/prod/ - Music Production General
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>Production Resources:
>Pastebin - Links, books, videos, articles, tutorials and stuff
http://pastebin.com/pYGCLu6q
>Somebody please fix or remove bad links, it's in a pretty sad state right now.
>/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.
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.
>>63393569
>>63393736
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbOtyWTRZ_g
http://www.image-line.com/company/stoppirating.php
Hey prod,
So I've been using Logic pro 9 for about a year now and I'm starting to hate it. It can't use VST's at all. So I'm really restrained. It's also just an old DAW. What should I go for? I'm interested in ableton, but FL is always tempting since there's such a large amount of people who use it.
>>63393973
Go for FL.
xth for soundcloud kid has finally committed suicide
>>63394153
i'm still here every day, idiot.but like you're still too dumb to understand, you only recognize me when i'm being recognizable
What daw is good for sequencing and recording analog gear? I've been using Logic with soft synths for years but when sequencing external MIDI it's incredibly glitchy, with sequences sometimes completely failing to sequence, audio plugins not working, and frequent stuck notes. It seems like it might be the synthesizers fault but I've experienced several glitches trying to use an MPC as well, with the MIDI going completely apeshit at random.
For people with analog gear, what are you using? Do you use hardware sequencers? There must be a daw with hardware users in mind.
cheapest worthwhile studio monitors?
>>63394678
From what I've heard, Ableton.
deadmau5 uses it.
SeamlessR is using FL Studio and got some really good results from that (using Sytrus as a trigger).
>>63394678
Ableton or Pro-Tools.
Does this beat need bass or should I just spit over it?
http://www95.zippyshare.com/v/LXSWYGmQ/file.html
>>63395574
I'm not going to listen to this.
I'm also not going to tell you what site you should use when you share your stuff here, because it's in the OP.
>>63394724
Tannoy Reveals seem to be the "cheap but not absolute garbage" option.
>>63393887
FL8 is the best version, prove me wrong
>>63395651
https://clyp.it/sbvezg20
Better?
>>63395770
I like it, except for the drums.
And it's not really something you'd spit over desu.
i finally dipping my toes in getting some hardware. I just got a korg monotribe, what should i pick up when i get my 500 buck tax return
>>63394724
KRK Rokit 5 G3
>>63395911
What're you looking for?
>>63395961
stuff to do some synthwave style stuff. im in the process of looking for a good analogue mixer and drum machine
Whats some drum machine plugins like Redrum in Reason?
And on another note, what are some good real life drum machines that aren't too pricey?
>>63395988
Check out the TEAC 3 and for DM get the KORG Volca.
>>63396305
IL DrumSynth is pretty dank, also for hardware check out Korg Volca.
Anybody have any tips or ideas for trying to find an entry-level job at a recording studio? Preferably in the NYC area?
My aim is to be a producer eventually, but I'm looking for a way to just get started.
>>63396386
Most people who work at recording studios as entry-level are interns, so, you should probably enroll somewhere.
>>63393973
try both
>>63394678
venetian snares uses renoise to sequence his hardware
>>63395574
why did you post a picture of shoes
>>63393887
https://clyp.it/gdh0uwrc
give it to me straight, boys.
wooooo it's the weekend again /prod/stars!
get your Mort Garson Power Hour™ on here:
https://clyp.it/42cjsbxm
and get your 2nd Worst Power Hour Ever™ on here:
https://clyp.it/aso0h0hj
wooooo!
>>63396925
I like the industrial feel to it.
Replace the vengeance loop at 0:50 with something a bit more "industrial" and heavy.
https://clyp.it/xges3ej4
a thing i recently did, still not satisfied with the intro amongst other things, i'd really appreciate feedback.
I wanted to make a trap beat in FL Studio for wanna-be rapper friend and ended up with this
https://clyp.it/ihkssfus
Any sort of feedback would be appretiated
Looking for some good studio monitors, willing to spend up to $500 each monitor for producing dark ambient and intense sound like Roly Porter or movie epic soundtracks. Was looking at the Event 20/20's and the Yamaha HS8. Anybody got some insight?
>>63399597
Honestly, you can't go wrong with good 'ol KRK Rokits
>>63399682
Great for the price, but I heard the range isn't too good... how does it stack up to more expensive monitors?
I just got my first analog synth yesterday. I made a patch that sounded almost identical to a classic Boards of Canada song's sound, but I lost it and couldn't figure out what I did shortly after.
It was a bandpass in the mid-ish region with a very particular envelope, resonance, and waveform mixture.
sup /prod/
So I made a really shitty song for a school project about a week ago, some basic ass trap influenced beets with some economics based lyrics with I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-AutoTune on cheesy ass mumbling that I recorded over a fucking laptop mic.
Apparently I did something right because no one can stop telling me that it's good.
please cringe at me:
https://clyp.it/onhb4tms
>>63400460
honestly if the vocals were recorded on a proper mic and it was mixed a little better this would be indistinguishable from the big trap tracks that get airplay on the radio
>>63400460
Well
>>63396925
Kick would be nicer with a longer tail imo. The percussion u use is nice. Synths need some work. Maybe compress those a little bit more. and boost some highs?
https://clyp.it/zkqgi3wn
Made this. need some advice on how to procede. And I know the shaker fucking sucks at the start :D
>>63400673
>how to procede
bretty cool so far
maybe write a chill bassline next?
