ifoundthetime Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hey. I want to learn how to make downtempo psychadelic electronica that's similar to the music of Shpongle. What skills do I need to make music of this sort of music and what type of instruments should I buy? And also do any of you guys have any instrument recommendations? Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qa2pir Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hey. I want to learn how to make downtempo psychadelic electronica that's similar to the music of Shpongle. What skills do I need to make music of this sort of music and what type of instruments should I buy? And also do any of you guys have any instrument recommendations? Thanks a lot. 498166[/snapback] You don't need an instrument, but i suggest you buy a MIDI keyboard, with which you can record music on to the computer and edit it there. You also need a lot of knowledge, so go read some books or take piano lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeros Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Not much is needed other than alot of dedication and motivation. You can look forward to making some very poor music the first couple of dozen times you try, but if you stick with it you will get better and better with each song until you are comfortable enough with the sounds to be able to produce what you "hear" in your head. All you need is a sequencer. I recommend FL Studio if you want to start making music as fast as possible - the interface is generally easy and comfortable to work with and it has some good guides and tutorials to quickly teach you the program. There are more advanced sequencers like Reason and Cubase but for starters, if you've had no experience with music before, try FL studio, it will save you alot of frustration. Learn one of these programs and the rest will be much easier, you can work up to higher programs from there. I myself have tried Reason and Cubase but I still am most comfortable with FL Studio and have sticked to it. Some people here are opinionated about FL due to it being sub-par in its older versions and they believe FL studio music is lower quality than music from other sequencers, but thats just rediculous. Its up to the artist to make good music, it doesn't matter what tools you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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