1. Electronic Music
Production
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2. What makes music “electronic”?
- Sampling: “...the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one
sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound
recording in a different song or piece.” (Wikipedia)
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4. What makes music “electronic”?
- Synthesis: The act of generating sound using mathematical
equations and algorithms.
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6. Economics of electronic music
production: 1980s vs 2012
-1980s: This costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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7. Economics of electronic music
production: 1980s vs 2012
-2012: You can do more with this in a fraction of the time.
Cost = $3000
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8. Economics of electronic music
production: 1980s vs 2012
-2012: Mobile phone music production is a reality. The
tools are a few hundred dollars (phone + apps)
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9. Ok - I’m into it! What do I need to
start making phat beats?
Computer :: Macbook Pro Headphones :: Sennheiser brand
HD 25 HD 280
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10. Ok - I’m into it! What do I need to
start making phat beats?
Computer/Audio Interface Microphone
Native Shure SM58
Instruments or Beta 58A ::
Komplete all around
Audio 6 workhorse mics
Get a condenser
mic when you
Apogee get serious about
Duet 2 recording!
Audio Technica 2035
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11. Ok - I’m into it! What do I need to
start making phat beats?
Software
FL Studio ::
free updates
for life
Reason ::
graphically unique
as it’s modelled Ableton Suite or Ableton Live ::
after a hardware simply the best, most versatile and
studio most widely used software for
production and live performance
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12. Further Resources
Online Classes Videos
Blogs
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