>>63393973
id say ableton simply because it is made for both pc and mac. Its really not worth going through all the trouble getting FL on a mac when ableton is pretty similar and more versatile.
>>63393973
Download Ableton
Download all the Image Line FL Plugins
hf
>>63398639
It's very dark and rough
You guys recommend getting a Korg Monotron on the Wiki, but what's a good alternative with ACTUAL keys?
>>63398639
I assume it's supposed to be atonal chaos? If so then it's pretty cool. If not, then you need to learn some theory kek.
>>63398639
oops, >>63402049 was meant for >>63398570
>>63400673
well what
>>63395770
Heres a gift. From me to you. Take it... and use it....
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlsEknwQnAoS4a2az_hcVVGkxK83r9PpZ
Can a anon give me some feedback/advice/tips on this juan?
https://clyp.it/sr2ul4bd
>>63402585
do a drone, like experiment with finding one monophonic note to go over the whole track, then maybe make a melody from said note, good luck.
the other day i installed FL3, it is 15mb, lolololol.
hey prod people, need your help. im trying to find the following synth sound:
(listen at 16:35) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVUf6w37Wns
i know its very used, but im not a synthman so i dont know where to find it.. any vst you guys would rec where you know i can find this patch? i remember playing some korg keyboard that had it labeled as "voices". thanksss.
(btw, the lighter the vst the best, i was about to get omipshere but 55gb for using one patch is too much).
thoooonks
Airy vox synth
>>63403978
>16:35
pretty basic sine wave, add lots of reverb (not spring) that'll do it, any synth, could try abletons Operator, pretty good for that kinda stuff.
My project for Music technology.
https://clyp.it/fig0xhe3
It's supposed to sound like space and we have to use a minimum of 6 samples from space exploration.
>>63404380
wow, what a great assignment, did you know nasa released all their recordings on a soundcloud?, they even had their radiowave recordings from jupiter up there. awsome stuff.
Used MPC 5000 for $650 - $700 on craigslist, good deal?
I don't need a sampler as extravagant but if it's a really good deal then I might as well. Otherwise I'd get a maschine mikro or something.
>>63394729
>(using Sytrus as a trigger)
Wait how does that work? I always just use the midi out plugin.
>>63394678
I use FL and it's pretty good. I like to record into edison (wav editor vst) and then put it in the playlist but you can also record directly to the playlist.
shitty piece of shit for good measure
https://clyp.it/rmitqwpa
>>63404380
>https://clyp.it/fig0xhe3
super nice vibe mang
>>63404504
>shitty piece of shit for good measure
why do you rate FL? not the first to say it, just wondering.
here's my shit shitty piece of shit for good measure
https://clyp.it/mtcan523
>>63404504
>Wait how does that work? I always just use the midi out plugin.
I guess he kinda had to do that considering the gear he's using
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKVfxZqRS_M
>>63404504
develop the rythem section bud
Why aren't you using the OBJECTIVE BEST workstation, /prod/?
>>63404349
just tried sine wave using a microkorg, and i think i suck at programming then.. cause i was no where close to the sound i described.. :(
any more tips? 2 osc synth? 3? 2 osc on sine to low pass filter? that should do it? or i suck too much or im not getting it (yeah i know, a lot of reverb). thanks
>>63404866
>>63404866
cos it's shit, designed for morons, by morons
>>63404950
allright, I'm working on it, give me a minute.
https://clyp.it/4j1pjecw
>>63404950
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVUf6w37Wns
2 osc both sine wave, slightly detune one by maybe 10 cents, bit of distortion in there, lots of hall reverb, long attacck, long decay on the adsr envelope, no retrigger. USE YOUR EARS. hope this helps.
Fucking keygens for addictive drums never work
>>63405022
neat little song but your chord progressions and kick sounded a little basic
https://clyp.it/fizd4kse
>>63406581
>chord progressions
supposed to be a little basic/brutal
>kick sounded a little basic
yes I agree, also a huge lack of tricks and hats etc, but im working on it.
>https://clyp.it/fizd4kse
nice stuff, would like to remix. good luck yo.
>>63406581
neat little song but your chord progressions and kick sounded a little basic
>>63405166
thanks bro, ill try it in 5 minutes or in 2 hours (cause a friend is about to arrive), but ill post my results :) korg synth wont do as it has only sine on 1st osc, ill try others, thanks for your time :)
>>63401098
i know you can't be specific but where should i start looking for cracks lel
https://clyp.it/xyr3rnpy
would this be an okay rappish beat? and im wondering if the hat is too obnoxious
>>63404495
Spoonfeed me pls
>>63407307
samplers in the mpcs are shit, buy it for the input, they're cool, you want a sampler get an s6000, mucch better than soft samplers.
>>63407433
>plant in between tweeter and listener
how do u want your high freqs senpai
>>63407490
room 2
downloaded a vocaloid for a laugh and ended up doing this kek https://clyp.it/p2lqorsp
should I waste more of my life by mixing it properly and then doing the rest of the album?
>>63407570
you know that the answer is yes
>>63407490
>>63407570
I use Vocaloid too, good buddy.
What version and singer are you using?
