/prod/ - Music Production General

What day is this
https://clyp.it/ofslwlkn

i know nothing abt composition! its a crazy adventure, and i learn new things everyday, its a lot of fun.

say, if i were playing in C major, and i tuned a melodic synth to +600 cents, would it make sense musically? or would it just be pitched to another key? thx

>>68932685
You would just make it higher by 6 semitones.

>>68932777
yeah. does that make sense to compose with in c major though? sorry i am literally so bad with music. i was also horrible with math in high school and it kind of feels similar

>>68932800
>bad with pitch
>bad with math

why are you doing this?

>>68932955
i jst want to hack you in the fucking jaw

>>68932800
yeh you'd be playing in f sharp maj

>>68932955
dont be a douche
>>68932800
100 cents is the same as one semitone

>>68932955
fat

Speech Therapy, new album I'm working on. Already done first song but don't need any more feedback on it.

https://clyp.it/gb44rxhd

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>>68932604
can you get drum machines from china or something
i wanna record live instead of sitting in studio space for two generations to get a fucking beat done

>>68934212
Look for shitty old ones on ebay like a Boss Dr Synth or something

Is Ableton Live 9 good? It's been a while since I used a DAW but the last one I used was 8.2.2.
Should I get the new one?

>>68934352
FL Studio is easier but more simple. Ableton is hard but has more HQ synths and VSTs.

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>>68934311
sounds dope i got this band space nearby and though about just plugging the retro shit to loudspeakers, playing 5-10 minutes and calling it a soundcloud/clyp.it/bandcamp upload

>>68934391
i dont think ableton is really that hard once you understand the routing and how to move things back and forth between session and clip view and how to do automation in either one

>>68934416
Do it

>>68934428
also warping/sampling/resampling

those are the cornerstones of ableton

This is what happens when I get a case of the vibes and just start jamming. Kind meandering, but I'm enjoying making it. I can tighten it up and make it a bit more focussed later.

https://clyp.it/pyfauvve

>>68934174
Any feedback?

production tips?
https://clyp.it/bjin3icb
working with some mediocre headphones.
does it sound too flat?

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does anyone have a tape/cassette deck in their studio? how do you apply it in your studio?

>>68932685
So you can just play the white keys and. Pt have to stay in c major? Yeah, do what you got to do, but itll probably hinder you later on not to learn how to play in other keys. Learn intervals, thats a way to cheat it.

https://clyp.it/zpcevahq

any feedback/comments on this would be appreciated.

Ive been using fl studios since 2007(only started getting serious with it since 2013), would it make sense to move to ableton now that im realizing my limitations with fl. I mostly do hip hop beats, but i also program drum tracks for stuff like rock and funk tracks, where recording live instruments work best. I do my recording in pro tools with an exported midi usually using 3rd party synths or sample libraries.

I really like the ease of fl studio, you can change up structure very quickly, but i dont see many people using it anymore unless they strictly do hip hop, which I dont. I dont plan on making any edm in the immediate future, but its definetly likely i will down the road.

>>68934680
you said you don't need any

https://clyp.it/3zrlpnlg

don't usually make music like this, mixed this in February and I'm coming back to it. recs on free trumpet/brass au's? I think it could benefit from some brass

>>68935286

I have that same reel to reel. It's the shit. I bounce tracks to it from my mixer and cut them up. I like the way it makes my tracks sound. gives them an imperfection that I enjoy.

Plus it's fun to handle your tunes in a tactile way. I think it's given me a better understanding of mixing, because it's easy to make a tape recording sound shitty, hard to make it sound tight.

>>68935894
word. I found it for pretty cheap on cl but the dude hasn't responded yet, and I want it so bad. I'm mainly interested for putting saturation on bass and drums, but also want to experiment with recording vocals on it/use it as an outboard delay effect. how's it to maintain?

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>>68935962

The saturation is great. I do that a lot. I haven't used it as much for single track recording (mostly just mixdowns) but I bet it would still sound great.

I got mine in great condition so maintenance has been simple so far. I wipe the heads with isopropyl (preferably 90%) almost every time I use it.

The main issue I've found is finding good tape. Read up on "sticky shed" if you don't already know about it. I think like 60% of all the tape made between the 60s-80s has this problem. It's a total pain in the ass that can be avoided if you get the right tape. (I'm still trying to find some)

>>68936144
so the tape on amazon that's fairly inexpensive sucks? How long does a reel last you, personally? Maybe look into the tape they sell at vintageking audio, it's fairly expensive ($74 for 1/4'' tape), but it might be worth it.

I don't know too much about reel to reels yet, but what exactly is the difference between the mic input and the RCA inputs in the back? does the mic input hit a preamp before, and the RCA not? Makes me wonder if vocals/anything would have an entirely different characteristic through the mic input vs the RCA input

>>68934987
>https://clyp.it/bjin3icb

I actually like this, you need some highs though. Add a pad/string/shaker in there

>>68936230

I'm still erasing and reusing the only reel I have that doesn't shed. I should definitely get a new reel though.

