making beats
making beats
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- slappy3
My son is 10 and is learning the drums. He's into it but I struggle to get him to practice without me reminding him, largely as his passion belongs to his computer.
I think the missing link is some music making software for making beats and loading samples that has a simple enough interface to get him going. We are mac based, and he has a sweet studio setup (for a 10 year old).
I would love a little advice if anyone could help with some recommendations.
- Say set up the camera so I can watch it later or listen to it when I drive. Show him interest and I think he will deliver!AQUTE
- Melodics App?oey_oey
- Thanks I'll check it out.slappy
- Playing drums is a tactical thing. Making music on a computer definitely isn't, most of the time you're mouse-ing around.microkorg
- Maybe getting him a Ableton Push2, or Maschine or Akai MPC Studio so he can load in drum samples and bash out beats with his fingers.microkorg
- Get him watching fingerdrumming on MPCs on Youtube. See Raybandanas post on 1st page of this thread.microkorg
- https://youtu.be/mTk…microkorg
- Get him hooked on sampling and you're never going to have to worry about him smoking or doin drugs when he's older as all his pocket money will go on vinyl ;)microkorg
- “ And get their friends to come in and they'll suck, too. And then they'll f******* start playing and they'll have the best time they've ever had in their lives********
- ... and they’ll become nirvana.” Advice from Dave Grohl********
- Son, drummers are pussy magnets. Now show me some paradiddles.mort_
- Thanks, there is heaps to research in there. I'm really looking forward to learning with him.slappy
- I know this is low hanging fruit but if you want easy quick wins, GarageBand. My 11 year old loves it.. granted he is just arranging loops but he is interestedautoflavour
- Yeah my 12 year old makes tunes in garage band. Seems very immediate and intuitive.mort_