/prod/
Soundcloud kid is back for the summer edition
Come here to whine about how people can't stop replying to you and word definitions.
Not pasting the pastebin because the lack of matinence has made it useless.
>wiki needs work badly as well
http://mu-sic-production.wikia.com/
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DONT POST YOUR SOUNDCLOHD UNLESS SPECIFICALLY ASKED
I bought a DX-7
would you guys be interested in hearing a noise track I threw together with audacity amd my cellphone muc?
>>64788735
Do you use a patch manager/editor yet? Way easier to program them on a computer, one of my bandmates has a DX7 that only has factory patch cards, whereas I use my computer to program my TX-616
>>64788771
No, but I'll give it a courtesy listen since you asked.
>>64788820
lol ok.
https://clyp.it/ngemwbi2
https://clyp.it/sfiwiuoq
Some riddim
Taking a survey /prod//
Imagine that horrible squeaking sound of someone scratching a balloon with their fingernails.
Do your ears hurt just imagining it?
>>64788886
I liked the rolling textures, but I feel like it could have used more gestural content.
Also
>dat block waveform
>>64788886
>https://clyp.it/ngemwbi2
>yikes!
>>64789062
yeh why?
>>64789128
pretty spooky right?
>>64789096
ay, I feel that. It's just a snippet of my final project for a multimedia programming class.
>http://mu-sic-production.wikia.com/wiki/Where_to_start
If you are a total beginner and want to create/make/produce music (or something that resembles music) you should first think about two basic things first:
what music you want to create
>why you want to create music
whoever wrote that just know that you're a cunt and everyone hates you
>>64789243
What's wrong with trying to articulate why you want to? Not the guy who wrote that, but it seems like a pretty open ended question. Like "just because I feel like it" seems like a legitimate answer
>bumpbadadee-dee
>listen to me
>do go around the tuna
>>64789767
booty bump
i got a saxophone sample i want to use but there is piano underneath it and i am very amateur and have no idea how to eq it out. is there an easy way to do this? is it impossible? pls help
>>64790783
probs impossible
>>64789243
Questions of why lead to questions of what you want to achieve. It's important for giving yourself direction.
>>64790783
all you have to do is eq out the piano frequencies
>>64788886
RIP headphone users.
Chill/ambient.
Any comments welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IampNk-k_Ag
>>64788772
Need to get a MIDI interface first! Really want to though. Been getting some cool sounds manually but I'm ready to step it up.
>>64792808
>Need to get a MIDI interface first!
I would recommend getting an audio interface that has midi. Usually usb midi devices are either cheap crap, or fancy devices that cost as much as a decent audio interface that already has midi.
That said, it's not totally unprogrammable as-is. You do have to go through a few hoops to get programming software that runs on modern OSes.
>>64792950
Hm, alright. Which one do you recommend? I actually need a good way to record anyway.
>>64793628
the focusrite 2i4 is only $35 or so more than the 2i2 (so $145), and comes with 2 more outputs. They both have 2 audio inputs, but only the 2i4 has midi
these days, it doesn't really matter what audio interface you get, they tend to be the same quality unless you spend extra money for crazy good shit like an Apogee Duet
Bumpe from page 8
Real talk, no scrubs plz.
I've been doing some shit for a film soundtrack, and I cxan simulate basically everything and it sound like not a synth except for high note brass.
Strings, no problem, deep brass, no problem, but high brass always seems to come out like some shite 80s synth. Wat do/tips/etc?
>>64790783
I would advise getting a good saxapone library instead. That way you can write your own sax licks and not have to worry about isolating premade licks.
When 2 sounds are put together in a recording, especially if they're real instruments with wide frequency ranges (like the piano) it becomes very difficult to isolate them from each other. Nigh on impossible to do 100% without losing anything.
I would recommend kontakt 4 or 5 VST with the VSL tenor sax library
Does anyone have a super (expensive) interface / sound card? Is it good, can you say why?
>>64794887
>Talking bout sax
Just take a random video from saxdad, chop that fucler up and you're good to go.
Just pick any 4 secnds from this shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPJXPHDtGUU
And you're good to go.
>>64795015
Care about how good your equipment is after you can write a tune.
>>64795060
I think out of all of the people who have entirely missed the point of questions, you've outdone them all.
Perhaps you were looking for the soundcloud thread?
>>64795470
You're right, I'm a fuckwit.
Thoughts /prod/?
https://clyp.it/se1hv5a0
>>64795470
>>64795591
I've been drinking heavily.
Thank fuck this place is anonymous.
>>64795645
Not as bad as it sounds.
By which I mean composition wise you're fine, but sound wise you're way off. If you hd a decent sounding drumkit and a synth that sounded like a real instrument, you could pass this off as smoky jazz. The potential is there, you just need to learn how to produce.
>>64795645
>>64795746
Pretty much this, the actual song is great it just sounds like lame MIDI unfortunately. It's really hard to make good sounding jazz on a computer
>>64795015
this used to be somewhat expensive, now it's not since they're dropping support on it because it's hard to make money off of devices you have already sold
it's still great because it has 4 mic pres and a bunch of line ins and outs, so I still break it out for when I need to mic drum kits
otherwise I use an Audient iD22, which sounds much better, but only has 2 inputs
there is nothing wrong with soundcloud
>>64795746
>>64795767
Ah I got it. What's the problem though? Honestly I think I used pretty decent instruments compared to what's out there. Maybe it was my horn sounds? lol. How about the mix? I felt like the horns were loud at times, right?