The mic inputs are the only malfunctioning part on my machine, so I can't say. Probably not too different though. I think the tape itself will be the main factor that determines the color of your sound, provided your machine works fine.

Tape machines are like film cameras, working in time rather than space. They give back what you give them. You have to practice making a tape mix sound good very much like taking a good photograph. A bad mix will still sound bad on tape.

But they are fun as hell to use. And once you run a mix through it, now you're analog.

Just got a pair of monitors, and I hearing a white noise coming from it. I'm using TRS cables instead of xlrs to connect it to the aux on my computer, is this whats causing it?

>>68936482
I was just assuming that the mic input would make a much hotter signal than the rca, but it sounds like it's not a problem. Guess I'll find out at some point.

So are you sending individual tracks through the tape, the entire mix, or both? Do you process a track, run it through the machine, then process again? Link me to some of your work if you've got some to share

was trying to make le epic trap
the problem is i don't have monitors

https://clyp.it/qbch1mid

>>68934391
there is no hard or easy daw

they just work in different ways

Where do you place the lowest note on your bass?

i.e: I'm writing in C major, the lowest note of the bassline is D2, but since I decided the lowest note on bass should be E2, I transpose everyting two semitones up thus playing in D major.

>>68936906

I'm usually at about D4

>>68936623

https://clyp.it/sbijxbak

an old song. I was trying to experiment with pushing the tape.

>>68935811
For my OTHER track, not the one I linked, sorry for the confusion.

>>68936942
That's pretty high considering the lowest note on a bass guitar is E2.

>>68934174
Sounds like it's distorting and it lacks structure.

>>68937251
If it helps it is just the hook and the outro but if the structure is still bad please explain in more detail why? Any other feedback for the song?

>>68937208

My bass guitar is a vst

>>68937316
E4 played by a vst will have the same frequency that an E4 played on a bass guitar, at least there are multiple oscillators in different octaves.

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>tfw flat headphones and I didn't notice my recording was all fucked

>>68937301
It's hard to give constructive criticism because I have no frame of reference for this type of music. What kind of style are you trying to emulate?

How the fuck do i make anything using the black keys on my keyboard? I can only use white keys because if not it just don't sound right. What the fuck

>>68937499
git gud

So, I''ve been trying to give everyone feedback and now I'd like to know what do you guys think about this.

https://clyp.it/jltbis4h

I made it out of nowhere and I'd like to listen to music like this to get some inspo, what genre could be this?

>>68937360

What are you EQing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krEw04YvFcY

how do I get a sound like this?

>>68937534
>https://clyp.it/jltbis4h

Sounds like an Empire of the Sun song. What ever genre they are.

>>68937370
Non-generic EDM

>>68936952
Not entirely the music I would listen to, but damn you mixed it well. Sounds really organic. I'm assuming you were running at 7 1/2 ips. Noticeable drop in fidelity recording in 3 1/2 ips

>>68937590
More specifically progressive house.

>>68937590
Any specific artists?

>>68937644
Deadmau5, No Mana, Draft, Blackgummy

>>68937714
Well, start with the basics, the kick and the bass.

The bass-y sound you have sounds a bit out of place, too wide in the stereo field and as if there is reverb on it.

The other sounds, apart from kick and bass, should be highpassed so they don't muddy up the bass frequencies. Also, try putting some sidechain on the effecty things so they duck whenever the kick hits.

I've tried to make some EDM too but I always end up with a repetitive 16 bar loop and never make anything out of it
https://clyp.it/05aemou4

https://clyp.it/d0lnhknc

stopped caring lol

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>>68937499
transpose the keyboard a half step and keep playing the white notes.

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>>68937714
>non-generic EDM

>>68937930
Yes, it is possible you meme loving retard.

>>68937781
Thanks for the feedback, it really helps when people give it in detail.

>>68937579
I didn't know about them, I might grab an idea or two from this song I'm listening right now.

>>68937550
before:
https://clyp.it/oakpwfhq
after:
https://clyp.it/nkf0ne1u
Synth + drum machine recorded through an fx pedal, there's not much I can do at the moment besides EQing the master.

>>68937534
>https://clyp.it/jltbis4h
awesome track, but it sounds like everything thru the master buss was being processed by a tin can.
>>68937567
Found sounds, and lots of tape delay
>>68935572
>https://clyp.it/zpcevahq
squashed/limited as all F..

>>68938600
I used a really dirty tape emulation on the master bus because I like the way it sounds, but I know I've got serious issues mixing-wise, mostly because I'm mixing on cans. Thanks for the feedback, man.

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>>68934391
Name examples.
Protip: you can't because you are just parroting

>>68937499
Learn theory fag

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I don't really know what I'm doing

https://clyp.it/ty5mdagf

>>68938836
FL is for meme producers doe.

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https://clyp.it/mcfmqewv

my attempt at this genre
im saying "this genre" because i dont know what genre this falls under

>>68938859
it starts getting good after 1:20

do you have a soundcloud or something?

