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I want to see MORE tutorials about the FL Studio… specially for the version 9… i know basic skill about the software but i want to learn more…
this
The Hit Song Formula
Yes! I agree!
- Verse Corus Verse Corus Break Corus
- use a pre-corus that contrasts with the corus
- keep the song between 3.5 and 4 minutes
- use the pentatonic scale to create musical hooks
- use repetition with slight variation, the human brain craves familiarity in something new
- mix vocals the most prominent
- keep it simple
I would like to see some tuts about glitch music, the level I think should be something tricky that makes you get more experience and get you knowledge to the “next” level.
higher level please, and maybe some film scoring things?
Well, I am loving the Logic tutorials – please to keep them coming.
Me too!
I myself have also been enjoying the logic tuts. I would really like to see an in depth Ultrabeat Tutorial. Though I have figured the basics I still think there is much more left in there to learn. Also tuts that can help people maximize their efficiency would be awesome, such as perhaps teaching some keyboard shortcuts, or anything that covers anything that makes life easier.
The holiday season is coming up and also some gear roundups might be nice, something similar to your budget mic article which is how i wound up on this site in the first place. I have a request for studio monitors, because i think thats something most people are going to pick up eventually, and because most of us are not rich, we’re musicians =)
Fl Studio for beginners please
Nuendo Four/Cubase…
I would definitely love more tutorials on film scoring. I loved the “How to create an instrumental underscore” tutorial, and hope to see more like this!
+1 for scoring tut !
Tuts with examples of producer’s thinking are in favour. I mean some time-based guides on how does a skillfull producer create the sound in his DAW (Cubase & Nuendo would be best).
EQing, layering effects, then putting tracks levels, going back to EQing (or to whatever is needed), listening to selected tracks together (what tracks it could be).
I would like tutorials on how to record good guitar sounds. From how to mic the amp all the way through to what frequencies to cut/boost
Also how to record vocals…very few go into detail on frequency range eg. boost 120khz to 200khz for this sound, or cut this frequency for this sound.
Generally, I think you should avoid DAW specific tutorials and stick to concepts that can be implemented on any DAW.
Keep the series on music theory and how to implement the various concepts in your own projects coming! Also, please ask Ryan Leach to expand on his awesome tuts on ostinato based composing techniques!…
Personally, I would love to see a lot of well-produced tuts on:
1) sound design, i.g. sampling, drone-making and making music from found sounds etc. (as they do in the Milkcrate Project – http://milkcrate.com.au/sessions.html).
2) step sequencing (Berlin School style), how to use so-called Discrete Sequencing etc., how to »play the sequence«…
3) synth programming (with explanations on what LFO’s, filters and all that stuff is really about). How to make morphing, evolving pad sounds and sound FX etc.
4) various approaches to generative and ambient music.
Also, I would like more video based tuts! The concepts are so much easier to grasp when presented in this format!
Thanks for an already fantastic site!…
The link to the Milkcrate Project should be:
http://milkcrate.com.au/sessions.html
I agree.
Higher level tutorials that are less dependent on one platform tutorials.
Charlie
http://www.intuneaudio.ca
i agree with Locke, except for the screencasts tutorials, i’m not a big fan of those ones… i prefer written ones since i can skit trough them and see if i already knwo what the tutorial is talking about or if i can learn something new, while if it’s a screencast i’m forced to watch the whole tut to see if i can fetch something useful out of it!
about the levels i think theory tutorials should be for beginners, while daw/genre specifi/sound design tuts should be a little more advanced
listen to the people
I’d like to see more based on genre techniques.
Eg. House Tutorials, Hip Hop Tutorials.
And I’d like to see alot more based around samples.
Guys,
I just realised that one of the most important article is missing from this website… which is:
OUR EARS!
We would like to know more about Safe monitoring levels, time in the studio, Ear plugs, How should we take care for them and what are the conseguences if we do not i.e TINNITUS and even worse HEARING LOSS!!
You can have a million euro Studio, but if you haven’t got your ears right, you have nothing!!
