well put, especially when talking about our first endeavors some of us didnt know that these tools even existed yet.
or worse, thinking that cakewalk was how it was done for me all i knew was 1) cakewalk, 2) freebie's like H.G fortune, and guitar rig. i was doomed! and didnt know it. but how many of us still recycle and canibalize our old grooves and ideas from those times?

 

This was my first actual track, from around 1998-ish

It was made with Yamaha DB50XG

 

Haha, I would like to have access to my first "musical" ideas, but actually I think my FL was the legit trial at that time, so I couldn't even save things... But your quote made me remember when I discovered the DSK free VSTs, with that I had access to "real life" instrument sounds, it was a huge discover for me at that time. Oh boy, how I had fun playing those instruments on my 256mb RAM/40GB HD Windows XP. Not even had internet at home, I needed to go to a Internet café to download stuff. Things were way more complex back them, but way simpler at the same time if that makes any sense.

 

People keep their earliest tracks? Good lord.

I conveniently lost the first year of my junk.

I do not regret losing my memories of using ACID PRO 4 and just randomly dragging loops like an idiot.

 

Uploaded in 2004 and still on the internet... beat that:
https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=1573477

edit: What's funny is this was made in ACID PRO 3 I believe... a lot of drum editing.

 

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Haha that sounds close to the stuff i made when i was very young in the early 90s haha, did you made it with Fast Tracker by any chance ? :P

 

Haha no, it was made with Cakewalk Pro Audio

 

Not my first track but its my first hiphop track i made in the early 90s using fast tracker 2.... so i basically programmed it using samples haha



Fast Tracker 2 screenshot (random picture via google :P )

Started making Rave/Trance/Dance music with it when i was 11 years old
If i ever find those songs ill see if i can convert them to mp3

 

Yes back in the days we were much more creative by focusing just on music instead on production technique. Well here´s an example of that. I wrote a Drum And Bass track in 1999 using only a Yamaha SY85 synth with 8 tracks and 1 rhythm track. Then recorded to tape. After many years I converted it to mp3.

 

That is pretty cool! I started checking out some of your tunes on your page. I really liked Sins, and Empire.. these are fantastic tracks!! Seems you have taken a big break from music writing, though. Get to work!

Gave you some likes and follows on both my artist pages.

 

Very beautiful.

 

My first recording.
Circa 1998 - 2 standard cassette tapes mixed together with resulting pitch / speed anomalies.
Each has overdubs x3 (rhythm box +rhythm guitar +lead Guitar).
Likely mixed using early Cakewalk.
Casio guitar synth bossa nova rhythm (G10?) Boss SE-50 fx.
Lord have mercy!

 

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Wow... Thanks very much @Coreal ... Very nice of you to say that!

 

Yamaha SY85, looks cool! Didn't even know about that one. I'm amazed at how many Ensoniq Mirage/Korg M1 type units were made in the late 80s/early 90s that flew under the radar.

 

over 11 years ago

 

i've been producing since 2016 and this one was my first serious project i have released, i still make music for the small horse community today lol and have kept all of my stuff on my channel so i can see the progression

this one was made in ableton 8 if i remember... or maybe v9 was just out

 

My first Song which was really finished was this Hard Trance track from 1996. I had just an Yamaha SY85 and created a melody with harmonies, basses etc. In the well known Club "Tunnel" in the City of Hamburg I met the Light Jockey who I gave my tape of the song. Next day he called me to produce the track together. Near by Hamburg we met in his studio and finished the track. Machines used: Yamaha SY85 (melodic sounds), ASR Sampling Keybord (drums and bass), Novation Bassstation (acid line), analog mixer, Atari or Cubase sequencer for all MIDI, some delay I don´t remember and a DAT recorder for recording the audio. I was very new to music production and overwelmed by all the gear in the studio. Also I had no idea about arrangment or anything else. So I only brought my melodies and harmonies. All the rest was done by him (arrangement, mixing, acid line) He was very professional in that time, he collaborated and remixed with quite a few top producers of that time in Hamburg´s Hard Trance DJ scene. After that I was infected to produce music.

 

So....more people have listened to my first poop from 15 years ago than the track I posted last month.

Well done to all those who braved the challenge.... even the awful ones had some naïve charm about them.