/prod/ - Production General

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6JYELE0aVA
Volca FM video

>chordbot in the op now
stop viraling this shit immediately.

>>61931606
I just copied the last one

>>61931606
why are u all retards so butthurt when that shit is available in every single DAW since forever?

>>61931606
Does chordbot have mono midi functionality or is it just poly midi?

>feelio when Taku Takahashi gonna drop your track

Last /prod/ died before I could get any advice, maybe today is the day?

https://clyp.it/eerit2dr

>>61932473
Jelly af m8.

>tfw im getting random plays everyday on old songs

>>61931978
kek

>>61933330
i know this feel

but dunno how to feel

this could be a cool meme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T2aU9VQdaM

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>>61930570
>mfw the sentence i added in the OP's post is being transmitted thread after thread

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A friend and I want to combine our Synths/Drum Machines to play live.

His setup is Hardware only and sequences with a MPC, however I use ableton + hardware. I'm having a hard time figuring out the best routing option.

What I'm struggling with:
>should ableton be the master clock, or should the MPC
>should the audio be mixed via external mixer, or should we route everything back into ableton to mix on a LaunchControl XL

I'm leaning towards routing everything into my ableton session so we can multitrack record and dsp, however I don't know if the latency will impact our ability to jam.

any insight would be appreciated

>>61933868
Ableton should me your master clock. External mixer would work better tho. I don't think there's that much latency desu senpai.

>>61931606
>viraling
Lol I'm literally the only person to have ever brought it up, do you really think i work for them?

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This looks wild!

\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oasxHXVVEcs

can anyone share some tips on getting heavy (doomish) but still clear guitar tone if im just running straight into my daw. so, basically only relying on vsts and such.

ive been going back and forth with GTR and CLA guitar but ive been playing in drop A so im really just fighting with keeping clarity. also, i usually just do electronic stuff so im a little out of my element.

>>61934454
The no screen thing really turns me off from it. I love the pocket ops and the OP-1 but I'm not feelin this tbqh familia. It sounds good though

>>61934511
What's your soft amp setup?

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Picked up a CZ-101 on Ebay for $150 USD. Anybody have experience with them? Patches to try?

>>61934511
Just mess around with distortion, EQ and compression on your own.
It's the best way to do it.

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Am I getting the hang of this whole FL Studio ''''''sampling''''' thing????

Feedback would be appreciated since I don't really know what I'm doing. The frequencies sound too high in the final phase or something. I have no idea how to develop from here but I guess I'll keep finding pleasant sounds and lathering them on randomly until it sounds good

clyp.it/3t25f3hc

>>61934527
I really don't feel you need screens on hardware... def more of a freeform machine.

I think having video output/visualizer built in that responds to the sequence is totally revolutionary. Previously you'd have to spend a lot of time building an elaborate ableton session to send timecode to other software to produce visuals like that in a live setting... if you are performing live, adding this little thing to your setup will give you live visuals instantly.

>>61934556
damn, nice find! that should be fun

>>61934581

I think it's pretty cool man, I like the way the beat builds on itself.

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Should I finish this?

https://soundcloud.com/the-vizier/rinse-out-wip/s-FrU7e

>>61934511
>>61934557
Compression is your friend. And take a look at the spectrum, slot the guitar into a midrange opening with the EQ.

>>61934614
Yeah I'm hoping it will complement my MS-20. Planning to use it for strings/pads mainly but we'll see

i wanna put my dick inside an OB-6 even if it's just a prophet 6 with a dif filter

Let's make a /prod/ collab

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yfw Arturia became best synth manufacture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7otjBeR0yh0

>>61934784
I'm in favor of this idea

>>61934784
hmm, how should we go about doing it?

>>61934539

right now ive got 3 channels. (distorted wide, distorted mid, clean mid)

>dist wide
noise gate
GTR Amp
Alloy 2
Sample Delay
Dimension Expander
CLA-76
SSL Comp

>dist mid
CLA Guitar
OTT

>clean mid
CLA Guitar
EQ
OTT

and those are all going to a send with:
Gate
Alloy 2
SSL Channel

>>61934557
>>61934698

yeah i think finding the right distortion is gonna be where a lot of the problem is, i think i need a nice tube screamer plugin. and ive been messing with eq a bit just learning where all the different parts of the sound live.

>>61934784
We tried to make a compilation album about a year ago I think, but it didn't work out cus no one finished anything. We did successfully do a couple song writing deadlines where we had like a week to make a song and then we posted/critiqued. It wasn't legit though because we didn't have any restrictions

It's alright though, I really only come here now to bullshit about tech

>>61934581
Multiband compression using Maximus to give the samples more power and add a hard hitting drum beat.

>>61934903
>>61934853
>>61934903
Somebody starts with something simple, uploads it on clyp.it, someone else downloads it, adds one channel to it, reuploads.

>>61934581
>>61934940
Also, FL 12 has a new, really nice stretching algorithm.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0fOnc0iC3k5
It's not perfect when stretching a sample, but it's way better than the old one.

>>61934991

How about we start with my clyp.it that no one wants to critique?

Original post here >>61932787

>>61935025
Wow Vocaroo really fucks up the quality.

