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posting my idm as first post
https://clyp.it/uf32m3iy
>>66446084
cool!
>no sticky
>>66446248
he didnt even put "production general"
truly a shit op
>>66446248
Learn what a sticky is newfriend.
I'm always glad to see new people here at 4chan. Enjoy your stay.
>>66446170
Sound design is pretty flat and dry, don't be afraid to make your IDM freakier, and when your programming those little IDM percussion freakouts try messing with stuff like pitch and velocity and a little less quantize to liven it up a bit
>>66446053
LOL
>>66446398
Fug I meant wiki kek
>>66446452
I didn't think anyone would take it seriously, desu. I only made it as a quick way to bump the /prod/. I don't even know what proper IDM actually is supposed to sound like. I might return to it though, now that you've told me what's there to do
>tfw I have a whole lot of old projects with nice ideas that I can flesh out and turn into pretty cool songs
>tfw my 'never look back' mentality forces me to start a whole new idea and project every time I open my DAW
A WIP that's been in the works since yesterday.
Is it ok? What can I do to improve it aside from mastering (haven't gotten around to it yet).
https://clyp.it/ho3quxl2
>>66447126
cool, i do the same. it's better this way
>>66447143
I'd up the tempo if it was me, but that's probably just personal taste. Kick could do with some boosting too. Whole track needs compressing, but you know that already and that's for mastering stage etc.
yo /prod/
>>66447195
>>66447195
>it's better this way
don't tell me that man, I decided today to go back to those projects and delete the shit ones and gather all the good ones into a folder that I will make into complete works... but I'm also getting this feeling that everyday I spend doing that is a day I could be working on something new, and potentially, amazing. is this autistic of me?
>>66448468
yes
>>66447235
But musically it's alright? Drums aren't too generic are they?
How do I get a drum sound like this
https://youtu.be/cjpVy-B1TnY?t=1294
a rough WIP from last night
https://clyp.it/0w20jgqb
needs a name
>>66449171
i agree with >>66447235
it's alright musically, but I'd say it needs a lead of some description. also a good snare would help
>>66449180
regular good hip hop drums samples, and good mixing
maybe some compression, idk, I'm not that good with compressors
>>66446053
What is the percussion at 3:32 when the song drops?
https://youtu.be/5ESO_jdIT9E?t=3m32s
ty
is there a wiki/guide for how to into prod for beginners
>>66449180
Distortion and compression
>find sample
>get waveshaper or distortion module
>make dat shit loud
>use compression to level out the drums so they don't sound like farts when all the samples play with each other
Can I get a critique doe
https://clyp.it/1hg0owqm
>>66450168
got u famalam
1. buy or pirate a DAW
2. find some sounds
3. start making music
4. realize how bad you are
5. cry and consider suicide
6. clean up your tears and go back to making music
if you want to get real serious, get yourself a MIDI controller
there you go lad, good luck
>>66450244
what daw software do people generally use
>>66449606
>https://clyp.it/0w20jgqb
>samples are okay
>drum cadence get stale as soon as it starts
>stiffen up that kick
>use snappier snare, layer it with a clap or something
>bring out that shaker a bit more
>>66450371
Use the latest Fruity loops studio. Abelton has a way to blandand drab UI to get the grooves out
>>66450371
If you wanna get really serious learn something like Ableton or I guess ProTools, also helps if you know the basics of music theory.
Else, if you are still learning theory and want an easier route, FL Studio is good. I still use it despite 3 years of /prod/'ing, then again I am not making money yet and I still suck balls, so take that the way you want.
>>66450371
use whatever the most popular ones there are to start, that way you can get into it faster, because there are more resources online to help you navigate them, then look around at other smaller programs if you want, either way it's not a big deal, there is no objective best (FL Studio comes pretty damn close though)
>>66450748
Also, what would you like to make, if it will be predominantly synths I would steer away from FL Studio unless you want to do a shit ton of sampling, I rarely use samples, and usually have 14+ synths in a song, so it gets a little cpu intensive and lags the program, audio gets a little choppy while playing in the DAW, but exported it sounds like it should. A question to anons that don't use FL, are there programs for what I do? I honestly wish I did more research before buying FL.
>>66450371
Here's the handy guide, choose the one that most applies to you
>>66451014
>if it will be predominantly synths I would steer away from FL Studio unless you want to do a shit ton of sampling, I rarely use samples, and usually have 14+ synths in a song, so it gets a little cpu intensive and lags the program, audio gets a little choppy while playing in the DAW, but exported it sounds like it should.
