How do producers write there music?

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Posted by Special_K on May-16-2002 01:22:

How do producers write there music?

So they write it like sheet music or somthing?

Posted by DJ Chrono on May-16-2002 01:27:

they (speaking from experience.. not all producers are the same) use some programs called sequencers (eg. cubase, logic, sonar).. there you basically draw in notes on a piano type timeline. It is easy to change and edit notes, and different patterns until everything sounds right. There are also hardware sequencers, but they are a bit more limmiting.

Posted by Special_K on May-16-2002 02:42:

ya i know about that but what i was wondering was if they had an idea and they wernt at a atudio is there a way they can write there ideas down like notes on paper.

Posted by Pjotr G on May-16-2002 07:53:

hardware sequencers aren't really more limiting, they just require another working method....plus they're handier for live-usage

anyways, less producers than you would think can even read notes.....sheet music? some people use it when they think something up when they are away from their gear and want to use it later....for electronic music that's about it

Posted by dj kinetica on May-16-2002 08:46:

if you know how to read like piano notes you can write it on paper...but myself i cant read notes so i have to use a sequencer

Posted by Jah on May-16-2002 08:52:

just wondering a. what programs do top producers actually use? i find it hard to believe they use reason or such programs? they obviously combine it with some equipment so whats the most common combos? b. like someone said above if they get an idea i wonder how they keep it in there mind until they can actually compose it... be really intresting if they knew how to write down the notes... i think you gotta give maximum respect to ppl who can...

Posted by P4z! on May-16-2002 13:39:

I read in a magazine that BT uses Logic Audio alot!
Cubase VST32 is also a popular music software!

//DJ_A

Posted by quddha on May-16-2002 15:00:

Sometimes when I'm trying to come up with a melody, I like to write it down as note names, like C D E F G etc... since I can raed that faster than notes on a staff... And most riffs aren't very complicated anyways.

Posted by Special_K on May-16-2002 21:09:

In John'00'Fleming's monthly diary on his web site he recomends using Reason as it is as close as you can get to the real thing. I have also seen many LIVE PA's here in Vancouver and the artists were using Reason along with a bunch of external hardware

Posted by Choobak on May-31-2002 04:21:

There was an interview with PvD where he talks about some of the equipment he uses amongst other things...

It's here

Posted by P`zazz on May-31-2002 04:48:

don't you think that in order to produce a quality track you have to study sound engineering or something?

Posted by DJ Chrono on May-31-2002 20:20:

no, you dont have to study it.. you just gotta have the right programs / equipment, and know how to use it. I've learned a ton of usefull info on the internet, and through other people, on how to produce good high quality stuff.. especially in the technical side like mastering with compressors, eq, and what software is good. Generally producers use one of these three sequencers:

Cubase, Logic, Sonar

They then hook up hardware gear like synths, keyboards, fx units, and all that great stuff to sequence and record onto their computer.
Most trance producers have synths like:

Novation Supernova, Access Virus, Waldorf Q, Roland JP8000..

and many other types. Of course alot use programs with these, such as Reason.. personally I only use reason as my drum machine.