>Foley Sounds Edition
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Does anyone of you use foley sound effects in their music? I guess they give your produtions a more organic sound.
Heres a clyp:
https://clyp.it/zh4ubhbe
>>65909421
I sometimes use field recording samples for a similar effect
https://clyp.it/arb314mb
>>65909613
that sounds really really nice gives it a great feeling to it
Im tryna figure out how to use those sounds to create those organic percussion/drums like sorrow or burial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_7skqY6wTM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMr-oEtGH7c
I need a keyboard with 8 zones (and each zone to be able to have its own midi channel)
don't really care much about weighted keys, pads etc etc
any recs?
thanks
https://clyp.it/bjup1ww5
rate this beat I just made
What would you call the effect that tim hecker uses often in his music where it pans back and fourth with fluttering electronics? Thanks
>>65909421
>>65909613
These are nice.
I do a bit of field recording for fun, i use a zoom h2n so nothing too high tech...currently trying to work a recording of my footsteps on a gravel path into a kinda shaker/hi-hat sound in a track
How you make the synth starting at :35? I can't make the synth smack like that
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPGtOugQ69U
>>65909970
nice! what artists should i listen to for music like this? instrumentals prefered but vocals are ok too
https://clyp.it/2qxjb5ic
i know i've posted this a few times already but i really want to get the mix as tight as possible
anything harsh?
is the bass clashing with anything
any just plain unappealing sounds?
>>65911036
also fix your ducking it fucks up the flow of the track
>>65911053
you mean the sidechain?
>>65911036
what do you mean? as in what's my inspiration?
>>65911368
>you mean the sidechain?
yes
>>65911036
as in artists that sound like this ( but good ;^) )
yes post your inspiration
also bb i'm going to bed
>>65911407
Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, Flying Lotus, Machinedrum, Flume, Sango
But you won't be able that does it like I do bby ;)
I'm loving how the sidechain sounds though
>>65909896
You mean controllers with only 5-pin right? No USB?
Those would be some insane specs, Roland was the king of midi controllers with many well thought out features, but most of the time they would only transmit two channels at once.
>>65909734
just mold those sounds into nice percussive instruments. the key to how burial does it is mostly in the sequencing though.
Open box Mopho x4
$899
Free shipping
Should I just do it?
>>65911917
what other gear do you have?
>>65911917
follow your heart. if you can do it, just do it then. regret it later
>>65909896
I think Mutable Instruments used to sell a midi device that would give a standard midi keyboard tons of other feature, such as chords/scales, arpeggio and even multiple zones/layers.
>>65912077
Lots. I have a JX-10, but it's impossible to gig with, both being gigantic and knobless. I usually gig with a Minimoog and a combo organ, sometimes just the organ
I also have a blofeld that can sit right on top where the tetra would go, I don't gig with the blofeld because I've never had a good parking space for it.
Potentially, it would be replacing the Minimoog for most band gigs
>>65912263
Also, just an FYI for people ITT, the blofeld sounds like trash in the upper octaves. Not like shitty DAC trashiness that makes old samplers sweet, more like aliasing and missing partials. Still a great synth though.
>>65912263
then i'd say go for it, you can alway sell it or return it if it doesn't work out
>>65912397
True, it's sweetwater, and they've always been good to me.
Goodbye $900
>>65911040
no one?
Can i get some feedback on this mix?
how is the bass?
https://clyp.it/y015zt5g
>>65912853
Arturo's made a beatstep in black? Hope they do it to the beatstep pro, cause I'm going to need another one at some point.
>>65912853
>https://clyp.it/y015zt5g
how do u manage to make such shitty music with such good equipment?
>>65912908
>Arturo's
Lmao. You know what I meant.
Is the Suzuki Omnichord worth getting off of eBay? Is it overhyped? Any experience?
>>65913118
Get one with midi out
>>65912912
same way you do :^)
>>65912908
yeah, it was on sale for $90 and i needed something to sequence the modular, figured id try it out. How is the pro?
>>65913222
>how is the pro
Fantastic. The trigger outs are great for running other sequencers or external drums (think tiptop 808 clones). After you learn how to chain sequences, it's extremely powerful.
I made my interpretation of a generic rap beat in the style of the one and only DJ mustard
https://clyp.it/k5mj4k3s
howd i do
can you create your own synths in PureData to load into a DAW like Reaper? how?
