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Production Resources:
>Pastebin - Links, books, videos, articles, tutorials and stuff
http://pastebin.com/pYGCLu6q
>/prod/ wiki - still looking for contributors
http://mu-sic-production.wikia.com
There's a severe lack of DAW descriptions in the wiki. If you're good with your tool of choice, consider writing a paragraph about it.
/prod/ IRC is up!
To join, you can go to http://www.rizon.net/chat
Choose a nick, put #/prod/ as channel. Enter!
Or you can get a lightweight desktop client here https://hexchat.github.io/downloads.html
Soundcloud links stay in their own containment thread, if you want to post music use clyp.it
Critique others' work and post your own to keep the thread alive
I just bought these online without listening to them, how bad did i fuck up?
>>65735029
Wh, do you post the old pastenbin where 99% of the links dont work and look like shit?
>/prod/ wiki
No one uses that shit so no need to put it in the OP
>>65735638
>implying anyone cares
>>65735029
some original grunge rap I made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUXBdnuRtQ
>>65736147
this would sound a lot better if the things you were saying were true, but they aren't and you are clearly just some privileged white kid from suburbia. I'd suggest rapping about things you can relate to more, your real life story, etc. It will be easier to sound believable that way.
https://clyp.it/3cfvt1qh
i'm a piece of shit
>>65736731
>rap
>true
pick one
>>65736927
no shit, but that trust fund baby needs to sounds true... and he clearly can't do it by acting
>>65736963
nothing about that video screams privilege in the slightest
you called him a trust fund baby based on the fact that he's white
you're a piece of debris sir
found this bad boy at the thrift store for $50.
I've been recording on it but I'm not sure how to erase or completely record over tracks. Tape machines are weird
>>65737039
white is privilege af
suburbia is privilege af
if you cant see the video is screaming that, then you are blinded by your own
>>65737181
>white is privilege
lol
>suburbia is privilege
so is the ghetto in america so stfu and go die
>if you cant see the video is screaming that, then you are blinded by your own
>my worldview isn't falsifiable so lol u lose
>>65737279
kek
this is why your music is complete shit btw
>>65736731
>>65736927
>>65736963
>>65737039
>>65737181
>>65737279
Semantics and more semantics.
>>65736147
Your song is bad and your genre is bad. That is all that needs to be said.
>>65737349
>presented with a single fact
>shuts down
this is why no one but other liberal arts students take you seriously
but i'm not even that guy senpai..u wanna have a clyp showdown?
i'll bury you
ALRIGHT PEOPLE I NEED HELP
How do I improve this vocal wise?
https://clyp.it/3lt5tdqm
Before you ask I am not the one singing, please fuck off, also since when does clyp.it compress shit so hard?
>>65735924
yeahh um i care but anyways whats the point of puttin it in the OP then?
>>65737685
>singing
exciters exciters exciterzzz
>Reverb, Delay, (chorus on delay)
yea thats pretty much it
I'm about to give up /prod/....
https://clyp.it/fcj3lw3i
I just can't figure out how to mix shit... no videos no books no nothing helped. what the fuck do I do?
>>65735138
i use them every day, they're great.
![King%20Tubby[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/iQhdp1z.jpg "King%20Tubby[1].jpg")
>>65737152
im jealous as fuck, i've been looking for those for a long time
https://clyp.it/v13wiefn
starting a new project, what do you think about this?
https://clyp.it/v13wiefn
>>65737880
See image related for what needed done to bring any sort of balance to the tone - ignoring instrument balancing - this points at issues with your listening environment I'd say and if that's the case you'll need to fix that before you can use what you've learned to make any reliable decisions.
>>65737685
The backing track is pretty meme worthy. Sometimes you can throw shit vocals on a good beat and it won't sound half bad. Spend a little more time polishing out that track. Also, >>65737761 is right plus compression.
>>65737880
You very much need to work on composition. Your music has 0 concatenation; it just choppily jumps from one section to the next. Give up edm for a while. Try out new genres, new tempos, new time signatures, new instruments. Expand as a musician. Mixing is about a quarter of the battle.
>>65738489
You sounds feel cheap. You're trying so hard to be unique it ends up being unpleasant. Also, songwriting.
Doing a collab with my friend and trying to figure out where to start. These are some day old scraps.
https://clyp.it/gztxcejc
>>65736147
Ignore this guy
>>65736731
Look, I don't know why you called it grunge rap, it just sounds like trap to me (which I'm not a huge fan of) but hey, it sounds like the rest of the stuff I hear from the genre production wise so stick at it.
Does anyone have any experience using landr to master their tracks?