>>64795854
Youknow if you really can't see how you were way far off, can you export the midi files, upload them and let us fux wit dem?
I want to show you the difference that could be.
Nobody fucking likes drum and bass any more except for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyufY-GNAUI
Fuckin 'av it
>>64795876
i don't have the midi files bro...didn't do this with the default microsoft synth. Honestly I used samples from AD and stuff like that. I got scores but whatever. It's all good mate. Listening to it now maybe some of the crash sounds are shit. should probably change that as well as other parts of the mix
>>64795031
but anon, I prefer to write my own music. I only sample things that aren't instruments. Things like aircraft carriers, combat footage, unknown radio signals from the cold war, etc.
>>64795831
of course not. We all use it. There is something wrong with /prod/ becoming a soundcloud thread though. People just dropping links hoping for plays and comments, and then leaving the thread. This thread is about growing as producers. Mindless soundcloud posting isn't really conducive to that.
There is nothing wrong with clyp.it either
>>64796256
>of course not. We all use it.
Speak for yourself.
>you will never be 9th wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8r9RfK1wk
>>64796495
>you will never be 9th wonder
It sounds dope but his strength is his samples.
Anyone with those samples could dj that well.
You could be him. Go sample some shit.
>>64796728
>It sounds dope
Comment rescinded at 10:30 when that ridiculous rapping starts. I had to press stop.
>tfw the bass will never be loud enough
soundcloud.com
>>64796911
What does soundcloud offer that youtube doesn't?
>>64796999
Nothing I guess, it's pretty much all the same...twitterMediaCloudPageSocialBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO8H2471zlk
whats a good drum machine or drum kits for the cheap cheap?
wanna try something different then sampling open drums
I've been an instrumentalist for a long time now, but I recently got into producing.
I made an electronic track for a project I'm working on. Considering that I usually don't come anywhere near electronic music in my own work this is somewhat odd, although I do think that it fits with the other tracks I'm working on for the project.
I'm a complete beginner production wise and I was wondering if any of you guys could give me some feedback on this track, both regarding production and the track itself:
https://soundcloud.com/dankmemevespertine
This is a demo and I'm aware it needs a better mix.
>>64798840
first off, try to avoid soundcloud links in /prod/ threads, in the future.
- low end on the pad synth is awful and boomy. if it's a layered synth, drop that layer. if not, eq it out and you can bump the volume on the synth up for more presence.
- replace that low end with some proper bass or a better low-end layer.
- ease up on the phaser.
- kick drum is awful - throw it out and use something else with better low end and less of an acoustic top.
- don't know if it's the sustain on the piano, the sample library or the reverb but that piano at the end needs work. sounds shrill and muddy all at the same time. high velocities on those notes are probably compounding the issue as well.
generally muddy and indistinct mix; makes it hard to diagnose without multitracks on hand, but don't post those here.
not inclined to comment on music itself.
https://clyp.it/0qcr2uow
>>64798840
>People just dropping links hoping for plays and comments, and then leaving the thread.
>>64799341
Not even, really.
>>64799159
That does help. I'll look into it. Thank you.
>>64799376
>Not even, really.
Its usually polite to give others feedback in the thread
>>64788357
is that jbenitex?
>>64799528
I understand.
It's just that I'm such a beginner that I'm afraid to give others, who are more experienced and knowledgeable than myself, bad advice.
Is the black metal guy still there?
>>64788357
>GET OUT LE SOUNDCLOUD KIDDD THAT'S WHY WE KEEP TRYING TO START THIS IN EVERY THREDD IN THE VERY FIRST POST
so transparent lol
>>64799699
>It's just that I'm such a beginner that I'm afraid to give others, who are more experienced and knowledgeable than myself, bad advice.
fair enough I'm not trying to single you out and be a cunt, although I might of come across like that.
I don't always give out production advice if I'm not 100% comfortable, unless someone asks something specific like "are my drums too loud?" or "How does a compressor work?" as I think quite often a lot of that sort of thing is subjective, unless of course its way out in the mix, but you can still listen and give feedback on how things sound to you. After all opinions are just that, opinions, but yeah giving out wrong technical advise is probably not so smart
>>64799990
There he is. There he goes again. Look, everyone! He posted it once again! Isn't he just the funniest guy around?! Oh my God.
