Comments on: Top 10 signs your electronic music is amateur http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/ Tips that will help you become a better producer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:26:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Takeover Project http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-543 The Takeover Project Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:02:49 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-543 Rock solid advice, man! I personally, need to work on that preset issue. I lean on them too much, and need to learn to crank out my own sounds. As for everything else, I'm pretty good, but need to get better overall. :) Rock solid advice, man! I personally, need to work on that preset issue. I lean on them too much, and need to learn to crank out my own sounds. As for everything else, I’m pretty good, but need to get better overall. :)

]]> By: Vince http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Vince Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:28:10 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-379 Wow, I feel bad about my music, at least I know it sucks now. This is an awesome top ten list, you can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and then link back to your site. We are looking for content and in return our users will track back to your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list. -Vince Wow, I feel bad about my music, at least I know it sucks now. This is an awesome top ten list, you can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and then link back to your site. We are looking for content and in return our users will track back to your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.
-Vince

]]> By: Keats' Handwriting http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Keats' Handwriting Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:49:22 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-367 Great post... Darn, I feel a bit guilty of a number of those problems, but I guess I am an amateur, so that makes sense. I use Melodyne and Auto-tune a lot- would anyone mind giving me their honest opinion if my use of auto-tune on Be Enough is poor? www.myspace.com/KeatsHandwriting (its the first song that plays automatically) I love this site, BTW... Cheers, Joel Great post…

Darn, I feel a bit guilty of a number of those problems, but I guess I am an amateur, so that makes sense.

I use Melodyne and Auto-tune a lot- would anyone mind giving me their honest opinion if my use of auto-tune on Be Enough is poor?
http://www.myspace.com/KeatsHandwriting
(its the first song that plays automatically)

I love this site, BTW…

Cheers,
Joel

]]> By: pixelbox http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-366 pixelbox Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:41:26 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-366 @ FRED - Both of those track examples are from the CD of the book "Dance Music Manual" by Rick Snowman. @ FRED -
Both of those track examples are from the CD of the book “Dance Music Manual” by Rick Snowman.

]]> By: Fred http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Fred Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:04:22 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-342 I like it! Now how can i get THE song you give us a sample of? I like it! Now how can i get THE song you give us a sample of?

]]> By: Craig http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Craig Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:03:31 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-295 Great article. I wholeheartedly concur with improving upon the quality of the sounds in your library. Always keep seeking out newer and better sounding libraries. I'd love to take my music to the next level and create sounds on my own, but I'm more of a songwriter and want the sounds already at the highest level. Also, I get inspired by the sounds designed by others. I equate it to having a good set of paints and a brush. As a producer, I paint the picture, but I don't make the paint. Great article. I wholeheartedly concur with improving upon the quality of the sounds in your library. Always keep seeking out newer and better sounding libraries. I’d love to take my music to the next level and create sounds on my own, but I’m more of a songwriter and want the sounds already at the highest level. Also, I get inspired by the sounds designed by others. I equate it to having a good set of paints and a brush. As a producer, I paint the picture, but I don’t make the paint.

]]> By: niki http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-292 niki Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:29:03 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-292 great article. but do please tell me, does this all whole "composing electronic music" will make money? and is it a BIG one? i mean, would it sustain your everyday living, by doing the composing electronic music? and how much would the top number 1 tunes in UK artists made? can they be able to live by working full-time in music (especially these days of internet downloading & piracy) ? great article.
but do please tell me, does this all whole “composing electronic music” will make money? and is it a BIG one?

i mean, would it sustain your everyday living, by doing the composing electronic music?
and how much would the top number 1 tunes in UK artists made? can they be able to live by working full-time in music (especially these days of internet downloading & piracy) ?

]]> By: Derek Energon http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Derek Energon Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:12:16 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-274 #10 Autotune abuse ------------------ The linked HomeTrack post points out examples that I hadn't caught... like Avril Lavigne. (of course, I don't listen to those tracks very often :) ) I think it should be noted that the warbly effect is created on purpose by some artists. T-Pain (also mentioned in the linked HomeTrack post) isn't trying to correct variations in the pitch of his voice... he intentionally makes it sound that way. For better or for worse... that's in the eye of the beholder. #10 Autotune abuse
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The linked HomeTrack post points out examples that I hadn’t caught… like Avril Lavigne. (of course, I don’t listen to those tracks very often :) )

I think it should be noted that the warbly effect is created on purpose by some artists. T-Pain (also mentioned in the linked HomeTrack post) isn’t trying to correct variations in the pitch of his voice… he intentionally makes it sound that way. For better or for worse… that’s in the eye of the beholder.

]]> By: dan http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-272 dan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:03:24 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-272 A great list of things to watch for in a recording... although regarding the 'preset' issue, I agree with you that technically preset patches may need a bit of sculpting to fit in a mix, but I think the issue of other producers recognising the sound is only a problem if you're aiming your music at producers, or if your ambition is to create original sounds. Many huge chart hits use horrible presets, but I'm sure the producers couldn't care less...! A great list of things to watch for in a recording… although regarding the ‘preset’ issue, I agree with you that technically preset patches may need a bit of sculpting to fit in a mix, but I think the issue of other producers recognising the sound is only a problem if you’re aiming your music at producers, or if your ambition is to create original sounds. Many huge chart hits use horrible presets, but I’m sure the producers couldn’t care less…!

]]> By: Arp http://emusictips.com/2008/08/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Arp Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:47:16 +0000 http://emusictips.com/top-10-signs-your-electronic-music-is-amateur/#comment-271 Aside from some genre-oriented differences, the list is spot-on. Aside from some genre-oriented differences, the list is spot-on.

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