I know a big friend of mine whom is a very talented DJ/Producer who is going trough a terrible moment in his life because of this….
Please inform us thanks
More at home vocal mixing, please! What little you lot have touched on already has improved my vocal mixes 1000%!
Reason, Sonar, Ableton and other specific software tutorials, especially relating to sequencers and synthesizers, that are also used on a PC platform.
I’d love to see more on producing particular styles of music
Higher level tutorials in general. Echoing for film scoring and expansion on the ostinato series from Ryan Leach– loved that bit. More creative sound processing tricks too, and I like the call for more vocal tuts. I’m a Logic and Reason user so obviously I’m keen on seeing more tuts using those apps.
I’d love:
Mainstge 2 tutorial
&
Composition tips and techniques
I second the Mainstage 2 tutorials.
me three
No more Screencasts and more High Level synth work.
what’s wrong with screencasts? it’s not easy to learn about audio from images and sound clips :/
How to not go completely broke as a musician…..
I would love to more tutorials on other DAW’s than Logic, for us that doesnt have a Mac!
Also, more video tutorials!
I guess basic introductions, in all programs should be great, also some intro to electronic music, like theory, diferences of rhythm in various styles. Something like that, and an introduction in software.
In my opinion, I would like to see more tutorials on:
– intermediate music theory – especially harmony and “tricks of the trade” for making chord progressions and melodies interesting.
– the core aspects of certain types of music (i.e. what makes a House rhythm sound the way it does, what makes Blues sound the way it does, etc), and how to go about reproducing those core aspects.
– how to program drums properly – i.e. how do you offset different percussion sounds to give energy, groove to a rhythm? I can think of a dozen areas around percussion that could be good for tutorials.
That said, the tutorials so far have been fantastic – many thanks!
As far as your second want, pandora.com has a great podcasts that talks about the different genres of music. House, Metal, different types of rap.
not available outside the US
My hopes? Tutorial sessions based on one soft-synth at a time. “This is the Korg Legacy” “This is Maelstrom” “This is Omnisphere” etc. Just a quick overview and basic functions of each, perhaps one a week or such? You guys rock either way, though!
Hip Hop song structure tutorials using Reason. Songs by artists like-Swizz Beats,K-os,Outkast,Jay-Z etc. Late 90′s -present Hip-Hop
- Music Industry related stuff.
- Intro to trackers?
- This might be out of scope for this site, but lyric writing?
As a Cubase user, I would say…. Cubase tuts! But seriously I love all the AudioTUTS! General muisc production would be a good way to go…
More Logic.
A tutorial on how to mix a more generic pop/rock song(start to finish) in Logic 8/9. When I say generic I mean a song that would require more fundamental mixing techniques(drums/guitar/bass/synth/vocals/backing vox).
The tutorial would pretty much be the mixing process of most modern industry engineers. Some solid insights on the steps/orders of when/how to use EQ/Compression…etc!
I’m sure many producers/engineers/musicians would find this type of tutorial useful.
i’d really like to see full logic production, of drum and bass.
and maybe more regular logic tutorials ?
i love the logic stuff
Maybe a beginner’s tutorial on each daw, kind of like a series. And maybe make it easier to search for tutorials on the each daw
More Ableton Live, and maybe visit something not so hip, like Garageband (but dig DEEP for something new there) or Digital Performer.
Or maybe get an idea, and show how to do it in different software.
Finally, I’d LOVE to see more resource links, like “10 sites to get free vocal samples,” or “15 sites full of MIDI rhythms”…
-Achemy
-Scoring
-Mastering
-Ableton
I’d like someone out there to put together a good tutorial on setting up the perfect looping setup in Ableton Live. There are a few out there, but for the most part they are lacking (most only tailor to a single instrument setup). I guarantee this would be one of the more popular tutorials, as there are questions all over the forums but only a couple answers that don’t fit everyone’s needs
More high level stuff, please.
More FL Studio tuts please
More focused tuts about electronic music, especially about House and Progressive genres, focusing on mastering and other basics.