Production Resources:
>Pastebin - Links, books, videos, articles, tutorials and stuff
http://pastebin.com/pYGCLu6q
>/prod/ wiki - still looking for contributors (wink, wink, WINK)
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.
>Mixing Secrets and misc resources from previous thread
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/64bx81yayqzch/Production
Previous thread:
>>60279916
Remember to use clyp.it to post your tracks/WIP : posting a clyp.it is just providing sound for a question, posting a soundcloud link is making self-advertisement and the thread doesn't need that.
Remember to check other peoples' clyp.it links to keep the thread healthy.
I've asked this one before
>wanna make techno music
>know very little music theory
I was rec' to learn minor scales, so I went ahead and learnt major scales as well. I guess there will be things I will pick up as I read more, but is there anything else theory-wise that I should know to make techno/house music?
I already know sound synthesis, my DAW and mixing
thank you
trying to imitate Sebastian's method of sampling.
where he gets the sounds, how he arranges them, etc the whole process of what he's doing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwbHf_S9jY
>>60305697
Did you learn about chords, the circle of fifths, and common chord progressions for house/techno music?
Ok, retarded question, I know, but can someone point me in the right direction of how to turn a sample into a synth using FL Studio?
>>60306412
>chords, the circle of fifths,
yes
>common chord progressions for house/techno music?
not yet, is there a tutorial/text somewhere?
Has anyone tried this before? What type of cord fits into this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF34CfPYn6A
>>60306598
>common chord progressions for house/techno music?
I'm not that guy, but a lot of dance music uses 1 type of chord that is then transposed. You've probaly heard something like this before.
https://youtu.be/9UITqHYwzoE?t=92
those of you who work in a studio, can you give any tips on contacting a place to go intern/shadow at?
just email them or go up there personally? are studios constantly dealing with people trying to do this? i figure they would be.
would anyone mind giving me feedback for one of my music tech portfolio pieces? i plan on adding bass guitar to fill out the sound
https://clyp.it/lr4qkgh3
>>60306598
there are thousands of youtube videos
although if you're interested in techno music it's sometimes nice to have no musical background and have more of a sound background first
try making music that you think sounds good by playing with plugins and synths and stuff and then once youre done making a few songs use theory to make them better
too many people try to structure their music based in theory and rules (not that that's wrong, just that it's common)
>>60305749
sounds like hes triggering samples with a keyboard
>>60306591
Import it into something like DirectWave and use one of its built-in filters.
How do you guys pirate VSTs?
Are there trackers for this shit?
>>60306591
up the reverb, pitch it, add a midnight EQ
>>60307200
This looks like it will do the trick, thanks
>>60305749
That just sounds like classic french house style sample chopping. Justice and Daft Punk do the same thing(and better in my opinion).
What they are doing is throw a bunch of songs into an audio editor and chopping bits that they like out. Then they either play them out over a keyboard or just copy paste them together in their sequencer. Its really not hard. Sounds like the whole track is sidechained to the kick drum so it pumps in and out.
You can do sample collage techniques like this pretty easily if you realize that you can pitch shift any sample to be in tune with another. Once you wrap your head around that then the possibilities become endless.
>>60306689
yeah I've used reverb tanks. they're neato but not crazy neato,
anyway it's a standard RCA plug bruv
Anyone have any idea how to recreate the Dance Yrself Clean bass synth on a microkorg?
>>60308591
That first one or the one 3 minutes in?
>>60308591
Here's the one from 3 minutes in
Shift + 3 initialize
VOICE UNI SGL 6
OSC 1 SAW, OSC 2 SAW
DETUNE OSC 2 BY 4
CUTOFF 127 RES 0
AMP DIST ON 14
AMP EG 0, 120, 0, 0
>>60309420
yeah the 3 mins one. will try right now, thanks man.
>>60307287
I don't because I don't trust that sort of thing but you can find them anywhere really if you look
So I've been reading Music Theory: tl;dr version and I had a quick question. He refers to flats in a scale (b3, b7, or whatnot), these refer to the flatted versions of whatever note it would be in the major scale version, correct?