I'm pretty sure that's more of an issue with your computer and not FL
Think I'm just about done with this musically, what do you think of the mix/structure? Or just general thoughts
https://clyp.it/uncgj0o3
>>66451549
>https://clyp.it/uncgj0o3
The synth that comes in at 12 seconds sounds out of tune with the rest of the song. Sounds flat to me.
>>66451092
My CPU tops at 50% when running one of the intensive songs, it seems that FL is only getting overloaded. idk, might just be what you said.
>>66451607
Sounds like FL is only using one core.
You on a dual core machine by any chance?
>>66451607
are you using asio4all as the audio driver?
>>66451654
Should be an octo-core system
>>66451680
I do believe I have it going straight to my audio interface.
>>66451759
switching to asio4all definitely sped it up, still chops a bit at times though
Sorry for not having my info rihgt, thanks anons.
>>66451842
increase the buffer size gradually until it doesn't, lower it back down when you need to record something
I have no idea what happened to me yesterday but this is by miles better mixing than any of my previous works. Melody is just an improv, I was mainly focused on drums.
https://clyp.it/ymlduyb1
How can I still make it better? Prod became so comfy now, I can't even describe it.
>>66452341
>https://clyp.it/ymlduyb1
Needs vocaloid.
>>66452341
bass is muddy af breh
>>66452501
Is it better now? As I said before, I'm actually pretty bad at hearing this, but I think my ears are improving.
https://clyp.it/bwabsktq
>>66452411
Are you implying that it sounds like it is from a Japanese cartoon? I really wonder how do I even acomplish that sound so often. I mean, the melody is from Selena Gomez, but I added the funky synth on top of it for the lulz.
>>66452873
a lot better
>>66452945
Cool, yeah, I fixed some smaller stuff and completely removed one sub bass, I guess it was too much.
I am just wondering, does this previous version from today sound better in some terms?
https://clyp.it/uzj2yj3j
I like the hihats more, I have to figure out how to bring them back now, because I have added a lot more sounds.
But all in all, I'd appreciate the feedback if there is something more to do with this or not. I mean, I've started with this, yesterday:
https://clyp.it/dsaka4x3
Even if it is still bad, I can see how much I improved, and I want to continue doing it.
After this I'll have to practice with synths and basses.
>>66453064
the original is a little more interesting, and the second is more energetic. i don't really have a preference for one in particular though
ctrl + n is your friend - it saves whatever you're working on as a new version, so that if you ever want to go back to an older version of whatever you are working on, the old project file is still there.
in this particular case, since you probably can't undo all the way back to when you changed the hihat pattern, you're out of luck, gonna have to put it in manually
>>66453499
I actually have a few versions saved, I do it often, so everything is probably fine.
But it wouldn't matter that much anyways, since I did this just for a practice, I never spent so much time mixing drums and wanted to see what I can accomplish.
>>66450537
>>66450748
>>66450787
i know music theory, which is best if i want to learn how to like mix things together more than like just making electronic stuff or do the two go hand in hand because you have to make your own electronic shit to mix together
waddup niggas, rate my mixing
>https://clyp.it/m4qrcw32
>>66454163
I liked it.
>>66451582
Thanks for the feedback, I honestly have no idea how to fix this tho, I didn't notice a problem before but I've been messing around with my synth for a while now trying to find a note that sounds better but nothing seems to sound any better or worse to me. Is my ear just untrained or is this just a matter of preference?
>>66454271
>I've been messing around with my synth for a while now trying to find a note that sounds better but nothing seems to sound any better or worse to me. Is
It's not the note, it's out by a microtonal amount (say you play one key and then the key next to it, somewhere in the middle is where that synth is tuned).
Find the offending synth and look for something labelled "fine" or fine tune, or something like that. It will want swinging to the right a little as it sounds flat to me.
If you get stuck, take screenshot of synth and post here for us to have a look.
>>66454319
Ahh I see, yeah im dumb. Thank You for the info, I'm gonna redo that part.
One more thing, most of the sounds in the song were the same synth. Do you think the poor tuning is effecting anything else?
>>66454750
>One more thing, most of the sounds in the song were the same synth. Do you think the poor tuning is effecting anything else?
Is this a midi line recorded and playing the synth or did you record it as a wav?
If it's a wav it's maybe simpler to re-record it, but there are plenty of plugins which will shift the pitch for you.
