Production Resources:
>Pastebin - Links, books, videos, articles, tutorials and stuff
http://pastebin.com/pYGCLu6q
>/prod/ wiki - still looking for contributors (wink, wink, WINK)
http://mu-sic-production.wikia.com
There's a severe lack of DAW descriptions in the wiki. If you're good with your tool of choice, consider writing a paragraph about it.
>Mixing Secrets and misc resources from previous thread
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/64bx81yayqzch/Production
Remember to use clyp.it to post your tracks/WIP : posting a clyp.it is just providing sound for a question, posting a soundcloud link is making self-advertisement and the thread doesn't need that.
Remember to check other peoples' clyp.it links to keep the thread healthy.
last thread >>60498600
Thoughts on my drum mix here?
https://clyp.it/pohpt2qa
Are post fade EQ's effected by panning or does it depend on the mixer?
>>60538837
If I understand the question right, I think unless the EQ is some kind of analog emulation with non-linearities based on signal level, it's going to sound the same whether the EQ happens before or after panning or faders
Can I get some quick feedback on this?
https://clyp.it/lpbmd1s1
>>60539139
you could loop the first three seconds of rising rhodes and add drums/bass/melody and that could be a section
ditch what's between 7s to 20s
20s to 32s is meh
32s to the end is good shit
>>60532494
lads
>>60539759
does it clip in your daw?
>>60539794
nope
>>60538837
it should be. think of it all like a waterfall.
should i get a pocket operator /prod/?
>>60540819
>should i get a pocket operator /prod/?
yes
Thoughts on this melody?
https://clyp.it/oe5z2fao
>>60541507
Liked it, made me hyped. The bass sounded a bit stale, make it more alive
First half is coming along like I want it, but the drums in the second half are pretty cheesy. The whole transition might be stupid honestly, but after the wobbly mess in the first half the tape sax feels pretty comfy.
https://clyp.it/pypslzgr
https://clyp.it/m35stwju
Quick feedback anyone?
>>60538630
Chill, maybe a different snare.
>>60540819
>should i get a pocket operator /prod/?
I was thinking of getting one of these, but I'm still a bit unsure, almost tempted to get a new iPad and use that purely for music...or a Pittsburg modular kit.
>>60541963
that rising synth at the start sounds quite shrill
Maybe work on your Mid and high settings with your EQ
Perhaps make the rising synth distinct and have it build up during the intro with low mid and high on it so it's a bit more muffled and less shrill/peircing
also what is this, 1999?
I am trying to make louder tracks
is a full chain compressor a good way to go about it and just up the gain from 0 to 6.0(max) on each stem?
But will that make it loud as I avoid all "red"(clipping) in my master volume throughout the whole track and then adjust individual stem volumes accordingly
I use ableton
Thoughts on my melody about 10 seconds of the way through?
https://clyp.it/vegwyaqt
>>60542096
In the interests of neatness I'd say don't go adding gain to every single track like an absolute madman, keep them all either at or below 0db (unless you have a particularly quiet track)
Then put a compressor on the master bus, and either turn up the compression amount OR, lower the threshold and increase the make-up gain, depending on your compressor
bum
i was juat about to export a tune to show you on clypti but my wav file is empty..
i crtl+A my arranger and file -> export
but empty file came out with the right time though...
what do
Made some changes to >>60539139
https://clyp.it/0hl303oj
Why do the fl loop samples have a fucking delay and how am i supposed to remove it?
>>60543605
take a screenshot of your ableton
>>60543715
sorry i cant post from PC i am baned for vpn.
here a shot of the right part.
>>60543605
>i crtl+A my arranger and file -> export
no reason to ctrl+a when you export, it's the same as just not selecting anything
other than that, check your volume envelopes, enable automation etc
>>60543891
>>60543715
>>60544030
i dunno, if it's not any of those things just try exporting without selecting anything and make sure your exporting the master track
>>60543706
Nobody?
>>60544158
how is fl so unintuitive that you can't figure out removing a portion of a sample with little to no effort?