>>63407921
Megpoid English. Surprised how easy it is to program, I remember a friend working his ass off trying to get the phonetics right for 'Engrish' when they only had Japanese versions (either that or he didn't realise there were English singers)
>>63407921
>>63408043
oh and it's version 4FE
>>63406824
you got me ;>_>
>>63407290
sounds nice to me imo
>>63407570
nice desu
>>63408254
post setup pleaise
>>63407921
>>63408043
Vocaloid is well good, can't remember what version of singer though, what do you use?
https://clyp.it/fipfsqvx
>>63408043
>>63408071
>>63408478
Nice bro, I use Version 4 too. I highly recommend Cyber Diva. Best English speaking Vocaloid I've ever used. Some people can get her to sound similar to Lady Gaga. Which is pretty impressive.
It took me awhile to get used to programming the vocals, but you seem like you know what you're doing.
>>63408792
Thanks for the rec, will have to check out cyber diva! Well I'm used to drawing in MIDI in FL Studio so programming the timing and pitch isn't an issue, other than that it's just typing in words lol
I just ordered a Korg Minilogue, it's gonna arrive sometime next month because of it being back ordered. Anyone here have one? If so, do you like it/can you make cool shit with it?
>>63408792
>>63409031
oh and figuring out how to stretch one syllable over multiple notes was the one thing I got stuck with for ages but finally read somewhere that you just have to put -/ at the end of the word
>>63409086
nice input, what a hero.
https://clyp.it/1vfn5frx
Something I'm working on, but the section at around 0:54 and on just feels empty. Any idea on what to add?
>>63407433
>>63407724
i dont understand whats with the screens, why so many?
any pic where you have the screens on?(like doing something you usually do there) just curious, thanks
>>63393973
Tell me what sound/feel/influence you're going for and I can answer that very easily.
sample library is everything
>>63400984
The trouble to get FL on mac is worth it.
And it's not really trouble you just have to get parallels and get FL
>>63396925
>https://clyp.it/gdh0uwrc
One of the best techno tracks ive heard in /prod/, i think it needs more low end. Really get that sub pumping and driving.
>>63393887
for free drumkits gogole drum kits reddit, and theres a shit ton of drum kits.
>nb4 le reddit
>>63398570
>https://clyp.it/xges3ej4
The left panning in the intro is kind of off-putting, I'd either centre it or spread it out wide.
So recently discovered someone I used to work on hip-hop with back in highschool is finally catching a break and got picked up by Fetty Waps producers. I know, I know, you all hate Fetty Wap. But it's something.
He recently asked me if I would want to get in on producing some beats for his album. I've never been in the beat selling market before, but I told him first and foremost we need to talk money, as well as contracts and copyrights so my shit doesn't get stolen.
Anyone have any advice on the legal side of all of this? I've got some pretty decent beat ideas fleshed out right now, and we're going to be sitting down to make an exclusively tailored beat for him that we can show his manager and production crew to let them know what I can do.
So, general legal advice, as well as tips and tricks for how to make the most out of my beat sales?
I originally told him I'd sell him a simple 16 bar loop for about 60 bucks and a fully custom beat for around 180-200. I know I could probably get more, which is why I told him I want to sit down with him and make a beat specifically for him so that when I show them, we can negotiate some sort of offer. Trust me, I will not be giving any files or stems to these dudes, let alone letting them hear the entire beat, just snippets. I'm not getting my shit stolen a'la Hudson Mohawke. Kanye and Drake apparently fucked him over.
>>63411522
Also, if I am going to be making these beats, would you think the producers are going to be the ones that would EQ and master them so I should just focus on making raw sounds and not mess with any effects or EQ?
>>63411522
Look up Djpain 1 on youtube he has a few videos about that as well on his facebook. Hes a multi platinum producer who actually talks to his fans.
>>63411522
can i check out your music. im intrigued.
>>63398570
>>63411435
I'd like to add a little to that comment, if you don't mind.
Duplicate the (synth?) track so you have two identical tracks. Pan one hard left, the other hard right. Add a simple delay to either the right or left (not both), and it should sound much more wider and it gives it a sense of direction as well.
>>63402585
Maybe cut the sub by 2-3db unless you like it that extreme. I like the melodies and vocal edits,though the synths are somewhat basic sounding.
>>63406581
Needs some work to keep it interesting.
>>63411542
Hey thanks for the answer man, I will definitely check it out.
I really want to get into making these beats legally so no stolen VSTs or anything, but I do have some OVO drum sounds I really really love using but I'm worried if I try and use them with this company I could cause a lot of problems. Do you think I should look around for similar sounding free ones just to be safe? Or would you think most drum kits out there are pulled from different sample libraries from products like Maschine and Kontakt and whatnot?
I just don't want anything to turn around and bite me in the ass down the road cause I certainly can't afford to be sued for thousands or millions of dollars.
I just started to make sounds a couple days ago and post them on tindeck.
I have literally no musical knowledge so most of my shit sounds like a retard pressing random buttons.
I have a cracked version of ableton 9 live suite, so I don't know how to install VSTs.... I want to get magical 8 bit working and I followed several guides to installing it but none of it has worked.
Here's my shit though, it's probably not even worth listening to ; http://tindeck.com/users/ckrysiak
>>63411574
i dont think the drums will be a problem. I know they sell those online somewhere. I have a few ovo drum kits in my library as well. I dont think it would be a problem honestly so many drums sound alike especially for the type of genre me and you like to make beats in.
>>63411088
looking for string samples
Ive got an intro here Id like to get some feedback on. https://clyp.it/cnbtvw2y
what do you guys recommend my next move be? after the intro?
