Hi.
I am very interested in making game music, but I don't have any experience in making music digitally.
I have classical music background, I played piano since 5 years old and now am a student of conservatory. So I have knowledge of musical theory.
My question is where do I start?
I'm currently exploring FL Studio, is it fit for my purpose? Should I buy a course of game music composition? Or maybe free tutorials would be enough?
Any advice is welcome!
I would highly recommend FL Studio, and you might want to check out the various VSTs you can get. 
I would also recommend buying at least a 61 weighted key midi controller. You also should consider getting a pad kit as well so you can work with samples, and drum-kits.
To be honest if you have that much experience making music on the piano, I would recommend listening to a lot of game music and just trying to re-create some pieces on your own digitally.
You'll want to be very familiar with the software you're using as well so pick up a book or watch some videos on FL Studio (something close to the version you're buying).
Programmer and 3D Artist
Oh, thank you very much!
And there is another question about midi controllers.
I am now using trial version of FL Studio, and the thing is, I have a midi controller, that I bought like 10 years ago... Also I have electronic piano Kawaii. I tried to connect them both, with a connector that came with my midi controller. But it doesn't connect. By tutorials and videos I learnt, that there isn't much to do there, you just plug in and it must work. And I can't find why mine doesn't. I installed drivers that I found for my kawaii, but it didn't work anyway. Where could the problem be? Maybe it's in the controller? And is it possible to use my old midi controller?
9 minutes ago, Gayane Aslanyan said:Oh, thank you very much!
And there is another question about midi controllers.
I am now using trial version of FL Studio, and the thing is, I have a midi controller, that I bought like 10 years ago... Also I have electronic piano Kawaii. I tried to connect them both, with a connector that came with my midi controller. But it doesn't connect. By tutorials and videos I learnt, that there isn't much to do there, you just plug in and it must work. And I can't find why mine doesn't. I installed drivers that I found for my kawaii, but it didn't work anyway. Where could the problem be? Maybe it's in the controller? And is it possible to use my old midi controller?
When you plug in the midi device is it being detected by your computer? This could also mean the drivers are either too old, or not working properly, or maybe not even compatible.
If you've done everything listed here: http://www.image-line.com/support/flstudio_online_manual/html/app_wiz5.htm with working and up to date drivers, then it's most likely you will need a newer midi controller.
Programmer and 3D Artist
2 hours ago, Rutin said:When you plug in the midi device is it being detected by your computer? This could also mean the drivers are either too old, or not working properly, or maybe not even compatible.
If you've done everything listed here: http://www.image-line.com/support/flstudio_online_manual/html/app_wiz5.htm with working and up to date drivers, then it's most likely you will need a newer midi controller.
Yes, I did everything. I even tried with other programs, midi tests... ?
For some reason I think it is the connector's fault, I will try with another connector.
1 minute ago, Gayane Aslanyan said:Yes, I did everything. I even tried with other programs, midi tests... ?
For some reason I think it is the connector's fault, I will try with another connector.
Are you actually seeing the controller show up under your Device Manager? You can also try to check if the Midi Device even works.
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/troubleshooting/en398363
MIDI-OX is a great tool for this: http://www.midiox.com/
Also read this: http://www.numark.com/kb/article/1619
Let me know if you need anything else.
Programmer and 3D Artist
Thats cool. I talk to this other guy who wants to make video game music. do you have any samples of any music you did?
where to start. You ever feel like you have all the tools to build something, you just don't have the instructions pad with you? That's where I'm at. I'm stuck between all this knowledge I have to build a game. The story, plot weapons armor activities of what you can do in the game. But the only part I'm missing the tech part. Honestly I want to learn to a certain point but I don't want to spend my life learning code. I just want to make games. So I'm hear to learn
14 hours ago, Dawan said:Thats cool. I talk to this other guy who wants to make video game music. do you have any samples of any music you did?
Hi, on the internet I have this two pieces.
I am a pianist, so I did not compose much music, I'm a beginner, and until now I composed just for piano (also improvised), this the only thing I have posted, but I have other piano compositions too, and many, many unfinished 
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This one's inspired by Yume Nikki's ending theme which consists only of two bars 
https://soundcloud.com/suoyung/madotsuki-requiem
And this one's my first attempt on making music digitally. I made it with Reaper and Muse Score.
https://soundcloud.com/suoyung/marching-into-weirdness
