Basically I'm semi-new to this stuff but I've recently hit a milestone that has me actually liking the stuff I'm making. No idea when it happened, maybe aliens, I don't know. I'm wondering, though, what are the schools of thought regarding tempo in different genres? I can only imagine two, which would be either:
A. Typically, every genre has an average BPM that people produce at and it's best to stick to that OR B. It's possible to create good shit when not adhering to the general agreed upon tempo.
I'm probably wrong but hey I've decided to jump feet first into this business/hobby and if stupid questions must be asked then that's what I have to do lol
So yeah, I love the stuff Deadmou5 does, well the more "pop" stuff he does, and so far that's what I've been trying to emulate. But the shit in my head is usually way off for that genre and I'm wondering if continuing to produce stuff with different tempos than the norm will hinder my progress. Obviously the most creative stuff comes from not following the status quo, but I'm talking more as a beginner trying to build a foundation. I've been playing guitar for 12 years but the first year or so was worthless because I developed bad habits and needed to relearn. I never had a guitar teacher but I easily could have, whereas EDM stuff doesn't really have teachers. Unless I'm just missing them, I don't know.
So sorry for the semi-rant but I've come to you guys multiple times with questions and you haven't failed me yet
Submitted January 25, 2017 at 04:41AM by TheyCallHimPaul https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5q1z1b/how_important_is_tempo_when_starting_a_song_from/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Wednesday, January 25, 2017