| The greatest gift bestowed upon us is the
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| | use to your musical style. If all this
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| ability to create. Whether it be in
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| | looking up stuff sounds like a complete
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| creating a painting, a model car, or a
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| | pain, in recommendation, download a
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| song that drifts in and out of your
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| | starter demo (for free) of any of these
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| mind.Often though, you may find getting
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| | packages mentioned above,(and there are
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| your ideas to flourish into a realistic
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| | more), and see which one you like!
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| assemble becomes one of the most complex
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| | Recommendations are made here for you by
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| tasks you had to face. The point is, are
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| | Wesley.What am I doing?You're not in a
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| you finding it impossible to get your
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| | race (I hope). Do you have a deadline to
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| ideas working due to the complex
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| | produce great tracks? (hopefully not
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| technical details you believe you need to
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| | too). You're aiming to get that stunner
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| know and learn?In this discussion, I am
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| | of a track outside your head and inside
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| going to guide you in how to separate the
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| | your PC. Yes, you need some basic decent
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| nonsense from the necessary in the very
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| | tools, but only you can bring to life the
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| beginning, and far from being a tutorial
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| | energy and value of your work. So don't
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| full of jargon, I will try to give you
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| | fuss, obsess or panic about all the
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| some ideas, hints, and a framework in
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| | technical "doo-daa's" thrown at you in
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| which to begin your creative journey. It
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| | magazines. Concentrate on the music! A
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| will un-clutter your mind from what you
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| | lot of musicians actually lose
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| really need to know and what you don't.
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| | inspiration and/or creativity by ending
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| It's simple.KnowledgeWithout it where
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| | up collecting or reading about all the
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| would we be? Whilst undoubtedly you will
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| | gear available; after all there really is
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| need some talent, some determination, you
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| | not enough hours in the day to learn how
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| will also need some knowledge about the
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| | to competently use all the different
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| tools you need to use to perform your
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| | pieces of software/hardware on the
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| task. A painter will study different
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| | market. What happens to them is they end
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| colours, textures, canvases, types of
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| | up with tons and tons of gear, but very
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| brushes in order to evaluate the
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| | few quality tunes! You must get familiar
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| different working methods, study other
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| | with your chosen tool or package. Figure
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| artists work, and also the effect his
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| | out the functions and read your manual
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| tools will bring to his own creations.
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| | that comes with the package. Play with
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| Similarly, in producing music, we need to
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| | it, and you'll begin to understand what
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| know the availability and variety of
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| | it's doing and which functions may be
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| programmes and equipment, how they work,
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| | very useful to you now or useful to you
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| what they offer in value, and which
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| | later! This time should be about getting
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| particular ones we need.To begin at the
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| | to know your tools.Are you aiming for
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| beginning, (as they say) is to look at
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| | Dance? Pop? Electronica? You know how the
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| the facts. You're new to the game. You
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| | music sounds, sure, but can you do it
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| will have to face the fact that you are
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| | yourself? Yes, you can!I hear people
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| not going to create a Rembrandt painting,
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| | saying (and I myself have said this too)
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| or a Beatles number within your first
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| | 'this sounds rubbish', when starting out.
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| week, ( if you do please let me know).
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| | Try building a house without any
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| Therefore, you only really need the most
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| | experience, is it going to be a palace?
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| simple of tools to get you started. There
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| | No. Neither is your song. Patience (lots
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| is only so much you even need to know at
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| | of it), regular breaks. Do not spend
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| first, or even that you brain will be
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| | hours and hours at the screen either, you
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| able to digest, so walk slowly.HardwareIn
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| | will end up frustrated with tired ears
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| computer music making terms, you're going
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| | and a total lack of enthusiasm. Always
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| to need a PC or Mac, obviously. I presume
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| | remember, at this stage you are learning,
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| you have this already? Ok, then you will
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| | you're a student!Listen to a song similar
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| need to make sure it is running
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| | in style to what you'd like to do
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| efficiently and that you have a large
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| | yourself. Take note of the structure, and
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| amount of RAM (at least 512 MB,
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| | try to separate the instruments in your
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| preferably 1 GB) to be able to cope with
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| | mind, this is difficult at first but gets
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| all those large music files you intend to
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| | easier with practice. You are not
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| use. Along with this you'll probably want
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| | expected to know exactly how everything
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| a simple sequencer (something like a word
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| | is put together. In the beginning a lot
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| processor for music) and a keyboard (the
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| | of the 'effects' applied to instruments
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| musical type if possible) capable of
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| | are indecipherable. You will learn with
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| sending midi information to and from your
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| | time how a compressor, EQ, reverb, chorus
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| PC. The soundcard you have installed will
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| | and other effects sound. Try not to worry
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| express the quality of the sounds you
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| | about it all at first. Next, on your
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| hear. A cheaper soundcard will likely
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| | chosen song, how fast/slow does the song
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| have your basic GM soundset giving you at
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| | seem to be going at (tempo)? Does the
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| least 127 midi instruments to play with.
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| | speed change in the song itself? How many
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| The sounds from an inexpensive card may
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| | frequency ranges can you hear?Is it
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| not be wonderful and you will probably
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| | mostly deep and low or high, or does it
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| want a better one. You can get this now
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| | vary, what effect on you is the song
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| or later on. It's up to you! It could
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| | trying to have? Figure out which sounds
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| take some time for you to research as
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| | appear to be more 'up front' and which
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| there are hundreds of soundcards
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| | are 'pushed' further back in the song.
