Tiny wav edition
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>Pastebin - Under construction
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http://mu-sic-production.wikia.com
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http://www.rizon.net/chat
Channel: #/prod/
Remember to use clyp.it to post your tracks/WIP: posting a clyp.it is just providing sound for a question, posting a Soundcloudlink is making self-advertisement and the thread doesn't need that.
reposting cause I was late in the last thread
I'm looking for this particular flute loop or soundfont, I don't know.
youtube.com/watch?v=EBhFHJMVfiI (2:50)
youtube.com/watch?v=FlF3rM_qAoU (1:15)
youtube.com/watch?v=gPebVnhR_D0
I want to know where does it come from because it's used in many songs I know and I'd like to use it.
Any idea what's the source of it?
When people say they make their own synths do they just alter the sets in the vst by changing a presets waveform, decay, attack, etc or do they start off from scratch? also is using presets bad or embarrassing if you want to make a cd
>>63682967
From scratch for me at least.
Oreaets are fine imo, as long as you know how to mix it so it sounds good in the mix.
I use presets sometimes but I always alter them a bit.
>>63682967
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ04PwFvui1BCUAE9wxmOqHE51mrDv8Ui
3 hours of your life that will make the whole difference. Learn sound design and even if you get presets and edit them they will sound exactly like what you need to express your ideas.
Have fun.
>>63682469
look up the Arachno soundfont set
Anyone recommend a good pair of headphones for mixing and mastering (but could also be good for general listening)? Especially for someone who's cheap and had a $140 gift card to Guitar Center. I'm considering the Beyerdynamic DT 880s, but I'm not sure if the 250 Ohm impedance would require more equipment.
well it took me about a million data wheel clicks, but i finally sorted all the drum kits on my xr20 to send all the kicks/toms through one out and all the hats/snares/percussion through the other.
gear is fun
Is 19 and 1/2 too old to make music?I mean ive done stuff before and i listen to alot and different music so im not someone who has no idea what he is doing but still.Also i dont want to make beats but really experimental and or ambient music but im not sure if its too late to get good at it.
>>63685032
Even 30 isn't.
>>63682442
i just chopped up a jazz song and made a cool little beat- huh, this is kinda cool.
anybody want to talk about whether this is a fulfilling hobby? I've had ableton downloaded forever, have a ton of free time, but this just seems- idk. I don't think i'll ever make anything that people will want to listen to
https://soundcloud.com/ricks-turner/scuttly-buttin
Don't reply to him.
>>63685332
>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.
>>63685045
Im not sure if i should believe this since there are no proofs
>>63685376
Yes there are... also, you're ridiculous if you think you're over the hill by 19. You aren't even a real adult yet lol
>>63685032
>19 and 1/2
>and 1/2
>>63685376
Well there are two interpretations to the question. The first is "is [any age] too old to make music?". Of course not, you can make music whenever you want or feel the need to. Regardless of the shit we sling here, music is just an expression of creativity, there's no age limit on that.
The other is "is [any age] too old to make it in the music industry?" It's debatable, but I'd still say there's an answer to it. But 19 1/2 is definitely not the answer to that question.
>>63685332
Followed. Got any recs? Post em here
The skeleton of something I started work on earlier today: https://clyp.it/qmfprnf2
Anyone know of a good sitar VST?
>>63682469
Sounds like it might be the mellotron flute. Try this vst:
http://www.tweakbench.com/tapeworm
hey why does reaper have these silences when i try to play back a thing and how do i make that not happen sorry
Waves Gold is $250 right now, down from the normal $800. I'm really eyeing it but I just dropped $300 on pro tools so money is a bit thin. Anybody have it? Is it worth it?
>>63656531
LFOTool is fucking awesome. It can add a lot of cool rhythms, and polyrhythms.
I have to make a big effort to not abuse it too much. Like "swiping" a sound from right to left too hard / too often, or going overboard with hand drawn pumping.
>>63685376
James Murphy
>>63685719
I fucking love how this rec gets bumped around these threads.
>>63682442
Hey, I have that keytar. The organs and EPs are actually good enough to use for gigging stuff, and that's handy, because that's all that guitarists ever want to hear.
>>63686575
playing organ/ep on a keytar tho
>>63686777
I got it to use as a midi controller for my blofeld and JX-10, but guitarists are stupid, they don't want to hear synthesizers unless they don't know it's a synthesizer.