>>65911760
>>65912146
looks like MIDIpal is what you're referring to. Looks sick and it does exactly what I need. Its been discontinued for a while, but there are a few clones out there with improvements. thank you!
sup /prod/
what do you think of this hip hop beat?
i had a jay z acapella laying around so i quickly warped it around to see how it would sound like. it's pretty offbeat but i don't have another acapella nor the patience to warp the vocals more carefully
https://clyp.it/5clhictj
https://clyp.it/p23unvai
woke up and had this melody in my head
i hope its from somesong i have heard once in my life because it sure doesnt sound like anything original or special but i just want this melody to leave me
>>65913382
i hope ur not serious senpai
in case u are, u should adjust your key
>>65913932
bretty gud but the vocals are distracting and fucked up
>>65914000
im not i threw it together in over the course of an hour
>>65913983
for a second it almost sounds like that A Warm Place by NIN
>>65912853
congrats on managing to be this boring
>>65911040
around 1:44 seems a bit awkward with the sidechain. otherwise it sounds okay to me
>>65914163
guess i shoulda mentioned that i imagined some choir singing instead of the piano but goddamn it i can somehow see/hear that
>>65911040
I'm not sure I like how emphasized the drums are
>>65914256
i actually just chopped and reversed the strum
idk why but i thought i might be able to get away with it
thanks for letting me know definitively that i can't lol
>>65914277
thanks anon!
>>65913118
depends on the price, the kordbot which looks like a way more advanced omnichord is $250
>>65912853
you need to approach dub techno in a different way man
help me be less shit
https://clyp.it/3r3op23k
>>65914232
>>65914704
kek
how about some comments on the mix? I could care less about options on a compositon i made in 10 min with no note or chord changes
>>65915106
congrats on mixing a song with no note or chord changes
While everyone is on the topic of mixing, how would I go about mixing and mastering a track I have completed actually composing? What are my goals aside from "dont let it peak"?
>>65915542
just route everything into a mono midi port
>>65915542
Mixing and mastering is about as complex as errything else but it always boils down to 'whatever sounds good m8'. Look up some tutorials, but for now get an EQ in which you can analize your frecuencies and smooth the 'peaking' of frecuencies until you have a tight little sausage. Also google Pink Noise mixing, it will save you so much time its unreal
>>65911036
asap rocky/clams casino
>>65912853
>https://clyp.it/y015zt5g
3muddy5me
>>65912853
I would change that kick to something not so fruity loops sounding, and make a new intro bassline. otherwise, it's an alright song
>>65915581
Honestly a better meme than anything else we've got
https://clyp.it/mdcsq2sg
posted this in the other thread but it died shortly after. all the synth sounds are from pic related which is a p. neat diy kit paraphonic synth. excuse the sloppy bass playing, it was just a quick take to get an idea for the bassline down.
Best site to get plugins vst's and stuff?
>>65916158
soulja boy up in it ooooooooo
>>65916338
google 'best free vst synths' and go through the list from 2005-20016, and then do the same with 'best free vst effects'
if you don't like freeware for some odd reason, then i can' thelp you, because it's illegal to steal
>>65916477
I didn't say I wanted free stuff, I just want a good place to buy or get for free.
What's a good midi controller? I might get an MPK25 unless there's something better for less $$
>>65916666
quads LOL!
>>65916726
MPK25 doesn't have mono midi, which is kind of important these days.
>ive stolen all of my software and never gave a cent to the audio fatcats
whos with me?
>>65917052
>i've never owned hardware
stay pleb
Anyone here have a good method of using windows VSTs on OSX?
I've been experimenting with this method, but it's pretty complicated and I haven't gotten it working quite yet:
http://diaphone.blogspot.com/2010/12/11.html
I've got it so that I can get the plugins running as a standalone, but I haven't gotten to the point where they're usable in a DAW.
>>65917282
stop trying to fuck around and just make music
I redid the mixing on this track >>65914835 with pink noise like >>65915654 suggested (among other things) and it ended up sounding better imo
https://clyp.it/0ojrswhm
>>65917621
Nah fuck that, there's some windows plugins that I want to use
Also I'm not a producer; I'm an audio engineer and there's some shit I want to mix with. Audio Utopia just cracked Slate Digital's plugins, but only for windows.
>>65916208
Pretty groovy, can you tell me more about that synthesizer?
I'm trying to get into producing jungle/intelligent dnb. Any tips or criticism appreciated.
I can't take credit for the breakbeat sample, it came from a sample pack.
https://clyp.it/2skywqrk
>>65912853
Other than being way too long and boring the mix sounds good. The only thing that sounded off was the Bass
>>65918598
>intelligent dnb
fucking millennials
>>65909421
This is so nice. Where can I hear more.
https://clyp.it/fir3m5ob
>>65909421
What's the piano sampled from? Groovy.
Damn, what happened to the Lunga's?
Anyways, since I'm on Linux, and in general I want to pursue a more raw, lo-fi sound comparable to producers like Disrupt and Stenobot, I was curious what Tracker is the best when it comes to ease of use.
Jeskola?
Milkytracker?
Sunvox?
A tracker I don't know about because I'm a pleb?
>>65921858
Renoise?
>>65922910
Doodz help
>>65922970
soulseek and look for 320 kbps mp3s or flac.
sure 320 mp3 isn't great but no one is probably going to hear it or care anyway
is a key change in a song just raising the melody or chords by a fifth?
