PROD GENERAL

>>69167407
>sidechain compression
it's where you compress a signal but use something else to trigger the compression

a common use is audio ducking in radio, where the background volume lowers when the DJ is talking

another use is compressing a synth to a bass drum or some other rhythm to emphasize or eliminate sound to a specific rhythm

>>69167407
>https://m.youtube.com/user/SeamlessR?

Does this neckbeard have good tuts?

>>69168440
>>69167407

Sidechaining is really useful. Learn it.

>>69167407
https://clyp.it/vql1pkwk

I didn't master it yet and I'm still working out on the rest of the song. I only just started about 5 hours ago.

>>69168445
are they useful and informative to you? if so then yes

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>>69169626
nah, still here

>>69169626
It is only kept alive by shitposting

>>69168440
I have no idea what compressing a signal means, is it compressing another insert or a track?

>>69170442
Side-chaining is sound X makes sound Y quiet if X plays so the sound doesn't clash etc.
If you use FL open up the Limiter which is basically a compressor and look at the graphic you will see what is happening when a sound is compressed.

>>69170442

Dude you really should do your research

https://clyp.it/ovcjlh3h

I know its a bit repetitive.

How do I get my drums to sound as crisp as this?

>>69167407
I use sidechain compression for impacts that I want to cut through and vocals. Its important to learn, I spent years doing what it does manually in my tracks until I got into it.

Yet another reason producing on your own is fraught with difficulty. You need an advanced irl guy to mentor you and steer you clear of wrong practices.

>>69170442
Eq'ing, Compressing and leveling are the basics of mixing... check some mixing learning video.

>>69172060
oh wow, he's finally got some new material after weeks of posting the same pictures and NO MONO XDD

Something I just started today for college, keep going or abandon and kill myself? https://clyp.it/m3ujvwuf

Is it bad practice to use 2-3 equalizers with different settings on the same track?

I just feel like it's much easier to get the sound I want when I can play around on several EQs.

I've been producing for about 5 years now - but it seems progression is slow and I don't actually improve a lot.

I have a bad habit for rushing tracks. It's fun getting the idea out, but I quickly lose interest, finish it up and pump it out.

I've got some beats I'd like to go back to and improve but now I don't know where to start...

Prod got me feelsy guis what if I'm never good enough

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>>69172546

>>69172611
guess that was the only new one, we're already back into the pictures you've posted a hundred times

>>69172714
Give him a break. It takes a long time to make new ones

>>69172722
yeah, i mean... you've got to paste 2 whole daw logos into a picture... it's practically rocket science!

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>tfw my shitposts are keeping the thread alive because angry Abledrones are bumping the thread

>>69172604
Yes, it is, if you are working on the same freq's again its pointless and you are adding phase shift from each eq you are doing.
If you find it more comfortable useing 2 or 3 do it, but after that, try to get the changes you made by 3 eq's into 1.

>>69172795
you could also just type "bump",but i guess you'd have to not be severely autistic for that to be your first idea on keeping the thread alive

>>69172827
Bump doesn't get me (you)s

>>69172852
>being stupid intentionally so that somebody will say "stop being stupid"
are you really that starved for attention?

>>69172871

>>69172795

>>69172952
>>69172827

>>69172968
Bump doesn't trigger Disbletondrones that possibly bump the thread later on, retard.

>>69172989
i dont think you even know how bumping works, you started in with your whole schtick 13 minutes after the last post

sounds like it's just an excuse to not acknowledge how badly you need attention from strangers on the internet lol

>>69173012
Read what I said again, but I doubt you will get it.

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Just letting anon who recommended Xfer's Cthulhu know that it did the trick

Thanks a lot.

