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Creativity Versus Technology

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




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