So what could I be learning?

psylent · Post by **psylent** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:09 pm

Basically earlier this week the jack that goes from my amp in to my laptop has snapped inside my laptop and apon getting it out it totally fucked up my soundcard..
Anyway the point is I've orderd a better soundcard, but it wont be here till Friday and I miss producing so much already!
So the question is what could I be learning production wise whilst I wait for my soundcard to arrive?

ketamine · Post by **ketamine** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:15 pm

Read up on your DAW. Get the manuals out, or download the pdfs.

I do this at work and it always speeds up my production once I get to my system again.

psylent · Post by **psylent** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:17 pm

Yeah man I usually do read up on Reason alot, so I guess a little more cant hurt!
Safe

glottis5 · Post by **glottis5** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:46 pm

Have any instruments? Like keyboard/guitar, something like that? Why not mess around with those until your soundcard gets there?

3za · Post by **3za** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:29 pm

learn scales and chords and go on soundonsound site and RTFM and beatbox and poetry and painting and go out the house and you should be all good and dont read the shit that i write and ect

do some thing eles

drifta rms · Post by **drifta rms** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:03 pm

Get a copy of Golden Ears and don't do another mixdown until you can get 10/10 on the basic tests.

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:12 pm

Anything you are uncertain of musically or production-wise.

Read some interviews with your fav artists to find out what they do.

Read up about computers, acoustic theory and how synthesis and effects actually function.

Read up on electronics.

That should keep ya busy for a few days. Remember that your local library/bookstore will have loads of stuff to read, so pop down there one afternoon and see what you can lern!

psylent · Post by **psylent** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:05 pm

futures_untold wrote:Anything you are uncertain of musically or production-wise.

Read some interviews with your fav artists to find out what they do.

Read up about computers, acoustic theory and how synthesis and effects actually function.

Read up on electronics.

That should keep ya busy for a few days. Remember that your local library/bookstore will have loads of stuff to read, so pop down there one afternoon and see what you can lern!

Haha was wondering when you'd jump in this thread, well I've found an interesting book to read at the moment called 'Jazz Piano For The Young Pianist'.
I think this should keep me busy for awhile, but I'll take all the other stuff people have given forth in to consideration, so thanks for the feedback

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:54 am

grunt work
eq some drums, chop some breaks, organize your sample folder etc

wub · Post by **wub** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:02 am

Deadly Habit wrote:grunt work
eq some drums, chop some breaks, organize your sample folder etc

+1

cartoon_head · Post by **cartoon_head** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:35 pm

Drifta RMS wrote:Get a copy of Golden Ears and don't do another mixdown until you can get 10/10 on the basic tests.

http://www.kiqproductions.com/html/the_product.html

This?

Have you tried it? Worth the money would you say?

cartoon_head · Post by **cartoon_head** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:30 am

Cool. Worth checking out i guess, cheers.

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