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We'll have you creating your own tracks in no time; cover the following pages you'll learn how to record and arrange tracks like a pro, and we'll also teach you some tricks for producing different genres like EDM hip-hop, new country and more. This book also comes with exclusive access to all the software, plugins and tutorial videos you need for a truly interactive learning experience. Simply follow our guide on page 15 to download and install the Computer Music Plugin Suite. We hope you enjoy your first steps into the world of music production with this book. So let's get started. 4 L FUTURE 4 r /contents START HERE In this introductory quide, we give you a rundown of all the tech terms, gear and software youll need to get started HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Find out how to make the most of this book with all the accompanying videos, software and tutorial files we have provided, offering you an interactive leaming experience! 6 / BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PRODUCTION PRODUCING YOUR FIRST TRACK Use the free DAW supplied with this book - the beginner friendly Bitwig Studio 8-Track - to create your very first tune. Welll guide you through the ‘entire process from start to finish MAKE A TRACK NOW Introducing a selection of workshops to help you make music in some of the most popular genres EDM HIP-HOP NEW COUNTRY TRAP BASSLINE TECHNO DRUM & BASS FAST GUIDE TO RECORDING (Once youve famnilarised yourself with making music in-the-box. it's time to learn how to record sounds into your computer from the outside world 6 OF THE BEST MICROPHONES Get the verdict on some great entry-level mics ARRANGE LIKE A PRO Want to avoid your music sounding formulaic? Get to know the nuts and bolts of arrangement TOP 60 FREE MUSIC PLUGINS There's a whole worid of free music software out there... here our guide to 60 of the best plugins available to download right now EASY GUIDE TO MUSIC THEORY Understanding how notes work isa bonus in music production, and it easier than you might expect GO MOBILE Mobile music making is big business - we round up the essential (OS and Android mobile apps for all aspects of music production BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PRO! al ered tte bole lmianle seu ania] > about allot your intl o yo Pee eer eres eee ere See ea eeien pee eer Uae ey ert a eomnene ctr cr eee err eens peers Optional extras Here are some additional options to consider that will help make your music production journey even smoother Your PCor Mac wil key havea headphone socket and often. a microphone socket AS good asthese are for hobbyists, they might not ‘Completely cut it when comes tomusic production soa dedicated audio interface night be required. 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Inthespirit of hiphops Dr aesthetic and atitude to sampling, were golngto show you how to makeanauthentichishop track using Justa DAWsequence our legendary em software suite and the samples at fleslancouk (under the Bookazines/Beginners Guide To "Music Procuetion), Wellbeusing Ableton Live {fortis butyou canuse any OAW. 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'So,how can you make your arrangements standout? A great ‘starting placeisto analyse the ‘arrangement ofongstrom your {avourte artists. Youcan dothis by placing thefilein your DAW, andusing markers tomap out the ‘different sectionsOr youre rmoreof visual person, try ‘drawing thearrangement of your favourite song on paper asa ‘diagram. 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Using narrow EQ bell Dooststo accent the fundamental frequency of kick ‘orsnare its is another good way of adding power, and alypedtone.to your beat. Driving your drums through saturation can also reallyhelptogive your mixadded character. Youcan ‘add ute saturation tothe drums asa whole bus to ‘lue them together. or driveindividual hits harder through some tape saturation to add afizzy, distorted ‘edge to them. -Aading tis EQDboos ls theow end Loadup ations STA Enhancer onto bling he lk mor fom thet channes hs modeled frequen ump, without tswamoieg tue amptier hae cnuee to grunge thebass Apiing aa shel eut ‘pour hats ley Sein the Low Process rely Next lets process cura. ‘ntntoos saturation aang cron, trodeledon an SL prermpr You Teles times of round 20% ole part ‘pact you ear the dierence ofthe transients trough whirling ‘maker nadingansiogue ves, st Imecrtect quick A Tvesholdot eas ‘bt guing our rum togeter Wecan (ves Us roughly 48 of gan eduction, Setdsomeetrapuncto our ums by ‘tle applying L538 of makes gin S0c}0D30KS Suny > Authentic tone recreate tisteeinour DAW sia Srurmber of tecttaues ayer Dluginsike TAs Samper or Inpho x50 emuttethe ana BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PRODUCTION / 37 Z ttt phase country muse stony > conjuresupimoges of picup ruc, good of boy and songs about creer you. trees rom good cause or that opinion tobe ese Modern country musi ha shed wratever {wangy, downbeat mageitmay hove nce had Sdbeencragged bang up toast righ froductonveiesand eels msicanship have aay ben key. benang guitars, pana bass and cums wth tractonal county {lavourssuch baja ppl tal ond fob Papen RG Mute CM andthe 009 Sectegutarpat aban pram thesong Sean programmngour conus Seton withan extbarregionetfou srand plana Here weve got some basic maj majr and major coves layed Ath ledartsPranotagpogin Yuan recreate the chor shown Import Pano, Ire-erlustuse the Panowav fe NEW COUNTRY acoustic guts, but country no longer shes ‘way rom modern prodiction ropes ike loops frum machines and syaths. 