>>68938981
Why?
>ITS JUST ISxd

>>68939072
yee
https://soundcloud.com/official_contingent

Don't like to shill it here that often but eh why not

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>>68938836
The use of FL Studio is for memelords like you that slow down Japanese commercials for vaporware Bandcamp releases, that is how it is easier than Ableton.

>>68939275
But I use FL Studio too so who am I to speak ill of a fellow user?

>>68939275
>making vaporwave "music"
You should find a different hobby.

>>68938850
fuck you i'll do what this man says >>68937909

>>68937509
aiight!

https://clyp.it/tkljcjtd

>>68939322
Nah but thanks for the offer! :)

>>68939393
Please do, there is already enough trash.

>>68939335
>https://clyp.it/tkljcjtd
An especially shitty and annoying version of Starfucker with no creative drums, leads, or backing tracks.

>>68939440
Shouldn't you be doing something more with your time other than wasting it on me?

>>68939467
XD

Last /prod/ was pretty good, please don't start DAW flaming now.

https://clyp.it/upmwapkc

Just started working on this one

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>>68939563

>>68939658

lul

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https://clyp.it/r5krbfj0

thoughts?

If u want feedback on something, reply and link it. I'll get back to you when i can

>>68939847
london? That you?

>>68939847
>https://clyp.it/r5krbfj0
dope

>>68939658
Have you ever heard about the mono utility?

>>68937499
Try playing outside of c major and a minor

https://clyp.it/hbzcwvar

made a house beat with some funky synths. should I finish this?

>>68940426
no

>>68939906
lmao, I wish. thanks for the compliment tho

>>68939972
thanks

>>68940702
why tho. is it bad?

>>68940894
Sorry for sounding mean.

You can continue it to improve production techniques.

Right now it sounds very random, especially the synth riff you got going, like you just hit record and sort of played without keeping in tempo.

The kick sounds very muffled as well, as if it's going through a lowpass filter. It needs more high end to cut through the mix, right now it just sounds like a pillow.

>>68941116
>https://clyp.it/upmwapkc

Can I get some brutally honest advice too senpai?

half the people posting on this thread just need to go to the soundcloud thread

I recently started trying to get into beatmaking. What should I consider for future projects? This is the first project I created:
https://clyp.it/4bbdvpyx

Savage/honest/constructive feedback appreciated a lot.

Also any general tips or useful advice?

>>68941421
>half the people posting on this thread just need to go to the soundcloud thread

y

>>68941282
Sure, just on the top of my mind

First, the mix is very low (which is fine since you're still in the mixing stage) but it's a good idea to just put a limiter on the master that you can turn on whenever you want to bounce the track to post it on clyp, otherwise the volume will be way low.

The bass is clashing with the kick. Either EQ the bass and kick so they don't fight for the same frequency ranges or sidechain the bass to the kick. The bass is also too loud compared the kick. Generally, in EDM, the kick should be the loudest element since it drives the track.

The "drop" at 17 seconds where the pad starts is too abrubt.

>>68941421
soundcloud treads are a circle jerk to get fake follower, not get actual constructive feedback.

>>68941579
Alright thanks man, I might layer the kick to give it a little more punch. You helped me realize how wide open it was.

Anyone who's recorded electric guitar before know what's going on when there's small pops/crackles after recording that you don't hear when playing? I've got a Shure SM57 mic -> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 -> laptop.

>>68942275
hmm post a sound clip. i'm assuming you're listening to the input while recording (as opposed to the playback which would have latency). my guess is it's a clocking issue but it's tough to know just yet.

what sample rate are you recording at and which DAW are you using?

>>68942275
>Anyone who's recorded electric guitar before know what's going on when there's small pops/crackles after recording that you don't hear when playing? I've got a Shure SM57 mic -> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 -> laptop.

did you cheap out on your cables?

>>68941491
>https://clyp.it/4bbdvpyx

Sounds basic, just keep making music. Your biggest problem is lack of experience

https://clyp.it/pd4fro24

>>68943099

Aight, thanks for the comment.

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why does my synth pad lean so heavily to the left even when panned center?

A friend of mine is thinking about taking this, do any of you think it would actually be worth it? I personally think you can learn most of this shit on your own

http://www.oiart.org/

https://clyp.it/is4y3v14

what genre is this wip

>>68944278
the biggest advantage of doing this is networking/making connections imo

>>68944278
complete and utter waste of money

So I normally make piss-poor electronic beep-boop music, but I decided to challenge myself and make a folksy album with real guitars and singing and shit. I can't sing or play well, but I'm having a fucking ball.

I've also started learning mixing and mastering. I intentionally shat on this track to give it an older feel.

Should I kill myself or did I do well enough to keep trying?

https://clyp.it/fpwduyim

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https://clyp.it/jgxr4b2x
>chill trap

>>68944807
You are the cancer that is killing prod
Neck yourself

>>68945212
I was bored, found a cool sample, and made something that I wanted feedback on.
You're the real cancer that's killing prod by having shitty posts with no content.

>>68945406
>the real cancer that's killing prod by having shitty posts with no content.
That's what I was talking about. Posts like >>68944807 with no content.

Fags like you treating this as your personal SoundCloud thread is literal cancer.

