Need Advice? Where're You At & Where Do You Wanna Go?

I thought I'd start this thread for some of the newcomers.

If you're just getting your feet wet with this stuff & need some advice, hit us up with some questions on what you wanna do to get your sound to that next level.

aka the "we wont smash u for being a noob "thread

Where am I at?

Still in a novice state, or trying to achieve a novice state of production skill.

Where Do I Wanna Go?

I want my production skill to get to the point where I can produce music for some of my favorite underground emcee's, possibly get good enough to do shows round the world and just be 1 of the many dope producers in hip-hop so when im old and gray I can show my grandkids how kool their granddad was lol.

But basically I wanna get to the point where my music is hip-hop but soulful ass hell and fans and critics alike enjoy it

Edited: Because shit came off real corny

Mr D !!.I'll be picking your "Brains" soon buddy

the cosmic pimp wrote:Mr D !!.I'll be picking your "Brains" soon buddy

That's cool Cos. I don't mind helping and passing on some knowledge bru.

where am i at?

just got my mpc1k yesterday, and not all the youtube video watching an online manual reading can prepare you for when its right in your face, its a little overwhelming but im determined. been messing with software stuff on the compy for a few years, but really wanted to get away from that.

Where do i wanna go?

just wanna keep enjoying making music, wanna make good music that people dig, i play guitar and just started learning the keys, but my love for hip hop is really whats driving me right now, i listen to preemo whos my favourite, and its like i dont wanna sound like that, i just wanna be that good, theres something in those beats and you know its the sh!t.

basically what im askin in basic noob form is what everyone asks; do i just work on getting the workflow down? do i kill off the factory sounds and just load my own samples and practice making programs? damn i could ask a million questions lol

thanks for reading and the help yo for real

Mattman wrote:Where do i wanna go?

just wanna keep enjoying making music, wanna make good music that people dig, i play guitar and just started learning the keys, but my love for hip hop is really whats driving me right now, i listen to preemo whos my favourite, and its like i dont wanna sound like that, i just wanna be that good, theres something in those beats and you know its the sh!t.

basically what im askin in basic noob form is what everyone asks; do i just work on getting the workflow down? do i kill off the factory sounds and just load my own samples and practice making programs? damn i could ask a million questions lol

thanks for reading and the help yo for real

You have an advantage by being able to play other instruments. Whatever sparks an idea...be it samples, keyboard sounds, or whatever, you'll gain your own perspective as to how you structure & piece together your work thus establishing your own ethics/workflow.

I came from an era where we didn't have the things like what we have now, so I had no other choice but to grind it out the old fashion way...learning to play real instruments. So I say this because knowing the technical aspects gives you that much more of the advantage I previously mentioned.

At the stage you're at, it'll probably be beneficial to you to try and get the most out of what you already have and build from there.

No need to rush, just focus on getting more of that musicianship thing under your belt and you'll be more in command of what you need & want to do with your music.

I'm @ home and want to go to Disneyland.

ghosty wrote:I'm @ home and want to go to Disneyland.

That shouldn't be hard homie. Just close your eyes and snap your heels & say three times...there's no place like disneyland.

I'm at 16 years of age. About 6 months into my first venture into beatmaking. I got an ASR10, and a turntabke + some records.


I want to be able to sit down each time and make a respectable beat. I almost want the beat to come to me, I feel like I force every beat I make. Maybe it's just my sample choice, but I always find SOMETHING wrong with the beat I'm working on.


Thanks!

To Mattman: Experiment with both samples & sound sources such as keyboards, synths, & sound modules to see which offers the best options.

Then do a little research & find what's being used in certain genres of music. I'd then set my sights on the gear that gets used the most across all those genres and build my choices from there.

MGStudios wrote:I'm at 16 years of age. About 6 months into my first venture into beatmaking. I got an ASR10, and a turntabke + some records.


I want to be able to sit down each time and make a respectable beat. I almost want the beat to come to me, I feel like I force every beat I make. Maybe it's just my sample choice, but I always find SOMETHING wrong with the beat I'm working on.


Thanks!

If you stick with something long enough, you'll gain the ability to somewhat master it (though not guaranteed). Maybe you need to venture out a bit more & see what everybody's doing...meaning: try some other things other than "beatmaking".

If you've got a little music knowledge under your belt (just knowing the notes is good enough), that should help inspire you to try some other options that'll maybe help you build a palet of decent sounds, or get your hands on some nice sound sources, ie: keys/sound modules.

It's cool to work with both samples & played sounds...nothing wrong with that.

Here's something worth checking out.

http://sonictransfer.com

Seems like it's catered to mostly ableton users but none the less there's other tips & tricks for everyone to use.

And by no means am I trying to undermind anything we at mpc-forums are doing, just doing my share of giving some helpful advice.

I don't use samples so am limited to using a synth .I have mangled hands so i have to be creative with what ive got.

Give me some tips???.Do you know how to do freq/bass ducking without using sidechain compresion???.

Ive figured out i need to put a filter on each voice ,Theres a tutorial on you tube but the fella is incoherent as hes russian or

something anyway i just thought id ask......This is with Live 8.

Oh whats the best way to use a spectral analyser .how do i know how which freqs to cut.....

Thanks

the cosmic pimp wrote:I don't use samples so am limited to using a synth .I have mangled hands so i have to be creative with what ive got.

Give me some tips???.Do you know how to do freq/bass ducking without using sidechain compresion???.

Ive figured out i need to put a filter on each voice ,Theres a tutorial on you tube but the fella is incoherent as hes russian or

something anyway i just thought id ask......This is with Live 8.

Oh whats the best way to use a spectral analyser. how do i know how which freqs to cut.....

Thanks

In your case with ducking, I've heard mention of phase cancellation being used where you can play with two mono versions of the same track and adjust whatever frequencies to seperate the sounds you want.

Spectrum analysis is a good way to "scope" your music. From my experiences, you should be able to see what frequencies are a bit out of range then fix or adjust that particular sound/track to get the mix/balance you want.

SPECTRAL ANALYZERS