>>61930570
https://clyp.it/w1t01xim

collab sounds fun

>>61934991
just pass eachother the exported stem files

>>61934991

why not just have a splice project?

>ive actually never really used splice too much before so im not sure itd work. but i thought thats what its appeal was

https://clyp.it/eerit2dr
https://clyp.it/eerit2dr
https://clyp.it/eerit2dr
https://clyp.it/eerit2dr
https://clyp.it/eerit2dr

Hey, currently experimenting with production and even though the question must have been asked 100s of times, how do PC Music people make their smoothly pitch bended vocals while keeping them so glossy?

>>61935124
Yo lemme get a couple bars of that drum loop

>>61935176
>https://clyp.it/eerit2dr

The first half or second half?

>>61934690
normally wouldn't give SC feedback in /prod/ cause you should use clyp.it for that... but i've got breakbeat roots.

I really like the instrumentation. definitely a lot of potential. I thought the beat could have been a little more complex, and think the current 808 kick is a little bland. I think it should hit harder, maybe layer it up? also maybe come up with a thick bass line to fit in the pockets of the drums when they come in.

>>61935189
2nd half nigga

howd you make it anyway? is it an external machine or samples? sounds gritty and punchy. compression?

>>61935059
>>61935054
clyp.it is faster desu

>https://clyp.it/w1t01xim
is it possible to allow download without log in?

>>61935031
Too much stuff on that already, I like the second part, I would cut the first half and add more variation after that.

>>61935201

I got you on getting the drum loop when I get home from work. I did the drums on my drum machine (xr-20) with a certain amount of compression and swing then I wired the XR-20 into ableton to use it as the drums in the track.

>>61935233
Too much stuff on it? As in it's too busy? Also yeah the first part does go too long, but I really liked how that came out.

>>61935233
add .mp3 to the url and right click save ass

>>61934940
>>61935025
thanks lad will check out a bunch of tutorials about using Maximus/mastering in general

I've just been using Soundgoodizer until now lel

>>61935276
I mean it already has too much stuff on for the /prod/ colab.

>>61935332

Oh yeah that's fair enough, It's a intro concept for my yearly shitty EP thing I do.

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Novice here, first real track (minimal techno I guess). Still a WIP but I'd like to get some feedback/advice/tips. Probably going to swap out the kick. Tack!

https://clyp.it/inqigrwt
https://clyp.it/inqigrwt
>>61934690
pretty nice. Do use clyp.it though

>>61935332
we should just choose a genre, a sample, a theme, a bpm and a time signature

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Can i get some opinions on this?
I feel kinda stuck and wonder if i should just move on...

https://clyp.it/ggx4ptki

>>61935194
me btw

>>61935371
>https://clyp.it/inqigrwt
pretty good actually.
couple suggestions... you should eq that main synth line that is throughout, it sounds like it has some squealing frequencies in there that should be reduced. (maybe upper mid range?) Also, maybe add some bass that pulses in between each kick when the drums come in, might give it some more energy

>>61935233
>>61935287
>>61935397
https://clyp.it/1wldkppf

>>61935397
We should do something out of our comfort zone imo

what about Juke/Footwork? I've never done it, and i doubt maybe people in /prod/ have either

>>61935714
>maybe
i meant
>many

>>61935593
Your set u looks really cool man

They're pretty broad categories, I know, but we gotta start somewhere. I tried to include popular /prod/ genres but sorry if I forgot something

http://strawpoll.me/6609077

>>61935646
so this is just my beat with some reverbed stabs at the end of the 16 lol?

>>61935786
how are jazz and vaporwave the same category?

>>61935866
because these people know nothing about music luls

>>61935866
Both genres are A E S T H E T I C

>>61935866
Woops meant to hit enter but I hit slash instead. My bad. Also forgot synthpop.

Any reason to use FL12 over FL11?

>>61935161
strangely it's a non-question because the result of using such unnatural pitchbends should be the very glossiness that you're looking for.

>>61936246
>the result of using such unnatural pitchbends should be the very glossiness that you're looking for
this is total nonsense

>>61936260
not sure what you're getting at. when you pitch up literally anything it will give it a very digital sheen.

>>61935792
>>61935792
I didn't want to add too much so there would be space for others as I said before?

>>61935161
Personally I use Harmor.

>>61935927
More features while still retaining that Image-Line finesse, on other words just do it.

>>61936346
>sheen/gloss
i've never heard anybody use these terms to refer to pitch shifting artifacts

>>61936454
seems like you've learned something new today.

you're welcome.

>>61936390
>More features while still retaining that Image-Line finesse, on other words just do it.
>tfw the new envelope controller
<3

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Rate my EDM attempt

https://soundcloud.com/user-299220637/horizon

>>61935593
What's that to the left of the launchpad?
Maybe sidechain the synth at 2:19 with the kick? And maybe try with the kick and the snare as well,.

>>61936632
>01:07
No.

>>61935593
>couple suggestions...
Thanks so much!

>https://clyp.it/ggx4ptki
This is really nice tbhonest. Also incredibly jealous of that setup. All I'm working with is my computer and a MIDI pad (which I really don't even use very often)...