That sloppy clap is cool, but not when you use it all the time. You should pick a tighter clap usually, and use the sloppy one for sparingly for emphasis.

>>68935572
Oops sorry: >>68945612

>>68945514
Or I was going through and listening to shit since I was late to the thread. GTFO with your whiny bullshit.

Anyone here used bassgorilla ? is it good?

>>68943546
Nice, transition into a wubby drop and you'd basically have a Haywyre track haha.

>>68945514
I personally am one who likes to post my clyps in one post and give feedback in a seperate post. So that my feedback on others' clyps doesn't affect the feedback I receive.

>>68943546
>sampling entire songs

does anyone here actually make their own chords, melodies, drums

>>68945861
Ooh pick me, pick me!
>>68934473

>>68945861
yes and i fucking suck

>>68942322
>>68942324
I just spent a lot of time figuring this out on my own. Going straight from guitar -> Scarlett 2i2 -> laptop still had the crackling. Most likely it's a problem with the USB port not getting enough power, because I'm using a hub (only one USB port lel) and switching to a different port got rid of some of the crackling. Plugging in directly gives off flashing lights which indicates that the device can't draw enough power. I'll get a self-powered USB hub and see if that fixes it.

If you had an SM57 and $250 to spend on microphones, what would you buy to mic a drum set?

>>68933344
>>68933853
>>68934046


faggots everywhere

>>68932800
do you have any concept of what c major even means? you sound like a fucking russett potto

>>68946068
>a fucking russett potto
a what?

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>>68932604

synth fag here.

Been working on this for a month now. Give me some tips yall

https://clyp.it/11mowf4k

>>68934473
this could be a KK slider song

>>68946142
the drop doesnt hit very hard, and you cant hear a lot of the bass, the melody is not interesting, but the sound design is very good. Tune your damn percussion tho please yo!

>>68944388
An-e-1?

>>68934473
>https://clyp.it/pyfauvve

Love the smooth vibes and good production on this. Have you ever considered putting a vocal on your music??

>>68945762
Anyone wanna answer this one? Are online courses a liable source?

>>68945861
yes

>>68945861
almost exclusively

reverb on vocals or dry, which do you ULTIMATELY prefer?

>>68946955
reverb DUH

>>68945861
>sampling entire songs

The only thing that's a sample was the drums, lol. The piano was a sample but I played the chords out. The flute is a sample but I played the melody. I'll take it as a compliment.

>>68947443
literally thats all samples its literally Lone

>>68947443
that doesn't make it original lol ur basically doing a cover song at that point

any free reverbs that are better than fruity reverb 2?

>>68947483
vallhalla something something google it
"valhalla reverb"

>>68947443
so...this...is...the power...of....covering....songs

>>68947474
>>68947454
>>68947511

What song did I cover? The melody is my own, the layering is my own, the idea to put everything together is my own.

>>68947454
Lone isn't the first person to use samples.

>>68945762
Helppppppp

>>68947585
there is a free trial for bassgorilla i have never used it myself but ive seen a few of their videos on youtube and they were ok i guess

>>68947554
>its a sample
>its my own

choose one pls

>>68947490
keyword: free
If you have a link to a torrent for Valhalla room that isn't malware, plz link.

Thanks anyway though

>>68947632

by all means post your "original" music then. I'd love to learn from someone as pure and uninfluenced like yourself.

Educate me

>>68947626
So are online courses just a scam then ?

>>68947670
Wtf you just said it was sampled and now you said it wasn't, I'm just saying choose one I wasn't even the guy you replied to.

>>68947691
>Wtf you just said it was sampled and now you said it wasn't, I'm just saying choose one I wasn't even the guy you replied to.

I'm just saying. You guys are acting like I copied a full melody, I just used a few sounds from music that I enjoy. It was my choice to layer it that was. Everything was loaded into midi and played out.

>>68947671
i would just see if there is somewhere to download them free i dont think its really worth paying for :^)

>>68947739
that...is...copying..a...full...melody WOAH

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Is Rytmik Ultimate a fun piece of software to fiddle with for someone wanting to ease into making music?
Can you actually make music note for note or is it literally all just samples like Beaterator or some shit?

someone pls post the sample music post

>>68947800
You're a mental midget.

I'm dying to hear your music.

>>68947739
what are the songs, im interested tbqh

>>68947825
suck it
https://clyp.it/hutypwkp

https://clyp.it/el0du4ne

any ideas or suggestions how to finish this? thank

>>68947775
Well anything better than bass gorilla?

I mainly just want to learn synths and tracks from start.

>>68947862
press the delete button

>>68947850
>deleted

lol, nice meme

>>68946234
I wouldn't mind doing that. Wouldn't know where to get one from though. I haven't got a mic, and I'm a mediocre singer. I dunno if I'm good enough for anyone to want to collab.

My main issue at this point is that I don't really understand mixing or mastering.