Can I please get some feedback of this track?
I posted it a little while ago, i'm still not convinced it sounds "finished" or mastered well enough..
https://clyp.it/xarwj342
so, what genres of music do you produce?
>>65923545
I mean it just means changing the key. If the key is C, changing to C# would be a key change.
>>65920286
That's what it's called. Personally I don't think it is any more "intelligent" than other music. Kinda like "math" rock.
Do you have anything /prod/uctive to say?
>>65922970
If it's one song just go and buy it unless it's some super rare cut.
Hi guys, not sure where else I could post this and get a quick answer, but I wanna get this little box basically to run my vocals through it and delay them. If there's an aux and headphones input, I'll be able to plug the mic directly into the monotron through the aux, then run a cable from the headphone jack into an amp right? I just want to make sure it'll work before buying it. Sorry this is a stupid question.
Trying to program drums for this piano loop
https://clyp.it/cgltwpyk
Lads, what timing is this in? I'm trying to do a 4/4 beat but it doesn't feel right
>>65911040
first time hearing it, sounds spot on to me
>>65925428
Yeah that should work fine. The aux is 3.5mm jack so you may well need an adapter for your mic. Same with the output.
Beware it's a gritty sounding little fucker though. I love mine.
>>65925791
That's what I figured, luckily I already have some adapters. But fuck dude that's basically my setup! I have the Volca Keys with a midi controller attached, it's incredible. Looking to get the FM soon.
>>65923545
A "Key" is just the scale you use to base all the music on. So if the scale you're using is C major, you're in C major. If you start playing centering around a different note than C, you're probably changing key, and you begin making all the music around a different scale.
If you think of a key as the bass note you always return to, imagine a key change is when you consistently return to a new bass note that is different than the original one. So for a whole song you're been spamming C in the bass, then there's a section when spamming D# feels much more right, so that part is probably in a different key.
Have a look at this guys videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y01jIorpeA
pretty good stuff, he covers a lot.
If you want to get more advanced check out ArtofCounterpoint's videos too, for more in-depth harmony and actual counterpoint
>>65925862
How's the keys? I was undecided between the keys and bass, but had a play with both in a shop and the bass seemed like it was most intuitive at the time for me. I think I might end up with both the fm and keys eventually, although some outboard effects are next on the list I think. I think you'll like sending the keys through the Monotron too, it makes the bass seem a lot more usable.
>>65926087
It's been outstanding so far, I never thought I'd be able to make such nice sounding grooves but it's so easy to pick up and mess with. Knob twiddling is fun to no end as well
>>65924153
Fugues
>>65926329
It's funny all the hate I hear for the Volca "toys" considering the price and sounds you can get out of them. I was so surprised by the bass (and the sample) 3 tuneable VCO's, nice sounding filter, and a step sequencer for £100. Ok it's made out of plastic but I think the build quality is fine for studio use.
It's the weekend /prod/ two days of making weird noises and crunchy beats.
What's everyone working on?
Would any anons feel like working on a /prod/ project? Maybe someone upload a few samples and we all make a track using just those samples?
>took apart my microsampler because 4 of the keys died
>couldn't find anything obviously wrong so i give up and put it back together
>the right channel and the volume knob that were previously fucking up are working now
the 4 keys are still fucked but it's cool that that happened
>>65925153
Yeah only millennials call it that
>>65928119
>millenials
only old people call them that (or young people trying to distance themselves from the fact that they're part of that age group too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1z63jDLGf0
how do i get a tight clean kick drum like that
as opposed to the muddy distorted one i have going on here
>>65911040
i know there's probably a lot of multiband compression and sample layering but that's all i can gather
>>65928294
every time i try to make a kick like that there's too much high end and it sounds wishy washy and if i try to fit a transient in it always sounds like i'm hitting sticks on a tree and i've been going at it for hours and i'm gonna start ripping my hair out soon
>>65913334
another opinion:
it's nice to use but even with the newest update it is quite sloppy, clock out is not steady and it adds quite a lot of delay when used as a slave, trigger outs are also not tight at all.
>>65916158
You know exactly what i meant. Why are you still making a big deal out of this?
>>65928137
>every generation that's not us is old
Millennials actually think this
>>65928294
I hear the kick from the famous break "Headhunters - God made me funky", with a layered electronic simplified subbass kick underneath. Maybe that helps?
This is a pretty common technique in some circles of electronic music- using acoustic breaks as the 'scaffolding' and layering simple electronic drums (usually good at one thing- bass, transient, something that is missing from the break itself).
Noisia uses an extreme version of this technique, sometimes with many layers for a single drum hit. This is not as extreme, but follows a similar methodology.
>>65928561
if you arent a millenial then you're old by 4chan standards
So I want to get into producing synthy music and I have this dirt cheap midi keyboard. Should I use software like FXpansion strobe 2 or should I save up for a decent poly synth?