Some electronic tracks have this chord synth at the beggining of every one or two bars, depending on the song. I'm wondering if it has a name, since it's so common. Can anyone help me?
Alternatively, How do i make the synth playing the chord on every bar starting at 0:39
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzUq3ZeXec
Thanks
>>60544176
Its not in the sample because it happens only after i record something with it and no i dont have any delays in the mixer
https://clyp.it/ebs1thxf
>>60544176
I was just wondering that, we get lots of really strange questions in these threads about FL.
Does FL attract the sort of people that have no idea of what they are doing or like you say is it really unintuitive?
seems a bit strange.
>>60544417
Delay on the master buss? Must be a delay somewhere?
>>60544474
Or maybe on an Aux channel?
>>60544474
>Does FL attract the sort of people that have no idea of what they are doing or like you say is it really unintuitive?
FL is straightforward, and as such there are a lot of tutorials for it. Problem is, people don't like reading manuals.
>>60544417
so you're talking about an actual delay effect and not just a gap in the loop samples?
same question about being unintuitive applies even more if that's the case.
>>60544591
>FL is straightforward, and as such there are a lot of tutorials for it. Problem is, people don't like reading manuals.
So is it just FL owners that don't use the manuals or does everyone here use FL? I never hear anyone asking weird questions specific to any other DAWs like pro tools, Logic or Cubase...I guess hardly anyone uses those though
>>60543715
>>60543891
>>60544155
i am a faggot. forgot to deactivate the ASIO driver that is why i couldn't hear anything from my PC output..
>>60544713
FL is the most popular DAW out there by far, followed by Ableton Live. If you lurk on production forums besides /prod/ you'll see teens asking silly shit about Ableton too.
>>60542045
>1999?
What I attended for. I am practicing on doing song structures. When I get that done, I'll practice on making my own melodies and stuff.
Thanks for the feedback.
Still trying to see if theres an easier way to make the piano do the lead voice
https://clyp.it/n5lh33jy
>>60542045
Another question, which synth are you talking about? The melody synth or the one around the Exploration of Space part?
>>60544757
I don't really bother with any other forums desu. I didn't realise FL was the most popular DAW out there I always thought that was Live, then Logic or PT or something. think I'm a bit out of touch
lads what are some cool things I can sample? Like movie dialogues, things like that
>https://clyp.it/katabi43
don't need feedback because the goal today was to record a melody and a beat. (using ableton since Thursday)
but say anything you want though that could help.
did a quick volume mix but it is raw other than that and the beat is off sync
i was wondering can i change the tempo on different tracks?
it didn't let me change thw drum track tempo separately.
>>60545336
>lads what are some cool things I can sample?
Fucking everything,pots and pans, glasses, records, books, screams, shouts, whispers, the wind, things blowing about in the wind, stuff in your house that makes weird noises...
>>60545422
Read the rest of the post m8. Looking for dialogue, not like sound samples
>>60545336
>lads what are some cool things I can sample?
see
>>60545336
>movie dialogues
easy isn't it?
>>60545589
what
>>60545440
>Read the rest of the post m8. Looking for dialogue, not like sound samples
Ah I see. try some movie Dialogues and things like that then
>>60545336
Its the way you worded it. instead of saying
>I'm looking for cool movie dialogues and things like that to sample lads, help me out brahs
>>60545707
you answered your own question, dum dum
>hey guise what are cool dialogue I can sample?
>like movie dialogues
what exactly are you asking? how the fuck can we tell you what to sample without knowing what type of music you're making, what type of dialogue you're looking for, in what key, what theme, do you want to modify it or leave it relatively untouched....?
god the more I think about this fucking question, the more retarded it becomes
>guys what are some kewl musical things I can make
you should be ashamed
>>60545776
haha nice post
>>60544276
Can someone help me?
>tfw only good at making hiphop
>tfw don't want to make hiphop
what do?
>>60546487
Learn how to make other music
>or
Make expirimental hiphop
>or
Make a fuck-ton of popular sounding trap music and sell it to wannabe rappers for profit
>>60545338
not midi tracks, but audio tracks you can speed up/slow down
that's not how you would get your drums in sync though if that's what you're thinking
so what is the verdict on Bitwig? absolute shite? better than Ableton? worth trying the demo?
