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got no feedback on these last thread, anybody wanna give me a shot?
https://clyp.it/wgi4ogaw
https://clyp.it/zomr5fng
now THAT is a rare lunga
I'm sad prod.
Why did I waste all those sweet teenage years of entirely free evenings and three month+ long holidays a year playing fucking runescape and guildwars - the shit I could maybe have accomplished with music, fuck
>>63213775
keep at it brah, there's still time
>>63213976
I know man, I'm only 24 now so it's not too bad. Just frustrating how between work, girlfriend, other friends and general adult life I'm lucky to grab an hour for prod a day
So I got about $1000 to purchase new equipment.
What do yall think I should buy?
My current set up is a NI S61, Akai APC40, and an Ableton Push.
I'm thinking maybe new speakers, but honestly my BOSE still hold up pretty well. Don't need a sound card, nor headphones.
>>63214181
Most famous producers didn't make it until their 30's bro.
The few exceptions you see now, are objectively shit and basically hit the "getting discovered" lottery.
>>63214541
What type of music do you make?
how come 32 bars is the minimum on ableton? is this because of tradition on music theory or something the developers decided upon? why not 64?
>>63213775
>>63214181
21 here and starting just now.
were all gonna make it
>>63214580
Liquid Dubstep, Dubstep, DnB and Trance.
Sometimes Psybient, only because my dad requests it.
>>63214611
Kaoss pad?
>>63212526
Definitely way more down for that second one than the first.
Not sure the type of feedback you're looking for, but the 1st track's chipmunk vocals are a bit thin. Your percussion, though, is really tight and it sounds great imo. Those hi-hats actually feel like something.
The second track is doing a lot with a cloud feeling that I'm really down for. Like an updated Heralds of Change. Seriously, the world needs more wonky.
What are you thinking long term for these?
>>63214679
>Kaoss pad?
Looks cool, but honestly wouldn't have much use for it with my current set up.
is there any chance of the keyboard being identified? you can see the logo at least, in case somebody knows it...
>>63214761
Thanks man , just wanted to hear some thoughts really. the cloudish track is already out actually if youre interested. long term i'm working on an EP and building some buzz so i'm narrowing down what to put in there, but i had two hard drive crashes and lost all my projects/samples twice so I'm starting from scratch.
>>63214603
>32 bars is the minimum
The fuck are you talking about?
>>63215470
>fixed grid
>1/32
why?
>>63215701
>what are triplets
>what is turning off the grid
>>63215077
chances are it's just some cheap home keyboard with a general midi soundset
>>63215845
Do you really think so? Why?
>>63216004
It doesn't seem to have any knobs so it's probably not a subtractive synth. I can't think of any FM synth keyboards with that color scheme either, so that leaves it to be either a ROMpler or a general midi keyboard, the latter of which are the most common of the two so it's probably that.
What band is that? It might be possible to identify what that keyboard is based on what it sounds like.
>>63212526
>https://clyp.it/wgi4ogaw
generic as fuck, production is alright but where the fuck are you guys getting these vocals from?, not your local bar I'm guessing.
>https://clyp.it/zomr5fng
2step,3step,4step.......ffs
keep it up, good luck. Be original yo.
https://clyp.it/dufwwdok
such a bitch.. good singer though. met in a local bar, shame about the songwriter/producer, what a plank.
>>63214603
>how come 32 bars is the minimum on ableton?
nigga what. read your fucking book
>>63216286
>32 bars
whaaa?
well now i wanna buy serum
https://clyp.it/nu0clkmg
What are /prod/'s favorite mobile apps?
Pic related.
>>63216128
Damn.
The band is called Family, they're a cult band in Spain because they only released one album, that is incredible, and then parted ways. Barely gave any performances, and did no interviews. That's one of the only photos of them, taken in 91.
The album is synth pop so at least if there's any chance of identifying it, that would help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAF_irpkw_4&list=PL839653B8CE5A7F61
How i get that great percussion? Can create sweet melodies but my percussion don't have that glue at all. I do hip hop
>>63216543
compression is the key, be careful ! don't kill it.
>>63215077
Looks like a Roland D-10 with the logo covered up
>>63215701
It sounded like you were saying that 32 bars was the minimum length for a song or something, I didn't know you meant 32nd notes
>>63216612
Oh and yeah from that YT clip it sounds like one too.
>>63216589
thank you senpai
>>63216543
choose and mix your samples carefully
vary the velocities of the notes
>>63216666
each (drum) on a a seperate compressor done hard,
then all drums together through a (buss comp) all together is the usual way. yo
Does anyone know a 64 bit VST with whale sounds, or a whale patch? I can´t make omnisphere make it sound as I want. Kind of this but more realistic. Check the 47:52 track Peter and the whale.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOkSYZh4do
The only kind of thing I could find was this but it didn´t satisfy me.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/241t00/how_could_i_create_a_midi_instrument_that_sounds/
And I found this VST but it doesn´t load in Ableton 64. http://necromare.blogspot.com.ar/2011/01/free-vst-whalesong.html
I tried using samples from the internet but they have too much noise in the background, and I can´t figure how clean them up.
