Getting the basics
Getting the basics
I've been watching some youtube videos and spending my free time messing around with making beats and editing what I know how to do but is there any posts/videos I can look into that will get me on a good start? I've been trying to read stuff on the forums but a lot of the nomenclature gets me confused.
Re: Getting the basics
lynda.com and groove3.com have excellent video tutorials on Live
and lynda.com is currently offering a free seven day trial to Tape Op Magazine subscribers
for those who aren't aware, Tape Op is a free mag
and lynda.com is currently offering a free seven day trial to Tape Op Magazine subscribers
for those who aren't aware, Tape Op is a free mag
Re: Getting the basics
check Sadowick's channel: http://m.youtube.com/user/SadowickProduction
Re: Getting the basics
DJ. Warp tracks. Play back loops.
Try to break everything. Try to fix everything. Reach for new goals. Just always have it open and in front of you, forcing you to spend time with it. Maybe go fix dinner while it is sitting open and you're listening to the radio. Realize a sound you hear is attainable via some of the concepts you understand. It could be harmony or a sound effect or a transition. Structure. A rhythm. Anything. Break the program in by developing favorite go-to things. Open the manual and read the effects/instrument reference and actually Play with the parameters of every single device after reading about it. Develop your own way of interpreting how they work. Read about Clip Properties in the manual. Mess around with Every Single concept in there, especially when you get an 'a-ha!!' Moment. This is all free.
Once you start looking at tutorials, you won't even need the program open to absorb the knowledge. You won't feel lost trying to remember some knob that magically made some crazy effect. It'll all be a second nature language to you.
Try to break everything. Try to fix everything. Reach for new goals. Just always have it open and in front of you, forcing you to spend time with it. Maybe go fix dinner while it is sitting open and you're listening to the radio. Realize a sound you hear is attainable via some of the concepts you understand. It could be harmony or a sound effect or a transition. Structure. A rhythm. Anything. Break the program in by developing favorite go-to things. Open the manual and read the effects/instrument reference and actually Play with the parameters of every single device after reading about it. Develop your own way of interpreting how they work. Read about Clip Properties in the manual. Mess around with Every Single concept in there, especially when you get an 'a-ha!!' Moment. This is all free.
Once you start looking at tutorials, you won't even need the program open to absorb the knowledge. You won't feel lost trying to remember some knob that magically made some crazy effect. It'll all be a second nature language to you.
Re: Getting the basics
macprovideo.com also has a bunch of Live video tutorials
they have a $15/month deal going during the next 5 days
they have a $15/month deal going during the next 5 days
Re: Getting the basics
I love this mentality, thank you all for the advice. Instead of going out and drinking ive got my coffee and laptop infront of me. I'll look into some of those other sites as well but i want to see how far I can get without paying.yur2die4 wrote:DJ. Warp tracks. Play back loops.
Try to break everything. Try to fix everything. Reach for new goals. Just always have it open and in front of you, forcing you to spend time with it. Maybe go fix dinner while it is sitting open and you're listening to the radio. Realize a sound you hear is attainable via some of the concepts you understand. It could be harmony or a sound effect or a transition. Structure. A rhythm. Anything. Break the program in by developing favorite go-to things. Open the manual and read the effects/instrument reference and actually Play with the parameters of every single device after reading about it. Develop your own way of interpreting how they work. Read about Clip Properties in the manual. Mess around with Every Single concept in there, especially when you get an 'a-ha!!' Moment. This is all free.
Once you start looking at tutorials, you won't even need the program open to absorb the knowledge. You won't feel lost trying to remember some knob that magically made some crazy effect. It'll all be a second nature language to you.