XPRTNovice

Thanks for the drumming tip, but I was talking more about the mechanics of putting a drum patch into Cubase and making it sound real. I know how to construct a beat (I actually can drum a bit myself) but I'm already getting kind of tired of scouring the net for hours on end trying to find patches. And the plugins I'm using are really cumbersome...I have to open a new VST channel every time I want to change an instrument, and all that. I guess it will just take some time to figure out how to do all of this. I'd be happy to roll in with some sax on any track you want, anytime.

Thanks guys. That's great feedback and encouragement. Oh - organ breaks are coming. The balance is an issue, but an organ break is imminent. The beat is a sample from a random website that I looped. I'm not even really sure how to begin forming my own beats. Yes, I'm that new. Most of the tracks are live, via either my synth or MIDI. The drums are the only thing sampled. The sax - my first love - is live.

Hey all, I'm very timid about doing this remixing thing, and I just need some validation. Am I on the right track here? http://soundcloud.com/xprtnovice/city-of-ancients-city-of-funk I don't even know what to ask for feedback. This is really just a small sample of an idea that hasn't really come to fruition yet. My equipment consists of a LittlePhatty synth and Cubase SX, but aside from that I'm pretty clueless. XPRT

Yeah, you're right. I like laying down tracks using my synth (I have a LittlePhatty) but when it comes to pairing patches and samples with tracks/MIDI, that can become very frustrating, because I don't know how to export them both at once. I have to convert MIDI to audio first, all in separate tracks. And the levels are all jacked up. There's just so much to think about, you know?

Hey Rozo, I did take a look at your guide. I found it helpful, but in a lot of ways it just helped me realize just how great and vast my own ignorance can be. I have a long way to go before I can produce anything, I think. Thanks, XPRT

Hey all, Long time listener, first time on the forum. I'm just getting into all of this, and I know there are lots of resources available to me here on the website. I'm more of a learner by observation, though, and I was wondering if there are any remixers near Kansas City that might be willing to have me essentially watch the act of creation and ask a lot of annoying questions. I would offer free lunch or something as payment (or my skills on guitar/sax/clarinet/vocal percussion as a sample?) A little unorthodox, I know, but I feel like I could really soak up the skills while watching a lot more than spending 3-4 hours hunting around looking for the right drum patch. My experience so far has been that I spend precious little time writing the music and a hell of a lot of time messing with my DAW. XPRT

I just had to post this because this is the first time I've ever done anything even remotely like this with music. I know it's terrible - I mean really bad - but I laughed my way through doing it and thought someone else might laugh too. The whistling and guitar are live in the beginning (I fancy myself this generation's Bing Crosby). Everything else is poorly mixed and barely in tempo with itself. So, please save the hate mail - I know it sucks! Download or stream it here. PS: Wait until 1:20 for the actual remixing.

YES! Thank you. Let me devour this... And guy, by the way. Joe.

Thanks Dusk, but that's kind of what I was talking about. Those links assume I already have a base knowledge of what a sample is, how to put it in recording software, and all that stuff. Maybe I'm trying to start doing something that is so out of my league that I need professional education? I guess what I'm looking for is someone to start by saying, "Hey, if you want to make sweet remixes like djpretzl, first you need a piece of software like cakewalk or cubase...then you need...oh and you also need...then when you have that you can...." etc.

Hey guys, First post on OCRemix's forums. Nice to meet you all. I'm an experienced musician with some homegrown recording experience...I have Cubase and can lay down a track and make it sound pretty, mostly through stumbling around and feeling around what's right. But I've never done any kind of synthetic music before and I'm not sure where to start. I've looked around the tutorial pages here, but a lot of them seem to be geared toward people who already have a good idea what they're doing. Personally, I'm totally confused as to what kind of stuff I need in order to start making music. I have questions like: What's a patch? What's a soundfont? etc. Anyway, if there's a link I'm missing that will help me out, please do point me in that direction. The last thing I want is a repetitive noob post. Thanks PN