I can almost see your pathetic overweight frame glowing in the dark, lit by your computer screen which is the only source of light in your room, giggling like a like girl as you once again type your little Soundcloud Kid post up and fill in the captcha. Or maybe you don't even fill in the captcha. Maybe you're such a disgusting NEET that you actually paid for a 4chan pass, so you just choose the picture. Oh, and we all know the type of post. The "epic" passive aggressive sc kid cuck post, isn't it? I imagine you little shit laughing so hard as you click it that you drop your ipod earbuds on the floor, but it's ok, your mother will pick them up in the morning. Oh, that's right. Did I fail to mention? You live with your mother. You are a fat fucking fuckup, she's probably so sick of you already. So sick of having to do everything for you all goddamn day, every day, for a grown man who spends all his time on 4chan posting about social justice on /prod/. Just imagine this. She had you, and then she thought you were gonna be a scientist or an astronaut or something grand, and then you became a NEET. A pathetic /prod/ ruining NEET. She probably cries herself to sleep everyday thinking about how bad it is and how she wishes she could just disappear. She can't even try to talk with you because all you say is "So transparent lol." You've become a parody of your own self. And that's all you are. A sad little man laughing in the dark by himself as he prepares to indulge in the same old dance that he's done a million times now. And that's all you'll ever be.
Forever...
posting my soundcloud guys
>>64800485
opps i forgot the link
>>64800447
>/pol/ memes and pastas
yaaaaaaaawn
>>64800497
haha oops ;d
anyone can point me to sites whereby I can .. *ahem* get stuff?
>>64800533
www.getstuff.com/stuff/get
>>64800533
pornhub DOT com ;)
thank me... later ehehe ;) ;))
>>64800485
>>64800497
>>64800508
>>64800533
>>64800558
>>64800560
>>64800623
p good ;^)
Is it difficult to record a upright piano? I have one of those Yamaha uprights, sounds decent to me and I wish to record it, but it's sitting in the living room without any acoustic treatment.
I could opt to buy one of those sample libraries but honestly, I would rather play the damn piano.
official daw tier list
GOD of all time tier:
Studio One
turd on the bottom of my fedora shoe tier:
Every other daw
Extra Chromosome tier:
Disableton
This is the official factual tier list of all time and can never be disputed, not even by DAWchimedes, the Greek God of Digital Audio who fought against Soundcloudkidicus in the great Saw wave wars
>>64801448
it's cute when people try to knock ableton because they know it's objectively the best daw for creating electronic music
Need some help finding this VST, it's kind of like a microsoft sam type thing where you type the words and input the melody and some woman's voice sings it for you. I'm pretty sure it's some Japanese anime avatar and it's called Sophie or something?
>>64800704
not really, but uprights tend to sound bad when recorded
or in general
I like to use grand pianos for that shit
>>64802864
vocaloid?
I've heard that it's tough to use, but I knew a female weeb back in the day that claimed to use it all of the time, but I knew she was full of shit
How do i get good at VST string ensemble instrumentation?
For example, most of the Dark Souls 1-3 OST is made using virtual instruments, yet it sounds really close to the real thing. How do they do all that legato stuff and such using virtual instruments?
I have Ableton Live 9 Suite and it comes with a bunch of orchestra instrument packs, but haven't been able to utilize them well at all.
I assume you have to make use of clever songwriting/layering etc. to hide the synthethic sounding features of digital orchestra instrumentation.
Is anyone here into sound design?
Like sound effects for film/games.
How do you get started with this stuff?
I mean i already have my trusty DAW, midi controller, monitors and other hardware, i've been making music for a long time, but recently i've been getting really interested in just making sound effects
>>64803549
Although I don't make sound effects for films and games I do Make almost all of my own sounds, I'd say 90% of my time in the studio is Sound design and maybe 10% making actual music/arranging.
I guess how you get started depends on what sort of sounds you want to design? Like if you have a sci-fi film you want to sound design for then I'm guessing you'll be looking at making a lot of metallic sounding sounds and pads and things with long reverbs and atmospherics?
One way to start is to find a scene in a film you like and stick that into your DAW, remove the original soundtrack and start arranging your own using synths, samples and effects, just like any other sound design I guess?
Which microphone should I go for recording vocals/guitar? I'm having a hard time deciding between the AKG C214 and the RODE NT1.
>>64801448
What the fuck is a fedora shoe
>>64804122
You get a fucking MXL 990 or Shure sm57, bitch
>>64804238
it's what people who listen to death grips wear
>>64803500
Clever layering and whatnot is part of it but the stock Ableton sounds aren't that good for the most part. Try Kontakt for better strings/orchestral sounds
>>64804314
Yeah but like what is it?
I want to be able to record bars of a drum kit (4 or 5 tracks) and have it start looping, but I can't figure out how to record multiple fixed length tracks simultaneously.
I'm guessing I need a foot controller to work around this. What foot controller do you guys recommend for live recording with Ableton? Or is it all the same? Some of these things with banks and shit seem like they might not work well.
>tfw tinnitus is back for no apparent reason
Aw fuck. And it wasn't acting out for over a year.
>>64804867
I'm not quite sure what you mean, like are you trying to record yourself playing drums and have it play back immediately? Or do you just want to multitrack somebody playing drums, then edit it then loop it?
>>64803549
Recording stuff and mangling it is the easiest way.
I'd guess a vast majority of stuff you hear in movies and games starts as a recording.
>>64805145
The first one. Record myself playing drums and have it play back immediately while I shuffle over to the guitar or something.
Who /waitingonthatmatrixbrute/ here?
>>64803500
Good sample libraries are a must.
>>64802864
AlterEgo?
Why is FL Studio considered a meme? Every time I bring it up, people laugh and say it's basically a toy. Why is that?
>>64805521
Because you're talking to morons. It's neither less nor more capable than other daws.
