Quote Originally Posted by Jay Pace View Post
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...