New to producing techno - pls give me advice

[snoop1611]

Hi everyone,

I am new here and new to producing techno.

I'd be really grateful if any one can give me some tps on producing techno. I know it is fairly experimental but is there any framework e.g. emphasis on kicks, hats, structure (always 4/4), tempo etc.

I am not completely new to production although I would still class myself as a beginner. I have been experimenting with different styles in the last 1 1/2 years and have amassed some quality samples (hundreds of funk breaks, drum hits incl. 808 & 909).

I am running Cubase Studiocase but am limited to what I can do with my sampler as it is Halion SE (basically a sample player - limited mapping). I have got a couple of decent soft synths.

I have been producing @ 160 bpm for my last two tracks a la DJ Assault but want to do some 'serious' techno tunes now.

Thanx in advance and look forward to any replies!

[stjohn]

a wise man said it best when he said

http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/forum...highlight=tips

[snoop1611]

a wise man said it best when he said

http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/forum...highlight=tips

On it - Cheers

[Jay Pace]

Listen to people you like very carefully then copy them

Best way to learn, about drum programming, track structure, the sounds used etc etc

And get a copy of reason - learning with reason is fast, intuitive, incredibly powerful and a good introduction to how hardware works and how machines work with each other. Get a book to get you up to speed

cubase is powerful but a bit unwieldy when you are starting out, takes a while to get quick with it. You want to be as creative as possible, not mired down in the technical complexities of your programs.

And come here loads! This is probably the greatest techno production resource in the world.

Welcome to the board mate

[danielmarshall]

Halion is a terrible sampler, I have to agree :( For a while it's all I had too, though now I'm using Native Instruments Kontakt 2 which is incredibly powerful compared to just about anything else on the market really. Appart from your sequencer, this is one of the few packages I reckon is worth shellig out cash for. Heck you can even use its auxilary busses for external effects processing if you want! Check out KVR audio (just google it) for lots of good free plugins. There is ALLOT of really high quality stuff out there if you're prepared to dig - kinda like collecting records :-)

[danielmarshall]

Listen to people you like very carefully then copy them

Best way to learn, about drum programming, track structure, the sounds used etc etc

And get a copy of reason - learning with reason is fast, intuitive, incredibly powerful and a good introduction to how hardware works and how machines work with each other. Get a book to get you up to speed

cubase is powerful but a bit unwieldy when you are starting out, takes a while to get quick with it. You want to be as creative as possible, not mired down in the technical complexities of your programs.

And come here loads! This is probably the greatest techno production resource in the world.

Welcome to the board mate

Amen to everything you said brother...

[Miromiric]

Amen to everything you said brother...

yeah, especially to the "Listen to people you like very carefully then copy them" part.

[snoop1611]

Listen to people you like very carefully then copy them

Best way to learn, about drum programming, track structure, the sounds used etc etc

And get a copy of reason - learning with reason is fast, intuitive, incredibly powerful and a good introduction to how hardware works and how machines work with each other. Get a book to get you up to speed

cubase is powerful but a bit unwieldy when you are starting out, takes a while to get quick with it. You want to be as creative as possible, not mired down in the technical complexities of your programs.

And come here loads! This is probably the greatest techno production resource in the world.

Welcome to the board mate

THanks for the tips everyone and the warm welcome, will definitely stick around for tips and discussion.

Slightly OT but am asking Santa to bring me an Arp Oddity to make some old skool sounds...

[snoop1611]

Wow - people mad passionate about there shizzle over here.

Just to say that the production tips thread has been helpful so far - I am experimenting with tuning tracks and the pic showing parts of the track in a frequency diagram has helped me know what basic elements go into a track.

At the mo I am stuck into a rut of using funk breaks and hits - gonna start using drum machines.