>>64805627
Ah. Cool.
>>64805748
I suppose it stems from it's low price point, so it's usually babby's first daw and is used to produce godawful music. But it's not the software's fault.
>>64805521
Because it used to be called Fruity Loops & it looked like a toy. I'm guessing because it had a silly name and looked stupid certain people couldn't see past that?
I'm not a FL user but I have a friend that uses it and has done for about 10 years now. He makes good music and nobody would have any idea what DAW he uses to make his music just by listening to it.
Also 9th Wonder used Fruity loops on a lot of his productions before switching to Maschine.
>>64804867
Try the Looper device in Ableton see if that helps. I've never used it before so I don't know how it works but I would imagine it's intended to be used for this sort of thing. Most people forget it even exists
new to these /prod/ threads but i need your help. ive been making music for about 8 months now and i've always gotten feedback about how my low end is very muddy. i know little about music production, so im asking you guys for some tips on how to get that right EQ
>>64805521
i honestly think the software you use to make music doesn't really matter, as long as you know how to use said program to its limits and get the best out of it. i still use audacity because i can't afford any fancy programs and because i've pretty much mastered it and can figure how to make (almost) any of the sounds i want using just the program. i also use renoise on occasion for when audacity can't provide the things i need, but my knowledge of renoise is not that much.
https://clyp.it/khpvhx1t
Would really love feedback on this, want to get better but not sure how. it's a hip hop beat
https://clyp.it/ktl1ruwd
thoughts, feedback? is the mixdown good? is the arrangement good? is this cringe? feel free to trash it as long as you tell me where i can improve.
>>64806506
Change up your drum samples, they're boring. Find something more interesting than just a 808 crash every bar, it gets repetitive. If you're struggling to find decent samples you should download the Battery and Maschine libraries from Native Instruments. The drums get lost somewhere during the second part of your drop where you introduce that extra melody.
>>64806322
>i've always gotten feedback about how my low end is very muddy.
What headphones/monitors are you mixing with? What interface are you using? Got any audio examples?
>>64806430
> turn the 808 bass down
> turn the kick, snare and hi-hats up
> get rid of the low end of whatever that fucking annoying effect is in the background and turn it down
> turn up the rhodes
>>64806322
The trick with the low end is that you actually need less than you think. In most cases with the bass, you can create the illusion of a really fat low end by actually emphasizing the upper frequencies of the bass sound. Even if it's just a simple sine wave bassline, you can use distortion (maybe on a parallel signal) to create more high frequencies that draw attention to the lower frequencies without them actually being that loud.
In addition to that, you want to make sure you don't have a lot of overlap in the low end, so try not to make your kick and bass play at the same frequency at the same time.
https://clyp.it/mp024mkl
can someone with some monitors tell me how the mix sounds?
https://clyp.it/jt2bnjuq
Some tropical house type stuff. I don't even know what to call it. What should I add from a creative perspective? Eventually, It will have vocals.
>>64806942
It's not bad in my control room. Maybe do a wide band notch of a dB or two in the 1k~ mids, but that's being picky.
>>64806956
I think layer that Piano with something else or process it in some way to disguise the fact that it's MIDI. Sounds good other than that, I like it a lot.
>>64807018
Thanks, yeah I probably should layer it with something. It was softer before but I wanted it to be more apparent without raising the volume too much but layering it would be good. maybe strings in the chorus or something.
Thanks!
>>64806835
what annoying effect?
the fuck is a rhode?
thanks
>>64804314
>>64801448
i think the real indicator of an extra chromosome is your weird-ass hateboner for ableton
>>64807229
>the fuck is a rhode
you have got to be joking
>>64807290
The piano? Sorry have I made you tense? I do appreciate the feedback mate.
>>64807282
>I use ableton
>>64805271
Would look great next to my Minimoog, especially with that folding panel.
>>64807591
what do you even hate ableton so much for? not bridging or vst3? those are the biggest setbacks i can even think of in ableton and they still dont hinder me at all
>>64807720
it'a just a gay daw for gays
reaper and s1 are way better
>>64807756
those sure are some wacky opinions XD
>>64807756
Gay guy here, even I don't use disableton.
>poorfag daw
Just as gay
>>64806993
thanks senpai
>>64807831
kys sc kid
>>64807844
>lel money makes software good xdd
fucking homos
>>64807912
>i'm not le soundcloud kid so i must be allowed to shit up the place
nope, you're still a dumb piece of shit
>>64807944
buttdamaged ableturd user detected
come back when you figure out how to install a real daw
>>64807968
are you mad because you can't get into r rated movies without your parents?
