A genre for a beginner?

[TranquilHooves]

^^^^
Also, you can emulate a genre that isn't electronica using synths, don't be narrow-minded
(er, not saying you are.)

[XXDarkShadow79XX]

Thank you! 1 day and already filled with knowlegde. I'm so ready to abuse my FL Studio. But first i'm gonna sleep. Hope that the track(s) will be satisfying for both me and you all.

I have a better idea! Wikipedia genre surfing!!! Here you go!

[Blitztank]

Damn moombahcore is amazing. Thank you Shadow!

[VINXIS]

1. Make a new project file and add vsts or whatever to start off
2. Start improvising in a scale.
3. Add drum beats.
4. Change the vst instruments to whatever you want.
5. Polish it.

Dude, you don't even need to know which genre is the easiest, this is the complete basics right here.

Or stick with moombahtron :3

[Blitztank]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNBgwna_rXg <---- Oh god.... Skweee is fantastic. Or, this one is. And i'm done listening to every single genre on the list, i got 11 genres that interrested me. So what now? Read about the genre i want to start with, and after that find the plug-ins for the genre. And at last, make the damn track?

[Captain Ironhelm]

Yep, just choose what you want to do, and run with it!

[Ed Viper]

There's no "easy" genre. All genres have complex song structures to make them sound good.

When you get an idea, just start trying to put it into whatever DAW you're using, and what comes of it comes of it. That's seriously how most people do it.

[K3WRO]

Every genre needs practice, Thought house was easy at first, but I was wrong. Same with all the genres I currently work with.

Basically, try a genre you really like, If you really dislike a certain type of music or if your not interested, it won't be really comfortable and fun, especially when your a hobbyist.
Let's say you like trance for example, you listen to a-lot of progressive trance and attending raves to the point you want start making your own, First thing I did was go to my favorite artist and observe what makes it special, The style, the sound,techniques, and try researching a genre.
It's all important.

[MixMastaCopyCat]

Well, what are you good at? If you aren't good at mixing/mastering, then maybe insane drumstep isn't for you. (That's literally the exact mistake I made. I decided that it would be a great idea for my first song to be a crossbreed/hybrid genre. It wasn't.) If you can't write melodies, then don't choose something like house or trance. It all just boils down to what you "can" or "can't" do.

well, mixing is a skill that you're going to need for EVERYTHING

[EnnervateIndustries]

Whatever the hell you want. Grab two instruments or sounds in your DAW and make them sound pretty together. That's basically it. Everything else is just that, but bigger and more complicated.

[Blitz-13]

Now correct me if i'm wrong, but won't it also be a good idea to try alot of genres etc. To find the most entertaining (for me) kind of music to produce?

It's perfectly ok to to do this, but I would say (seeing how I'm also a beginner) try to just fool with the different music styles or presets on your D.A.W. and work with what you like in there. I generally start with that, play a tune I like, then try to make a drum beat to match it. So far, I've made a decent start by doing this, so I hope it definitely works for you!

[Fimbulin]

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4621
Here's a topic where a bunch of us describe how we go about producing our tracks. Give it a glance or two.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

House and moombahton are quite simple when it comes to drum patterns and BPM. Massive is good for basses and other riff raff, while things like sylenth1 are good for leads and plucks.

[xadobex]

Don't focus on genres. Get an idea and write it in.

^ this

i don't really like genres because they limit you, in a sense.

if you say "ok i'm gonna go write a dubstep song", then either you'll be unable to come up with something OR you have this great idea that isn't dubstep.

that's why what i usually do is write something that i think sounds good then see if i can apply a genre to it later.