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https://clyp.it/vt5lfs4b
shit on this clyp then tell me what it's missing
anyone have a link for a lounge lizard crack that actually works
I don't know anything about audiophilia so please be gentle:
If I want to play some music from my phone, will using AUX over Bluetooth:
1) Give better sound quality?
2) Save battery life?
Thanks.
it will definitely save battery as you're not using an internet connection to play music, dunno about giving better quality sound though
>>65130692
for >>>>65130662
>>65130692
>>65130711
Thanks.
I always hear people say Bluetooth sound quality is shit but I don't know if that's just OCD or something.
Sup Homies. Where do you guys sell your music?
Here's something I'm working on too
https://clyp.it/csj3ql15
>>65130494
Left you comment
>>65130662
it all depends on the bluetooth headphones or speaker your using. People will badger you on the whole "OMG Y U NO IN FLAC LOOSER?"
If it sounds good to you, that's what matters
>>65130725
Bt basically converts audio to a size it can handle.
Nowadays most bt audio is at v0.
Unless you're using cheap or old stuff with bt 2.0, that's prolly what you'll get
>>65130725
well they might be right about the quality being shit, but I wouldnt know since I dont use BT over AUX and have no reason to..
>>65130792
by "the hat thing" do you mean the hat roll?
nice work on that clyp, keep it going
>>65130462
I feel her, I love getting payed after a long day of scrubbing floors
If you want to join a discord chat, I am the /g/ DAW OP originally. Just ask for a link. I bet you'd like that better than an IRC chat
>>65130863
yeah the rolling hat. I always forget what it's called.
Sweet.
>>65130792
I have some songs on BC, reverbnation, soundclick, beatport, tunecore. Havent "sold" anything but I have some downloads and listens :^)
>>65131058
listen here you little shit.
How do people feel about LMMS? Seem to be the only free DAW for Linux
>>65131166
get Wine, get FL.
LMMS is the retarded child of FL and Ableton.
Or just install a Virtual Machine with windows 7 on it and run your choice of daw.
i'll just post this here because why not.
small snippet of a 20 min thing i've been working on.
https://clyp.it/2gfugl4t
>>65131298
>https://clyp.it/2gfugl4t
I am intrigued
>>65131298
sounds great
https://clyp.it/vo0sbwhn
wuwuwuewuwuuwuwewew
>>65130462
>Am mastering engineer/producer
>Wat am doing here?
>>65131678
not posting clyps
decided to make a little french house jam because the avalanches are doing shit.
https://clyp.it/bd1cgdq0
>>65131678
can u rate my compression?
>>65131417
some of it might be released on squiggle dot so keep an ear out
>>65131580
jee thanks
>>65130462
a-am I required to do this in order to buy that expensive hardware?
>>65132425
>required
to suck dick? of course, howd'ya think I got these trainers
>>65131298
really interesting. would like to see the final product when you finish
>>65131606
>https://clyp.it/vo0sbwhn
are you planning to add vocals to this? jw
i'm trying to make something noisy, not pinned down to a genre.
https://clyp.it/zm2yah1l
It may sound stupid but is there a site which have really a lot of genres and you can chose them randomly?I ask because I want to chose 3 genres randomly and then make music combing both of these genres.
How to you generate your image/vision for your brand and music? Does anyone here even give a shit about those kinds of things? I guess they quite matter in the professional world, especially if you are trying to get on a label or gain a following or something
Anybody here own an Akai Mini MK2 and can tell me if it's good?
>>65133501
Just pick something random from here https://rateyourmusic.com/rgenre/
>>65133923
Yeah but that way its not that challenging.
>>65134024
why is it not challenging?
>>65134050
Because I chose them.I want to make something really interesting but I have hard time already choosing what exactly to do.
>>65130792
>>65130494
start over
>>65131606
Bring your levels WAY UP dude. It's possible to be quiet and comfy while simultaneously being audible. Oh, and kill the strings they wouldn't fit even if they were well executed. I'm hearing either a single-note meddling fiddle or some slow woodwinds resonating in the background. You have a good start, now it's time to really go to work.
>>65132195
Needs about 4 more layers and a melody until it's actually interesting. Right now it's pretty naked composure-wise. Not a bad attempt at FH, it's just intolerable after about 20 seconds due to redundancy.
>>65132853
I can see what style you're shooting for, however you failed at it by being predictable and familiar texturally. You're so desperately trying to be unique yet sadly shot way under the mark. You'll get there one day, just keep experimenting.