>>64808011
I got into ur mom last nite just fine and she's rated AO- Anal Only
made a little thing out of a fka twigs sample, what do you all think?
https://clyp.it/f5imp4ej
I think it's main problem is it doesn't really go anywhere structurally, but is kinda cool as a bit of an interlude or something
>>64808037
sounds very raw
needs a lot more processing- eqing, reverb, distortion, delays etc
>>64808197
it is very raw, almost hope I posted something I actually mixed. probably should have thought of that oh well, there will be more prod threads
>>64808197
it's more of a sketch in hindsight, I should know better than to post sketches
>>64808307
dont sound so defeatist
go and mix it better or make something else and then post that
your work isnt bad- melodically and rhythmically it was more interesting than a lot of the tripe that's posted here
just needs more polish and interest added
>>64808399
thanks man, that's the reason I posted it. I have this trap beat that's a lot more polished mix wise and structurally, but it's not that interesting or different so I figured I should post something a little different. I haven't touched this one in awhile so I'll put some actual work in on it and maybe it'll develop well
Ahem... Can anybody recommend some sources where I can find Kontakt libraries? I need some good strings and choirs. I can't even find Mars library which I had before and I had unfinished project with it.
Kat and TPB are practically deserts now.
>>64809419
Oh, and also some place where I can find FL plugins (Sakura, harmor, harmless, FL player) because my projects got deleted until I get those plugins.
>>64809419
have you tried rutracker?
if you have chrome, just automatically tanslate the pages from russian, but they tend to have good shit on there
>>64809917
I'll have to try. Is there some sign up process?
Btw what's going in with my plugins, it says that fruity soundfont player is missing and all the channels that use it will be deleted when I open the project the next time. How to fix this? Is that plugin even available in the producer edition or what?
>>64810047
>sign up process
just register and log on, no goofy handshake garbage like what.cd or stupid invite trash like other sites
>FL studio
no clue, I don't use it
https://clyp.it/ei5bq2qs
thoughts, feedback, questions, concerns?
>>64810146
I just got there, found muh soundiron choir and started downloading it. Wut, do I actually have to register or what? I know I heard something about having to keep upload ratio if you want to download more shit.
>>64810281
I use rutracker a lot and don't seed much, never had any problems. Also I think you can download torrents below a certain size (like 1gb or so) without logging in, above that you must have an account.
>>64810146
so is rutracker just like any other torrent site? just made an account
>>64810311
Wtf am I downloading then lol, this library is 18 gigs. Weird, I wouldn't be surprised if it is downloading some crap, probably should just delete it then.
>>64807336
That's a different dude from me.
The annoying effect is that reverse thing you got going on in the foreground. It should be in the background and lower the bass on it too, it's fighting for space with the kick and the 808 bass.
>>64810367
Am I literally retarded and don't know how to use this or is this legit?
http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4561704
How prolific are you /prod/?
>>64810413
yeah i tossed the whole beat in the garbage and spent today making this
same effect is present but it works better
>>64810197
>>64810453
This mix is miles better but you still need to mix your drums louder. Your snare is so weak, It's barely giving me the impression of groove.
https://clyp.it/kdraefzx
give feedback and explain to me what exactly is a rhode?
For the vocalists here, how do you not sound bored as fuck when you sing? My some miracle I have the best voice out of everyone in my shitty garage rock/punk band and they want me to record vocals, the problem is that I just sound bored, even when I start to strain my voice.
More of a general question than a /prod/ thing but didn't wanna make a whole thread about it.
>>64810423
Uh seems legit
>>64810429
one minute snippets and shitty loops: a lot
full tracks: rarely
album: almost never
>>64810642
It's more to do with the tonality of your vocals, ie - the way you were born. It's something you can train through self practice. I'm not too sure how you should train your voice because it's going to be different for everyone else but just find a style and stick with it. If it's boring sounding then maybe ride with it.
>>64810429
Over the course of 3 years of production, I got out a dozen singles, two EPs, several soundtracks and am sitting on about 500 unfinished tracks.
>>64810742
This. Been messing around with FL for a year and a half already, practically every day. I have 2 folders full of various stuff. They are to me like scribbles in a notepad. I see potential in, like, a dozen of them.
Well, "master has failed more times than student has even tried", I guess.
>>64811121
Are you doing it full time or?
Fuck, I have to drop everything and start composing for real. I'm so inefficient it's amazing, really.
>>64810429
I engineer for over 10 different clients, some whos mixes have been featured in setlists on BBC and XMRadio. My clients tracks have easily over half a million total plays on soundcloud (which is not that good really. Some of my clients are better promoted than others) and I work for DSCVRSounds network on SoundCloud as a channel manager for @deephouse.
Eventually I want to be a teacher in a recording arts school/university.
>>64811272
Full-time, yeah.
>>64811486
Makes me feel a little better about myself now lol. But still, for a year and a half I didn't manage to finish a single piece (if I don't count the two 1 minute long baroque pieces). I don't even know what it is anymore. Lack of inspiration, knowledge, laziness... I guess I have serious self-discipline issues.
>>64810832
Thanks, I'll keep going down the "boring" route as my bandmates say it has a certain charm to it, I've tried altering my voice naturally but my nasally punk voice is incredibly obnoxious, though I guess that's the point to an extent.
>>64810429
I get in the studio as much as possible, but that's not really all that much. Usually most Sunday's I get a good 6-8 hours in and maybe a few evenings for a couple of hours in the week.
Having a full time job and being self employed doesn't help, although sometimes like today work isn't ready for me so I got a good day of sound design in.
hi guys
do you know of any good libraries of clean studio acapellas? maybe grime or contemporary rap acapellas but mainly looking for female pop vocals to mess with
iZotope put up some free education shit last night. Seems like a good way to learn some of the basics for anyone struggling to understand mixing.
https://pae.izotope.com/
>>64810429
I shit out an album from start to finish in 24-72 hours.