>>60546774
ah, that's what i thought, to try and slow them down a notch because they rush a bit.
for testing not that i focus on the song or perfections. it's a test track.
so it is possible to 'fix' drum beats even if they are midi?
or should i make separate audio tracks for each drum part?
>>60546944
>so it is possible to 'fix' drum beats even if they are midi?
yes, much more so than if they were audio, actually, since you have all the midi notes on the grid and you can move them around to wherever they need to go to be in sync
>>60546857
Worth trying the demo obviously
https://clyp.it/1vt24uzd Anything I could do to improve this?
>>60549245
desu...
put a donk on it
>>60549576
A...what?
>>60549576
Go back to your containment thread
>>60549609
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckMvj1piK58
>>60549659
I'm confused as to how that has anything to do with what I posted. ill assume its just a third rate meme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orBQp6aSF9I
if anyone else was waiting for it, the hot sugar documentary is being uploaded in sections on youtube
>>60549659
Damn that throws me back
>>60549981
... also torrents
i probably should've checked for that first
>>60541507
sounds generic
>>60549245
is it supposed to sound like vaporwave with weird high end
>>60549981
That's really fucking cool. Is learning how to sample like that worth it?
Does anyone know on how to remove background music?
I am wanting to use this sample but I do not know how to get rid of the reverb.
Here is the sample:
https://clyp.it/5w0jwhad
>>60550278
i can't do it nearly as well as he can, but i'd say yes
>>60549659
No need to be rude anon
>>60550309
>https://clyp.it/5w0jwhad
Impossible.
>>60550309
Use an eq that has mid/side functionality (ableton eq8 will work)
Kill a frequencies on the sides.
>>60550374
That sucks.
>>60550374
>implying
>>60550414
>>60550309
Also, in the mid, you can do some -5db precision cuts where other unwanted frequencies are
>>60550414
I don't use/have Ableton, but I'll try Fruity Parametric EQ 2.
Is this what you're looking for?
>>60550555
When I say mid/side, I'm not referring to the sides and middle of the eq. Mid/side is in reference to the stereo field.
I think this shows how to do mid/side eq in FL
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_LbUPxUS6KU
>>60550810
Many thanks anon.
>>60543605
who is this semen demon
Anyone heard of any black friday sales? Sweetwater, Guitar Center, JRR shop, etc. I know of the NI sale (which is great) but I am really looking to pick up some hardware
>>60550996
There is a 15% off black Friday coupon for guitar center on items over $300. Idk if the code is unique though so I don't want to post it.
where can I find old sports broadcasts? I want to revive sportswave
https://clyp.it/myufnhkh
I don't know where I want to go with this or if it's even worth going somewhere with it.
>>60549981
Cringeworthy tbqh (nothing personal to your tastes lad)
>>60550810
Ok so I undestand what mid/side is and how to do it but why do it? I guess what I'm asking it how do you use it in you music?
>>60551299
You said you wanted to remove the reverb. Reverb will mostly sit in the sides of the stereo field. If you kill all of the frequencies on the side, your are essentially getting rid of the reverb
>>60551538
Different person m8. For non sampling reasons how do you anon use it
>>60550601
>>60551175
tryhard squad: we're in every /prod/ now
>>60551569
>>60551569
I mainly use it specifically for reasons like that. Like if I'm working with an accapella track, and want to remove reverb. Or if I only want the reverb of a track.
I'll sometimes use it to remove the sides of some bass patches, if I want to make sure the bass remains in the center.
I'll also use it on my master to give the sides a slight boost in the 15k range. This will sometimes augment the stereo field
thoughts?
https://clyp.it/ledyykk1
https://clyp.it/hj3s2vzd
i think i finally mastered compression.
https://clyp.it/bijxkclq
>>60544276
You could get that sound with a supersaw and some tweaking.
how do you mix and master with orchestral sample libraries so that they sound dank?
https://clyp.it/p3seuhij
>>60551840
I was serious. The dude in the video was extremely pretentious. He was acting like he was doing something radical when in reality that's what people were doing back in the early 90s on Octamed.
