DNB4DCrowd
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- Jan 26, 2014
Hi everyone. I'm as new as it gets to Drum and Bass production and I'd like to start with this:
My first step was deciding on the kind of Drum and Bass I'd like to produce, which the examples would be Dieselboy's "Sixth Session" and "Project Human". That's the direction I'm going in, mainly because I like the high BPM's as well as the futuristic sounds. The question is, what would you call that, Techstep? Of course I'm not going to limit myself with just that style and I also need to understand the many different kinds of Drum and Bass as well. I realize I need to get a clear understanding of the vast terms of Drum and Bass types of music. I of course realize that all my answers will be able to be found here on the site so I'm not asking for help, but feel free to comment.
Next, I'd like to say that I do plan on starting with music theory. I'd like to be a "musician", and not just someone sitting in the room playing with equiptment. I thought maybe an online music course would be a good idea along with other books, so I contacted a certain school in New York that has online electronic music classes and they recommended me start with thier online DJ school, saying that I shouldn't jump in to production without first learning how to DJ. Is that correct? I'm thinking I will spend most of my efforts in learning production and dive right in the deep, while at the same time learning to DJ. But I'm new to this.
I'm not going to buy anything before I'm ready of course but I have a really good feeling about a certain sequencer.
Last but not least I found out that one of the first steps is learning MIDI. Now I plan on researching this along with music theory for my beginning. Can someone point me in the best direction to learn MIDI, as well as a good music theory book.
Respectfully
DNB4DCrowd
My first step was deciding on the kind of Drum and Bass I'd like to produce, which the examples would be Dieselboy's "Sixth Session" and "Project Human". That's the direction I'm going in, mainly because I like the high BPM's as well as the futuristic sounds. The question is, what would you call that, Techstep? Of course I'm not going to limit myself with just that style and I also need to understand the many different kinds of Drum and Bass as well. I realize I need to get a clear understanding of the vast terms of Drum and Bass types of music. I of course realize that all my answers will be able to be found here on the site so I'm not asking for help, but feel free to comment.
Next, I'd like to say that I do plan on starting with music theory. I'd like to be a "musician", and not just someone sitting in the room playing with equiptment. I thought maybe an online music course would be a good idea along with other books, so I contacted a certain school in New York that has online electronic music classes and they recommended me start with thier online DJ school, saying that I shouldn't jump in to production without first learning how to DJ. Is that correct? I'm thinking I will spend most of my efforts in learning production and dive right in the deep, while at the same time learning to DJ. But I'm new to this.
I'm not going to buy anything before I'm ready of course but I have a really good feeling about a certain sequencer.
Last but not least I found out that one of the first steps is learning MIDI. Now I plan on researching this along with music theory for my beginning. Can someone point me in the best direction to learn MIDI, as well as a good music theory book.
Respectfully
DNB4DCrowd
