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can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by nylle » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:25 am

like perhaps a good tutorial


ive got some great samples i was just wondering if there is maybe a ~*~*philosophy~*~*~ behind it or somethin
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by 3za » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:29 am

Just put a kick on every beat, and automate shit loads of filters.
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by mks » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:31 am

Read John Cage.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by FluidMoShun » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:35 am

Only produce immediately after smoking dmt.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by paravrais » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:43 am

Make a techno track. Now delete almost everything. Done.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by paridiso » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:52 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E

Listen to this. It'll teach you everything about minimal worth knowing.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by deadly_habit » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:55 am

nowaysj synth master thread
get on it

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by corpu5 » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:59 am

make sure element has it's own space
it's all about space
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by paravrais » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:11 am

corpu5 wrote:make sure element has it's own space
it's all about space
Loooots of space.

Also VERY tightly chopped up vocals so you get these little squeaks and bops about the place. If you've used more than 2 notes in the song, you've probably gone wrong somewhere. Bar pitch bends.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by nylle » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:43 am

paravrais wrote:
corpu5 wrote:make sure element has it's own space
it's all about space
Loooots of space.

Also VERY tightly chopped up vocals so you get these little squeaks and bops about the place. If you've used more than 2 notes in the song, you've probably gone wrong somewhere. Bar pitch bends.
im making a track and it's got 4 chords with a 4/4 time signature

did i dew it wrung
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by 3za » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:45 am

nylle wrote:
paravrais wrote:
corpu5 wrote:make sure element has it's own space
it's all about space
Loooots of space.

Also VERY tightly chopped up vocals so you get these little squeaks and bops about the place. If you've used more than 2 notes in the song, you've probably gone wrong somewhere. Bar pitch bends.
im making a track and it's got 4 chords with a 4/4 time signature

did i dew it wrung
How you treating them chords?
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Sure_Fire wrote:By the way does anyone have the stems to make it bun dem? Missed the beatport comp and would very much like the ego booster of saying I remixed Skrillex.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by nylle » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:53 am

3za wrote:
nylle wrote:
paravrais wrote:
corpu5 wrote:make sure element has it's own space
it's all about space
Loooots of space.

Also VERY tightly chopped up vocals so you get these little squeaks and bops about the place. If you've used more than 2 notes in the song, you've probably gone wrong somewhere. Bar pitch bends.
im making a track and it's got 4 chords with a 4/4 time signature

did i dew it wrung
How you treating them chords?
they transition every whole step
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by decklyn » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:54 am

get a copy of camel space and write a song using it with only high hats and the random button
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by 3za » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:01 am

nylle wrote:
3za wrote:
nylle wrote:
paravrais wrote:
corpu5 wrote:make sure element has it's own space
it's all about space
Loooots of space.

Also VERY tightly chopped up vocals so you get these little squeaks and bops about the place. If you've used more than 2 notes in the song, you've probably gone wrong somewhere. Bar pitch bends.
im making a track and it's got 4 chords with a 4/4 time signature

did i dew it wrung
How you treating them chords?
they transition every whole step
Whats a whole step, a bar? a beat? a 16th of a bar?

What effects you got on them?
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Sure_Fire wrote:By the way does anyone have the stems to make it bun dem? Missed the beatport comp and would very much like the ego booster of saying I remixed Skrillex.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by nylle » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:02 am

decklyn wrote:get a copy of camel space and write a song using it with only high hats and the random button
idgi
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by nylle » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:03 am

3za wrote: Whats a whole step, a bar? a beat? a 16th of a bar?

What effects you got on them?
a bar
just reverb, it's some really warm keys i found
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by 3za » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:18 am

nylle wrote:
3za wrote: Whats a whole step, a bar? a beat? a 16th of a bar?

What effects you got on them?
a bar
just reverb, it's some really warm keys i found
It could be minimal, depends what else is going on, you got a clip?

I'm still not sure what you mean by "minimal" you on about minimal techno, or something else?
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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by nylle » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:30 am

3za wrote:
nylle wrote:
3za wrote: Whats a whole step, a bar? a beat? a 16th of a bar?

What effects you got on them?
a bar
just reverb, it's some really warm keys i found
It could be minimal, depends what else is going on, you got a clip?

I'm still not sure what you mean by "minimal" you on about minimal techno, or something else?
minimal dnb

this is what i got so far

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by decklyn » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:00 am

I just finished this fucking weird piece.

haha

I can teach you how to write fucking weird music if you want.

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Re: can someone teach me how to minimal

Post by Sharmaji » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:08 am

i've had this on my mind about the fantastic parts of dubstep a bunch recently, so i'll write more when i have more time.

but basically: it's all about subtracting things until you're left with the barest ghost of the original idea. a sense of separation is paramount-- it's the essence of dub, and "minimal" stuff is largely dub to the nth degree. Create.


Remove.

Remove, until you're left with something that feels like you're teetering on the edge of having nothing at all.

THEN start talking about reverbs, delays, etc-- but until you concieve of something like that, you've got subtract, and replace with space.
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