>>63216969
>VST with whale sounds
LOL
What´s the best choir VST? that has a great gospel section. Answer preferably with torrent or mega link. I need a good oos/whoos/uuhs section for this track, and Omnisphere´s sucks.
>>63217018
field recordings you tatally gay ninja
>>63216612
>>63216643
thanks!!!! too bad there aint no d10 vst, some things exist for te d50 though so ill see about that
>>63215736
oh wow you can disable it NICE!!!
>>63216286
what book
>>63216634
i dont know what i mean im new
>>63217061
too lazy for that. I have this harmony already done I just need the sounds. And Won´t pitch shift some samples. And I really suck singing and have no good singer friends or money to pay. So I need the VST my man. It even has some counter point on it I´m going full pretensious on this shit.
>>63217358
fucking scherking bitch, choral cd's you moron, buy em then sample em, I'd recommend anything by Charlotte Church. LOL
>>63217466
voice of an angel
I found a whole archive of 90's Kmart pre-recorded cassette tapes. So now I want to make an EP using samples from this gold mine of music.
https://clyp.it/g42c23jb
Made this in like 4 minutes so the mixing is probably terrible, just wondering if you guys had any suggestions on how I could go about this.
https://clyp.it/hb4l352x
>>63217466
I just don´t like sampling I´m a bitch in that sense I prefer to ¨compose¨ my own shit.
>>63217603
>https://clyp.it/hb4l352x
Is the melody that annoyingly bad on purpose? I like some of the background stuff tough
>>63217674
with respect, dude that makes no sense,
>my own shit
VST's? wut
>>63217728
i wasnt on purpose but yeah i guess it could be better. any suggestions?
>>63217580
I like the idea and melodies, but the mixing is obviously shit. If you want it to sound cool you're going to need to sculpt the shit out of the sounds with eq to make them more modern, boost the bass, cut any muddy stuff, hype up the treble, I think what you have there sounds good except the mix is totally lifeless. Also limit the fuck out of it. I want it to sound like a Flying Lotus record type shit.
>>63217875
Definitely agree with you on the mixing. Again just arranged it in like 4 minutes, I did like extremely basic EQ, I'm going to go back and probably add some quick decay on the snaps and snares and layer them so there's more texture.
But yes I'll do all that right now. Thanks for the feedback friendo.
>>63215293
got a link to the tunes in the second link?
>>63217950
Yeah man and see if you can do any cool chops of the sound. I'm shit at chopping things in cool ways but maybe you can do it.
>>63218014
soundcloud.com/xxhyacinth
only one is out right now, but there's a throwaway track and a link to my youtube with a bunch of my old shit on there too
>>63218149
post the second and third ones, they're good
how do I download omnisphere or omnisphere 2...for free? Torrent? Or is there another, better way? There was some website I found a couple weeks ago that allowed free downloads of cracked software and you had to download multiple zip files for it to work but I forgot the name of the site...
>>63218248
https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/12486817/Spectrasonics.Omnisphere.2.DVDR.D1-D8.-R2R-DYNAMiCS
>>63218125
I'm pretty bad at it too but now is as good a time as any to start experimenting.
>>63217580
Also here is the link to the K-mart archive if anyone cares. There's a fuck ton of shit.
https://archive.org/details/attentionkmartshoppers
>>63216496
Oh shit I actually own one of those, was my first electronic instrument haha
>>63218346
nice, any way to download them all at once, instead of one by one?
>>63218881
Honestly not sure, I kind of just skim through one of them and find something I like and download it.
Looking for feedback on this
https://clyp.it/xwsexwfr
It's the first thing I've ever really made. I have no clue where to go from here though.
>>63220722
i would add some more percussion and a second kick that is more percussive
>>63220785
I feel the second kick for sure. Thanks anon
>>63218302
never heard of this plug-in but after checking some vids was interested anyone find it weird that this is 59gb ? makes me kinda suspicious.
here's the last thing i'm working on ,would like some feedback
https://clyp.it/w4qcntcj
>>63220884
>>63220722
on a second thought some acid line could go really well on this ,some high end screeching noises too
Yo guys, can someone critique my piece? I was inspired to make it after eating Burger King.
https://clyp.it/2ihkfwbb?token=02fc08b6c566f519f91a82164a669d2f
The rapid down pitch sections represent that feeling you get in your stomach before you take a shit after a bad meal. I always hate holding it in when that happens.
>>63221160
>6 minutes about burgers
the absolute madman
How can I make music like Sweet Trip? I know that's a pretty big question, I don't want to copy their sound or production style entirely but mostly just the glitchy sounds/samples/drums on VDC?
Like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE7hJzq8RJw
And this - skip towards the middle/end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiHYJTTX0wo
It's probably not that hard but I havent been able to get that sound out of anything. Thanks for any help
>>63221286
It's not going to be easy, but you probably want to experiment a lot with samplers, either hardware or software. A lot of it sounds like a short loop in a sampler and then manipulating the start and end points in clever ways. In fact, you can kind of hear the clicking as it loops. It also just has a nice warm sound that will probably be hard to get without nice hardware though.
