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I am a baby DJ, I’ve had interest for years and have learned the process of beatmatching prior to finally purchasing a controller a month ago. I’m progressing well, I feel, and I’m really enjoying it.
Almost immediately upon beginning practice, I started to really consider the value of producing my own music. I played flute in elementary through high school, but that’s as far as my music theory education extends. I love music, I get lost in it, and I’ve learned a lot of musical structure and things just by listening and paying close attention. I love listening out for harmonies, pitch changes, beats etc.
I’m curious to hear from people who never set out to get into production, but ended up there after their DJ hobby had begun.
Really trying to stave off the urge to purchase Ableton and start fu*king around.
Off to research reaper, I’ve never heard of it.
I’m mixing on Serato Pro. I have no software for production aside from Garage Band, which I’ve actually heard is a decent endeavor.
Edit Serato > Serato Pro
I imagine that’s the case. I’ve gotten a few good moments with successful mixing that send out straight dopamine already, and it’s awesome. I can only imagine it’s ten-fold when you make the music yourself.
It’s a whole different ball game. I can be fickle and I can get frustrated if a new endeavor isn’t immediately rewarding (ADHD 🤪), however I’m enjoying DJing in the right amount where I’m not as worried about failures or hang ups; the journey is almost all of the fun right now. I worry I’ll get frustrated with trying to produce because I understand I wont get the hang of it immediately, and I am unsure of how much education is required in the music theory department.
Yes I would love some if you’re willing to share! This sounds like a good way to get the feet wet. I also love Afro house remixes.
So, it’s nice you have the video editing background which lends you to having some good knowledge of computers and software interfaces, where as I am basically a dumbass when it comes to computers. It’s been a challenge to get my MacBook Air functional with my hardware solely because I had to teach myself about data and storage through YouTube lmao. I’m in my early 30s so it’s pretty embarrassing, but I’m teachable so I’m not gonna let my tech illiteracy get in the way!
Love to hear it- thank you for sharing!
Glad to hear it. I’m currently creating a library and I’m being very selective with what I take from shortlist to purchase. I’ve been trying to keep an open mind about tracks I enjoy certain parts of, but dislike a few vocals or something.. for this purpose!
Live edits in this context means remixing, basically, yeah?
Sweet! I especially agree with what you’ve said because for a few reasons, it feels disingenuous when I’m making a set right now… mostly because I know what I need in order to fill gaps between som tracks, but I can’t find anything similar to what my imagination is saying is the right move. If any of that makes sense.
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Hell yeah. I think I’m just afraid to feel the initial rejection that I know is imminent because I have no actual idea what the fuck I’m doing 🤣 … however, I felt that way a month ago with my deck and I’m already feeling pretty cozy with the basics of transitioning and building a set.
It’s just such a fun outlet, I feel I’ve finally discovered my “thing” (outside of plants) and I’m having a hard time judging myself for wanting to experiment with Ableton, even if it is very early.