>>68946179
updated, now with chorus:

https://clyp.it/zunaju0e

>>68947864
there is also asdr but you have to pay or find a torrent or whatever

i dont think theres anything wrong with tutorial videos like this but i wouldnt pay for them no matter who theyre from

>>68947839

Not songs, just sounds from a sample pack. The Rhodes it literally just a rhodes. The drums are a straight up sample though. Honestly it's my first track and I put in a lot of hours on it, so I'm a little sensitive to it.

>>68947932
I've definitely heard the background chord progression in another song, watch the sample packs you use they can be copy written. Just watching out tbqh.

>>68947932
If I find the song I'll get back to you btw, but I probably wont till tmrw cause my friend would know not me

>>68947869
thanks

>>68947957
>>68947981
>>68947981

Much appreciated. I didn't intentionally copy anything . Could be the chords though, maybe I heard something at some point and it just came up when I was making the song. It's a pretty basic progression

>>68947923
I think I'll do the free trail, so I don't have to go through that hassle.

>>68948165
>free trail

>>68947862
your drums sound like asshole. program some actual drums patterns. you may as well just have a metronome playing with what you've got going on now. the sound design on the synth sounds pretty good for what your going for tho so nice one on that.

>>68946060
you need a kik mic and something for overheads. don't expect the toms to sound good though

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lol

>>68947802
Anyone? If this isn't a good place to ask about it, what is?

>>68948335
heh, that's bretty good.

>>68948348
It looks like a tracker to me
Trackers are very powerful for sequencing but can be intimidating for beginners
I don't think anyone here has used it, I've never even heard of it before you mentioned it

>have to work at the studio all day tomorrow
>gonna miss all the election stuff

>>68946060
That won't be enough. Especially if you don't already have a preamp/interface with 4 XLR inputs. Save up and get an AKGD112 for the kick mic and two small diaphragm condenser mics like the Samson C02 pair.

Poorfag here, I already have a DAW to learn (pirate).

Is this cheap thing good enough to start?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016O5F2GQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=L00R0UN53N7O&coliid=I1G0E3LCI5RFFN

when will we make the soundcloud threads great again and purge all trap posters

>>68950258
The Akai is probably better

>>68948335
Lol, xpand2 is just a rompler, right?

What the fuck is this shit? Apparently this is what I make when I get high. I vaguely remember working on this. Baffled that I would work on something like this for long.

https://clyp.it/jvy4eylz

>>68950327
The LPK25? I just noticed it's price dropped to 60 dollars but I'm planning to buy it on Black Friday.

What about the Korg slim nanoKEY2?
https://www.amazon.com/Korg-nanoKEY2-Slim-Line-Keyboard-White/dp/B004M8YOMQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1478594577&sr=1-5&keywords=nanokey+studio

>>68950439
Never owned a Korg nanokey.
I would assume that Korg would make better gear then Midiplus.

I think the $100 area is the right place for a beginner mini keyboards.You want something with at least a few knobs on it. If you skimp out you'll just end up replacing it next time you have money, better get something that will actually last you until you decide to really upgrade. It'll be cheaper in the long run.

Hey guys, I got given a Tascam 414 Portastudio by a friend and I'm really liking analogue recording. I don't have any background in production or sound engineering though, so I'm really feeling my way around in the dark here and it's frustrating tossing up between being able to easily edit/arrange stuff digitally vs. the intuitive nature and tone of recording to tape. I've read that with four leads going from each track you can import each channel into a DAW. This seems like it would be the best way for me to do things, so I have the physical tapes for sentimental value and also have someone who knows what they're doing for the mix.

My question is, what exactly am I going to need to do that? I don't even know the names of the leads. I'm really gear illiterate beyond pedals and actually playing music.

>>68946208
When you say melody are you talking before the drop or right after the drop?

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Started a few days ago, and would love any feedback/tips - positive or negative.
https://clyp.it/zqcwofg5
https://clyp.it/zqcwofg5
https://clyp.it/zqcwofg5

>>68950358
This is sorta cool at times, 30-50s is dope. Way long and abrasive over all though, but I bet you make some good stuff when sober.

>>68952135
was that mr bean?

>>68952164
Nahh, it's a public service video theater version of classic swedish cartoon Grodan Boll.

https://clyp.it/tkqlc2do

New to electronic, no clue what I'm doing with the synths I just grabbed some presets after listening to a fox stevenson track lol

How can I transfer my cubase projects to another DAW? And which is the best DAW available for piracy for windows?

I just found out that the cracked cubase elements version I have doesn't feature side chaining, and the cubase versions that do aren't cracked. So I'll either have to pirate another DAW with full features and slooowly transfer my projects there (400projects atm), or suck it up and buy cubase

>>68953140
mhm i dont think cubase projects have compatiiblity with other soft. Maybe with Nuendo.
You can try Reaper, its easy crackeable, or ableton live.
And obviously Pro tools, but finding a non crashing crack can be hard.

>>68939151
wew pretty good

>>68953353
Can I somehow have the cubase drum editor on ableton live?

>>68943772
bump

i've bypassed every plugin, filter, effect and still don't understand why it gravitates to the left almost instantly
has this happened to anyone else?

>>68953436
what synth?