So I just recently got a job, and after I get a PS4 I'm gonna save up for either an SP-404 or MPC 1000
Which one does /prod/ recommend? I'm leaning almost entire toward the 404.
>>63221519
Thanks. I have an SP303 and it's not the most versatile sampler but would something like an MPC work for that? I've been thinking about getting one for a while
>>63221519
I've also been messing around with my arturia and a bunch of synth vsts, i think they used a few on this album. I like hardware so much better than software, it has such a better flow than staring at a screen imo
>>63221612
i was thinking about the same thing at one point.
seems like a 404 would be better, but that's only because i already have an MPD and a maschine.
>>63222079
the 404 is gonna be my first piece of physical equipment, unless you count an Axiom 25
after buying the 404, i'm gonna look around for a decent turntable for my money then crate digging
until i get a turntable i'm just gonna do some bootleg shit and use RCA cables into my PC lmao
>>63222079
>>63222120
Have you thought about getting a rack sampler like one of the akai or Emu ones? Using your Maschine along with a Akai S1000 would pretty much work like a MPC. I use my Maschine along with an old Emu sampler and it works really well. I have a Emu ESI4000 turbo which I picked up from eBay for £50 but you could get a E4XT Ultra for a few hundred and have all those excellent Z-plane filters plus a really powerful sampler with all the synth capabilitys.
>>63214541
honestly man if you've got $1000 and don't know what to spend but you've got Bose speakers get some monitors. if you've been chillin with Bose for a while I would recommend getting some rokit 6 or 8s off craigslist, you'll spend less than 400 most likely, that way you'll still have a good chunk left over for hardware. if you truly care about sound quality and have 1000 get some Yamaha hs series but desu fuck that
>>63222801
I don't have enough space for a rack sampler.
404s and MPCs are relatively small, and portable.
I wanted to take the 404 into an arcade and record the noises with the built in mic for a project i'm working on
I'm learning to use renoise.
what do you think of my wip?
https://clyp.it/0jigb3ng
>>63212526
>>63212526
>https://clyp.it/zomr5fng
2:
featured hi hat far too loud
de-ess hats and snare
2nd kick disappears after 1st 2 bars?
Main kick sounds deflated / scattered
Maybe glue compress the basses together?
Pretty good overall
>>63221149
learn music theory for five years then pick up producing again
>>63223071
it doesnt take 5 years to learn music theory
>>63221149
omnisphere is GOAT
>>63223103
It would for him, probably 10
I want to produce shadows of the sun pt. 2 so bad
>trying to come up with a beat
>keep playing the pure imagination keys from willy wonka
really?
>>63223139
I KEKT CUS HE GOT REKT
>>63221149
i hope this is intentionally dissonant as fuk Pham
>>63221149
>https://clyp.it/w4qcntcj
it sounds like you used software and some parts still sound like the timings off
the drums are okay but theyre its a pretty generic beat
>>63223332
dumb frogposter
https://soundcloud.com/glzbeats/sets/the-glz-collective-1
>i don't have a specific genre
>just beats i guess
>>63221149
My man you can't just take random notes and expect them to sound good with each other. There are rules, and if you want to bend the rules you gotta learn them first. The synthy sound on the back is playing on a different scale, and there are never any parts where they try to accomodate each other. Let me show you an example of someone who knew how to bend the rules as far as possible without actually breaking them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2EbX3toK_E
This one doesn't really explore dissonancey, but its still the legend, so why not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvH3xf0e-I
Anyway for the first one, the majority of thme are tritones, so it doenst sound nearly as bad to the ear since theyre still based off the root of the scale. If you want to write music that does weirdo things with the scale you really need to start listening to more Jazz,fusion, frank zappa, and etc. May I also recommend Allan Holdsworth. Check out his instrumental albums. Maybe his debut. The music you listen to will translate to what you make. Right now the problem is you dont listen to that much differnet types of music, so you dont have much road to experiment or borrow from. Even music you think you'd never like ever. As an example, I dislike house music and death metal, but I'll still listen to it because even things I dislike might sound good in the right context.
>>63223432
Fuck off, retard.
>>63223071 >>63223103
yeah i do know nothing about music theory, no need to be condescending like that though. i mean that's a shitty attitude for sure
i know that my first breakdown doesnt work too well but i was messing around (inb4 all of it doesnt work i know that the synth and piano aren't melodic together)
anyways i was just trying to do some uk hardcore for fun, kinda like a joke you know, did you ever heard of it ??? it's supposed to be very cheesy like that
some examples:
@ 3:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sabanKOROvc
@ 2:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oui9bJ6DhAk
@ 4:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yosOebHanAM
@ 2:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JdkVUSNA8o
from start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy1xg4BxuoA
>>63223362
yes i know that the synth and the piano are dissonant,i just did the synth first and didnt fix it since i did the piano cos i was p happy with that part and forgot about the synth.. will probably change synth line or delete it
>>63223398
i used software , it's the Think break that i chopped and it's been rinsed to death , that was on purpose though
wich parts sounds like timing's off ?
