Thanks to technology
now a simple personal computer can be classified as a musical instrument, this
days computer sounds are used more than ever in the music industry artists like
David guetta, afro jack, bobsinclair use computers to make their beats and
melodies the simplicity making music on a computer makes it easier for getting
started for any noobs who got latent passion and desire for music production.
Today’s music making software’s are so versatile you carry out the main music
making phases in your given music making software for this you only need a few
gigs of ram and a working processor I mean any computer made in the past 5-6
years can work.
Making riffs or
killer loops on a computer is so easy you can just make five seven or more
beats and loops riffs a day I’m saying this from personal experience you can
make more there is no limit to how many loops you can make a day.
The best thing about
making music on a computer is there is the possibility that you can make the
next hot melody just by tweaking some knobs keyboard playing skills are not
necessarily required here there are different option for you to make melodies
and riffs without external midi controller on the music making software such as
the piano roll on fl studio.
DAWS (digital audio
workplace)
The daws are the
platform in which you can use for your music making scheme there are different
type of software out there such as fl studio reson abele ton dub turbo and such
I personally use fl studio so excuse me if I am biased to it it’s just because
it’s my first and my last but I recommend doing a research before choosing your
daw you should find the one that fits to your spirit. Dubturbo is the new daw
on the block the latest music making software in the market it’s pretty much
like fl studio.
Computers
I mean you can
literly make you music on any computer that would allow you to play GTA but
problems might arise as you go deep in the music making business as your skills
advance your daw might require more cpu power ram and hard disk capabilities
due to the amount and complexities of instruments you load on your daw so if
you are serious about making music on a computer you should think about
investing on some hardware gears. Check this post on how to establish a digital
music production environment under thousand bucks.
Equipments needed
for making music on a computer other than the computer itself includes
Studio monitors and
studio grade headphones
The studio monitors
designed for listening the smallest detail of inconsistency or any kind of
undesired out puts from our work station the studio monitors are not like your
ordinary hifi speakers These are speakers specifically desined for audio music
production they do not enhance the base or any other frequencies they are like
a clear mirrors showing you only whats there they important for tuning your
track right. Studio headphones are also recommended, for tracking purposes.
Midi keyboard
Midi keyboard
controllers can be used with the computers the are really not compulsory but
could be usefull there are really nice and affordable midi keyboards out there.
Vst synthesizers and
samples
Vst synthesizers are
plug-ins for the music making software simply let’s say the software is a stage
and the synthesizers are the instruments for
your one man band Usually samples are used for drums, percussions,
effects and there are so many of them out there a pretty good sample could cost
from 100 to 200 bucks there are also free quality
samples for you to download and practice with. my favorite vst synthesizers
include nexus vanguard sylenth I love sylenth very much because of its dynamic
sounds best for making techno house electro house genres.
Living off your
beats
You can also make a
living off the beats you make on your computer meaning you can sell them online
there are a bunch of websites who would sell your beats on your behalf for a commission
or you might think of creating your own online store selling beats on the
internet is not that complicated just checkout this post on how to sell beats online.
You can even promote yourself as an artist on sites such soundcloude.com, soundclick.com you can sell
your music on this sites for producers and artists too producers artists visit
this sites in search of new sounds when your music making advance and start to
feel confident in your skills you might want to affiliate with these sites.