to like is hammerhead. it's free, it gets you experience in step writing, an it's free. i dl'd hamerhead thanks much. im going to try and get a cracked version of reason also. thanks so far guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Oh, and it has to be a concept album. Something about your metamorphisis from kid to man and its correlation with the decline of Amazonian forests. People dont fuck with just plain normal albums anymore. my first album will be a statment on street warefare involving clowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Medicine Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 cubase is what my homie gremlinz uses i have it on my other computer.. shit looks really confusing. cool tracks listed up top' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 ive been fucking with FL ofr a minute but i got a noob question: you know when you bring up the playlist menu so that you can arrange patterns? well i dont know what the fuck i did but the whole left side (that lists all your patterns) fucking disappeared, and its not showing the little green pattern bars. also the grid is now horizontal and not vertiacal as it usually is. how the fuck do i fix this? im going fucking bananas. is there a restore all setting tab anywhere?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMad.GIF Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 cubase Did you even read what he said? How the fuck is he going to understand cubase off the bat (or any of that other shit u listed) when he doesn't even get those websites Twink, don't listen to these retards If you got a mac, play around with garage band so you understand basic loop producing techniques, then move up to fruityloops or acid Reason is a great program but the interface is a little weird and I guarantee you will be lost Bu7 After a year or so you can move up to abelton, then mabee logic or cubase or cool edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMad.GIF Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 ive been fucking with FL ofr a minute but i got a noob question: you know when you bring up the playlist menu so that you can arrange patterns? well i dont know what the fuck i did but the whole left side (that lists all your patterns) fucking disappeared, and its not showing the little green pattern bars. also the grid is now horizontal and not vertiacal as it usually is. how the fuck do i fix this? im going fucking bananas. is there a restore all setting tab anywhere?! I'm pretty sure you have it in midi trigger display mode, not loop sample Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA KID MERO Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 this works for my friend. i'm always tryna tell him we should sell out and make commercial electro-hop music and get heaps of gigs and make bank and fuck club sluts but he's about as all about 'bringing 93 back' MY HOMEBOY GETS AGGY IN THE STUDIO WHEN I TAKE THE PIANO OUT OF THE BEAT AND THROW THE 808S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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