>>65134072
You can choose them randomly tho. Scroll to a random bit, copy paste everythin in a word processor and pick a random page, pick the one that matches your last digits on your 4chan post, etc
>>65134104
Scrolling to a random bit excludes the first and the last genres of the page ,with wrod processor it would take way too much time,no idea how the 4chan would work and i dont want to shit the thread.
clip.it sucks dick.
Trying to do a lofi noise pop thing influenced by Playlounge and that - have I got the right mixture of abrasive noise and lovely pop melodies or does it just sound horrible?
https://clyp.it/cu111kj0
https://playlounge.bandcamp.com/album/pilot-12 reference
>>65134494
it sound like pop punk rather than pop.no idea how you even thought that pop sounds like that and if you then consider how broad term pop is...
>>65134565
im cool with that
maybe Japandroids is also an influence idk
i need to turn that snare down without losing it's punch i think
>>65134285
get creative jesus anon
>>65134494
What chords are these? Love the sound.
https://clyp.it/3jqrb2k0
help
>>65134808
thanks haha, err i have no idea to be honest, really sorry
>>65134085
i'm >>65132853 thanks for the feedback. it's my first ever composition so I'll keep learning and improving
>>65134961
Well damn that's great for a first try. Probably because you play guitar and have a level-headed sense of musicality. Most fuckers nowadays jump into a DAW without even knowing how to find middle C on a piano.
>>65134961
Oh whoops I thought you were >>65131606 my bad
still not bad for a first go
https://clyp.it/tufj5dan
sad shit
>>65135160
Thanks a lot! Actually I used to play piano, now I'm re-learning it and trying to learn music theory too
>>65135220
thanks!
>>65134565
oh and look up "noise pop" it's a genre to do with indie/alternative rock not really pop music to be fair
>>65134085
Explain why I should start over at least
>>65134361
explain why instead of being dumb
>>65130494
it was going good, then came the beats..
>>65130792
really meh to be quite honest w/ u
played out genre, melody seems disappointing, etc
>>65131298
original & i'm interested in it
>>65131606
sounds too unoriginal, really boring
give it something more unique
>>65132195
meh
too repetitive, nothing new
>>65132853
develop these vocal chops
interesting
>>65134494
too clean to be lo-fi
melody is not bad but it's not good too
>>65134897
don't even know what to say here
maybe give it a little more complexity
change your synths to something more exciting & change drums
right now i just hear different genres clashing
like progressive house + idm, but a bad combination
idk
>>65135304
this bass + string combo sounds horrible with the piano & the reversed loop
also change yr piano melody too, repetition is not good for the genre you're going for (intro got pretty redundant btw)
now, mine
https://clyp.it/xv2lqncq
>>65130494
what you have is good imo. you need a melody. if you could please tell me how you get that sparkle sound at the beginning or where you sampled it from you'd be in my heart forever
https://clyp.it/okbsevke
>>65136758
>too clean to be lo-fi
for some reason i see this as a good thing! thanks!
>>65136763
It's a bell tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1aKxSdNV2Y
>>65136941
I don't have any advice to give, other than I was very bored.
wew
https://clyp.it/qq5m1tmk
>>65136758
Dunno if that's a bad mic but there aren't any highs
hi
https://clyp.it/rok30y5p
>>65137675
not a bad mic really
just a lot of eq getting high frequencies out
piano was sampled then chopped
https://clyp.it/w1gvlp1m
uploading another in a miinute, will return feedback
>>65136758
>really meh to be quite honest w/ u
>played out genre, melody seems disappointing, etc
I can understand that
>>65130568
Windows or mac?
ded thred bump
>>65133686 here,
I went and ordered the thing, gonna update on how it is when I get it.
How do bitcrush/sample rate reduction algorithms work?
I just got an OT last Tuesday and the "lo-fi" effect absolutely dominates abletons redux. On redux the sample rate reduction just seems to add some grain + high frequencies, the OT one is like an aliased digital distortion. The bitcrusher is way better too. The ableton version just adds noise or makes the sound unusable, but the OT one is kinda like a really hard leveler.
>>65140370
it's a decent run of the mill mini keyboard, i dont get why people are always asking questions about them on here... there's not a lot to know
>>65140735
>I just got an OT last Tuesday
what's that?
>>65140872
Octatrack. It's an 8 track sampler/sequencer.
Sup /prod/,
Made some meme music today, how'd I do?
https://clyp.it/wacgzjg0
>>65140735
to compare it to a digital image,
sample rate reduction is like making an image pixelated, lowering the resolution
bit rate reduction is like lowering the color depth (if you remember 256 color and before that, 16 color and then even monochrome)
but there are different algorithms that do a combination of the two, or combine with some kind of distortion or waveshaping, etc.