>>65928925
just torrent softsynths til you find one you like and buy a synth if that doesnt work for you
>>65929111
What's a good softsynth? Can't really find a good strobe 2 torrent.
>>65929148
massive and serum are the popular ones, there's also the korg and arturia collections
>>65928599
Is there more where this image came from? Looks cool. I like to layer drums in a similar way. Another fun thing to do is use foley sounds for random parts, like some running water under the snare...you just keep it really low in the mix. Sometimes I try to layer synth parts like that too but it doesn't seem to work.
>>65928599
thank you!!!
it sounds much better now
this is what i have
https://clyp.it/o4nozhzt
i still think there's some room for improvement though
i really appreciate what you've shared with me so far do you have any tips for tightening it up a bit more from here?
>>65929276
or maybe how to eq it differently because it does sound a little bit funky on the high end
>>65929148
if you are new to synthesis then it might be a good idea to start with a more basic synth (Monark) than say something like massive.
>>65928549
What? I was saying that the mono midi was a decent meme, over the other memes we've had (i.e. Soundcloud kid). I think there's just a miscommunication here.
what the fuck is their problem
>>65929259
made it awhile back, was trying to explain the concept of 'layering in time' and 'layering in frequency' to someone.
>>65929522
>she even checks dubs
>>65929190
>>65929422
Thanks for the replies, will definitely look into it.
>>65929276
>https://clyp.it/o4nozhzt
It is sounding pretty good to me, Super useful: Nudging one layer or the other a bit forward in time, so that the layers are not totally quantized. This has every bit as important as finding the sweet spot on the cent / fine tuning knob when layering- you find the right settings where the two hits 'coalesce' and 'lock in' and the best parts of each layer no longer interfere and fight each-other, but instead start to sound like one single hit.
If you are using audio tracks, then nudging things around is no big deal, you get a fair amount of precision. But, if you are using quantized midi triggered drums, it can be super helpful to use a sample delay plugin (as a plugin on the channel of one layer). Sample delay, not being 'echo" but rather, a simple knob that offsets audio in time by the smallest unit of time (samples). Its also tempo invariant, unlike regular nudging.
Does the subbass kick layer sound better when its 40 samples after the break kick? Does it sound better the other way around? 100 samples? you see where I'm going. Using timing as a powerful tool for layering sounds. You are already likely to be used to cleaning up the individual layers with EQ, so they don't interfere, but sample delay / nudging is just as powerful.
I look for sounds that are relatively harmonically simple (like Roland drum machine) to layer onto the richer, acoustic drum hits that are the backbone of the drum track. Simple electronic drums are often great because they fit neatly into the frequency voids that exist in a real drum sound. You use them to push the organic drum sounds into "larger than life territory'. Other techniques that are worth investigating- using stereo heavy, and pure mono layers, in some combination. You hear this a lot in EDM, where claps are given the stereo freedom, and maybe the bassy, mids, bulk of the drum sound is given the dead-center-mono space. End result, perceived width and power.
trying to implement a Schroeder Reverb in Max but getting a very metallic piercing sound which seems to be a common problem. Throwing a filter into the mix cuts it out to some extent but you end up losing the brightness
>>65913445
granular synthesis. googl it
is easy
>>65928925
as long as it has mono midi notes option
>>65930111
aaayyyyyyy
>>65915581
>>65930111
still sticking to your formula of
>totally unrelated technical question
>something something mono midi XD
i see
>>65929941
yo where can i learn to program in M4L?
>>65930145
Different anon here. Do you also complain about the soundcloud rule and reactions?
>>65930259
i cant understand your question, maybe you should type it with a mono midi keyboard
>>65930285
But I did.
Nice to see you too soundcloud spazz
>>65930239
I really like this guy's tutorials and he did some more M4L stuff recently:
https://www.youtube.com/user/dude837/videos
guys i have a huge problem, after my guitar rig got fucked i uninstalled it and reinstalled it with the rig kontrol and shit that came with the bootleg bundle i bought hoping that it would make it work
now cubase doesnt read it, it says its offline, and when i start it, cubase crushes, and i need that guitar rig to arrange guitar parts
>>65929853
thanks a lot this is very helpful!
>>65930623
have u installed the proper ASIO drivers? like, the ones your interface came with and no asio4all?
>the suspense is building
hey guys,
I have a song that sounds like it can fit into pic related's album but i'm really struggling with the production on this one
It feels like everything blends in so well with each other without individually standing out if that makes sense. what steps can I take to have my production have this feel?
I'm breaking up prod into various topics and going hard at each one for a solid month. Research, resources and techniques will be gathered.
Topics so far:
>Drum Programming (More advanced IDM style in particular)
>Synthesis
>Max For Live
>Microphones
>Music Theory
>Sampling
I'm going to be posting links to resources and interesting stuff in /prod/ or on the wiki that I find when I'm doing my research. Let me know if you have anything useful or have a suggestion!