>>61936572
also you can't into pc music until you know who they're stealing their ideas from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_38gaboSr60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nqHdepGcas

get into happy hardcore and scritti politti. also use fm synthesizers, reverb, and of course pitchshifters.

DESIGNATED

TALKBOX

KEYBOARD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boHIgKr22m4

>>61936572
But it's you who has learned that you use the wrong words to describe things in audio

>>61934909
>>61934511

bump for anymore suggestions on this. even though i feel like at this point its just gonna come down to me messing with settings.

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>>61936665
>Maybe sidechain the synth at 2:19 with the kick?
Thats a good idea! thanks!

>What's that to the left of the launchpad?
MIdiFighter Twister. 16 pushable endless encoders, with multiple banks
I can't recommend this unit enough...
I have bank 1 setup as a channel strip for any selected track.
Green = Track Volume, Yellow = Pan, Orange = 6 Sends, Blue = 8 macros (HPF, LPF, Comp, Saturation, etc)

current prod grail is an Akai MPK249. Worth it?

Literally producing with nothing but my laptop at the moment... nothing would feel better than to actually have a piece of hardware to jam with

>>61936632
not my style, but this is actually really good for that genre... tho a bit predictable.

Make it longer, add a couple surprises, Master it, and it could easily be on beatport

>>61937850
i think it's better to stay away from those feature packed midi keyboard controllers. If you want pads, just get the pads, if you want keys, just get the keys, etc. It will be cheaper in the long run if something breaks.

How good is a Launchpad for playing VST plugins and not just samples?
Like, can I assign more than one key to a pad so I can get a chord or maybe even a sequence of notes?

>>61938239
Also, is the Launchpad Mini worth it?
Easier to play on?

>>61938239
>>61938259
Oh and another thing: does anyone have any experience with using a Launchpad with FL Studio?

I've tried using Ableton in the past, but I can't get into it.
FL Studio is what I'm most comfortable with.

>>61937850
Yeah, all in one is good if you just wanna jam and have some MIDI automatable stuff and pads.

>>61938239
Yes, you can do all of that with the Launchpad.

https://clyp.it/ofp2ejug

Gimme an opinion. I've never made anything in this style before, just exploring around.

>>61938287
You can make it work with FL studio, but it's requires a lot of setup each project and won't really works the same as it would in ableton.

>>61938259
i dont own one but they seem alright, you might not like it if you're the type to bitch about minikeys though

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I have so much work to do on this still, but it's the furthest I've come with an electronic track so far, that's cool at least.

https://clyp.it/ppyutpbd

to my hardware bros

how do you handle your cable management/power sources? shit gets so hectic

>>61938488
i think you have a really cool vibe going.
sounds like your delay feedback is too much and causing some frequency cancelation, also your reverb might be too much as well

>>61938592
oh I'm sure.

I'm definitely going to work on those.

I also think it's kinda awkward how the "lead" comes in at first.

I guess I feel anxious empty space with my drums, so the delays help me with that, I'm sure there's better ways though.

>>61938555
check'd

that is easily the worst part of hardware. the best way to fix the chaos of 1/4" cables is to get a patch bay and label everything accordingly, but that takes serious dedication. I really wish more manufactures would follow roland and just add Audio over USB.

Hi prod,
What's your power strip setup for your home studio? I'm looking to buy a power conditioner with a voltage regulator.. I would get a UPS but I don't wanna shell out that kind of money. Anyone have brands or models they recommend?

>>61938709
cheap strip off amazon t b h
shouldn't really matter unless you are living in an area with unreliable power

>>61938555
Patch bay and zip ties, mang

>>61938791
that's what I've read.. I dont think the outlets in my apt building are reliable to give a constant 120v, because when our space heater or HVAC come on the lights sometimes flicker. I've read that voltage dips like that can put extra wear and tear on equipment and reduce its lifespan

>>61938953
i don't know, that happens to me too... i haven't have any power issues with devices.

/prod What are some common productivity traps to avoid or things that'll fuck up your creative juice down the line you know stuff that'll hold you back if you rely on them too much?

>>61939132
Don't worry about installing vsts, like at all, unless you run into it or find something you actually need in your process.

>>61938555
Tie that shit up.

>>61938709
Basic tier.

>>61939132
Mixing while you're making music, don't spend too much time on that compressor while you're arranging your music.

>>61939132
coming on the internet instead of producing is probably my biggest productivity trap

>>61939132
Don't stop and listen to other music while in the middle of creating your own.

Only do that after you finish your creative process.

>get an idea
>start working on something
>make a loop
>sounds OK
>now what

Every single fucking time

>>61939425
Terrible advice, do the exact opposite, it helps to get you out of situations when you're out of ideas or when you want to A/B certain parts. Generally I find listening to other music inbetween working sessions the most refreshing thing as well.

>>61939430
Is the idea just the loop or what?

>>61938555
I got this power bar from a black Friday sale that was 10 bucks and can put 6 wall warts into a single plug socket, so now I can plug all my gear into 2 wall outlets

>>61939430
export the midi clips and also bounce the channels to audio just in case you cant progress on it you can comeback later to it or incorporate it into something new

>>61939479
there is nothing wrong with referencing a track for analysis purposes, but if you do that in the heat of a creative moment, it can kill the moment.