>>65141110
I'd add to this that sample rate reduction is usually a product of resampling of the original pitch at the reduced sample rate, while strict sample rate reduction (ie, playing the original pitch back at a reduced sample rate) results in a reduction in pitch too - it's how a lot of crude tape emulations do their wow and flutter thing.
>>65141110
thanks man
Sup faggots I'm back
>>65135304
this is great. Needs some touching up mix-wise maybe but good start.
>>65137799
Dude you're so close musically. Unfortunately there's a lot of melodic dissonance going on resulting in the whole piece sounding very cluttered. Focus on one of these segments (about 8 bars) and expand on it. The mix is horrid, but that will come in due time. For now, I'd worry about songwriting. An instrument track is like hot sauce, a little can go a long way.
>>65138111
>what are dynamics
rip it apart for me: beat music, heavily influenced by arca, fly lo, the list goes on
https://clyp.it/afyfs3rs
>>65137446
Pls someone give feedback
>>65142632
are you trying to be IGLOOGHOST?
>>65142632
I like it dude. Nothing needs changing.
>>65142853
I get this too much desu
>>65142817
idk who that is.
>>65142632
>>65142853
>>65142866
>>65143007
Epic img but no
>>65136758
>https://clyp.it/xv2lqncq
sounds like someone noodling poorly on a rhodes over ambient synth, well done
>tfw made a baseline that i like
>tfw don't know if it's original or if it's something i heard somewhere before
>>65139148
Windows pls
Something I did just now
https://clyp.it/m5adezjc
anyone here have a monotron?
might get a monotron delay, it seems cool
>>65144347
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WigJoe7Dojo
this?
>>65144391
That's a monotron, but it's not a monotron delay.
>>65143903
just use it, call it a "homage" if anyone notices
>>65142632
This is really pleasant. I would probably chill out to a whole album of this
>>65144662
I am putting out an EP by the end of Summer familia.
>>65144391
I want one, but they seem so novelty. I'd rather save a few extra bucks and get a good used synth with full-sized keys and way more options
>>65144391
>>65144347
>>65144426
They make good stocking-stuffers but otherwise it's a waste of money
>>65144695
You got a name?
>>65144705
>>65144715
they are one hundred percent novelty FUN!
>>65144725
I used to go by something but I quit that whole project/idea. New stuff will be under a diff name so when I release I'll release the name.
If you have a sc I can follow you on it with my old thing tho.
>>65144801
Lost access to my sc account :|
>>65145166
I will still be here when its finished probably ;]
>>65145209
Alright, I'll re-find you in the future
Is anyone here subscribed to any magazines? I just got my first issue of Tape Op and I was wondering if there were other good ones to look out for.
really nervous that my dx-7 is kaput. i'm trying to dump sysex to it and when i hit FUNCTION and 8 (https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/) it does nothing. is there any hope? would be a huge bummer if the MIDI didn't work ;_;
Hey guys, new to /prod/!! I've been working on this song for a while, and I feel like I've become oblivious to subtle differences in the mixing. Anyone have any mixing advice?
https://clyp.it/qvinhqog
also: any know of a good vocoder I could use with ableton to run vocals through live?
https://clyp.it/404jgstl
is there enough bass in this?
also general feedback
>>65144062
feedback plea
>>65145924
Its not that there isnt enough bass, it seems like theres too much chaotic. I think if you cleaned up the low end on some of the sounds it would be much clearer. Then again, all depends on how you want it to sound.
>>65145892
wow it's bad.
lower those highs, grating
no good low end, add bass
pan stuff, stereo widen.
>>65145892
It's very easy to fool yourself into thinking that what you done with with eq, compression, panning, volume, reverb etc. is a positive change because it is a change
make sure whenever you apply any of these things you bypass the effect and listen to both until you are sure it is a good change
make sure also to listen to tracks in and out of a full mix - for instance a certain eq may sound horrendously tinny and unpleasant when you listen to the single track it is applied to, but when it sits in the full mix it will not be unpleasant and will help that element cut through
probably the most obvious thing many people new producers fuck up is they don't eliminate unnecessary bass frequencies on tracks which need no bass presence - this inevitably creates a muddy, indecipherable mix
but the biggest key to hearing the mix fresh again is just to take time away and come back with fresh ears - good mixes take time, keep at it
>an entire thread and only two good demos
its happening again
>>65146065
At least point out the good demos anon.
>>65146096
>>65137446
is really nice, needs more things added to it, but could be released as is, once mastered, honestly
and
>>65135304
kinda has some elements I'd take out but works
I haven't listened to the ones posted in the last 1-2 hrs though
>>65130462
what's the source and story behind this pic?