>>68945762
It's not very good, you can learn the same stuff from free youtube tutorials

I need a Focusrite 18i8. I can get it the first gen locally used for $150 or buy the 2nd gen new for $300. Is it worth $150 more for the new gen? Recording drums and guitar mainly, not that it really matters...

>>68955691
ask google what are the differences between gens

>>68955709
i know what the differences are. it's mainly latency. 9ms vs 3ms. don't know if it's worth $150, would like to get some opinions.

>>68955730
I'm trying to set the latency on my daw to 9ms and comparing it with 3ms by changing the sample rate and to be honest I really don't notice the difference. But of course I prefer the 3ms just to be safe but I don't think it's a 150$ difference.

Anybody please rate my mix?
https://clyp.it/aco5cj2p?token=3cdf22811bab371e1167032b61b9028e

anyone using FL 12.4?
Should I upgrade?

>>68952348
definitely sounds like an attempt at Fox Stevenson's style. Could use some more drum mixing, add something insignificant in the beginning to keep our attention, unless you intend on singing over it. (Please don't be a shitty lyricist like Fox).

>>68932604
Be deadly serious /prod/

Is FL for kids, is ableton superior? Honestly

>>68956641
I'd say that FL is for producers starting off, getting a hold of DAWs.
I also don't like the look of ableton.

>>68956641
No, it's just a meme because most FL users are young because it's a well known DAW around electronic music producers and hip hop producers which is what the young people are into.

It's a very nicely featured DAW. Today pretty much all DAWs have the same features with slight differences. Similar to how the other anon said, I personally don't like the look of FL, too much like win95. I find Ableton looks much more streamline and I really like how Bitwig looks.

Easily Logic, Protools and reaper are the more professional or conventional looking ones. Renoise is strange because it's a Tracker.

Which is superior? Depends who you ask. I like Ableton better.

>>68956540
Ah, do you mean layering samples and stuff or just making it pumpier/something? I know I have no clue about digital drums (I'm a metal producer) so I just went with the best sounding preset kit

>>68935523
>to cheat it

triggered

>>68956778
I've been using reaper for ages and when you get to something like 70+ track orchestral productions it gets really hard to organize and navigate because the track view is trash. Somehow I just put up with it.

Makes me wish they ported cubase/protools over to win.

>>68937360

>That graph

lol wtf were you eq'ing? Is this an attempt on filtering???? Where's your master bus bro????????????????

>>68937567

get bad

>>68938859

me neither

>>68946142

>calling himself a ------->"synth-fag"<-------

Dear gosh

>>68957264
dude what they're both available for windows

>>68947632

You can sample your own songs you dullo.

>>68937360
what the FUCK is this abomination

>>68956010
bump pls feedback on the mix :'s

>>68932604
Cringe OP

>>68957187
Layering samples could do it, I'd put a compressor on them, give the kick some more gain and a tad of threshold. Pumpier would be much better.

first time posting please be gentle
https://clyp.it/p3crnwaj

i'm fresh to making music, this is a tune i've been working on the past week. all feedback is appreciated :)

>>68957847
>https://clyp.it/p3crnwaj
pretty good for your first try, man. Certainly better than what I first made. Mix is ok. I think the sidechain on the kick is a bit too strong. My monitor headphones are bass-weak and it still over powers the mix.
Composition-wise: be careful with 'out-of-scale' notes when you're doing those 'bends'. It's not that you can't, it's that you have to be careful when you do them and how long you stay on them.

Synthesis Question:
I've got a serum patch that's kind of a gritty rhodes sound, now I'm trying to get the tremolo effect to (for lack of vocab) wub faster with higher played notes and wub slower with lower notes. How do I go about modulating that? I've tried googling and all I've gotten as far as someone saying to mess with keytracking.

>>68958254
what daw?

>>68958285
Ableton.

>>68958254
Assign note source (the modulation source furthest to the right in the Serum interface) to LFO rate

>>68958427
Wow that was incredibly easy. Thanks man!

I think I'm gonna sit down and finally read the manual for serum and stop being a total noob!

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>tfw bought logic for my first daw

this shit is so fucking difficult I bought a guide on how to use it and im still struggling. fuck me

>>68959172
What are you trying to accomplish? Doing basic stuff in logic is really easy.

>>68959172
>buying a program you dont know if you even like
but why?

>>68959182
I'm trying to make some fucking music. I'm literally retarded

>>68959188
i fell for the apple logic meme. I had a maschine but sold it because it wasnt a "real" daw.

>>68959236
What's so hard about logic? Just load a virtual instrument and draw some midi notes.

>>68959172
logic has a lot of things that are impractical and unintuitive but it is a great daw.

I recently started using it at the studio i worked at and at the start it was really slow and having trouble with keyboard shortcuts and finding how to do basic shit. The best thing you can do is just use it and acclimate to it after a while.

The best thing about logic is that it has great sounds and effects plus the drummers thing is a huge time saver as well as a good idea-source.

