Just a friendly noob introducing himself...

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Melodicore

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Hey everybody! Let me just say, this might be long. I will include a TL;DR at the end for the quickly bored friends of mine. Now let's get started, shall we?

First off, any metalheads around here? :guitar: Not sure how big your
metalcore crowd is, but that's where I'll be.

My name's Adam. I've been playing guitar for about 8 years now. I'm fully self taught with no formal lessons. Oh, I guess I should add that
I'm a married man of four months as of tomorrow :D
My influences started with Steve Vai. Over time, they veered off into heavier and heavier music with my current ones
being A Day to Remember, Of Mice & Men, August Burns Red, Parkway Drive, etc.
My username is a reflection of the "mood" I aim for when writing music: Melodic metalcore.

I'm also a huge computer nerd and gamer. So naturally with my skills and hobbies colliding into a newly-formed superpower, I decided
to take a stab at doing some recording. I've been doing rough guitar demos and experimenting for several months now and would like to start getting
feedback and tips on my newest drafts. I'd like to learn and talk about things like technique, general rules of thumb, stuff like that. Getting my basics
down is key, software and other stuff can come later. Let's just say I'm slowly learning, hehe.
I'm a rookie with FL Studio, using it mainly for basic drum tracks. When I do my guitar recording I use Audacity.
I use a USB effects pedal (gear: Ibanez S320 w/Dimarzio Evolution bridge pickups, Zoom G2Nu pedal).

That's about the gist of it!

(TL;DR)
I'm a new member who's a metalhead and is interested in getting better at recording. Go here for my first draft.

I'm excited to get started with you guys as you embark with me on this potentially epic journey!
 
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Hi there Adam. Nice to have you here. There are a fair amount of "Metalheads" here, along with alot of other genres of music. Being that we all use the same notes, chords, etc, and all have a love of music and recording, you should easily fit in here. May I suggest that you ditch FL Studio sand Audacity and procure Reaper as your DAW, as it is probably much more conducive to the uses you describe. It is a serious DAW that many here use, and one that has plenty of free support. And it's constantly updated. And the best thing about it is that it is basically free! All you have to do is purchase the license for a one time $60.00 fee after the 30 day free trial. And even if you don't have the bucks for the license at the moment, you can still continue to use it. But be a righteous individual and pay the fee if you have the cash! There is a learning curve to all the DAW's so don't expect to make professional recordings over night. For example, my manual for Reaper is 405 pages. If you'd like to hear examples of Reaper check out some of the recordings by members Greg_L and RAMI. Good luck!
 
You have one metalhead at heart here. Though, I record anything that is good. Even the advice you get from members that work with other genres will be helpful. It all comes down to setup, room, experience and above all-the performance.

Welcome to the site man!
 
Thanks guys! I will check out Reaper. I've liked Audacity because it's very simple to use and produces decent work. FL Studio on the other hand is a bit more complex to say the least!
 
Welcome.

All DAW's take some time to learn. Once you get the feel, it becomes intuitive to use. Use a decent program and not some crap program like Audacity or FL. Though they have their places in the recording realm, they are not the best at tracking or mixing.

Reaper gets a lot of praise on this site; that says something. Others to consider: Cubase, Sonar and even, ah-hem, Protools.

btw: Good call on the tl/dr option. :D
 
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Welcome Adam!

You sound similar to me when I joined this place a few years ago - nerd metalhead guitar player using audacity and trying to figure things out.
Although I wasn't married. I was 16. I'm still not married. I'm 20. And even though they're different things now, I'm still trying to figure things out. But I have moved on from Audacity :D

As a nerd diving into the recording world you might end up finding yourself complete enamored with the tech aspect of things and develop a love for electronic music (and realize that maybe amp sims aren't so bad after all) like me.

Anyway - you're in a great place to learn and make friends!

I haven't been coming here as much within the last year since life tends to get in the way of things but I hope to get back on track here soon ;)
 
Chili said:
Welcome.

All DAW's take some time to learn. Once you get the feel, it becomes intuitive to use. Use a decent program and not some crap program like Audacity or FL. Though they have their places in the recording realm, but they are not the best at tracking or mixing.

Reaper gets a lot of praise on this site; that says something. Others to consider: Cubase, Sonar and even, ah-hem, Protools.

btw: Good call on the tl/dr option. :D
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Yeah, audacity and FL are different kind of animals.
Definitely check out other daws just in case.

I recommend looking into Cubase and Ableton.
 
kidkage said:
Yeah, audacity and FL are different kind of animals.
Definitely check out other daws just in case.

I recommend looking into Cubase and Ableton.
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Adam, while I don't know about Cubase, I can say Ableton brought a different perspective to me when writing music. I started listening to different music types (different EDM genres) and combining that with acoustic, rock, prog rock, etc. has really given me a new view on creating music.

Ableton is pretty expensive, but it has a lot of tools that come with the suite, Sampler, Analog, Tension, etc. that allows you to craft your sounds. I wouldn't push the software, but thought I would give a different perspective for you to think about. Plus, you can technically incorporate it into a live environment.

Just another view point.
 
Wow guys thanks for the kind welcoming committee ! I've heard of Cubase and a friend of mine swears by Ableton so I will check them out, as well as Reaper. I'm pretty busy at work as of late, as with the busy holiday season and what not. But I'll try to keep in touch and make my way around the forums.

In the mean time, I will start by reading all of the newbie sticky'd threads!
 
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