Protools isn't the best thing for IDMish production. If you're
recording a jazzband with a dozen mics simultaneously, and want to layer
effects and everything in the mix, Protool's is for you.
Don't the school computers have more than one kind of sequencer?
Over where I'm at, (Chico State) we have our choice between ProTools,
DigiPerformer, and Logic. I recommend Logic of the three. Personally I
use Cubase, which with a good sampler (I use Battery), and effects
(Reaktor), can make some crazy chh kkk brrbbr chhk music. Very nice.
If you don't have money, I'd go the tracker rout, and get Buzz. Buzz is
way less stable than its low cost competitor Fruity Loops, but it's
completely free, has hundreds of synths and effects available for it,
and its compatible with VST, and DX plugins. With additions to Buzz
that allow you to do 24bit wavout recording, it's a very nice
alternative. While its interface takes some getting used to (especially
if you're used to the standard sequencer interface found in Logic,
Cubase and the like) once you get it, it's quite efficient. And there's
a great grunalar synth for it now. And don't feel bad for using buzz,
many IDM aritists use it, most recently Jega, who's next album is
rumored to have been written in Buzz (Mike P mentioned it on the Mu
board months ago).
Anyways, beat programming is relatively easy in both, but it's nice to
have good samples. find a drumloop cut it up, and rearrange it. have
the kick play 16th notes, change the pitch of the drums, add fx to
miniscule parts. you can start to mimic vsnares in seconds, if you know
where certain drum hits should go. and time signature fuckery is
intuitive in both Cubase and Buzz. Enjoy.
-mark
Colin Leipelt wrote:
quoted 56 lines ok, so i looked for a faq, no luck. i know how much
>ok, so i looked for a faq, no luck. i know how much
>this question can get on people's nerves from many
>moons spent on the early days of the dj shadow list
>and its elitist invite only offshoot (woo.). but
>it's been a while, and i need some help. do people
>know, or can you direct me to a site on, much about
>beat production. i have access to computer stations
>at new school univ. in nyc, which have midi keyboards,
>protools, finale, and a sampler/sound production
>thingamabob. i guess my question is, how the fuck
>do you do anything with protools? my guess is that
>it's post-production software, yes? any suggestions
>on the sound origination part of things, etc.? sorry,
>i know this is really wide open, just getting started.
>
>anyone in nyc? anyone go to the warp tour last
>night? my broke ass cant even eat right now,
>definitely didnt have 18 bucks to go see dj's i've
>seen before. going to see m.sayyid from anti-pop on
>friday. see beans walking around my neighborhood all
>the time, he's amiable enough. what's the idm take on
>the new beans album? my take: it's a pale shadow
>compared to his live performance.
>
>
>anyone familiar with broklyn beats label? picked up
>a few releases, bottleskup flenkenkenmike (1-speed
>bike) "looks like velvet, smells like pee",
>erion/criterion, and a sampler. erion is the best,
>the sampler not far behind. the erion release has a
>track with samples of coverage of the 91(?) invasion
>of iraq, eerie stuff right now, complete with bomb
>sounds. saw hrvatski not long ago, good stuff.
>sampling thumb piano, processing it through his
>laptop. played with a guy named i:sound, his dreads
>were shaped rather odd, i couldnt figure it out until
>he put his headphones on, his dreads had formed around
>his headphones from what is probably an ungodly amount
>of time spent with them on his head.
>
>ok, any suggestions appreciated.
>
>colin.
>
>
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