>>66454806
for the intro part, for example, I recorded 15 or so notes from the synth into an audio track, then chopped the notes separately into a midi instrument if that makes sense.
>>66455051
In that case repitch the synth to be in tune with the rest of the track, record those samples again and copy them over the old ones and all should be well.
Hey, awkward bullshit guy, I've been checking your stuff and am pretty impressed.
>>66455192
Okay that's easy, thank you so much for the feedback and the help
>>66455253
Welcome dude, happy music making.
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>>66455584
THIS IS MY MUSIC FINALLY UPLOADES MUSIC UPLODED 2 DAY oi CAN DO BETTER BUT iI DRUNK RIGHT NOW
https://clyp.it/ryazr3f0
>>66455584
>>66455643
4 REAL MOW PLEAS SOMEBODY TELL ME SOMETHING PLZZ
>>66455584
don't put everything into the music industry, unless you just really want to be homeless, because chances are, you won't be super successful. go to uni, do music as a hobby
>>66455643
it's alright
but op, real producers don't use those DAWs either.
>>66455826
TH XAN
How do I distort in Audicity
i really dig skrillex's older stuff, but not sure what exactly he's doing. What settings do you modulate to get sounds like this? at 3:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhmyyXFd5I
is that just EQ modulation over a distorted synth?
hello is proffesional music producer
ask any questions you has within the next 2 minutes
>>66455930
basically
>>66455935
Is compression a meme?
>>66455980
it is
put memes on all your tracks
also this set up is very important to have on everything to ensure best.
hi guys
i'm trying to really study structure and melodic progressions within songs
like, i can make a cool intro/build up but then i'm lost when it comes to chorus and creating a basis for the entire song. i want to have my entire song catchy and great, but rn i only really have a few cool sections. or maybe i'll make the first 30 seconds of a song and then i'll be lost and not really know where my song is supposed to go.
Could anyone give me some advice on song writing?
I feel terrible because my sound design/mixing game is actually where i want it to be, but the composition aspect is a bit tricky for me.
>>66456052
practice makes perfect
>>66456052
start with the chorus first, then build around it
>>66456039
4 real how do I make kicks and 808's clearer in ff studio
>>66456052
How much do you know, theory-wise?
>>66456128
sidechain,
have the kick be comparatively louder than other things
high pass everything that isn't bass
>>66456128
make sure nothing is taking away their low frequency.
ALSO MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF FRUITY LIMITER WHILE PRODUCING LOL
I am 22 and I haven't laughed at an image macro so hard in about 4 years. Ty OP.
>>66456128
learn 2 eq...
not just ur kick n 808 tho...
eq ur synth / drum / sample tracks too..
make sure nothing interferes with that bassy low end!!!
u gotta sacrifice... same ur mid and high end
experiment. maybe if you put that synth that is in the Mid into the High end , u'd be able to hear more detail and open things up more???
really mixing is so cool to me bc there are so many variables and it really makes ur track One Of A Kind
have fun
>>66450537
>Abelton has a way to blandand drab UI to get the grooves
>>66456154
not much but i have been producing for years and i listen to music from a very analytical perspective.
fl studio is what real producers use
abelton is what people who saw deadmau5 and skrillex use it in 2011 and thought it must be the best use.
where can i find a 32bit ableton torrent
>>66456168
why turn off Limiter? just want to know the reasoning
>>66456241
some people are truly retarded faggots
what i dont like about ableton is the panning law and max4live is unreliable
>>66456168
YEAH BUT HOW SHOULD i BE HANDLING CLIPPING AND sHIT LOL
4 real tough
really 4 real
maybe ahoul I buy monitors nd audio interface 4 rel ,,,, it's a lot of money 4 me by I REALLY LIKE THIS PLEASE GYS i KNOW YOU 4 REL PLESE B SERIOUS SHOUL i?
wtf I'm still srunk but I'm really apreciating ypur help thanks all of you
>>66456267
because you're not hearing what it actually sounds like and it should sound good and not peak BEFORE you put on a limiter.
>>66456267
>it's a meme that beginners who can't mix/master correctly use
>>66456299
>how should I be handling clipping?
turn it down duh
>>66450371
i use cubase pro 8.5 and its my favorite i use ableton 9 suite too but less often
>>66456323
>>66456311
thanks guys I will try out your advice, also do other music software put default user limiter or only fl? should I use sichidesaining, someone has experience on fl?