I really wanna design patches with both hands instead of the mouse, but I work in the box and I have no idea how to use MIDI knobs and faders effectively.
Always linking, say, cutoff freq on the first knob, resonance on the second etc. would cripple any plugins with unique capabilities. But designing presets for each plugin wouldn't work either because I wouldn't memorize them anyway.
The only option seems to be the hardware route, but since this is the only value I see in it, the cost seems too big.
How carpenter-ish does this sound/20
https://clyp.it/e3x2gz50
Also could I get some opinions on this, it sounds weird to me idk
https://clyp.it/jfq53uqd
>>63684218
My brother got DT880s and didn't like them as much as my DT770s so he returned them and got them as well.
And I can drive them from my phone at a good volume so I think you'll be fine..
>>63686868
Behringer has a pair of neat controllers, the BCR/BCF 2000 that you can assign knobs with. The cool part is that you can save presets on the device itself, so you can have a preset for one synth, and another preset for another synth, et cetera.
Of course, I use a BCF 2000 with a program that automatically assigns parameters, so I don't have an issue with that anyways.
>>63686804
high five blofeld bro
>>63687007
All of my god tier pads come out of that thing, just wish the upper octave aliasing wasn't so bad.
>>63686804
>>63687007
that makes three of us, who else blofeld here
>>63687072
which of these should I add to my setup?
I mainly sequence dark techno/noise and industrial punk stuff
what are your guys experiences with either the esx 1 or mpc 1000????
>>63687453
>tips
Don't get in a habit of treating soundcloud success as real success.
Always cut before boosting
Don't act like that guy who says "we should totally work on stuff sometime" will ever actually try sometime to make stuff, everything is on you.
Always work on something, it doesn't matter if you never release it or come back to it, it's all just routine work that needs to be done in order to get more gooder.
Diversify your portfolio, try to work on other projects with people outside of your discipline, maybe record a rapper, or do an art installation. Get out of your comfort zone.
You can always learn something new, and you can always teach somebody something new. Both are quite rewarding.
Gear or DAW doesn't make a composer, the music does.
Don't concern yourself with DAW wars, analog vs digital or hardware vs software. That debate is many years old, and detracts from real production discussion. People will still use what they want.
Maybe learn piano, maybe take lessons too.
Everyone gets stuck in a creative rut. Sometimes I might not make something new for several months, sometimes I'm quite prolific, many artists are that way. When you do get stuck, don't wallow in depression, maybe get a new hobby or try another art form.
>I'm only 17
You lucky rat bastard, you've got so much time, use it.
>>63687527
I borrowed a friend's ESX-1 and couldn't get it to work in my workflow, but I still lust after an MPC. Your results might be totally different than mine though.
>>63685496
PurP
>>63685360
cry about it
Hey guys anyone know how to make cool effect on max 74
I know it's kind of retarded to even ask when googling tells me like you need to learn fuckload of shit and read some books and learn how to code and whatnot
I was considering to change my major to computer science, do they teach shit like this? Where should i start?
>>63688733
Hell nah, that shits hard.
Bob Moog Bump Foundation
>>63688733
i was more of a PDExtended guy at uni, i'll be using max in the next few days though, building some delays. I won't be much help i'm afraid, i would look at starting with PureData though, lots of shit online for it, it's open source so people share their patches.
I built one that let me control different parametres inside sylenth1 using a leap motion hand sensor device. was cool.
hello /prod/
look what UPS brought me this morning
>>63690508
I can already feel the Menergy.
https://clyp.it/1gvvlc2k
feedback me
>>63691118
It's cool.
The mix is fucking awful though.
>>63691198
I don't know anything about mixing and mastering. I've just been trying to focus on making competent pieces of music.
https://clyp.it/yn4unn5w
any tips on making the vocals sound better?
the only mic i have is for acoustic guitar
tips on the general mix would also be apreciated
pls dont judge on the lyrics i find them hard to write
Some hip hop because why not
https://clyp.it/0gsnydc5
Cymatics stuff.