I do this roughly once every 3 months.
In between I don't make music at all really. It's a cathartic thing which is why I would never dream of charging for it. Been doing that for about 15 years now I guess. Besides rare occasions when music was for a specific purpose (soundtracks, old university work etc) I never go back and rework or edit anything. I like my compositions to be reflections of the moment they were created and what I was experiencing or how I felt at that time. Guess I've done about 700 tracks with about 3-400 still being around in some form.
>>64812347
Did you study it and work in this industry or is it just a hobby? I'm just sceptical about quality of that work.
/prod/
is kanye west a good producer?
I'm like 4 songs into life of pablo and i feel like if i heard any of these beats in /prod/ i'd tell the producer to try out a different hobby
>>64812622
havent heard anything from life of pablo but he definitely has produced good stuff in the past
>>64812564
I did an undergraduate in music technology and am just finishing up a PhD in music by composition (although it is non-traditional). I also work in the industry in a technical capacity.
The personal music is definitely variable in quality but as a reflection of me it serves its purpose well. I myself vary in quality too. It's really for my benefit and a few others, I don't promote it or anything.
The production process varies massively too. These days the albums are mostly made live, one was made entirely on an ipad, one was made entirely on aeroplanes, some are generative and require almost no work at all etc.
>>64801448
Tfw no one in /prod/ knows about God tier Audiomulch
>>64812791
tfw using one person's post as some kind of meaningful representation of the entire /prod/ community.
>>64810429
I make tracks and rarely post them. I have two EPs that even I don't care about and most likely will never release an album because I fail to see the point.
>>64812892
I've been a regular in /prod/ and no one uses Audiomulch here 95% of people here use FL or Ableton
>>64812656
do you think he mix and masters his own stuff or does he just throw the samples/synths together?
>>64813194
I've been a regular in /prod/ and realize that simply because nobody speaks of it doesn't mean nobody uses it. Have you conducted extensive surveys from which you pulled that number?
What about Bitwig Studio? What about Sonar? What about Renoise? What about Studio One? What about Cubase? What about Logic? What about Reason?
>>64812622
>is kanye west a good producer?
I think he was pretty good back in the days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJwAkpfcEj4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5RFNHAcuY4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elVF7oG0pQs
>>64813243
I'm sure that he passes the mixing and mastering phases on to the mix/master engineers but I wouldn't find it hard to believe that he produced the basic track himself, sometimes at least. (Not the same person you're replying to.
>>64793628
>>64792808
Focusrite interfaces are complete dogshit and have AWFUL drivers. The preamps in them are crap as well.
Save up for a nice RME interface or go out and grab a Roland Quad/Duo capture. Those are in the same price range and have much better preamps and drivers.
>>64793628
The Steinberg interfaces are legit. I have a UR242, I have had M-Track and Audibox 22VSL in the past. The 242 is about 240$ CAD.
>>64813521
you might be kicking the hornet's nest with this post, i've seen so many scarlett recommendations in /prod/ lol
>>64813521
>>64813647
>>64813662
I would agree that the RME drivers are probably the best. Focusrite drivers are trash-tier in comparison but you don't need to save up as much from an RME. I've got a UR22 and the preamps are fucking great for the price (Yam d-pre's). The driver is no-frills, no-bullshit. It's literally just this picture. RME is for people looking for specifically built in dsp-geared mixing and advanced routing.
>>64813662
Yeah. that's because Focusrite interfaces are dirt cheap(espically if you get them secondhand) and they look nice and sleek. In reality, they are poorly slapped together boxes with shit preamps and AWFUL asio drivers. Don't bother with them if you're actually recording decent instruments/analog synths/hardware etc.
>>64813682
Yeah I've really been looking into the Steinberg interfaces lately(I have the 2i4 right now and I want to dump it as soon as possible). What kind of feature's does it offer compared to the Focusrite(other then the vastly superior drivers and preamps)?
Aren't the really good RME interfaces like the Babyface usually pretty expensive??
>>64813954
All RME stuff is relatively expensive. I have the HDSPe card + multiface for my live rig. I was able to buy it second hand for around 600 GBP.
Steinbergs drivers are relatively straight-forward. There's no excess features or anything, just the ability to change sample rate and ASIO buffer, that's it. At least with the UR22 drivers. What kind of features are you looking for? Also the preamps in the UR22 are probably not as good as the 2i4's. If anyone should get a Focusrite it should be for the preamps, it's the best thing about the interface but it's about the only good thing about it desu. It's really down to what you need out of the interface. UR22 is solid construction, the internals are quality and it doesn't look like anything could have the potential to break easily.
Am I some type of degenerate shitter for using sample pack basslines and melodies? I try and at least chop them up and I make my own drums for the most part.
https://clyp.it/wu2tbetq
>>64814825
yup
>>64814825
nah, i dont see how that's any different from sampling anything else
Just wondering, whats with the anti soundcloud all of the sudden?
>>64815046
>all of the sudden
>>64815046
it's always been that way
>>64815065
Havent been on prod thread in a while. Enlighten me anon
https://clyp.it/4hqvlpnc
i threw this together 10 minutes ago
do the samples juxtapose well?