>>66456323
>turn it down duh
like how I make my tracks sond kie dilla or madlib with track got damn banging, should I leave the mater clean pr what?
To my Romani bro;
Move to the US
Learn a trade
????
Profit!
>>66456247
then start studying some theory bro. You won't believe how much it will open doors for you. Start with some basic stuff on youtube (there's crazy amounts of theory lessons)
>>66456471
>Learn a trade
like washing dead people or whatever kek does that rally work?
like what work
>>66456425
i can't speak for any other DAW
for most styles of music you should sidechain almost always, but not always the same way
>>66456508
HVAC or Plumbing
Seriously, there's a lot of money to be made.
>>66456613
Thanks. what I really want is to understand how music works and keep experimenting further and further. I don;t really give a fuck if someone likes my music but I'm, happy when someone does tough.
>>66456742
I could work for that whatever I'm only 19 but I realize USA is better than romania and I'm happy I know English, I'm drunk s fuck right now kek but I can't stand this god damn country
also 4 real should I put anything on the master track if I'm using fl studio?
>>66456284
>the panning law
what is this?
>m4l unreliability
yeah, for real. and slow load times.
>>66457113
anything panned hard left or hard right is louder than if it were in the center in order to maintain the perception of constant volume if you were to pan across.
pan law is how much the center is reduced by.
>>66457701
oh. i would hope this is how all daws work.
is massive a good synth? seems like all the sounds sound the same
>>66450537
you're the cancer that's killing the modern music production world.
>>66458028
you need max4live to true stereo pan
or make audio effect rack
it is not a big deal really its just in cubase you can choose between them with just a few click
Sup homies? How's music?
>goto soundcloud
>my glich sound bite whatever got 4 likes
WUT
>>66459039
how are you doing lad
ive been practicing keyboard and gutiar mainly
>>66459039
>haven't uploaded anything to soundcloud in several months
>>66459039
I'm fucking around with trying to sing and doing vocal processing. It's pretty fun, much more accessible than the stuff I usually make though (or so a friend told me)
>>66456264
>>66456264
>>66456264
>>66456264
>>66456264
this
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this
this
this
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>>66456425
You can use the empty template (file < new from template < minimal < empty), it opens fl with nothing at all, it's the only patrician way to start your sessions
>>66459202
I FEEL SOOOOO OUT OF IT LATELY
I can't really make anything, everything sound OVERLY generic. I would love to teach myself glitchhop tho
>>66459230
ahhhh
>>66459361
>Any one can sing, they just have to teach themselves to do it
>>66459628
>>66456264
As we've said in Prod before, each to their own, but even Deadmau5 says he uses FL studio from time to time due to the piano roll being a lot easier. The thing about Ableton VS FL is that people get pissy about "LOL YOU ONLY MAKE SHITTY HOUSE MUSIC LIKE AVICCI AND BASSHUNTER" granted, that music is fun to make but it's boring to people like us.
FL just makes it easier to use, OH NO IT'S EASIER TO USE what will we ever do.
I'm not going to say, "FL STUDIO MASTER RACE!" but I will say, if I'm going to use a studio, FL is just easier.
accept LMMS. We can make fun of it.
Also here:
https://clyp.it/bg4f1uk0
hey guys, i'm not a cop. i'm just wondering:
where do you pirate your stuff?
>>66459781
kickass
>not a cop
OK MR HALL MONITOR
BTW any one know where I can find Cthulhu the plugin? Is there a crack for it?
>>66459690
same friend
im out of it too i want to make dank trance music but i suck at coming up with chord progressions and melodies
so i am focusing on theory on my instruments
>>66459781
i dont pirate anything anymore
i got ableton live 9 suite for $450 as an upgrade from live 8 and cubase 8.5 pro for $500
i dont really bother with 3rd party plugins the cubase ones are dank as fuck
>>66459873
I could never get into Music Theory. I always fell the fuck asleep no matter how much I tried to watch anything on it. So I watch people on their shit and see what happens. Most things aren't, it's just time consumming
how many bars should i make my rhythms and melodies? whats a good standard? 8 bars?
>>66459690
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFx1PJ11pzc
>people think fl studio sucks
any daw is good besides lmms
>>66459896
its boring as fuck and you will want to kill yourself but i think it is worth it
it will only help in the end with composing workflow how fast you write things instead of hoping for a nice accident
>>66459926
dat kick and bass line tho
we need more dark trance like this
Is this dark trance or psy trance?