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At your disposal in the ‘Computer Music Plugin suite you'l finda ‘numberof these kinds of devices, suchas. {the SonimusSatson CM mixer channel ‘emulator, the Lindell 6X-500 CM classic preamp emulation with EQ, and the valve- ‘style Aucitfex STA Enhancer CM.Give'ema ‘ty forthatlivefeet! make music now < Seng te ravens oneat ‘Montrackewiltbenet ram gent ‘YouneedE0 the Overton OSPAFZ0cM nhelp-rerewereusngittobrinten| ‘ithe couse summed guar Youcantnncetieevelsusing te tow atone pee bina > Automation situation ‘once youhavean overatbaince owatlow youto eer wrt far resin by pting contol points lterencetaatna mixing Shaiewordre aor Staceran pot The ony rat your imagination BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PRODUCTION / 41 >> Trap music sanofshoot rom hirhon. and corginatedin te southern USA curing the late 90s and early 2000s. Generally starkerthan hipshop, both ints vical content ana production, rap takesitsname from the rap houses in whichilegal deatings occur with ime being akey lyrical theme, Unke many teratioop toad any sampler ontoa new Ocha then pst 805 Ht Otway rom te rap folder teste ‘minimise programming we sea MDL and bass combined into one musical yet Dercussve element ‘Musial, trap records general feature alot of synth pas, drones and leas, wth sampled fone shot stabs or loops also usedin places. However. abasic rap rythm track can work ‘well wt musisl ideas roma wide varity of ‘ther genres as evidenced by theinfuence of trap music on other strands of hip-hop pop and dance culture. 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MIC TECHNI [BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PRODUCTION / 47 What you need Audio interface ‘Anaudo interface combines with your ‘computer and DAW to create complete audio and MDF based production system. ‘The interface itself gets audio and possisly 'MIDD signals into and out of your computer, soit the box townich you connect your ims, instruments and lin lev! signals, and that handles output to your monitors and headphones itmay alsohave MIDI ins and ut enabling older MDI based hardware = Synths, Keyboard controls, tc tobe lugged in. Most keyboard controllers these Gays incorporate direct USB connectionto ‘your computer sothencusion of MIDIUO fn your interface might be unnecessary. The st thing to consider when choosing an aud interface show much connectivity you actualy need: think about the number of microphone inputs Instrument inputs headphone outputs and ‘main moniter outputs you be using Simultaneous Cleary just recording a Single vocalist does requie chin the useitertace he the M Audlo Mack and Focus Scart re popu chlces way of specs but recording adrum tors \inolebandismuch moredemanding. Thunderbolt (versions,2and3;and These factorswilhaveabearingonthe _Frewire(400 and 800). type of interface you need The next thingtoconsier show the ‘Anaudiointerfaceconnectsto your interface hands headphone monitoring, computer using one several connection Typicaloptionsare ether asimple mix protocols the most common of whichis controlonthe rok (oreat fora simple vocal USB.This ubiquitous standardisavalable Session, or more capable butcompex ‘onmost Software-based monitoring for aband Computersand setup), Finally, most recordings ae made at Incudesbus 24 atelther 441hH or 48kH, but many powering interfaces offer higher sarplerates - 96k eapabity and 192kH2-50 you also need to decide aleviatingthe whether or not hiss going tobe important eedforan — toyou ‘external power supply.However, DAW ‘mostatfordable USB interfaces only offer Witha suitable interface sorte, you can Uuptoaround20 streams ofsimultaneous record your microphones and instruments Fecordingat 24-0t48kt2 0,#thatsnot _nany appllaton that supports aula input fenough.thereare other more expensive and whether youre on Windows, MacOS or ‘option to consider These Inckadecertain Linux there ae aft of ree apps avaliable higher-end USB30systems:Pclecard —togel oustarted- Audacity and based systemsusing Ethernet, GarageBand, for example However, these MADIor proprietary ‘are comparatively limited inthe connections: functionality and wen you getlnto the ‘4B / BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PRODUCTION realms of adsing recordings one ata time (overdubbing) or recording mutiple impute together, youlineed a professional qualty ota aucio workstation (DAW that ean perform such tasksefotessy and, most Important rab Its quite possible that your audio Interface includes tree bundled DAW. (ableton Live ite Steinberg Cubase LE/AL ‘or PreSonus Studio One Artist. or example These ae usually featurelimited versions ofeach company's fulrpriced offering but for simple recording sesions they should suffice Whats more, mos of them put you ‘ona discounted upgrade pth tothe more fully featured sting. Nonetheless theres tila definite advantageto having the full version of any DAW: lexibity. You' typically get unlimited tracks, multiple sends and returns, the ability to record many inputs Simultaneous. abun of aditonal plugin eects vitualintruments and audio Content and advanced eating features, Such as pteh correction and audio warping Indeed pitch correction important PreSonus Studio One comes wth an. embedded version of Melodie. while vid Pro Toolsincorporatesexcallnt flexible time adjustment in the shape o Este ‘Audio. For bundled content. Apple Logic Pro includes an impressive brary of Apple Loops and a ton of softs and plugin effects whilfor creativity, Ableton Live features both the traditional timeline-based Arrangement View, nthe nan linea cp based Session View. The tna thing to considers your personal preference with regard to DAW Gesig, layout and workflow. Most DAW essentially tke yout the same end productin efferent ways, and thus share ‘many core features: butunti you trya Particular DAW for yourslt I's hardto Know whether or nti wil su you. Again those Bundled ie’ edttons and tree versonsietyou try before you buy. Microphones Microphones turn soundwavesinto ‘lectical signals, which can then be recorded. sa simple enough concept based on some pretty fundamental physics, bbuttere are variations in how they work and what they hear Eachtype of microphone hast own particular pola or‘ickup'pattern An Dmniciectonal mic picks up everything around it reasonably equal while a aro retinal mie picks up the signal infront oft more than that atthe sides oF ‘ear Another common type sthe figure: \which picks up the front andrea equally butrojectsthe sides: while the hypercaraola proves a narrower ‘rectiona pattern Some ics even have ‘mult-ptter capabites allowing you ‘te choose from two or more patterns Its important to understand what ‘any oven mic actualy hearing, M Soyoucan choose onethat suits thetaskathandandthe space yourein. The most ubiquitous type of mcisthe eardiold, because ts

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