<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/15886/too-ambitious-for-an-lsdj-beginner/ Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:53:18 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/225890/#p225890 djhaka says:

Sorry for the necro-post, but I'm barely starting with LSDJ too, so I know how you feel! It's been rough :P I have a tendency to get frustrated and throw out what I've done before I even get anywhere. Everyone's advice is really helpful though, particularly Sesska's :).

Just thought I'd share something that seemed relevant, not just with chiptunes but creativity in general:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI23U7U2aUY

]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:53:18 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/225890/#p225890 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224364/#p224364 JodyBigfoot says:

yeah thats LSDJ for you, keep tinkering! its not like a VST with presets, you really have to mine into the depths

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:08:15 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224364/#p224364 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224362/#p224362 IceWolf says:

Thanks guys, I started working on it. Doesn't quite sound like I envisioned it and not sure if it's right but work has begun on it.

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:51:35 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224362/#p224362 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224342/#p224342 Sesska says:
Sesska wrote:

being an absolut LSDJ beginner myself, not that far from starting point, i've also kind of hoped to start a track right away and ''learn by mistake''

but this actually quick led me to some veryvery crapy pulsebass-pulselead-kitdrums-nothing attempt of covers (purple haze, and some french pop-ish shit to be precise)

problem with lsdj is that it's quite simple to do simple things with it... but gets VERY complicated to make some even slighlty more elaborated stuff

so I got back on the holy path of wisdom:

- read the fucking manual (not only once) and try all the presets
- learn the basic manipulations (esp. this life-saving cloning thing)
- try to understand and use the basic commands in tables (esp. the ''P'' one, ''H'' too... E... V a.s.o.)
- understand and use the ''3 ticks'' trick (actually not use this much anymore)

then just experiment some different ways of making up fat kicks, cool snares (got mine by the way^^), basses and leads
mostly using some other people's presets/.save as a base, cheers folks

then putting this together and started of thinking about making up a decent track (failed so far, but won't give it up smile )

it's just my 2 cents, but judging from other people's appreciation only I quickly went from ''hu,hu soo funny, you make some game boy music, hu, hu" to ''fuck mate, how do you get this from a game boy ???

which is far more self satisfying, and motivating, I have to say...

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 08:46:51 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224342/#p224342 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224341/#p224341 Sesska says:

oops... sorry messed up with the ''edit'' stuff

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 08:41:57 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224341/#p224341 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224329/#p224329 BeatScribe says:

I started out trying to make this on LSDJ, I am actually still working on it:

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:21:02 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224329/#p224329 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224322/#p224322 Ninten Kwon Do says:
Dire Hit wrote:

You're under arrest for using a 50% pulse wave with no modulation of any kind.

I literally just committed that crime. I winced when I listened back to the track.

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 01:37:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224322/#p224322 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224287/#p224287 Dire Hit says:
J3wel wrote:
Imaginary wrote:

Yeah, there's a lot to be said for just going for it. It's not like you're gonna get in trouble for trying. smile

I agree with Imaginary.. Covers are a great way to start most definitely.

..but what if there was the LSDJ police. dumdumdum

You're under arrest for using a 50% pulse wave with no modulation of any kind.

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:30:46 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224287/#p224287 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224282/#p224282 J3wel says:
Imaginary wrote:

Yeah, there's a lot to be said for just going for it. It's not like you're gonna get in trouble for trying. smile

I agree with Imaginary.. Covers are a great way to start most definitely.

..but what if there was the LSDJ police. dumdumdum

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:28:23 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224282/#p224282 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224280/#p224280 Imaginary says:

Yeah, there's a lot to be said for just going for it. It's not like you're gonna get in trouble for trying. smile

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:20:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224280/#p224280 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224262/#p224262 an0va says:

You got this, IceWolf! My first LSDJ track was a crappy cover of Led Zeppelin, lol!

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 06:44:56 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224262/#p224262 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224258/#p224258 scrmwzrd says:

this is how i am thinking of starting, with some music from games, some tv theme songs, and some old favourite songs of mine. can't see the harm in it, and it should quickly show the limitation/nuances of the software. i can't wait to get stuck into it more!

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 05:48:09 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224258/#p224258 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224256/#p224256 Dire Hit says:
TEOMAWKI wrote:

I would say go for it. It wont hurt, you'll get lots of experience.

Yeah, that's the biggest thing, It's not like it'll actually hurt to try. Watch some tutorials, mess around, see if you can play your favorite songs.

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 05:05:09 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224256/#p224256 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224249/#p224249 IceWolf says:

Well I pretty much just play music by ear on the computer (It's been 2 years since I started I think? no music theory) and the song I wanted to do was Bullet For My Valentine's Forever and Always.

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:06:20 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224249/#p224249 <![CDATA[Re: Too ambitious for an lsdj beginner?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224248/#p224248 sugar sk*-*lls says:

Depends, most people learn music and instruments by learning songs they like. Maybe you just aim to get one or two aspects of the song programmed, ie maybe just bass line and drums or chords and beat or just melody. Trying to fully realize a multi tracked rock song with the limitations of the dmg is absurd, it is a different medium and idiom. The point is to learn the program right? Dive in.

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:49:11 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/224248/#p224248