>>65146184
obviously sucked dick
>>65146184
someone has made a fair amount of money, and someone has been on their knees quite a lot
work it out
>>65146065
>a stupid douche who probably makes shitty music shitting on other people's works in progress
it's happening again
>>65146285
Point out any other good demos than the two I said. It's all utter shit. Which is fine, they're demos, but still stands true.
People need to learn two basic chord progressions before posting shit it's getting ridiculous hearing these things that sound like they just smashed their hands on a piano and called it a day
>>65146317
the first link you called "really nice" has a beyond basic chord progression, predicted each chord before it happened
it was good, but really?
Hey guys, I've been working on this for a bit and would really appreciate any feedback.
https://clyp.it/1roxo4jj
TSURUDA is the motherfucking future
>>65146365
Prediction does not equal bad. And I doubt that's true, and even if it is, I could say the same about a lot of boards of Canada songs. They do a lot of the same shit over and over and yet it's good, because of the soundscaping and modulation.
Anyways, who cares, it's a demo. Again, I just wish people would stop posting utter shit that's not worth even criticism.
Where's your stuff? I'd love to hear something worth talking about.
>>65146256
>>65146261
b-but is there a source?
>>65146365
>people are fighting over my song
Neat.
I'm curious as to why you think it was beyond basic. What would you do differently? The chord progression does change in the second half. I genuinely want feedback cause people never give me any :(
>>65146018
listening back to the highs, you're right gotta lower em.
Idk about the bass dude, I feel like its already pretty thick. I think the stereo field sounds fine, unless I'm grossly overlooking something.
>>65146495
Not that guy but your bass is almost non existent on my monitors. I mean it's there but it's pingy. Add a proper lower mid, like an actual bass progression. 4th is a good place for that
>>65146515
Hmm ok gotta do some fixing then. Its weird cause I really only have 1 synth in the low end to give the song a thick foundation, with the main pad also hanging a bit into the low mids.
>>65144347
I have the Monotron delay. I fucking love the dirty sound of that thing and use it a lot for sending synths and drums through it. It's really gritty sounding so if that's your thing then I'd highly recommend it.
>>65146658
I'm not at my computer now but can you snap a pic of your bass on your piano roll? I've just read an entire book on bass so I kinda know a bit. I could take a look see and give feedback
>>65146859
like a picture of the midi notes?
>>65146887
Yes
>>65146901
here is the main bass riff during the first chunk of the song.
>>65145892
https://clyp.it/ur0md4sv ]
also did a little touching up, especially on the low end
>>65146979
You suffer from what most people here suffer from. Lack of a definite rhythm. It's not bad but you def want a concrete rhythm first and then go off it in spurts.
Also, boost it up an octave for a nicer timbre. I find 3 and 4 are the best. 2 makes it too quite and grungy.
>>65144062
it's cool, you dropped the drums differently than I expected. I would have mixed the drums differently but that's your expression. Well produced. Good stuff.
>>65147118
There are no drums in that track. It's percussive elements. I am gonna add some drum beat later though. I'm going for mellow field recording stuff, hence the perc ellements and water droplets reversed.
Ty
>>65147029
3 or 4 really? Idk I like 2, its think and feels very deep, which is the sound I like to go for. Interestingly enough I think Logic's octving system places things 1 below what they should be.
Also, you didnt think it was groovin haha damn this track is supposed to be an evolving dance track. Idk i think the groove in the middle section during and after the synth solo are pretty hopin.
>>65147191
I meant the bass rhythm. If you're here tmrw I can show you a bass rhythm that's simple but works.
Hint, use gross beat.
>>65147216
I appreciate the gesture, but I like the bass rhythm the write my bass parts the way I would play it on a bass guitar, and make the bass rhythm as well as notes part of the songs architecture.
https://clyp.it/135tsiac
check it out fools
>>65147191
Yeah I'm not guy you're replying to but I thought the bass was fine. MY tip would be to add some funk/swing to those drums and it'll compliment your bassline and keys nicely
>>65144062
You've got a cool atmosphere goin on here with the unorthodox percussion and digital-water synth pulses. This could really use a lead voice. I can hear like a jazzy synth melody, or a female vocalist a-la bjork.
>>65147305
Word dude. I have the swing on 15%, but I'm gonna bring it up to 30% and see how it sounds.
I wasn't gonna post, but there seems to be some good criticism going on so here goes
I don't know shit about mixing. I'm just now at the point to where I can make melodies I'm somewhat proud of.
https://clyp.it/ckihc3mo
>>65147306
The water is actually a field recording of real water droplets. Knotakt libraries are amazing.
>>65147346
Turn that chant down
>>65147360
Will do. Something I added last minute.