>>60549981
This is fucking terrible, good lord. Especially part 2 and onward.
How do you progress jungle tracks? Should I just keep changing patterns.
https://clyp.it/utvojqmi
https://clyp.it/mjqi01gd
how is this? i know the mix is bad and im not done with this. just not sure what else to add so ill let it simmer
>>60553284
>extremely pretentious
lol you're probably the same douche who called the daedelus 808/tr8 video pretentious.
>>60553305
>THINGS THAT ARE MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARENT ME ARE OBJECTIVELY BAD!
tryhard squad: always trying hard
>>60551840
why are you stanning for hot sugar lmgdaoooooo
>>60553641
>stanning
no memebabbies, i just suggested a /prod/-related documentary and let people who made shitty posts in response to it know that they're posts were shitty. that's pretty far from obsession
guys I want to learn piano for production purposes and wanna get a keyboard workstation
should I choose a 49-key or 61-key?
i can't afford a full piano
>>60553696
shitty responses for a shitty prod related documentary
>>60553760
anyone?
>>60554074
get a 2 octave keyboard for $40
>>60554225
>implying can only play one handed
Stay pleb
>>60542564
thanks man
>>60553760
61-key will be great for simple midi shenanigans. But if you plan on learning piano as an instrument and not just a controller, then wait and just save up for an 88-key. You'll be doing yourself a service, trust me.
And get something velocity sensitive (you can just turn it off if you need to). It's a blessing for programming drums.
>>60553243
Learn orchestration, study scores, see how the masters use an orchestra. Its not easy to make DAW-orchestral sound good, even with great quality sample libraries. Knowing how a real orchestra works and how the different sections can compliment each other can greatly help.
>>60553808
remember when you were telling other people not to shitpost? >>60550351
>>60556185
thats different
man came after me first
>>60556234
>it's not shitposting when i do it, i'm special and differnt
>>60556277
first of all i never told >>60549659 to stop shitposting.
desu you sound mad
>>60556311
>UMADBRO?
the mating call of the north american memester
>>60556324
i actually live in germany
guten tag
how do I use old 32bit VSTs on Ableton9?
(SQ8 and Synth1)
I read about a bridge app but also read a lot of complains that it crashes Ableton and is optimized.
>>60557544
jBridge, it's ugly but it works.
>>60558342
yes, that's the app. I will give it a go and see how it goes.
>>60542096
use better plugins
oxford and waves for instance
>>60550374
theres a plugin for that..
Do you think its better to have a 32 bit or 64 bit daw?
Whats the compatibility with the other vst of the other kind like if any exists?
>>60558777
No point in ever using a 32-bit DAW, most 64-bit DAWs support 32-bit VSTs and for the ones that don't you can simply bridge the VST.
And of course 64-bit is newer and has its own set of advantages like addressing more memory and other optimizations.
>>60558851
thanks, im looking at getting ableton live 9.5, but it appears to not support 32 bit vsts, how would you go about bridging them like you said?
>>60549981
Shlohmo did it better
>>60544430
I liked the part with the bass though you could do more to make your samples mesh
https://clyp.it/g2zuswp3
Thoughts on the production? I'm not quite satisfied yet but I don't know what's wrong. Maybe more sidechaining?
Also, does this sound convincing?
https://clyp.it/hq1pgl2y
>>60559553
Thanks, will try to
>>60558851
>most 64-bit DAWs support 32-bit VSTs
not true. 32 bit VSTs are not compatible with 64 bit daws. Thankfully the newer VSTs are coming out with 64 and 32 bit versions
>for the ones that don't you can simply bridge the VST.
jbridge isn't 100% reliable, it crashes often, specially with older VSTs
Came out with an album last week, I know I need to fix stuff in terms of levels etc. but I'm not sure what, so I'm seeking the advice of people who know more than me. Doesn't really help that every step of the process (recording, mixing, mastering, listening to playback) has been shit and lo-fi. Any constructive criticism would be appreciated
https://tigercastle.bandcamp.com/album/susquehanna
Hey /prod/ i wanna try renoise ( only used FL studio before though i roughly know how famitracker works ) any advice ?