>>68959172
>>68959321
PS bookmark this page

http://www.logicprokeycommands.com/logic-pro-x-key-commands/

>>68957317
How new are you?
I consider myself one of the few (2 maybe) resident Hammondfags

>>68959308
I can't figure out how to use my samples from splice. I feel retarded

>>68959345
thank you

Any opinion on Komplete Kontrol S88? Gonna use it for production and just playing.

>>68959360
Just draw them to an audio track.

>>68959477
like drag them onto the track? I've been trying to use the esx24 sampler

>>68959477
and with draw I meant drag

>>68959494
are you showing advanced options? i dont think you can get to the screen where you drag samples into the sampler without doing so
>calling your product "logic"
>having to use multiple windows to put samples in a sampler

>>68959397
>Komplete Kontrol S88
>fully weighted keys

I think it's pretty cool man. I think it'd only be super worth it if you use all the native instruments software though because the point if it pretty much is integration with the software. If all you're looking for is a midi controller with good key action then i'm sure you could save money going with something without all the extra bells & whistles.

>>68959397
i have the s61, first actual midi controller so nothing to compare it to but i've had no problems with it or the software.
if money isn't too much of an issue the komplete 10 (think it's 11 now) bundle has some nice sample instruments/synths etc
apparently the s88 has actual weighted keys which you probably already know
if you're looking to own a controller that can double as a piano and don't mind the high price tag i guess you can get that

>>68959494
Yes, an audio track, if they are one shot samples.

>>68938859
>https://clyp.it/ty5mdagf
sounds like you too. good groove.

>>68959647
Thanks for replying. Yeah I was gonna get Komplete 11 later can't afford it right now.
>If all you're looking for is a midi controller with good key action then i'm sure you could save money going with something without all the extra bells & whistles.
Yeah you're probably right. I'll just jump into the Native Instruments ecosystem later

>>68959671
thank you too. S61 is good, good purchase for you.
>if you're looking to own a controller that can double as a piano
exactly that thank you.

>>68938859
>https://soundcloud.com/official_contingent
sounds like a stripped down flylo track before he adds all the craziness or seomthing

>ableton can't export as mp3

wtf

>>68956010
>https://clyp.it/aco5cj2p?token=3cdf22811bab371e1167032b61b9028e

bump pls r8
i gave feedback to other anons i just didnt link them with my post

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Maple Syrup, ya dig?

https://clyp.it/sapqy34c

What's the best free vst for simulating a rhodes piano?

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>>68960012
ay thanks maing u got any clyps in thread?

>>68960533
you mean the flashbackn track on my SC or what I posted ITT?

>>68959350
>Hammondfags

Going to use that in rl as well as "synthfag", let's see how people will react.

So like I dug through my project folder and decided to render some tracks (mainly hip hop instrumentals, trap and all that) from a time when I've written everything without an MIDI-controller.

http://easynicelifetime.com/old_theoretically_written_projects/Hip_Hop_Instrumental_2.mp3

How is that? Besides of being repetive? Any suggestions? Questions?

>>68962074
I like sakura from FL studio

>>68962074

AAS Lounge Lizard, Expensive though, Also some Wavestation and Sound Canvas presets are acceptable, besides of that some rapture Presets

>>68962074
best free on I know of is mda epiano

>>68962717
>free vsts

lol

>>68962732
he did ask for free ones and this one's the best free vst I've used

>>68962816

My bad oops

>>68962646
>sakura
literally what the fuck. How do you use that for keys? Every sound I get off it sounds super twangy and fake

>>68962871
you have to play around with it, I usually put a compressor, an eq, and an Izotope Necter Elements on it too.

>>68962898
I usually only use it for strings though, because good string vsts are hard to find.

>>68962074
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Free+Rhodes+piano+vst

>>68962898
>Izotope Necter
cucked

>>68963152
I got it free, and it has some pretty cool presets, so why not?

>>68962602

this one too: http://easynicelifetime.com/old_theoretically_written_projects/Hip_Hop_Instrumental_1.mp3

In this one I've just thrown the 16 measures I had together lazily.

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>>68963067
>laziest reply is also the last reply
>lmgtfy
here, have this
your edge needs some refinement

I'm tryna make some minimal wave/darkwave on fl studio, what are some good synth presets?

is a digital multitracker a viable option?

Just wondering, I'm moving from 4 track to either computer or a digital multitracker/workstation.

I don't like computer as much since I have a million hardware effects, racks, etc. Like, I have 12 30 band EQ racks and don't trust software EQ for anything.

Also I don't like how on computer you can "see" the tracks, since I feel that takes away from what you hear since you look at it and think "oh, too loud" when it might not be. I don't like mixing visual and audio at all since they deserve to be separated. The music itself is visual enough for me to not need to see some stupid ass bar graph on a computer screen that doesn't even know the difference between a circle note and a line note.

Like, the kick drum sound is a basin and the hihat is an L shaped "tick" noise that's usually green. But all I get on computer is some stupid wavy line saying "It's 12 dB here" and on 4 track all I get is some needle that points left or right.

What's better?

Or should I get a reel to reel? My friends dad has a 16 track half inch from the 70s that he said he'd sell to me for 900 dollars.

