Electronic  Music  Production

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- Sampling: “...the act of taking a portion, or sample, of onesound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece.” (Wikipedia)

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What makes music “electronic”?

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What makes music “electronic”?

- Synthesis: The act of generating sound using mathematical equations and algorithms.

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-1980s: This costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Economics of electronic music production: 1980s vs 2012

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-2012: You can do more with this in a fraction of the time.Cost = $3000

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Economics of electronic music production: 1980s vs 2012

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-2012: Mobile phone music production is a reality. The tools are a few hundred dollars (phone + apps)

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Economics of electronic music production: 1980s vs 2012

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Computer :: Macbook Pro

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Ok - I’m into it! What do I need to start making phat beats?

Headphones :: Sennheiser brand

HD 25 HD 280

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Computer/Audio Interface

Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6

ApogeeDuet 2

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Ok - I’m into it! What do I need to start making phat beats?

Microphone

Shure SM58or Beta 58A ::

all aroundworkhorse mics

Get a condensermic when you

get serious about recording!

Audio Technica 203510

Software

FL Studio ::free updates

for life

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Ok - I’m into it! What do I need to start making phat beats?

Reason ::graphically uniqueas it’s modelled after a hardware

studio

Ableton Suite or Ableton Live ::simply the best, most versatile and

most widely used software for production and live performance

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Online Classes

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Further Resources

Videos

Blogs

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