/prod/ - euphoric edition

https://clyp.it/kklkyw0f

thoughts?

>>68535658
the fuck is this

https://clyp.it/3p5tunrq

Its super repetitive, i'll flesh out the composition later.

I want a synth, like a good synth that (sorry for the upcoming cringe but its the only way I could describe it) sounds like it could be on a /mu/core release, or just something that is regarded as sounding professional.

Hate presets but I'd love to save my sounds, analog pls.

Brand/Synth recs?

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>>68535797

Wait, are some people here actually not atheists/agnostic/whatever?

>>68535806
id prefer something that isnt on a computer, sorry dont know that much about synths

>>68535797
>>68535818
Teenage Engineering OP-1
https://www.teenageengineering.com/products/op-1

>>68535829
depends how much you can spend really

>>68535907
If you're not willing to spend even $1000 on a synth, you should consider killing yourself.

>>68535907
meant for >>68535818

>>68535917
i really want nord lead or stage but theyre really expensive unless you find a good deal for a used

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>>68535917
Suicidal thoughts are the driving force behind my creativity

>>68536016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJhNdIqHGjA
>tfw no nord playing asian gf

>>68535806
Congrats, this is the dumbest meme I've ever seen

>>68535806
>actually using eff mate

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Does this beat have potential??

https://clyp.it/b4pk5jg3
>not mastered what so ever

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>>68535658
>gif related

>>68535736
I think the beat is pretty neat. its chill and has a nice pop vibe to it. However, i think the pulsing is annoying. Like you have the envelopes set too hard. Keep it up!

Added more to 55 seconds to a project. Whats a good way to start the intro of a song?

https://clyp.it/ny4ss1dh

>>68537311
>https://clyp.it/b4pk5jg3
its a lil to generic sounding the as far as the synths go mang spice it up with something diff

>>68538213
they synth that comes in at :25 is off try and fix that
Whats a good way to start the intro of a song

strip the song back and then introduce all the elements at once

also refer again try and get more interesting sounds the snare is a bit to loud as well but it sounds nice

https://clyp.it/xy1oyypx

here's mine please excuse the mixing tryed my best on macbook speakers

>>68535806
>plebian
massive
>contrarian
fm8
>patrician
serum

>>68538687
You might want to tone the bass sound a little bit, I like the idea but I feel that the percussion is clashing. While nice the part around 2:00 seems out of place, you should probably add some more stuff in the later of the second half.

working on a solid base

https://clyp.it/2ck5fdlw

80's kick,short gated verb+comp+decapitator+sub
snr, gated verb+comp+noise+decapitator
Tal bassline + sub
synths> vacuum pro

>>68539064
1:16 feels like such a tease, a great build up let down. 1:54 I think that a "shaper" sound synths would do better.

>>68539149
>https://clyp.it/2ck5fdlw

haha yeah i know, was thinking about presenting a melody/riff after that.
I still got to add all the melodies and percs

>>68535806
is Diva patrician?

>>68539239
its "16coreprocessor-core"

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>>68539394
tfw have amd fx 6300

>>68539394
you can just bounce it to audio after you're done tweaking it

>tfw discovered the joys of making 80s synthpop

there's no turning back now

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>>68539239
>Diva
supreme kek
absolute trash plugin

>>68538979
>you should probably add some more stuff in the later of the second half.

well ya see the song is meant to have someone rap over it that's why the lack of change and the so much bass like a future or a young thug

https://clyp.it/zdmbtjed

Posted to last thread and got a pretty helpful review. Also asking about the distortion effect on my bass. To answer that question it was actually done on the synth program itself and not using a FL Mixer effect. The VST is Lennar Sylenth.

can I run a synth through pedals into an amp? I'd love to be able to use both my hands and feet with a synth.

>>68540414
yes, but be aware that guitar pedals are made for really weak signals, so some might clip really easily

others have no problems with line level signals

>>68540585
>>68540414
You can get a reamp pedal like the radial proRMP which will lower the signal level and change the impedance. You can also just lower the gain of the track before you send it out but then you're raising the noise floor so try it out and see if you need the pedal

https://clyp.it/rmzytpcr

everytime I try to make a chord progression, it always comes out as generic tripe. dunno how to get the sound I want desu

https://clyp.it/220iwrfv

Not mastered yet because I need to edit the overall shape of the song and maybe add some voices that aren't so trying.

thoughts on the arturia drumbrute?
im somewhat tempted myself

>>68542467
I'm a huge fan of Arturia and am always on the lookouts for new good drum machines but honestly I'm not impressed with it at all. The whole thing wounds weak to me and the lack of any onboard effects seems just lazy. I mean they've called it the Drumbrute and there isn't even a 'brute factor' effect.

>>68542448
A little further context;
There is a delay effect on the slap bass with an automatic slide, and the deep organy synth in the end was created by plugging in the "what do you want for dinner/SOULS" garfield comic into either harmor or harmless (i mix them up sometimes). For the weird percussion sound, I was originally going for a smw door sfx, but ended up somewhere between that and a fireball jumping out of lava instead

https://clyp.it/b4icvuhn
is this any good, what would you change if anything

>>68542448
>>68542628
what the fuck am I listening to
I mean the sounds are interesting, but overall it sounds like the shit I made in Garageband as a drunk highschooler

>>68542647
it's solid but limited
Very obviously 3 tracks with a few effects. I'm not saying you should overcrowd it but it needs something to discern it from the instrumental to a shitty Soundcloud rap.

https://clyp.it/q0m1z0sr
Very slow-paced atm, thinking about speeding it up in the middle and lowering the bass a bit. This one will have words so I don't want to overcrowd it, what with the theme being limbo and whatnot. The real question is: will it blend?