>>68963720

By the effort you're going in you better invest in that time machine, pal. And of course a hangar.

>>68963720

Antiquizifflied Hardware is trash, m8. You might get that infamous "old-school-flavor" working with those.

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>>68962029
BY THE WAY I'M STREAEMING MUSIC PRODUCTION IN

BITWIG

STUDIO

HERE

https://www.krue.tv/Kimryd

>>68963720
That's a good price if it's a Tascam. It's not something that's going to fix your sound though.

OTOH, I'm pretty skeptical about all of the graphic EQ plugins I use. They're pretty sterile. If I want to get good tone from a graphic EQ, I usually use this old Roland mixer I have. Crazy good tone on the EQs and good preamps too.

I wish mixers still had some individual tone instead of being clean as fuck like they are these days.

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Hey prody how's work?

>>>/g/57447975

If you want some tech help I'm back with /daw/

Don't forget, we are hand in hand, come ask tech related questions here if you need help

>>68966160
I have employment related to DAW tech help. I typically lurk but don't post unless something drastic needs to be corrected though.

I like how you took up the task of bringing /prod/ to /g/, but I really don't think it's relevant to that board.

>>68966193
On and off throughout the last 2 years I've been on /g/ doing this every so often. However, with some shit that has happened I've had to wait it out. Trying to bring it up every so often.

I want 2 communities to be able to work together like they should. It's like having a science and engineering department working hand in hand I guess.

We use to have frequent to both but it dieded

https://discord.gg/pJu2e5d you guys can also come here if your questions are not answered and or want extra help. We have a handful of people there too

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https://instaud.io/BV5

is it okay if i post my drum cover here?

>>68962602
>using 4chan memes irl

you are either reddit generation or a dad

anyone got any recommendations for mixing headphones under $150? working with sony mdr-v55s now

https://clyp.it/2rszu5sc
french house
r8 h8 rel8

>>68967487
reference your mixes across other speakers. do it enough times and you will know the things you need to tweak when working on headphones

https://clyp.it/qqfbiokz

Added some storytelling let me know what you think.

Is Operator on Ableton the most underrated device ever? When I first got Ableton I just thought nothing of it but it's such a nice compact FM synth

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I think my bottom end looks pretty good next to pink noise, but my mid range is full of peaks. How do I fix it?

https://clyp.it/jltbis4h

Clyp related, but back then the curve looked even worse.

>>68968883
A bit of soft mid-band compression would help I think

>>68968883
Also listening to the track, maybe should add a bit of stereo width, everything feels very central

>>68968917
In theory it should, but it's not flattening the peaks as much as I'd like to, I tried compressing the master bus and every track individually.
>>68968931
I converted many tracks to mono and I'm panning them because the stereo field was really muddy.

What specs on a MacBook pro are optimal price to performance for Logic? I use a lot of synths like serum.

>>68947483
TAL Reverb 2, 3 and 4, Ambience, Reverb SOLO, Voxengo Old School Verb. Just off the top of my head. All fairly limited, if you want really good ones you gotta have the money. These guys have their place though.

I dream of Altiverb ;-;

>>68947802
I bought it on sale but haven't played with it much. It's kinda fun but seems to be nothing more than a very limited FL. Very beat-based and very limited track numbers, instruments, effects etc.
Fun if you don't want much. Kind of an intro to working in an actual DAW.

>>68953435
Probably not. DAW specific elements can almost never be transferred, esp. if it's coded workflow stuff.

>>68959172
Imo alchemy and space designer alone are worth the price tag so it's a good buy regardless.

Just take the time to get familiar. Youtube tutorials will be your best friend. Watch some videos going over the basics, start to experiment and when younhave a question, google it or look for a tutorial.
Also RTFM.

>>68944776
i liked listening to it while messaging on facebook

>>68946060
You need more than $250 friend. But for the price point, Superlux makes a really nice pair of small body condensers. $169 for the pair, best you'll find at the price point and were recommended by a long term professional who works with $20k+ equipment. Can make good overheards.

Apparently Beyer m55s can be likened to 421s for mid-range stuff like toms, i got one secondhand for $50 the other day.

D112 is a v good kick mic. Haven't researched the price myself. A kick mic will be essential though.

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Streaming cyberpunk beets in Bitwig.

https://www.krue.tv/Kimryd

>>68970289
you can use a 421 for kicks too

did you guys pirate your FL studios? i downloaded the demo version thought it was pretty cool, look at purchase options and all the good stuff is locked behind a $800 paywall kek

So, just out of curiosity, how many of you guys went to school for audio engineering or music production?

>>68972629
nigga it's just 189 eurodollars, the more expensive versions just have more plugins and you can also use them in other daws. The cheapest version (89 euros) doesn't have audio clips which is stupid.

>>68972696
Not him but do you know any special pricing options on Ableton Live?

>>68938859
Dayum son whereja find this

>>68972640
I would like to but it's expensive. Which is why when I call myself a "musician" I use the term loosely.

>>68972696
Faggotbuysvst.jpg

https://discord.gg/qU2Dt