--Introduction Thread-- Newbies Please Use This Thread First

[zahqo]

Hey guys, zaco here (Real name, Sean). Not much to say but I dig ponies and fresh beats. As soon as I can clear my plate, I'd love to make some time to get into this, definitely into the idea of collaboration. On the side I do web design.

Favorite genres: I'm pretty widespread but if we're talking electronica which is probably my tilt, then I'd say breaks, goa, ambient, chillout or lounge.

I could probably name a bunch of random groups that interest me but a few specifics include Hybrid, Conjure One, Ulrich Schnauss and Xerxes.

[bartekko]

Favorite genres: I'm pretty widespread but if we're talking electronica which is probably my tilt, then I'd say breaks, goa, ambient, chillout or lounge.

I LOVE ambient and chillout, but there's not many artists making this kind of music.
so,
welcome

[Makkon]

Welcome, zaco! Excited to hear your stuff soon :]

[Ropony]

ambient, chillout or lounge

All i needed to know, I look forward to checking out what you can create.

Hope you enjoy your welcome here.

[Tephrax]

Hey guys I'm Tephrax.

- I'm 17
- I've had no formal music education since 3 years ago, though I do wish i'd taken it as a subject.

I always wanted to make my own music, though never did, but then ponies came along.
The community inspired me, especially glaze/makkon/notacleverpony/EBB. You guys have some awesome music!

Feel free to poke holes in whatever I make. I need the criticism

Really looking forward to hearing from your experiences, and learning from you. Keep on rocking bronies!

[Dr_Dissonance]

Hey Tephrax! I enjoyed your "I'm Sorry" fan music!
If you're worried about money, (without resulting to yarr harring!) then there's a free version of Kontakt that can play many free vsts around the net! Take a look around the forums for any threads about free vsts and soundfonts, you'll have more than enough to keep you going!

We hope you enjoy your time here!

[MidgetBrony]

Hello,to be honest I really wouldn't know how to introduce myself But meh, Let's give it a try.

My name is MidgetBrony (Midget I will respond to in a heartbeat.) I love all different kinds of Music so It's hard to say what is my Favorite, it has gone all the way to Metal, Trance, DubStep, NerdCore, Rap, Country (Once in a while), J-Pop, J-Rock, General Techno... oh the list can continue.

Just started trying to remixes and such. When Starting I mean It's been only a month. So excuse me when Some questions can seem, how should I put it... bad.

[WoodenToaster]

Welcome to the forum dude, and don't worry about asking us anything, we were all new at one point.

[Aussie]

I played piano with a post-rock (think Explosions in the Sky and Russian Circles) for a while.

I'm also considering Ableton for comparison.

post-rock, old school punk, underground hip-hop, indie rock, nerdcore rap, chiptune rock, and some eletronic and techno stuff thrown in for good measure

Pinkie Pie.

We're gonna be great friends.

[Makkon]

Hahaha, awesome man. Welcome to the forums. I'd be interested in hearing your post-rock stuff, that's a genre I've always enjoyed :]

[UnderpΩny]

Hay Guise.

I go by the name of UnderpΩny. The omega is because a) It's cool and b) It looks like a horseshoe. The Remix Wars gave me the excuse I needed to start making some proper music. I'm currently halfway through an A-level in Music Tech, so hopefully one day I'll be making top-notch stuff like the rest of you!

[Interrobang Pie]

>Joined: 11 Jul 2011, 14:13
>Posted: 1 minute ago

Oh well. Hello.

[Tiaaaaa]

Hello all, I'm Tiaaaaa.

A little about myself? Um, well obviously I like ponies. And music. And also pony music. I have a really eclectic taste in music and I listen to at least a little bit of just about everything. I absolutely love rock, techno, and orchestral music, though.
I don't really have much experience with making music, and I don't have any formal training in music theory or anything like that, but I'm not completely useless as far as music is concerned. I can play the piano... poorly. The sort of music I hope to do is...um... I'm not entirely sure what the genre is called, actually. Mellow maybe? Stuff along the lines of PinkiePieSwear's Flutterwonder, Foozogz's Sparkle, or JackleApp's I Love Everything. Anyway, I hope to get better (or at least become not terrible), so please bear with me.

[Dr_Dissonance]

I can play the piano... poorly.

Me too!

Welcome Tiaaaaa! Feel free to ask around for help if needed. Have you made any music yet? I'd love to hear some!

We all hope you enjoy your time here!

[Tiaaaaa]

Welcome Tiaaaaa! Feel free to ask around for help if needed. Have you made any music yet? I'd love to hear some!

We all hope you enjoy your time here!

I have, though it's mostly been for practice. I suppose there's a piece I could post up on youtube, though. I'll see about it. And thank you very much! It's a pleasure to meet you.

Also, I forgot to mention, I work in LMMS which seems to be a bit of a Rarity, but I've seen that Circuitfry and Foozogz work in LMMS so I may occasionally bug you two about how I have no clue what I'm doing. If you don't mind, I mean.