>>60310337
yes basically
"The second way to conceive of the minor scale is by taking a major scale and flatting (aka, lowering by a half-step) the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes. We will write these from now on as b3, b6, and b7. This is important for reasons I will go into in a later post."
I kind of don't like that source though because it is annoying how they write
>>60310403
So the 4th in a minor scale is 1.5 steps away from the b3, but still the same note as it would be in a major scale, correct?
>>60310504
im not really sure to be honest
if you flatten those notes you get the minor scale of the root note like from g major to g minor
>>60310619
Alright. Thanks for your help.
javascript:quote('60310504'); No the fourth in a minor scale is only one step above the flat third.
Took a picture of my synths for a setup thread on a group, show me yours too!
Also, Gear Acquisition Syndrome took the best of me and I bought a Waldorf Blofeld an hour after taking this picture or so.
quick question /prod/
how much of Nujabes music is actual production skills and how much of it is having a good ear and luck crate-digging?
honest answer pls
>>60311875
Just crate-digging and basic chopping skills. Nujabes' situation is that he got there first.
p
m
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bump
Hi /prod/ it's been a long time
Techno draft with a noisy lead synth
https://clyp.it/5tcjath4
I've no idea how much sidechain i should put on the bass but it sounds quite good so far to me
>>60306689
You might also need some kind of pre amp or mixers of get enough signal out of it. They are usually very quiet if you just plug an instrument into it from my experience.
>>60314023
that's why he said to connect it to a mic input, for dem preamps....
>>60314108
Yep, sorry missed that bit.
>>60307287
Brokenstones
>>60314738
Looks pretty great actually. How do I get in? Is it an interview process like What? If not could someone hook me up with an invite?
>inb4 sent :^)
https://clyp.it/d0mo51gu
![cdPf9RdRioQE0[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/BQCR6my.gif "cdPf9RdRioQE0[1].gif")
https://clyp.it/ohtchojp
It's windy as fuck here in denmark so I figured I'd try and write something about that, original huh?
I haven't decided what to do with the right hand at 0:46 onwards, or if i should try and think of a better transition into that last part.
I think I'd be able to play forever in that windy chromatic scale up and down, but it gets really boring after a while and I kinda wanna progress it into something different and then maybe come back to the windy part once or twice before the end.
>>60305623
oh and by the way, /prod/ threads are now officially /comp/ threads as well because /comp/ threads alone die before they reach 40 replies.
>>60315313
I'm okay with that
>>60315264
Nice
Go onwards being calm, quiet and possibly melancholic before coming back to any windy part
>>60316530
>bump
more like PUMP
Is this any good
https://clyp.it/nsapreir
>>60316876
ehm, it sounds like a guy playing an arpeggiator with 2 buttons
>>60306837
lol
>>60306771
From my experience it is next to impossible without having friend in the business. Try selling drugs maybe.
Anyone using the brainworx plugins? Love these but I didnt manage to get anything good from the dyneq.
https://clyp.it/reyl42si
Going for a soundscape here by slowing down samples and adding reverb. Anything I should do? Right now I've made the intro an entire minute long and I think I'll cut it to 30 seconds instead.
Can anyone recommend me any classical instrument VST's?
I heard an anon who made a really good string part a while ago, but I can't find any VST's that can make a sound similar to that.
>>60320930
http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net/
It's free too!
Holy shit, my /prod/ fellas, I'm trying out Bitwig and the fact I can put shit in the reverb path and then I can put other shit into that shit is blowing my mind.
https://clyp.it/qj1sxeld
Something ambient-ish I managed to slap together in the last half hour.
>>60307152
all I can say constructively is that I like it, and a bass guitar in there would be a good idea
>>60313292
That first percussion sequence you introduce is pretty bad imo, everything else is ok I guess, i would mess with that bass patch, it sounds really regular right now, maybe give it some more tone by opening up a filter , or have some modulations going on , on whatever you feel like modulating, just to give the patch a bit of life.