>fl 12
Eh
>>66459942
I'll consider it.
>>66459899
disclaimer : i know very littel about music theory
make a short 4,8 or 16 bar loop, and have that looping and change a note or two every other 16 bars or so , that's what i always do
>>66459980
See above convo with the other anon and I. don't worry about learning music theory, watch a few tutorials
>>66459976
this is psytrance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPC0RSAiE2w
here is another dank one made in fl studio
>>66460028
>dat same drum loop tho
I know what he used! I have that exact same set up ready for something else I downloaded. But it's cool tho.
>massive
So he likes to use a lot of samples I see.
>>66460141
most psytrance producers pirate everything
theres no money to be made unless you play live is why they do it
>>66460208
I def don't know any one who knows about psytrance other than us. I know a hand full of audiophiles that more than likely would but even then, I can't see them actively listening to psytrance, I can see that with Happy hardcore or gabber or Hardstyle at best.
Why is there no money in it?
Then again, I never hear hardstyle so I'd think the same thing I guess?
>>66460278
>Why is there no money in it?
people dont really buy the music
ive talked to a few psytrance producers who do tours and they say barely anybody buys their music
like a few people will buy and then upload to rutracker and then everyone else pirates
its works for them though because they get booked on festivals around the world and get to live it up
>>66460346
It would make sense to be more like linux"Give me money or don't. We are happy you at least enjoy our music"
>>66460395
thats pretty much how it is
they sell a few knowing it will be shared but it is a good thing they get more exposure that way
people want to book them for festivals if they are good and they get more from than they sold their music
>>66460432
what festivals do psytrance?
Deadmau5 is gonna be here in GA at Music Midtown
New to /prod/, but I really want to get into synthesizers, especially making music like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQewpO9zEA0
I was looking at a couple of entry levels synths, specifically:
Roland JD-XI
Moog Mother 32
Can I get at least a sound like the above video on both? Or is that kind of sound restricted to Moog instruments?
Also, Sub 37s are sexy AF.
>>66460666
only a few in usa do it
mainly in europe russia and israel psytrance is popular
>>66460841
one of the many rules of making music
DONT BUY ANYTHING YOU'RE NOT READY FOR.
Buy cheap, cause if you're not sure you're gonna be into this and it's just a hobby like most, you never know how long it's going to last.
>>66460841
just use software synthesizers until you get different types of synthesis
like crack them or use free vst
then buy hardware synths
thats what i would do
How the fuck do I make synths?
I mean, I know how to do drums for a track and how to do some mixing, but when it comes to synths I have no idea what to do
>>66460841
get a korg minilogue, it blows both of those out of the water in terms of versatility and price.
Use that for a while, then you can start branching out.
>>66462079
the holy grail of synthesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJkxGvhOS-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK3m8sMkTE4
>>66461143
how 2 crack?
>>66462167
thank you so much anon
>>66462243
i dont crack my software so i cant help you there
this is some good freeware synths imo
subtractive
https://www.amazona.de/amazona-de-freeware-tyrell-n6-synth/
fm synthesis
http://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/
Bimp
>>66462167
Do you wanna know a secret?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tivES-sjHc4
>>66463346
thanks friend i havent seen this one before
>>66463377
>>66459039
>tfw follower count stuck at 40
What do?
All /prod/ucers are dead.
Time to go to shitpost on /comp/.
hello all, i have an mpc 1000 on the way and would like a poly synth to use with it, i dont know much about them but would i be able to control something like a ensoniq esq1 or korg ms2000 through it? also does anyone have any cheapish poly recs? also what kind of rack stuff should i be getting for effects im looking at the digitech studio quad v2 atm
Anyone else have experience with NI's Solid Bus Comp? I like it for how simple it is, and therefore use it for most stuff. According to the manual, it can be used for everything, not only buses. With only attack, release, threshold, make-up and ratio buttons, it keeps my process simple and transparent. I'm not really at the level where I can tell the difference between compressors yet though. Anyone know if using this compressor is bad for single instruments?
https://clyp.it/uugdmx1b
general suggests/tips?
I wanna add more sound design elements to my stuff. should I try to learn native fl plugins or get something like sylenth? also any good sound design material/tutorials?
HOLY SHIT 4CHAN WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT SHIT?
NOW BACK TO OUR PROGRAM:
https://clyp.it/ulc2lcyy
How's dis?
>>66464334
I have it but tend to use the VC series from N.I.
If it says it's good for individual instruments then I'm sure it's fine.