>>64815084
he's making fun of your for saying "all of the sudden" and not "all of a sudden". it's a common mistake, i wouldn't worry about it
>>64815084
>in a while
you sure you don't mean ever?
>>64815166
No I'm not. I haven't ever seen soundcloud welcomed aside from in soundloud threads.
>>64815168
This.
>>64810429
I have a band that averages 1 show a month, but the work dies a lot from September to December, so it's closer to 2-3 shows per month from January to August.
We tried recording an EP twice, but engineers are lazy shits, and I should probably do it myself.
>>64815046
You see that OP image? I've had that on my phone for at least a solid year. Probably longer on my computer.
https://clyp.it/qqugksu3
feedback on this? barely touched the mix, just working on getting the idea down
Why do factory drum kits get so much hate? They are of high quality and generally sound good together. Why is everyone so obsessed with muh samples muh sound design
>>64815311
>https://clyp.it/qqugksu3
i like it a lot
the only thing that sticks out is that wailing sound that kicks in at 22 seconds
maybe automate the volume down or put a delay on it instead of repeating it at that volume that many times
>>64815362
>trump/weabooism unironically combined in a meme
>>64815106
seriously can i get a second pair of ears on this shit
just tell me if you like it or not
>>64813245
this is getting autistic
>>64815442
sweet. thank ya for the feedback.
>>64815362
Because it's rediculously easy to get good sounding drums by recording or synthesis. Not that I'm a factory sample hater like you're talking about, but they usually don't satisfy me like my own samples do.
>>64815594
Thanks, I'm glad you noticed!
>>64815562
>>64815106
why are you making me beg /prod/??
Does anyone here own Native Instruments stuff?
I'm considering saving up for Komplete 10 Ultimate, but 1000 euros is fucking expensive. Though the total worth is like 8856 euros or something. I don't know. I feel like I'd be set for life with this stuff. But 1000 euros, fucking hell.
>>64816550
Hey anon. I have this _____ that I value at 1,000,000,000,000 ¢, but I can give it to you for the low low price of $1,000,000.
Stupid shit aside, Komplete is great, but you need to keep paying to stay current, and don't believe a word when they tell you that the software bundle saves you 7856 euros when they already tell you the price is 1000.
>>64816756
>I have this _____ that I value at 1,000,000,000,000 ¢, but I can give it to you for the low low price of $1,000,000.
what?
>>64816756
I actually came to that price by individually counting the new price of all included products. I may or may not be a bit mad.
>>64816821
Anybody can say that something is worth a much larger value than it actually is, so when they tell you a ridiculous price, it sounds reasonable.
>>64816854
I don't think anybody in the history of ever has ever bought all of that stuff from NI outside of the Komplete bundle. Maybe one or two things, but that seems moronic when you can just buy Komplete
>https://clyp.it/zlijsh4x
What can I add to this to flesh it out a bit more? There's gonna be (original) vocals on it eventually so keep that in mind. The first half is just the instrumental and the second half has a random acapella on it to give you an idea of what the vocals are gonna sound like.
>>64806322
pretty much what >>64806887 said. You wanna keep your low end simple and try to never overlap things, which is what sidechaining/ducking is for mostly. Also, cut everything below 20 or 30 hz, because they're garbage frequencies that you can't hear and just create conflict, and unless you're on festival sound systems you won't get any more "feel" out of it.
How many of you [spoiler]/pirate/[/spoiler] here come on be honest
>>64817832
everyone
>>64817832
most of us
>>64817844
nah, there's still a few rich kids and moralfag holdouts who use freeware or save up for shit
>>64817832
I pirate everything that's software so I can buy more hardware. I'm probably the worst kind of shitstain.
>>64817832
I pirate, but if I like it a lot, i'll buy it. Ive prob spent more than $10k+ on software and hardware. Which is mad considering im broke as fuck.
>>64817873
>freeware
Most of them isn't any bad. I like synth1.
>>64817832
I pirate music but not software. I bought all my plugins and DAWs.
>>64817935
>>64818022
Good for you guys, if I legibly buy all my software, I would probably be like 1k in debt.
>>64817750
>Also, cut everything below 20 or 30 hz
This is generally true but its important to be careful that you don't bump up the frequencies where your curve is rolling off, you could accidentally add a lot more of 30 Hz than you want depending on the curve of your filter
>>64818049
I went to a music school that had a lot of partnerships with various companies so I was lucky enough to get a lot of discounts. Probably wouldn't have nearly as much without that.
>https://clyp.it/nzb3sdat
Thoughts on this instrumental? Anyone wanna rap on it?
>>64818110
>went to school for music myself
>failed to network and never graduated because job was soul crushing horror show
>bought all my shit because job at least paid well
>NEET for last year
>2 best tracks lost to HD failure
>at least i still have the gear accumulated
You guys ever get viruses from pirating vsts from rutracker?
>>64818619
>2 best tracks lost
Remake them better this time
>failed to graduate
Go back and finish up
Nobody will feel sorry for you with the attitude you have now. If you treat it with the way I mentioned above, you'll have much more respect.