Anything else? I feel like I need another instrument to cut through all the slog. Then again it's meant to be a hip-hop beat so maybe it's ok.
>>65147396
maybe, that's really your decision. It's a lot about your own creative decisions here. Like personally, I wouldn't have put that snap on the AND, and probably just had it on the twos and fours. It's a little swingy which is cool, and it sounds like you're pretty new to this stuff. The melody was okay, the synth sound was ehhh. It sounded like a default FL studio plugin, maybe that Wasp XT or whatever it's called? You can make these sounds interesting, but in this song you just were kind of straightforward. Keep on trying, maybe add a kick in there and a more driving rhythm. It sounds like a beat that is starting to go somewhere but never does. This is all feedback and I hope it doesn't discourage you from making more music, because this is what it's about; trial and error. Keep pushing yourself to be better and you will be
https://clyp.it/vkdb1yss
Feedback plea (this demos actually old but I didn't change that much)
>>65147465
how about you give some feedback of your own then anon
>>65147484
I just did for the past hour. :>
>>65147465
You've got a cool chord progression and bassline here. i think a little breathing room and warmth for the instruments would be good for this composition. also a countermelody for the bass would be really nice.
>>65147465
spyro music
>>65147510
Idk what you mean by breathing room and warmth.
>>65147519
You're a meme
>>65147454
Oh yeah this is only the second beat I've ever posted on here. The feedback is definitely appreciated though. It's always better to have a non biased set of ears listening to your work.
>>65147531
separate the sounds, mix each into its own unique position in the stereo field. Cut the highs on sounds you want to hang in the background so one or two are the focus of the track. Add some light overdrive to enhance the harmonics in each track. I would also recommend mixing binaurally if you could. Radiohead's music (especially the most recent few records) are the perfect example of this sound. It would be a creative choice though so it's up to you.
>>65147592
Most stuff here does have some sort of bit crushing going on. It's a secret I learned to add harmonics when I made pop music. As for the stereo field, it all is very panned out and sitting on its own, so idk about that.
I already have added more bass notes (again old demo) tho.
>>65147291
WOW
>>65147560
spyro music is a good thing t b h
>>65147616
on second listen the stereo does sound good. I still think it sounds a little cold and clinical, but that could jsut be me.
>>65145892
>>65146979
That shaker makes me want to an hero. Honestly you prob need to upgrade to new headphones/monitors man.
>>65145924
>>65146402
nice memes
>>65144062
>>65145972
>feedback plea
50 people clicked on your track, gave it a listen, and thought to themselves "oh look, same old shit" then moved on with their lives. Mediocrity is the artist's curse.
>>65147291
headache inducing amounts of compression
>>65147465
Please please don't listen to them
If you're shooting for background game music you fuckin nailed it. This is industry-tier imo. I would not be surprised to hear this on some sidescroller's cloud level. Dick-sucking aside, if I'm expected to intently listen to this as a "song," you definitely need more stuff going on, or else you'll lose attention. The mix is perfect for this style, I wouldn't change much of anything in that regards.
>>65147838
Your feedback is not appreciated nor wanted. Please an hero like you said you would.
>>65147882
>>65147909
I'm actually the guy you dick sucked. If you're gonna give criticism actually comment on the song not where you'd like to see it be. "Needs more things going on" wow I totally know what that is supposed to mean. "Things". Take composition one.
>>65147291
>https://clyp.it/135tsiac
beatzz.... as far as style here I mean it fits video game type stuff! Maybe try some mastering to make it "pop" more.
>>65146402
I'm not sure what you're trying to do here
>>65147465
Def background video game music, I like the moving synths and the kick is nice.
If I could get feedback on this https://clyp.it/tgwv1urb
Definitely guitar should be retracked because there's mistakes, but this is just a demo I plan on redoing everything with more people and not just me.
Daily reminder contingent is a shit poster who doesn't even make music.
So stop taking his bait
>>65147975
This is really good. I don't really have criticisms
>>65148003
Thanks man! Other than the fact stuff needs to be rerecorded I'm pretty proud of the solo
>>65148037
https://clyp.it/m5adezjc
This is a quick thing I did in like 30 mins today. So it's nowhere near done or whatever but could you give me a sense of where you'd like for it to go?
>>65147925
>comment on the song not where you'd like to see it be
I'm sorry that I haven't fulfilled your ideal expectations as an anonymous online critic.
I obviously left "need more stuff" open for interpretation since I have no fucking clue what direction you want to take the track. If it's background music, leave it be; it's great! If this is going on an album, add things (triggered yet?).