>>63411560
I'm not going to be sharing any of my current beats here but I have some beats on my soundcloud from years ago. All of my best beats I do not post online though, but here are some good ones I have up.
>Lord of Cinder (made using Dark Souls sample - me rapping)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/lord-of-cinder
>Educational - (sampled from The Education of Sonny Carson)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/educational
>Jamaican Bacon (Sampled from Charles Mingus)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/ivel-jamaican-bacon
>Paintings (Sampled from Cortex)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/ivel-paintings-ft-ant-live
Listening to this one again the mixing is absolutely awful. Shitty sampling rate on the vocals. And yes tahts me on the first verse.
>Imports (Sampled from Animal Collective)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/imports
>Scroogie (All original - me on the verses)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/scroogiefin
>Dreams (all original - me on the verses)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/dreams
>Brocka Brocka (honestly don't remember what I sampled for this one)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/brocka-brocka
>Swirlin' (One of the first beats I made for dude I am talking about)
https://soundcloud.com/quasr/swirlin-wip
Once again, this is pretty old so my mixing game wasn't as on point as it is these days.
All of these are pretty damn old, at least 3 to 4 years. Everything was made in FL Studio.
As for his music, here's his YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnqQrB0MsAhRqK7vWXZOlfw
I think all of these were before he got picked up though. I may talk to him about designing graphics for him too because honestly his album art and image really needs some help.
>>63411687
This kid performed with Dougie Fresh at like 14 though. No bullshit. He's been trying to find his niche over the years and I think he may have found it recently. But he is so varied in style he could do so many different things and go so many directions.
If you only started a couple days ago, then you should've; practiced, lurked in /prod/, practiced, and then practice some more. Don't release music you made in a day, or even the first few songs you make.
Also
>Tindeck
>>63411687
>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnqQrB0MsAhRqK7vWXZOlfw
God i hate this genre, but do your thing bro get your paper.
>>63411740
Like I said, he does plenty of different shit. I've seen him grow over the years. He can do it all, old school, new school, trap, RnB, everything. He just has a sincere love of hip-hop and his song styles reflect the messages. I need to talk to him tomorrow when he comes over about what direction he and his team are trying to take his album.
>>63411755
Well let us know how it goes later on anon. best of luck to you.
>>63411574
there you go friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuITn_9lZTc
>>63411785
Yeah nothing is set in stone. Still trying to make some brand new fresh beats to show his production team. I think they'll like what I'm working on though...I guess for now I will mix and master them to the best of my ability so they can see what skills I do have and that I'm very serious about my craft.
>>63411814
Yeah literally just watched that. Didn't really tell me too much I didn't already know. So basically, charge what I feel is a comfortable price for me. Got it. If people are serious enough, they will buy it if they like it.
>>63411856
>So basically, charge what I feel is a comfortable price for me. Got it. If people are serious enough, they will buy it if they like it.
Pretty much.
Can i get some feedback please?
What do you recommend the track progress into after this?
https://clyp.it/cnbtvw2y
Over the last week I've discovered a new genre, can any anons tell me what it's called?
Also what is the generic name for the synth used after the drop?
https://soundcloud.com/sodaisland/arian-cook-quantum-racer
>>63394678
Protools.
>>63412151
>https://soundcloud.com/sodaisland/arian-cook-quantum-racer
This is a mix of ambient/idm and nu-house I would think.
Not sure what the synth is or which one you're referring to. Are you talking about that sharp gritty gated synth?
>>63412326
>sharp gritty gated
perfect description, that's the one
https://clyp.it/l0x3ws3k
how is this coming along?
I need to add in/improve my transitions and add some more percussion, and maybe a couple other tweaks (to drum and bass sequences) but is it sounding ok?
>>63399597
Dude's right, get some KRK's.
>>63401592
The Korg Monokeys.
>>63404495
Yes that's a pretty sweet deal desu.
>>63404866
dat terrible MIDI support and plugin detection tho.
>>63409033
You can make some pretty dank shit with it.
>>63411522
DjPain1 senpai, he explains it all.
>>63411538
You can't make beats without using effects.
>>63412562
>terrible midi support
Explain.
>>63412609
The MIDI workflow is just really bad. Have you seen FL's piano roll? Now that is an A+ piano roll.
>>63399597
Equator Audio. Can't go wrong. 10/10 sound & 10/10 customer service
>>63393887
So I asked this question last night, and I got some good advice before I got carried away critiquing clyp's, but I have a more specific version of it: how do I start recording outside my school? I'm almost done with my recording degree, and I'm terrified that, come September, I will have no way to record drums or guitar amps. I've thought about buying mics, but where would I record? I can't do it at home; I live with my parents. Even when I do guitar and bass DI, I still get complaints. Furthermore, I don't actually own any guitar amps.
I have slightly over a thousand dollars. I make about $300 every two weeks. What should I buy, what should I do?
>>63407570
This is really nice.
Been wanting to get into Vocaloid, and now seems to be the best time since I'm somewhat proficient in music production.
Are there any good tutorials out there?
>tfw Porter Robinson used Vocaloid
>>63413630
>vocaloid
kanye west,daft punk, james blake, cher, bon iver used vocaloid too.
>>63413630
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBC016NqF60
i dont know about this drop could you elaborate on why it sounds so weird and how i can fix the overall beat
>intro, jungle-ish beats, trance synth
i thought about going yo dawg and having a drop within a drop into trap and bass
>F E E D B A C K
https://clyp.it/d4c2nn21
>>63414818
>daft punk
example pls, vocaloid != vocoder
>>63404681
>why do you rate FL?
