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  1. FAQ
  2. Helpful Anon teaches the basics and names popular vsts (multiple posts, good read): https://rbt.asia/mu/thread/89868005/#89882810
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  4. The bare minimum gear required:
  5. >DAW - Software for your computer
  6. >Interface - Gets sound in and out of your computer
  7. >Monitors - Speakers made for critical listening
  8. >Microphone (Optional)
  9.  
  10. Do you need a free Daw and don't want to pirate for some reason? (No, audacity doesn't cut it) Here's a full fledged and respectable Daw, Winrar free: https://www.reaper.fm/
  11. Want a free TOP TIER wavetable synthesizer? https://vital.audio/
  12.  
  13. Need drum samples? Check https://old.reddit.com/r/Drumkits/
  14. Miscellaneous free Kontakt libraries (Also contains a guide to making instruments for Logic’s EXS24 ) https://www.pianobook.co.uk/
  15.  
  16. If you want to pirate software or samples, you'll find it on audioz or rutracker.
  17. Vst4Free.com curates a wide range of free (legal) VST Instruments and effects.
  18.  
  19. Frequently recommended DAWs:
  20. note: Every well known DAW will have the ability to do what another does through different means, but some will have a community
  21. and learning resources that may align more closely with your own genre and make collaborating with other producers more convenient.
  22.  
  23. Ableton and FL studio are among the most popular and considered standard for electronic and hip-hop music, with Ableton being more closely associated with experimental music and FL studio more with Hip-Hop.
  24.  
  25. Pro Tools is considered the "industry standard" of the professional world, though this is increasingly subject to debate.
  26.  
  27. Logic (mac only) is the big brother of Garage Band.
  28.  
  29. Renoise offers a different style of composition and is often favored by D&B producers.
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  32.  
  33. FURTHER READING:
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  35. LEARNING RESOURCES
  36. Sound Design:
  37. >New York School of Synthesis (start here if you know literally nothing about synths)
  38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M&list=PLFa4_po__8wMNscyFfDy6Dn-_hZdtr-jo
  39. >SeamlessR (in-depth music production and sound design tutorials, based on FL Studio)
  40. https://www.youtube.com/user/SeamlessR
  41. >Rocket Powered Sound (Constant quality uploads of various EDM sounds in Serum with explanations that help make something unique)
  42. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFReVt5TAC1zGnuNkgHw-fg
  43. >Mr. Bill (Ableton based Sound Design)
  44. https://www.youtube.com/user/MrBillsTunes
  45. >Sadowick (explains old school electronic music in very elaborate ways in Ableton)
  46. https://www.youtube.com/user/SadowickProduction
  47. >ADSR Music Production Tutorials (lots of specific step by steps to making a patch for specific synths, and more)
  48. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5UKh_cj2_5pUomhyswWYQ
  49.  
  50. MIXING:
  51. >David Gibson - The Art of Mixing (great place to start)
  52. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjOdqZFvhY
  53. >Point Blank Music School
  54. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWNozFjO8yVdJFsGKVmPgg
  55. >Pensado's Place
  56. https://www.youtube.com/user/PensadosPlace
  57. >Samori Coles (Compression, EQ, etc)
  58. https://www.youtube.com/user/homestudiotutor/videos
  59. >Modern Mixing
  60. https://www.youtube.com/user/ModernMixing/videos
  61.  
  62. FL STUDIO:
  63. >WarBeats (Getting comfortable in FL Studio)
  64. https://www.youtube.com/user/nfxbeats/videos
  65. >Image Line Tutorials
  66. https://www.youtube.com/user/imageline/playlists
  67.  
  68. THEORY/WRITING:
  69. >Music Theory for Producers
  70. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXmi76euGSyx5LrRF0_czqlJZJYOjwqgL
  71. >12tone
  72. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w/playlists
  73. >Micheal New
  74. https://www.youtube.com/user/Rhaptapsody/playlists
  75. >Alan Belkin (Orchestral)
  76. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQ0TcIbY_VEk_KC406pRpg/playlists
  77. >Rick Beato
  78. https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch/playlists
  79. >JJay Berthume (Orchestral, Games and stuff)
  80. https://www.youtube.com/user/JJBerthume/playlists
  81. >Jazz Theory with Barry Harris
  82. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8JJncSUdUU&list=PLReW5Mv77OKDMfbhJlOJHfA37id6t1BoL
  83. >Art of Counterpoint
  84. https://www.youtube.com/user/artofcounterpoint
  85. >Dmitri Tymoczco lecture
  86. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTQDo8_Oa_s
  87. >David E. Farrell
  88. https://www.youtube.com/user/dtrane6/videos
  89.  
  90. SINGING:
  91. >New York Vocal Coaching
  92. https://www.youtube.com/user/NewYorkVocalCoaching/videos
  93. >Miscellaneous tips from "The Beatles Vocal Harmony" (Also teaches many Beatles songs)
  94. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHrvdKBMTGw
  95.  
  96. /r/audioengineering, gearslutz and /r/wearethemusicmakers are other useful places of discussion
  97. do a search there and you'll find a lot of useful archived discussions.
  98.  
  99. Always remember to have fun :)
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