techno...hah!?

[Ilya020]

Hey guys,

I was wondering what it would take and how one could go about making his techno music.

Thanks,

Ilya.

[alpha]

I don't know.

tried google ?

[saline]

Froot Loops, my friend makes some short little ditties (which I've come to really enjoy) and he uses a program called Froot Loops. I don't know if you have to buy it or how it can be "obtained" but I know thats what it's called.

I found out the program isn't free on the internet but I don't know how much it is.

[sde]

it depends on how willing you are to learn and how original you want your stuff to be.

i have made electronic music for many years, and i work in the electronic music industry, so here is a few ideas.

one of the easiest ways to get your feet wet is to use Acid. no.. not that kind of acid, .. this kind: http://sonicfoundry.com/products/acidfamily.asp

it's a pretty good program to assemble loops together to make a song. they sell loop libraries, or you can use any loop that is a wav file. sonic foundry makes excellent products for windows because the guys who started it came from m$

acid is cool and all .. quickest way to start creating music, .. but on the other hand it doesn't take much skill other than installing and running the program. it does take a little creativity to get things sounding nice.

the next step beyond this is to actually create the beats and music yourself. there's many drum machines / synths out there, .. but on of my favorite for ease of use, great sounds, and loaded with features is the mc-909 www.mc909.com .. it has lots of sounds built into it and you can sample into it also.

there are less expensive drum machines, but basically you get what you pay for. the best thing for you to do is go to your local 'guitar center' or other major music store and check out the electronic equipment and software they have to offer.

[DesertWolf]

Alot depends on what OS you want to use. There is Sonic Foundry's Acid that sde mentioned. And there are a few free ware and share ware programs for Mac. I do remember seeing a site about open source programs for techno music programs for Linux users, but I can't remember the name of the site, run a search on Google.

[abc123]

the winapi "Beep" function could be a starting point.....

[Ilya020]

Originally posted by alpha
I don't know.

tried google ?

Of course :-)

Originally posted by alpha
it depends on how willing you are to learn and how original you want your stuff to be.

i have made electronic music for many years, and i work in the electronic music industry, so here is a few ideas.

one of the easiest ways to get your feet wet is to use Acid. no.. not that kind of acid, .. this kind: http://sonicfoundry.com/products/acidfamily.asp

it's a pretty good program to assemble loops together to make a song. they sell loop libraries, or you can use any loop that is a wav file. sonic foundry makes excellent products for windows because the guys who started it came from m$

acid is cool and all .. quickest way to start creating music, .. but on the other hand it doesn't take much skill other than installing and running the program. it does take a little creativity to get things sounding nice.

Cool, Ill give it a try. I have tried Reason 2.5, but it was a little complicating. Anyways, Im going to get acid and check sf. The os doesnt matter but it would be nice if it was Linux based.

Ilya.

[sde]

oh yes, .. reason is good too =) it takes some time to understand it, .. but like i said, it depends how much time you want to spend on your skill.

have fun

[arockj]

I use Reason http://www.propellerheads.se/

It is for windows. It is a great product you do however have to purchase it. It is rather expensive as well. They have a great forum, wich you must register for, and register your product to reach some boards.

It also does have a learning curve, but you can sample loops, create, your own music, it has several virtual production equipment.

Check out the site it is great.