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https://clyp.it/h44ienyq

advice appreciated

>talk talk meets bjork & jai paul

>>68542797
swap the kick it doesn't blend well, like the track, sounds like something on homogenic

>>68542647
intro is too long, brevity is the soul of wit, like the synth melody though

>>68542448
no melody = no one remembering this track

>>68541929
research augmented and dissonant chords, so for instance play a E maj and on the next chord raise the root by one semitone as well as the 5th, you'll get interesting variation, also add 7ths and 9ths to give you more options, so okay though man

>>68540232
your bass is well too high, it's masking all your percussion - side chain it to the kick. Your melody is a little directionless also, doesn't really resolve, not sure if that's intentional or not

>>68539064
love it, reminds of some todd terje, good stuff

>>68538213
percussion build up, kick and claps, then add hi hat then bass, drop it then bring everything in. Don't do it conventionially every 4/8/16 bars, gets boring real quick, add a clap 2 1/2 bars in or drop everything and bring it in on the 3rd beat of the bar, catches your listener of guard.

>>68537311
switch your saw bass, it's v generic, everything else is sold, good work

https://clyp.it/3ynacfc5

Working on this for a while and need feedback ill return all feedback

https://clyp.it/izs1gpl0

been working on this for a while tell me what you think

ayy guys r8 this, i will probably change both drops bc the synth sounds like shit and would probs rupture ear drums

>https://clyp.it/4uth0zgn
the vocals at 0:40 sound like they have a phaser on them, idk. i like the swing on the drums though.

>>68543211
>>68543966
>>68544044
triple dubs?
https://clyp.it/4uth0zgn

>>68544058
https://clyp.it/xbti0m0f

respotin cus last thread got no feedback. Background music for online courses, meaning it'll be on loop for a few minutes. Also post some clyps so I can give feedback.

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Any recommendations for some 80s/wave VST synth and drum samples?

Also once I have a few songs together what is the best way to promote them and get listeners? Bandcamp? Trying to find a small independent label?

https://clyp.it/mhn0od30

this is actually two songs, the first ends around 1:38

thoughts on music, vocals, is it too twinkly sometimes, how is the end sequence?

>>68543211
>https://clyp.it/3ynacfc5
404, clyp not found

>>68543966
>https://clyp.it/izs1gpl0
It's okay. Not bad, it sounds like you know what you're doing. I'd like it better if everything didn't sound like it was clipping like hell.

then again
>edm music festival

>>68544058
>glass breaks
>reeeeeeeeeee
the vocals that hit super hard at the beginning are too loud. the volume difference is too large, it hurts. Not sure I can make much sense of anything else in the song. There's 0 bass and very tiny thin subbass besides the kick. It's like, completely quiet below 80hz. Except at 2:11 where the pulsating pad pretty much occupies the whole spectrum. And just after that the voice sample is again too loud.

>>68545025
Reminds me of a mix of Mazzy Star and Twin Fantasy. I like it the way it is a lot. I think the vocals may be a bit too loud in the mix. Or the background noise (what is that called? a pad?) may be a bit loud; sounds like it is drowning out the drums.

The end sequence; i'm not sure there's much to say. It's there and it's nice. The song definitely sounds close to being finished.

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I'm dissing my classmate tomorrow to a Pokemon trap remix I just made. Wish me luck famfams.

>>68545457
Damn, I miss kindergarten

yo guys, here's a euphoric track i made last night in about 30 mins or something.

https://soundcloud.com/djenigmo/heavenly-stuff

using FL Studio.

Recently I've not been able to do anything, musically, so that track is a breakthrough for me.

>>68545884
the synths are nice
maybe experiment with panning some of the drum elements more heavily for more dynamics

also next time post clyp instead of soundcloud

>>68545740
You produced in kindergarten?

Kids are starting earlier and earlier these days, I'm telling ya...

>>68546452
Yeah, got kicked out first week cuz i wuz trappin too hard u kno wut im sayin

>>68544711
bump i guess

>>68544711
>>68547676
ditch anything that grabs attention like the sax and flute and heavy snare, keep it all in the background or else it'll be distracting to someone trying to learn from an online course.

the sax sounds untuned and the melody isn't doing anything for me, except kind of annoy me.

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Hey guys, any of you know some good Pipe Organ VSTs?

I mean there's stuff like Hauptwerk but that's so fucking expensive, i don't know if it's quite worth it. I assume free Pipe Organ VSTs will suck dick though.

Any recs?

>>68548014
Kontakt
https://soundiron.com/products/lakeside-pipe-organ
https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/classical/toccata/
Somehow free https://www.samplephonics.com/products/free/sampler-instruments/the-leeds-town-hall-organ

how do i go about getting this vocal effect: https://youtu.be/X7PqbkBUwGw?t=113

the warped stretched out one you hear on many speed garage tunes

>>68548407
Granular synthesizer, space out the grains.

>>68548452
Correction, space out the wave sampling of the grains so it repeats each section once or twice.

https://clyp.it/t12nk0ip

tried making a beat, what do you guys think?

Any other Renoise users here?

>>68549454
yo

>>68549278
starts off good, but gets to busy. No need for that piano.

>>68550266
damn, I thought the piano was what made the whole thing, I really like it in there

>>68548452
>>68548497
thank you!

>>68547742
Thanks for the feedback. It's just that it's easy to get carried away when one is having fun. But you have a point. The sax was actually an indian oboe, but I switched it for a glass mariba because it sounds less distracting. I'll see what I can do to make all the elements seem like they're in the background but at the same time keep it lively. Maybe something in the mid-range wont get in the way. Of course the music's volume is lowered when the tutor starts talking. Any thoughts on the mix in particular? And thanks again!


What about this one? https://clyp.it/levoomol
slap me with that feedback

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Is that a good laptop for music production?

>>68550955
more than enough, but can't guarantee reliability dude to the probable cheapness of the parts (thanks acer)

>>68550982
Acer's parts are that cheap? Like more than any other brands?

