Feb 3, 2016

well, i can't give u pro advice, but I can tell you some s--- that's helped me in the past:

• it's good to want to emulate your favs, they are after all what probably is pushing you towards producing in the first place... but don't get caught in the 'type beat' phase of producing. take influence from them, sure, but put your own spin on it. find your own sound, and experiment with different genres till you find what suites you best
• you mention feeling the music and analyzing it, that's good. always be listening to more popular s--- to see what works well with structure and sounds best (and to compare your mixes/masters), it's very helpful in determining how to produce your own music that feels right and that will be more approachable in the long run. just remember to do you with it, as always
• cop FL studios or something like that, it's very intuitive, and it's what I (and a lot of other producers here) use, so there'll be more help available on that side of things here
• always try and look up tutorials for the basics on different things you want to do, you never know what you might find useful, and it's always good to learn. on the note of tutorials too, try looking up some outside of your genre as well, because it'll help you branch out and bring different qualities into your music than more average of your producers (who sort of get stuck rigidly in one genre lane) have in theirs, and it'll help set you apart from them
• can't offer much advice on MPC's and the like, but i'm sure there's plenty of tutorials on the subject available. i would however recommend actually picking up some software like FL to work with first tho, before dropping cash on hardware, to make sure it's something you can actually do and want to do
• pick up lots of packs for drums and search around for popular VSTs, don't be the guy using all default s--- in your DAW

 

Feb 3, 2016

The most important thing to do in your first steps is a lot of work.
Since you have some tracks in mind you can as well use the same samples at first
try to chop, try to flip, add basslines and drums till you get your own unique way.
Then you'll find your way with diggin s--- to sample.
You can use youtube videos in how to chop and make it sound on tempo.
It may look tricky at first but you'll get used to it, its all about experience
Then you have to look about mixing but thats a whole different chapter

 

Feb 3, 2016

Youtube is the biggest helper. Look up Busy Works Beats, he has some great videos. I wouldn't start off purchasing any hardware, because it's not totally necessary. You first need a DAW; I would recommend FL studio because it's quite easy to learn compared to other DAWs (so I've heard). Do some research on which one you think would be best for you, but you can basically always end up with the same finished product no matter what DAW you use. If you have any questions feel free to PM me!

 

Feb 3, 2016

forgot this in my post, but it rly is

practice practice practice

you'll gradually improve over time. it may take awhile, it may be a really quick process, but you won't get anywhere unless you're constantly putting in work on it

 

Feb 3, 2016

Where to begin.. Basically the thing is that a long time ago I thought to myself that I could become a producer due to the fact that I really can feel the music and I analyse the structure of the beats to the songs that I love. It's been some time since I thought about it and its haunting me more and more. I've been passionately watching videos of producers playing with their MPCs and I wanted to do some cool stuff like that. I have NO experience at all and I have NO knowledge on producing other than the fact that its f---ing awesome and producers use such things as MPCs, samples, keyboards, and producing software.

I feel like I need to mention in what direction I'd like to go as the actual producer. I like mood stuff. I'd like to make At Long Last ASAP inspired beats, Oxymoron inspired beats, Forest Hills Drive inspired stuff.. That is what I am into instrumentally at the moment. Maybe I'll drop some random trac titles that comes to my mind, which I admire as far as production is concerned: "Studio", "h--- of a Night", "Man of the year" by Schoolboy, "Holy Ghost" "Excuse Me" by ASAP, "5AM in toronto" by Drake, "Murder to excellence" by Jay/Kanye "Bad Guy" by Eminem. Hope ya get me..

Where to start? What to do first? What type of a homework do I need to get done? What type of a drum machine/controller/hardware would be the best to buy...? Please drop some knowledge good people! Thanks!
@SXN80