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hi /prod/, ignorant man here

on a scale of one to epic DJ meme, where is this product located

>>61939752
Yes.

>>61939752
I'd give it a wewlad/10

So I'm not satisfied with my workflow and results. I partially blame it also on my DAW. I use ableton and because of session view I always end up doing looped shit.

Its fun as fuck at the beginning but I cant make a straight song usually.

I'm looking for a more straight forward DAW. Logic looks nice but I dont have a mac. Any recommendations?

Looking for something that makes me more productive and where I can work a bit more systematically. Not looking for trackers though. It should have a nice and easy interface.

>>61940013
FL Studio

>>61940013
I should add that I use maschine so it should be supported.

>>61940013
go to arrangement view and highlight where you want a midi clip and press ctrl + shift + M and it will create a midi clip where you highlighted and you don't even have to use session view

session view fucks me up to for serious writing also but it is fun for sure

>>61940047
Usually reaper is a good alternative to logic

>>61940069
I know I know but still I always end up in it somehow. As u said its fun but always keeps me away from being productive.

>>61940114
I use Cubase too and I enjoy it

what you need to do really is just download demoes of daws and find one you like to use

you might end up hating the rest of them after trying them

>>61940069
>highlight where you want a midi clip and press ctrl + shift + M
what's the point of doing this? why not just start recording/playing where you need a clip?

>>61939752
gimmicky af

but i bet KiNK will get this thing a actually work it out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osS2zsW8mLk

>>61940188
that works too but whats the point of doing this? why not just press ctrl+shift+m where you need a clip

>>61934556
Love this synth! Not fun to edit sound though.

>>61940158
>Cubase

Yeah man I'd love to use cubase. If I ever make money with my music I'd buy it. But can't make a big investment like this. Unfortunatly its not crackable from what I can see.

[spoiler]
My ableton suite is also cracked[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Please dont hate ;_;[/spoiler]

>tfw soundcloud deletes all my songs that used samples or remixes i did

ya well fuck you too then. i guess im done making music lol. fuck am i gonna do, record my own vocals and sound like an idiot? theres a reason i heavily produced with samples and remixed other peoples songs retards. thanks soundcloud.

>>61940289
Let me guess, you didn't use Creative Commons did you?

>>61940233
because you need to play notes in a clip and you need to press record to do so, which automatically creates a clip. unless you're one of those draw everything weirdos

>>61940268
Cubase is cheaper than ableton suite by 200$ you know

youre thinking of steinberg nuendo being expensive probably which is like 1500$

>>61940312
well youre one of those argue about everything weirdos

all I did was tell him how to make a midi clip inside arrangement view and you get offended enough to try and argue with me

fuck yourself

>>61940312
there is seriously no reason to be mad that people have different workflows

>>61940310
the fuck? soundcloud didnt even care about that shit until like late last year when they signed a deal to start deleting shit like youtube does.

one of the main reasons soundcloud got so big was because big name producers would post remixes and get millions of views. samples and remixes were never an issue until a few months ago. legally i could fight this if i had money and a lawyer, im not selling it, or making any money off of it, i even credited the samples and remixes, i didnt claim it as my own original work. im not breaking any copyright rules. its a robot algorithm that reads the songs and deletes that shit. the last song i posted got taken down in 3 seconds automatically, that shits a bot.

>>61940314
Ableton is cracked. I'd crack cubase aswell and try but that dongle system is fucking good.

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>>61940188
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osS2zsW8mLk

tfw you will never be this good

>>61940409
look for version 5 by team air

I don't care about when people crack because I used to crack everything I could before I made a decision to spend anything

>>61940381
I know senpai, I had the exact same shit and Soundcloud doesn't let me even upload anything anymore, you need to use Creative Commons.

>>61940342
>get offended enough to try and argue
>>61940360
>be mad

i did neither of those things lol. are you getting all mad because i jokingly called you guys "draw everything weirdos"?

>>61940518
"look mom im trolling"

>>61940590
why are you trying so hard to turn this into le epic internet argument? why do you even think i was being confrontational in either of these posts >>61940312 >>61940188 ?

jesus christ lol

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>>61940694
that's not even me friend

>>61940694
when you implied there was something weird about doing a different way

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I was fucking around with my synth and new drum machine I just held my laptop in front of the speaker (computer is not hooked up to my stuff)

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1sqUMvqZEx7

why is /prod/ so fucking shit is school on break or something and there are teenagers here

>>61940756
so you just felt compelled to jump in on the side of people losing their shit for no reason?
>>61940760
i thought "draw everything weirdos" would come across as the light hearted joke that it obviously was, but i guess i was wrong.
>>61940825
too many people looking for a fight, look at how 3 people are jumping on me for literally nothing

>>61940848
someone should give you reddit gold for your trolling efforts

>>61940900
my god lol, where did all this cancer come from?

>>61940958
you are the cancer

>>61940965
lol you have no right to bemoan the state of /prod/ when this is how you post. i made one fucking joke and suddenly an explosion of
>OMG SO FUCKING MAD AND TRIGGERED AND OFFENDED TROLL HARDER FUCKING KIDS ON BREAK FROM SCHOOL FUCK YOURSELF

>>61940994
how can I learn to troll as hard as you

>>61939752
BOP IT!