>>63223605
will take some time to check these , thanks for the advise.
i don't think i don't listen to enough types of music , i kinda do different styles in my tracks i think, just that i dont know how to write music or really tried understand music theory . to be fair it was my first attempt at doing something this (un)melodic , will have to learn a bit of theory first. should listen to jazz more for sure tho
>>63222801
Is there an automated way to chop up a sample into a grid in the E-mu ESI or do you have to do it manually?
>>63223862
Thanks friend. Definitely check out those guys for sure. And ignore these mates. Most of them are acting douchey because they finally found something they know a little bit more about then another. For the synth line, you can probably transpose it down to the root note of the piano if the notes aren't all over the place. The root note is usually the first note of a melody or the first note of the chord (unless the chord is inverted). One last thing. Try to train your ears to better detect things like that. Maybe if you hear a melody on a tv commercial, try to find the melody on a nearby keyboard/piano with trial and error. It'll also give you a better idea of scales, so it'll be easier as time goes on for you to see what goes with what.
>>63224000
The ESI is all manual,by ear! The e6400 and the rest of those emu samplers based on that model have a waveform screen and I believe a decent editor. They have a beat mangler function too which looks good. Gonna buy myself one once I have a bit more outboard gear.
I normally use a dedicated sample editor on my computer for sample editing as I find it comfy to sit and do of evenings while having a few beers, but my point was if I'm right is that the akai s1000 s2000 etc are pretty much the same as the MPC's so if you had a Maschine or akai MPD already some thing like a rack mounted sampler would work well with Maschine as a controller, much like a MPC but cheaper, or you could get a top of the range akai or emu. Obviously that's no good if you want portability.
Is there any way to compress/limit my entire computer's output?
I've been wanting to do this for ages and I never found a solution.
I thought maybe you guys have an idea on how to approach this.
how do you make this bass sound?
https://youtu.be/azcZ5M5o-ZY?t=91
(comes in at around 1:30 if the link wont work)
I'm really bad at synthesis, but I just don't know how to make it "pluck" so hard when I try to recreate this in massive using a simple square wave and low pass filter with an LFO. this bass sound is pretty common in this genre of house but all the tutorials out there are really bad and just end up sounding similar to what I can already do.
>>63224666
fm synthesis
watch some videos on that.
sytrus if you're in FL
>>63224467
Yes you need to eq your mixes. Liberally cut the low lows, my latest mix has shelved at 80hz. Then you need to dip or cut out harshness around 6-10 khz.
Basically study mixing, as in read books and articles instead of jumping in and hoping everything will sound good like every loser here does.
>>63224777
I think you didn't quite understand my question, sorry if it was poorly phrased.
I'm not talking about production here.
I'm talking about compressing/limiting everything my computer outputs.
Browser, mediaplayer etc...
Like... a limiter on stereomix or something.
>>63224818
turn the volume knob down
>>63224818
You'd need to patch all of your audio from every application through a program that can host your limiter, I had to do a similar thing with my nephew who was using a usb mic with very low gain so that he could use it in Skype - I used Virtual Audio Cable to do the internal audio routing and SaviHost (a small footprint VST host) to run a gain plugin and a compressor/limiter.
Routing for you would be:
Choose each application's audio out to be Virtual Audio Cable --> SaviHost with plugins --> computer audio output
>>63225238
You'll also need to use ASIO drivers to minimize latency - use ASIO4All if your interface doesn't have any ASIO support with its drivers.
>>63213775
>tfw spent most of my free time as a teenager either producing or designing/playing tabletop wargames
>>63217018
Sound Iron Requiem Light for exorcist-style latin / satanic feel. Mars Mens Choir for a more traditional latin mass or orthodox mass feel. You gotta acquire these libraries and run them through Kontakt 4 or 5 VST.
>All creative energy currently being diverted into massive hexen mod.
RIP this years music production. At least doing the voice acting for the bosses is fun af, and get to source and implement lots of custom sound effects. Tracking down things like TT-30 and Mosin Nagant bolt and firing sounds is always fun. Also real sounds of spiders tapping their thoraxes against the ground... (slightly pitch shifted and time stretched to simulate a giant spider)
https://clyp.it/0pi1cxnn
>>63225404
>>tfw spent most of my free time as a teenager either producing or designing/playing tabletop wargames
Maybe that's why your Fugues are so bad :^)
>>63225518
So... spending time writing music made my music worse? interesting.
I tried to transcribe Bach's art of fugue by ear at age 14. I didn't get very far. Now I can just look at the score!
Not really related, but R2R keygen music is goat.
Now I'm off to making beats for freeee :^)
>>63225540
I was just memeing you poly no worries mate
>>63218779
thinking of selling it?
http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/autism-quiz.htm
Do you think music is autistic?
Post your results.
what kind of hardware should i pickup to do aome synthwave or retrowave
not really interested working all in a daw
>>63216496
I use Sunvox and Figure.
>>63226875
Retro synths.