>>68551029
i'm saying that while using a 5 year old acer laptop, so i'm not saying it'll breakdown after a year but there's better ones out there if you really want a laptop

What would be the most basic setup be for live chiptune? (amp not included)

>>68551029
Well, what's the price?
Usually if it has good specs and is cheap, it's safe to assume that the component quality or the build quality can be lacking. And one usually good way to tell is the price.

>>68551389
It's 400 CAD$

>>68551389
It's not from a shop, it's from a guy on Craiglist.

>>68551495
>$305 US dollars
It's shit. Should avoid. Pretty sure component and build quality is sub-subpar. Unless the craigslist guy sells it for like 200$ then I guess it'd be worth a try if 200$ doesn't seem much to you.

>>68550955
I'm still producing on a 2.4Ghz Intel with 8 gig ram, just fine. If it runs out of processing power I just bounce it down to audio and start again...no big deal.

This thread just for electronic music or can you get critique on the production/mixing side of things for other stuff too?

>>68551928
All laptops end up breaking. Your opinion seems biased. I don't see how you can say the components are shit when you haven't tried it.

>>68551928
>>68552219
I am producing on a 6+ year old notebook, and it still runs like a new one.
Only think that broke was the power cable.

Any feedback on this one?

https://clyp.it/zfwdizax

>>68552187
yes

>>68553143
yes to which?

>>68550955
Thinkpad T430 used from eBay is a good price.

guys, how do I get good at writing normie-approved EDM?

I used to be into music really heavily (played drums for over a decade, and dabbled in guitar). But anytime I'd try to write I'd lose motive and inspiration.

How do I get good and finish songs?

>>68553881
Practice, perseverance and patience.

>>68553839
What?

>>68552187
You can get feedback on mix and composition as well, for any type of music.

>>68554081
Alright cool, here's some meal then. Feeling my mixes have improved a lot lately so if anyone wanna tell me what they think and what to improve it'd be appreciated. Just an instrumental so far.

https://clyp.it/uxqk0krb

>>68554330

The clicky kick drum sounds ridiculous, I get that it gets used a lot by drummers who play blast beats but IMO it doesn't work with something that needs a bit of grunt at the low-mid end to go with that (pretty nice) bass guitar sound and the Maiden-esque guitars.

Ditch the click unless you need to hear the kick on phones at the cost of pissing off everyone with speakers larger than oreos.

>>68552644
Pretty cool. Is that a remix or an original? You got more?

I'm exporting individual tracks on Ableton, and all of them ended up being the same size even though some of them just sound for a second.

>a track consisting of one reversed crash cymbal is 80 MB

What the fuck?

>>68554818
Aight, yeah can definitely see what you mean, will give it some more work. Thanks for taking the time to listen and give feedback m8.

>>68554900
Thanks, it's a remix from scratch, I've been trying to mix and master the finished proyect but It's been impossible so far, I just can't get the sound I'm looking for, mostly because I'm mixing on shitty earphones.

>>68554993

No worries, glad to hear something that sounds a little different from the usual /prod/ malarkey, as much as I love electronic sounds I think it's a different kind of challenge to bring any kind of guitar-based music to a finished product.

>>68553964

What's the cheaty way to do it?

>>68554958
>Ableton
>Gaybleton
>Gayballton
>GayBallTon
>A Ton of Gay Balls

>>68555139
Pay tons of money for (read: pirate) awesome sounding, already processed vsts, synths and samples.

>>68554958
Lol dude check your export settings
Can you take a screen cap of it?

>>68555109
Happy to provide something different then. Btw, I'm glad you liked the bass sound since it's just a (heavily processed) downpitched guitar as I don't own a real bass yet.

>>68555295
t. freudian slipper

>>68554958
it's one reverse crash cymbal and however many minutes of silence also

>>68554330
>>68554818
+1 on the kick. you have plenty of room for more midrange in your drums, could go for a fuller sound instead of a minimal techno kick sample. the bass of the kick is too much and is just as annoying as the whistling click, with the added benefit of being physically distressing. the drums are too bright for the guitars, you could either dull the drums or saturate the guitars and eq in more high-end. the bass guitar doesn't seem to really merge into the song, i can easily hear it but it's almost like another song played under the guitars and drums, it doesn't seem to match what's playing. perhaps distort the bass more and mix in a highpassed version of the distorted bass into a lowpassed version of the bass without the further distortion to keep the low end clear to dirty up the string sounds.

overall too much 50hz not enough 300hz which makes it sound thin with a disconnected sub presence. don't just adjust those frequencies it's estimated ranges, look at a spectrograph.

composition is fine, i really like 1:47, it sounds so much fuller and lively. if you're not adding a voice then you don't have to mix or write as if a voice is going to be added in later and just fill that range with something to make it sound less empty.

>>68555139
circle of fifths and melody generators

edm construction kits

>>68555363

That was a trick of mine when I did guitar music too, physically downtuned rather than digitally but similar - needs a really light touch to keep the thing intonated on higher frets because the strings are so slack but it gets a nice tone.

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https://clyp.it/mjdic3dx

Should i lengthen the progression or keep it short and simple. Should I remove the break? Any feedback/advice/ideas welcome.

>>68537311
lots of potential, not a big fan of the bass though.

>>68540232
Assuming you're going for a Trappy style? If so i'd say open up that EQ some on that shamisen sounding thing. Maybe add another higher octave on top of it. Bass is good. Make the hi hats and snare a lil louder but shorten the transient on the snare some. You can also add some velocity/panning changes to the hi hat roll.

>>68543012
The song sounds like a polyrythmic mess, but I like it for some reason. Unless, you're recording this on your mic/going for some bizarre lo-fi sound, i'd suggest tweaking your EQ levels. Other than that it's sounds great and is oddly addictive.

