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** NEW LINKS ** Dont Leave Me Now ( Download ) A sample based tune I made a few years back on the Akai s3000xl sampler,, based around a vocal sample from cartouche and a sampled bass from the brilliant Rickster - night moves. Sequenced on Cubase, by S Brady
Oldskool Reunion ( Download ) Oldskool Reunion: another track from a couple of years ago, i sampled the accapella from Simone - my family depends on me 1991, & messing around with some samples from a rave sample CD came up with a riff that fitted that sounded like Last Rhythm, all sounds are samples on the akai s3000xl except strings from kawai synth module, by S Brady
Keep On Pumpin It Up ( Download ) Keep On Pumpin It Up: a similar track to oldskool reunion, i samples the accapella from - The Freestyle Orchestra - Gotta Keep On Pumin It Up 1991 & messing around with some organ samples came up with a riff that fitted , beat is a looped sample, strings off Kawai synth module, rising string sound is off Roland Juno 106, sequenced on Cubase, by S Brady
Deep Valley ( Download ) i was inspired to made this track after listenig to Chris Grays album, all sounds are samples on the akai s3000xl sampler with a lot of reverb to give it that deep feel, sequenced on Cubase, vocal sample is off a gloria estafan record, by S Brady
5 Tones ( Download ) 5 Tones: has vocal samples from Sweet Exorcist and Queen "is this the real life",, some heavy filtering used to give a deep effect on this tune. sequenced on Cubase, by S Brady
Feel Better ( Download ) A house track I made a few years ago, Guitar and vocal samples are from an Isley Brothers track and the beat and bass are samples on the Akai s3000xl sampler,, all filtering is done realtime on the sampler when recording the track which saves time programing. Sequenced on Cubase, by S Brady
Sense of Freedom ( Download ) Sense of Freedom: a track I made with a friend a couple of years ago,its based around a sample from an old frank zappella tune from 1991, bassline from DX100, appergio riff from Juno 60, strings from Kawai synth module, sequenced on Cubase, by S Brady & K Gillies
Funky Future ( Download ) Funky Future: a deep house track with a funky twist, whistle main riff, all sounds are samples on the akai s3000xl sampler except twirly fill sound which is pre-set sound from Juno 106, sequenced on Cubase, by S Brady
Get Funky ( Download ) Get Funky: house tune, all parts are samples off various records, main vocal sample is from secchi - voice on & M.D.EMM-get hip to this, sequenced on Cubase, by S Brady
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MAKING MUSIC: beginners tips
Its not as if im an expert or anything but im willing to pass on what ive learnt over the years trying to make dance music .. i just wish that somebody pointed me in the right direction when i started out and i could have saved myself a lot of time & money.
Everybody has an idea of the style of music they would like to make, but find themselves limited to the music they can make by the equipment they buy & the music skills they have. Its just buying the correct bit of kit for the kind of music you want to make. I mean, if you want to make disco filter cut-ups then there is no point in spending all of your money on an expensive synth, what you need to aim for is a decent sampler so you can sample the disco records & filter them up.. same if your wanting to make trance tunes then your best bet is to go for a synth with built in appregio & filters so you can get that infamous trance sound with little keyboard skills needed.. think about the music your wanting to make & buy the correct equipment to make that kind of music, You dont have to spend 1000s of pounds to make credible dance music just spend your money wisely .. there is lots of great equipment up for grabs in the second hand columns of your local newspapers ect, go into your local music equipment shop & ask to try out some keyboards ect . dont let the assistant demo the equipment for you as they usually have keyboard skills & can make any piece of dross sound good ( i fell for this once ),, you have to go hands on yourself ,, dont get carried away by it, try & find the flaws in it ..within 10 mins you will probably be able to tell if its any good to you. a good bet is to try out the built in drum machine ( if any ) as this is usually the part that lets down most keyboards ,, after all if you are used to listening to the drum sounds off your vinyl records, i bet that the built in drums will fall well short. so why spend all your money on a keyboard trying to reproduce the sounds from your favourite records, just buy a sampler & you can have the exact same sounds from your favourite records. think about it ..
If your coming from the DJ route & dont have any keyboard skills then the perfect piece of equipment to make music with is a sampler. this also incorporates your record collection into your music making which saves a lot of money with not having to buy sample CDs. your records are your sound library with 1000s of riffs & beats just waiting to get sampled & pieced together with your DJ mixing skills. Just experiment: , sample your favourite beat & loop it , sample your favourite bassline & stick it on top . get that accapella vocal from another tune stick em all together .. wait a minute this is just like DJing !!! just use the pitch on you sampler to speed up the samples or slow them down, just like on your decks .
even though im making it sound easy, dont think you could go out tomorrow & spend 2000 pounds on equipment & within a week you will be making amazing tunes. you have to be realistic, there is a lot to learn with sequencers & samplers ect, so its good to build up your equipment a piece at a time so your not trying to learn them all at once which will probably make you want to give up. Read the manuals .. i know its boring but its the only way you will learn how your equipment works so you can get them to do the things that you want them to do. soon you will start listening to music differently, trying to figure out how they have built up the track, what equipment was used, can you do the same .. its a great buzz when you finally figure out how to do something that sounds credible.
things that can stop you making credible tunes --- remember that the beat & bass are the building blocks of most dance music so these are the most important parts of the tune, if these are weak than your tune will not sound credible, another thing that can knock things off is, dry sounds, adding a little effect to sounds can make all the difference & give your track real depth.. dont be afraid to experiment, sometimes the best tunes come out of complete mistakes, after all sometimes the less musical a tune is the better..
its a logical progression from DJing to record producing really , i think every DJ thinks that with their mixing skills they have what it takes to make a killer tune,
here are some links to online mixing programs to give you a feel of making music -- http://www.ravegenerator.com/ - you gotta try this its great fun http://www.ministryofsound.com/music/downloads/salsoul/page2.asp
here are some usefull links -- http://www.backroomsounds.com/samples.htm http://www.samplecity.net/forum/
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