>>66459976
It's 11 tho.
>create a 20 second bit of an idea
>sounds okay
>
>nothing else works with it
>scratch and start again
DEAR GOD JUST LET ME GET TO 3 MINUTES OF NON-AWFUL SOUNDING MUSIC THAT IS ALL I ASK OF YOU
>>66466350
Stop impersonating me first.
>tfw want to buy Korg MS20 mini
>but will have to buy an interface first
>then I realize I only have studio headphones so I'll need to buy monitors
Fucking god dammit lads
>>66467474
WAIT I just remembered I have an m-audio m track somewhere, will that work or no ? I'm stillnew
>>66467474
You can play with headphones. You could also get a cheap practice amp from Craigslist for the synth.
You should definitely get an interface though.
>>66451041
I'm the one with the cigar. You should all be.
>>66467550
Should work as long as you have the drivers.
>>66467569
I'm the guy with the cigar too. I would post my setup, but I'm currently on vacation burning money because I can.
I've also bought new gear since the last time I took a pic of my setup.
>>66467610
Just got a Midas Venice, feelsgoodman.jpg
>>66467720
What are you going to use it for? Paperweight for synth manuals?
>>66467720
I'm looking into the Behringer X32. I know everyone hates Behrigner, but my friend who does live mixing at a couple of venues prefers it to the A&H QU24. I already use a QU16 at my live mixing job and it's great, and super mobile, but I need a fully featured studio mixer, and I can run out of 16 channels very quickly.
Advice on mixing? https://clyp.it/4sjxuou5
>>66451549
try to bring a light, bassy synth early on (preferably from 0:11/0:12), and make this harmonize with the lead track. let it build up as you build up starting at 0:49. Just another layer to add another dimension to it.
all my drum patterns sound the same
does this go away when i start gittin' better?
>>66469305
just find some free drum lessons online or something
exciting rhythms don't usually just come to you unless ur some kind of genius
>>66469305
Try listening to different music
Progressive rock has a lot of different rhythms, same with some genres of jazz.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sothcs
Toby Fox answers "How do I get good at music?"
rate my meme https://clyp.it/5wckgliy
>>66463987
post your music in places like sc threads, or facebook or tumblr/reddit idk, if you want followers , go out and make music and try to find people who like your music
any breakcore/jungle-/prod/ucers here? tips would be appreciated, did this last week for my own amusement and think it isn't half-bad, still gotta do something for the ending https://clyp.it/afam1tru
>>66470266
this is pretty cool desu. aside from the meme vocal-sample, did you do the background-music yourself or was it sampled, it's really very good.
So I guess Walmart sells eurorack now. Guess they're really trying to empty wallets.
>>66464389
I like it, but it is kind of boring IMO, sounds like great background music, for the /x/ tier youtube videos that I like to watch. The native fl plugins would probably work just fine for making neat sounds, but sylenth is fun too. And for sound design learning , I would just open two instances of the same vst synth, and initialize one of the vst synths, and copy over every setting until you have made them both sound the same, that way you can see what's going on, and what the original patch writer did
>>66464430
that's kinda cool man, except during the intro i feel like that crunchy/distorted bass is out ofplace
>>66468586
i thought this was gonna be a horrible mix, but it sounds alright IMO, I think your bass and kick drums are near each other frequency wise, give them their own room in the mix, and widen and space out the other sounds as well
>>66456914
ozone 7 go torrent it
>>66460841
no don't do that
>>66463987
make better music and once it's good send it to promotion soundclouds and youtube channels
>>66470675
That was essentially the point. with my prev glitch thing I did I wanted to mess around with it more.
>>66460942
South Africa...
>>66470675
thanks homie. I was this guy>>66468586
don't you think the lead synth is too loud? thats what i thought...
>>66471440
it wasn't glaringly loud, but it was louder than the rest of the tracks, so i assumed it wasn't unintentional
overall the mix isn't bad, but it's a bad mix, you get me? together, the entire thing sounds small and like its in mono, but it doesn't sound like complete shit, at least not to my inexperienced ears
thinking about buying the PreSonus E.45 or should I spend the extra $100 and get Rokit 5's?
>>66472157
Save $100 more and get JBL LSR305s
asking this in /gg/ and here
I just got a 6i6 audio interface. I want to send the Stereo Mix recording from my PC into the 6i6, so I can monitor it while I play my instrument.