>>60559754
Bitwig and some other support it, I think the only popular DAW that doesn't have cross compatibility is Ableton.
>>60559949
I stand corrected
how the fuck has ableton not added cross compatibility yet?
>>60559994
ableton is like any monopikym, they dont need to update shit since they have a majority of the user base.
>>60560124
*monopoly
https://clyp.it/ud3hfizz
anything worth saving here, or should i just trash it?
My general MIDI unit produces a lot of noise boys
https://clyp.it/4q5hfkez
>>60560944
Never trash anything. Also maybe put in a couple of hat rolls to keep the drums interesting.
>>60561083
pretty cool.
that arp that comes in around 1:00 reminds me of the arp in Hungry Like The Wolf. What general midi sound is that?
>>60561469
That part wasn't actually general MIDI, that was the Subtractor synth in Reason that I was just switching up the arpegiator patterns on
Anyone know how to program synths to act as if they were pianos, as in when i stop holding down the note, the sound immediately stops, but when i hold the note down it rings longer, but still ends at some point?
When i hold down the notes the note usually sounds until i let go and doesn't decay at all over time. With sustain i can only tell it at what volume the notes should be sustained when i hold down the keys, and with decay it only applies after i let go of the keys, not while i still hold them.
I'm sorry if this is hard to understand. Basically i don't want synths to sustain the note forever when i hold down the key, i want them to decay slowly like on a piano
>>60561655
Set sustain to 0% and add decay time.
>>60561655
Short attack
Long decay
Sustain to zero
No release
Anybody try that Just Blaze drum kit out?
>>60541780
first half is a mess, what are you even trying to achieve here? second half is awesome
>>60561469
midi is not audio, dumb dumb
>>60561876
>stereo dumb
He's at it again, ignore and report.
https://clyp.it/qvvn52cp
thoughts? started learning music production and bitwig about a month ago. could you see someone rapping over top of this, or is it too busy?
>>60552660
both tracks sound great, not my type of music tho. that bell sound around 1:37 on the second track is kind of exhausting to listen to for the whole track
>>60559694
more sidechain is a good start, but the whole thing just sounds a little flat to me, like there's too much compression. the song itself is pretty cool, i could see it bumping in the car at night
>>60559857
listened to creek, i really like the song itself and the blend of instruments. the low-fi sound kind of adds to it IMO, but i think some elements should shine more clearly through the mix, like triangles/bells/voices
Sorry to ask fuckboy questions but while trying to learn maschine and fl, I encountered a silly problem.
I could drag some samples from the FL library to the Maschine vst, and it'd be fine. However some sameples had a ! to the left of it, and made no sound.
Is there a reason for this? I didn't see it in the getting started manual.
>>60562230
it might be the file extension, maybe it is not supported by the maschine vst? or too long? or file size is too big? just a hunch, no experience with maschine
>>60561876
>not knowing General Midi is a universal bank of sounds
millennial detected
>>60562441
Might be. I thought they'd all be the same to be honest.
Will check it out when I'm back home.
I NEED /MU/'S GENERAL CONSENSUS
WHAT IS THE BEST MIDI CONTROLLER IN:
>25 KEYS
>49 KEYS
>61 KEYS
AND WHY?
Everytime i load something into Live's sampler it is out of tune. For example when i hit a G on the controller it's somewhere between an G# and A.
How do i pitch correct shit in the simpler? When i click on pitch literally nothing happens
>>60563218
>25 keys
useless
>49 keys
CME M-Key
>61 keys
M-Audio Keystation 61 MkII
>Why
Because they're just the best pure midi controllers without any extra cancer on them you can get.
>>60563218
/mu/ general consensus for midi controllers has already been established.
ALL MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLERS ON THE MARKET ARE LITERAL CHEAP SHIT MADE IN CHINA.
you'd be better off buying a used rompler synth from the 90s for the same exact price. Benefits: better keybeds, almost all of them have after touch, and you also get a pretty good bank of sounds to use.
