I use ableton live, saving for suite, and a very large electric piano I bought for playing the piano, I then discovered I could use it as a midi controller. I'm still trying to learn the basics; there's a pretty steep learning curve. I do produce house and some dub and hardstyle. Its fun

Damenpulse

Aphasie

Norway474 Posts

July 15 2011 13:58 GMT

#23

On July 13 2011 22:50 The_Dark wrote:
Nice, I write in Cubase 5.0, Use, Albino, Vanguard, Sylenth , Gladiator, Predator. Been writing for about 8 years, stuff on my soundcloud is a bit old, got a few releases.
Nice thing you have going here, I produce psytrance http://soundcloud.com/terrorbyte , would be nice to also get VST guides/demos in this thread.

Do you have a lot of experience with DJing psy-trance? I really want to start to DJ psy-trance/ambient and perhaps some other electronic genres. But i have no knowledge nor piror experience. Do you think i should start doing it on my computer? And if i buy decks + mixer that wont sound really shitty, how much will it set me back (used or new)? Also what are your tips on beatmatching and so forth.
Are there any good guides to getting started in those genres?

Peace

fusefuse

Estonia4644 Posts

July 15 2011 14:03 GMT

#24

hehehe

been doing drum and bass mainly for the past 1-1,5 years
FL9
M-Audio Oxygen61(3rd gen)
good phones
Albino the main vst of choice, ITS SO GEWD! O_O

ask me anything :D
http://soundcloud.com/fuse-est
^_^

Belano

Sweden657 Posts

July 15 2011 14:19 GMT

#25

I started my professional DJ career yesterday. Me and my friend got our own club event. Had a music quiz, played some Benny Goodman, played some Beastie Boys, played some Prodigy. Shit was wild.

Other than that, I've been noobing around with Virtual DJ and a Reloop midi-controller. The controller is pretty shitty though, so every time I want to make a mix I get discouraged. Hopefully I can look past that and start to make some mixes. I'm going to try and get some gigs at other clubs as well.

GLHF to my fellow DJ's!

FREEloss_ca

Canada603 Posts

July 15 2011 19:54 GMT

#26

On July 15 2011 21:22 DevAzTaYtA wrote:
I'm just getting into producing now using Fruity Loops. Anyone have any recommendations on how to get started? Some good tutorials/forums for beginner/intermediate level? Or should I just experiment and see what I come up with? Mostly interested in making downtempo/mellow hip-hop beats. Cheers

I spent several months learning and getting comfortable on FL only to wish I had initially invested all that time learning and getting comfortable with Ableton. Just a heads up; I feel you can do much more with Ableton, and the interface is far better suited for complex automation.

Youtube is your friend. Start by watching introductory videos that give you a tour of the interface. Once you get comfortable with the interface you can start learning how to make beats, and from there, synths.

n00b3rt

Bulgaria890 Posts

July 15 2011 20:06 GMT

#27

For all the newbies, check out the AirbaseOfficial channel on youtube, also Sonic academy classes are cheap and very helpful.

EU Snorlax

United Kingdom4 Posts

July 15 2011 21:01 GMT

#28

Been producing for about 5-6 years now. Don't really have much I can upload atm, As the mc's would flip out. All my music is from samples over all era's of music. I sample 2011 stuff to childrens tv vinyl I have aquired from 1962.

Equip//
MPC 1000
DMXPRO-Mixer
2 x Numark TT200
12 Channel mixing desk
And 100's of vinyl.

mcJ

Denmark322 Posts

July 15 2011 22:09 GMT

#29

Been fiddleing around with Ableton Live for around 2 months now. Made a few songs with some guides, and I'm currently in the process of my third self made song, but I'm kinda stuck as of right now, so if anyone would have a listen and gimme some critique I'd be glad^___^
Shit's supposed to be Moombahton and its not properly mixed etc etc.
http://hotfile.com/dl/124088723/1ad0f4d/Johancity_-_Moombahtizzle.wav.html

Also, any advise on midicontrollers and general equipment for beginners? Aka what to get.

Skullflower

United States3779 Posts

July 15 2011 22:30 GMT

#30

I've actually been wanting to get into music production for the longest time. I was planning on purchasing FL in a bit but other than that I'd also appreciate some advice on equipment and such for beginners.

Also, would most of you recommend Ableton over FL?

n00b3rt

Bulgaria890 Posts

July 15 2011 23:32 GMT

#31

On July 16 2011 07:30 Skullflower wrote:
I've actually been wanting to get into music production for the longest time. I was planning on purchasing FL in a bit but other than that I'd also appreciate some advice on equipment and such for beginners.

Also, would most of you recommend Ableton over FL?

What are you going to produce ? How do you plan to produce (I mean, do you prefer to turn your ideas into music, or experiment with sounds on the fly)
Watch this -

It shows when Ableton is better. Other than that, there's successful people for every sequencer, and no sequencer is better than any other - it all depends on the way you do your work. The same goes for hardware equipment, no-one can really help you if you don't specify your needs as a producer

FREEloss_ca

Canada603 Posts

July 16 2011 11:01 GMT

#32

Track I've been working on all night:
http://soundcloud.com/justanobody/bangerznmash
-FX are unfinished and rough cut
-Need to add some steam (white noise) FX to the builds and drops
-Need an outro
-Still needs some final EQ'ing and volume automation
-Criticism and suggestions please! :3

ZappaSC

Denmark215 Posts

July 16 2011 11:18 GMT

#33

Something i can really recommend for beginners:
http://cosm.co.nz/

FREEloss_ca

Canada603 Posts

July 16 2011 11:31 GMT

#34

On July 16 2011 20:18 ZappaSC wrote:
Something i can really recommend for beginners:
http://cosm.co.nz/

Holy crap awesome link!!! Thx!

drop271

New Zealand286 Posts

July 16 2011 16:29 GMT

#35

On July 16 2011 20:31 FREEloss_ca wrote:

Show nested quote +

Holy crap awesome link!!! Thx!

Nice one mate! Tom Cosm is a good dude, met him a few times playing festivals.

Torment

United States121 Posts

July 16 2011 22:52 GMT

#36

Freeloss_ca I can't thank you enough, that tutorial on chords was so insightful. I've never had any kind of formal musical education and that was a great introduction to music theory for me. I've always just built chords and melodies through "trial and error" just by trying random notes until I found something that sounded pleasant to me. Again, thank you!!!

DJ Cracka
www.djcracka.com
soundcloud.com/the_tip

n00b3rt

Bulgaria890 Posts

July 17 2011 18:24 GMT

#37

The Tom Cosm link reminded me of this :
http://www.timofey.be/tutorials.html
Might be useful for Ableton users

MaestrO_

United States591 Posts

July 18 2011 15:01 GMT

#38

I do mixing, mastering, and production for a living. But i do dabble in electronic music as my side projects. The software i use for work are pro-tools, abelton, and cubase. I use pro tools exclusively for my mixing and mastering. The other programs are for live work/electronic music, mainly dubstep and trance. I'll get to posting some of my work later.

FREEloss_ca

Canada603 Posts

July 18 2011 21:34 GMT

#39

On July 15 2011 23:03 fusefuse wrote:
hehehe

been doing drum and bass mainly for the past 1-1,5 years
FL9
M-Audio Oxygen61(3rd gen)
good phones
Albino the main vst of choice, ITS SO GEWD! O_O

ask me anything :D
http://soundcloud.com/fuse-est
^_^

I like your style!