>>60315259
oooo, I really like this, make the snare a bit grittier and punchier if you can
>>60320007
take the samples and reverse them and effect them and bounce them to audio and layer that over what you got, maybe get another sound to sequence into a little perc thing idk
>>60321816
really nice, it makes me think of space.
https://clyp.it/zmldy2zi
>guitar
>drums
would just like to hear some thoughts. not very happy with the bass atm
>>60311725
>>60323018
Cute Ion dude, got any recordings with it? Pads preferably.
https://clyp.it/2kpvvw0e
r8/h8
>>60305749
hello anon, i'm a huge fan of sebastiAn (i'm a french musician myself)
would you like to share some music via mail/fb/whatever ?
>>60311725
The MPC is fun, and I'm learning more about sampling and working with limitations, but I miss my computer desu.
Can someone convince me that I'm an idiot to buy one of these? I already know samples sound identical, but I really like oldschool Chicago house.
https://clyp.it/1eeskcxr
probably going to add more percussive stuff and maybe redo some of the effects parts and make it shorter. any other suggestions/feedback?
https://clyp.it/efwjegwt
Synth Jazz
I've already wrote the whole thing out on piano, I just need to be not lazy and record all the parts all the way through.
Thoughts? I'm free-wheeling the filter cuttoff on my mono synth, but I might switch it to an envelope, maybe with a bit of aftertouch, so that I can play both keyboards at the same time.
Any good reverb or delay vsts for shoegaze or post-rock?
>>60323360
no youre not
if I could afford hardware id get as many as I could
>>60323396
The filter on the drums sweeping up and down has quite a bit of resonance, and it gets kind of unpleasant when it passes through the bass drum and thumps unnaturally.
The rest of it is pretty cool. I like the dis-harmonic parts together.
>>60323360
Roland just added the 707 and 727 sounds to the TR-8.
>>60323180
How is that MPC? My friend seriously wants one, and I wouldn't mind switching over to it for recording our music if he does. 16 bit 44.1hz sampling, right?
>>60323018
Seconding request for sounds from this.
I'm curious how it compares to a nova synth
>>60321816
That's pretty neat
>>60316876
Nasty and no dynamics
>>60315313
This pleases me
My thing>>60323460
>>60323656
>The filter on the drums sweeping up and down has quite a bit of resonance, and it gets kind of unpleasant when it passes through the bass drum and thumps unnaturally.
huh, i've always kinda liked that phaser bass drum sound, maybe it only sounds good on my monitors/headphones and isn't translating well. i've also done barely any mixing so i can probably reign it in a bit either way. glad you liked it, it's the first thing i've made using my 3 kaoss pads/404 effects chain that i felt like posting here.
your clyp sounded good too, only suggestion i really have is maybe more reverb on the hats, maybe just personal preference though since i use tons of reverb all the time
>>60323894
do you have a treated room acoustics ?
that might be why it doesn't translate if not
I don't have treatment and I still have to test my mix on multiple sources and I have decent monitors/ headphones
>>60323656
>How is that MPC?
I really, really like it, but like I said, there's a lot of limitation when it comes to anything that could be done just as easily on a computer. For example, if you're looking into recording, you really need a third party OS, and it's better to have the premium ($100+ can't remember) OS as well, since the free version limits the amount of audio tracks. However, if you don't mind what I mentioned, and the install for either OS is easy as shit, it's a fine little piece of hardware
>16 bit 44.1hz sampling, right?
Yep, .WAV, and I had to convert most of my samples down from 24bit to 16bit, it was a pain in the ass.
Here's a WIP I made using just the MPC and the microKorg:
https://clyp.it/qmiodd4f
By the way, I really like your track, the filter cutoff modulation really adds a nice sense of variation, and the drums are mixed well in the track itself.
>>60323929
>do you have a treated room acoustics ?
kind of, i have a couple of bass traps in the back corners of my room and a couple of panels on either side of the listening position/ one behind the desk but i havent done room eq wizard or any of that stuff so it's not accurately treated, just to the point of sounding a bit better than it did before
>>60323460
I like the drums a lot.
The synths together sounds bad to me though, maybe switch out the sound on the synth playing the chords and keep the lead as it is? Maybe you like the sound though.
I really like the twist at the end, it's super cool dude.
>>60324135
Thanks.
The poly synth is 'supposed' to be an EP, but I haven't gotten around to installing the instrument simulation pack on my synth. There should also be a bass guitar underneith to fill out that empty space, but again I haven't made time to do that yet.