>>60563899
change the root note to match that of the sample
I think by default, it makes the root note C. If you sample is actually a G note, change the root note to G, then all other keys should be correct.
>>60564007
>ALL MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLERS ON THE MARKET ARE LITERAL CHEAP SHIT MADE IN CHINA.
...or spend more than $89 on something decent, that doesn't have every function under the sun and that will last.
N.I Kontrol for example
>>60563954
Different guy, but what are some midi controllers that are for casual/hobby use? I mostly make music for fun.
>>60562049
dude, come on
I don't even think lil b would touch this
>>60564118
the ones >>60563954 mentioned are both cheap as fuck so would be ideal for casual/hobby use
>>60564128
not that guy but
>having taste this shit
this is on some minimal trap shit, id rap over this
>>60564111
but there is no such thing as a decent keybed for $89 anon
>>60564805
>but there is no such thing as a decent keybed for $89 anon
that was supposed to be my point
>>60565018
>more than
I missed that part
>>60563899
transpose
>>60565059
>spend more than $89 on something decent
and when I said more than I meant a lot more than. For $89 your basically buying a few chunks of cheap plastic and the cheapest components and switches on the market
>>60564190
>>60564118
Any suggestions?
https://clyp.it/pjzjs3vz
I don't even know why I'm still trying to make this one work...
Anyone else here use Massive? I'm having trouble figuring out the envelope system. So you can put multiple envelopes in, say, a filter. My question is does that mean the envelopes go one after the other or simultaneously? Or within the previous envelopes parameters? I'm looking through the manual but it's not very clear desu
>>60565260
not really but the Native Instruments Kontrol keyboard would be good quality,you could probably get something of similar quality without all the lights for a bit cheaper though, although if your interested in the bundled plugins then It'd be well worth buying the Kontrol. I have the Maschine studio and its really well built, and the Komplete select bundle that comes with them both is worth the price of the controller IF its something you'd use
are there any videos on the equipment you'd need to setup an analog synth? id like to start getting into synths but i don't know what i need between audio interfaces to cords and speakers. i pretty much know nothing about production but id like to learn.
>>60565653
why would you start with analogue if you know nothing about production?
>>60565726
im not starting with analog, id just like to have that knowledge
>>60565726
That's exactly what I did... problem?
https://clyp.it/30q42oja
>>60565653
You'll want to get an Audio Interface and also a Midi interface.
For each synth, you'll want one set of Midi in/out (midi interface), and one 1/4" instrument input (audio interface).
(2 midi cables, one instrument cable)
Keep in mind that you may want to get more synths down the road, so maybe get a Midi interface with 4 in/outs. As for Audio interface, it can get pretty pricey with more inputs. You may want to stick with a 2 input audio interface for now to keep it cheap.
>>60565996
>You'll want to get an Audio Interface and also a Midi interface.
he should probably just get an audio interface with midi in/out to start
>>60565996
so with the more gear i get, the more inputs ill want? makes sense.
>>60566106
yeah, ideally.
>>60566056
Very true. however from my experience, dedicated midi interfaces have much lower latency than audio interfaces with midi. plus they aren't that expensive in the first place.
I just made this, and I don't know if I should try to make something better out it in the next few days, or move on and do something else.
https://clyp.it/5poovilh
>>60566517
it sounds pretty cool
how do you feel about it?
Usually if i'm not feeling a deep connection with it, i'll just move on. but i don't finish anything so idk
how do i get my kick drums all nice and beefy like Head High does
>>60566796
I feel like it's a pretty fun song desu, so I guess I will try to finish it.
>but i don't finish anything so idk
I have the same problem tho.
>>60561845
Yeah it's got some cool stuff to mess around with, but blaze did so much layering and EQ'ing that a lot of the samples aren't really recognizeable.
Probs gonna drop a clyp.it using the drum kit when I build a decent beat with it. Also the kit is free so you're not losing anything by downloading and fucking with it.
