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"Fix'd" edition
>Production Resources: (Links, books, videos, articles, tutorials and stuff...)
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check out the quick lil acid lads
>>64330105
shiiiieeeeeeeeeeeets crazy mang LMFAO dem Cowbells got ma speakaz blowin up like a mofugga senpai baka
make /prod/ great again
>>64330164
I am simply loving these memes!
the old one wasnt' past bump limit
>>64330164
why did it add 'senpai baka' at the end I have never ever typed this in my life WHAT THE FUCK?!
>>64330208
i cant tell if youre meming or not desu senpai
>>64330227
Fuccin cuck
One of my finest tracks yet:
https://soundcloud.com/the-secret-provider/neon-exodus
Was wondering what you guys think about the outro section? Should it even be there?
>>64330239
theres literally nothing wrong with being a cuck
>>64330199
>the old one wasnt' past bump limit
Yeh but it was SHIT. The OP fucked up and posted the shittiest pastebin i've ever seen. I put my time and effort and made an updated one and posted it here for yall niggas so you actually GET SOME RESOURCES you can thank me later broski
>>64330251
not bad mang but consider reading the OP next time before i smack yo ass
>>64330227
i am serious what is dis
>>64330086
what daw is this guy using
>>64330412
Looks like logic's transport at the top of the left screen, so I'll go with that.
>>64330182
i was waiting for this to happen
>>64330412
Not sure but I think it's logic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJgn37EVBFk
>>64330105
this is actually p good
>>64330251
Ah word.
Jesus, just let this one die and we'll try again later
>>64330746
t.soundcloud kid
>>64330760
Just post your pissing furry pictures and be gone already
>>64330782
what are you talking about
>>64330086
https://soundcloud.com/grayson-whitehair/whippin
bymp
where do samples like drums and stuff come from? vinyls?
>>64333796
you can synthesize drums like 808 and 909 machines or they use samples desu
>>64333826
thanks flam. what kind of equipment would you need to record vinyls?
>>64330086
A short but sweet uptempo minimal techno track I made today, heavily inspired by the album Paradise by Robert Hood. I'm very satisfied with it. Very bass-heavy.
https://www.audiotool.com/track/starlight_shuffle/
audiotool is actually a really decent program if you're poor
>>64333863
i dont know im a software fag
i use samples or fm synthesis to design drums
>>64333918
thanks, you're not a fag btw
>>64333863
a record player
and ideally an audio interface to get your record players output into your computer, then all you gotta do is press record.
>>64330105
wow that was actually one of the worst things I have ever heard on /prod
>>64333889
bump for opinions, nobody has listened to my track yet and I need an objective opinion
>>64334244
>audio tool
>>64334261
>not listening anyway
>>64334244
desu its ok
it sounds kind of shit like way too much bass
but you use a meme like audio tool
literally just fucking buy or pirate a legit daw atleast
that meme shit is holding you back pham
>>64334273
when you use sites no one has ever heard of it makes people not want to go to them
>>64334407
no audiotool is his daw hes using
it is a lesser software he should atleast use reaper or fl studio imo
>>64334295
what other software provides the same range of equipment emulation?
>>64334667
any of the daws that have been around for a while honestly are a good choice
ableton live , cubase , logic , protools , reaper . bitwig , fl studio , reason
maybe there is others i am missing but those are the best daws imo
>>64334764
I'm downloading reason
will come back with better minimal techno soon
>>64334931
dont stress it
it take time to get good
you should try all the programs demos and then decide which one you like the best
then u get good
>>64335009
I have an iptorrents account so I can just experiment without having to invest
Question regarding production for hip hop/rap. Am I better to compress the instrumental a fuckton behind the lyrics or use shit like doubling etc to push the vocals through?
>>64335034
thats how i did it desu
i pirated evey daw and ended up spending on cubase and ableton
>>64335037
i just compress when i feel i need to there is no set rules for mixing really
>>64330292
I was the last OP, I copied the pastebin from the wiki didn't realise there was an updated version sorry anon
>>64335037
Compression makes sound more present (given that you make-up gain). You'd be better of compressing the vocals + make-up gain.
Parallel compression can work great.
Also, you can carve a little space in the background instruments with EQ. E.g. if your vocal is present around 1k then apply -3db cut to the instrumental around those frequencies to carve space for the vocals.
You can also try having the vocal eat for example the background pads with sidechain compression so that whenever the vocal is on, the pads subtly decrease in volume so they don't overpower it.
Also, of course, a +1.5db - 3db high shelf on the vocals from ~8k will help place it in the front.
Does any one know any good programs for manipulating sounds or samples ?
Does any one know where I can start getting into this type of thing ?
I want to be able to make weird cool sound effects like opn or AnCo
Hey prod.
I have trouble making begginings and endings for my tracks. Usually I put in loops, sounds etc, when I have what I like it looks like the middle of the track and the dillemma of creating other parts for the track comes in.
What do? I tried creating an intro here, the second part of the track is what is started with.
https://clyp.it/mub311cq
HELP PROD
where can I find a free version of able ton ?
