DJ Illy Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hello everybody. I've had OC Remix as my homepage for the better part of four years now, I've been listening to the music from this place at least since around 2000. I've always been a fan of remixing popular game titles, and have had a large collection of midis stockpiling up til I discovered (and had a large enough hard drive for) an MP3 collection. My largest of course, being of OC Remixes. I became so enthralled with the possibility of being able to make these creations on my own I received an electric guitar for Christmas... However due to my hectic schedule I haven't had as much time as I'd like to practice it. I'm pretty sure you guys get questions like this all the time and I'm sure there's a dedicated post somewhere in the forum about how to get started learning this fine art, but lets pretend I don't know a bit about what it takes to create music, remixes, or anything of the sort. I humbly ask. What would you all recommend to get started learning this skill? I've tinkered with Audacity a bit just trying to see what I can do with MP3's I have, but with little to no luck. I figure after over a decade it's time to finally crack down and come to the professionals with their own experienced input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Well, there's a Tutorial section in these forums, as well as a giant mixing guide by Rozovian you can check out. Those are good places to start. Hope you find what you need on here, and happy mixin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Audacity lol. But yeah.. read around, 20 000 people asked the same question already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickomoo Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 For the best kickstart consider what type of music you want to write and how you want to go about it (mic recording, synths, samples) Also important is your music skill level, be it formal musical knowledge or practical instrumental ability, but most important of course is what do you wanna write? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallenWolf Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I think the biggest help came from learning about harmony, this book helped alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnappleMan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Audacity lol. But yeah.. read around, 20 000 people asked the same question already. 20,000 people did not ask you that question. EDIT: Oh, misread your comment. Still, what's the point of saying that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 For music you really have to "just do it". Also, don't expect to sound like an awesome musician for the first year or two or three (or forever). You really have to work your way up to it. Join compos. There's a list here - http://ocremix.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31 Participate in PRC, or OHC, or JHC, anything that gives you a reason to pick up your guitar and crank out a song. (Eventually) learn your tools. For you it seems like it's a guitar, so you may want to try to learn techniques so that you're a better live player. Maybe that's lessons, maybe it's practice, who knows what'll work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Still, what's the point of saying that? Two points: Audacity is beyond crap and people should read the forum/click search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Two points: Audacity is beyond crap and people should read the forum/click search. What's crap about Audacity? It's not intended to be a full DAW. Just because it doesn't have any built-in synths like Reason doesn't mean it's crap. It's very good at what it does. But for music-making, I'd recommend something with a little more weight. Try Cockos REAPER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Or join the masses of us using good old FL Studio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Audacity is the worst piece of audio software of all time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Audacity is the worst piece of audio software of all time I think Finale is sort of a piece of shit, and I sit next to the CEO of MakeMusic's daughter in my denture lab class D: Awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallenWolf Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Audacity is the worst piece of audio software of all time I thought iTunes was the worst piece of audio software of all time Audacity is very useful for me on both osx and linux - especially the change tempo function when I am transcribing music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPanic Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Audacity is the worst piece of audio software of all time I haven't seen better freeware, if you have some, please share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Fuck freewares and use Reaper. You can use it without limitation and you'll buy it eventually (only 60$). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Audacity is fine for what it is. I use it to master most of my tracks to some degree, and I've used it as it's own DAW when mixing pure live material that I don't want to process, as it's much more precise than many other DAW's (including Reaper) that I've worked with, since it works in ~0.0001 second units rather than a specified division of the beat. It's no Pro Tools in it's own department, but for 95% of the things done by audio engineers it's all you need. But in all seriousness, if you don't have a DAW other than Audacity then check out Reaper - it's pretty damn good, and unlike Audacity it's a sequencer, to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickomoo Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I think Finale is sort of a piece of shit, and I sit next to the CEO of MakeMusic's daughter in my denture lab class D: Awkward. Well is she at least hot? (that makes things less awkward... sometimes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Audacity is the worst piece of audio software of all time Which is exactly why listening to Metal Man is unwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPanic Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Fuck freewares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Well is she at least hot? (that makes things less awkward... sometimes) That she is, good sir. That she is. ... but I'm married. Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickomoo Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 That she is, good sir. That she is.... but I'm married. Fuck. Marriage definitely puts a damper on that... I think I'm going to wait until after grad school to get married, well at least so far that's what life has in store I'm thinking. On topic (before I get modded >_<): ^Shit is hilarious (the picture is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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