>>60561655
it sounds like your using a synth with only attack sustain and decay knobs, with the decay knob acting as both decay and release. Either way, you should look at presets on any of your favorite synths and find piano presets, and study the different amp/volume envelopes
>>60570707
>double 07s
nice
>>60570707
You're the chosen one senpai.
>>60566849
eq'ing
>>60566849
>load Head High song into DAW or Audacity
>find kick
>emulate waveform, or straight up sample it
>mess with it (distortion, eq, compression, expansion) to taste
Where do i actually get started with producition? for genres that can be made entirely on a computer, how do i learn to make specific sounds? i alreaddy know advanced theory for classical music but have no idea for other genres. I just sort of purchased ableton and now i dont know what to do
>>60574298
http://www.attackmagazine.com/technique/beat-dissected/
Try to recreate someone else's song from a genre you are interested in.
Then do that a few more times for different songs.
>>60574298
I think it's a good idea to write pop songs with a simple song structure, unless you have an idea with what you want to do. If you're interested in sound design, heres a video that's recced here a lot,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M
it's really great and it does what it says on the title, it teaches the building blocks of sound and synthesis, you can watch the entire series if you want, it's interesting stuff, and after you get the stuff in the first video, you can pretty much just go all out taking bits of sound from what you want, be it synthesizers or audio samples, like maybe theres a sound you hear in a song you like and you like the tone, sample that sound, throw it in a sampler , loop it, or keep it plucky if you want by using an envelope, go crazy, you'll do fine since you already know a good amount of music theory, all you need to do know is learn your DAW and how your processors work (stuff like reverb, delay, chorus, compressors, eq, phasers...) learn the fundamentals of these types of things, and synths, and you will be pretty much able to pick up any vst and start using it right away while actually knowing what you're doing, and how you're affecting stuff.
>>60574298
>>60575703
>I think it's a good idea to write pop songs with a simple song structure
or don't , halfway through that post I forgot why I recommended it to you, I don't know what genres you're into, or what kind of music you like, and I'm sure you're already aware that most popular music nowadays is just simple stuff.
https://clyp.it/5k3hcikd
This is super rough, I don't really know how to EQ vocals
Fuck why are their no good drum vst?'
right now im just using 808 samples as my entire kit
>>60576359
Jesus mate, the beat is nice but the vocals are horrendous. They don't even sound in sync.
>>60577055
Because Roland already achieved perfection with the 808 drummachine. Everyone else just gave up.
>>60577095
Fuck, I had a friend recording with me and he didn't tell me this at all during the fucking session. Thank you though, I appreciate it
>>60576359
lol nice daft punk rip off
>>60565279
Sounds good!
>>60576359
im new to production. how did you do the vocals?
>>60553482
anybody?
>>60577383
ayy lmao ya WCW lookin like jimmy neutron
>>60553482
I like all the different sounds going on, good strong textures , and personally it sounds fine mixwise, but obviously idk what kind of sound you're going for on the overall mix.
Had this idea for a swing house beat. Just a short loop for now. How is it?
https://clyp.it/qp4um4jt
Hey guys i am a total newb and i made this, i know is shit, but how do i make it sound good, i dont know much about producing, give me general advice, like do this to the guitar, this to the bass etc..
I know some basic stuff, i tried to mix this song but doesn't sound good, i used saturation and compression, tried to adjust the frequencies desu i was just messing around help mee!
Don't give me advice on the music i know is sloppy,cringey and shit,just about mixing pls rspnd
https://clyp.it/14kf1zvy
>>60578350
the shakers are maybe too loud and they're really static, and the bass synth is bad, the piano chord progression is ok, but the little melodies are pretty cheesy, I think you can whip this into something nice, but the sounds you're using as of now sound bad imo
>>60578457
well good sounding music starts from the actual music doesn't it, you can do all the polishing on a turd you want, but it's still a turd, and about your music, I think the drums are too weak or low in the mix, I think the synth you have going on is pretty boring, and everything is pretty dry, add some light reverb or delay to take care of that.