>>64337356
rutracker
Can you recommend me some place where I can grab them sweet FL projects to learn from? Even better if there are some projects from accomplished producers. Even better-er if there is something other than un-tzz un-tzz electronic music. Rock, pop, and even classical would be great.
https://clyp.it/4rkrzh3j
I need opinions super hard... JFMSUF
i know this is super stupid but what is resampling?
>>64337258
same boat here anon
it's gotten better tho because I started just forcing myself to do shit
>>64337780
it refers to when you take a piece of audio and do something to it with effects or whatever and then sample that effected audio and do more stuff to it
it's lots of fun and you should try it
This sound okay senpai-sama
https://clyp.it/qhegojlg
>>64338555
ooh ok thanks. how do i get into this type of thing? should i just watch youtube videos of it or something? nice trips by the way niqqa
any tips on recording trumpet and other brass?
>>64338572
Make the different sounds blend together better by EQing more, the keyboard melody should be quieter in a lot of places
also if anyone wants give advice on this that would be superb
https://clyp.it/ewogvylw
>>64338572
>https://clyp.it/qhegojlg
kinda boring imo, also disliked the melody coming in 1:00, esp. the off key note
>>64338670
you could watch videos to get the basic idea and a few tips, but i think actually doing it is the best way to get into it. there aren't a lot of really concrete rules to go by anyways
>>64338670
>how do i get into this type of thing?
I find the easiest way is to buy a hardware sampler, (you can get a decent EMU or Akai for under £50 on eBay) plug a synth into it or record a soft synth or audio out of your DAW use the onboard processing, editing or effects from your sampler, send that back into your daw, cut up the audio add effects etc repeat to infinity.
https://youtu.be/APYVz6x5l2I
Check 1:38
>>64338982
>the easiest way is to buy a hardware sampler
i would think the easiest way would just be to use the daw's sampler or a vst, you dont really need a hardware sampler just to start getting into resampling (although i'm not one of those people that's totally opposed to hardware samplers just because software ones exist and are technically more capable)
>>64339047
Sorry I was going to add that to what I wrote. Of course you can use the sampler in your DAW or just bouncing down the track would be the easiest way.
made this a lil while ago and never extended or finished it.
https://clyp.it/ffcxs1h5
i cant stop adding unnecessary noise to everything for 'texture'
HELP
I want to be able to add midi overdubs to a mp3 file on flstudio.
how to do i put the audio file in there and then put the synths and stuff over it ? does that make sense? really need help
I don't know much about sculpting my bass tone but i've heard the following tone in a couple places such as:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy1dYFGkPUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsDwItoNlLc&list=PLE8tqyHyqu3y0gcLZoup8yvRp9jCjJq0q&index=4
Any tips/ideas on how to achieve something relatively close to this?
>>64339209
You should be able to drag the mp3 into flstudio (unless its encoded for copyright protection in which case just download it off youtube and use that one)
Once its in your program you've got to figure out what tempo it is and as long as it has a steady non-changing tempo you should just be able to line its beats up and your midi notes should be on beat. Hope that helped.
>>64334419
I don't get the "REAPER/FL Studio a shit" meme.
If you actually fuck with the scripting, shortcuts, and SWS, REAPER can be a great DAW. It's MIDI tracking fucking sucks but it's really not the focus.
FL Studio has a great workflow, polished interface, solid stock plugins, etc. Do people not like it because it isn't hard enough to get in to or some bottle service shit like that? I'm genuinely curious.
>>64339266
yes that mostly helped but where do i drag it out and how can i find out what the tempo is?
>>64338772
>>64338982
thank you so much
>>64339426
You just listed some of the reasons why reaper is shit lol
got redirected to here: can any of you tell me how to achieve these bassy tearing/ripping type noises that M.E.S.H. has in music, eg at 0:17 in the link below? shit slaps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-GUSPEjMK4
>>64339429
Im not sure what you mean by drag it out but you can figure out the tempo in several ways; first, i've never used flstudio but it might have a bpm detector, however that isn't always reliable so you could also use this website;
http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm
and hit space bar to the beat of the song and it should get you close, if its not perfect you can just slow it down or speed it up by a couple bpm
>>64339445
I used to do it a lot in my DAW by stacking lots of effects on a sound until it sounded different, bounce that track to audio, you can then use the audio editor to shape the envelope of the sound, use a lot of EQing and add more effects, bounce to audio again, soon you will have lots of totally new sounds.
The possibilities are endless, pitch the sound up and down, stretch the fuck out of it, drown it in reverb, add Delays then sample just the repeats of the delay...