>>61934838
ALL OF THIS SHIT POSTING WHEN THIS HAPPENED

>>61941013
you don't have to save face in an anonymous environment, you know, you can just disappear into namelessness once again. no reason to try and convince yourself or anyone else that i'm trolling to justify your over-reaction to an innocent joke

>>61941090
le epic trole m9

>>61941214
... or just keep going with this like you're proving something to someone, that's also an option. have fun with what i'm sure is the very fulfilling life you lead

>>61941279
you sure are good at this

>>61940289
Should have read the terms of service, senpai. Use royalty-free sample packs from now on, you're asking to get fucked by sampling artists.

>>61940381
>im not breaking any copyright rules.
Crediting people isn't the same as being cleared to release a remix. Also, fair use just applies to parodies and educational stuff.

>>61941326
so you really read my posts and thought that i was asking "what's the point...?" as in "why would you do it that way? what are you, stupid?" instead of just asking about something that seemed redundant? and that when i said "draw everything weirdos" that i was actually expressing hostility and saying that their method was objectively flawed instead of just jokingly expressing that i found that way of doing things to be weird?

>>61941475
xD

Just had a really strange Ableton error

I was working on a project, got frustrated so I closed the program. A few minutes later I came back and tried opening it but every time I opened the project I'd get 'Live quit unexpectedly'. Tried it like 5 times to no avail so I had to open a different project, and THEN open the project. Strange

>>61941373
>>61941329
you only need to be cleared to release if youre selling something or making money off it somehow like say advertisements before during or after the song.

>>61941482
who are you even trying to convince anymore, /prod/ or yourself so you don't have to acknowledge how deep you've dug this hole?

>>61941663
who do you even think youre talking to you've been replying to 2 different people besides me atleast like I showed you in the beginning

I think you might be the one getting trolled

>>61941701
>LOLOL WE WERE ALL JUST PRETENDING TO BE RETARDED
oh /teenprod/ you crazeh crazeh guize XDD

ITT : a troll gets replied to over and over and it ruins the thread.

Back on topic : What studio monitors do you guys use? Subwoofer?

>>61941568
aaand now it's doing it again

This is fun

>>61931700
because some faggot is trying to sell it for $300.

>>61934309
you brought it up every thread for the last week and now it's in the OP.
it's almost like you have some kind of agenda.

>>61941835
>>61941701
>>61941663
>>61941482
>>61941475
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>>61940188
kill yourselves faggots

>>61941609
common misconception.

>>61941968
it's in the op because somebody copied my op where i accidentally put the youtube link in the wrong part of the post.

also i think i've brought it up in 2 threads, the original and again when somebody specifically mentioned not being able to come up with chord progressions

stop trying to justify raging about gear you aren't going to buy

>>61942137
youre always going to get shit on here

>>61941988
surely you have solved the shitposting problem once and for all with this treatise on respectful discourse

>>61942159
i'm very aware of that lol, people here are dying to have someone to feel better than

>>61941929
iPod headphones
Macbook speakers

I wish I was joking

>>61941568
>>61941950
could be bad vst, not enough ram, cpu, bad sound driver. try lowering sample rate.

>>61940825
It's not?

>>61941929
>tfw headphones

>>61941929
Neither, but I don't mind
I'm actually excited about the prospect of one day getting studio monitors, and hearing all the stuff I can't now.

>>61942219
I feel bad for you honestly that must be annoying having to check your mix on random shit

>>61942137
as far as i can see that shit doesn't have velocity, or individual velocity for each note. that should be a good enough reason to never post it again.

>>61942250
>It's not?
that guy was one of the shitposters, their criteria for a shit /prod/ is probably on-topic respectful posting and lack of memes
>>61942296
the keyboard pad is velocity sensitive, no individual velocity for each note but it's already like that in the equivalent things to this like chord memory/ableton's chord tool/ cthulhu
>never post it again
lol i forgot /prod/ was all about posting the things that you approve of

>>61942382
>already like that in the equivalent things
except for actually learning to play the goddamn chords.

>>61942439
do you not know what cthulhu/ableton's chord tool are? they both have presets

how many posts are people gonna make whining about this thing? it's fucking unreal lol

>>61942275
yeah it's quite annoying. I just try and compare it to other mixes I like and if it sounds relatively similar I finalize it.

I'm also producing with nothing but my laptop... I'm incredibly limited at the moment. I'm saving up for some hardware but really I should probably buy monitors first...

>>61942475
your reply had nothing to do with mine. are you reduced?

>>61942226
>bad VST
That's what I'm thinking... I just recently got Ozone so it could be that, but the strange thing is some of my other projects using Ozone open with no problems.

>>61942382
No, I'm one of the guys who's always helping out, but occasionally we get shitposters like you I won't deny it.

