Dubstepforum.com

Just wanted to find out how long everyone has been at this racket .. Myself I started in messing with fruity loops, reason and ableton back in 2003 but I did not get serious until 2006 and I just discovered dubstep like 10 months ago..

making music since 90-91 (guitar/bass/percussion), drummed in a punk band 93-97. Been making music digitally since 98. Roots are in hiphop/turntablism as far as that goes. Then moved into making breaks/dnb round 99 and everything else i could possible get myself into shortly after that.

got my mbox and pro tools in the mail two years ago, and basically taught myself how to use it. so yeah, serious producing for about a year and a half

13+ years

I've been "producing" now for 4 fucking years on the same fucking laptop with the same fucking software, and have uploaded approximately 0 fucking songs on to the goddamn fucking internet.

Mind you, after 4 years, I should be pretty pro at what I'm using, right?

Wrong, my friend! I couldn't tell you what half the fucking buttons do on this thing, or how to do the simplist of musical maneuvers.
I might as well just throw the laptop down the stairs a couple of times while using the 'Microsoft Sound Recorder' to speak Tongues over the experience, before going into my room, loading both barrels and then shooting myself in the face, because my production SUCKS.

played cello from age 5-13, obtained a grade 8 in classical theory. helped a cpl local indie groups with their tunes....then go into music production in 2003, only really did it as a personal hobby, One month ago, my home was busted into,,,and three externals and two mac books, and with it about 90% of anything and everything i have ever made since 2003. So,,,,,,,2009 i guess im startin fresh,

about 17years, from utter beginnings got my first proper synth then (Peavy DPM3)

first live PA 15 years ago one track lol.

Played cello classically for 24 years, composing instrumental music for 20 years, played in various bands and improvisation groups for 18 years... then started producing classical radio broadcasts 11 years ago... which lead me to start working with digital audio and such...

So it has been about 10 years now - that I have used a computer to make my music (not all of it is electronic music).

3-4 years interested in making music with electronica. I'm pretty good at it imho

Electronic/Computerised Production - 2 1/2 years

I've been making music since I was a littl'n though... started flute in primary school (got to Grade 6 before putting it down again IIRC) and picked up guitar and drums when I was a teenager.

just starting to try and get serious but dont really have the time or the tools (my computer is diabolical). been messing with FL since summer been into dubstep year and a bit now tho

year and a half

Was making Dnb about 3-4 years ago on Sony Acid then moved onto FL studio.

Been taking it more seriously over the last couple of years probably ever since i found and fell in love with dubstep.

Only 4-5 years. Bands / guitary noise duets before that.

Started playing Violin and learning classic theory when I was like 5 and I've been doing some form of music ever since (played violin, drums, keyboard and guitar) so I'm pretty good at musical theory and composing songs. Started messing around with computers and digital samplers in school when I was like 15 or 16, took my first music production course at 16 which got me started on MIDI production. Started making my own beats properly a bit after that when I had finished my eJay period so I guess I've been making beats for about 6 years now.

Only been making dubstep type stuff since last August though.

Started producing back in '94 using an old Atari 1040STF and Cubase and a shit load of outboard gear.

Sold all my hardware in '99 to travel around the US.

Went on to study Audio Engineering in '03 at SAE London during which I got back into making music, this time using Reason 2.5.

Now on V4 and loving it (apart from the writers block.... still...)

Under a year.