This is pretty much all I used to do in my DAW
bump, somebody please answer >>64339611
>>64339611
assuming you use ableton (but this should apply to most shit) i got something similar by doing this
any synth, basic saw (experiment w/ other waveforms maybe), 0 sustain and REALLY fast decay so its basically just a click but a lil bit of tone comes through, played in a low octave
put arpeggiator on that, turn off sync so its miliseconds instead of beats. set gate to 100, start with really fast rate like 15-20ms, and automate it so it slows down to like 200ms or slower. fuck with the rate and gate to get some different shit
next put a filter/EQ on it, sweep with a bandpass from low frequency to higher at the same time as the arpeg automation. fuck with the frequency range so it sounds cool
>>64339903
actually on the bandpass sweep the automation should linger on the lower frequencies then quickly sweep up to the higher ones avoiding the mids, to sound like what ur going for
>>64339903
>>64339969
fuck ACTUALLY it should start in the mids kind of then go down then back up quickly. idk youre probably not dumb just make it sound like the shit
also fuck with reverb and saturation etc
>>64339903
>>64339969
>>64340002
thanks, gr8 1! you could use this technique on a lot of different source material to get cool sounds too, technically speaking; you could even emulate it in granular synthesis or something like that i think? i hadn't thought about doing it the way you described so cheers for setting me up
>>64340095
yea i think thats the whole concept behind granular synthesis its crazy, i havent fucked with it a lot
>>64340122
it is easily the best way to come up with weird sounds quickly
>>64340122
posted up any linx to your music in this thread btw man? would b keen to listen
>>64340156
>>64339208
sorry to disappoint lmao i dont fuck with idm a lot
who /dub/master here?
Any decent record player you guys recommend?
I want to sample some vinyl stuff and mabye listen to a few records, I'm no audiophile tho and don't want to pay 300 bucks or so
I'm willing to buy used, usb isn't really necessary
Hey /prod/. Can anyone tell me which drum vst, when mixed properly, sounds the most realistic? I can't find a drummer currently and I have a project that I'd like to finish.
>>64340571
I don't know if it's the most realistic but ezdrummer is okay
>>64340571
youll have more luck with samples than vsts in most cases
>>64340596
Yeah, I used it for a demo I made a while ago. Turend out to be pretty good for the job, but it wasn't useful for anything else I tried to make.
>>64340616
Hmm, well, can you recommend me some websites with good samples or anything like that?
>>64340703
Turned*
>>64340176
>https://clyp.it/ffcxs1h5
pretty good! i'd recommend jus adding more elements, percussive, textural and otherwise - it's a good frame to hang more stuff on
>>64340474
I'd just go for something cheap, I bought some old 70s turntable for $25 and it's suited me just fine
how do I make drums that sound like metal? imagine a hit on a snare made of steel
https://clyp.it/dhgoitio
any tips to tighten up the mix on this?
I threw this goofy cover song together over the weekend using FOSS tools on Linux and some pretty cheap equipment. Let me know what you think.
https://soundcloud.com/wesley-sinks/just-the-two-of-us-bill-withers-cover-in-the-style-of-311
>>64341600
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>>64341600
hahaha
i went in expecting it to suck, but it's pretty funny and well done
>>64341754
>Has listened to "Beautiful Disaster" a time or two.
>Gets it.
>>64341421
I would imagine alot of treble and hi mids would help.
>>64341600
>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.
Read the OP next time.
>>64339208
this is really good
>>64342724
o7 my bad!
>>64341451
I'm mixing on shitty headphones
can someone with a good set of tweeters or at least decent headphones tell me if the high end on that synth/bass thing is too abrasive
>>64337476
I like it actually its really nice. It's even got that sweet portal reference to get those kiddies goin.
>>64337476
That huge synth or whatever that comes on at 2:31 is pretty annoying imo
>>64339208
really good man
>>64343043
>>64343739
thank
Any tips on programming decent beats w/ just software? No money for hardware atm
I've been trying loading samples in a regular workstation drum mapper without results... was interested in what methods you guys use (if you don't need samples better, and the more mangling you can do better)
>>64339208
should have an eerier feel imo, sounds too happy/poppy for my taste
>>64337258
I just build from simpler to more complex, usually starting with the key element of the track alone and adding layers, but it gets too samey after a few times.
I feel like starting with unexpected ways works better for the most part
i'm halfway through this techno track, any comments would be appreciated
https://clyp.it/n0sl5mze
Just ordered some lsr305's
dis better be good
anyone have any good links to drums samples from real, live drums.
>>64345758
maybe add some fade ins at the intro
maybe too much repitition, change drums and other synths more
overall pretty good, oldschool rave like track
>>64346620
what do you mean fade ins
Any tips on how to produce generic trailer music? Especially drums
I've found that distorted cellos work pretty good btw
hello lads
i'm working on this tune for introing my grime sets
general question:
how do I generally open the mix up, it feels like the strings and synths are all competing with one another for sound.
specific question:
how do i de-fuck the flute section that comes in around mid-way? it clips to fuck during the complex melody, but then more or less falls silent when i break it down into a more simple flute layer. how do i make the complex part less obnoxious and make the subtler part stand out more? i've tried all sorts of different compression and eqing but nothing it working.
all general feedback welcome
https://clyp.it/eqhxb411
anybody here listens to vatican shadow (prurient)? how would one approach recording those really long, evolving drum jams?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvTcsiX2rXg
>>64346722
orchestral percussion
>>64347460
put a donk on it
>>64346722
put a donk on it
>>64347785
sorry idk what that means
>>64347785
EY THAT'S GOOD THAT TONY
>>64348124
lol enjoy your 100 plays on soundcloud
>dank
soo 2014
>>64348556
>he doesnt like the word dank
come on guy its current year