I like the UI, automation, piano roll, mixer, it's all pretty good and I have a nice workflow from years of using it. But then again I haven't really tried anything else.
>>63404749
Ah that's neat. I have one teeny tiny analog synth but it has midi in, or else I can use the sq-1 as a midi>cv converter.
I tried silentway once but couldn't get it to work (he also uses that).
>>63412818
Agreed. Tempo changes and non-standard measures are still a PITA though but I don't think any mainstream daw really has that down.
The ability to stretch a selection of notes is really nice though, I think that's a somewhat recent feature.
>>63415588
>silent way
You need a DC coupled audio interface, and not many support that. If you have some cheap Akai or focusrite 2in/2out box, I know it won't.
MOTU interfaces tend to be DC coupled.
DC coupling just means that it can put out DC signals (like CV) and not just AC signals (like audio)
>>63415655
Yea I know. I think it should work with my laptop's audio out, but mostly I just couldn't do shit with the plugin because it was confusing.
>tfw only spambots like my shit on soundcloud
>>63415684
>Yea I know.
>I think it should work with my laptop's audio out
Sorry anon, but I don't actually think you know. I can't think of any reason ever why a built-in headphone port would be DC coupled. It's a really esoteric design feature and laptop in/outs are designed to be as cheap as possible. If you're lucky, you might get 1 volt peak to peak effectively giving you one octave of pitch CV.
>>63415746
idk, I can do this with my laptop:
https://clyp.it/axqogray
wheras if I route this through my mixer it will keep returning to some baseline voltage.
> It's a really esoteric design feature and laptop in/outs are designed to be as cheap as possible.
You sure about that? Wiki says
>This technique is used by default in circuits like IC op-amps, since large coupling capacitors cannot be fabricated on-chip. That said, some discrete circuits (such as power amplifiers) also employ direct coupling to cut cost and improve low frequency performance.
>>63396386
A time machine? Most traditional studios are dead. Not trying to sass you but the best way to do it these days is coming from an SRT degree program. If you want to break into sound recording or production just start doing it. Make beats for the corner rap slingers, record rehearsals or recitals for local choral troupes or bands. Doing it is how you do it.
>>63404866
Anyone who needs a straightforward DAW with crap MIDI support should be on RADAR not PT.
>>63407724
Too many panels bruh, dat s6k remote tho
>>63411522
>I originally told him I'd sell him a simple 16 bar loop for about 60 bucks and a fully custom beat for around 180-200. I know I could probably get more, which is why I told him I want to sit down with him and make a beat specifically for him so that when I show them, we can negotiate some sort of offer. Trust me, I will not be giving any files or stems to these dudes, let alone letting them hear the entire beat, just snippets. I'm not getting my shit stolen a'la Hudson Mohawke. Kanye and Drake apparently fucked him over.
Should've done it for an ounce. You start worrying about getting fucked AFTER you break out.
>>63412231
S612, dual CPs, red knob princeton, good tast
>Protools.
c'mon son
>>63415711
Get on octave, the service is unbeatable.
>>63414818
Kanye West...?
Nah.
>>63415975
I'm mostly talking from experience and technical knowledge, not wiki. Also, a power amplifier tends to push much higher voltages than a headphone port. Like think of signals 25 volts peak to peak or higher.
>>63416137
>Get on octave
care to elaborate?
>>63416137
What's wrong with Protools? I keep hearing people complain about midi, but it handles midi fine for what I need it to. Perhaps I've already learned all the bits that make midi editing easy.
I just find Protools well rounded and stable compared to the alternatives I've used.
Also, I got the S612 for $20, it's fun but it sucks serious dick.
oi drumnbass/jungle lads
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1vhXelmbbUA
sample this
>>63404481
Yeah the bass I used is one of their samples just changed to the correct pitch.
>>63416253
octave.io, it's a much better platform for sharing, collaboration or release.
>>63416260
Anything more complex than noteon/offs to a device or two and it becomes problematic to deal with. Bulk edits are a pain in the ass. Sysex creation, you might as well not bother. It's at least in time now mostly.
>it sucks serious dick.
If the damn thing supported SDS I'd use it more often but it's fun for a FSU box.
>>63416757
octave.is even, don't post before coffee
>>63416771
>$20 per month or $200 per year.
Fuck that.
>>63416839
You could get together an EC2 instance to serve out of for about a quarter of that but then you'd have to build it out. It's nice to not have to deal with sc bullshit though.
>>63399597
yo, I recently got a pair of the hs8s and I love them but with hindsight any speaker above 7" is a bad idea unless you've got a large treated room because you'll just get a load of low end resonances. would def rec any other member of the hs series tho. Don't get krks
If you look at any FACT against the clock most producers actually use smaller monitors
>>63416757
>more complex than note on/off
You know that all of the automation tabs are easy to find right
>bulk Edits
I usually use dedicated midi programs for that stuff, like midiOX and sound diver (rip). No idea why I'd want that in a DAW.
>sysex
I'll give you that one, my JX-10 is a bit annoying to use because it only responds to sysex and not CCs.
>in time
Bruh, stop using slip mode and switch to grid.
