I'm a really new DAW user (I don't see myself as a producer quite yet :U) and so far the single largest thing that's frustrating me at the moment is figuring out how to make sounds:
1. Picking out a sound from a song and recreating something similar. While it would be almost impossible to completely recreate the sound, I'm having a hard time simply naming what kind of sound is what, so I don't even know where to start.
2. Using different kinds of synthesizers. All these programs seem to do different things, and some of them I do have some sort of grasp on (i.e. Massive and Cytrus), but with the endless list of programs, I can't help but feel like some effort is wasted learning programs I won't ever use.
I don't really know what I'm listening to when it comes to all the technical stuff, most advice when practicing sound design seems to be "turn some knobs and hope for the best", and I don't have any idea where to start since most tutorials are super specific. I've been told by a friend that a good first step into making my own stuff is by practicing making other people's songs that inspire me, so that's my goal at the moment.
1. Picking out a sound from a song and recreating something similar. While it would be almost impossible to completely recreate the sound, I'm having a hard time simply naming what kind of sound is what, so I don't even know where to start.
2. Using different kinds of synthesizers. All these programs seem to do different things, and some of them I do have some sort of grasp on (i.e. Massive and Cytrus), but with the endless list of programs, I can't help but feel like some effort is wasted learning programs I won't ever use.
I don't really know what I'm listening to when it comes to all the technical stuff, most advice when practicing sound design seems to be "turn some knobs and hope for the best", and I don't have any idea where to start since most tutorials are super specific. I've been told by a friend that a good first step into making my own stuff is by practicing making other people's songs that inspire me, so that's my goal at the moment.