>where you'd like to see it be
So... yeh no fucking shit
>>65147988
It's a fucking b8-stravaganza out here boys. You took mine and now I'm takin yours.
https://clyp.it/2fyrjihr
>>65148075
Didn't you just attack someone for making something terribly mediocre and uninspired
Haha
>>65148061
I dig the bassline and the rhythms going on, BUT I kept waiting for it to break into some heavy kick and snare! I think you should go in that direction, and this is just my thinking but some big distorted power chords would be cool. Overall nice buildup, but make it break into something huge and powerful.
>>65148075
>complains about my compression
>compresses his to shit
Seriously, you call mine head ache inducing and your synths are actually piercing into my brain.
That aside, you're skilled. But you think you're hot shit because you can imitate a sound that every producer and their mother has on soundcloud.
>>65148075
Sounds like flume if flume was worse than flume already is.
>>65148130
I was going for a pantha du prince vibe
>>65147975
Thanks man, appreciate the feedback. Funnily enough, I hate that "video gamey" sound and didn't realize I sounded like that hahah.
I'm not big on mastering desu, I like to have a more subdued sound. Thanks though.
>some new Contingent asshole
the fuck. prod never has namefags
>>65148075
The compression on this makes me feel like I'm on a roller coaster, just bobbing up and down.
Overall it's clean, but ease up a bit on the compression and let the snare crack some more, not just kinda squished in there, you might try a different snare sound
>>65148190
Prod has gone to shit in the past few months
>>65148099
Boy did I see that coming. This track was a production experiment I did last year trying to get down layering mid-range saws. I think you can tell by the fact that there's literally 2 fucking chords lmao. I actually hate this genre but sometimes it's fun to push yourself out of your comfort zone yaknow.
>>65147975
This is great. Sometimes the piano is offbeat from the guitar and vice versa but it happens so rarely, it could just be done in post.
>>65148189
For sure! I think what you could do is try to find that catchy hook that gets people's attention you know? Make a unique sound that really grabs the listener, something to make people say oh shit how did he do this versus, oh yeah this guy just did xxx yyy zzz. Always keep on trying!
>>65148231
>covering up for his shit track
O I am laffin
>>65148209
>past few months
prod has always been shit, m808
>>65145769
Future Music and Computer music can be good, ask your library to subscribe to them if they aren't
>>65147975
Why does it sound like background video game music to you? Just wondering
I got compared to thievery Corp, air, and now video game music. Idk what to think anymore
>>65148231
Haha yeah the big issue with this demo is definitely timing, unfortunately I'm having to play all the parts, but thanks!!
>>65148272
The biggest thing for me is the drum beat, it's kinda like that lounge/house beat don't take this the wrong way but sounds a little generic, for this style what really grabs my attention is adding little funky breaks in the beats, it's kinda like OH SHIT they put some badass breaks in there. Just my opinion my man
>>65148315
I went for a zero 7 type thing. There's breaks in the percussion. Might add some more stuff
>>65148352
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1utNegyt4
So this isn't a very related style but I fucking LOVE the little bitty break at about a minute in. I feel like this stuff really adds tightness and flavor to stuff
>>65148389
I also got compared to porn music. I'll listen now
https://clyp.it/lfsgdzc5
>dank trap
>>65148246
I know dude I'm just walking into walls here. On the real tho I wish I could still produce like I did a couple years ago. Writers-block is no myth.
https://clyp.it/jz4zhhb1
Here's another meme for the h8ers. Did this for a music class midterm. I'd start at 1:25 unless you want a good cringe.
>>65148412
christ that's dank
>>65148412
Excellent build up but you need to drop that shit about ten times harder, it deserves it. Snare is weak at the drop and the 808s could use some more pump
>>65148423
Nice carmack impression
>>65148423
>>65148473
to add, it sounds like you're going for the jack u snare type drop, if you're going to do that make that thing fucking pop man.
You probably posted the best thing in this thread so far t b h
>>65148412
Incredibly generic and unexicting. Then again, I find this type of music to be brain cancer at best. If you took out all the dank beats and just used the main melody as an Arabic rip off type of boards of Canada thing it'd be great.
>>65148532
Thanks man, I will take a note
I don't post on /mu/ very often but it seems mainly the stuff posted is beat oriented, does anyone record with instruments? Not hating or anything I appreciate this kinda stuff because I wouldn't know where to even begin besides an 808 and synths lol
>>65148500
Right? Enur Calabria used to play all the time at my gym when I was a little kid so it did have a special place in my heart. But I won't shy away from the fact that it was a full rip of his concept. I mean fuck if your gonna copy anyone why not copy the gawd.