>>60324009
I didn't know they had different OSes. Would the standard one that comes in it not be good for recording? I mean honestly, I want a Zoom R16, but I think my friend is set on getting and learning an MPC after watching different hip hop producers play samples on the pads in a cool way. Alas, the MPX8 was not enough to sate him.
>>60323894
There's nothing wrong with it, just try toning it back a bit. This is a great place to pull out that multi-band compressor gathering dust in your vst folder.
>>60311725
want to get an sp 404 or 555 soon. also a pad controller for the XD-5. any suggestions?
Im trying to learn to make drum beats. Generally I put way too much in there. Right now Im primarily working on hats. Obviously you cant help me with my shitty drumming, but maybe you can point me to some filtering I can do to make them sound less harsh? I kind of like having them in their own track and sidechaining them, but it gives me too little control.
Can groove presets sound ok?
WIP:
https://clyp.it/ip3yi2li
![1446213148004[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/KVsdV7t.jpg "1446213148004[1].jpg")
>>60321618
ty anon, i'll check this out
trying a completely new style out, how does this sound senpai? really wondering what others think of it so far. https://soundcloud.com/ontrio/aval-oh/s-N7RBz
https://clyp.it/ld1wialw
feedback me, senpai.
i took a few samples and made a 1 bar rythm however it sounds like complete shit
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1hsKkEd1i0x
im trying to imitate the Justice, SebastiAn, french house chop sampling style. I get the whole process of chopping up samples but how do you get a groove going with them? Im having trouble making a cool sounding beat/rhythm with my samples
>>60325155
if you are using ableton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0FZOhhhxik
>>60325087
ITS VERY LOUD
The track itself is nice and groovy but doesn't change very much. The little filter sweeps don't add much interest. (Not that they're bad)
The album picture is really fitting.
>>60325118
I just don't know what's happening here.
>>60325155
Interesting concept but it sounds like shit.
I've never attempted this, but keep working on it, it could be really interesting.
>>60325208
thanks! and yes i really need help with adding some transitions that are actually interesting but i dont know much, any suggestions?
>>60325087
always link to clyp.it in these threads; linking to sound cloud is considered advertising.
Holy shit the captacha asked me to click all the shoes and a pair of shoes that I own came up...
>>60325208
what do you mean you don't know what's happening here? It's a chord progression with some bass notes, then the progression moves up an octave. What do you not understand about this?
>>60325301
oh damn my bad! well the track is private anyways but ill be sure to use clyp.it next time sorry senpai
>>60325118
I think you have too many keys in the piano chords. It sound a little off. mildly interesting nevertheless
>>60325182
thank you based senpai
>>60325355
You don't have any clear intentions with this. It's not particularly rhythmic, the chord progression might be vaguely interesting, but it's completely drowned out by the reverse saw lfo synth and it goes literally nowhere. It's like you drew a few eyeballs and asked for critique instead of a whole painting, even outlined.
You'd get more valuable advice posting something that was fleshed out enough to be a coherent piece.
https://clyp.it/r0eqbmkm might open a friend's set with a weekend bootleg. this rough sounding okay or nah?
>>60325182
>>60325208
alright i came up with this following that vid tutorial. Still sounds like complete shit (probably since the songs are in different keys?) . I have no idea how sebastiAn and Justice do it.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1WjoBkRhPSl
>>60324906
the samples sound good and so does the music it supports. keep up the good work
>>60325118
hear some clipping, otherwise i dig it
>>60323396
think someone already said it but the resonance is a little too heavy, other than that this is nice
>>60327042
das me
>>60326076
im not the best but its a hard thing to break : just adding sounds to hopefully make it sound better it rarely works out
I really recommend that people write their parts on a piano sound only at first and then change them to synths
i don't even really post shit in this thread and im not that guy but how you described remind me of me
for that guys shit i think he should have a pad with sidechain to other elements instead of the reverse saw lfo
>>60327133
>I really recommend that people write their parts on a piano sound only at first and then change them to synths
I think that's a great idea. Maybe organ is more closely related, but definitely this could help a newbie.