>>68543966
Not very versed in EDM/Techno so i can't really give any advice or anything. Mixing and quality sounds good regardless. I say it might be a bit too long. Like, the build up is a bit much.

>>68544044
Tune the vocals, or the rest of your song. Other than that sounds fine short of turning some shit down.

>>68544711
The horns/flute seem a little distracting if you plan on just having this for background music. Maybe take them down an octave or loosening up the progression.

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>>68555341

>>68555511
I don't like the rhythm of the progression. Otherwise decent though.

>>68539596
2005 acer notebook detected

>>68555565
Yea me neither, i had it a bit more better placed out, but it felt a little long so i shortned it. now it just feels rushed.

>>68555563
that's how wav files work, m8

>>68555563

File sizes are the same because the exported track lengths are the same, as >>68555436 pointed out your reverse cymbal track is mostly silence but to get all tracks to line up with each other without re-assembling them in a DAW again they need to be the exact same length.

>>68555665
I thought a silent track would be 0 MB, wow, computers are alien.

>>68555565
>I don't like the rhythm of the progression. Otherwise decent though.
any suggestions to fix it?

>>68535468

is it bad to do a 2 minute song with 24 seconds of actual unique content looped

>>68555897
are there variations in the loops at all? or lyrics over them? if it's just a 24 second loop that plays 6 or however many times then you might lose people by the end of it

>>68555809
no, it's still 48000 times 24 bit per second times two

>>68555809

Silence isn't the same as "no data" - a silent wav still uses the same amount of data to describe silence as it would to describe a 0db sound and for a CD-quality wav file that works out at 16 bits for every 1/44100th of a second.

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this is cutdown version of uhe bazille is free and pretty cool imo

facebook com/beat.magazin

you dont need an account to download it you just click the link they posted

>>68555466

I was thinking more along the lines of mixing older hip hop samples & layering.

Is there a secret or is it that hippy "try hard and don't give up!" bullshit the other guy said?

>>68556302
>that hippy "try hard and don't give up!" bullshit
that's literally the only way you'll ever make it
if you already think it's a pain in the ass you might as well give up right now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DU2WBsMabQ

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It's now official /prod/bros. I'm moving to Straya at the end of the year! I'm of course bringing my recording rig in my luggage.

Wat record and where?

>>68556365
record some abos

>>68556365
record yourself shitting in the outback

>>68556375
>>68556381
Already on my list anons!

>>68556399
record yourself screaming STELLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA in the outback

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>>68556414
random but ok i'm with ya

>>68555436
Thanks for the really nice feedback! Yeah I think I definitely went a little overboard on the separation here. I like the bass to have a gritty sound and be audible in the mix but I gotta get better at making it gel with the rest. Taming the overheads and making drums not too bright while still making the hits audible is one of the things I usually have the hardest time with too. I also often end up cutting a lot of ~3-400hz on a lot of tracks to clean up but I probably go overboard a lot there as well.

Tried to work with your suggestions just a bit quick here, I can only listen/mix with headphones right now though since it's 03:00 here:
https://clyp.it/i1mqw3ae

Also I'm writing and trying to mix as if vocals are going to be added later.

>>68555482
Did you tune your strings down an octave? That sounds like it'd be too loose to even play on.

>>68556427
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1A0p0F_iH8

>>68555950

their will be meme rap over it once we record

also it has 12 seconds of intro

I'm thinking it might be Ok as long as we keep it short and sweer

>>68556447
oh i know what it is, but for what purpose anon

https://youtu.be/qVrU0JNAgqI

>>68556468
it's just a good name to scream out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er_yEIE2I2o

>>68556428
>Did you tune your strings down an octave?

Not so much as that, from memory I was tuning the low E down to a lower A so I didn't have the same lower range as a bass guitar but it was enough for demos, if a little strange for our bass guitarist to interpret when I was playing higher when he'd intuitively have played lower.

>>68556520

...bearing in mind that my "demos" were me and a drum machine and two cassette decks bouncing takes back and forth adding guitars sound-on-sound through a home-made mixer - it was pretty ghetto and I had no cash at the time to upgrade anything.

>>68537311
>https://clyp.it/b4pk5jg3
I think the transition after the riser at 1:03 has too much of a gap.
Also the filter on the sound from about 1:40 and on could be more open. I think when it is more open toward the end, it has a much more bright and "spooky sound"

>>68556414
>>68556447
>>68556480

https://clyp.it/el0nmhu1

>>68556795
lmao

>>68555511
Thanks for the feedback, anon. Goes to show that's actually a very important factor.

Can I get some feedback on my other clyp, anons? Pasting it on this post: https://clyp.it/levoomol

>>68535806
>comparing a wavetable synth, an virtual analog synth and an FM synth

How stupid can you get fampai

https://clyp.it/wg1ozgia

a small update, but an update.

Wew laddy what's good! Any /prod/bros watching the debate at this hour? So gonna sample Trump stumpin the crap out of crooked Shillary. Put his voice in a wave table synth or a vocoder will surely result in dank choons

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>>68557639
I'm actually watching vids on gayboystube atm. Found one that looks just like Jayden Smith sooo yeah kinda busy.

I look forward to hearing your choons though friend!

>>68557639
i dont really care about politics so im not watching

>>68535468
https://clyp.it/1p4c0rye

might upload this to soundcloud, opinions?

from a complete outsider's perspective, do you think trump is going to win

>>68557945

yes, the polls are close (and that's when they oversample democrats by nearly 25%). Trump is leading big league.

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>>68557945
h'yeah right

>>68557958
what do you say about sites like 538

https://clyp.it/e5fgm5zs
dug up some of my old favorites and couldnt resist on this take but was it a good thing? i would say yes

>>68557879
do it and post it in the right thread

>>68557965
that's what I was thinking. can't imagine with him acting how he has at the debates that anyone but diehard alr-right ppl will vote for him, i seem to remember him getting like 1% of the black vote

>>68557966

The same thing I think of empty bags (belong in the trash)

Interested in seeing what PollMole turns out after the election

Are there good resources on working on developing composition & arrangement skills as opposed to sound-design and mixing?

