Making Music, how do you do it? Options

[tacoboy]

There seems to be a lot of o topics about the technical side of music production. I'd like to know more about the methods.

What effects has it had on your life and way of thinking?

How did you start out?

How have you progressed and where you would like to see yourself in the future?

[ansleycargill]

There seems to be a lot of o topics about the technical side of music production. I'd like to know more about the methods.

What effects has it had on your life and way of thinking?

How did you start out?

How have you progressed and where you would like to see yourself in the future?

A laptop and MIDI Keyboard are definitely required equipment if you want to make more than just one song and really get into making music.

But you could just make do with a laptop.

An almost necessary requirement is music production software/programs.

Some free and simple ones are Audacity and Virtual DJ.

The free DEMO of FL Studio can be downloaded, but you CANNOT save or undo any of your work.

BUT, the loophole is, you can export.

Basically, if you downloaded FL Studio 11 Demo, made a song in 6 hours of being on your computer, and exported; it would be MP3 and would be yours.

However, practice is needed first before you can get good.

Anyway, yeah. A laptop is needed, with internet of course, so you can access DAWs and possibly download VST's for them (Virtual Studio Software).

It is good you can play guitar and keyboard already, knowing how to play both may help/expand upon music making.

Here is my advice:

1. Laptops are OPTIONAL. If you already have a computer, even one your whole family uses, just ask if you can use it for your music as well.

You do not need to waste money on a laptop if there is already a working computer with internet at home.

2. Look up some free producer/dj programs. Like I said my suggestions above, there are also other free programs that can be used. Here are some ideas:

- Reason DEMO
- FL Studio DEMO
- Reaper DEMO
- Wavepad
- Mixx
- Mixpad
- Virtual DJ
- Audacity
- Garageband (if using mac products)
- Wavepad
- etc.

Some of these programs are not for production but simply live DJ performances.

However, this is not necessarily bad, and some of the more basic programs may give you a basic idea of music editing and special effects.

I did some very basic remix/mashup projects using only Virtual DJ and Audacity, it actually turned out pretty well.

Once you can save up enough to buy a full version of a producer program, I suggest choosing very carefully between programs.

The one thing you need more than anything else is purely, simply, practice and patience.

It takes time to learn how to produce music, especially electronic music on the computer.

Please take your time to learn, make your own choices with what you want to do with equipment and programs, and make some of the best edm someone could hear.

Note: I would explain HOW to make electronic music instead of just telling you what you need, but unfortunately every program is different and every laptop/computer you use is different, airport car pick up, so I cannot help you further there. I am just giving you your options and what choices you can make.

After that producing becomes a very individual thing; your own style, what programs you use, and how you learn to use them become up to you and you only. Good luck from a fellow beginning music producer!!
Source(s): I'm a producer. Here is my channel
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX02hcrULgQ