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I love dubstep an have been wanting to create it for a long time I'm currently 15 And wondering were to start I have bout £200 at the moment to spend

I just need to find out what to buy how easy it is to use and things like that
tys

http://www.dubstepforum.com/the-dubstep ... 14797.html

everything you need to know is right there go check it out

your brain provides the inspiration don't spend shit till you have unique ideas

Get Renoise, it's cheap as all hell and professional producers use it. That and it's better than all other DAWs

Also get Massive, it's a neat synthesizer.

Then go on making tunes. Then start saving up for studio monitors and you pretty much have all you 'need'.

I forgot to mention get Ableton and Reaper because all the cool kids use those

Genevieve wrote:Get Renoise, it's cheap as all hell and professional producers use it. That and it's better than all other DAWs

Also get Massive, it's a neat synthesizer.

Then go on making tunes. Then start saving up for studio monitors and you pretty much have all you 'need'.

I wouldn't really advise someone who has no knowledge of production to look at renoise first. A complicated tracker with a display that looks like DOS took some cocaine and has gone off the hinges..

To the OP; read through the production bible, get yourself a DAW and a cheap midi keyboard (i assume you already have a computer as this is the internet XD) and start producing! Later down the line if you enjoy it you can invest in some proper monitors and then your set.

paravrais wrote:

Genevieve wrote:Get Renoise, it's cheap as all hell and professional producers use it. That and it's better than all other DAWs

Also get Massive, it's a neat synthesizer.

Then go on making tunes. Then start saving up for studio monitors and you pretty much have all you 'need'.

I wouldn't really advise someone who has no knowledge of production to look at renoise first. A complicated tracker with a display that looks like DOS took some cocaine and has gone off the hinges..

To the OP; read through the production bible, get yourself a DAW and a cheap midi keyboard (i assume you already have a computer as this is the internet XD) and start producing! Later down the line if you enjoy it you can invest in some proper monitors and then your set.

Naw, man. Renoise is every bit as hard/easy as any sequencer. I'm a total idiot when I use sequencers, no joke. I couldn't l learn how to produce UNTIL I first used Renoise. Like, give me a sequencer and sure, I can automate and use effects and sends and enter notes and shit, but it would sound like Mt. Eden. Give me Renoise and I can make some quality shit.

It's not about 'knowledge', it's about 'feel'.

eugh refer to DAW Wars thread...

paravrais wrote:

Genevieve wrote:Get Renoise, it's cheap as all hell and professional producers use it. That and it's better than all other DAWs

Also get Massive, it's a neat synthesizer.

Then go on making tunes. Then start saving up for studio monitors and you pretty much have all you 'need'.

I wouldn't really advise someone who has no knowledge of production to look at renoise first. A complicated tracker with a display that looks like DOS took some cocaine and has gone off the hinges..

To the OP; read through the production bible, get yourself a DAW and a cheap midi keyboard (i assume you already have a computer as this is the internet XD) and start producing! Later down the line if you enjoy it you can invest in some proper monitors and then your set.

So I should buy renoise nd a cheap keyboard nd try make a song

First read the production bible then try a few demos of different daws such as ableton, reaper, renoise, reason, cubase etc see what one works for you and then start thinking about getting a keyboard and all the toys later on

sixth sense wrote:First read the production bible then try a few demos of different daws such as ableton, reaper, renoise, reason, cubase etc see what one works for you and then start thinking about getting a keyboard and all the toys later on

I've got fl demo downloaded but didn't make much sense how to work it and show how to make things and that

Go to youtube and watch as many tutorials on basic production in whatever daw you choose they don't have to be dubstep orientated just learn all the functions of the daw first and the rest will come in time

sixth sense wrote:Go to youtube and watch as many tutorials on basic production in whatever daw you choose they don't have to be dubstep orientated just learn all the functions of the daw first and the rest will come in time

Okay cheers for that sorry I'm a noob lol xd

Rottenbury wrote:

sixth sense wrote:First read the production bible then try a few demos of different daws such as ableton, reaper, renoise, reason, cubase etc see what one works for you and then start thinking about getting a keyboard and all the toys later on

I've got fl demo downloaded but didn't make much sense how to work it and show how to make things and that

Well look around for tutorials, personally i've never clicked with fruity loops either

I'd also highly recommend downloading demos of as many DAWs as possible so you know exactly what fits you best before buying anything. I won't get into the debate of 'which daw is best' here because we already have a sprawling thread for that but I will give some general background info on them.

fruity loops, ableton, logic, pro tools and cubase seem to be the most popular good all rounders. Reaper is very cheap/free at first but very fiddly to use and quite buggy. Things like sonar and acid arn't used by as many people but can achieve just as good results as the others in the hands of the right people. Reason is very simplistic and intuitive to use but lacks the powerful sound rendering capabilities of other programs and renoise is cheap but has no graphics interface really and is a tracker style workstation which is very different from the sequencer based programs i've listed here and certainly not for everyone..

Reaper is a great starting tool. Its got everything you need to start, and its demo has no restrictions until you decided when to pay. That and its hella cheap!

I personally use a mac so the choice for me is Logic, but reaper is great.

ve got fl demo downloaded but didn't make much sense how to work it and show how to make things and that

It won't mate. When you first look inside any DAW, the first thing you will think is 'what. the. hell?'

First things first, as everyone else said, look at the production bible/stickies at the top of the forum.

Fruity demo will probably do you fine to start, all DAW's basically do the same thing, some better than others at certain things and all have different interfaces, but really it's a personal preference thing. For now, you just want to learn what you are looking at. If you can get a manual for Fruity, all the better.

Hate to say it bro, but you need to spend a little time just researching basic concepts and stuff so you have an idea what is what. The production bible is a good place to start, but if you are stumped by anything, google it. The answers are out there. Then just start playing around in the DAW. Don't expect to have anything that sounds decent come out though, takes a little while to get to that point (I am guessing, I am still a relative noob and my tunes still sound shite), just mess about and have fun with it.

I think fl is one of the easier threads to get started on. Click the little buttons on the step sequencer and then hit play. You have a beat. Wamoo. Watch those tutorials. Try warbeats thats the place with legit fl tutorials.

Read this thread ---> http://www.dubstepforum.com/tips-on-sta ... 51534.html which I wrote to help people like you.

In your situation, I'd start with a really easy program like eJay.

If that is too easy for you after a few weeks, then find something more complex and flexible.

eJay provides loads of premade loops and drums etc, so you can focus on learning about arranging songs and selecting different types of effects etc.

Once you have mastered eJay, you will be able to look at a program like FL Studio or Reaper and understand better what the controls actually do.

Good luck!

Patrick

www.audiotool.com/

is free and online. might be a bit complex starting out with but there are some tutorials around for it.