I try and master music myself but I've only been learning it for about two years out of the seven i've been producing for. Does anyone know if the service is worth the money?
https://clyp.it/10z1j0fx
Please destroy me. Lofi hiphop
>>65740325
that's a pretty good squat u popped there senpai
>>65739025
pretty good last one sounds like ableton lol
>>65740390
wut does ableton sound like
>>65740438
like that last one
>>65736147
I liked it. I think from a production angle, some reverb would have helped the vox. Also, something didn't quite translate with the bass on the 808s. May want to let the producer know that in the future, distorted 808s are best paired with clean 808s, so they still carry some of the sub weight that makes them drive a system. You can low shelf the distorted ones, making a little window in the sub freqs so the clean one can sit. Together, you hopefully will get the best of both.
>>65740200
It's only useful if it uses a human with experienced ears in a neutral room playing your music through gear that the human knows very well - from what I've seen of it though there is instead a bunch of analysis that is done automatically with no such listening taking place, so the one thing that you're expecting from mastering (the mastering engineer and their experience applied to your individual track's needs) is missing.
In that respect then you'd get a similar result yourself by using something like Har-Bal.
>>65740615
True, I just previewed one of the tracks i've just done through the service without buying the mastered version and it sounded exactly the same. Meh
Trying to get that Boom Bap sound. https://clyp.it/2ueu55gx
>>65741228
can i mix/master this?
>>65741335
feel free man
>>65740390
>>65740438
>>65740469
Nawp. Cubase user
>>65741353
>>65741335
As long as you only need the clyp file
>>65741484
drats
Alright, /prod/, I just finished my first track that wrote lyrics and sang on. How did I do?
https://clyp.it/ptxxemxj
>>65741647
I enjoyed this a lot, everything sounds in its place. Well done.
>>65741748
Thanks man
>>65741647
Bonobo with Antoni singing
Its good tho anon, good job :)
>>65741647
Great job the only thing that sounded a little off to me was the singing which being ur first time is understandable.
requesting a large drum pack
Does anyone know what the snare song is in the chorus of this song?
https://youtu.be/5WL672bjJgM?t=56s
I've heard it elsewhere too, can't seem to find it in my sample libraries though.
>>65742828
sounds like it's sampled from get low, or the same sound. pretty similar, could be from a popular sound pack though
>>65742828
I could synthesize a similar sound in Operator and a few stock effects and post the Instrument if u want me too
>>65742828
Lil Wayne sounds is so fucking bad now
Has anyone else fallen as far as he has?
>>65743889
>Lil Wayne
>Bad
>Now
Choose 2
am i /prod/ yet?
>>65742346
I can post a hip hop sample pack in about 6 hours if you want
>>65744167
Where the fuck is your focusrite solo? And the MacBook?
>>65744167
isn't owning both kind of redundant?
>>65744407
not really, the pads on the push are terrible for drumming. i only use it for chords
>>65744449
>i only use it for chords
Using a whole push just for chords sounds like retarded waste of money
>>65744542
I agree, just get a $100 midi keyboard.
Speaking of midi keyboards, I'm about to pull the trigger on this one for $150. Anybody use one? Do you like it?
>>65744542
>>65744589
lol i meant as opposed to the drum sequencer. i use its other features too but for most stuff i prefer using a mouse
>>65740325
>XD IM DUHPRESSD
dumbest meme since memes were memed... it's like the second coming of emo
>>65735138
I've had these since last summer and they're fantastic.
So does this keyboard exist?
>thin and has pretty much no controls except a pitch bend and mod wheel
>really good keys.
I seriously can't seem to find anything that fits this description. Everything I find either has great keys but also a bunch of useless shit or it has none of the useless shit but also has shitty keys.
I'm not looking for weighted keys or anything, but I also don't want those noisy ones that feel like they're going to break off if I play a little too hard.
Recently bought a Radial JCR reamp box, so I tested it out by doing a cover of Black Sabbath's Into The Void.
https://clyp.it/jvrfqlbm#
Recorded the guitars direct into my interface, then reamped them at the studio that I work at. Recorded the bass D.I at the studio. After I reamped the guitars I found an isolated version of Ozzy's vocal so I just threw that in the track since I wasn't planning on singing anyway. The isolated vocal was pretty shitty quality so I had to do some surgery to get it sounding ok.
I'm not great at guitar so excuse any fuck ups
Thoughts?
https://clyp.it/ndvaldql
>>65746240
There are plenty like that that are only 2 octaves, are you looking for full length?
>>65746729
I'm looking for a 49-key, like pic related
Is trying to recreate songs from scratch a good mixing/mastering exercise? You guys ever do that?
>>65747470
If you don't just mean electronic and you're including songs with recorded instruments, yeah I've done that. I kind of did that with the Sabbath song I covered:
>>65746334
I think it's a good way to practice recording, mixing and mastering. Another great way is to get practice mixing sessions, like from Cambridge Mixing Secrets:
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm
You can download tons of multitrack sessions for songs in a bunch of different genres.
You can also try to find unmastered versions of albums and master them. Those seem to be harder to come by than practice multitracks, but they're out there.
