Taking the production step

Andrew Lawrence, post: 40898, member: 2005 wrote: Thanks for the response, no it did actually help quite a bit, because yes, the tutorials were all free ones. I have actually found an online course for a reasonable price of £69

http://www.subbassdj.com/courses/online-music-production-courses

But yeah, I suppose paid online courses might not be so bad, will have to keep looking into it

I meant taking a class in person is obviously better than online tutorials. It will probably cost more though.

I checked the site and the tutorials are actually good, but taking only the introductory tutorial won’t be enough. It’s good to get to know the software, but you’ll be clueless when it comes to using the virtual instrument which is something you must understand. Depending which VST you use, you’ll have to learn about that too.

I’m sure you can find a torrent to download those tutorials for free.

DJ Homei, post: 40925, member: 5649 wrote: If you’re willing to pay for online tutorials, lynda.com tutes are really good. They’re geared more towards graphics software, but I’ve noticed Abelton tutorials. It’s $30/USD a month, and you can sample free segments. I teach at a design college and frequently assign these tutorials so my students can get up to speed on software basics. Our school provides free Lynda accounts to all students.

Unlike many tutes that just explain one little software trick but don’t help you understand the bigger picture, lynda.com will guide you through the process. But you have to be patient & willing to sit through the course, which it sounds like you are.

Lynda also avoids the other big problem with “free” youTube tutorials: you have to wait 5-10 minutes to realize the presenter is an idiot. The instructors and courses are well organized and step you through the complexities and concepts. These tutes are structured like a class with video segments broken down into 5-10 minute chunks.

BTW I’m not being paid by Lynda to say this.

Totally agree at this point! Lynda IS good.
I recommend you one thing. You dont really need to pay for tutorials. You may, it may save your time but not necessery. As DJ Homei said: shorter videos are 100 times better then long ones. SO you shouldnt search for: how to do a dubstep song, but for videos that will show you functionality of a certain instrument, effect, device… And then, it is all on you. Experiment, fool around with each tool in Live. Try EVERYTHING and most importantly DO NOT rush! Use one thing for a certain period fo time. Do not continue untill you feel confident about it.

I never paid a single penny for tutorials and I feel confident in Live. All I used was YouTube maybe some forums. You must not drown yourself in tons of information.

And the very last thing I want to say is: give it a shot and look up on YouTube this guy (he is active on this forums too!): http://www.youtube.com/user/JoshuaCasper22

Hope you get the right thing soon!