>>65931979
godspeed anon
>>65931979
>Mix Engineering
fify
>>65931835
that album is a freak of nature good luck, you'd have an easier time recreating loveless
>>65932262
aw man really? I guess that makes sense, I haven't really heard any other albums that sound like it, production wise
I just started this weird shit a couple days ago. Roast my stupid sounds /prod/
>>65932780
lmao forgot link
https://clyp.it/mu1a2vuo
>>65932352
well I mean don't give up. someone here could probably give you good advice
>>65931148
not using an interface, guitar rig worked just fine with asio4all until my old pc got burned from the inside due to me not cleaning the insides for 4 years or more.
I had to change everything except the processer, now if i plug the guitar it doesnt make a sound at all, and the guitar rig just feedbacks as soon as the program starts even if there is not a guitar plugged.
dont know what to do, is amplitube a good alternative?
>>65931835
Haven't listened to that album, but when I'm looking to make a mix more homogeneous, I try a lot of bussing to outboard stuff. A favorite short reverb trick I like to use is sending everything to a small practice amp in a tile bathroom and recording it with a mic. One time I tried several speakers, one for each instrument, but it proved too tedious and the results weren't much different than using one speaker. Sounded cool as hell when recording it though.
>>65932915
that sounds super interesting. i'm gonna try that out now actually!
>>65909393
https://clyp.it/gygbikeq
Guys where can I find good drums and vocal samples? A huge pack perhaps? I have no material or instruments but want to make music. What do?
>>65934157
have you tried google?
also /r/drumkits has some very usable stuff.... be prepared to wade through shit though
>>65932806
>https://clyp.it/mu1a2vuo
>>65932780
sounds like a good intro to something with a steadier beat. i think it'll sound a lot better mixed with the drums further back
>>65931148
just dld and installed amplitube, it works just fine but its shit, there are few pedals you can actually pick and im doing trip-hop
>>65928411
why don't you use a different kick drum sample
Working on this: https://clyp.it/3u1dasdx
Not sure where i'm going with it yet, Probably just a draft for now.
i got focusrite scarlett solo, 90% of the time i'll be recording guitar, i'm thinking about getting a sm57, im worried if my audio interface is good enough for that mic ? can i still get the quality of sm57 with scarlet solo
>>65936482
The quality of the mic itself is more of a factor here. I know some people like to tout the 57 as mic gold, but it's really just the standard for dynamic mics. It's not some hi-fi condenser mic.
>>65936482
a Focusrite and an SM57 will do fine for most electric guitar sounds. Might even start to annoy you because you'll start to hear the deficiences of your room as a recording environment.
>>65935310
no i had been erasing the kick sample and starting from scratch
i finally got something i'm happy with tho
>>65936482
Electric guitar or acoustic? If you're recording an amp then a 57 will work. It will still work fine for an acoustic guitar but you might want a condenser for that.
>>65909393
It's fucked up that I thought this was a still from GTA and not real life at first.
gettin that saturday night futility bump in
>tfw quiet rainy saturday night
It's perfect.
Do you think that's too much bass?
https://clyp.it/jzfpr4nd
>>65921858
There is no Jeskola Buzz on Linux. There's a (reverse-engineered?) clone, but fuck clones. I'm terrified of clones.
>>65910936
it's not just one sound
>>65939616
i don't think there's too much bass but the kick drum just needs to be louder maybe sidechain the bass to it slightly
the way you have it now the kick is indistinguishable in the mix
https://clyp.it/b2cnmg3s
feedback on the mix ples. my ears are hella tired and i have a feeling my monitors arent placed very well so would appreciate some input
>>65939816
it sounds good nothing really sticks out except that kind of sorrowful synth/sample that comes in at 0:55
bring it closer to the middle and bring the volume down
>>65939809
Thanks senpai. The kick is pretty tonal, so it might get a little lost in the low frequencies. Think I'll add a db or 2 on it and turn up the sidechain.
>>65939870
aight, thanks senpai
>>65939915
if the kick and bass are hitting at the same frequency then you need to pitch the kick to a different note or else you're fucked
or maybe just switch the sample if you're comfortable doing that
>>65939922
no problem
>>65940125
I like how it sounds though.
>or else you're fucked
I find that there's no rule about it, tho. As long as I don't have phasing and it's not blowing up at a million decibels per second I think I'll be fine.
>>65940254
>decibels per second
>>65940940
holy shit that's the hardest i've laughed all day
well memed
I have this shitty dynamic microfone and I use audacity to record songs. I don't want to buy anything else and I just want an acceptable quality for a beginner, what else do I need?
>>65941282
Are you already recording using the mic? How are you hooking it up to your computer?
