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M.K. from Detroit, Michigan on 2001-07-29 05:39 [#00018432] | |||||||||
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Just when I thought modern music was a meaningless desertland, I was introduced to Aphex Twin. Now I wish to make music myself. Could you guys throw me some advice on equipment, programs, books, etc. etc. etc.? |
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m....M..Mw )wW(m M m)Ww( wM..M....m on 2001-07-29 06:34 [#00018435] | |||||||||
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Download modplug tracker from www.hitsquad.com (or was it www.sharewaremusicmachine.com). I made all my music using this program. My music can be heard at www.mp3.com/artificialselection, just to see what that program can do. Which aphex album inspired you? The same thing happened to me. I was inspired by autechre's ep7 and lp5 and aphex's RDJ album a lot. They made fascinating sound sculptures like no one else. |
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=|R3FL3X|= from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 2001-07-29 07:49 [#00018440] | |||||||||
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I was first inspired to make music, by Nirvana. When Bleach was out. Then I did. It sounded a lot like garage rock, grunge. I guess, then it turned to metal/punk band I was in after that, which did well in our province, played shows, put them on, played the PunkFest '99 tour here. It was good for us, the whole time I liked Aphex Twin, for some weird reason I guess. Then after a while I started getting into just the weird shit like AFX and wanted to make those tunes of my own, now I put off making music for a while, to find my little "niche" in the world of music making. |
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M.K. from Detroit, Michigan on 2001-08-01 01:29 [#00018967] | |||||||||
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Thanks for the link m. I acutally live in a rich suburb of Detroit, and almost all the high schoolers are into the prefab pop or the awfully commercial cRAP that congests the airwaves of MTV and most popular radio stations today. It's frustating to find people who appreciate more nuanced music than the basic recycled rythm, lyrics, and composition that is characteristic of a lot of the music today. Aphex Twin was a big factor in my renewed interest in music. Alberto Balsam was the first actual song that I heard, intriguing me, and the RDJ album is what got me hooked. Anyways, gotta go, but I'll be sure to check this site ever so often. |
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The Grey Gentleman from Eugene, Oregon on 2001-08-01 03:56 [#00019000] | |||||||||
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Bleach was a fantastic album. One of the best albums that ever existed, in my humble opinion. Tips for a new musician: - Be yourself, don't try and be the next RDJ or at originality than succeed at imitation" - Be humble, don't hype your stuff and post URLs all over until you *really* believe in your work. There's an abundance of amazingly crappy music out there (me among them ;-) ). You will not be a music god in one night. You will spend time gaining experience and learning "tricks of the trade". Be humble, patient, and devoted, k? |
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Springymajig from New Zealand (www.mp3.com/aureus) on 2001-08-01 05:24 [#00019028] | |||||||||
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Yes, be humble, but also be free to ask for others opinions. If it wasn't for other peoples (especially Proxy) I would never have gotten anywhere. I still have alot to learn. |
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Xanatos from NYC on 2001-08-01 05:52 [#00019031] | |||||||||
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M.K. - I'm right there with you. I've been listening to aphex for 5-6 years and when I was 13 I made two songs with Magix Music Maker...I have no idea where they are now, I think on an old computer. I wonder if they were good... I stopped listening to the twin for a while and then got into napster, got out all my old CD's and Vinyl, started buying new stuff, and downloaded all the tracks I didn't have. I remembered what a fucking genius he is. And just a few months back I decided I have to start my own so I've gotten (bootlegged) a whole bunch of propellerhead progs like Reason Rebirth Recycle & Sonic Foundry Acid.. The Free Protools I got my brothers T2 Korg synthesizer, which is a fucking great synth...and I've just been messing around with it day and night. I also have a DJ set up but I think computers are way more versatile...maybe If I ever want to do some scratching I will hook up my technics and my mixer to my comp. Anyway the point is Good Luck, I am trying to figure out what equipment to use to...trial and error, with some outside suggestion, is the best way to figure it out. Question for anyone else...What program/drum machine should I get to do great drums...like Girl/Boy song...Squarepusher's - Port Rhombus...I know its going to take skill and not just a machine to make those but I always wonder how they did it...anyone know? |
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Xanatos from NYC on 2001-08-01 05:53 [#00019032] | |||||||||
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M.K. - I'm right there with you. I've been listening to aphex for 5-6 years and when I was 13 I made two songs with Magix Music Maker...I have no idea where they are now, I think on an old computer. I wonder if they were good... I stopped listening to the twin for a while and then got into napster, got out all my old CD's and Vinyl, started buying new stuff, and downloaded all the tracks I didn't have. I remembered what a fucking genius he is. And just a few months back I decided I have to start my own so I've gotten (bootlegged) a whole bunch of propellerhead progs like Reason Rebirth Recycle & Sonic Foundry Acid.. The Free Protools I got my brothers T2 Korg synthesizer, which is a fucking great synth...and I've just been messing around with it day and night. I also have a DJ set up but I think computers are way more versatile...maybe If I ever want to do some scratching I will hook up my technics and my mixer to my comp. Anyway the point is Good Luck, I am trying to figure out what equipment to use to...trial and error, with some outside suggestion, is the best way to figure it out. Question for anyone else...What program/drum machine should I get to do great drums...like Girl/Boy song...Squarepusher's - Port Rhombus...I know its going to take skill and not just a machine to make those but I always wonder how they did it...anyone know? |
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rob fragilenine on 2001-08-01 09:28 [#00019082] | |||||||||
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i think you can get a good 'jungle' loop by speeding up a funk or hiphop break. If it has a good snappy snare, it will sound very junglistic (ie. girl/boy song etc.) I also have some cut-up samples of a good jungle loop, if you want them, e-mail me... |
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viva debris from arizona on 2001-08-02 18:24 [#00019376] | |||||||||
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MK Personally I found the MC-505 to be an easy and relatively inexpensive way to begin dabbling in electronic/loop music. It's a fun little box with about six drum machines, sequencer, effects section, great pre-programmed sounds that you can tweak and morph and not bad(though dated) presets and more. You might want to try one if your local music store has one. Oh yeah, and plenty of 505 fanbased websites and msgboards. Cheers. Some of my 505 stuff can be heard at www.mp3.com/vivadebris |
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RisK on 2001-08-02 18:30 [#00019378] | |||||||||
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Anyone working with the program Buzz here? |
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m....M..Mw )wW(m M m)Ww( wM..M....m on 2001-08-02 19:16 [#00019386] | |||||||||
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I tried it, and it made absolutely no sense. |
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