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| available.SoftwareWhat you really want to
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| | Try to describe the sounds you hear, are
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| be focusing on at the beginning is
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| | they metallic, clangy, thuddy, sweet,
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| sequencing, i.e: composing your song with
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| | deep? Yes, there is some learning of
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| an arrangement or structure. The
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| | sound here, and you'll later be
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| complexity of sound and its varying
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| | manipulating those sounds yourself, but
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| frequencies and forms you should
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| | for now you're grasping the structure,
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| definately not worry about at this stage.
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| | what you're actually hearing, and how it
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| Remember, at first you need to
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| | is all fitting together. What is usually
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| familiarize yourself with your tools. For
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| | very handy for understanding the
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| an idea how to get started with
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| | structure of a song, in a very simplistic
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| sequencers check out the 'getting
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| | way, is grabbing a copy of E-jay or some
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| started' music making tutorial also on
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| | type of 'drop and drag' pre-made music
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| this site. Read up on the various price
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| | samples into the main page.You don't
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| ranges on different websites or music
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| | actually have to create the sounds
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| magazines. What do you think will work
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| | themselves too much in this type of
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| for you in the long run and what kind of
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| | package, but use the ones they provide.
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| music do you intend to make? There is no
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| | This way you can mostly practice the
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| point buying a fully comprehensive dance
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| | arrangement and structure. Bring in a
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| music-making package if you intend to
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| | chorus where you think it should go, and
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| produce classical tunes in the end. Think
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| | the breaks or build ups etc. You may not
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| about it. Get a software package that
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| | find it to be the most serious musical
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| suits you.The Power of TechnologySince
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| | production package, but it will help you
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| the advancing power of technology in all
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| | later on. Try different instruments on
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| areas of computer music, companies have
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| | your menu's and see what sounds good with
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| been falling over each other to produce
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| | what. What clashes with what. Play with
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| the 'next best thing'! There are
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| | the levels, usually strings are very
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| literally thousands of software/hardware
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| | nicely set panned and at a lower
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| tools now available, many promising to do
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| | velocity, play with beats, bass and
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| much the same thing, promising to be the
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| | basically just get stuck in! Doesn't
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| only thing you need to create that
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| | really matter what you come out with its
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| 'killer track'! Don't be fooled by
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| | all a learning process at first.Music To
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| marketing strategies and tactics. Just
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| | My EarsSo! You have a PC, you have a
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| because something looks good and costs a
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| | sequencer or music package of some kind,
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| lot doesn't necessarily mean a smaller,
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| | you have sounds, and you're figuring out
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| less comprehensive package can't produce
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| | your first track. Excellent! At this
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| a similar result, and also, is it what
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| | point you may like what you are hearing
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| you really need? Some things you'll just
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| | or you may want to take up gardening!
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| have to work out for yourself.When I
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| | Fair play! Still today, after three years
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| started producing, I was always tempted
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| | composing, I still threaten to take up
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| to buy top end tools (and great some of
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| | knitting instead, but I'm not giving up
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| them are too), but I just didn't have a
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| | without a fight! Why should you? One day
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| clue how to use all the complex functions
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| | it'll make you really smile and by all
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| at first and what if I didn't even like
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| | means, or just for now, try to keep it
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| it? Spending all that money may have been
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| | fun. Play, play, play!Even though I'm not
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| disheartening. Cubase vs Sonar vs Logic
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| | a very 'artistic' person in terms of
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| vs Reason, it doesn't really matter until
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| | works of art, paintings, sculptures etc,
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| you read up on each one and find which
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| | I do happen to very much like
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| one appeals to you the most. Bear in mind
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| | Michaelangelo's work and I have a couple
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| the type of music you are hoping to
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| | of his paintings hanging right over my
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| create, the availability of future
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| | studio. I bought a book on the guy and
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| upgrades (if you ever want one). (Emagic
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| | found him to have the most remarkable
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| discontinued Logic for the PC,
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| | will I ever heard of. (You'd need it to
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| disappointing to many logic fans, myself
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| | spend 12 years painting a ceiling). I
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| included).Check the prices between the
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| | draw some inspiration from him in the
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| latest versions, and how it will
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| | fact that I realised that even he must
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| integrate with your current system. How
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| | have had his 'off' days, or moments when
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| much technical support is offered by the
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| | he thought, 'Why oh why did I volunteer
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| company? Is it reliable? (A good place to
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| | to do this?' and most interesting of all
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| find out how reliable a product is, is to
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| | was that he never kept much of his reward
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| visit forums on user groups on the
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| | but rather gave it away to family and
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| internet; manufacturers seldom boast
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| | friends.So what inspired him to spend so
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| about how unreliable their software is!)
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| | long doing something so hard?I guess it
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| Check for incompatibilities between your
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| | was his love of art, his talent and the
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| units, (again on the internet), and read
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| | fact that he was creative. He wasn't
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| reviews too. What have other people who
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| | intending to become a legendary artist,
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| bought the products thought? Don't let
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| | he just was, and I believe his greatest
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| fantastic offers be your deciding factor.
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| | reward remained deep inside him!So don't
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| You may not like the product once you
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| | let the jargon, the confusion, the
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| have used it.Don't worry, this initial
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| | downright bothersome technology put you
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| choosing part is the worst. Trust me,
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| | off your real intentions......... which
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| it's all very confusing and there is too
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| | is making the music you love!If you love
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| much conflicting information available.
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| | it that much you'll get there!Carla
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| You'll have a much better idea what you
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| | Acheson is a musician, and freelance
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| really want at a later stage, and that's
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| | writer for a variety of subjects, mainly
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| when you start collecting the bits and
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| | the independent music industry.
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| pieces which you'll know will be of great
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