>trying to learn operator/fm synthesis
>every course and tutorial just explains the parameters and not how you'd apply fm synthesis concepts in sound design
>>63227090
You are supposed to understand how the parameters function by themselves and with the other modules, then you're supposed to apply that knowledge in your sound design. They can't tell you how to make it sound good, especially with FM because there are so many options.
>>63227152
idk what i was even expecting posting in this shit thread tbqh
ill go figure it out on my own, i was merely having a dig at supposed tutorials covering asinine shit like lfo's and envelopes and then skimming over concepts important to fm synthesis like algorithms and signal flow
ty for the total non answer tho
>>63227288
suck my dick
>>63227288
fuck off nigger
>>63227288
>>>/reddit/
>>63227288
>>63227090
Nigga, you seriously expected quality knowledge from shitty youtube vids made by 15 year olds?
>>63227288
>ill go figure it out on my own
no you won't, if you're that good you wouldn't have needed tutorials in the first place.
>>63227468
Not him, but go eat a bag of dicks, you fucking savant.
>>63227288
reply
>>63227488
>bag of dicks
nice reddit meme faggot
>>63227288
what did you ask? I haven't been around.
Do you want the discord link? We have a few people there that could lend a hand
>>63212329
How do I learn harmony? I have composed a tune on the fucking key of C major and it always sounds weird to me in some points.
>>63227598
>tfw no producer bf
>>63223862
>which part sounds like the timing's off?
The piano, but I was half awake so I was probably wrong. A lot of people are assholes about other people's work but it seems like it could be pretty good if you keep working at it. And even if it's not, remember that most artists first songs are pretty shitty too so dont even trip dawg
>>63227288
die or use presets
>>63223862
>>63227930
If you think that music is good you should kill yourselves or at the very least not breed so the human race improves a little.
>>63227892
1.) spend enough hours messing with chords, colors, and progressions, piecing them together in coherent phrases
2.) learn basic theory online (google music theory on google) and learn the language. learn the letters, piece those letters into words, take those words and make phrases, take those phrases and write a paragraph, write a paragraph a good couple of hundreds of thousands of times and out of that comes your composition.
the emphasis here being on you have to dedicate stupid amount of time to it. it doesn't come over-night
>>63221696
Sorry for the late reply. MPCs are actually not great for that. What you want is more of a synth/sampler type hybrid. They made a lot of them in the early 90's. Something like a ASR-10, ASR-X, Kurzweil K2000, or something by EMU. There are probably modern equivalents as well but i dont know them.
MPC's are not really that full featured as samplers. They're more about the sequencer. The ASR on the other hand is practically a glitch machine. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's (partially) what that guy used on that track.
Like I said you just make a really short sample and then modulate the start and end points with an envelope, the mod wheel, LFO, or some combination. The type of glitch you get is more dependent on the sample source. It's good to use sort of "pure" sounds, so like an isolated voice sample, trumpet note, etc.
>>63227994
Shut up faggot he can still learn, it's not that hard, and I didn't say it was good I said he could be good if he keeps at it. You're probably just as bad but you're a pissy little twat about everything cus your mummy paid for your "patrician" music lessons. I seriously wouldn't be surprised if you're autistic.
>>63228288
Thanks man, would an EPS 16 work for that too? I've been thinking about getting one of those or an emax ii.
So it's pretty much layering samples that have been chopped up/modulated a bunch?
>>63228392
Yeah an EPS 16 would be great, it's just a slightly more lofi version of the ASR-10. I think Autechre actually used it a bunch back in the day, to give you some idea.
I honestly think there's more to it than what I'm telling you, like there's different types of glitches, but the glitches in the song where you can hear the clicking from the sound looping is definitely something similar to what I'm talking about.
I don't really know how to make other types of glitches. I feel like most of them are sample based rather than synth based though. Just try to think of weird ways to do things, like circuit bending or breaking some cheap equipment in some way where it still sort of works. Idk.
>>63228348
Do you really think he could be good? He sounds utterly tone deaf to me
>>63223862
The song isn't bad at all, at least you made a full length song instead of a 1 minute clip, and wrote a melody instead of a 2 note bleep bloop sound with a one note bassline. That's better than most stuff that gets posted on here.
>>63228504
Thanks man. I think I'm gonna try circuit bending my old casio just to fuck around with
One of the band's descriptions said "a man and his machines" so he probably has a shit ton of analog gear/samplers. He has a soundcloud so I might try pm-ing him if I can't figure it out
>>63228522
I mean it could be. It might be pretty hard for him to get there but he still could end up alright. And at least it's not dad rock
>>63228649
also this, most of the demos/clyps on here are just snippets so I'll give him that
>>63226918
any you personally recommend looking at?
where are good places to find samples, ive never made sample based hip hop before but it sounds fun
>>63229445
Check the wiki
>>63228747
Just be careful circuit bending anything that isn't battery powered. Even if it isn't plugged in, the capacitors can still hurt you.
>>63229916
Is there any way to avoid it, like a grounding wristband? Or are those only to avoid messing up the circuitry in general?
I remember I accidentally touched one on one of my racks cus the front plate was missing then I realized why I got it for free
>>63229352
Minimoog.