If you aren't already recording with it and don't know how to use it; you have to buy an audio interface and an XLR cable.
https://www.amazon.com/Focusrite-2i2-USB-Recording-Interface/dp/B005OZE9SA/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1466905782&sr=1-1&keywords=scarlett+2i2
>>65936482
>>65936820
>>65937929
scarlett + 57 is a bad combination. get a mic that needs less gain
>>65934157
If you want misc. single hit drum sounds, the commercial library called Best Service - Drums Overkill will get your foot in the door. 35k hits sorted by type. I'm constantly shilling for it, I usually use it for layering on acoustic breaks.
>>65941929
>>65941282
plz stop recommending the 2i2 i hate you all
>>65943596
Fucking leave then, you ungrateful cunt.
>>65943717
lol i'm not >>65941282
2i2 is shite and i hate that people recommend it still >:(((((
>>65943717
remember this is /mu/ so if you recommend anything that may sound too clean and pretty the edgelord lofi fuzz masters will come crawling out of the woodwork to tell you how to make real music
>>65943229
If you're recording a guitar amp there should be no problem. That's partly why I suggested a condenser if he's recording acoustic
>>65943596
It's a fine, affordable audio interface
Sup losers, how goes work?
>>65943985
got a sketch for a punkish song done today + 99% done mixing my friends mixtape.... solid days work i guess. thanks for asking. nobody ever asks. :S what about you anon
>>65944029
I just made my daw thread on /g/ and fuckin around in FL, debating what I wanna do. I'm thinking of trying something I've bee messing around with. It's like horror sounding with a bit of house mixed in? So like Terror House?
I dunno if it's another genre but it sounds neat.
>>65943985
I'm running out of content. Gotta get a little more adventurous this summer. Got this a week or two ago which was neato.
https://clyp.it/coeqkzby
Can I ask a stupid question which I've never been able to find an answer to?
How does one git gud with remixing? Specifically plunderphonic style remixes. By that I mean make music like D!tto, Jeesh, Pogo, Skye, etc.
>>65944153
dud you live in Nevada or something?
>>65944168
its not something you "git gud" at. It's something you figure out on your own. Mixing isn't hard but you learn over time basically.
>>65944244
new england actually. there's almost no place in the US that doesn't have coyotes these days. here in the northeast we got the big eastern coyotes which are essentially coywolves.
>>65944313
im guessing very dangerous.
>>65944436
†bh attacks are super rare, and i grew-up here with them howling all the time. i camp-out alone out there and they howl and they watch me from a short distance but i'm not the least bit scared of them. they do take down deer and such, but mostly they eat rodents, bunnies, fowl, cats, etc. even if you hear a coyotes all the time you're not likely to ever see one. you could try to spot them and it'll probably take years to get a glimpse.
>>65923983
Bass could do with a little work.
I actually like your style man, the bass could have more variance and maybe a lil more melody.
are there any programmable drum machines that even have this sound?
http://www.dblondin.com/samples/Quijada.wav
Hey guys. How do I get that "KMFDM" sound? Any advice? Guitars + synth drums + synth arps? Anything particular?
Anyone here do any mixing for live performances?
https://clyp.it/zamlimqr
pretty satisfied with this so far, i think i made a couple of really cool chord progressions. but it is not mixed at all. no eq, no compression. so it sounds pretty dry and unbalanced. What do you think so far? Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
>>65911040
ffs you corny ass lil dog fucker. fuck off with this fucking pink person gay ass furfaggot ass fedora wearin ass electroswing bullshit. kys.
Anybody got a idea on how to transform any type of audio file into a .txt then back into a audio file? Or any trick in really destroying an audio without sending it through tape decks and such.
>>65927367
This is a good idea. Too bad I'm shit all at composio
>>65947877
>child detected
>>65944066
Why do people care about fitting to a genre?
>>65947639
anyone?
is it crap?
>>65948259
they want to feel unique and think it fits no where. .. .... ... or identity
>>65931759
What's coming?
>>65945818
Every sampler :^)
>>65911040
Is this just a sped up sample song and some drums on top of it?
Guys, how do I stop making sounds that make my ears hurt? I compress them, eq out the irritating frequencies and turn down the volume. Still, after some listening it starts to hurt.
>>65947639
I like it a lot. I'm just getting into this stuff but this is exactly what I want to do.
>>65948186
That was the idea. I'm shit at composition too.
I see a lot of posts on here regarding motivation and hitting walls with creativity, so I thought that doing something like uploading a few samples might help people get out of the way they are working by giving them a minimal sample set that they probably wouldn't use normally to either use as they are or to sound design them and create something different from them. It doesn't even have to be full tracks made just a small loop is fine. Do whatever you want with them.
>>65949108
Turn it down or off. Give your ears a rest.
>>65948032
What do you even want to accomplish, mate?
I have been making music with fl for 2+ years and I am still the ultimate beginner in mixing. Everything sounds like shit. I understand some theory behind it but I have no idea how to choose and make several sounds working as one. My drums and synths always sound terrible.
