Drop the lord. Start by learning scales and triads WITH YOUR EARS. Practice that and recognize them in the music you hear. Transcribing simple...
That might be good advice but not for foster911, not at this time..really. What's the point in getting deeper into developing sounds when you can...
Not "just listen", you have to actually hear the elements. Be aware of the structure, of when/what new sounds come in, what role each...
Wanna know why you're stuck to making 30 seconds songs while other people just starting out can make more than that without being too repetitive?...
Nothing worng with the answers so far. The problem is that you're looking for a type of answer that doesn't exist because it varies a lot. You...
It's a good thing that you want to learn about music BUT what you've been doing isn't learning music. If you want to compose things...
"Normal" music has all that too if you want. That's not exclusive to electronic music. Sound design makes up a lot of the meat in the electronic...
foster911 wants to condense the musical journey into taking a pill. You'll only gain musical awareness and expertise to analyze the music you...
This right here is the problem. You don't have the fundamentals down, much less any advanced techniques. You keep looking for shortcuts and...
You can access them all on any keyboard. I have the "+/-" keys that shifts the octave. I don't need more than 2 octaves and a half at a time so,...
First I bought the MicroKey 37 as a "compromise" and felt like "oh, maybe I am going to regret not getting more keys and/or knobs, pads, etc"....
I recommended those because I've used both. They are inexpensive and very practical. I still have the Keystation 32 because having the MicroKey 37...
M-Audio Keystation 32 - Simple & effective, doesn't need drivers, very portable. Korg Microkey - A bit more expensive but also simple. A bit...
Bottom line: If you don't work on yourself to create that conscious link between you and your musical awareness by somekind of theory, you wont...
But.. you still have to "communicate with yourself", don't you? That's basically all I talk about here, not notation. Most of all, I think music...
When in doubt, just slam a limiter on your master track and turn your song into a brick. There's a big portion of listeners out there that won't...
Fuck foster, it took some time but you're finally acknowledging where you're standing, that is the first step for anything. "Wrong assumptions",...
Well.. I would answer that with another question (sort of) :bleh: How do we connect all the great artistry and KNOWLEDGE (not information) of the...
Right on the money, I think I've also used that word to describe it. I haven't thought of it that way but now that you've mentioned it......
You can check for yourself when I say that my posts aren't about "what I say is what rules, what you were told is crap" but I always get these...
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