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danielchasewrote
Wed, 14 Nov 2012What's next, a tutorial on how to plug in your computer? I should write up that tutorial for these guys...I've got some wicked power strip routing up in here it'll blow your mind.

user-deletedwrote
Wed, 14 Nov 2012Yeah, i admit that this article was a little on the easy side. Ok - Very much on the easy side

But, i am still happy that there are people willing to put knowledge out for free and I still think your comment was on the harsh side - but I understand what you were trying to get at.

I try and teach stuff like this to little kids (10-12 yr olds) and some of them would be grateful for this post, and that may hopefully lead them on to bigger and better and more creative things.

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burnibuswrote
Wed, 14 Nov 2012i concur

silentfoolwrote
Wed, 14 Nov 2012Whoa, Even for a RA forum, that's a harsh post at best.

Even though you may look down on the article, In EVERY hobby/profession there are standard techniques that people have to learn.

Once you have the basics down, then you can get wild with the creativity and experimentation.



though, in this field, those standard techniques are not 'berghain techno' or 'mystik dubstep' and the likes. instead, learn how the machines (the real and the virtual ones) work, respectively how the... More

burnibuswrote
Wed, 14 Nov 2012I agree with learning the basics, and i agree with tutorials. The fact that this tutorial is literally 'put a kick on every 1. Then but a clap on every other kick. Add a hatt to the 3rd, 7th 11th and 15th.' is ridiculous. I would argue that if you cannot listen to a techno record and then discern that this is what you should be doing to repeat that very very simple pattern then you are in the wrong game.

This is not a 'standard technique', it is programming a 4/4 kick pattern, the most... More

user-deletedwrote
Wed, 14 Nov 2012Whoa, Even for a RA forum, that's a harsh post at best.

Even though you may look down on the article, In EVERY hobby/profession there are standard techniques that people have to learn.

Once you have the basics down, then you can get wild with the creativity and experimentation.