Nine Volt wrote:
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
Look, I know you're new, but you can't just make a thread saying "hurr durr how do i dubstep" and expect step by step instructions on how to sound like a mediocre knockoff of Skrillex or Knife Party or whatever. Try checking out the multitude of guides available in the stickied "How to Make Music (Look here before asking questions!)" thread, or do a search of the forum to see if other threads of this nature have been made.
Do you have any specific questions about the genre? And no, "how should I make the bassline?" isn't specific.
SticktheFigure wrote:Youtube.
Youtube.
Youtube.
It's pretty good for the more popular genres of EDM.
Beyond that, yeah, read the manual. Also, learning what classifies each genre into it's category is helpful.
Music theory is more-or-less a must know thing.
P.S. 50/50 chance of incoming shitstorm.
froggy wrote:start reading up on synthesizers, sound design, and music production in general. You've got a long way to go.
froggy wrote:
froggy wrote:I think I'm gonna put together a big zip file of free resources (samples, plugins, PDFs, etc) for anyone who comes around asking how to make music in the future.
Yes/no?
Motivfs wrote:Just to note, if you look at the top of this "Technique" forum, there is the "Getting started with Music Guide" which has alot more then you think in terms of threads/links that could help you.
froggy wrote:I think I'm gonna put together a big zip file of free resources (samples, plugins, PDFs, etc) for anyone who comes around asking how to make music in the future.
Yes/no?
C0DEW0LF wrote:Woah woah! I didn't expect "step-by-step instructions on how to sound like a mediocre knockoff of Skrillex or Knife Party or whatever", I was asking for some help about using the program and maybe some directions to somewhere I can learn to make something that sounds good and original (Not a "mediocre ripoff"). I came to the site just a few minutes ago and at first glance I don't see any "How to make music" thread, but I do see "Techniques - Discuss tips, tricks, (blah blah)... Post HELP threads here". So I need help and post my question there. Ugh.. There's no need to get angry at me over this. A simple... I don't know... "Hey there, Welcome to the forums. We already have a tutorial on how to do it here: (link). Good Luck!
Sincerely, Nine Volt" would have been great and I'd be on my way. I'm a newbie at this (not only at making music but at forums) so I'm not exactly going to be on the same level of knowledge on what's acceptable and what topics/threads already exist as you do.
Thanks for that,
Kaleb
itroitnyah wrote:Yeah... sooo... Makkon, Nav, other mods. I remember in a previous thread you would modify the site so that it would be completely obvious where to find tutorials, materials and tips/facts on frequented topic posts like this. Any progress made on that by now? I still think that you should have some threads that aren't part of a subforum and can be seen at the main page of MLR and they'll be plainly labeled to make it painfully obvious. Like, a "Dubstep, House, and other electric genres Thread" or something, along with all the other constantly repeated thread topics. Puts it right there in front of the person.
Welcome to MLR CODEWOLF. We're here to demoralize you for asking stupid questions, then help you rebuild your ego.
Is to on topic, it's discussing ways to prevent repetitive threads like this from popping up again, which is definitely a part of this thread.Motivfs wrote:Let's not derail the thread by asking mods questions, lets focus on guiding CODEWOLF in the right direction, if you want to talk about site changes, there's always PM'ing them.
Nine Volt wrote:I'm sorry guys, I really lost my cool back there. That came off as overtly dickish and rude, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean that in such a negative way, again I apologize; I tend not to suffer newbies lightly, it's nothing personal. I'd also like to personally apologize to Makkon for further lowering my image in his eyes, and to CodeWolf for coming off as a jackass and maybe driving him away.
But I stand by my later statements. You should've checked out the 'How to make music' thread, searched the forum a bit, and then posted a thread asking specific questions about dubstep. I reacted so harshly because 'How do I make dubstep music?' sounds like a typical, extremely general noob question.
My opinion on the original matter: learn your DAW first, then try to make dubstep. Despite what many people state, dubstep (or at least the modern, Skrillex styled type) is a very difficult genre to make. Just listen through any Skrillex or Knife Party track and try to identify just how many instruments are in one song. If you want to get started producing EDM, I'd recommend starting off with one of the easier genres, like house (note when I say easier it doesn't mean easy). Dubstep is a very hard genre to tackle, especially as a beginner, and it's very easy to make it bad.
Magnitude Zero wrote:Sorry that shitstorm had to be your welcome wagon. People are usually better at handling this sort of thing around here... sigh Seriously guys, really? Have a shred of maturity and patience for the new guys. Let's not turn into a bunch of elitist assholes like some other forums.
Yes, you're definitely going to want to learn how to use your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation - FL Studio in your case). A quick Youtube search gave me this, I don't know how good it is but it's easy enough to find others - there are tons of them for FL. Learn about the piano roll, the playlist, the mixer, effects, stuff like that. Someone mentioned music theory, which is also a fantastic place to start for melodies and basslines and stuff, even if the dubstep you want to make isn't totally melodic. http://www.musictheory.net/ is great for that, but if possible you should get a book or take a class on it. For your first couple songs you may want to consider using preset synths, but try not to make a habit out of it. Basic synth design is relatively simple, and FL Studio's 3xosc is great for learning and can be pretty powerful once you know it well. Here are some tutorials for that.
If you have any questions, feel free to add me on Skype (blindbaker49). There are also tons of other people in the Tutors thread that would be willing to give you a hand.
And one more thing:
froggy wrote:I think I'm gonna put together a big zip file of free resources (samples, plugins, PDFs, etc) for anyone who comes around asking how to make music in the future.
Yes/no?
C0DEW0LF wrote:And I don't understand about 94% of the program.
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