Production Forum Bible v2 (beta)

[daft cunt]

At long last!
Still several topics to deal with. I'll try and make the reese thread. Feel free to contact me if you want to contribute with anything else.
Suggestions & improvements always welcome!

Large thanks to everybody who contributed, Futures Untold, Johny Beat, Klimaxx, Deadly Habit & Junglist/Rendr in particular.

1. Basic Studio Setup
1.1 – Monitors
1.2 – Headphones
1.3 – MIDI controllers
1.4 – Soundcards

2. Tools
2.1 – Free software
2.2 – Production effects explained
2.3 – Hardware (coming soon)
2.4 – Samples

3. Techniques
3.1 – Bass
3.1.1 – Sub-bass
3.1.2 – Wobble
3.1.3 – Reese (coming soon)
3.1.4 – Random bass tips
3.2 – Drums
3.3 – Sidechain Compression (coming soon)

4. Theory
4.1 – Song Structure
4.2 – Mixdown (coming soon)
4.3 – Mastering (coming soon)
4.4 – Music Theory
4.5 – Random Tips

5. Resources
5.1 – Books & Magazines
5.2 – Wiki
5.3 – Other recommended production forums

6. Distributing Your Music (coming soon)

[futures_untold]

Excellent stuff!

Sticky!

What's gunna happen to the old one?

[deadly_habit]

song structure would be an easy write up tbh if just going for dj friendly dance format

[spencertron]

song structure would be an easy write up tbh if just going for dj friendly dance format

rename to "song structures (common DJ friendly)"

[deadly_habit]

song structure would be an easy write up tbh if just going for dj friendly dance format

rename to "song structures (common DJ friendly)"

i mean most tunes share the same structure
intro, drop, main, breakdown, drop, variation on main, end

just a matter of the common bars used for each

[spencertron]

song structure would be an easy write up tbh if just going for dj friendly dance format

rename to "song structures (common DJ friendly)"

i mean most tunes share the same structure
intro, drop, main, breakdown, drop, variation on main, end

i know...i was the one who suggested the topic for the bible...(though i don't encourage this way of thinking, but it comes up now and again)

but yes...would be tres easy to write up

[daft cunt]

song structure would be an easy write up tbh if just going for dj friendly dance format

rename to "song structures (common DJ friendly)"

i mean most tunes share the same structure
intro, drop, main, breakdown, drop, variation on main, end

i know...i was the one who suggested the topic for the bible...(though i don't encourage this way of thinking, but it comes up now and again)

but yes...would be tres easy to write up

Would you have some spare time to do it?

[spencertron]

song structure would be an easy write up tbh if just going for dj friendly dance format

rename to "song structures (common DJ friendly)"

i mean most tunes share the same structure
intro, drop, main, breakdown, drop, variation on main, end

i know...i was the one who suggested the topic for the bible...(though i don't encourage this way of thinking, but it comes up now and again)

but yes...would be tres easy to write up

Would you have some spare time to do it?

yeh, i could give it a bash tomorrow...i'll do a short bit on my interpretation and others can add to it.

[spencertron]

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[rendr]

Great thread Daft tnuc. Very nice list of guides, looking forward to seeing it when they're all clickable links.

[deadly_habit]

wanna turn this into a wiki? prolly would be easier to update

[teqh]

big up daft tnuc and everyone involved!:lol:
could anyone link me a zip file for some 808 kicks, im osx over here

[deadly_habit]

http://www.darkbeats.com/sampleswap/808 ... amples.zip

[bandshell]

big ups to daft tnuc and all others involved, production bible is gold

[DZA]

bump this, alot off work got put in just to let it get lost in the archives