>>63404495
Reccing the mpc studio over maschine mikro, mpc 2.0 is gonna be killer as well
Alright, this is the dude who was talking about his friend getting picked up by Fetty Waps producers. Got a snippet I wanted to share.
https://clyp.it/yub5xdpa
What do you all think?
>>63417390
Agh, remixed the drums, that 808 was way too loud. Still feel like it's too loud.
https://clyp.it/vmk1zptv
So Ableton has no knife tool in it's piano roll?
>>63417390
>https://clyp.it/vmk1zptv
nice, but a little too clean for my taste, that obv. depends on the vibe your going for tho
I'd add some tape noise/subtle saturation etc.
>>63417526
No, nothing beats FL's piano roll desu.
>>63417597
Eh, that's personal preference. I'd tend to agree with you but being that I'm going to be showing these to people working in the mainstream media, they'd probably prefer crisp and clean. For your own interest though, I'll add some XD
I wish I had Mercury Waves bundle again, I fucking loved their Pie Analog Tape Compressor. I added tape saturation to fucking everything.
>>63417613
This. This is exactly why I have always stuck with FL Studio. The piano roll is better than Logic, Garageband, Ableton, Reaper, etc. The reason being they've been able to craft and perfect it over the past 15+ years. It's fantastic.
>>63417632
>I added tape saturation to fucking everything.
same desu
>>63417651
It's just disappointing how the other big DAW's don't take a page from FL's book and implement some of the features like the knife tool or the note slide function, I mean, do they think it's bad to copy functions or something? I'm on Ableton.
I have noticed sometimes in FL Studio when I play my midi-controller into the piano roll, it will add 2 of every note. Would anyone happen to know why? I really hate that I don't catch it some times because it causes mixing problems and also it's just flat out annoying having to go back and delete every little note that's been duplicated...
>>63417742
Weird...
>>63417613
>>63417651
>>63417734
I like Ableton a lot, but this piano roll shit is annoying the fuck out of me. The rest of the workflow and shit I think is really good and meshes well with me, but I just don't fucking understand why people can't just copy FL's piano roll. I started with Ableton and only tinkered with FL very recently and it's like immediately apparent how good that piano roll is.
Like how do you not have a knife tool, it just seems so obvious in hindsight.
>>63417856
There's got to be something you're missing, I'm sure they're a way to shorten or cut notes in Abelton. Also, they can't copy FL Studio's piano roll because thats Image-Lines IP. It would be illegal to literally just copy their piano roll.
Perhaps you could make your melodies in FL Studio and edit them in it as well and then transport the midi line over to Ableton to be used? I dunno...
>>63417906
>they're a way
theres a way.
holy shit what the fuck am i doing.
Fuuuuuck Morphine has to be the best soft-synth Image-Line has made man. I love this fucking synth. I've used it on like 3 songs exclusively now. Just the presets even, I haven't even tinkered with the modules.
>>63417906
Nah, I'm not missing anything. FL's workflow in the piano roll is just really fast. It allows you to just try stuff really fast. Best comparison I can give you is like, Renoise and drums. You can do most of the stuff Renoise can do (even at high LPB's) in any other DAW, but not with that efficiency.
I'm trying to stick with a single DAW, but I've got Ableton down for the most part so I'll prob pick up FL as a secondary - It's just really good for brainstorming and create progressions and stuff.
>>63417934
Harmor is better senpai but I'm glad you're enjoying something so much and hope you have a good day
Is there any daw where you can use a midi keyboard to enter notes on the piano roll? Something like
>hold some notes
>drag somewhere in the piano roll
>notes you pressed get added at that position/length
I don't think FL does this does it?
>>63417956
Aren't you just the same anon who always shills Harmor?
>>63417742
Download MIDI-OX (it's free) and look at the MIDI messages your controller is outputting each time you press a key - I'm suspecting that it's probably got multiple key zones set up, with either the zones covering the whole keyboard range and set to two different MIDI output channels, or even set to the same MIDI channel., this would cause it to send duplicate notes.
can anyone rec and good, decent price samplers for fl studio?
how do i crack the libraries from native instrument?
i have a cracked kontakt 5 and some libraries from NI but i cant find a way to activate the demo with a crack
>>63417934
Just started using Morphine as well. It makes me cum buckets.
>>63417996
Shortcircuit
>>63417988
Nope, it's just better. Why would I shill something everyone pirates anyway?
>>63417974
Logic has a step input mode, dunno if other DAWs use it though - you place the timeline cursor where you want the notes to appear, activate step input mode and press your keys and the notes will appear, the timeline cursor then moves to the next value set by your quantize value (or you can move it manually to wherever you want) and you can repeat.
Has FL studio fixed record in. Live instruments, or is Edison still a thing?
>>63418157
>>63418157
Recording live instruments*
>>63402585
hats sound bad (uninventive and bad sound selection)
I'd get rid of that bitcrushy sound you have for the main synth
Melodically its good
Kick and snare sound good.
>>63418141
Damn, forgot the youtube clip - at 15:30
https://youtu.be/Jf-SrVhcxiU?t=929
>>63418141
>>63418239
Thanks that's exactly what I mean.
>>63418157
>>63418175
Edison is still a thing, is that bad? But you can also record audio directly to the playlist.
>>63418393
It's just a really subpar editor. FL studio is fine for sequencing and synthesis, but it's a clusterfuck for recording. The Song Jump function is a whole different level of retardedly useless.