Maybe some can spit over it for shits and giggles.
https://clyp.it/13i3mvde
IT'S my first time making techno. Any critique on what I have so far?
fuck everything, I'm getting one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4DAgciQcro
>>63691391
holy fuck thats awsome
>spend hours crafting an interesting bassline, bouncing it, reversing parts etc
>ears get tired, decide to throw a premade bass loop from a musicradar sample pack instead, just to see how it sounds
It fits perfectly, but I just feel so dirty
>>63691245
Well anon, clearly you should learn some mixing to make your work sound better but making 5 minutes of music is not easy so i think your devotion shows.
Is that your voice? I liked it the most
>>63691391
Wew lad i wish i could affordd it but if i had that money i think i'd buy.. damn where to even start right
>>63691527
yeah I'll get to that eventually. I'm finally starting to overall feel satisfied with my tracks so now I feel i can move onto learning some mixing concepts and stuff soon. Also yeah that is my voice, thanks senpai.
>>63691118
spelling is hard
>>63692154
what?
>>63692219
>https://clyp.it/1gvvlc2k
4 some reason i thought it said ballon... i was high af, which might've had something 2 do wit it haha
>tfw I tell my friends I'm a composer
>tfw I open ableton and show them my current project
>tfw they make a face like they were forced to bite into a lemon and say I'm not a real composer
bitch, I'm the literal definition of a composer.
luckily I'm not an autist and I just laughed it off with a 'hehe, I guess not then'
>>63692596
>"BRO THIS ISN'T MUSIC. ALL IT IS IS JUST PRESSING BUTTONS"
Getting into analogue synthwave
Would the elektron octatrack be a good 8 track sampler for synth loops and riffs
>>63692596
>how can you compose music without learning how to write in music paper? That doesn't make sense. (Gets pissy)
From my friend when we were 14
>>63693636
Honestly? Do it softsynth
I have some sick Serum patches that sound fantastic/analog-ish
I don't make synth wave but I spent like 15 minutes making this for a laff using those presets a month ago:
https://clyp.it/rhx23133
>>63693636
>synthwave
>octatrack
overkill m8
>>63693860
I like the feeling of hardware more unless all I need is a couple good pads and a midi keyboard along with a daw and vsts
>>63693860
Also I'm very tempted to do it soft synth due to all the emulation vsts available now plus with the added cost of doing it all hardware compared to software
>>63694712
see>>63693886
buying an octatrack to do basic sampling is absolute overkill
Petition to destroy subtractive synthesis
>>63695523
RTFM if it's too hard for you, cuck boy.
>>63695842
>supports 40 years of people removing arbitrary frequencies from arbitrary waveforms
plen
>>63695523
>>63695842
>>63695899
lmao like 95% of synth use has a subtractive component
is it that you don't understand it, or you don't like it?
>>63685332
nice
>>63696621
yeah keep samefaging you fucking retard. Spamming your shitty soundcloud page on /prod/ will definitely get you famous.
https://clyp.it/znfjmxny
so how do i make this not painful to listen to
>>63696710
don't just loop a ~4 second clip as your lead for 1 minute. That will never not be boring.
>>63696807
you know that's a pretty good idea
https://clyp.it/o3gkumxw
How can I make this sound better? I think I've written everything. Any tips on making the vocals more rad?
And lastly, did you want it to keep going or do you think it's a good length?
Post script; Why do my audio clips sometimes randomly cut out in ableton? You can hear the gong cuts out at 1:33 and there's a buzzing sound.
so what do you guys feel
I thought soundcloud is full of normies and incompetent bedroom producers(like myself)
Is bandcamp considered more 'serious' website to upload your shit?
>>63697364
Something I forgot was: Do you like the vocals? I have a terrible voice so multi-tracking and reverb is my only hope until I get better and more confident.
>>63697397
No. I feel as if bandcamp is for album and EP type releases, and a soundcloud is more or less a constant stream, like a Facebook. One can make their SC posts deliberate and meaningful with few posts, or a stream of consciousness type of page that shows WIPs.
>>63697397
Both are, but sure, bandcamp is for when you have a release together, whereas soundcloud, people expect to hear some unfinished or dashed off stuff.
>>63697397
Ehhh, I maybe in a sense, though to be honest the SC threads have better content than the Bandcamp threads (aka noisefag circlejerks)
just bought a microbrute as my first synth! holy shit am i excited
>>63697775
Remember that anything past 75% on the mixer is distortion.
