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Ranko Kohime
July 18th, 2011, 01:02 AM
I am a somewhat desultory musician, so far mostly dealing with guitar-based music, but I'm looking to get into electronic music.
I've never used samplers or other such programs, so I'm very new to the entire field. What little work I've done so far has been created by using the unusual features of a guitar tabulature program.
I'd like to know of any good programs for Linux that i should be looking at, as well as any tutorials that might get me started.
Thanks in advance for any links you guys can provide. :D
Snowboi
July 18th, 2011, 01:09 AM
I am a somewhat desultory musician, so far mostly dealing with guitar-based music, but I'm looking to get into electronic music.
I've never used samplers or other such programs, so I'm very new to the entire field. What little work I've done so far has been created by using the unusual features of a guitar tabulature program.
I'd like to know of any good programs for Linux that i should be looking at, as well as any tutorials that might get me started.
Thanks in advance for any links you guys can provide. :D
I use FL STUDIO 10.
Its a windows download but i use wine.
As for a tutorial ? Too busy to write one >=)
Search engines are your friends :KS
For something native use Mixx its in the software center.
keithpeter
July 19th, 2011, 05:09 PM
Hello Ranko Kohime
There is a huge array of audio production and synthesis software available within the Ubuntu repositories. Just install ubuntustudio-audio to get the basics (jack audio, qjackctl) and a fair number of applications.
The problem is picking one or two things and getting started. I'm still working on that myself :)
Reading about jack audio and how to get (say) the drum machine Hydrogen working with your samples as drum loops might be a start. Alternatively looking at modifying the sound of your guitar in real time might be another starting point.
The Ubuntu studio section of Ubuntuforums is a good place to read and ask questions as well.
http://www.fennesz.com/
Getting into what Fennesz does, but in my case using an accordion :twisted:
forrestcupp
July 19th, 2011, 07:38 PM
You need to clarify what type of music you are wanting to create. Are you wanting to create electronica? You'll probably need a keyboard and midi software if so.
how to get (say) the drum machine Hydrogen working with your samples as drum loops might be a start. Hydrogen is awesome for drums. People don't realize that even though it's made for drums, it's excellent for throwing in other types of samples, too.
Ranko Kohime
July 20th, 2011, 09:00 AM
You need to clarify what type of music you are wanting to create. Are you wanting to create electronica? You'll probably need a keyboard and midi software if so.
Perhaps that is what I meant. The multitudinous sub-genres (I'm aware that it's a triple-digit number) are confusing to me. I know only what sounds good to my ear. Covenant, Ferry Corsten, Chip Davis (Mannheim Steamroller fame), Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Enrapture... That's an example of what I've listened to, all of which I lump into the melting pot of Electronic or Electronica.
Hydrogen is awesome for drums. People don't realize that even though it's made for drums, it's excellent for throwing in other types of samples, too.
I'll check that out, thanks. :)
mcduck
July 20th, 2011, 10:45 AM
Perhaps that is what I meant. The multitudinous sub-genres (I'm aware that it's a triple-digit number) are confusing to me. I know only what sounds good to my ear. Covenant, Ferry Corsten, Chip Davis (Mannheim Steamroller fame), Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Enrapture... That's an example of what I've listened to, all of which I lump into the melting pot of Electronic or Electronica.
Lucky for you, there's a nice solution for that problem, the famous EDM Guide (http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/) :)
What comes to learning electronic music making on Linux, I'd start by getting a MIDI keyboard, preferably one with at least couple of assignable controller knobs and buttons, and then getting Hydrogen and some synth program working. And after that the next step would be adding a sequencer to the setup.
Of course there is the simple option of trying some software studio that already comes with all the required components, for example LMMS (http://lmms.sourceforge.net/) (which is quite similar to FL Studio). You probably won't learn as much that way, but there are endless ways of making electronic music so it's pretty much a question of finding the tools and methods that work best for you.
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