>>63417956
Harmor is nice but Morphine has such a nicer sound, modulates much easier and it's a lot easier to create evolving style synths with analog qualities. That's just me though. Harmor and Harmless are both nice too, but Morphine is top fucking notch.
>>63417992
So it's an issue with the midi-controller itself then? I'll look into it, thanks man.
>>63418028
It's so nice man, so easy to make an evolving style synth.
>>63418393
I really like Edison to be honest. I use it for everything from chopping smaples to recording and manipulating sounds and so forth. So much easier to do in Edison than in the playlist.
>>63418543
>The Song Jump function is a whole different level of retardedly useless.
I use it sometimes, it's pretty handy. You don't *have* to use it.
Plus you really can't beat that middle mouse button zoom/scrolling.
You're all going to make it bros.
>>63418651
Yes you can beat it. I've used a lot of DAWs. FL studio is great, but the last thing I'd ever use to record something live.
>>63417992
ERmmmm doesn't seem like this will work on Windows 10 unless I am mistaken?
>>63418742
Whad daw/wave editor has better scrolling/zooming than edison?
My take on the piano roll fiasco:
yes, Ableton's piano roll is sorta shit
BUT
making music recording midi then applying quantization is almost always the right way to go about these things
>>63418877
>making music recording midi then applying quantization is almost always the right way to go about these things
i wouldnt really go so far as to say "right way", but i definitely prefer it. it kind of baffles me how many people here prefer to use the piano roll, even before i bought my first midi keyboard i preferred to play in real time on the qwerty keyboard
>>63418877
>this is how I do it
>always the right way
senpai pls
>>63418812
Keyboard shortcuts
Anyone got any tips for mic reflection filters?
I see a lot of people talking about the SE Electronics Reflexion Filter X. Is it worth the 40 euros more than the cheaper stuff (like the Vicoustic flexi screen)?
I would use it mostly to record a rapper with a pretty high, nasal voice. The room I record in already has pretty decent acoustics, but I want that extra bit to make the recordings perfect.
>>63418937
I always prefer to use the midi controller. The piano roll is only meant for fine tuning for me most of the time, or quantizing. Depends on what genre I am making though. House and electronic and hip-hop I usually will quantize, everything else I will leave loosey goosey to give it that organic feel.
Fucking A, my god damn FL Studio keeps making the channel pitch go down -94 cents RANDOMLY. I thought it might be my sensitive ass scroll wheel, but I turned my mouse off and it's still doing it.
What the FUCK. I guess this is what I get for not spending the 800 dollars on FL Studio.
>>63418877
>quantizing
>not trimming values to where you want them
>>63419108
I feel like paying $300 is too far on the curve of diminishing returns for reflection filters. I'm a bit /diy/ though, so I would think cutting up some spare acoustic foam I have stored up and gluing it to some oak paneling would suffice for my applications. Then again,I'm not recording rappers.
https://clyp.it/ib2jwefi
salvageable?
>>63419426
The filter X is 120 dollars, the cheaper ones about 80. I'm actually upgrading my studio slowly from full diy.
>>63419128
sure you don't have a midi controller attached with a worn out encoder or something?
https://clyp.it/jsc5cprt
Here's a short percussion-heavy track. Thoughts?
>>63419600
How would I go about fixing this? I just detached it but I also had just factory reset the mother fucker. How would I check to see if its my midi controller and how would I fix it? It may be because it didn't start doing it until I plugged it in...
>>63419462
Sounds like a LISA track. I like it.
>>63418937
>>63419128
midi controller all day
i also love to bounce, then fuck with the audio, then bounce again, ad infinitum
>>63418941
yeah i got ahead of myself. there are use cases for quantization or piano roll, esp. with things like the ableton groove feature (does this exist in other daws? i think it does in logic)
>>63419294
i mean, it's a bit of both
>>63419514
Oh, yeah $140 seems way more reasonable. I just gave it a cursory Google search and saw the result that came with the mic.
>>63417934
>using presets
>>63419689
How do I fix my midi controller so it doesn't do that then?
>>63419786
>hating on presets
YOU stop, douche
>>63395574
bass and spit you fucking amateur
>>63402585
>https://clyp.it/sr2ul4bd
solid mix.
your synth is peaking at the same frequency as your vocals tho, something might wanna do is remove some of the reverb. other than that, its solid.
>>63418764
Sadly you might be right there - you'd need to trawl through your controller's manual instead to confirm if it has multiple key zones set up, but you'd have to do that anyway so that you could set up just a single zone.
>>63419786
There's nothing wrong with using presets if they serve the purpose you are using them for.
I can very well design my own sounds if I want. But since I'm just making some hip-hop beats and not my own experimental shit I don't really worry about it for now.
>>63419795
check the mod wheel or pitch wheel signals?
>>63420194
my pitch wheel shouldn't be moving at all, it's pretty solid and works off of a spring so it's sitting in the default position. I just unplugged it and will only plug it in when I need to record a melody or something.
Here's another beat idea for my boy, let me know what you guys think. Also, I feel like hi-hats are ALWAYS my weakness and they are the most crucial part to giving flavor and a nice groove to your beat...
https://clyp.it/lrdrlnw4
Any tips? Also, found out he is signed under GuerillaHustleMovement Inc. and is going to be recording with RGF Productions. Not sure how legit they are because all I can find it Instagram and Soundcloud pages, neither of them have official websites which is strange...