>>63695842
>/pol/ memesters too dumb to understand the difference between knowing how a synth functions and knowing how to achieve desired sounds
>>63696621
No it isn't, it's retarded
>>63696697
i actually didn't even listen to his shitty soundcloud link, i replied "nice" to spite/bait autists like yourself
>>63685332
This is great.
are ARPs okay to use or is that considered cheating?
>>63685332
wow, this is the only thing in this thread thats not utter shit.
are there any cheaper alternatives to the juno-6/106 synth?
i love those sounds and i want to make sweet synth arps
>>63698671
i wouldn't base a song around them, but I use them for layers similar to pads. Sometimes you make them more percussive, and that's useful sometimes.
>>63698747
Maybe Korg Poly 800?
>>63685332
This is actually pretty good
I know I know Soundcloud. Not to worry, the track is set to private, I'm not trying to get followers or whatever but they're real assholes about my bandwidth at my school.
https://soundcloud.com/lo-ring/kangawo/s-0S1HX
Do I need more drums? Are the synths too complicated?
>>63698602
Simply epic XD
>>63697364
It's just an introduction bruh, drop a 4/4 kick at around 1:30 and keep going. Play with that, maybe a breakbeat would work better, but you need a kick.
As for the vocals, they kinda remind me of Have a Nice Life. They're not offensive but maybe you could try double tracking them with a vocal in a higher register.
>>63697364
Did some quick edits, here's the new version.
https://clyp.it/lzrglz32
A lot louder, eq'd some things, compression on the master.
Any thoughts on it are welcome, good, bad, or Chad.
>>63699533
I was imagining it as an intro, but I can't figure out if that means intro to a song or an intro to the album. I had fucked with a kit dropping in when you said, but I deleted it in a moment of self doubt. I'll spend a couple hours and see if anything happens.
As far as the vocals, I have 4 tracks at 3 different harmonies. I apparently have some work to do. I'm going for panda bear with less reverb/delay. But I will take the HaNL comparison as a compliment. Thanks for the comments.
Slightly updated version ^ if you're curious.
>>63697596
My favorite part of sex ed was when the teacher had to warn us about circle jerks.
>>63699535
i like this.
So I made this last night just dicking around, and I really liked it when I was done. However, it's not complete or clean. I'm trying to expand upon it and re-create a similar sound but I just can't get it, any feedback on how to improve on that videogamey sound would be cool.
https://clyp.it/5e23fqd4
>>63690508
I'd be mad if they let shit on my driveway too.
Lmao just kidding f#a#m, hope you enjoy it! Looks and sounds like a badass synth that will be with you for many years to come.
https://clyp.it/srcdfo45
How's the mixing on this one?
if i make mostly sample-based music, is it even worth it to upgrade to ableton suite? i feel like operator and max for live are mostly for synth-based music. sampler sounds cool, but simpler works fine for me now.
>>63685719
this is it. thank you a lot!
>>63700674
if you are buying? That's a big cost difference. If you're a dirty thief like me, yes it's worth it.
I'm sure there are free or cheap vst's with better functionality than sampler. You just have to spend the time to find and learn them. If you're satisfied with your current setup, why fuck with it at all?
>>63685446
good post
>>63700292
>f#a#m
kek
https://clyp.it/jg4uq2i0
I've only produced hip-hop or electronic music before and I wanted to try something different. Could someone give me some feedback please?
I'm piecing together a rig this weekend (small rackmount) and have a few questions. I've read a lot and am now looking for some direct answers to my concerns.
I'm looking to do small band and personal recordings, but don't want to waste time with starter gear.
1. I'm about to buy my first interface. Is this a good deal?
http://m.kijiji.ca/pro-audio-recording/city-of-halifax/motu-8pre-usb-recording-interface-adat-expansion/v?adId=1151746824&ck=CK&from=Search&ts=1459416604386
That's Canadian rupels, but I've read mostly good reviews about this thing and it has clean mic preamps for a basic/accurate sound. No DAW, but I figured I'd just steal something anyways.
2. What's a good reasonably priced mic preamp rack mount? Tube preferably but will also entertain SS too (or possibly one of each).
3. Anything else I should consider for a budget-minded rack?
>>63701852
I've made some updates
https://clyp.it/kvblv1aa
Anyone here messed with using a reamper before?
Just got the Radial JCR. Planning on doing a cover of Into The Void by Black Sabbath to test it out.
