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like perhaps a good tutorial


ive got some great samples i was just wondering if there is maybe a ~*~*philosophy~*~*~ behind it or somethin

Just put a kick on every beat, and automate shit loads of filters.

Read John Cage.

Only produce immediately after smoking dmt.

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

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

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

nowaysj synth master thread
get on it

make sure element has it's own space
it's all about space

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.

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

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?

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

get a copy of camel space and write a song using it with only high hats and the random button

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?

decklyn wrote:get a copy of camel space and write a song using it with only high hats and the random button

idgi

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

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?

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

Soundcloud

I just finished this fucking weird piece.

haha

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

Soundcloud

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.