Not trying to incite an argument, but does ableton suck for sampling or is it just me? I was trying to sample some really basic disco break and ableton kept fucking it up with warps.
>taken 5 months off music
>lonely
>depressed
why live lunga?
>>60327456
really any clean instrument like piano or organ that uses keys works
I just say that because for me its harder to make music when trying to make different sounds and effects fit together
>>60327496
try almost a year f4m. not by will either, shit was rough
>>60327492
if it is played by a real drummer it wont warp right really
you need to basically slice the break in simpler or sampler
or cut every sample your self
you need to play around with warp markers and warping modes. ableton in general has trouble calculating the bpm of whole, non eletronic music tunes
I'd cut the size down to the area you're interested, and then consolidate before warping
>>60327580
howd you not kill yourself
>>60327747
I had psychosis and was homeless. kinda close but I recovered lol
>>60327747
agreed
music production is the only thing I really enjoy anymore
>>60327808
>tfw you have serious issues and mine are just being lonely
I'm a fag
>>60327813
same
>>60327832
>>60327808
I have schizophrenia
and its the only therapeutic hobby ive found
doing any thing else makes me feel fucked up and like im wasting my life
>>60327851
I think my mental health plummeted to schizophrenia, but for six months. not sure why I'm back to how I was now
>>60327832
had*. I just make music and don't overthink it.
I end up making something. I hate it at first. Then I take a break and relisten. I like it and improved. Listen to better artists and get humbled. repeat.
>>60327042
my thing btw. left feedback but I didnt get anything
>>60327851
go 2 bed, lucinate.
>>60327899
for me most of the time I am ok and pretty normal but sometimes shit just happens and I slip into psychosis and don't realize it until its effecting the people around me
I don't take medication unless I am started to louse touch with reality but then I will take my daily dose for like 2 or 3 days like how they take u to the psych ward and I feel better
>>60321816
>reverb path and then I can put other shit into that shit is blowing my mind.
you mean like a return channel?
>tfw you will never be a french producer
>>60327851
>>60327927
no luc, go on skype you fag
>>60327927
>>60327949
I don't know what you mean
I don't even use Skype
Sup /prod/
Couple lungas ago I was looking for something like Cthulhu but was more restricted to a specific scale.
Anon wanted me to report back with findings
Cthulhu is the way to go, quite a few people have posted presets for specific scales. There is a $7 pack that is legit
>>60327946
Right, wtf
>>60328061
>>60327946
d-does french canadian count?
>>60328081
Gross
>>60328101
lmao I didn't grow up there. But I'm french and speak like a belgian
>>60311725
i haven't been able to use this stuff as much recently. when i'm not playing piano or gigging with my band i am studying. i really only get to turn things on and really make stuff about once or twice a week at most
https://clyp.it/emuimfrs
enjoy my 30 mins of messing around in the studio.
>>60327635
I think it might be because it never gets the bpm right. It's giving me 141 on this, but I tap out like 132~.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wva9RpKzx34
>>60328160
yes that's why like a drummer never plays at a steady bpm and neither does a live band
the warping in ableton is more geared towards tracks for dj use with a steady beat
>>60328125
Really Nice setup
But seriously, get yourself a respectable chair. Your ass must hate you
>>60328215
thanks, and no joke i love this chair. it allows me to bend back without tipping over. i have tried the chair in your picture and i feel too constricted (even though I guess that's what best for your body in the long run)
>>60328263
Na man...you can adjust the tension on the recline to what suits you, plus they come in 3 diff sizes depending on your body size. Been using mine for 10 years strong
Hi guys, don't really go in these threads all too often, but I need some help/advice on audio levels.
What are the proper db a video should be when uploading to YouTube?
What are the proper db for mastering a song?