>>68558670
recreate songs

>>68558689

senpai that's brilliant

>>68558670
https://noisylittlebugger.net/manuals/_general_sound_design_synthesis/composition_for_computer_musicians.pdf

this is geared towards making music in a daw

https://clyp.it/xtw0jrm1

idk what to think of this senpai. I know the mixing is kinda shit right now but does this have potential?

>>68557945
there's no view from nowhere but

no, he's not going to win. the only debate now is whether he'll stoke the wal-mart militiamen's rage on nov 9th so that we have a couple shootings or something. I really hope that doesn't happen though.

>>68559321

Hi, CTR. Glad to see you here too!

>>68559360
hello Cuck

https://clyp.it/qeh4ntgd

okay now pls respond

>>68557945
Sadly, it looks like he's going to win for real. He's not even breaking a sweat and the polls are tied. Meanwhile, Hillary is having mill$s dumped in campaign and in fighting trump. Also Hillary is committing election fraud and putting shills in places like Reddit and fagbook with sock accounts to influence public opinion. Google "okeefe election fraud videos".

>>68558670
http://www.oldschooldaw.com/manuals/HarmonyForComputerMusic.pdf

http://www.oldschooldaw.com/manuals/MusicTheoryForComputerMusic.pdf

>>68559548

Why's it sad?

>>68559548
>Sadly
honestly it's for the best
americans need a good wake-up call for all the shit they've put themselves into

>>68559548
Holy mother of god
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hDc8PVCvfKs

>/prod/ is now /pol/

>>68559251
>>68559632
YOURE THE BEST ANON THANKS SO MUCHHHH!!!!!!

>>68560038
psh nothing personnel kiddo

http://www.oldschooldaw.com/manuals/TheDanceMusicManual.pdf

this one is pretty nice too

>>68559548
>muh infants shooting themselves
>WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN RUSSIA
>h-h-h-haha what emails
>v-v-v-veritas? Trump has Russian spies
I hope burgers are going to do something if that psychotic cunt wins.

is the Akai Timbre Wolf an okay starter synth? I just bought it because it was in my price range and I want to learn a bit more about synthesizers before I drop a lot of money.

>>68535468
>Ableton tutorials
>pubic hair removal demonstration
wasn't expecting a boner this early in the morning

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>>68535806

>>68562744
never had morning wood anon?

oi guys how does this sound?
https://clyp.it/rorew54s

>>68562744
>>68562909
probs low test

>>68562956
too slow and disjointed senpai

>>68562956
>https://clyp.it/rorew54s
I like this, I think the vocal sample? is a tad bit annoying after the first couple but other than that its solid

>>68562898
where's this but for DAW's

>>68562976
thanks, it's at 100bpm, should I try 115-120?
>>68562998
that's great :) , the sample is from never be like you(flume)

>>68559735
>now
the /pol/ contingent has been here for a while, they just get all riled up on debate nights

>>68559714
while that dude is scummy and it's shitty that they did that, when is the last time violence at trump rallies was even in the news? the primaries? i dont really see why people think this is gonna be the smoking gun that brings her whole campaign down

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>>68563062
40 hours in paint

>>68563865
what are the bottom 3?

>>68563910
DubTurbo, Mixcraft and LMMS.

>>68563939
never heard of dubturbo but it just sounds stupid with a name like that lol

>>68540414
Yep. Some pedals will work better than others. I run my synths from an AxeFX II for most of my effects.

Try not to run square waves into tube amplifiers either.

>>68550955
>>68551982
Should be fine. My PC is seven years old and I don't have any issues.

>>68556365
Where are you coming from? We use 230V here, so you might have issues without something to convert.

Improvised this at about 1am. How's the overall style/tone? Improv has always been a huge weakness for me.
https://clyp.it/hc3f5cb3

>>68563865
What are the ones in greybeard? I recognize audiomulch and max.

>>68564181
OctaMED, Max/pd, Audiomulch, Protools HD, Sunvox, Cubase for Atari ST, Reaktor

>>68563865
why is ableton in patrician and plebeian

>>68562597
Why would you ask this after you bought it? Did you buy it new? To me it sounds like hot shit. For the ~$200-300 price range the Arturia microbrute and Novation Bass Station 2 are good.

>>68564857
yeah, in hindsight I should've slept on the buy.

>>68564808
Both Live and FL move between patrician and plebeian depending on the user.

These two are number one on torrents along with Sylenth and Vengeance packs. You don't see many noobs asking basic questions about Cubase or Reason.

>>68562597
>>68564857
>Arturia microbrute
This. Return the Tibrewolf and get that. ^

Modern Akai is trash.

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>>68562597
>>68564857
>>68564916
>Arturia microbrute
This. I have a MiniBrute and it's a great synth for someone learning. I prefer my MS-20 overall, but they're a killer little unit for sure.

I actually prefer the MicroBrute to the MiniBrute, but I got mine super cheap.

>>68564916
I'm going to return the timbewolf asap, packing it up right now

>>68564957
>>68564957
No don't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO8X9sIJIIE

>>68565017
I guess I wont be having that coffee before I return it.....

>>68565037
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh_q3fH4bEQ

>>68565055
>oh it works!
he sounds so surprised about this

Why are choir synths always such huge dicks?

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>>68565017
>>68565055

>>68562597
Shit dude.... idk what to tell you...
There's not much in it that is actually worth while... it really depends what you're looking for, but all the things the timbre wolf does there's another synth that does it better

>>68565151
its going back and I'll be going home with the microbrute today. i really don't know why but I never even read the reviews for it. I'm too impulsive

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>>68535468

I use Ableton, and I have a vst that plays bells with some reverb/resonance. The resonance is a bit much, and I can't remove it in the vst's controls.