Where the good tutorials at? Even some book if you can rec. No, I've read sticky and it is shit. I don't need music theory lessons, I can compose and have decade+ of exp in music, but I can't prod if my life depended on it. It's hard as fuck to find something worthwhile on yt. Don't rec seamless, he helps with some technical stuff but ultimately he hasn't been of much help and I've watched tons of his videos.
>>65947395
yeah
What drums do you use? I have no idea how that works. I just put some default FL and some VEC and VEE drums on my channels and try to fix them but they all sound bad.
I've seen FPC on some FL projects, but I have no idea how to use it.
What stuff do I need to have to start proding like it's meant to be? I only have Nexus2 for my synths and mainly use Harmor/Harmless or Nexus. I have a hard time finding a good sounding samples. I'd like to find some guitars and pianos, not to mention a decent strings and woodwinds. There were torrents but a lot of the stuff is now hard to find.
>>65949619
Pay attention to music you like. Practice. Experiment. You're basically asking how to have taste.
>>65949753
Do you think it's a good idea to try to copy other songs and sounds in order to learn sound design better?
I don't even know where to begin fixing this shit.
https://clyp.it/bvkvysuk
That was the attempt of a comfy stereo piano, I don't know how to match synths, my drums are disgusting, and ultimately I should kys myself.
I have no idea what I'm doing HELP.
>>65949624
Got any tips you could share? What's a good way to use compression?
Also I've done gigs where, mixing from the back, I've gotten complaints about it being too loud at the front because of the monitors on stage. I tried mixing from the front, and got complaints about things being too soft at the back. How do you handle situations like this, besides just telling people to piss off?
>>65950202
>How do you handle situations like this, besides just telling people to piss off?
planning and setting up a system in a way that it evenly fills the venue is a thing that needs a lot of experience and try&error, especially with the crappy venues, low budgets and loud stages everywhere. don't worry, m8. telling people to fuck off is the right decision here.
>What's a good way to use compression?
that's a very diffuse question.
to answer diffusely: use it as needed.
basically there's three main problems that make you want to compress signals: emphasizing or controlling the attack (snare drum hurts), shorter or longer sustain (kick drum is muddy) and the most common thing: controlling overall dynamics (keyboard player changing presets)
learn how to dial in any type of compressor in a way that gets you these kind of results and learn how to decide what type of compression helps you solve your problems in the mix
>>65949000
Mopho x4
Why do you guys never recommend any good books or tutorials on music production but always say "you just have to experiment"?
Well shit, what do they teach at audio enineering and music production colleges then?
It isn't so simple.
>>65950321
Thanks.
Regarding compression, I think maybe I just haven't developed a proper ear for it. I know how it works in theory, but even when fiddling with the settings I still find it hard to pick out the differences. Incidentally we use an electric drum kit which only has a stereo output, so I can't adjust effects for individual drums.
>>65949813
If that's what you want to be able to do.
>>65950429
Cool. I have a minilogue coming and I know Korg just sent out a huge batch and I was hoping they were starting to trickle out.
>>65950572
>what do they teach at audio enineering and music production colleges then?
Not much you can't find on YouTube or gearslutz, to be honest, the difference being they want your money badly.
The only true benefit of going to a school like Full Sail in 2016 is meeting other producers. Might lead to collabs and shit, but the thing is, a vast majority is going to come out unprepared to actually produce and they're probably going to market their services at other producers instead because it's a gullible market (hence the many sample pack crews like Cymatics selling resampled stuff from commercial releases or the thousands of guru bloggers who never released anything noteworthy but have 5 secrets for your productions to make top 100 of Beatport).
>>65949903
>https://clyp.it/bvkvysuk
you should start by making your drums punchier
How could I make a filter cutoff follow the pitch of the input?
Are there any good plugins for bass guitars? Can I maybe make something good in Harmor instead?
>>65951173
Depends on the synth, but KTR/key tracking would do the trick.
I'm pretty new to production and need your opinions on this mix guys. Very unsure, especially after listening to this track 500 times and getting used to it.
Perhaps too much compression? Overall too loud?
>https://clyp.it/zvptsjng
new version of a track i posted earlier in the thread. way more cohesive. Is it too long /prod/?
https://clyp.it/dynlerlu
>>65949197
Thanks anon, if you have specific questions I'll be glad to answer them if I can. If you've heard it, do you think the track has improved? It sure has changed a lot, but it's always possible to fuck good shit up.
https://clyp.it/aiu02zzn
The music I make really upsets me. I can't finish anything because of how generic and uninteresting it is. I just want to go in and experiment but I'm an idiot and it goes nowhere. I almost feel like I should find a new hobby.
>>65951529
I enjoyed it.
>>65951529
It sounds really good. Well produced, I like the bassline and synths. Overall everything sounds well and fits together, I don't even have anything to complain about.
Keep going.