Anyone have any circuit bent toys they use? If so which ones? I wanna fuck with a furby and distort the sounds it makes desu. That and any toy that speaks. They always sound nice desu.
I did a remix of this ->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yi5e25Fd-g
I added a bunch od harmony, but very, very lacking in melody
https://clyp.it/r5001n1n
>>65746824
Try pic related, I'll be getting one in a while, have been using a korg taktile 25 thus far. They make good shit and this seems to fit your specs. Its a korg microkey 2.
https://clyp.it/fhp05mc2
does this sound like poop
How does mixing, EQ and compressing works? What does it mean to cutoff high frequencies, why? And how the hell do people make music without samples on FL
>>65749663
If you want a good summary of this shit Google it, I don't think anyone here can be fucked typing out all that stuff. As for the music making, synthesis.
>>65749331
EQ the drum to have more attack, sounds a bit too wooly as is. I would also try some saturation on the bass, just a touch. Also try backing off the main synth in the first part after the intro.
A basic why to figure out the answers to those questions would be to look up youtube tutorials for "how to EQ" or "How a compressor works".
If you want something more in depth, I suggest torrenting some lynda.com videos. Whatever audio software you plan on using, find some videos for that software on lynda.com and then torrent the ones that look interesting.
https://clyp.it/rjpeagrr
This is my first attempt just fucking around on FL Keys Grand Piano with reverb added to make it sound "epic"
Ambient little swell in the background and simple beat, going for something sorta low key
Those arpeggios at the end are getting changed too, but this is what I have so far
>>65750021
Are you looking for feedback on the mixing or the composition itself?
>>65750062
Hell I dunno any feedback is good it's the first time I've tried to make something from scratch in a long, long time and I'm just going with what feels / sounds right instead of making a distinct chorus / verse / etc...
>>65736147
You're trying so hard to be Bones...
Would it kill you to be a little more original?
>>65741647
I like it
yo so i just got live 9 after working in live 8 for a few years
should i still never go near the abeton instruments
are they all just as bad in live 9 as live 8?
>track needs some melody
>open up ableton
>stick in a scale effect and set it to the track key
>hit record and slam keyboard and then quantize it
anyone got any other /devilish/ production tips?
>>65752846
>/mu/ """""""producers"""""""
>>65739025
sounds pretty good to me
whats does a midi-cv interface unit do? i tried looking on google and the only description i can find i can't understand.
>>65752846
yeah like learn music theory n shit
>>65753066
cv is like the analog equivalent of midi more or less. it stands for control voltage and it's an electrical signal that you can send to do parameter changes on whatever is receiving it
shitty 10 min demo, first idea, what's its genre?
https://clyp.it/dg3i41zj
how can improve the idea?
>>65745657
>> second coming of emo
Holy shit thanks bruh that's the best compliment I've gotten!
>>65752846
>sounding like shit the guide
Is it weird that i like shaping short bursts of sound/noise like that?
https://clyp.it/ybtx42d0
>>65753529
Most of your sounds are a bit weird
If you want to make rock-oriented music with programmed drums you should maybe get perfectly legally something like Addictive drums, EZDrummer, etc
bit starting at 1:24 was nice i guess
is lemonbro around by any chance?
wondering if i could get any input on a dr40 vs an h4n
>>65736147
You posted this in the wrong thread. This belongs in /cringe/.
>>65752846
litearlly spat beer on my screen at the image of a producer in a studio rolling his forehead on the keyboard with record+scale effect on
https://clyp.it/h0ujuhsl
Is this salvageable? I feel like I fucked it up lol
Are the Focusrite plugins any good /prod/?
>>65735138
how much?
Anyone know how to plug in my turntable to record samples onto my laptop?
>>65757401
with an audio interface
>record audio in Audacity
>sounds loud and clear
>export WAV and import to Live
>recording now sounds low and far-out
Is there something I'm missing out?
>>65757843
The volume knob
>>65757843
does the wave file sound that way when you play it in a media player or just ableton?
https://clyp.it/uaw0ukbh
Tried recreating the intro of a song in Cubase, is there anything noticeable right off the bat in terms of mixing/mastering?
Would anyone on /prod/ be willing to clean up and EQ some vocals for a radio ad? It's 35 secs total. I have no exp on this.
In FL studio is there a button you can hold while clicking on samples to send them to the step sequencer instead of dragging them over?
>>65761232
I'll do it for $75
>>65737152
I wish I got a 488 or a yamaha mt-8x
I got a 644 a while ago and it's pretty neato but I'd still rather have an 8 track oiii
>>65737181
kill yourself soundcloud kid
https://clyp.it/y3d3ew1j
I've never gotten feedback on anything before, so, general thoughts on composition and/or mixing?
>>65752846
Kek'd, even though yer a shit
>>65761232
I'll do it for $50 and a blowjob
