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The Basics

Making Electronic music can be done several ways, there's MIDI, Waves, Loops, Synthesizers, and more.  The method I use is a combination of wave files called loops.  Loops are a finite element of sound which is repeated by technical means. 

The most common way to create a loop is to record a portion of sound which can be a single instrument, voice, nature, or really anything that can be "looped" repetitively to create a consistent expression.  

You can create your own .wav files or you can download them (I'll provide some resources later)  

Creating a .wav file is pretty simple. You can download a simple utility that you can use to create the file or edit the sound file.  Audacity is a free utility that you can get from the Audacity Website.  The software is 100% free and can be used on a Windows PC, Mac, or Linux based computer. 

Download the appropriate version for your computer and fire up the software and play around a bit with it. Record your voice and apply some effects and see what interesting sounds you can create. 

The three main buttons you'll use are the Play, Effects and Record Buttons.  Have some fun, find some .wav files online and download them and play with them a bit!  

-D

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