How can I cut the resonance as much as I can but preserve the core of the sound?

https://clyp.it/qqrlj53d

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>>68562898
>ranking different synthesis types product """"""""names""""""""
>not by synthesis type

do you not even understand synthesis? why is wavetable va better than fm?

do you even know?

kek no you don't, clearly

>>68563865
>opcode studio
>grey bread

haha this is so true tho
def ahead of it's time

>take a break from producing
>sudden wave of depression and anxiety
>start producing again
>goes away

this probably isn't healthy

>>68566143
think of resonance as a means of exponentially increasing the amplitude of a wave. the more resonance, the more dynamic the waveform is. So when you want to 'reduce the inherent resonance" you are actually trying to reduce the dynamics... make it softer, less aggressive, and more gradual.

try making narrow cuts on the eq at the specific frequency ranges to tame those areas that seem to get exponentially louder. You might even have to automate those cuts over time so you are only removing those frequencies when they become a problem.

using a compressor could help too, though this might not address the aggressively dynamic parts directly, but instead make the other parts more aggressive to match.

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>>68566356
pic semi related, increased resonance would be the increased spike.

>>68566283
wtf dude, i feel the exact same way. Producing is the only thing that takes my mind off depression

>>68566424
Too bad you won't ever get good

>>68566283
>>68566424
this makes perfect sense

producing is a form of self expression. self expression is a means of processing your inner thoughts, directly or even indirectly.

Say you are feeling pain or hurt, expressing that pain or hurt via your own music is a way of releasing that pressure you feel when you bottle up those emotions.

While it's very healthy to release this pressure, it may not be healthy is producing is your only form of release .

Maybe consider other means of releasing that pressure. Talking out your emotions to a loved one helps (but only if they are willing to listen). If you don't have anyone to talk to about that stuff, maybe see a therapist.

>>68566473
did your mother never love you? I know my post was kinda cringe, but whatever man.

>>68566511
wait so are all these "great artists" and other creative people really just fucked in the head?

Are there any instruments comparable in sound/use to the Suzuki Omnichord?

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>>68566157
Ranking different synths by their versatility, fuckhead. Serum offers wavetable import, a number of different filters, effects section and a ton of modulation options. It's quite versatile.

Sylenth is good for bread and butter sounds, it can cover a wide range of sounds but it's rather basic. Sytrus offers FM, subtractive and additive synthesis with waveshaping options. FM8 is rather limited compared to it and the filter and effects section isn't that good, it doesn't do anything better than Sytrus does and it's more expensive to boot, so it's the contrarian option.

Massive is rather versatile and still has a place but it is showing it's age, wavetables and decent effects and filters, tons of modulation options. The Virus has subtractive and FM with wavetables and it sounds amazing doing it, great effects and filters, having a real analog subtractive to compliment expands the versatility there as well.

The modular is a fucking modular, nuff said, but it's expensive and complex. And finally, those shitty digital VA synths have all the limitations of hardware (limited voices, monotimbrality, DSP limits) with sound that is shittier than software. You'd be retarded to buy one.

In short, pic related.

>>68563865
dub turbo is the king of daws

>>68566356
>>68566409

Hey, thanks for that. I think the bigger problem is that any narrow-but-deep EQ cuts I make take out some core timbre (even though they neuter the painful resonance parts), and any wide-but-shallow ones just end up masking it. Compression could be an idea, but I think it'd result in the latter at higher volume, making the entire thing sound too resonant.

I'll play around with it and maybe think about some other sounds.

>>68566586
yeah, really fucked up. so fucked up that they became famous for it.

https://clyp.it/i1hsis4p

How's my fake guitar sound?

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Anyone have any experience servicing a Juno 106? Picked one up for 100$, one of the six VCA chips is going out. From what ive gathered Roland coated the D80017A chips with a plastic coating that causes issues down the road. I've been looking into replacement chips and just coming up with the ones on Analogue Renaissance but hes out of stock and not shipping at the moment. Are there any other reliable clone chips out there? Is it worth just trying to remove the plastic coating?

>>68567466

I have an MKS-7 (rack-mount 106 sounds plus TR-707) that had this issue and I removed the epoxy coating from all of the voice chips (the coating becomes capacitive after years of heating/cooling cycles) by soaking them in acetone and VERY CAREFULLY picking the coating out with a scalpel blade.

I didn't have the same benefits of diagnostics mode that the 106 has so I had to clean up all of the chips - if you know for sure which chip is at fault you could start with that one and see if you feel like taking the time to clean them all.

Pretty sure Synth Spa on eBay carries clones of the chips too so you could try there if you're not keen on cleaning the originals - it does work though, my MKS-7 works fine now.

should I pull the trigger?
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Moog/Modular-System-35-Limited-Edition-Legacy-Analog-Synth.gc

>>68567812
>$22,000
wew

>>68564244
I need to step up my game. I only got Sunvox right off the bat. I'm disappointed I didn't get Cubase considering I own an Atari ST and was messing with programs from Tim's Atari Midi World at one time.

>>68563865
>>68563865
Buttwig goes in the "Patrician" tier

Why would I get a Microbrute over a volca keys?

>Download Waves bullshit software for downloading software
>Click "Install"
>"Sorry. An error has occured during installation."
Fuck this bullshit.

>>68563865
So where is Buzz?

>>68567903
I think I'm probably the only poster here who used Cubase on an atari back in the day. Fuck I'm old.

>>68568576
Waves is retarded

>>68568647
tfw cubase is as old as i am

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>tfw fell for the Logic Pro x meme and sold my maschine Mikro

REEEEEE ITS SO FUCKING HARD TO GET ANYTHING DONE GOD DAMN U CRAPPLE

>>68568697
>going from maschine to logic
RIP

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>pirating fl 12.3 just for transistor

>>68568697
>apple
>logic
>selling hardware
You're a fucking idiot dude.