>>63685612
East West RA has this.
don't know it this is the right place, but is it possible to have a full fl studio on mac?
i have the alpha 12 demo and it frustrates me so much that i can't save and that the only decent plugin i have is harmor.
>>63691118
Act one is really interesting, an extended version could make some great vg music. Act two...what the fuck are you using for kicks? Less amp on the kicks (and probably a limiter on the master) and using a different package might help. Act three is pretty good, right up till you go back to those annoying slap sounds.
>>63691293
More gain. Are you using a mic shield? Not trying to be an ass, but the singing itself is not great.
>>63685893
Don't buy, they rip you off with that Waves Update shit. More filler than killer. Waves blows..
welp, totally fucked up my math exam
at least I have 2 weeks to /prod/ now
>>63691508
often in the same boat mang, sampling stuff like that is very unsatisfactory
>>63691301
Maybe a bit generic, but the mix sounds good.
>>63703537
me af, i fucked up my recent set of exams (because of non-music related drama bs) but now i have heaps of time to produce and kick back. life is good when u become emotionally detached and a lifeless husk of what you once were :^)
>>63703575
>emotionally detached
yeah kinda weird, I don't even care that I fucked up right now
it will probably suck having to repeat a whole semester tho
>>63691368
Too long per section. You only wanna go about two to four bars before adding/changing an element. On that note, don't always add. Making substitutions can have the same rhythmic effect without congesting the mix.
>>63703613
if you have a track with a lot of shit going on changes every 16 bars or so is also ok tho
>>63696710
I cannot wrap my head around that backbeat. What was your timing for this?
>>63703623
Depends on whether you want it to sound like Kraftwerk or Daftpunk.
So I was at GC today, looking prices. Had the counter guy weigh in on good starting equipment. His recommendations:
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (Simple but solid) $150
Mic: AT2020 (good all around workhorse mic) $100
Mic Stand: $40
Mic Shield: $100
So, about a $400 dollar investment to get started on vocals. Any glaring missteps?
>>63703794
americlap?
>Mic Stand: $40
>Mic Shield: $100
is pretty expensive for those in my opinion
dont know about the prices of at2020 and 2i2 but maybe look around if some online shop sells them for less
>>63703847
Yes American. Prices are MSRP, so I might find them for 10-20% less depending on sites. I was more looking for feedback if these aren't worth getting at any price.
>>63687527
i've used 2500 and the 1000 alongside a sp202 and sp303. Pretty much gives you complete control over sound.
>>63684436
could have just used a computer but whatever makes you feel cool
https://clyp.it/egfrtrog
wat do u think?
>tfw gave up on my musical dreams and just do it for fun now
too old but whatever
>>63703794
Do you have good speakers???
>>63704223
>https://clyp.it/egfrtrog
bretty dope famalam
>>63704095
No, because there is no editor or even a USB port. Whatever you feel smart for assuming though...
>>63704223
Cool, maybe ill add vocals
>>63704510
>>63704510
>>63704426
thanks guys
add vocals? if you do let me know, i want to put this on my soundcloud page
>tfw USPS still fails to deliver
Waiting on strings, Rackmount cage nuts, and a vibrato pedal I'm going to cram into an organ. Could have been spending my week figuring that out instead of waiting for this BS.
>>63704696
link me to your soundclou, ill see if I can come up with anything. u prob won't like it though unless you like that stupid autotune emotional sing rap shit tho lol
>>63704735
i actually am, i like a lot of things
https://soundcloud.com/prodbywavs
>>63704763
cool, just followed u
>>63704786
thx, followed back
pm if you need the .wav file or something for better recording qualities
https://clyp.it/3jg0k0xi
lmao
https://clyp.it/yyuygsta
What do you think? Any potential?
>>63705000
bring up the kick it's pretty weak.
the synths are pretty but the drums don't pop like i want them to.
if you want them to be in the background you can crank the overall volume of it all.
>when you know you making some good shit
>>63705038
Thanks, yea the drums aren't really mixed yet.
What's a good starter drum machine for 80s stuff
>>63705513
I don't know shit about drum machines but check out linn samples, they sound bretty good for that kinda stuff
>>63705513
Eμ Drummulator. Bandmate has one and I absolutely hate how it sounds, the dude won't take off the 80's glasses so it's perfect for him.
How do i auto tune?
Is their a vst for it?
