quoted 2 lines I'd be interested to hear how other people approach making music... of> I'd be interested to hear how other people approach making music... of
> course, if this is completely off topic, please let me know.
I start out with the general music style in my head, and some of the
instruments or samples that I want to use. Then I go into the studio and
listen to the sample libraries to find which ones sound the best, would
fit in, etc. I use some Mac utilities to sample in the sounds off CD or
DAT, then fiddle with them until they will fit to the appropriate tempo,
etc. I also pick sounds off the various synths that I will use.
Then, I work up some percussion parts on the sequencer, and create
several "chorus" structured sections, put them together in various ways
with different breaks in between them, and fine-tune everything. It's a
very non-linear approach, but it works best for me.
Eric