>IL just announced a 303 for FL
Wonder how it will compare to the competition.

>>68568733
it's already out, and it's basically identical

>>68568713
>>68568727
Yea I'm aware. I'm going to have to buy another one. I can't fucking get anything done let alone started or even import my God damn samples. How the hell do people use this shit?

>>68568697
>Tfw my favorite producer uses logic
Isn't that shit just like a upgraded garage band?

>>68568742
It just has to be better than TB03.

>>68568769
well im >>68568716 i literally just got it, i'll play around and report results

>>68568647

I used it right up to the first Windows PC I got that could handle VST32 without bluescreening every 10 minutes, had a version that ran on the Mac I was using at the time but it was never as solid with MIDI timing as the Atari so I drifted towards Logic (Silver) on the Mac for a while before moving to Windows and back to Cubase.

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>>68568697

>>68535917
>tfw all my gear is sub 300
gfys

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>>68568781
Thank.
Found out recently ABL3 got released way back.
Tis nice times we live in.

>>68568733
Why didn't they just fix ts404?
The amount of shit that got broken or removed (probably because they noticed it was broken) in recent updates is pretty stupid.

I'm really interested in a Yamaha PSS-470, is it a decent synth?

>>68568913
Holy shit I just had the exact same thought.
Never forget TS404.

Well, to be fair, it's an artefact from an ancient era when all generators were internal (not in external dlls), removing it simplifies the architecture I imagine. And there's probably no-one to implement it, and there are possibly software licensing agreements preventing them from doing so.
But still, fucking bastards.

And still no file picker preview for slicex.

>>68566356
wat? bullshit. resonance is a peak in the frequency range, it has nothing to do with dynamics.

>>68568846
here, just made this. i havent used a 303 or any emulators before so im not too certain on how to use it, but he, i have it both isolated and with a simple beat i made for reference
https://clyp.it/2tbtxqg4

>>68569407
*here, not he. damnit

Should I get a Yamaha DX-7? I can snatch one for around $150.

>>68569575
yes

>>68569575
Rip that stupid google's arm off.

>>68569602
I don't think it's stolen

>>68569597
>>68569602
Is it really that worth it?

>>68568150
Bump. There's like a 300$ difference. Is it compensated with sound quality and features or is that just the price of the extra plastic and keys?

>>68570170
Sorry I meant to compare it with the minibrute. Apparently the micro brute has mini keys and is only 300 (twice the cost of a volca), so it's like a mini version of the minibrute. Retarded naming.

>>68563865
>hating on LMMS
Fucking great program that really got me into the game

>>68569407
Not too bad, but I'd have to listen on something that allows me to hear properly.

Meanwhile, Waves bullshit failed to work on 3 systems.

>>68570323
i never really cared for waves plugins or their retarded wave centeral installer

>>68570268
>the game

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I need help with garageband, I'll try to attach a vocaroo recording of what I need if I can

See image: I have an equalizer set up for these strings. What I want it to sound like is something more warbly and electronic, but it doesn't save when I do it. I saw a video say something about automation, but not only is that a huge PIA but it also isn't even working at all

Vocaroo: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1l5WtSBK7Cl

>>68570500
you arent in the game?

>>68570602
The effect you want can't exactly be achievable with just EQ. You'd need some type of distortion (like a lo fi mat) and an LFO. But I'm pretty sure that GarageBand has some "string" sounding presets in the synth instrument library; why don't you just use that instead?

>>68570620
if by the game you mean your mom then yes i am

>68537311 here

>>68543012
>>68538687
>>68555511
>>68556745
thanks all for the feedback! I'll definitely be switching out the bass for something else, I'm just not sure what lol. It was more of place holder until I could find something that I liked. At that 1:03 gap, to fill in space, would it be cheesy to put in this?
https://youtu.be/UpV9bueEZC8?t=6m6s

>>68570783
>(like a lo fi mat) and an LFO
Not even 100% sure what that even is

there are string presets but it doesn't give me the warbling I want, I want that kind of rapidly increasing decresing volume frequency deal

>>68566765
the kordbot is comparable in use

is there a phone number or website with live garageband support? I need an expert to show me how to get that warbling effect

>>68565205
okay I actually ended up getting the Arp Odyssey on sale for $479. I think I'll be happier with it than the timbrewolf

>>68571040
>Not even 100% sure what that even is
it's the thing you're looking for
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-frequency_oscillation

>>68571701
Ohhh I want a tremolo effect then, how can I do that on GB?

>>68571721
it should have a tremolo effect built in

>>68571627
Why are you asking here? Go to apple.com, type "GarageBand" in the search, hit enter and scroll down.

I'll do it for you. https://support.apple.com/garageband
Dammit.

>>68571721
Check out as many GarageBand tutorials on YouTube as you can; they'll help you a lot to learn to use the program.

I suppose this is the right thread to ask
If I wanted to hire a composer to do a game soundtrack, what's the best way to go about it?
Talking about visual novels here

Basically how do I find people who produce music and are open for commissions/long term work.

>>68572116
you could hire me, or don't and just scrap the idea of a visual novel because they're fucking silly. I hope you don't plan to sell the "game"

>>68572116
HANS ZIMMER WITH FLUME HERE
ask us anything

>>68572205
>>68572162
What are fair wages? And how long on average does it take to produce music? I'm sorry, I'm very new to all of this.

I know obviously you could just find someone you like on soundcloud or whatever and hire them, or maybe post an ad on a freelance site?

>>68572162
>novels are silly and unprofitable
Tell that to 7th expansion and all the weeb developers that have been flooding steam this past year.

>>68572116
We'll, the first step is to start looking, anon. Be careful what you say and promise but be blunt, upfront and truthful. Be clear to the composer about what his goal is and give him only the exact information he needs for every piece you request; giving an example work helps a lot.