>>63706041
Yes... it's called autotune
>>63705593
>>63705717
Thanks I'll look into these but I'm also looking for a good hardware drum machine unless going software drums and samples are the way to go
Does anyone here know if Tim Hecker uses a Mellotron for the Flutes in his songs on Virgins and Love Streams? I'm not really sure, and i'm only asking that because one of his alternate versions of a song on Virgins is called Amps, Drugs, Mellotron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk2FCoLnwNo
>>63706121
Drummulator is a drum machine
>>63706091
ok...
>>63706129
>Hecker recorded with a group of live musicians for the first time, resulting in a much more diverse set of sounds for the Canadian artist to work with.
from https://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=13788
lads im looking for this famous jungle sample in this track once the snare hits in :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgQTg4M-HAs
sounds like a "bleh" idk
https://clyp.it/eeqt351f
I've been messing around for maybe 2 months now in my free time.
I tried to make synthwave last night.
Feedback is greatly appreciated.
Also the arrangement is pretty bad.
>>63706616
gotta master it and make the synth sound sharper. at around 36 have some counter point and intrduce a high pitch synth that holds thill 1.09 at which point you add an actualy melody while ret conning everuthing else
>>63706806
Not him but
Ret conning? What's that?
>>63706888
ret con, like change and delete. its not really a good term for here as it usually refers to established continuity. "spice it up" is probs a better term
>>63706489
Which part, the amen break?
>>63706129
SOunds like a mellotron to moi
Prism rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RadMml2yEM
>>63707026
nah the high pitched/vocal sounding one
it´s also in this track starting from 0:47
>>63706806
Thanks for the feedback and advice
I'll look into mastering more and it definitely needs more elements/variations.
>>63707111
forgot link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaX31WvdB-A
>>63707140
Who cares, just get a rasta vocal pack
>>63682442
I don't really know where to start but I'll try:
I really want to produce/make music by myself and have some instruments bought off of friends and jam around with them a lot.
The way I try to make a song is to record stuff straight into my cracked copy of Fruity Loops with a small mixing console and just arrange it the way I want it. Is this the right way to do it or are there any tips of you guys?
https://clyp.it/fkt1mckt
>inb4 hurrdurr read the pastebins
whats a good bass emulator vst?, dont have bass and doing the octave thing to a guitar makes it sound like shit
>>63707136
honestly mastering takes your track to a whole new level, but only when its a good track. You really need to change it up as i suggested as your first priority
>>63707204
You should read the pastebins you pleb
>>63706041
I use melodyne
>>63707242
trillian or however it's called
>https://clyp.it/2y54vybp
any opinions on this boc-type thing I made? Drums are not mixed yet
>>63707422
whoops, sorry for the trip
Generic future bass created in 15 minutes and generic future bass pic created in 5 minutes
https://clyp.it/hupev5of
I really want to get good at making future bass
>>63703545
Yeah... Not sure if I should turn it into a real thing or not.
>>63704223
This is pretty good.
I feel that a piano melody with a lot of reverb might fit.
>>tfw gave up on my musical dreams and just do it for fun now
>tfw still young but people younger than me have made it big
>>63707458
>created in 15 minutes
Fuck you that's not meritorious. Why the fuck would I listen to that?
>>63707458
I don't know why, but the water sample at :30 really triggered me.
>>63707523
I didn't intend for it to come off as that. Sorry.
I spend a lot of time on my tracks and seeing as this is one of my first attempts at future bass, I don't feel like spending too much time on something I know almost nothing of (haven't studied any future bass tracks at all).
>>63707562
Apparently that's a thing in future bass?
I dunno. I like it, but it doesn't really fit in the mix.
>>63706271
what? that's what the program is called. your question is like asking "what's a good brand of kleenex?"
>>63707523
because you're not important and therefore your time isn't special?
fucking prick, why comment at all?
>>63707615
In case you didn't notice, it's just light shitposting meant to spark a discussion and keep the thread from dying.
Unlike the serious shitposting we get once in a while.
>>63707639
Why even post the clip? What does he expect? >You did it all wrong
>'yeah I know, it only took 15 minutes'
You guys shouldn't post stuff you know is garbage! You should learn mixing, its hard, you cannot bumble into it thinking what you are going to do is somehow wonderful first try. Read the books, do the tutorials, study how to do it and listen to what you're sharing.