>>60328633
most masteringfags will have you give them a file -3db or so for the master peak
>>60328949
Thanks I appreciate it
>>60328633
for youtube it's generally best practice to master to no more than -1dBfs (although even less is fine too, which i'll explain in a minute)
when mastering to uncompressed audio (wav, aif) you can go all the way up to -0.1dBfs if you want, although the perception of human hearing isn't adept enough for anyone to hear the difference between -0.1 and -0.3dB so -0.3dB is as far away from clipping as possible without it being any quieter.
anyway, the data compression in general risks altering the waveform and adding noise, so to avoid clipping and unintended ugliness you want to keep your peak away from 0.0dB. youtube does no dynamic compression to your audio, but normalizes the audio to a safe (non-clipping) playback level. if you master to -1dBfs or -3dBfs for youtube, it'll sound the same as someone who mastered to 0.0dB except your tracks won't be clipping and nasty.
internet audio is a kind of a bitch as every compression format is different and every host (soundcloud, ban'camp, youtube, itunes, etc) has a whole different (often secret) process happening in the background.
>>60329190
Thank you as well! Yeah, I've never really had this issue before but this one video I've been uploading keeps sounding way too low for some reason.
I'll try it out.
Thanks again.
>>60328633
Use another track/video for reference.
Bring it into the software you are using (make sure there are no additional processing on it/send directly to output) and compare it to the levels of your track.
>>60329217
maybe you need to put a HPF on it? it's possible you have excessive infrasonic rumble (like 3Hz or even some DC offset somewhere) that's triggering youtube's normalization process and squashing your level. otherwise idunno, weird.
>>60329186
>>60329190
yes hes right I meant the .3 in this post >>60328949
you basically keep your faders at 0 in the daw and use the volume from your instrument itself to turn down is how I do
>>60329240
I downloaded a video to check its dB, which peaked at about 3 dB.
The audio sounded completely different than on YouTube though.
Why does every beat made using an sp404 sound so noticeably 404? is there a specific filter that gives them that sound or what. If there is, are there any vst's that can recreate this effect.
>>60329488
lolwut
>>60329488
because it is hardware and ive never seen 404 samples advertised honestly
>>60329488
What you're describing is essentially the components in the unit that slightly color the sound, all hardware is victim to this. Soft synth devs have to try to simulate that, but their goal isn't always to make it sound like specific hardware.
>>60329630
yes especially older synths every unit sounds barely different because no 2 circuitry is the same
>>60329488
>sp404
it's a fairly modern sampler and so it should be pretty transparent. i guess there's a "lo fi" mode though so maybe that's what you're hearing. it's probably just some bitcrusher/sample rate reducer effect.
>>60329819
Modern or not, I doubt the signal path is as simple as just a ADC/DAC. Any physical components in the audio path will color the sound.
>>60330034
it's definitely possible but i'm skeptical that that's the case here. of course, i have no idea what that poster was hearing so i'm not at all invested in this topic.
>>60327945
No, i mean put a plugin in a plugin, like adding a flanger in the delay feedback path only.
favorite sample packs for dance music /prod/ preferably free ?
>>60331244
>sample packs
>not making it yourself
Stay pleb
>>60331337
yea I know but it takes quite a bit of time I just want something fun to fuck with when I don't do sound design
>>60331226
Oh, the built in plugins have the ability to route without having to route via aux like in other daws?
>>60331439
I would point you toward any if I could, but all I use are free sample packs, so I keep a really shitty sounding kick (kicks that sound good right off the bat are the hardest for me to come by) while writing the majority of my song, then I spend some time layering them with some more kicks pitching them up or down, effecting and bouncing to audio and repeating that shit until I get a kick I like, I find these free packs online by googling 'free drum samples' and by signing up to drum sample websites and stuff ( you usually get a free pack of good sounding stuff upon registering) although if you look around the internet and find out the packs and samples that pros use , you could probably find some torrents of them.... also if you have any lossless music files you can sample from that
Are there any suggested videos for learning the very basics of creating non-generic drumbeats? I'm just starting to get back into trying to produce and it's the one area I seriously don't know what the fuck I'm doing.
>>60331439
Not quite what I'm going about. For instance, you could add a resonator bank or a distortion to late reflection only in a reverb, or add blur (or any fx really) to delays and stuff. Most of the plugins provide insertion points for other plugins in a sort of quasi-modular way. It's super flexible.
Now if only I wasn't three times as fast in FL Studio because of habit...
And if only I didn't hate the Live-esque workflow...
