This forum is really great~
So I got a question...By the way I'm absolute beginner...in musics...
except little bit on piano..
So i'm great big fan of Tiesto and trance, dance musics

So i bought this Axiom-61 midi keyboard and have Reason and LiveLite6 programs.. heard that's all i need...for trance...

You will learn do re mi... for piano..
Now what should i do with those i have to make music?
have no idea where to go from here...

I don't know what to touch.... Are keyboard and program..all i need?
have enough butget for cheap hardwar, so am willing to get hardwares i need

what does biginner need to do>? what do i need?
Recommand hardware and stuffs and.. what i need to know..,,,,,,
at least stuffs...
how do i used them?

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Originally posted by djcan51 This forum is really great~ So I got a question...By the way I'm absolute beginner...in musics... except little bit on piano.. So i'm great big fan of Tiesto and trance, dance musics So i bought this Axiom-61 midi keyboard and have Reason and LiveLite6 programs.. heard that's all i need...for trance... You will learn do re mi... for piano.. Now what should i do with those i have to make music? have no idea where to go from here... I don't know what to touch.... Are keyboard and program..all i need? have enough butget for cheap hardwar, so am willing to get hardwares i need what does biginner need to do>? what do i need? Recommand hardware and stuffs and.. what i need to know..,,,,,, at least stuffs... how do i used them?

Got keyboard..Got prog... Get a life...

Lol. I'm amazed to see your grammar and spelling regress the more you type.

Anyway, just giving you a hard time. You might want to do some serious research before you jump headfirst into trance music production. Try Tweakheadz and experiment with your software and equipment to get a rough idea of what is ahead of you. When you're familiar with this material and have serious inquiries that you cannot find an answer anywhere, then feel free to post on tranceaddict.com in the forums. Your current question here is just too broad and somewhat ignorant...

try to get some good percussion samples and work with what you have. don't worry about getting anymore hardware for the time being.

practice, practice, and more practice. research all you can about music production and the structure of trance music and all EDM as a whole. it will take a while to learn just the basics but keep at it. music production's learning curve is VERY steep if you're going into it without a clue.

Read the manual. Become familiar with the program. Check out the stickies at the top of this forum. And keep at it, it takes along time to get good (or so i hear) because i am still a beginner myself.

Personally I think the best you can do as a beginner is:
1. Open program.
2. Start pressing some random buttons and see what they do. As time passes by you learn what does what, and from there you can gradualy start experimenting.

This is how I began. I know many people probably don't agree with me on this, but I've been kind against reading manuals as I've wanted to explore the possibilites for my own. If you wonder how to load a sample into the program for example you can either look at the manual and find the right way emediatly OR you can do as I preach; search for youself until you find it, becauase chances are you're gonna find at least a dousen of other cool functions on the way. One more thing I'm also not a big fan of is all the tons of tutorials out there, sure for some this might be a great thing but as I've said I think it's waaay better to try the stuff on your own just buy fooling around. As I mentioned; many people might find my thoughts stupid about this, but this is the way I think is the best way to go for a beginner.

It's takes alot of time, but if you really enjoy it that wouldn't matter. Practise makes perfect.

Cheers & Good luck,
Dave

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Originally posted by [Alpha]Dave Personally I think the best you can do as a beginner is: 1. Open program. 2. Start pressing some random buttons and see what they do. As time passes by you learn what does what, and from there you can gradualy start experimenting. This is how I began. I know many people probably don't agree with me on this, but I've been kind against reading manuals as I've wanted to explore the possibilites for my own. If you wonder how to load a sample into the program for example you can either look at the manual and find the right way emediatly OR you can do as I preach; search for youself until you find it, becauase chances are you're gonna find at least a dousen of other cool functions on the way. One more thing I'm also not a big fan of is all the tons of tutorials out there, sure for some this might be a great thing but as I've said I think it's waaay better to try the stuff on your own just buy fooling around. As I mentioned; many people might find my thoughts stupid about this, but this is the way I think is the best way to go for a beginner. It's takes alot of time, but if you really enjoy it that wouldn't matter. Practise makes perfect. Cheers & Good luck, Dave

I think that this is a good way. But i did this and when i thought i knew the program well. I learned some basics from the manual that i wish i would have known before.

Your first mistake is buying equipement before understanding why you need it.

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You didn't have an idea of what you wanted to do with them, but you still got the program? How old are you? The last time I did that, I was a sophomore in high school or something.

To answer your question, though, the most common thing people do with production software and a keyboard is make music, so... why not try that?

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Originally posted by thoughtlessjex To answer your question, though, the most common thing people do with production software and a keyboard is make music, so... why not try that?

Fuck, I've been using mine as a paperweight. Why didn't I think of that?

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I agree with what's been said ENTIRELY! Read EVERYTHING on this site: http://www.tweakheadz.com/

Read everything in the reason manual and learn it fully. Master that program and all of the instruments in it.

After a year of that, start delving into Live.

Experiment, and experiment, and experiment some more.

Try not to ask questions here if the answers exist on the tweakheadz site or in your manuals.

Have tons of fun, and don't get frustrated.

Lots of sarcasm on this thread!!

The most important thing is to have a musical ear (understand what notes sound right together), a creative mind and then hopefully understanding your brand of music so well that you know the structure eg: trance is layering melodies, pads, drums etc. building up to the break...blah blah.

To get going I'd start on Reason if you have it. It's by far the easiest to learn as everything is in one app. The technical skill in trance (besides getting your sounds right) is the automation so you need to learn that quick.

I'd go to the Reason website and download lots of tracks in your genre. You will quickly learn how basslines, arps, melodies etc are put together and how the automation works by looking at what others have done.

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Thank you all~~
for scary but really helpful answers
I don't really know anything about those equipments or just anything.
all i know is i love listening trance
and someday i hope to make my own music.
I've watched many tiesto MV.

so thank you all even tho i asked stupid Qs~
and dont' get mad even if i ask stupid Qs again