>>63707706
>you dont get it, i was just being TOTALLY RANDOM XD
just bump the thread if it needs a bump
>>63707799
>You did it all wrong
he didnt though, it sounded alright
>>63707831
>you dont get it, i was just being TOTALLY RANDOM XD
While I agree with you (and was not that poster), this is still 4chan and people are bound to act like that.
>>63707831
i promise you im not this guy. It was meant as a bump and also as a comedy thing...
http://strawpoll.me/7238685
>>63683367
>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ04PwFvui1BCUAE9wxmOqHE51mrDv8Ui
This video series changed everything for me, now i can actually "build my own" synths in software plugins or what-have-you now. Not even using presets; when you learn more or less which wave forms sound like what you can go from there and endlessly combine/subtract them with each other. anyone who uses a synth ever should know whats in this video.
>>63710108
Here at home we call it the holy grail, it's how I got my brother to stop obsessing over presets and stuff.
>>63685243
I keep pirating and uninstalling FL Studio. I'm only now actually trying to do stuff with it. It seems fun. I tried making one of those songs for the Trump album yesterday, but that was waaaaaay too much for me at this level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er7MCTb30hA
What drum samples are used here?
>>63710108
Is there a point where this goes from explaining the functions to more practical stuff? I remember trying to sit down and watch this and it didn't really tell me anything I didn't know about synths already
Improved on the future bass beat a bit
https://clyp.it/r52kch3w
Do you think it's too compressed for future bass?
>>63710588
Yep, there are some practical patch making moments.
I'm getting good at mixing: https://clyp.it/a2yovk5m
this is some house style that I made, I think....
>>63698700
thank you dog
>>63685332
>>63696621
>>63698624
>>63698700
>>63698855
Thank you all we are recording another song right now should be up by the end of the day
>>63703794
Focusrite all the way, there's no better interfaces on the market unless you want to pay silly money
pic related, there's an Octopre and a Pro24 in there somewhere
>>63712381
Please be nicer to you guitar
>>63712462
it's lasted almost 30 years of that kind of treatment, still works ok
Just got an sm57 to use with a tascam dp008 portastudio. Whenever I am not touching my guitar and the mic, theres really loud buzzing and hiss. Some issue related to grounding.
I got the mic used and it came with a mic to 3.5mm cable. Also I am not using a mic stand in front of my amp. No experience with mics so I could use some help
>>63712696
You need to solder a ground wire onto the bridge.
>>63712732
pls
https://clyp.it/qdgezcy0
Any tips on the mix? Getting desperate. To me it sounds like shit for some reason, can't really find a good balance.
>>63704861
End a little abruptly, but good stuff.
>>63712896
It's too heavily compressed i think; you need to find a better balance.
subtractive eq your bass more and dont detune it so much it feels too wobbly and not in the good way. The motif itself also gets a bit stale so maybe vary it some (dynamics-wise melody-wise whateverthefuck-wise, change it about).
Other than that I enjoyed the textures and fx work. keep on keepin on.
>>63711225
Pretty good man.
dont you die
>>63712381
>gee Billy, how come your mom lets you have TWO interfaces?
is this worth adding a melody to and continuing?
https://clyp.it/kaij4ufe
>>63714555
KEK
>>63705222
it's a beautiful feeling, isn't it?
>>63704861
that was killer bro!
>>63705000
uh did you delete it?
>>63705513
Oberheim DMX, LinnDrum, and Yamaha RX7 just scream 80's. Any of those are a safe bet.
Who Lain here?
He's setting up to stream again.
Trying to get into hardware for some fun, inspiration on the side. Working in front of a PC all the time is starting to feel cold and joyless, while I still love the process of making music.
Again. Just getting into it for a change of pace, not wishing to shell out hear for top of the line shit. Any suggestions for versatile, yet affordable gear that can cover a lot of ground? I've never dabbled in hardware at all, so I feel excited about the new workflows it will inspire
>>63715025
What kind of music are you making? That would probably dictate the synth side of what would work for you, but to begin with you'll also need some sort of sequencing base to allow you to step away from the computer.
An MPC something would be a good start since you have sampling and sequencing there, synth-wise it would depend on whether you need multi-timbrality if you do music with lots of layers, or a mono-timbral (but perhaps polyphonic) synth if you rely on grooves and samples mostly.
