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Subject: Horrible Newbie Questions
Original Message 1/34 11-Sep-02 @ 07:37 AM - Horrible Newbie Questions
I'm a horrible newbie, and I have questions.
I'm a long time electronic music fan, and ever since I went to my first rave, I have been very interested in mixing some of my own tracks. My problem was that I didn't know where to start. I kind of kicked the idea around for a while, and eventually grabbed "Techno Ejay" from a software store and installed it. The Ejay program is a lot of fun, but I can shake the feeling that assembling pre-recorded samples is a bit lame. I've put together a few songs, but I would really like to get out there and start making some real music. So, the horrible questions are:
What software should I use? (I saw a program with a well known Dj, who was assembling his songs with a computer)
Whenever I see Djs at a rave, they seem to have some hardware (turntables and such) up on stage with them. Do I need to buy a bunch of equipment to get out of the basement and record some decent stuff?
And if the above is true, what sort of things do I buy? I'm sure like everything else, certain kinds of equipment are better than others. Also, I work a low paying job, so I can't blow $1000 on speakers or something.
Well, thanks for reading and possibly responding!
Yours,
Mr. Seasme
"Is that a gun in your violin case, or are you just happy to see me?"
Message 2/34 11-Sep-02 @ 08:04 AM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
OR...theres always the old cheap hardware samplers
thing is..youre talking about two different things. Do you want to be a DJ (Play other peoples stuff on vinyl or whatever?) or actually write your own tracks?
bedroom productions can be and often are EVERY bit as good as any "pro" stuff..sometimes better!
basically you need:
a sampler (for using odd bits of sounds...drums...mangling other stuff)
a synthesizer or two...soft or hard...to make some cool sounds...
a sequencer to put it all together (do it all in digital audio and you can use plugins for fx)
effects...delay, reverb, other type stuff
its daunting at first...but thats why I say reason or Orion since they both have everything all rolled up into one
but...youd definitely want to go past them eventually as well!
Message 3/34 11-Sep-02 @ 08:13 AM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
psylichon
Message 4/34 11-Sep-02 @ 08:41 PM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
Yeah know..1200s will cost ya. But they will last for years! invest! find ways..go naked..buy music and listen to no end..
peace
Message 5/34 11-Sep-02 @ 10:38 PM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
Message 6/34 12-Sep-02 @ 12:01 AM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
I'm gonna go get me some good software! Thanks all.
Mr. Seasme
Message 7/34 12-Sep-02 @ 12:39 AM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
and personally I dont see any diff between a laptop and records...as long as there is a human element involved somehow...
aww hell who knows
hey pongoid Im using your quote
"make art out of science not science out of art"
you better tell me now if it was you who thunk it up!
Message 8/34 12-Sep-02 @ 06:53 AM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
That's where the music comes from, does it not?
Message 9/34 12-Sep-02 @ 11:09 AM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
I just meant the difference between composing and DJing...
whatevers clever. I would hope that you would want it to be as much yours as possible, bottom line, but the whole damn thing is based on sampling mostly, so pretty much anything is game
just. be. creative.
Message 10/34 13-Sep-02 @ 01:39 AM - RE: Horrible Newbie Questions
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