Noob making himself look like an idiot

Basic A · Post by **Basic A** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:41 pm

legend4ry wrote:
Basic A wrote:
PERCEPT wrote:
Basic A wrote:
PERCEPT wrote:an old beat up laptop and value hifi speakers
...you talkin bout me?

OP, no daw is easier or harder then others, they all work essentially the same, its a question of what color you want your background, essentially.
Na, you must have missed the bit after when i mentioned they were making quality music.

OH SHI-, TUNE BATTLE

but...

no more battles for me.

ever.

Cause you're afraid of losing.

cause Im not a subscriber to the notion that art should be competitive, thats the single stupidest aspect of this forum (minus the trolls), and feel all wrong making something without an inspiration... and if you remember, I won

Kes-Es · Post by **Kes-Es** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:43 pm

purplemonkeydub wrote: I don't want to sacrifice the quality of the music I'll be making.

If you suck your music will suck, whether you're making music on a macbook pro with studio monitors, or a 2001 dell desktop with a gig of ram and an 80g HDD in Fruity loops 6.
You spending money is just you spending money it's not going to make or even help you sound good.

-[2]DAY_- · Post by **-[2]DAY_-** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:14 am

to The OP: NOT PRO TOOLS.
that's all i would suggest.

-2day

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:16 am

send me the money and i'll ghost write tunes for you
win win

oprs · Post by **oprs** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:24 am

how much you chargin these days deadly.
i need some skrilladatsikcision tunes bumpin by the summer

amphibian · Post by **amphibian** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:28 am

purplemonkeydub wrote:Well I have nothing at all, I'm JUST starting out. I heard Ableton Live was pretty easy to work with so I'm going to get that soon. Soundcard... Like an apogee duet?

You're already on the wrong path mate.

Start with your DAW (ableton live or whatever) - and learn it IN AND OUT. Don't get anything else until you think you are truly limited. And, if you have any intelligence about you - you will soon realize that this will be years down the track.

eldoogle · Post by **eldoogle** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:34 am

Listen here, I don't know your neighbors and every situation is different. Especially when you have neighbors on more than one side of your apartment. But I live on a bottom floor corner, with a person above and then not many around the ground level. Monitors helped my mixing very much and only once when I was making music in another room right next to a neighbors unit did I get a complaint. I think buying a DAW with it's native plugins and a pair of monitors is the way to go. It's what I did. Also I don't have a soundcard and my sound is acceptable.

edit- and also mastering engineers and audiophiles say you should mix at a low or moderate volume - not loud.

mattdesl · Post by **mattdesl** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:01 am

Don't bother spending anything until after at least a solid month or two of learning your DAW of choice. Only then should you think about something cheap -- all you really need to start off is a decent pair of headphones and possibly a simple keyboard. A few years down the road, once your production gets tight, think about shelling out the big bucks for some better keyboards, controllers, pads, or what have you.

Biff · Post by **Biff** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:34 am

It's easy to get yourself all dazzled by the amount of gear out there to purchase, but you should always be focused on the process of actually making music

jrisreal · Post by **jrisreal** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:46 am

Biff wrote:It's easy to get yourself all dazzled by the amount of gear out there to purchase, but you should always be focused on the process of actually making music

this.

i started out with only a desktop computer and sonicproducer.com (a really 2-bar looping step-sequencer) and shortly got acid 7 and then fruity loops about 2.5 years ago, and I only started using hardware this year

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:22 am

Check out DaMuseBlog for some thoughts on which daw might be right for you. The writer of that blog still hasn't put up the third part in that series, but there is a lot there to think about. There are other daw related posts, as well.

ogunslinger · Post by **ogunslinger** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:02 am

purplemonkey dub = deadly habit dub = louismusic = jr is real?

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:44 am

Someone has definitely been hitting the troll really hard.

JBE · Post by **JBE** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:00 am

Well, the general consensus of the forum seems to be(and i agree), you should find your DAW and learn it before buying too much. Pretty much all DAWs have demos, and you should take full advantage of that. Most people that are just starting out have absolutely no clue what it is they are getting themselves into. Learning a DAW is a daunting task, and personally I think it's easier to learn without hindering yourself with other things. Midi controllers and audio interfaces and other external equipment come with added problems and difficulties that are best avoided until you at least understand how things work in the program.

If you don't want to spend very much money, both Acid Music Studio 8 and Reaper are like 60 bucks. Grab yourself a pair of headphones or Monitors and go to work from there. As you go I think you'll know when you're ready to start really diving into the extra gear. The last thing you wanna do is blow a large amount of cash and then find out 2 months down the road that you really don't want to do it anymore.

komanderkin · Post by **komanderkin** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:09 am

purplemonkeydub wrote:So I read "want to make dubstep?", BUT after reading all that I still can't decide on what to do.

I have a budget of around $1500, what should I get? Oh and I'm not including software cost in that, just hardware.

read this:
http://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/how ... e-to-start

great article to help you get started.

Sheff · Post by **Sheff** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:10 pm

so what happens when you blow 1500 on hardware then find out a year down the line that producing isnt what you was destined for?

seriously like other people said, download a demo of one daw and get to know how everything works. if you get to a comfortable stage and start taking it seriously then the stuff you've learned will translate onto the hardware.

zonetrooper5 · Post by **zonetrooper5** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:14 pm

Wish there were more tune battles on this forum, would make the place more interesting tbh.

JBE · Post by **JBE** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:29 pm

zonetrooper5 wrote:Wish there were more tune battles on this forum, would make the place more interesting tbh.

What the hell does that have to do with this thread in any way?

purplemonkeydub · Post by **purplemonkeydub** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:11 pm

I'm a guitarist, been into rock, metal, etc. all my life. Got into Dubstep when I was visiting family in Poland about a year back, maybe less. This is all new to me. Never messed with recording stuff. People have been telling me anything from "you don't need much, just you, a computer, and a DAW." to "Get this, that, etc...". I was really confused. So, like all you guys are saying, I'll get some headphones, download a couple demos, and see what I like.

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