>>60323156
yes my email is [email protected]
>>60305697
fortunately you dont need any music theory to make techno
>>60327946
>tfw you're french but shit
Life is suffering
>>60314738
if this thing has a good copy of Trillian ill trade someone a PAT invite for one
>>60313292 here
Tried to take >>60322894's remarks in consideration, progressed, stuck.
What do
https://clyp.it/x1u2i3ms
Also why does the mix of the clyp sound different than the mix of the project what the fuck
>>60307152
Wew lad
Nice
Yes put a bass
>>60332393
Ah gotcha, that is def easier than the Aux method in other daws
>>60334628
so Im basically a noob and sucks but here's my 2 cents:
put a sidechain compressor on the bass (with audio from the kick) because it's a mess like this. I would also use a better kick, or maybe with more "glue" as Ableton would call: basically pump it
Also mix it better with compression because in the end one would like to hear those snares
that said I dont really care for the melody
>>60334982
Lel, don't know why you keep comparing it to aux tracks, when it's more like opening up a hardware unit, breaking pre-made connections and inserting new features in them.
I'm looking to buy my first MIDI controller and I came upon this one.
It's cheap and has a bunch of buttons and knobs, people say the build quality is good but I'm not sure if mini keys are the way to go, what is your opinion?
>>60335724
>2 octaves
>mini keys
I wouldn't be able to get comfortable with it. Do you play the piano or are used to full keys otherwise?
>>60311725
update: it arrived and is a qt
>>60335757
I'm pretty shit with a piano mostly because I'm used to a computer keyboard since it's what I've been using on my DAW for quite some time.
I only plan to use it for bedroom producing so I like the idea of having a lot of different controls like knobs and pads besides just a keyboard; but maybe I should first buy a solid keyboard and then add the other stuff as I go along?
>>60335896
>but maybe I should first buy a solid keyboard and then add the other stuff as I go along
That's basically what I did. Or maybe buy just a pad controller, or a knob bank first, and then consider adding a keyboard. I can almost guarantee you'll get frustrated sooner or later with 25 mini keys.
https://clyp.it/m3ocsxth
>>60336087
Go on...
The guitar doesn't cut enough though.
>>60335896
>>60336035
After a bit more searching I found this one, 49 full sized keys, still has pads and knobs and it's actually cheaper than the Novation I posted earlier.
Is there any important stuff I'm missing here or is it a good deal? http://alesis.com/v49
Does anyone here have experience with this brand? Build quality, user support, etc?
>>60336258
Sorry, I have no idea about the quality of this one. My first one was an Xboard 49, 9 years going strong, still use it sometimes when I need aftertouch.
https://clyp.it/oysgedch
My friends and I are messing around with Mixcraft 7, a guitar, and babby's first harmonies.
I know it sucks, but I want your input, /prod/.
Thanks.
Don't know where else to ask this but:
If I'm sending some beats to artists how should I send it, as in where should I upload them to send? I'm testing my luck with some A&R and artists and I wanna know how I go about it
>>60336258
goto a store and try it. your opinion can change greatly once you actually get it in your hands.
any specs you read online are just bull shit, all that should matter is how the keys feel when you play. That's essentially the bulk of the cost of any keyboard controller.
>>60336806
Can't you just attach it to an email?
>>60336504
try using a metronome when you record, that will help with timing
>>60337778
what? fuck no
>>60336806
try hightail
>>60327042
anyone hear this? cmon prod I got no input
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnb7EqfykF4
/prod/ where do i get one of these machines?
>>60337788
Thanks for the input... Any other suggestions? What do you think of what we have so far?
>>60338007
The 1800's or a dumpster
>>60334628
i agree with >>60335052, i think some compression could make the kick and the lo-fi ish stuff a bit better, the kick sticks out a bit to me
>>60336087
this is sick dude
https://clyp.it/4dvgws3u
how do i make the lofi break sample in this not interfere with everything else? i dont want to lose its "weight" so flitering some of the low end is out of the question. i tried sidechaining but it lost the feel that i wanted
i know the high end is only the hats atm, im gonna do something about it later. criticism on anything else also appreciated
Bumping. Prod seems a bit slower today than usual.
>>60311725
>>60335863
Nice I keep thinking about getting the pulse 2 to add to my setup. How are the menus on the Waldorf stuff?