>>64818754
yeah millions but my dad is ceo of bill gates so he hacks the viruses off the GUI boot screen
>>64818754
the only viruses i get are from butt-pirating
>>64818754
I never get viruses period. I guess things just work out for me. Which I take for granted.
>>64815362
>mfw a trumposter doesn't get why factory drum kits are terrible
>>64819149
>mfw an anti-tumpper can't articulate why factory samples or trump is bad
>>64819555
>DOOD WALLZ XD
>DOOD BAN MUZLUMS XD
>DOOD OBAMA IS SECRIT KENYON XD
>DOOD BLAKK PEEPL CANT LIVE IN MY BILDINGZ XD
>>64820342
never change, /mu/
>>64819555
I'll try and use small words so "tumppers" can understand.
Trump has
-No concept of foreign policy
-No knowledge of science
-Limited knowledge of global economics
-Incredibly limited knowledge of history and of the political process
-Completely unrealistic plans for social reform that will only increase social unrest
-A history of multiple bankruptcies, despite that business is supposedly his strong suit
Presets are fine though, but you run the risk of your record sounding exactly like the one that came before it.
>>64820342
But walls are very effective and keeping hispanics out of the United States is a good goal because they are a net drain on the federal budget.
Muslims provide almost not social utility and have concerning polling data regarding their ideologies.
Blacks have a much higher criminality than whites and are less intelligent than white people. The standards of living are much lower in every area which is inhabited by blacks.
The only incorrect thing actually meme'd here was Obama being a Kenyan.
>>64820542
Give specific examples of where he is incorrect and why the areas he is incorrect in would be so prohibitively bad compared to a Hillary Clinton presidency that he is not worth voting for.
>>64820638
>But walls are very effective and keeping hispanics out of the United States is a good goal because they are a net drain on the federal budget.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8dCYocuyI
>Muslims provide almost not social utility and have concerning polling data regarding their ideologies
lol both of those things apply way more to all you /pol/ goons, but nobody is trying to have you banned for it
>Blacks have a much higher criminality than whites and are less intelligent than white people. The standards of living are much lower in every area which is inhabited by blacks.
it's still not legal to discriminate against potential tenants based on race stupid
>sc kid is finally here to show us who's boss
>too drunk to participate
>drunk enough to enjoy it
>>64820879
>lol both of those things apply way more to all you /pol/ goons, but nobody is trying to have you banned for it
But why do you have to lie?
>John Oliver
>>64820342
I'm actually cool with banning Muslims, sure a white boy can murder a couple dozen schoolchildren with an AR-15, but it only takes Islam to kill 3000 people.l in the same time frame.
Can't refute that.
>>64820705
>"Former Secretary of State James Baker said that the world “would be far less stable” if the U.S. left the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or let South Korea and Japan obtain nuclear weapons, proposals floated by Trump during the campaign that made him the presumptive Republican presidential nominee." [Bloomberg]
No concept of nuclear politics and of the complicated web of treaties that shape global relations.
>On Jan. 29, 2014, Trump tweeted: “Snowing in Texas and Louisiana, record setting freezing temperatures throughout the country and beyond. Global warming is an expensive hoax!” [Fox News]
Lack of understanding of basic science.
>"Many economists say Donald Trump’s proposals — from big import tariffs to mass deportations — would hurt the very demographic that supports him in the greatest numbers: less educated voters struggling in a tepid U.S. economy." [Politico]
Economic plans that make essentially no sense
We aren't talking about Hillary Clinton
>>64820960
lol who's lying? the first part certainly applies to /pol/ more than muslims, the second part is just down to cultural differences (and no i'm not saying that cultural differences make those things ok, so save your greentext). /pol/ would probably be the type of people to believe in all those things if they were raised over there.
>John Oliver
well that refutes 0 of the points in the video
>>64821089
lol you're too drunk to participate, sit down
>>64821225
John Oliver is one of the biggest fags ever spat from a vagina.
Kill yourself if you take him seriously. Try again if you fail.
>>64821225
>you're too drunk to participate
I think you've got the wrong guy m80-808
>>64821322
well you were making typos and saying stupid things, forgive the confusion
>>64821295
damn, all kinds of intellectuals showing up tonight
>>64821349
I've done my homework and suicide is definitively your best option. Otherwise you'll just continue taking a myriad of cocks up your ass.
>>64821225
Muslims view the migrant crisis as an aggressive form of revenge against the West for what they see as unfair treatment in the Middle East
If your average, normal, "cultured" Muslim thinks of their immigration and presence in white European countries as a form of negative, aggressive, revenge and anti-Western warfare, then how in the fuck can white liberals like Kerry and Hillary pretend it's a matter of multicultural diversity and "tolerance?"
Feel me?
Think about it, long and fucking hard. Because Muslims DO think about it that way. I am talking about your absolute most highly educated, normal, smart Muslims at Yale and places like that. They literally hate white people and the West. They've been indoctrinated to feel that way.
And so have you. Everyone was.
By who?
Wake up.
>>64821349
>typos
>using plurals to describe a singular event
You're the only one who is saying stupid thing. I only stated facts. Islam caused the deaths of 2,996 people on one day, and countless more on many other days. If you think facts are stupid, then so be it.
>>64818393
bump
