i agree with the points you make, music can be pretty damned formulaic. I guess people copy what their idols do, hoping it will sound just as good.

I sequence all my drums in renoise ...looool, i wish i had a drum machine or even a midi keyboard. I've been thinking of recording my own drum sounds tho, using objects like cans and other stuff for a more human effect. Cant get any more human than banging on some cans i guess... for the record, dru...

It does helps creativity for newbies though. It helps them learn how to construct pieces of music. By having all the samples ready, they can focus on putting something together rather then just twiddling with synths endlessly for hours and not actually making music. Agree 100% Fiddling with stuff t...

Why do some people look down on laptop djs? Wouldn't real DJs know that the _music_ is the point, and not if you're spinning some discs made of carbon and hydrogen atoms on some machine? Sure vinyl sounds better... but, come on, that sounds like those movie buffs who can't enjoy a movie unless it's ...

Hola, I'm a wannabe techno/house producer from Santiago, Chile. I've been making music for a long time, but i haven't made anything worth releasing. I've become interested in the mastering aspect of it all, so when i found this forum i was overjoyed. This is the best forum imho, so much valuable inf...

Hi, I'm new in posting to this forum, but i've been lurking for a looooong time. You guys have taught me much! So mad respect to you all for that. Anyway, i've been making music with tracking software, using renoise and... well, i've had lots of sample cds and... I agree with the people in this thre...