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    Default How do i produce music?

    Hey

    Recently I bought several software... I purchased these objects as for a very good reduction and birthday present, so i almost paid nothing for all of these and from the videos they seem to be cool.

    I bought Logic Pro, Maschine Groove Station, NI Komplete 5, Battery.

    I'd like to start producing music but certain things I do not know where to start and also I don't know certain terms such as synthesisers, slicing, etc...

    Who can help me out? Where can i find a guide book to answer the terms and teach me how to do things? the tutorial videos wern't very useful as for they were more advanced people.

    Thanx.

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    you don't know any of the basics of music production and bought yourself this monster package?!
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    Logic Tutorials
    http://www.youtube.com/user/sflogicninja?blend=1&ob=4

    and any other tutorials you may need

    http://www.youtube.com

    Where to buy books on the subject

    http://www.amazon.com
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    Default thanks for the reply....

    thanks a lot for ur help jason. Big help.
    is there anywhere i can find out "terms" or explaination of words somewhere?




    and to the idiots...
    i wasnt asking anyone to give me critizism... why i bought is none of ur business.... if u want to help than it would be nice of you and if not then there's no reason posting... the fact just shows how helpful you are to others and selfish u are!!!

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    Serch on youtube bud...there's ton of vids about logic basic tutorials from how to program the ultrabeat to more advanced stuff...I got logic myself but I rarely use it as I'm hooked to ableton live

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    yeah the video thing, i already figuered it out but except these terms... i'd like to know what for ex, a sampler, synthesiser, sampl rate...

    I'd like to undertstand these things and in terms to define the in an easy way.

    any idea?

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    The best option might be to search individual words on Google or Wikipedia. That's how I learned the most..

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    Default thanks guys

    thanks to all of those who supported... was a big help

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    Some books I have picked up or am waiting for. These should help you out allot. I like to have books to go through to find new techniques or refresh those I already know to keep the creativity going.

    Dance Music Manual
    http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Ma...7750779&sr=8-5

    Composition - Computer Musician
    http://www.amazon.com/Composition-Co...7750875&sr=8-1

    Computer Music Magazine (Comes with interviews from todays top artists)
    you can search on youtube for computer music/future music and watch a ton of these videos.
    http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Music...7750875&sr=8-3

    Music Theory for the Computer Musician
    http://www.amazon.com/Music-Theory-C...7750875&sr=8-5

    And last but not least

    Composing Computer Music For Dummies
    http://www.amazon.com/Composing-Digi...751032&sr=8-17
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    Quote Originally Posted by moey2k2001 View Post
    I'd like to start producing music but certain things I do not know where to start and also I don't know certain terms such as synthesisers, slicing, etc...
    What I can probably help with is a quick list of terms. Each one, if you search Wikipedia (English) or some other 'tutorial' sites, will probably lead you to another one. They'll start to fit together the more you read, but don't try and learn it all at once. Read, stop, think, then go read again. Only a suggestion, but anyway...these are all to search in English, not sure if it's your preferred language. What is listed in parenthesis is something you might see as an abbreviation or slang.

    Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
    Non-linear editing
    Sequencer
    Multi-track digital recording
    Using loops (looping)
    Making loops (sampling)
    MIDI
    VST (software synthesizer)
    Step Sequencer (MIDI programming)
    Beats Per Minute (BPM)
    Key (of the music)
    Equalization (EQ)
    Frequency Map
    Effects / Effects chain (ex: Compression, distortion, reverb, vocoder)
    Mixdown / Rendering audio

    If you're getting started and working pretty much from one machine and don't have inputs (a guitar, mic, etc) then the above list will probably fit your first exploration into production pretty good. Search videos based on what you think you are starting to understand about your software. Be specific! Best of luck to you.
    Acer Netbook juiced to 2 GB RAM, Ableton 8, APC40, 3 Korg nanos, Audio 2 DJ, Sennheisers, loops to last until armageddon, Line6 Spider, 1 Squier P/J bass, and 6 guitars...I like making music...a lot. 6SM on Soundcloud

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