>>65148635
VSTs are the future baby. MIDI keyboard and shit like vst4free.com or torrents will have you set on synths and FX. I wish I recorded more foley and drum oneshots, but other than that I don't really have any need to track live shit. Would you consider yourself a producer or are just getting into it?
>>6514201
Feedback please, specifically how bad is the intonation on this?
>>65148815
>>65142016
Here whoops
>>65148756
I'm the guy that made the prog rock thing with piano! I was just surprised to find nearly everything was electronic
I'd say if anything I'm more of a sound engineer, I really love live tracking and traditional instruments
https://clyp.it/cog4zrks
what do you think about this?
its a digitalized version of this piano track i composed
Any advice on recording guitar? I plug into an audio interface and then into Ableton, using VSTs in there and Guitar Rig, etc. I'm more so wondering about recording, the stereo field, etc. I know each case is different, but just in general...
Let's say I have a rhythm guitar line and lead melody (or two). Am I good to just record those each once? Or is it better to, for the rhythm, record two different takes and put them on top of each other (each panned to a different side - or one track processed a bit differently than the first)? Also if I should do this double-tracking (idk what it's called), should I also be doing the same for the lead guitar lines/melodies? Or should I just do that if I really want those melodies to be the focus of the track?
Also the same question goes for synths and what not. If I have a prominent synth rhythm in a song, should I just record one instance of it and process it to my liking? Or should I do two takes and pan them left and right? I'm pretty oblivious to how to make things sound fleshed out, utilize the stereo field, etc. I just kind of think of making music as putting together each separate sound. I know, generally, to keep the bass in the middle/mono. But up into the mid and high frequencies, I'm wondering if I should be doing more than just recording one instance of something. Not sure how many things I should be panning. If I have a lead synth part, not sure if that should sit in the middle, or take up a wide stereo range.
because everyone deserves a (you)
>>65130494
Idk what to say. its very confused
>>65130792
the lead synth is mixed terribly, takes up all the space in the mix. I don't mind the arps, but it's not very inspired.
>>65131298
I like it a lot, but the samples need to be a lot clearer (could be the compressed audio though), and you need to utilise 3d sound a LOT for it to stay interesting. Nice start though
>>65131606
gorgeous, try recording 2 takes of the guitar that are as identical as possible and panning one hard left and hard right if you want it to sound wide
>>65132195
well.. its a start
>>65132853
eh
>>65134494
chords are too happy for that texture imo, sound nice tho
>>65134897
I really enjoyed this, just needs some ambient layering in the background, or if you wanna keep it barebones, make the sounds you currently have more full
>>65135304
fucking wicked from about 1:47 onwards
the start bit needs more variation imo
>>65136758
lovely sounds dude
>>65136941
Love it from about 1:00, anything before that is trash
>>65137799
sounds like you're good at producing, but uninspired musically
>>65138111
sounds like you're inspired musically, but bad at producing
>>65141040
whats the sample? its familiar but i cant put words to it
>>65142016
rip it apart? almost unlistenably boring
>>65144062
would work perfectly in a video game soundtrack
>>65145892
did you accidently turn down the low end?
>>65145924
this is very muddy, this kind of music only sounds good when it isnt muddy
>>65146402
wtf
>>65146979
still barely any low end
>>65147291
the best part is the machine gun hit at the end of every 8 bars. needs to be panned better though. quite well produced, but its not breaking any boundaries musically
>>65147346
senpai come back when you have half a song produced, not 3 random sounds
>>65147465
good video game music [2]
>>65147975
nicely recorded but fucking boring
>>65148061
good video game music [3]
heres mine
https://clyp.it/1tfp2dj2
>>65149165
i just started this song btw but didnt want to criticize without posting anything
>>65148412
How embarrassing to try and be at the tail end of a fad
>>65148423
I mean, you've got all the meme elements going, but if you're gonna spend this long on a trak from such a shit genre then make some fkin money off it
>>65149180
i like it. dunno if you need validation from one who doesn't know shit, but there it is.
>>65149165
The hero /prod/ needs
Can't wear headphones because of head injury
Quite good
I would have liked another vocal samples and more evolution
>just recorded thru audaxity no automation desu
why though
>>65149136
Its customary in production to do one take and edit out any mistakes. When a DAW receives two or more takes of something over time, the ebulaquenry formantures become unsynched and eventually your interface's resolution degrades.
>>65149165
im
>>65147291
Appreciate the feedback. Yeah panning seems to be my weakness, I noticed that relistening to it. I think it has something to do with my speaker set up/headphones It's actually quite old so I should revisit it.
Definitely not trying to break new ground on that one, though. Good catch.