>>65938230
lol me too, thought id be the only one
>>65951603
I've shown it to a couple of friends that told me the same thing. I don't know if it's just sympathy or what. I just want to make something that's worth more than this and I don't know how to. I'm just venting now.
>>65950572
I dont think anyone here has studied music production at university or college level. Maybe 5%.
I did a music degree and part of that was music technology which included working with protools, logic and learning about production, effects, etc. It was pretty cool and I learned some tricks about EQ, but most of it I knew already, as I had been working with DAWs for 10 years before I decided to get serious about music and study it at university. I mostly went to learn how to write for orchestra, majoring in composition, so not so much the production side. There was a whole section dedicated to production and they got to use a pretty nice million dollar desk (Solid State Logic C200HD ) and dedicated studio which I was pretty jealous of. You could essentially do a masters degree in production, and all the assignments were "record X, record Y" I had buddies who were recording their bands for their honors degrees. Pretty cruisey course really.
>>65949728
Check the pastebin motherfucker. get Kontakt 4 or 5 and trawl rutracker for east west, cinesamples, spitfire audio etc. libraries.
Stormdrum is great and has a huge variety of different kits from rock to electronic, and all the traditional gongs n shit in between
https://clyp.it/gkwb4peu
Can I get some feedback?
>>65949728
Addictive drums 2
Bumpily bump
>>65917865
>>65914835
What are you going here?
>>65916208
Really dig this
Dude it's crazy how much you managed to pull from that paraphonic really digging your synths.
At times the reverb from the first synth patch seems muddy over you bassline (to my amateur ear at least)
If you don't mind me asking what bass did you use for this track?
How quiet would digital sounds have to be before boosting them up to 0dB would cause appreciable quantization noise?
Is it safe to keep the mix really quiet, like -10dB or even -20dB and only boost on the master?
>>65918598
I dig it
FL Studio?
What about intelligent Drum and Bass separates itself from early drum and bass?
https://youtu.be/hnWV8324KPI?t=87
>>65954963
Depends on the bit depth- If its 24 bit, you can record pretty fucking quiet on a decent setup without having probs with noise floor.
>>65951215
If you are looking for Kontakt libraries, the scarbee offerings, the Iyla Efimov libraries, the shreddage bass series if you are into more metal-guitar shit, the NI rickenbacker library if you are after that particular sound.
>>65949603
Im hoping the end result would be a really rough degradation of the source file. Although I'm 80% sure that it will just turn into noise after it gets converted back to noise. But if something interesting happens it might be of some use for me to explore or experiment. Thinking about using field recordings and synth samples recorded from massive and omnisphere for sample libraries. Maybe Max/MSP has something.
>>65948032
Folks have used photoshop filters on .wav files to get this sort of effect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCxiiCLyA8s
>>65950572
Music production is a very broad field.
If you're talking about just making whatever music you want, you don't need school, but it can be helpful. I believe you can't really teach someone to make art, you can only give a person the tools to do so.
If you want to be a music professional, however, colleges get a lot more interesting. You meat people already working in the field and you get an internship, etc.
The intricacies of stuff like sound design, acoustics, audio design (music software) , recording, producing and mastering are all a lot easier to master in a short time when you go to school ie. learn from people with extended experience in the field, ask direct questions, and practice before you get to do it for money.
In that case it's the same like with any school.
The difference is when you basically just want to make tunes to express yourself. There is no fixed way to do this right. If there was it would be a science, not an art.
It can help you a whole lot though if you want to be a professional music producer. I learned a lot in a short time which made it easier to find new ways of expressing myself.
Just imagine if someone was to tell you what the 'right' style was to produce in. Or what a 'tasteful' melody is. Sure you can give examples of acclaimed musical material and analyze that. But much further than that and you'll forget what art is all about, imo.
https://clyp.it/zoftggql
>>65909393
dick my suck
>>65955437
>it will just turn into noise
It most likely will. Even if you cast the .wav byte data into .txt and remove a few characters from the data chunk you'll just shift the remaining bytes and the data that constituted a single sample will just be split into lower and higher bytes between the channels (depending on bit depth), not to mention RIFF length fields won't match and the file might not load. Look up wav structure to see which bytes you need to fix afterwards, get a hex editor and see for yourself what comes out of it.
>>65952005
x-files porn parody dvd menu music
>>65955777
>https://clyp.it/zoftggql
This is very interesting. Really clear production too. Kickass and imaginative drums. Vocals make it sound pretty bad, like it's a meme. No offence, but the production on the vocals is pretty bad I think. And it sounds edgy lyrically and how it's delivered imo.
Sound design and composition, however, is excellent!
You could play around more with some subs and bass sounds, though. Maybe a bit of a harder hitting layered snare. But damn that's a nice rhythm.
What do you think of mine if you have the time: https://clyp.it/dynlerlu
I could really use some tips on the production, which is still really rough. but any tips or suggestions are welcome.