>>61942478
definatley get monitors first imo

you don't even need to get really expensive monitors honestly just don't get krk rokits they don't translate well

I like jbl personally

CHORDBOT
H
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>>61942625
DELETE THIS

>>61942625
L M A O
M
A
O

>>61942540

Live creates crash reports (.alp files intended to be sent to Ableton for analysis) and crash events are also logged in a text file, locations vary depending on Live version and OS but most of the info can be found here - this might give you a clue into what Live was doing just before it shat the bed:

https://www.ableton.com/en/help/article/live-crash-packs/

>>61942739
its a good thing to send them the crash reports too they do look at them and will work with you

>>61942523
misread your post, didn't realize you were actually just shitposting and not trying to move the conversation in any kind of productive direction
>>61942555
yeah you provide a real service to the community when you shit up the thread about whether somebody was shitposting when they weren't even shitposting

>>61942625
>>61942667
/prod/ in a nutshell

>>61942759
NEW CHORDBOT

>>61942787
>when they weren't even shitposting

He literally just came here to say "WHY IS /PROD/ SO SHIT?"

>>61942841
i was talking about myself and the whole midi clip thing that started all this, i'm saying that that guy is the shitposter

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>>61942625
cordbot

>>61942884
Well I've been talking about that guy too.

>>61942841
>>61942884
>>61942952
that guy was me I don't only shitpost though I usually help people out most of the time but today I just did

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>>61942922
C H O R D S

think I'm gonna delete all my .als files and spend the next few nights reading up on synthesis etc because I'm still quite clueless tb honest

I feel like I'm producing with no real knowledge of how producing works, and it shows in my output I think

>>61943296
u need a synthbot t b h

>>61943296
Learn about song structure, and learn about music theory, if you don't already know about them. Once you actually know how to write a song, and how to write music, it's quite easy in theory, to get your musician ship up to the same level as your production skills is the battle that most bedroom producers face these days.

>>61943334
kek

>>61943581
oh man xD can you imagine if synths had presets too? nobody would ever learn anything again!

>>61940198
omg I can't stand these people, and I like the music

W H Y

H

Y

>>61943717
the crowd loves it tho

>>61943717
the crowd or kink?

>>61943296
look at the help view it has synth tutorial for operator and I think it covers the subtractive oscillator routing in it too but im not 100% sure on that

>>61943712
perhaps soon, if the future is kind to us ;)))xd

>>61930570
What the hell is Lunga. I can't find any information on this artist or album.

>>61944111

http://www.discogs.com/Lunga-Give-Us-Two-More-Beers/release/5371492

>>61944132
Yeah that's the only thing I can find. I cant find any downloads or reviews or anything.

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This NAMM is the best yet boys

Minilogue, Arturia Matrix, the TE stuff, that fuckin midi wheel thing

I'm hyped

>>61944444
nice get my friend

>>61944444
where is the roland sampler we were promised!?

>>61943296
you will learn a lot by remaking songs you like. start with simpler songs

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ChordBump

>>61946522
fuck lol i missed aug because i was trying to finish the picture before we hit page 10

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>>61946551
>>61946522
B U M P M A C H I N E

when can I get my hands on that volca fm

hello guys is ok recording directly from analog mixer to pc?

GUYS!

What is the name of the 'field recorder' thingy that is always recommended here everytime someone asks? It has a orange screen and sort of like two mics on top that are kinda diagonal and pointing in opposite directions?

I want to use it to record a harmony & improvisation class i'm taking. It's inside a classroom so hopefully it'll work fine for that.

>>61944444
seems like a rubberband reaction to last year's NAMM

ryhtmwolf lmao

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>trying to write four minutes of music after making just loops for years

https://clyp.it/woeeztws

feedback pls how the mixing?

is the track good?

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>>61947910

Zoom H4n?

>>61948317
>13 minutes of house(?)

the first section of the mix sounds far better than the latter and the cutout at 6minutes where it gets a bit minimal sounds nice, so is the progression of sounds as it fills out

also at 6.30 there was a sick tubed noise for one stab that sounds raw desu m8 but the rest of the mix is rly repetitive imo but i guess thats the genre

for 13 minutes do the drum samples really change? for 13 minutes of sound its very monotonous
>https://clyp.it/nzltdlwv

>>61948914
thank you familia

>sounds nice, so is the progression of sounds as it fills out

yeah thats what I try to have in my tracks a little progression that turns big

>for 13 minutes do the drum samples really change? for 13 minutes of sound its very monotonous

in the second half of the song they do change but it's constant throughout pretty much I need to work on my kick drums tho to make it more interesting so you can listen to it for a long time and not get bored

>https://clyp.it/nzltdlwv

you going to build on that?
I would change the little violin sample (thats what it sounds like) and maybe a bit more sub punch on the kick drums ?

>>61948317
I forgot I was listening to a track critically and started enjoying it. But I'm also drunk so take that with a grain of salt.

>>61935371
This fucker in your pic fucking cockblocked me once. She was such a hottie :(((

>>61949436
>i would change the little violin sample

it a couple of violins and a flute put into an orchestra through kontakt, ye the midi progression is pretty tame but i'll fuck around with it

more sub punch? idk about that desu this tune already shakes the room, i might make the kicks sidechain heavier; or is that what you mean by punch?

gotta record some bars for it before i overfill the track and have to start reducing the noises

I want to take a shower but i don't want to take a shower

The bane of my existence.