>>65149297
literally played around with loops on ableton while audacity was recording stereo mix, because export on ableton takes too fucking long
>>65149165
oh and you're a good guy for giving us all feedback
>>65149136
I don't know shit about recording but here's what i can say
Generally, the more massive you want something to sound, the more times you'll record and layer it
For the rest of your questions eeeeeh itdepends.jpg
Depends of the genre, depends of the sound, depends of so many things...
try things i guess
>>65149325
>because export on ableton takes too fucking long
Ha, really ? I didn't know i don't use ableton
donated 10 euros to kb6, where the fuk my dl link?
is there a fucking way to get renoise 3.1 being a poorfag?
>>65149799
Busking, selling greeting cards, delivering circulars, becoming an uber driver, not drinking or taking drugs
>>65149165
>>65142016
"almost unlistenably boring" is the worst possible thing you could've said, good call
checked out your song, the bass gets repetitive by the end, the change up at the end could happen earlier
>>65148997
p-pls respond
>>65148997
>>65150091
I like it.
Really.
Some "ambience sounds", notably at 2:04 are a bit too loud
Extreme metal warning
I'm struggling with production any advice or observation?
Still have the vocals to record ( and i should probably add a noisy pad over the break ) but i guessed that only a low portion of /prod/ would be into harsh vocals and decided to ask some advice before
Gridlink is a major influence t b h
https://clyp.it/bjuzewg3
Bonus : guess what is programmed and what isn't
>>65151990
This is bretty good brah.
hi-hats and bass are programmed.
>>65148412
>get so salty you remove clyp
>>65148841
We love non-electronic things too anon
Stay with us!
https://clyp.it/vt3i5m23
I tried to mix it better (keyword here "tried"), and added some stereo imaging.
Sound okay senpai.
What's a good soft synth for rich, evolving pad sounds with a lot of possibilities for creating texture?
I don't use presets so that part is irrelevant for me.
thanks in advance for suggestions!
>>65149165
>whats the sample? its familiar but i cant put words to it
Nintendo Wii Shop Channel
/prod/ won't die
>>65153858
Well it should
>>65152096
Thanks anon
>hi-hats and bass are programmed.
not only
Any feedback appreciated, thanks!
https://clyp.it/2cy3rjgp
>>65152641
spectral
zebra 2
any cable anywhere
(massive a shit)
>>65154611
how you make that low rumbly engine sound
>>65155084
Square synth with short vibrato and distortion if I remember correctly
>>65147925
This is Andrew Dobson tier
god fucking damnit I'm about to kill myself, been trying for 2 fucking days to get my rig (pic related) going and I cannot figure it for fuck sakes
>Synth talks to the fx box nicely
>fx box talks to drum machine nicely
>once I get to the fucking piano and sequencer it fucking breaks
>piano receives clock MIDI but wont transmit to sequencer
>sequencer doesn't receive clock from piano
wat do? I'm fairly new to daisy chaining so much shit together.
>>65148841
Yeh that's what I figured. You're already on the right path and probably know more about /prod/ than 99% of this thread. Your song is great. Being a multi-instrumentalist will get you a long way. Just continue to experiment. Try some acid rock, some punk, jazz guitar, anything man.
>>65149301
>ebulaquenry formantures become unsynched
What did he mean by this?
Omnisphere torrent where?
>>65155882
>want 40gbs of meme tier sounds when u can just get kontakt libraries and alchemy
idgi
>>65156037
it boils down to
>muh OPN
>>65156037
link?
>>65156059
OPN uses fucking Nexus, literally anyone can be OPN
OPN and Burial are the most overrated hacks ever, and I love Daniel as a person but yawn.
>>65156166
>OPN uses fucking Nexus
wait wat? citations nigga
>>65156263
It was on his twitter, he might've been memeing
https://clyp.it/bz0e35fl
As long as we're talking torrents, does anybody have any noteworthy/high quality percussion downloads? Preferably organic and preferably rhythmic.
>>65156935
get addictive drums
>>65156935
Heavyocity
>>65157009
what's that?
>>65157084
Google.com
https://clyp.it/z5tyuznu should I continue or kill myself? nothing seems to fit together
>>65130494
>https://clyp.it/vt5lfs4b
like the guy said the hi-hats kinda ruin the atmosphere. but it's pretty nice, i'd keep the drums simple without the hats/clicks
>>65130792
hmm sounds very clean and okay produced but it sounds like every other "pc music" project to me...
>>65131606
>https://clyp.it/vo0sbwhn
that sounds really good
>>65132195
add something, doesn't sound bad but too repetitve
>>65134494
that sounds great! you're going to add vocals?
>>65149165
>eh
ok
>>65156166
Let's see some of your music.