>>63715025
maybe some hardware effects like a kaoss pad or something? combine that with some synths or samplers or drum machines
>>63703673
wee wee
https://clyp.it/lbxkgvt1
made this a few days ago. I guess it's trap with funk influences? I don't really know to be honest. I just sampled a groovy bassline I found on my computer, haha.
i made this trip hop beat in 4 days only using a gunshot sample (producerchallenge), what do you think?
>https://soundcloud.com/nrgizer-official/full-time-apache
>>63716526
It sounds nice dude.
I don't understand this whole "trap" thing. It just sounds like what in the 90s we would call trip hop mostly.
Seeing as I'm here, rate my armchair edm please folks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQYJNDo4kN0
>>63716649
Good shit dude.
>>63716649
>>63716744
thanks man, oh and sorry for posting sc link, nobody here is allowed to follow me
>>63716649
this is great!
>>63715561
I don't want to be pretentious with my idea of making music in me super unique genres, so I'll keep it pretty catch-all. Basically I make ambient music, IDM, and acid techno.
I use samples but mostly for trippy ambience, effects, and textures, not really on drums and I'm not an MPC- head or a guy that likes to chop up breaks all day. Generally I synthesize my own drum sounds out of I guess a sense (almost certainly stupid) of purity and perfectionism.
Amateur producer here. Question: how big of a difference is there between vocals recorded in an untreated room vs. a soundproofed studio? I'm speaking strictly in terms of being able to have it "sit in" better with an instrumental, and not sound out of place
I have no means to soundproof my room and no studio is nearby, so what I've done is record vocals in the room on a $100 condenser mic with the windows closed (obviously still having room ambience/noise in the background of the vocals), then use a program to select the 'silence' where only the room ambience can be heard.....then use that to strip the selected room noise away from the vocals so they sound "cleaner". The thing is, even after doing this, adding EQ, compression and reverb to further try to hide the room noise, and even when trying to reduce the volume of the vocals on top of the instrumental....the vocals while sounding cleaner, also still sound "separate" from the instrumental.
Is not recording in a soundproofed room the simple cause of this nagging problem, or could it be something else? Would switching mics make a difference? I would post an example of one of my tracks but I'm not home right now....
>>63718214
I'll give you a little tip I sometimes use for if something just doesn't sit right.
Get a parametric EQ, and out it to the narrowest band possible. Then amp it up and sweep the spectrum - at one point it will sound way WORSE and more horrible. What you want to do once you've found this, is back the amplitude way DOWN from that horrible point. Works more often than you would think.
I think it might be something like finding the resonance frequency of whatever is giving you hiss or interference. Either way, worth a try.
>>63718214
Acoustic treatment will potentially improve the quality of the recording but it won't affect so much the ability of the vocal track to blend with a mix, that tends to have more to do with the character of the instrumental sounds - the harmonic content of them and the loudness of them.
Let's say you have an instrumental mix that sounds fine on its own - all frequency ranges are covered and there are no over-quiet passages where you feel that something is missing - adding vocals to such a track will sound like they've been tacked on as an afterthought.
Think of it the way a band would when writing - they'd leave spaces that are less rhythmically complex and maybe less instrumentally dense too so that the vocals can sit in a pocket and not have to be turned up too loud just to be heard.
I just got my first midi keyboard today (pic related) and the only I have is the velocity. Every time I play on the midi keyboard the notes sound vey low unless i press it really hard. How do i fix it? I use ableton btw
>>63718590
Google how to turn off sensitivity so it's just a boolean switch.
>>63718590
if you still want velocity on, then you just record your shit and turn all the notes up in the piano roll. If you select all the notes on the roll, if you turn the veloicty of one of the notes up, they will all go up that much.
There may be a better solution out there, but if you can't change the input, there's your workaround.
>>63685032
>>63685376
ungratefulliving.bandcamp.com
im 19 and a half and look at what i made with no talent or training whatsoever
if i could pump out 25 minutes of garbage u can too
>>63718302
Thanks; I'll try this
>>63718433
I'll keep this in mind too, thanks
>>63719615
it's garbage, that's for sure. But you got balls, kid. You could go far.
But not in music. Not enough shame.
>>63719615
I can't believe I'm saying this but I genuinely like that Bleu Hawaii (Ookoolaylay) track
If you made the vocals louder and easier to understand, removed that cartoony high-pitched background vocal, and added the right drums/percussion.....that would be a pretty decent song