Can I do this with just the USB cable between my PC and the 6i6, or do I need to ALSO connect my PC into the 6i6 1/4" input jack? That is pretty fucking gay if I need two cables between my PC and the audio interface.
>>66472276
Nope, just one USB is fine. That's what the bigass monitor knob is for.
I wouldn't ask /gg/ too much technical stuff. Some may know a thing or two about digital audio, but I've seen some memeworthy misinformation too. At least they're miles better than /g/
>>66472524
So here's what I want to do: listen to my PC using headphones connected to the audio interface
Trying to figure out how to do it. Scarlett Mix Control doesn't seem to have any way to get the input from my PC
L O L
>>66472613
Are you using asio4all?
If you are, you can't record in one program while listening to audio in another.
I don't use Scarlett mix control, but there should be a fader for your daw, check and see if that's getting any signal.
>>66472682
Well, I managed to pull off what I wanted using my DAW.
I have a track, with STEREO MIX as the input, and the 6i6 set as the output.
This is working. There's like a half second of latency between when the audio plays and when its coming out of my real speakers, though. Is this expected?
>>66472725
Here's a pic for reference
>>66472725
There shouldn't be latency. Maybe adjust your HW buffer size.
>mfw unconsciously downloaded another 4GB of samples
I set Ableton to use the ASIO driver, which reduced the "Overall Latency" to 9ms (is this good?)
The only problem is, I can't find a way to use my PC's stereo mix in Ableton now. There's no way to send Billie Jean from Youtube into the headphone monitoring of my audio interface, as far as I can tell.
I've been listening to Hip Hop music all my life, I have really amazing beat ideas in my head however I have no clue how to get started on beat production. Can someone help me begin?
>>66474098
I'm not completely sure of this, but I think maybe it's the case that using ASIO with Focusrite is better than using ASIO4ALL without that kind of sound device. When I use A4A myself, it can use one piece of software with sound at a time. It's a real hassle, and not something that seems viable for me, since I tend to have Youtube, a scorewriter and a media player open while mixing. However, this was completely not a problem when I switched to the ASIO on my Focusrite.
>>66474098
>>66474902
However, that doesn't seem to be the case at all with you.
>>66472276
1. don't buy shit you dont know how to use
2. usb goes to pc and interface
3. install drivers, most morons don't do this
4. use the fucking headphone jack to listen through headphones, use outputs to listen through speakers
5. to use scarlett mix control without a DAW click on routing preset and choose zero latency tracking
6. kys
>>66473207
>tfw have to keep all of my samples on an external HD because stupid fucking non upgradeable 120 gb Mac
>>66474098
you can't make ableton and your interface take over the audio on your pc and expect to listen to youtube normally, set the audio output to direct sound not the focusrite driver on live and you'll be able to listen to both
I'm trying to choose between new headphones for mixing (poorfag here) please convince me to buy either AKG K 240 or ATH-M40x
>>66456168
>ALSO MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF FRUITY LIMITER WHILE PRODUCING LOL
not that guy, but is this the main reason why half my shit sounds horribly mixed when I play it on other speakers vs playing it directly from FL?
>>66475055
Right, I figured it out. I needed to set my Windows audio to output to the 6i6 headphone monitor. Now, I can listen to YouTube.
The only issue is that I can't RECORD my system audio as far as I can tell, and this version of the 6i6 doesn't have a loopback feature.
>>66475331
>FRUITY LIMITER
did they really call it Fruity Limiter, Jesus holy Christ!. No wonder 90% of the people that use Fruity Loops (kek) are plebs, with a marketing team like that.
>>66475402
no interface does that
>>66475402
Mix control is a bit of a cunt to be fair. I usually just headphones out of my mixer outs into input 1 & 2 and record that with DAW or recording software
>>66475472
about 75% of the stock plugins are 'fruity _____'
>>66475520
Wow
>>66475489
So if I want to play along with a youtube video, and record the combined audio (me + youtube), how do I pull that off?
I see plenty of streamers online who play along in real time with youtube videos
>>66475568
rip the audio, import, then play/record
how can you not figure out this on your own?
>>66475568
that's different, the streaming software captures the audio from the computer and the input from the mic/camera
>>66475598
But there are people who play along live with youtube videos, while streaming, in real time. And they use the same audio interface I'm using. So I must not be getting something.
>>66475648
no idiot, jesus fucking christ.
they rip the audio, import, play/record, export their recording and later on a video editing program match all the elements to make the video.
how do you want to fucking play and edit video on live anyway??
fucking retard.
