i brought the good ol tutorial to just the bare bones a newbie will need which includes the software to get, midi and vsti's and file formats...thats it.
is it ok?
http://falconmusicrecordings.co.nr
(i also revamped the entire website...remember to click refresh)
tutorial brought to bare bones. is it ok?
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- KVRist
- 77 posts since 27 May, 2004
www.kolemcrae.co.nr - You can't spell creativity without Kole...Wait, yes you can.
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- KVRAF
- 1954 posts since 15 Nov, 2003 from London, UK
Hey,
Sorry to pop up again here, i wasn't sure you were too pleased about my last coments, but i'm afriad they are pretty much still the same.
its all a bit vague and, bluntly, sounds like its written by an amateur. I'm an amateur and thare's nothing wrong with being an amateur, but perhaps not the best person to try to teach others.
For example:
"a, d, r, etc - this will shape your synth. A represents Attack or how fas the sound starts and r represents release or how long it takes for the sound to stop. Play around with these to shape your synth perfectly."
This doesn't really mean anything, and for example if you are talking about the filter ADSR then it will have no impact on how fast the sound starts at all. You also seemed to have forgot to mention about decay and sustain.
"dly, delay - This will add an echo to your sound so it playes two or more times within the beat."
This just plainly doesn't make sense. Plays 2 or more times within the beat? Within what beat? This kind of language doesn't make anything clear at all. You need to have more material covering each area.
I'm really sorry to say it mate bit if i was a newbie i think some of this stuff would just confuse me.
you say things like:
"Though keep in mind that the more you pay the better the program you will be getting (usually). If you are just starting out (as you probably are) I would suggest you get fruityloops or Reason. These programs offer simple to use layouts and powerfull advanced options."
This is a very subjective thing. In my opinion Reason would be the absolute last program i would suggest for a beginner. Its got a complex hardware-alike interface(great if you know about hardware, tricky if you don't) and offers very little in the way of simplicity to the absolute beginner.
But then this is only my opinion. And as for "the more you pay the better you get", well thats stretching the truth a fair bit. Its really not true in the case of music software.
All in all you might have the start of something here, but it covers a lot of ground very quickly, and not necessarily very accurately.
Sorry for being blunt, but i thought you'd appreciate the honesty rather than have me lie to you.
Sorry to pop up again here, i wasn't sure you were too pleased about my last coments, but i'm afriad they are pretty much still the same.
its all a bit vague and, bluntly, sounds like its written by an amateur. I'm an amateur and thare's nothing wrong with being an amateur, but perhaps not the best person to try to teach others.
For example:
"a, d, r, etc - this will shape your synth. A represents Attack or how fas the sound starts and r represents release or how long it takes for the sound to stop. Play around with these to shape your synth perfectly."
This doesn't really mean anything, and for example if you are talking about the filter ADSR then it will have no impact on how fast the sound starts at all. You also seemed to have forgot to mention about decay and sustain.
"dly, delay - This will add an echo to your sound so it playes two or more times within the beat."
This just plainly doesn't make sense. Plays 2 or more times within the beat? Within what beat? This kind of language doesn't make anything clear at all. You need to have more material covering each area.
I'm really sorry to say it mate bit if i was a newbie i think some of this stuff would just confuse me.
you say things like:
"Though keep in mind that the more you pay the better the program you will be getting (usually). If you are just starting out (as you probably are) I would suggest you get fruityloops or Reason. These programs offer simple to use layouts and powerfull advanced options."
This is a very subjective thing. In my opinion Reason would be the absolute last program i would suggest for a beginner. Its got a complex hardware-alike interface(great if you know about hardware, tricky if you don't) and offers very little in the way of simplicity to the absolute beginner.
But then this is only my opinion. And as for "the more you pay the better you get", well thats stretching the truth a fair bit. Its really not true in the case of music software.
All in all you might have the start of something here, but it covers a lot of ground very quickly, and not necessarily very accurately.
Sorry for being blunt, but i thought you'd appreciate the honesty rather than have me lie to you.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 77 posts since 27 May, 2004
honesty is something i hugely value. Thank you for the comments.
This has been condensed from about 15 pages worth of info so yes it does cover a-lot of information really fast. I am always working and revising this tutorial so whithin a few week si hope it will meat your standards
This has been condensed from about 15 pages worth of info so yes it does cover a-lot of information really fast. I am always working and revising this tutorial so whithin a few week si hope it will meat your standards
www.kolemcrae.co.nr - You can't spell creativity without Kole...Wait, yes you can.
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- KVRAF
- 7886 posts since 24 Feb, 2003 from Earth, USA
Very very weird, I KNOW for a fact I responded to this thread yesterday, yet my response was stripped. I commented on the delay bit. Delay makes a lot more effects than just 'to the beat'. Flanger, chorus, and reverb are ALL delay effects as well. The delay doens't have to be 'to the beat' either, it can be a fixed interval that's NOT to the timing of the piece.
Devon
Simple music philosophy - Those who can, make music. Those who can't, make excuses.
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- KVRian
- 1023 posts since 8 Apr, 2003 from Östersund
Filters are delays as well.. heh 
/Majken
/Majken
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- KVRian
- 995 posts since 4 Mar, 2004
No your not alone I did too , and as I was clicking on the thread I thought do I really want to see thissmp wrote:Did anyone else have the initial horrible thought that this thread would be full of pictures of BONES naked?
So it was just me then...
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watch out BONES were all trying to check you out naked