>>60337807
whats wrong with sending through email?
has anyone here ever made future bass/lovetrap/whatever the fuck people call it. (stuff like Flume, kinda Clams Casino too i guess)
because if you can someone help me the fuck out? i have no idea what im doing, i found a hotline bling acapella and thought this genre would go perfectly with it but i am just struggling with everything. im trying to get those big chord stabs and a glider and an arp and then sidechaining everything but fuck everything is competing and it sounds messy as hell.
anyway, if anyone can help ive just got these 4 bars here to give you an example
https://clyp.it/jbalzeyr
https://clyp.it/l4abhzeg
progress?>!?>z/zzs//
>>60323180
what's the name of that chinese comic book of yours?
>>60323180
Is it possible to connect an MPC to a guitar pedal to make the samples sound weirder?
>>60341020
yes
>>60323360
Buy one if you like that style of music, you can't really beat the hands on feel of a dedicated drum machine.
You'd save a fuck load of money buying a sampler and getting samples of that and any other drum machine you fancy though. Most people I know that have drum machines generally just end up sampling them though to be honest.
As another anon has pointed out you could get a TR-8 with the 909 and 808 kits built in along with the 707 and 606 kits too. I looked at getting the TR-8 after having a play with it in my local music shop, it sounded really good, then I had a play with the Maschine studio which has all those kits as samples and decided to get that instead, works really well as a drum machine in step mode plus you get loads of other stuff bundled with it too so I ended up buying that.
https://clyp.it/x0fvcjep
Does this 808 sound muddy to you guys? According to a friend of mine it is, but I think he's talking bullshit like always.
I split it up into one part sub bass and one part everything else, so that might be the cause, but I think I EQed it correctly, so idk.
None of the other instruments are mixed yet, sorry for that.
ded
>>60339685
pretty comfy, but I bought the VST thing by monstrum just to be safe.
>>60340336
I do pretty much just future bass nowadays. You might want to do some work on your volume relationship between the instruments as well as EQing everything so they don't compete too much for space in the mix (cut out any range that isn't doing much for the instrument, pretty much).
>>60343005
>pretty comfy, but I bought the VST thing by monstrum just to be safe.
Wow I didn't know that existed, worth knowing about I guess, but the reason I'm thinking of the pulse is to get away from the computer for creating synth patches
Hey /mu/tants, I've been producing for about a year now, or just trying to produce rather, and I still have not created a single song I'm satisfied with. Idk if im the only one with this issue, but every time I open my daw, I sit and work on about an 8 bar loop, and just get stuck there. All I keep making are fucking loops and I'm sick of not being able to progress further than that 8 bar loop or whatever. I have so many god damn ideas yet I can't even create a decent intro.
Someone please help, I'm desperate at this point and near the point of believing I'm not able to create a work of musical art.
>>60343172
I like to work in 16 bar chunks personally
new wip from tonight, a go at ostgut style techno
https://clyp.it/nay2clsv
I stopped visiting this place a while ago, because I kinda became a father and shit. It's good to see you guys are still here and are still using the cover I used as OP.
God bless you all.
>tfw LMMS is literally too slow to handle more than sample track
fucking hell, I have a couple guitar tracks that I want to just add drums too, what do?
>>60343789
try ardour if your on Linux
bitwig works also there
>>60336504
Sounds good for a WIP, but you guys seriously need to work on your harmonies.
>>60343823
Windows 7 m8
>>60343853
why the fuck would you use lmms then
>>60343882
cause it's free m8
>>60343853
I don't get why you would torture yourself with lmms on windows imo it is the worst program
>>60343710
Not bad, it sounds a bit like Jon Hopkins at the beginning of Immunity.
I just started working on some pop or whatever, how dumb does it sound
https://clyp.it/voch41ri
>>60343895
use Reaper then
>>60323396
thats good, i know nothing about production but i like it
>>60325087
thats great, i catch that bossa and disco vibes :)
>>60323082
>>60323656
here you go
https://clyp.it/szjn2lba
audio cable got loose while i was recording so some of it has a weird stereo field
>>60338144
>https://clyp.it/4dvgws3u
its pretty cool
maybe just turn down the hats a little bit
