Getting into electronic music

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Getting into electronic music Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:24:49 Post No. 69393338 [Report]

I've been listening to a lot of ambient and generally instrumental music lately and through a jamming session with some friends, I want to try and get into making electronic music as well.

For example, from Ghosts I-IV by NIN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8diSUGiklM

Where the fuck do I start? How does the process go, which instruments do I use and how can I experiment with stuff like this? Obviously not as good and full-fledged as Trent Reznor itself makes it, but a start.

Where do I go from here? I have 0 musical experience besides playing flute as a kid.

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:25:56 Post No.69393348
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:25:56 Post No.69393348 [Report]

Eat lotsa sphagetti

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:30:08 Post No.69393387
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:30:08 Post No.69393387 [Report]

>>69393348
I'm looking for some more serious input, but thanks.

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:31:54 Post No.69393407
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:31:54 Post No.69393407 [Report]

>>69393338
download ableton live and watch all the tutorials
no equipment needed besides a laptop/pc

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:32:35 Post No.69393416
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:32:35 Post No.69393416 [Report]

>>69393407
Seriously, like, no pedals, synths, whatever?

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:34:34 Post No.69393444
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:34:34 Post No.69393444 [Report]

>>69393416
naw ur gucci, all good DAWs have presets that can be operated with a midi controller or even your keyboard if youre that strapped

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:35:27 Post No.69393455
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:35:27 Post No.69393455 [Report]

>>69393444
So I begin with getting Ableton from somewhere, alright. Anything I should add to it? Like an Ableton controller, or a midi controller, then?

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:39:04 Post No.69393482
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:39:04 Post No.69393482 [Report]

>>69393455
id recommend a cheap AKAI controller like the MPK mini

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:41:07 Post No.69393504
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:41:07 Post No.69393504 [Report]

>>69393482
Thanks. Where do I go from there?

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:43:56 Post No.69393520
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:43:56 Post No.69393520 [Report]

>>69393504
learning how to use ableton and then watching tutorials on everything electronic.
youtube has tons of it

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:44:33 Post No.69393528
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:44:33 Post No.69393528 [Report]

>>69393338
Record yourself playing on the flute and slow it the fuck down. Now you have ambient music.

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:44:46 Post No.69393530
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:44:46 Post No.69393530 [Report]

>>69393504
I'd start learning basic keyboard skills, learn major/minor scales, basic chords, and seventh chords, after that just fuck around with sounds and timbres, then try to sample some stuff

Here's something I made when with an AKAI mini after I used an arpeggiator, took like 20 mins and two chords: https://soundcloud.com/djkillinit/tweny

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:45:48 Post No.69393539
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:45:48 Post No.69393539 [Report]

>>69393528
you could also do this

Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:46:56 Post No.69393548
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Anonymous 2016-12-01 11:46:56 Post No.69393548 [Report]

>>69393520
>>69393528
>>69393530
Thanks a lot. I'm gonna take an online class on music theory so that seems like a good place to start with I guess. Gonna try and see where I can get Ableton from.

Thanks a lot guys, appreciate it