[Senator Myth]

Hello all, I'm Tiaaaaa.
I can play the piano... poorly.

Me too. You're off to a pretty good start!

The sort of music I hope to do is...um... I'm not entirely sure what the genre is called, actually. Mellow maybe? Stuff along the lines of PinkiePieSwear's Flutterwonder, Foozogz's Sparkle, or JackleApp's I Love Everything. Anyway, I hope to get better (or at least become not terrible), so please bear with me.

I do believe that we (colloquially at least) refer to that sort of music as "chill" music.

And all of us are struggling to get better! Don't feel shy, feel free to approach any brony musician for any questions you may have. Pop into the IRC sometime, if you haven't already. Hopefully you'll find a nice home here on MLR!

[bartekko]

I don't have any formal training in music theory

I think that formal training helps, but without creativity, it's nothing.
and playing piano, even a little bit enhances the creativity a whole lot.
even simple improvisations might provide a lot of catchy melodies.
However, today's music is based heavily on sound synthesis (but you propably know that)
I think that the ability to make a sound sound exactly the way you want it to is at least as important as formal training, if not more. one might make one midi sound either otherworldy, paddish, calm and relaxing, while it may also sound dark, ominous, and scary. And that's beautiful.

Why do I philosophy in the introduction thread anyway?

+ add us all on skype, as the IRC is not always hyperactive

[Tiaaaaa]

I don't have any formal training in music theory

I think that formal training helps, but without creativity, it's nothing.
and playing piano, even a little bit enhances the creativity a whole lot.
even simple improvisations might provide a lot of catchy melodies.
However, today's music is based heavily on sound synthesis (but you propably know that)
I think that the ability to make a sound sound exactly the way you want it to is at least as important as formal training, if not more. one might make one midi sound either otherworldy, paddish, calm and relaxing, while it may also sound dark, ominous, and scary. And that's beautiful.

Why do I philosophy in the introduction thread anyway?

+ add us all on skype, as the IRC is not always hyperactive

Actually, I didn't know that. In fact, I've never heard of sound synthesis. At least, not by name. I did a quick google search, but none of what I found really helped.

Also, will add people, although I'm not on skype much. I'm not too big on phones or things like phones.

[bartekko]

Actually, I didn't know that. In fact, I've never heard of sound synthesis. At least, not by name. I did a quick google search, but none of what I found really helped.

I absolutely love rock, techno, and orchestral music,

I didn't know it is possible to know what techno is and not know what a synth is. internet will keep amazing me forever.
anyway [/offtop]

[Senator Myth]

Also, will add people, although I'm not on skype much. I'm not too big on phones or things like phones.

Ah, that's quite alright, the vast majority of the time, we use the Skype for chatting via text rather than by voice.

[Tiaaaaa]

I didn't know it is possible to know what techno is and not know what a synth is. internet will keep amazing me forever.
anyway [/offtop]

Oh, I know what a synth is. I'm new to a lot of musical jargon, though. Don't really know much about synths either to be honest. I've mostly been messing around hoping to get better with LMMS.

Ah, that's quite alright, the vast majority of the time, we use the Skype for chatting via text rather than by voice.

Oh, okay. I keep forgetting Skype can be used for text too.

[bartekko]

Ah, that's quite alright, the vast majority of the time, we use the Skype for chatting via text rather than by voice.

Because multitasking is fun.
I can't see myself voice-chatting since 2008, it's just plain ineffective international, and even if nationally it may take less time, it's not the way you work on a song and chat at the same time

[Stars In Autumn]

Hahaha, awesome man. Welcome to the forums. I'd be interested in hearing your post-rock stuff, that's a genre I've always enjoyed :]

Haha, I some extremely rough recordings from a practice session with my post-rock band. They were recorded with a digital camera...so yeah. Unfortunately that's all I have of that. But, we never there's stuff I wrote that we never wound up using that I'm hoping to incorporate into whatever I wind up doing.

Recycling stuff can always be fun. Good to see you on the forums!

[UnderpΩny]

>Joined: 11 Jul 2011, 14:13
>Posted: 1 minute ago

Only just found it. *shrug*

[PokeBrony649]

ive been on here for a while now and ive only just found this forum. DAMMIT! should of looked for one first.
Anyway, a little about myself:
Name: Joshua Brown
Alias: PokeBrony649, Sonix431
Age: 15
Favorite MLP characters: Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy
Interests: MLP FiM (Kinda obvious), Pokemon (Kinda obvious), music, computer games
Species: Pegasis
Colour: Red
frankly i dont know much about making music. im hoping to learn more just by learning how to play pieces by ear. at the moment ive almost finished learning how to play avast fluttershys ass on the piano(still cant figure out that chord progression fast note upwards thingie) If there is anypony out there who can help me with that it would be much appreciated. if anypony is interested in poetry ive written one on luna in the poem forum.
so thats a bit about me. (Sorry if its a bit long)