>>63419108
Friend of mine hand an SE electronics shield around 6 years. Still uses it with his sontronics/rodes/neumanns happily. Long after the 2200a it came with shit itself and died.
Works fine and was very sturdy.
>>63417974
Every DAW has this feature.
>>63417996
As in, hardware?
>>63418024
Just load them in quickload as a file, some libs you can't activate them from the add function.
>>63418157
It's just buggy.
>>63419108
It's worth it sure.
>>63420383
>>63420432
Thanks brothers
If anyone wants a good gimmick while doing house music, I have an idea. History House. The "opposite" of Future House. Sample old ass music, speeches, commercials, etc.
>>63420515
Don't mention it. SE make decent stuff. Sontronics is really really damn good and not over priced.
Sadly they don't make reflection filters. SE make solid shit though.
Goodluck.
I know a guy who "spits" grime in his bathroom with an SE. Turns out okay. Not my thing but it works
https://clyp.it/0u5j3axz
What do to bad transitions
>>63420592
Call it Retro-House?
I know someone sampled "why don't you do right" into an electronic song.
>>63420859
That's also a good name. It rolls off the tongue better but I dunno. By the way, do you know the name of the song you're talking about?
>>63421190
Afraid not. I was sitting in a resturant when I heard Peggy Lee singing it. Was damn happy to be sitting there with Peggy Lee, my girl, wine and food.
Then out of nowhere some fucking house music kicked in.
I imagine you could find it on whosampled or something
>>63421190
>>63421386
Found it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X7SIEDmCwZ4
>>63419651
Well if you want a quick fix you can just disable the pitch controller on every track you use, right click on the pitch wheel > link to controller > reset > accept.
what the fuck you just had to rate my .clyp. fucking niggers.
>>63421630
I rate it 1/10 for you being a whiny bitch. Didn't even link it smdh senpai.
>>63421630
We don't have to do anything faggot.
Also you didn't even link it. So we won't anyway
Is selling beats worth it?
I sampled a piano melody and made a beat with it, uploaded it to youtube and already had 6 people ask me if they can put it on their mixtape
I obviously can't sell the beat because I'm a bedroom producer and don't think i'd get the sample cleared.
So this made me wonder if I should redo just the sampled piano melody with my own piano and change the melody a bit and then try to sell it
dunno, do any of you people sell beats on the internet to random people?
>>63422157
Yes, do that then sell it, it's a lucrative business.
>>63422215
Not him, but do people generallly buy/sell like 8-bar loops (that's what I think of when you say beat) or full instrumentals tracks?
>>63422270
Full instrumental tracks, at least in hip-hop business is 8-bar loops with minimal variation, so it'll take you another 10 minutes to turn an 8 bar loop into a 3 minute beat.
i have gone briefly insane
does this sound remotely pleasant?
https://clyp.it/zexmupek
>>63393887
Hello all -
fairly new to music prod -
What VSTs are must haves for synthesizing your own bass, & altering sample pitch?
>>63422529
Some cool sounds but it doesn't flow well at all, rhythmically.
>>63422368
No chorus/verse things at all? Just intro/loops/outro?
>>63422529
i love it man! that creamy synth, those sumptuous bass drums, the glassy blips and percussion you can almost feel like sandpaper and grit. mmm.
at first it remound of this little ditty i did awhile back
https://clyp.it/pzav1qll
>>63395574
autism shoes
>>63422613
If you wanna put variety in your beats even better!
>>63422613
>>63422626
thanks for your feedback chaps
>>63422680
Well I don't think I'd make good beats anyway. I was in a mental institution once and this guy wanted to make a rap with me and he said it sucked.
>>63422821
>Well I don't think I'd make good beats anyway.
I believe in you.
>>63393887
OH SHIT THAT'S WHY IT'S FL
recently started making beats please destroy me
https://clyp.it/pngm5vuj
>>63423632
nice idea bad sounds
Just went out and bought a Blue Snowball mic.
Holy fucking shit. Recording live music and mixing it is ten times harder than recording electronic music. Any tips guys? I've been EQing this for the last hour and a half and it still sounds hollow as fuck.
Is it more likely the actual set up in my room? Am I losing a lot of tonality and frequency because I don't have any sound proofing in here?
https://clyp.it/hnahf4mk
What do I need to do, whats off in this mix? I feel like the acoustic guitar is too bassy, and the vocals sound far too hollow....Bah. By the way, I am the same guy that was posting the rap beats earlier. Also, why the FUCK is it buzzing like that? None of my tracks are clipping? Is it the microphone? I have it on the second setting.
Clearly I have a lot to learn about acoustics and recording live instrumentation.
https://clyp.it/5ez0ymwh
trance wip made when smoking weed
>>63411687
>Le soundcloud check out my wifes sons music!!
Fuck off kid
>>63424793
Re-recorded the vocals on setting one, which is a cardioid setting which is better for vocals apparently. I was recording vocals previously at a -10db setting and it wasn't sounding right. Also I had no sound proofing. Re-recorded this in the most ghetto way possible...wrapped a blanket over my head and my monitor with my Snowball sitting below and between myself and my monitor....
Hey, it worked.
https://clyp.it/rv3cszr3
I still have a lot to learn about live recording...
>>63425346
How about you fuck off? Multiple people were asking for links so go fuck yourself faggot. I hate kids like you who come into these threads and shit on people for sharing their music and getting feedback on production. Eat a dick queer.