>>61949463
nice I'm glad you enjoyed it anyway

>>61949564
yeah just the kick maybe layer it with a nice tight subby kick, but ehh thats just me

>>61949625
dude you gotta take care of your buthole scrub it

>>61949625
Holy hell

I meant I want to go to bed but I don't want to take a shower and I don't like going to be without taking a shower

Lifeissuffering.jpg

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>>61934556
If it's anything like my CZ 5000 it should be a real good beast for retro sounds. Only fiddled with the presets on mine so far

What do yall think of this shit so far?

https://clyp.it/zc0v20is

>>61949625
occasionally reminder that good producers shower at least once a day

>>61949690
make it slap harder senpai

Only been working on this for a little bit gimme some feedback
https://clyp.it/lup2kgks

https://clyp.it/tqox5cv3

I appreciate any feedback, especially the real nasty stuff. In the meantime I'll be reading the thread. Thanks /prod/igies

>>61949690
Ever legit trap track I've ever heard had the hats way higher in the mix

>>61949748
daily showering is a meme

>produced two tracks for some friends
>things go down, I leave the group
>they shit out 6 other songs by themselves, and are putting out a mixtape
>they are putting on a show next week, where they will perform these songs, including the ones I produced, where they will make a profit
What do? What would be a fair cut to ask for? Should I just ask for some promotion or something like that?

>>61950365
Start a fire

Hey /prod/. Whats a cheap synth for starters? I've been doing this for 2 years and I have been thinking about getting one.

Can anyone help me with recreating the sound at 3:03 in this song? (The sound that is played twice)
I have no idea how I'd make it or what sort of sample it's from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l13dWxYIrI

>>61951007
try getting a low tom sample, pitch it down and fuck with reverb. that might do it

>>61950452
Look at craiglist everyday, chances are there is someone out there who doesn't know what they're letting go. In my case it was an ESQ-1.

>>61951208
It's too complex to be a low tom. When you pitch toms down that much you either get a nice sub bass or just a mess.
I agree though, it must be something pitched down

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>>61951281

>>61949690
>https://clyp.it/zc0v20is
the kick is in the wrong key
you should balance all instruments our oafanfopwgnwrg

how do I achieve this kind of sound/production?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnh7x8aU26g

>>61952093
try getting a Yamaha dx 7-9. There really great for the old school sounds

>>61949690
>>61949870
needs a chordbot desu

Any Yamaha piano players here? I've read that the Uno Midi isn't compatible with Yamaha pianos

I don't have the easy usb input to the computer, I have the old school Midi In/Outs

What's cheap and reliable?

>>61947231
Nowhere yet.

>>61947636
It should to to an interface first.

>>61949625
A lot of my inspiration comes when I take showers.

>>61950365
No, not really, move on and let them do their thing. You wrote these songs for the band, and they're the band now.

>>61950452
Sylenth1

>>61954954
You're looking for the Yamaha UX-16

>>61950452
Serum.

I have two questions.

I'm looking for a 303-ish bass synth and since I don't have 800$ to spend, the only real option would be a Korg Volca Bass.
I already watched tons of videos and while it doesn't exactly sound like the original it has a pretty interesting sound.
Does anyone know if it's worth buying?

2nd question:
I want a quality midi drum pad.
there's a lot of drum pads that seem to be utterly trash and not usable in any way.
So I want something like the mpd's pads but I really only need one pad since all I'd be using it for is home production in a daw.
I don't know if something like this exists.

>>61956380
Maybe get a soft synth? If you're talking production wise at least.
Get the Vestax PAD-One for the latter.

>>61956425
I kind of want more hardware, I feel limited with all these virtual synths.
The Vestax looks neat!
I really don't think there is a device with just one small drum pad button.
So I might just go for that or something similar, thanks!

>>61956529
What about MIDI keyboard/controller and soft synths?

>>61956583
I do have two midi controller keyboards
analog synths are always going to sound different
well that might be a lie but at least for now, they do.

>>61950365
you could always go fuck yourself with your salty attitude, bro

>>61956674
What about Arturia shit? I heard they even went as far as to emulate the falling out of tune every 10 minutes deal.

https://clyp.it/4nrde0u0

getting towards the end of this one.

looking for comments on my arrangement as thats generally what i struggle most with

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korg announced their remake of the Voc continental. It has their new nutube, basically a 12AX7 in a monolithic IC package. It almost looks like Korg just had Nord make the thing.

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>>61957308

>>61957308
kinda interesting, but who's buying organs?

>>61958063
Christians

>>61957267
really like the fluent vibe of the synthies.
I think the arrangement is fine
I do however not really like the bass.
it feels thin, I'm not saying you need a big booming bass as this is obviously not that style of music but at times the notes feel too high and the overall structure just doesn't go well with the dreamy synths

I'd suggest you give the bass more depth, maybe use a different synth for it.
The kick is also not the greatest in my opinion.

other than that, nice stuff!

>>61958063
Not buying any atm. But being a keyboardist in a rock band usually revolves around organs.

