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| PointSix |
[Moved to correct forum now...]
I've only been around here a few hours and I've already been humbled. I'm just starting out in the music production field (started a few months ago with FL studio) and i didn't think i was half bad. But yeah, I now see that I'm a complete n00b.
I just wanted to know where I can sort of start. I'm a high-schooler on an extremely low budget, so I can't do too much with sequencers or controllers at the moment.
So, how did some of the more seasoned producers here start out? Was it from similiar (humble) beginnings? Or did you always know you wanted to produce and started early/young?
-PointSix |
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| JustinMead |
| You have been Producing only for 1 month? its been about a year and a half for me and im just starting to like the way my music is going. Im just gonna say keeep going and dont give up. I know its hard but time will tell. |
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| jupiterone |
I was the same as you, except i was in middle school, at the age of 12. I bought my first DJ equipment first, been DJ'ing ever since. Moved over to production couple months later. Also starting on a very low budget i had to convince my parents to purchase what i wanted and that its my dream to do it, which it is.
I was recentely signed by a record label not to long ago. But it takes a while, you listen to yourself and youre like, yea that is sweet, i think im gonna sound pro soon!! Then you join up some community like this and the real world opens up to you. Amazing really, what i learned here i dont think i have ever imagined in my early days. It will take you time, but grab a couple books on digital recording, music theory and just read up on basic threads you find here. All this info in the beginning is overwhelming and reallllyyyyy confusing. At first i wanted to be a 3d animator but after hearing acid and progressive tunes ive been hooked.
Really, first of all start by learning about the basics...the definitions cause if you go on producing by just tweaking things you dont know...itll effect you in the long run. Like a compressor if you dont know what the hell that thing does. Theres a thread here somewhere about pretty much every part of a compressors role. All you really need at the moment is a midi-controller, you can get these at a low price...if you cant afford an expensive one or a large based keyboard then get a compact one for the start which are cheap on ebay. You can probably get an M-Audio Ozone for 40$ on ebay... And then expand and get monitors and a larger keyboard.
You see most of the people here talking about toys that costs hundreds of bucks but half of these people are very educated in this field. Many people here are signed also. It wont come to you in a day so dont worry about rushing it, youre getting started early and at a very nice age. Most professional producers didnt start till they were in their 20's. By then youll be packed with knowledge and equipment. So stick around, learn the basics and have fun and expiriment. The beginings are a win lose kinda thing! |
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| BshidoHEAT |
Welcome to TA PointSix!
I was the same as you, I'm just a poor amature producer with some ideas. Except that I was in college when I began. I started November of last year. I don't think my productions have been professional so far, but I have been getting my ideas across.
I suggest to you, A LOT of reading.
It's going to take a ton of time to get your tracks right. I first thought my songs were sick as hell when I started too heh :p |
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| DJ_Ikronix |
I grabbed a copy of "Music Generator 2" for the PS2 one day, because the thought of making my own music amused me to no end. I threw together a few premade loops, and proclaimed myself God.
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Then...after 4 years, my music still isn't "professional", but it doesn't make peoples' ears bleed, so progress has been made. :stongue: |
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| Freak |
| Bought my first atari st with a crack copy of cubase 2.0 when I was 13.....I still use that same atari (albeit now expanded) to this day.... |
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| Project 7 |
| just read everything in the stickies and look up about EQ, read some tutorials on synth programming to... and music theory |
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| Subtle |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_Ikronix
I grabbed a copy of "Music Generator 2" for the PS2 one day, because the thought of making my own music amused me to no end. I threw together a few premade loops, and proclaimed myself God.
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Then...after 4 years, my music still isn't "professional", but it doesn't make peoples' ears bleed, so progress has been made. :stongue: |
that program is so damn ing good... i still miss it today :( |
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| Magnus |
| I really envy a lot of you younger guys. Having things available to you like Cubase at the age of 12 and 13. When I was that age, there was nothing. I so wish I had been born about 15 years later... But you know its better to start at some point then never so I'm thankful I did at least, even if it was in my late twenties... |
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| Axolotyl |
| god damn, when I first started out I was making breaks on an akai s2000 and Kawai hardware sequencer. No desk, no eq, no compressor, certainly no computer. Just sampling loops from cds into the akai and using filters to adjust them in the mix. LoL... it was terrible and sounded like , but it was fun =) I remember long nights staring ito that little lcd screen for hours at a time...:rolleyes: |
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