>>63229445
Loopmasters.
>>63230060
You can minimize the risk, but you can never fully avoid it unless you know a lot about electronics.
Basically from what I gather online, you should use insulated tools to do the bending, so you're never touching any metal that's also touching the circuit board. Also don't bend near the capacitors. Those are the things that look kind of like batteries, they're like big cylinders.
You can also wear rubber gloves but apparently it's not as simple as just wearing regular rubber gloves, you have to buy special ones and do all this extra shit like wearing multiple layers of gloves at once.
http://www.uvi.net/en/vintage-corner/digital-synsations.html
someone may have posted this shit before but this is for free right now until March 13th. Use the code FREEDS in the "Vouchers field at checkout
normally $199
enjoy it faggots
>>63213775
this bro,
I'm 21 though we have plenty of time my man!
>>63231283
>tfw 23
>tfw wasting time on an anime forum instead of recording my ideas
>>63231348
produce a minimum of 1 hour a day, you're doing better than people doing nothing (Most people)!
>>63231348
26 here just kill me
posted this a few times here but I think I'm finished with it. One of the first tracks I've completed and I'm still quite novice. Not suree how I feel about it/it's a bit boring but I'm at a roadblock
https://clyp.it/i5fgtokz
>>63231397
24 here im feeling the pressure
but its not enough to get me off my ass..
i want off this ride before its too late, help
how do I get that 90s memphis bass? sounds simple enough but I'm a retard.
most well known example : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E00IhxUsK3k
>>63231540
i don't even worry about not being able to produce until later on really
the only thing that matters is you can produce now i wasn't able to because being an immense poorfag that couldn't afford a decent computer until like last year
It's just a sine wave with some overdrive m8
>>63225585
lol i always forget to turn down my speakers when im installing shit and this shit gets blasted way too loud
>>63230060
I don't think he quite knows what he's talking about. Capacitors only explode if you put polarized ones on an AC rail, which wouldn't be present in a synth worth circuitbending.
>>63227322
>>63227406
>>63227426
>>63227468
>>63227454
>>63227490
>>63227507
>>63227938
good job everyone, really making us look like an intelligent bunch
>>63231864
>>63231849
It's not that they'll explode, it's that they'll discharge and electrocute you. I'm not an electronics expert but every resource I've seen about circuit bending has said to be careful bending anything that's not battery powered because the capacitors can electrocute you.
>>63231283
>>63231348
>>63231397
>>63231540
38 here. What's the deal with age here. Shouldn't you be doing this because you enjoy it?
>>63231183
Thanks, faggot, this looks pretty cool.
>9 gig
Well, it's going go take a while.
>>63233240
I started late because I was too poor to have a decent computer and I don't even care about making money from music or "making it"
I just do it because I like it
>>63227288
If you're still here, I'm in your shoes too.
FM synthesis is fucking hard. I just go about it the way I learned subtractive synthesis, which is to go for abstract sounds rather than recreating sounds I already know.
>>63233288
their having problems with the servers too
good luck actually getting it to download faster than 100kb
>>63233328
I suppose I could wait but I want to use it sometime this weekend.
Anyone here use audiosauna? Got any tips?
>>63233536
is it worth tho?
I'm kinda too lazy for that whole iLok thing
>>63231849
>>63232063
I gotta agree, I gotten shocked before and I learned in one of my physics classes that they retain their charge even if they haven't been plugged in for a while. That's why amps and recorders and such have warnings that say "risk of electric shock"
>>63233693
it depends really on what you like
im guessing this is basically a rompler style software where you have limited control over editing the sounds
>>63233693
For free? Probably. But I'm a sucker for vintage sounds and the demos sound cool. They always do, though.
I'll see. 15 hours left.
>>63233855
me too I love vintage sounds and its $199 given away for free
im way too cheap to pass free plugins up and I try to get them when I find out one is being given away
A beat. WIP:
https://clyp.it/0waf4jgi
>>63234228
>https://clyp.it/0waf4jgi
I'd turn down the panning a bit
https://clyp.it/zvumikih
synth that comes in at 15 seconds, yay or nay?
>>63234500
If the synth is meant to be a main melody, it should stand out a bit more from the others.
>>63231183
Wow this is great, thanks for posting
>>63233292
I started when I was 19, but I've had over 5 years where I did very little music wise.
Just seems odd that there are constant posts here about age and it being too late to make music...maybe most of these posts are done by people trying to make it or something. It's just a bit odd to me to hear this, as when I make music it's all about the enjoyment and learning interesting new things that can help me be creative, the last thing on my mind is getting signed by anyone. I don't even share my music on soundclout either.
>>63235026
ive actually played guitar since I was 14 so its not like I never got to fuck with music at all I took some classical guitar lessons when I was 14 or so and then was in a cringe tier metal band when I was 17-18 kek
I hear the shit about age all the time though and not just here but irl too
I guess it is a misconception that many people have that if you don't start young you will suck forever
>>63235026
>>63235615
I think a lot of it has to do with scenes, people who try to make it in the scene that they follow most likely see a narrow window of opportunity and it makes them anxious to succeed before it collapses, or before the scene rejects them as old and irrelevant.
