I made my first techno song today lol. (link)

[bled12345]

So I'm trying to hone my skills at producing tracks using fruity loops, this is my FIRST actual song that ties everything together into some kind of coherent mess.

I didn't use any pre rendered riffs, every beat and every note I put in myself, and tried to find the right mix to make it sound ok but I think the bass and beat is pretty shit, and maaaan did this ever take awhile to actually make hahaha.


Lemme know what you think! Criticism of things I need more work on and suggestions are very very welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-ACc4CyKJ8

[Suirad]

Unzt Unzt Unzt Unzt Unzt,
haha.

I love that classic 90s style of electronic beat

Keep working with fruity loops, it's great man!
(hit me up if you want to know some other really great music creation programs)

If anyone is interested, here's a link to the music I have been creating ---

http://soundcloud.com/danielmetz


I havn't been on lately ...
changed my addiction to music,
for now.

[Zereh]

/me dances!

Nicely done. =)

[Suirad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=140frKEfQ1Q&feature=player_embedded

You all have GOT to watch this.

PS : The link is a professional beatboxer who makes electronic music all 100% live.
using kaos pads ... nothing prerecorded ....

[Hasbinbad]

Dude you need to shape your sounds, use filters and eq on them (seperately) - stay away from cheeseball effects unless you make a really dry mix, but it honestly sounds like you just took a bunch of stock sounds and put them together, which is COOL but not great..

better video with beardyman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3kyNGVK-hI) doing what he really does best, also some fluteboxing :D (shit gets gangster at 12:45 lulz)

[guineapig]

I messed around with fruity loops a long time ago (I prefer using actual devices with knobs and sliders though).

Take advantage of the sampling capabilities. Just grab random sound clips, add effects to them and cut em up in weird ways. Even if you aren't an amazing composer ( I sure as hell am not) you can make your music sound fresh and original simply by using unorthodox sound sources.

And Hasbinbad is right, filters help alleviate some of the monotony in most electronic music.

Fruity loops is definitely a great place to start if you want to make music on a computer. It's very user friendly and easy to master.

Keep it up man!

[Fourthmeal]

Reason is where its at

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

PUUUURE DATA BITCHES!

[Japan]

bledmau5

[Hasbinbad]

I honestly prefer pro tools, but it's much harder to get to a point with that program (and any associated hardware) from both a knowledge and skill standpoint, to where you could produce even the simplest beat.. ..but once you start to develop that knowledge and skill, it blows away EVERY other software - by far, no contest. It's not even debatable. Logic Audio is the only suite that comes close, or a combination of Cakewalk or Cubase along with Soundforge software, but Protools does it better in each situation. Totally worth the investment if you begin to get serious about making music on a computer setup.

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[Zexa]

My techno video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RV3-fFVNAA

[Noser]

This is me dancing to some electronic music. I'm the guy with the braided beard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnnuA-S8cUM

[Durison]

Very nice. Fruityloops is a great program to start out with and I still have many friends who produce with FLStudio and are getting tracks signed to record labels. Eventually, try moving to Ableton Live! It is much more user friendly and allows a lot more filters, fx, delays, etc with a simple drag and drop.

This is my most recent productions still in the works using ableton live - http://www.sendspace.com/file/rjxw3q

[Durison]

FLStudio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFvTwQbPFWA

Track that was signed by Darkbird Recordings

[Zereh]

Wow, we've some serious talent around here. =) Great stuff.

I've signed on as Noser's beard braider. Expect to see way moar of that ~

[Noser]

Very nice. Fruityloops is a great program to start out with and I still have many friends who produce with FLStudio and are getting tracks signed to record labels. Eventually, try moving to Ableton Live! It is much more user friendly and allows a lot more filters, fx, delays, etc with a simple drag and drop.

This is my most recent productions still in the works using ableton live - http://www.sendspace.com/file/rjxw3q


I use ableton as well and reaktor. Everyone raves about pro-tools tho if you have the patience to learn it.

[Hasbinbad]

..pro-tools.. ..patience..
Tru. Tru.

[Harrison]

Pandora popped this in on a friend and I the other night on the way to Providence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0rymOrMxQo

Ice Cube - Why We Thugs

Man, I have a slight mancrush on Ice Cube between his movies and music.

[guineapig]

The major downside to using all these different programs to create music is that it's just about the most boring thing in the world to see live.

I'm not paying modern day ticket prices to see some guy standing in front of a laptop, it's just so weak. But I guess playing live isn't for everyone.