>>66475725
>they rip the audio, import, play/record, export their recording and later on a video editing program match all the elements to make the video.
No, they don't. This guy plays along with streaming Youtube videos, in a livestream. And there are hundreds of others who pull off the same setup.
htt ps: //w.ww .tw. itch. tv/ flewptv
>>66475725
well actually, if you look in the pic it seems the audience requests songs to play, so it has to be live
>>66475648
>pic related
>>66475781
thanks anon this should help
>>66470675
thanks for the feedback and thats quite a clever way to learn sound design I wouldnt have thought of that. the sounds in that wip are quite simple so maybe thats why it's boring?
>>66475938
I was mostly talking about the lack of compelling melodies and stuff like that, although really crazy and varying sounds are always welcome and they are sure to add interest
so I found a Korg MS20 for super cheap but the seller says he's not sure if it works or not (has no way of testing it) but it seems to be in good condition
hmm
>>66473207
I have this problem too often.
>>66471140
forgot about them desu cape town has a good scene
good psy producers from south africa also
I tried to imitate vaporwave. I sampled "Sing a Song" by "Earth, Wind, and Fire." How'd I do?
https://clyp.it/ncefke2f
This is my first track, btw.
Where can I find a good FL Studio Tutorial?
>>66479709
Want my crash course?
I can try my best to explain everything in it if you want. I'm thinking of redoing it.
>>66479709
seamless makes good, basically professional tutorials. he's a little hard to understand sometimes though, what a mushmouthed tub of lard. he's based though.
other than that, the best thing to do is to watch tutorials from a variety of guys, just in case you catch a small detail or technique from one guy, that someone else didn't mention.
been messing around with ableton for like 3 months now, how am i doing?
https://clyp.it/u3vgik5g
>>66479936
Sure thing.
>>66480526
Oh shit, I deleted it, my bad anon. I thought I still had it. I'll remake it tonight or tomorrow and try my best to explain everything, till then, watch as many videos as you can.
>>66480689
That's alright. In the meantime, could you give me feedback on this ambient/vaporwave inspired track that i made right here?
>>66478941
>>66480744
whoops
>>66479099
>>66475520
https://clyp.it/2fhjxcib
What do you guys think so far? Its still pretty unfinished but I'm pretty satisfied with everything that I have right now.
>>66475472
>>66475520
>>66475567
>>66480855
Don't knock em before you try em, most of them sound pretty damn good, who cares what they're called
>>66481788
fl studio is pretty decent with their stock plugins
>>66482671
Remember whey they gave Sytrus to every customer because christmas or some other bullshit?
Felt like having a birthday on christmas day.
>>66483670
no i dont
ive only pirated fl studio when i first started
i use cubase now
i am thinking about buying sytrus and harmor though
theyre the best imageline synths imo
Si I've pirated and used a keygen to get producer version FL Studio 12. I'm trying to use some pirated vsts and when I use the plugin scanner it always says theres an error with the vsts and won't let me use them. I also can't get the vsts to open in standalone mode either so I think I fucked something up. Any ideas? Specifically the R2R release of the arturia collection V.
>>66483670
Sytrus comes with producer edition now, along with edison. Both used to be signature
where can i find x-static goldmine vol 1 or 2?
i dont have what.cd
>>66480744
>>66480780
I have the Tutorial complete but not edited, I'll try to have it up by tomorrow.
>>66446053
Is it worth it to buy a keyboard or should I get good at clicking around first. I can intuitively get note timing right if I can use a keyboard, but always spend two or three minutes just trying to fix timing every few notes since I only have my mouse.
How the fuck does SOPHIE makes these rubbery synths?
help me it's driving me insane
>>66487325
fm synthesis
my anus is so sore like what the fuck
>>66487342
tell me more please
>>66487360
:^) sorry goyim
>>66487410
i feel like this is a good place to start
Can I play multiple synths together in FL? I mean, when I combine a few of them to create a different sound, I want to be able to hear in a realtime all of them together while I improv.
>>66488388
I don't understand
why wouldn't you be able to?
Hey ya'll.
Been working on this for a while now. It's kind of a shift from my usual style, especially due to the basslines. There's still plenty of work to do, but I'm pretty happy with it so far. Those drum sequences tho...
>>66488388
layer
>>66488629
that looks pretty interesting, can you post a small clip? I keep looking at it but I'm having a hard time trying to figure how exactly that would sound like
