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| chris harrington |
| ok i have had reason for a while now but havent really learnt how to use it and make tracks. I really wanna learn so im asking: where is the best place to start? what should i do to learn? is there any trutorials that might help me? anything that you think might help me out would be really great. Im sure there are a lot of threads like this made so im sorry for this repost. im just really looking to get started producing making mostly electro house and trance. :D Thanks for the help. |
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| bobba lou |
RUN!!!! Chris Harrington has arrived. Im kidding young fella. The folks here are very kind and willing to lend some guidance. One of my favorite forums.
-harold |
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| chris harrington |
| quote: | Originally posted by bobba lou
RUN!!!! Chris Harrington has arrived.
-harold |
lol :D
i been good the past few days :p |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| Start with the stickied topics. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
1. Learn at least the very basics of music theory: writing in key, major and minor scales, intervals, chords, progressions.
2. Learn what the settings of a synth do to a sound by reading about the theory of synthesis, reading practical "how to" guides, and most importantly experimenting a bunch with your own synths. Learn about subtractive synthesis first (it's probably the easiest to understand and the most commonly used for trance), and then start in on FM, additive, wavetable, and granular synthesis. The links in the tutorial sticky are a great start.
3. Learn about effects -- distortion, detuning, phasing, reverb, delay, vocoding, panning, EQ -- learn what each of them does to the sound itself, how it sounds to your ears, and how different settings affect them.
4. Listen! As you start to acquire knowledge and skills for production, listen closely to the tracks of your favorite producers and try to figure out what's "going on" in each part, the ways in which many different sounds are brought in or cut out progressively to make a song, and the way those individual sounds change over time. If you think you might know how a certain sound or effect is being made, then try to copy it. This isn't so you can slavishly imitate the "hot sound" of the moment and use it in all of your tracks -- that's dumb. The purpose of it is to give yourself some practical knowledge, one more tool in your "kit" for when you build your own songs. |
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| chris harrington |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
1. Learn at least the very basics of music theory: writing in key, major and minor scales, intervals, chords, progressions.
2. Learn what the settings of a synth do to a sound by reading about the theory of synthesis, reading practical "how to" guides, and most importantly experimenting a bunch with your own synths. Learn about subtractive synthesis first (it's probably the easiest to understand and the most commonly used for trance), and then start in on FM, additive, wavetable, and granular synthesis. The links in the tutorial sticky are a great start.
3. Learn about effects -- distortion, detuning, phasing, reverb, delay, vocoding, panning, EQ -- learn what each of them does to the sound itself, how it sounds to your ears, and how different settings affect them.
4. Listen! As you start to acquire knowledge and skills for production, listen closely to the tracks of your favorite producers and try to figure out what's "going on" in each part, the ways in which many different sounds are brought in or cut out progressively to make a song, and the way those individual sounds change over time. If you think you might know how a certain sound or effect is being made, then try to copy it. This isn't so you can slavishly imitate the "hot sound" of the moment and use it in all of your tracks -- that's dumb. The purpose of it is to give yourself some practical knowledge, one more tool in your "kit" for when you build your own songs. |
Thanks :D i will try those :D
and i will check the stickied topics 2
Thanks guys |
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| Omega_M |
| quote: | Originally posted by bobba lou
RUN!!!! Chris Harrington has arrived.
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I lolled. :stongue: |
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