That's just my observations though, based upon what I thought when I had those aspirations - when it fades, even if you're not successful, you still have the desire to make music, and if you enjoy doing that then it's enough. Or at any rate it's enough for me.
>>63212329
>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/keith-emerson-emerson-lake-and-palmer-keyboardist-dead-at-71-20160311
:(
>>63235802
the sxsw cofounder died also Louis meyers
fuckkk i told myself i was going to make something this weekend but i did like an hour of work and realized the track sucks and i'm uninspired.
i think i'll take a week completely off. what should i do with my time guys?
I made a song for my friend that I'm going to play at her party tomorrow. Will it help further solidify our friendship, or will she take offense, /prod/? Any tips on how I can brush this bad boy up?
https://clyp.it/yzjnkenq
>>63235975
But Keith's death is actually sad. Single gunshot wound do the head, he had nerve damage that made playing keyboard impossible.
https://clyp.it/eobehthk
feedback me on my piano thing i made in 30 minutes
What's some weird funky percussion I could use for my drums/rhythm? Not just basic drum sounds but some stuff that hasn't been used much that can still sound alright, maybe ethnic percussion?
>>63236723
I always wanted to get a microphone and just drum on random shit in my house. Or go to a thrift store and find things that make cool noises when you hit them.
>>63236723
banging broken bicycle locks on jailbars would fit your description.
>>63236867
Same here, even if it sounds weird you could chop it up and edit it. I can never make random things sound good enough or work well together even if I edit them so I might just get bongos and tambourines or some shit
bibbedy bump
>>63236665
sounds like the opening to this year's hot new summer pop track
is this cool?
https://clyp.it/21icyyo2
Why can't I make music?
I've been trying to produce for 4 years now and I'm still completely useless at making music. I haven't made a single song I'm happy with, most days I just get stuck in a drum loop and realise I can't come up with any decent ideas. I try to use acapellas and it's like nothing works, I try to replicate songs that inspire me and it doesn't work, I try to make other genres and that just goes even worse, everything just sounds shit to me and it's seriously left me depressed to the point where I don't enjoy anything anymore and some times I can't even sleep at night just thinking about it. I wake up in the morning and feel positive and say "today I'm going to make a track" and just give up after an hour. I've tried giving it a long break (almost 6 months last time) and when I started over it was the same shit again.
Sorry for complaining here and I know no one gives a shit, but I had to vent.
>>63238378
Do you play instruments?
>>63238322
drop it lower
>>63238378
I was just like you a while ago. I'm on my phone right now but I'll be at my compy in about an hour to give you a probably lengthy response on how I overcame that kind of bullshit. If this thread archives then check the next /prod/ thread because I'll post it there.
>>63238378
Same.
I come up with ideas that I find exciting pretty regularly, but when it comes down to recording them I lose faith almost immediately and give up. Everything I do sounds shitty and subpar to me.
It's been this way for 4 years now, I can't control it. What's wrong with me.
>>63238729
Looking forward to reading it, I promise I'll look out for the post.
>>63238508
I play guitar and can manage myself on a keyboard. But I make electronic music.
>>63238810
I don't even want to imagine how much worse my problem would be if I made a genre that involved recording guitars and getting a good enough tone or whatever.
But in my case, where I make electronic music, I've come to realise that no matter what samples I use, what plugins I learn, what methods I use, nothing is going to save me from being shit at actually coming up with something or going beyond a 8 bar drum loop.
>>63212329
https://clyp.it/wjbdkuhx
how can i improve this?
>>63238378
>>63238810
>>63239002
There's nothing wrong with having high standards - I'd say it's one of the pre-requisites to becoming good - but where a lot of people fall down is that they judge themselves by the standards that the people they admire set for themselves.
This is a dead-end when starting out and trying to improve. It's too big a jump.
Improvement happens in small steps, sometimes too small to notice straight away.
A good way to boost your morale is to try to spot little things that you now do even slightly better than you did before - maybe you can find loop points in samples much quicker now, or maybe you're taking much less time to identify irritating frequencies in your sounds - this stuff proves that you are getting better, even if you're not up where you want to be just yet.
Small steps, and take note of the steps that you've taken.
Hey,
I make electronic music, mostly beats etc
I'm listening to Is This It on a nostalgia trip, and it's blowing me away how GOOD it sounds for something apparently so lazily produced. Anyone want to discuss this awesome-sounding album?
Specifically,
>the EQ / place in the mix of each of the instruments
>the distortion on Casablanca's voice
>>63238177
how the fuck is that anything like pop music?
>>63240331
im a pleb and don't even know what youre talking about
you should put a link
>>63240331
>I make electronic music, mostly beats etc
jesus christ
>>63240663
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJZiSkYuhw4
>>63239002
https://vimeo.com/85040589
>>63240685
thanks friend this is pretty nice sounding
I don't really listen to a lot of music in this style
>>63240724
I did like 5 years ago when I was 17, but yeah, me neither any more :p
It's fun af tho
>>63240752
I was an edgy blackmetal and deathmetal faggot as a teenager and I don't even listen to that anymore
>>63240854
Funny, metal is the only genre i've been exposed to that I've never been into. Never once had a metal phase.
