Riley Weller

Musiktheorie

Hey Tyrone, thanks for sharing!What are your thoughts on your beat?Nice kick drum and bass, it hits hard! And the melodies are catchy!My question - why did you change pitch around 50 seconds? The rest was great!

honestly, accident lol. I only just got a good headset today, so i barely could hear what i was making haha.

Haha, well that is good you are wanting to take music production seriously, and that's the first step!

What headphones did you buy?

Audio-technica m30x. I heard they are good to start off with :) now I'm just looking into getting a midi keyboard but I have no idea lol I'm thinking of maybe the Native instruments M32. But honestly I don't know lol. I'm really enjoying your lessons. How long did it take you to understand all the names for effects and their alterations?

Okay thanks for sharing! Be careful of the advice when it comes to music equipment! For headphones, there's Open-Back and Closed-Back headphones. Closed-backs are usually meant for recording or sound isolation (not letting noise in or out of the headphones). This is not to say the closed-backs are bad (your ATH-M30x), you just have to learn how they sound. This is because they are closed and do not allow sound to escape and can emphasis certain frequencies (enhance or cut). Open-backs are more common in mixing and mastering because they allow audio to escape, and are known for a more "transparent sound" for more accurate mixing. But again, no matter the speakers or headphone.. it's all about learning your speakers, which takes time! To learn everything has taken YEARS, and I'm still learning every day with music production.. as long as you keep reading and practicing you will keep improving! :) For a MIDI Keyboard, I'm currently using the M-Audio Oxygen Pro MIDI Keyboard 49. I suggest a 49-Key to my students!

Yeah I've noticed that already with the headphones. When I send it to my wife on FB, it sounds so different coming out of phone speakers or tablet. 

I'm excited to know it takes years. Shows there is alot more to it than alot of people think.

Nice midi keyboard! You suggest a 49 key? I only know super basic piano skills and was just hoping to like come up with simple beats within just one or 2 octaves at a time. Why do you recommend 49 out the gate? And is it necessary even if you have not learnt much piano at all?

I like a 49 Key MIDI Keyboard because it is fairly priced and its size is not too big (61-key gets bigger and expensive). The 49-Key model I mentioned offers semi-weighted keys in the 49-key model (hard to find).  This just means the piano key quality is a little better than cheap piano keys (synth keys). What I would suggest when first starting is using your typing computer keyboard and use QWERTY to learn basic melodies.  Once you grasp the concept of making loops in FL Studio, then a MIDI Keyboard comes into play. Yes, even if you don't know piano I still suggest a 49-Key.  It isn't much more money, and gives you the ability to play with both hands, and gives a nice range. I suggest a MIDI Keyboard that has all these transport buttons ( PLAY, STOP, RECORD, FORWARD, BACK, LOOP).  Not all MIDI Keyboards do! If the Oxygen Pro is out of your price range, you can just look at the "oxygen" version non pro.  At the end of the day a $1000 vs a $100 isn't much, it's a lot of marketing because you just play sounds inside your music program (it's just build quality and maybe some extra bells and whistles).

Alright Il do some research and see where I can get it the cheapest. I appreciate your tips and advice!

No problem! Thank-you for watching my FL Studio Courses! Always feel free to leave a question on a particular course. I try to respond back daily.

What do you think of the Arturia KeyLab Essential 49 mkIII essential? I'm in the Philippines so it's not so easy finding stores that sell the good stuff haha.

I honestly have no idea.. I haven't tested it! One of the hardest things to know is if a MIDI Keyboard works good for your particular DAW.. A MIDI Keyboard may work good in one DAW.. but not good in another DAW.. or some features may or may not work depending on DAW.. For FL Studio I've found a simple, affordable, but still has knobs, sliders, drum pads, and decent keys gives the best experience. Sometimes companies force you into downloading lots of software just to use the MIDI Keyboard, which I really don't like (Native Instruments does this.. I'm not sure about Arturia.. I know Arturia does for their VST synths..) From my research and testing, I chose the M-Audio Oxygen Pro 49 for this particular reason, and why I tell students it's what gives me a good experience. You'll find a MIDI Keyboard that works for you!  :)

I see. Il have to do research as I use fl studio. Thanks Teach!

Hey Teach, so if you had to pick 5 of the "must have" paid plugins for fl studio, what would they be?

Hey! I really enjoy using FabFilter plugins.. I'd look at their Pro Bundle.. it is 25% off till Jan 1 I think!:
<a href="https://www.fabfilter.com/shop/pro-bundle?currency=USD" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.fabfilter.com/shop/pro-bundle?currency=USD</a>

Well I ended up getting the Arturia Keylab essential 49 mk3. It works great with FL studio! And it comes with pretty amazing free plugins.

Okay, right on!  You're taking the next step!  ;) One thing I would caution you on is using plugins that you are unsure about on serious projects. What I mean is if you use a plugin on a serious project, you are stuck with that plugin if you ever want to re-open the project! This is why it's important to select your plugins wisely.. like some plugins make you install their portal software just to use their plugin, and stuff like that.. (this is new to the industry.. I just like an .exe file that installs a .dll file that we then unlock with a simply license..) Hope it works out for you, and my FL Studio &amp; Beatmaking courses continue to help!!

Thanks buddy. Yup I've been watching the lessons every day

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