Rising: Kingdom
The 27-year-old Brooklyn-based dance producer Ezra Rubin, known to the world as Kingdom , does not do subtle. On his “Mind Reader” EP , gigantic, crashing basslines share space with diva howls and chest-imploding snares. His is a melodically generous dance music sound, one that prizes immediate hooks and dizzy adrenaline over patience or open space. Kingdom claims recent-vintage commercial R&B …
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New Neon Indian Track Co-Produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor
Rising chillwave forerunner Neon Indian just dropped a new single called “Sleep Paralysist” all over the internet, via Mountain Dew’s Green Label Sound imprint . And even though Neon mastermind Alan Palomo produced the song with Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor, it’s still got that 80s-video-game vibe that made his Psychic Chasms LP such a winner. Check out the song here and below:
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I completely do not have any music knowledge and background but I am interested in producing my own music!
I have a software, a DAW, called FL Studio, which I can use to improvise. However, since I do not know anything about notes, chords, scales, modes and so on, I cannot use this software!!!
It consists of many instruments to build the notes by playing around with the piano, sort of like a keyboard.
So I thought of learning music first! Which one should I go for?
Keyboard or Music theory lessons??
Ever since i was younger i wanted to do music composition, preferably for video games, but movies, film, and tv would be fine too.
I have been taught piano for 10 years starting when i was 6, and there was a heavy emphasis on theory when i took lessons. I quit lessons at one point, but have continued to perform, and teach myself more. I also play drums, and a couple of other instruments.
But thats all a little background on me. Like i said, i really love to create music, and it’s truly my dream to make a career of it. I know i have the potential to do it, but there is one problem. I don’t understand how to do it, specifically speaking with mastering tracks and working on a computer.
I have wrote LOTS of songs, but i have solely used notation based programs like Sibelius and Finale. Some people seem to say that Sibelius and Finale are fine music composition tools, but from my extended experience with them, notating compositions is too time consuming, and the sound quality is far from professional.
That being said, i know there’s a lot more to it… but i just don’t know anything about it… All that stuff about mixers, samplers, recording in, mastering. All terms that i’ve read are important to professional music composition, but i dont even know what they really are, much less how to do it.
The question is this. What software and equipment do i need to learn to have a chance at making professional compositions. Like i said, i use sibelius, but its pretty time consuming, and sound quality isnt the best.
Also, im looking to buy a laptop (preferably a dell) to use for my goals, so if anyone can help me with that too, i would appreciate it. I was thinking to buy one of the studio XPS’s
all help is appreciated, just please give me the rundown on the equipment and software professional composers use these days!
thanks!
I am 14 years old and really enjoy music. I sing and play the piano and i have recently used garage band. This has made me want a mac but as they are so expensive i do not no if i am spending my money on the right reasons. I just want it for pleasure not work just to play around with and create music of my own. i am also taking music as a gcse and we use macs in the lessons. Am i better of just getting music software for a pc or should i just invest in a mac? Also, can you type documents and go on the internet with them? ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL. Thanks . 10 points for best answer.