My general advice would be to take a song you like and import it into your DAW, and say you like how the kick sounds, throw a spectrum analyzer on the song you imported and study the kick to see what frequencies it lies at, then try to edit and effect a kick until you got something similar to the kick you liked. You might also like to pay attention to where the piano, voice, drums and bassline sit in the frequency range, if you pay attention you should be able to figure out where they're at, and that should give you an idea of how to mix and layer your different sounds.
>>60566106
protip: why would you fucking need an audio interface with more inputs
just get a fucking mixer
plug your synths into the mixer
plug the mixer into the audio interface
problem
fuckin
solved
>>60579023
>why would you fucking need an audio interface with more inputs
to track multiple instruments at once and not have them all as one stereo file
there's
no
problem
to
solve
>>60579023
>not reading the posts
Nigga doesn't even have A synth. Was just looking for someone to explain the concept of using synths with a daw
>>60580136
yeah so if you get a new instrument you gonna buy an interface with one more input?
that seems financially feasible
great decision mate!
>>60580289
>not getting interface with optical input
>not just spending $200 to get 8+ more inputs
Need some help real quick. This POD X3 is basically an amp emulator, has L/R 1/4" outputs.
My question now is, should i connect this to my interface via normal instrument 1/4" cables or 1/4" TRS?
>>60538605
I finally have a good computer for music production and now I realize I fucking suck and I hope I'm not too late to the game already.
How do I get started on the basics? Got logic and ableton here
>>60582391
Sorry but all seats have already been taken.
Anyone release/sell anything made with pirated software? Can it be traced?
>>60582868
>Can it be traced?
no, ignore anything you've heard about "audio watermarks"
>>60582409
what a cool post
https://clyp.it/hsbuvg0w
dumpster or finish?
How do I get out of using the same chord progressions, same keys, same structure and shit it's driving me fucking mad. I can't seem to leave my comfort zone and make something new, I always lapse back into the same shit.
>>60583616
use cthulhu
>>60583616
call the illuninati to sell ur soul bro
>>60583649
>>60583672
>>60583649
this tho
there are tons of user made presets you can download. literally select your scale, then it turns every key into a chord within that scale
>>60583616
That's what you get for learning music theory. :^)
>>60584003
I'm using a keyboard m8, you know, an actual instrument.
>>60584073
delete this
I don't even know much music theory desu
>>60584185
tbhfam i've probably been playing the keyboard longer than you've been alive.
Cthulhu is a great composing tool, no need to be pretentious. You are the one sucking at the keyboard anyway kek
>>60584365
>getting this mad
>>60584383
>>60584405
You sounded it m8
>>60584443
you are probably interpreting it that way because you are actually upset that i called you out on being a whining pretentious faggot that is a clearly newb at the keyboard :^)
I mean, if there was anything incorrect about by post you would have pointed it out by now instead of damage control
>>60584496
oh do shut the fuck up already you talentless cthulu using faggot.
>>60584185
>>60584383
>>60584443
>>60584528
can't you guys go and make /dumbprod/ for all of your pretentiousness and idiocy and mono midi farting?
>>60583672
You think it's a joke?
>>60584496
>this post
>>60584365
>not mad
>>60584584
make me faggot
>>60584605
>trying to convince yourself that other people are mad at you
what a great hobby
>>60584659
Mate I've been trying to convince myself that other people are mad at me longer than you've been alive.
>>60584528
still butthurt i see :^)
if you don't like my cthulhu tip, then you could just take the time to learn how to play outside of Cmaj.
https://clyp.it/44szfwxd
>>60584665
>>60584683
#rekt
>>60584683
is this supposed to impress me? let's hear you play bachs piano concert no 3
>>60584683
Very nice, you sure showed him.
>>60584683
beautiful piece anon
>>60584683
Amazing
>creative tool are for feg
>i play REEL insturment
>U R MADD BECUZ IM DUMMZ
/dumbprod/ when?
>>60584770
>>60584758
>>60584738
>prod being this clueless
figures. you guys couldn't recognize a good melody if it was hammered into your talentless bains
>>60584794
im midi mono guy btw
>>60580940
pls respond
>>60584794
This thread is officially /pretending to be mad/ now
