I wanna start making music

Do you have a DAW already? If not you could download Audacity or get the free trial of FL studio.

>>73932720
No, I don't have a DAW. Is it important? Also, could you give me a nice quick youtube tutorial link to a video that will explain to me how to make music in this very simple way?

>>73932643
Get monitors. Preferably just monitor headphones if you're on a budget, you don't have the cashflow to get stands and set up your production space and all that jazz.

Get a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). The most popular are FL Studio (mine), Pro Tools, and Ableton. Never use Garageband. Either get a trial of those popular ones listed or look into free DAWs as alternatives. There are good DAWs out there, as well as good free plugins. Audacity will also suit you if you really just have your beat and want to put vocals over it.

Pick up mixing/mastering basics. I'm currently reading the book "Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio" and I love it. Shit's hilarious, shit's easy to understand if you've already picked up the terminology. I bought it, you can DL it here like a plebeian: https://mega.nz/#!dNtARY5Q!bfm7xOeRcRilrs3qkP-DAFUUKBW4DEcGQ_IR_PWkYo0

Making a good song is only half of the process. Making sure it sounds good on systems is the other half, and the best musicians can master both.

>>73932745
Just search for audacity tutorials. All the imformation your looking for can be found that way.

>>73932745
"Get monitors" guy again. DAWs are crucial if you're making music digitally because...well...they're digital audio workstations. You're working with digital audio, you need a workstation to do so. They will come with plugins you can access to handle both sound creation and editing, so either you use one or you buy a real instrument and go busking.

>>73932816
>>73932838
Thanks guys.

>>73932745
>No, I don't have a DAW. Is it important?
how the fuck else were you planning to overlap instrument parts? analog tape? pirate FL studio you clueless idiot.