How do i produce music?

[Mole]

Have you tried Ableton Live? if not download the demo then go here

http://www.cosm.co.nz/index.php/55-E...html?userid=67

Some good stuff there if you don't know anything about production

[Bassline Brine]

FROM A BEGINNER LEVEL WITH NO EXPERIENCE like my self

1) I believe you need a midi keyboard for music prodution, any recommendations?
2) I regards to packages, things like logic are for the sequencing, reason and cubase are for synth building as far as I'm aware - what do you need essentially (ie one sequencer, one synth builder etc) to get going for definite?
3) Any other essentials?

Thanks peeps, any advice would be great.

1) It's recommended, but not "needed" for all software. Honestly I find myself drawing in most of the notes manually. Ableton has the ability to use your computer's keyboard to play various notes, and I find myself using that more and more often. I know other DAW's like reason basically require you to have one. Either way it's not a bad idea to have on. I have the Korg nanoKey and it gets me by just fine, but I may purchase a 49 key in the future just for inspiration.

2) All you really need is one software package. Each does things a little bit differently, and that's really all it comes down to. They all have synths and sequencers built in, and they just do it different is all. Some allow 3rd party synth plug-in's (VST's) while others don't. Personally I've used fruity loops, a bit of reason, and just made the switch to Ableton because I like it the best. You can do everything fairly well in all the programs, it's just about how you deal with the workflow.

3) Honestly? Patience. It takes a lot of time tinkering to get a sound to sound like you want it to. Never mind an entire arrangement. I just picked up a music composition book to help teach me. This is something that is probably even more frustrating than DJing at times, because it's difficult to get the sounds you want from scratch.

[vondoom]

The most comprehensive productions site I found was Groove3.com it's $30/month for an all access pass and it can teach ANYONE music production. I mastered Ableton Live in about 2 months and instead of having to dig through so many sites, it was all in one place.

[vondoom]

This is an awesome thread idea, even though it was general query in the first place. I only looked because of the title. I have been a DJ for 13 years now and have always wanted to get into production and since aquiring my new mac it was something that was on the horizon. Knowing that a lot of people will start here being DJ's it would be a great idea to get a resource thread for do's, dont's, where to start, tips and tricks.
Before anyone says that we are currently in the music production part of the forum, I mean FROM A BEGINNER LEVEL WITH NO EXPERIENCE like my self

1) I believe you need a midi keyboard for music prodution, any recommendations?
2) I regards to packages, things like logic are for the sequencing, reason and cubase are for synth building as far as I'm aware - what do you need essentially (ie one sequencer, one synth builder etc) to get going for definite?
3) Any other essentials?

Thanks peeps, any advice would be great.

1) Axiom 49, Axiom 49 Pro, Akai MPK49. I prefer the Axiom 49 because it instantly maps with Ableton Live and helps your workflow. The 49 Pro is $200 more, maps with every single DAW but is pricy.

2) It doesn't matter what DAW you use. They all have their pros and cons. Anyone of them can be used for sequencing, synths, etc. Reason and Logic have some great built in synths but if you use Ableton or Cubase just get some great VSTs (nexus, sylenth, kontakt). Deadmau5, Phantom Menace use more than one DAW. I use Ableton, Reason and various plugins.

3) A great audio interface, a decent computer, patience, talent, drive. Youtube has some great tutorials, groove3.com and Sonic Academy are 2 great pay sites with tutorials. Also, check out my youtube channel. I aggregate TONS of DJ stuff