I suggest you check out what the book "Complete Guide to Game Audio" (by Aaron Marks) has to say on the subject. It's a very cool complete book. It's meant more for the composer and talks about what the composer, in this case of video game music, can do to get hired; where he should look. It will give you solid ideas also on how to talk with the composer and how to "strike a deal" with him, so to speak.

Let me see if I can put up a link...

>>68572332
i never said they were unprofitable. I said I hope he doesn't plan to sell them because they're literally short stories with shitty MIDI keyboard in the background. That said I own almost every Sakura ____ game

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https://clyp.it/zwvlcekz
how's my arps boys?

>>68569407
yo, when it kicks in, the bassline is sick and sounds pretty decent. preset drum break ruins it tho. Good start.

>>68567461
lmao what is this. sounds like an Adult Swim bumper for World Peace

>>68564104
Fucking lush tones here

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tfw in cubase prologue vst there is a preset called "whizzle" and you press a few keys and it shoots up to 100db making a crazy sound

>>68572277
Try some commision sites.
The money would probably depend on how long the piece needs to be and the guys skill. You would probably talk with the hired guy about the vision, he would make some demos and so on.
Mixing and mastering is probably not included.

>>68572332
Thank you so much. I can probably find the book myself somewhere.

I've done freelance myself quite a bit (granted, on the illustration side of things) so I know what kind of hell getting hired can be like (particularly with clients trying to pay peanuts) so I don't ever want to do that with a composer I hire.

Also I want to make sure the process isn't too stressful for the composer, and have built up a list of music for each track that I think has a similar sound and feel to what I'd like.

>>68572375
It's just going to be a free short game on steam, kind of a thing for fun and to tell a story.

>>68572277
>wages
The book talks about this in detail. You have many options. Most composers charge per minute of finished music. A good, average wage is about 150$ per minute of finished music. But like I said, you have options to negotiate. You can pay upfront (very hard for the composer to agree because he doesn't know how long or how much work will take to write the piece, unless you're just buying a finished piece), you can pay offer royalties (like 15-20%, this can vary widely, of game revenue) so that he lowers his 'per-minute' price. Or offer bonuses, where he lowers the 'per minute, price in exchange for, say, if the game sold 20k copies, he gets a 10k bonus for example.

>how long it takes
Depends on the piece and the expertise and readiness of the composer. Tchaikovsky composed Overture 1812 in six weeks, and he said he didn't like it because he didn't pour his heart and soul into it.

Em, do you still want the book on game audio?

>>68572505
Yes, I'd love the book.
I was thinking going hourly in terms of pay? Because that would be fair to the composer.

>>68572030
i literally did that at the same time I posted this thread and havent gotten a response yet

https://clyp.it/ihv23lpk

WIP, any thoughts on this? Particularly arrangement and progress over the song, thanks!

>>68572531
www.pu"u.sh/rPX"45.pdf
Here it is. Others are of course welcome to take it. Remove the " in the link; had to put them cus 4chan through my post was spam.

Hourly... you could but it wouldn't be practical. Some DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations aka music making programs) keep track of how long a project file has been open, but composition usually requires experimentation, at least in the beginning of the process, which also takes time. Most composers charge per minute of finished music because it's the easiest to calculate and keep track of. A very well done 5 or 6 minute piece (usually when a piece is requested, the desired duration is included) can take many many hours to write, again, depending on the composer and the complexity of the piece.

Hourly wage is used when the composer is a direct, full-time employee of the company and that often involves more than just composing the music, usually also mastering and programming in the music such were the case.

>>68573057
is a direct, in-house, full-time employee*

>>68573057
if such were the case*
writing consistently on mobile is impossible

>>68573057
thank you so much for all the help anon
i will make sure to keep all these things in mind and give that book a full read before i find a composer
again, thank you! much appreciated

best free daw for someone that doesnt know shit about making music? not garage band i dont have a mac

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>>68573529
You got it, friend.

>>68573673
free daws are shit and most people torrent a paid daw until they feel its worth it

>>68573673
torrent something full broe

>>68573673
Almost all paid DAWs have demos available.
Download the demos and use them for a while until you find the one you're comfortable with. Work with that one for a while and once you think it's time, buy it.

Then again, the alternative the other anons are suggesting is also free.

>>68573766
I figured, sadly I cant torrent due to some unfortunate circumstances. oh well I guess I will wait till I can afford something and in the mean time try out some demos

Hey guys, I just started making beats 3-4 days ago with FL Studio. I know the bells are probably too loud, but that's because I don't know how to mix/master yet.

https://clyp.it/ctvhds0f

>>68573919
reaper works after the 60 day demo and just throws up a nag screen asking you to pay

it is an ugly daw imo but you would be able to use that with freeware synths and effects without worrying about restrictions

>>68573919
why can't you torrent exactly?

>>68573919
if you are on mac you can typically reset those trial periods pretty easy

>>68573974
my computer could potentially be searched and piracy would be a breach of my probation

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>>68573961
>https://clyp.it/ctvhds0f
>AWWH!! YEH!!... YA'LL READY KNOW WUTTITIS!!!
>gun sounds
>nuclear bomb alarm blaring up and down
>Maybach Music

you're going places, kid

>>68574011
How many people did you kill?

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>>68574089
6 million

>>68574089
zero, its just drug stuff in a state that is really strict

>>68573919
Get a full DAW or you will regret it later.

>>68574102
Give back the sudetenland or you will regret it later

>>68574207
now we need to know which drug and which state cunt

>tfw drop a resample into the sampler i was already using, forgetting that i had the volume way up on it
delicious +27 volume spikes in my headphones

https://clyp.it/2e2tscgl

>Current hip hop/electropop instrumental I'm working on

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>producing with sound on
how is your first week of production, baby?