>>61958136
>Vox Continental
>worship music
Lmao, fucking scrub

>>61956380
It's totally worth buying. Ok it's not a great synth in comparison to other more featured and expensive synths but for £90 it's got a hell of a lot of features & a built in sequencer.
I have both the Volca sample and the bass and without a doubt they are the best value synths I've ever bought.
I guess you could also try getting a secondhand rackmounted novation bassstation for around the same price. I had one in the 90's and again it has a similar sound to a 303.
DESU I think that having a synth like the Volca bass that doesn't exactly sound like a 303 is quite a good thing, but I guess if you are after the real 303 sound get a 303 or a clone of. A mate of mine has a 303 and because he's had it so long he wouldn't even use a clone if his broke he'd be out to buy another one for £1000. I personally don't NEED the 303 sound so I'm happy with my £90 Volca bass

anyone got mega links to synths? I'm broke.

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>>61958241

OP-Z vid that isn't totally trash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ggiNEU7GYQ

>>61958250
thanks a lot, great input!
I doubt I'd regret the purchase so
I'm most likely gonna go for it.
my budget is very limited right now, so a 303 is out of the question anyway.
thanks again!

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Is there an easy way to work with samples in Ableton? I just recently bought it and working with sampler has been a bit clunky for me.

I used to make sample based music using Cool Edit, you could just load up all the audio files you wanted to sample from, cut out the samples you wanted, place them somewhere on the side and then freely place them on the tracks.

Is there something similar you can do in Ableton? It was very easy and straight forward to use, i'd assume a DAW like Ableton would have a similar function. But like i said i don't know the program very well so i could just be missing something

>>61958786

If all you need to do is sequence the samples (like drum hits almost) you could load instances of Simpler into a drum rack and assign one sample to each instance - you'd then have each sample responding to a single note in your part.

>>61958786
It sounds like you're in session view. check the top right of the screen and there should be 3 sideways lines. Click them and you're probaly good famm.

>>61958865
No thats not what i mean. I mean you can't just cut samples of different sizes from the same audio source, store them on the side and then freely place them on the track. Or at least i haven't found a way to do it freely like that.

I know about Arrangement View

>>61959012
Why not just slice to single sampler or duplicate the audio file in a session slot?

>>61959012

If you load an audio file in a session view clip and crop it (set start and end points then right-click/crop sample), it'll become its own file that gets stored in the project folder, then drag and drop into a track as you need.

>>61959133

As an addition to this - this is why you always create and save to a new project BEFORE you do any work, the project that you create then becomes the container folder for all of your processed (cropped, reversed etc) samples for that project, so you can find them easily.

>>61959133
>>61959243
I'll tinker around with that when i get home

>>61958786

same question but for logic.

basically, whats the easiest way to start chopping samples for hip hop in logic?

Suppose I want something with decent pads, some onboard storage or an SD card slot and absolutely minimum hassle getting sounds on there from a windows PC (with FL). But it should be able to work independently.
What are my options?
Maschine? Anything else?

As an alternative, the Wavedrum does look fun af, but everything I've heard from it sounded modern and crystal clear. Can you get any grit out of it? Some 60s grooves, or vintage drum machine kinda stuff?

>>61959679
MPC1000?

>>61940071
Depends what you're using it for. I like using Reaper for tracking and editing guitars and live stuff, but for production I think FL blows it out of the water.

>>61938399
>https://clyp.it/ofp2ejug

I liked that a lot man, but have you thought about adding any bass or kicks or did it just throw everything off?

>>61958206

thanks for your time mate. im surprised you think the bass too thin, i was convinced it was too loud

https://clyp.it/3w3uhhji

>>61937764
you can use it live and tilt it back n forth and look like a total dick too

>>61960200
>not buying gear with accelerometers to use as a tambourine
The future is leaving you behind anon

https://clyp.it/kiqicn4d
please give feedback on my minimal progressive house

Does anyone have Kontakt 4 that isn't in a torrent? Like in a MEGA or whatever?
Yes, I checked the archive.

>>61960416
just buy it. that's a shit-filled road your going down

https://clyp.it/babrdi0a
please give me feedback. props to whoever figures out where i stole the riff.

>>61960479
>a shit-filled road
yeah, it totally sucks to have all this free stuff that i pirated, i wish i had never done it and just used audacity all this time

>>61960479
>implying people should buy an expensive product without knowing to what extent they can use it
Having used a few expensive VSTs and DAWs for the past year allowed me to get comfortable with what I could do with them and gained my trust. Now I'm saving up to buy them all. If the DRM was so good that I couldn't use those programs I'd never want to purchase them in the first place. gtfo faggot

again, anyone have a mega to kontakt?
pls b0ss i habe de cancer

>>61960719
Why do you want Kontakt 4 and not 5?

>>61960773
Okay, I didn't know there was a 5.
And, I saw it in the pastebin but I don't torrent cause my internet provider is a torrenting hound.

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>tfw you spend more time coming up with a good name than actually producing music

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>>61960818
>tfw when I can torrent however I want

>>61960132
The volume wasn't what I was talking about.
Loudness, if anything.
But mainly it just feels too sharp, too much going on in the upper bass frequencies and too little in the lower ones.

>>61960818
>my internet provider is a torrenting hound
how do you even figure this out
I'm used to just torrenting away but people around me are getting increasingly paranoid
feels like I'm getting old

>>61961420
They sent my room mate an email telling them to stop torrenting immediately. This is AT&T btw

>>61959811
>but for production I think FL blows it out of the water.
Why? Just curious. Reaper-user myself.