>>63240984
there is some good shit but most of it is bad I think now
i think it is too dissonant and the vocals are especially shitty
im mainly into dance music now of any genre trance house dub whatever really
its just more pleasing to listen to imo
>>63235026
>how can people ever desire to make music so good that it NEEDS to be put out for others to listen
>how can people ever desire to replicate the feeling they get when listening to their favorite records, for others to listen
>how can people who started late feel like the pressure is even more signifying
hmmm
lol idk https://clyp.it/3cixkkn4
>>63241171
Cool! I feel like with electronic, there are limitless potential, which means the best .1% of it is pristinely beautiful (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0q1gCsZykg), even though the other 99.9%... well, you've heard the top 40.
>>63241483
>implying if it's good any of that will happen
from my impression, most people that talk about age and being 'too late' just want to 'make it' and be recognized for making music , or for being a producer
IMO, as long as the only thing on your mind while writing and producing music is "I want to make good music that I like" then you're in the right mindset
any other mindset is shallow and vapid
sup guys?
>>63212329
LOL WASSUP FAGS HOWS IT GOING
https://clyp.it/yha2gdta
MAC THINKS UR A STUPID SCIENCE BITCH
>>63242583
take a chill pill anonbro
>>63241608
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMsnLkiR4UQ
I love this song its one of my fav at the moment
>>63242726
>mfw 2:03
>>63242600
NO I WILL NOT BE DOING THAT
FUCK I HATE ALL OF YOUR MUSIC SO MUCH BUT IM HERE TO ENJOY MY RAGE
WHY ARE YOU SUCH QUIRKY FUCKS GOD DAMN YOU'RE ALL SUCH MASSIVE FAGGOTS
>>63242875
kek
get your heads together guys
I mean come on its current year
>>63242875
Man, you need to like chill and stuff. Just relax and watch the clouds
![63ADYPA[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/zkomAUO.jpg "63ADYPA[1].jpg")
>>63242904
>>63242950
![avzU0vs[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/5NfPs0X.jpg "avzU0vs[1].jpg")
>>63242583
>>63242875
>>63242996
he is a reptilian ?
look at his pupils
anyone got a keygen of addictive drums?
>>63217271
Another thing you could do is double whatever tempo when you are starting a new track. Then you effectively get 64th notes on the 32nd grid.
>>63217271
on Live 9, if you hit ctrl+1 with the grid selected, it goes up to 128th notes
>>63244148
so with the double tempo trick youd get 256th notes which nobody will ever need.
>>63216496
Also use figure, although its getting stale now.
Hi /prod/ it's been a while
I'd like opinions on this ?ambiantish track i've been doing because i'm lost
Is it good? Should i go on? How?
https://clyp.it/qou4zu4z
>>63241582
cool textures & sounds t b h
>>63244709
I really liked this. Your pad is on point. Effected vocals are awesome. I would probably put in some quiet textures. Real close to the mic kinda taps or something . Just to add some right-in-your-ear-but-you-might-not-notice-them bugs (if that makes any sense). But that's up to you.
This could easily go in some art/horror film as is.
>>63244709
>>63245075
I thought about it some more.
You could also add some one-off samples of things. Something that's not too reverby or echoed. Just to draw attention to something real quick and then it doesn't recur. Like somebody talking or a snippet of a song. Seems like you feel like there isn't enough. So just start throwing shit at it.
>>63241483
If you are driven by success you are more likely to make it by knowing the right people, being part of a scene or just pure luck. Unfortunately this is this is how the music industry works and even established artist are still not really making it as there are so many people making music now in a over saturated market.
If you are producing to "make it" the chances are you are going to be pouring thousands of hours of your time into it so why not enjoy what you are doing rather than spending all that time trying to "make it"?
>>63244799
Thanks!
https://clyp.it/53ejvebm
This beat is fire, but I can't tell if the outro part works. I feel like it lingers. Does it linger?
irc is kill:
i have a noob question could someone tell me how to isolate an instrument in ableton. like i'm trying to record a seperate instrument and the one i recordered is playing automatically when i hit record.
>>63245143
>>63245075
thanks anon i'm noting all of it
>>63245786
Yeah great beat
Fade out that and i think it's okay
feedback on this beat i made pls https://clyp.it/2sbwyfm4
>engineer at a studio
>worked every day this week
>worked from 12PM to 4AM yesterday
>4PM to 2AM today
>currently 4AM, have to get up at noon to head to the studio
I'm glad I'm starting to work a lot but man I'm fuggin tired. Gotta get some sleep
https://clyp.it/bo2nbdtv
i'm feeling it
>>63246309
Great ending. Something is missing for me. I want a smooth bass line in there. It's mostly just a one note droning bass. I'd cut the bass drone out as much as needed with an eq and stick your own in there. Even if it's just two-three notes, it would give the track more movement.
Other than that I love it.
>>63246352
proud of you.