>>69173090
i get it, you want attention but you cant admit that to yourself so you have to frame it in this whole "i'm just keeping this thread alive" thing, which i've already explained the flimsy reasoning of.

i know it's hard to be 16 but it gets better kiddo, trust me ;)

>>69173122
>haha grow up kid, :);)

>>69173162
>oh man XD he thinks i'm a teenager because i shitpost and try to force my epic memez even though nobody is picking up on them

>>69170442
and people wonder why these threads are complete and utter shit, its because the level of discussion is literally below a fucking toddlers level. why the fuck do you think you can come here and be spoonfed information like some illiterate baboon? do you know how many answers you would get, both basic and technical, if you had googled "what is audio compression"? fuck /prod/ i dont know why any actual producer would ever hang out in here, its like teaching a pile of leaves the alphabet.

>>69173190

shut up jew

>>69173162
>>69173190
if this isnt samefag, you two are the reason these threads and this board is garbage.

>>69173317
woe dood u r preti edgy

>>69173377
>>69173355
>>69173317
really good discussion guys, really constructive and relevant to the thread topic.

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>>69173317

>>69173387
BUT WE'RE BUMPING LE THRED

>>69173355

go wash your pussy drecksjude

Drums or melody first?

>>69173404
i dont give nearly enough of a shit to google what that means, but i'm guessing by the -jude that it's some nazi word that you're parroting to be edgy
>>69173406
whichever one your heart tells you

Just installed my Ableton and I have few questions.
What is volume?
How do I make some trappy melodies?

>>69173450
volume is how you measure a liquid, you make trappy melodies by playing only 2 notes
>>69173462
OH MY GAWD U R SAYING THINGS WHICH ARE OFFENSIVE EVEN THOUGH COMMON SOCIAL NORMS DICTATE THOSE THINGS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE LIKE OH MY GAWD I CANT EVEN RIGHT NOW

>>69173462
Did you know /prod/ means production, and not name-calling and childish insults to prod others to respond?

>>69173474

The oven is ready, kike

>>69173509
i dont think he actually makes music, makes me wonder what he actually does with fl other than claim it's better than ableton

>>69173509
lol i already tried they just baitin

>>69173524
>additional holocaust reference, racial slur
with jokes this formulaic i can only imagine how uninspired your music is

What are some /prod/ redpills?

>>69173548
to stop using /pol/words outside of /pol/

>>69173509

shut up you queer kike

>>69173525
https://youtu.be/rWTfS1XffIY

>>69173539

you're right mister

now take off your clothes and go to the showers

>>69173548

I can link you to some antisemitic VST's

>>69173548
ableton is shit and the only people that tell you otherwise can't produce or are lying to themselves

>>69173633
you're joking right?

what other cool stuff can I do with sidechains tho besides compression?

>>69173312
I know what compression is I just don't know what sidechain compression is, I've done my research and watched,
it just doesn't make any sense

>>69174886
One sound is muting the other one with its signal what do you don't get?

>>69175064
Why would you mute said sound is exactly what I don't get, to prevent sound from clashing? Can't you just EQ and take out the frequencies clashing each other?

>>69175638
frequency and time domain are two completely different things

here's a rough mix of a song I recorded over the weekend, pulled it from the desk real quick right after we finished tracking
https://clyp.it/3wdsawsp
any thoughts?

Ive noticed when I record stuff the low frequencies are really muddled. im super new to the whole production thing so i was wondering if i couldl get some advice. is this something i can make sound cleaner on the computer with equalizers or bass and treble or something? or do i have to get a new mic?
heres something i recorded a few weeks ago as an example: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1UHjIdaRehx

https://clyp.it/cc2gc44m

Please rate my track /mu/

First time ever writing and singing a song I wrote.

Tell me if I should be ashamed or not.

>>69176141
yes, a EQ is what you want

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>no one is responding to people who are actually posting their songs.

>>69176319
iktf :'(

>>69176270
every single sound is cheap and cheesy and your singing needs some technique
but the song itself is a solid pop song I guess

>>69176371
I'm a cheap and cheesy boy, I can't help it.

>>69176383
i would have sex with my waifu to this music, good job anon

>>69171514
>https://clyp.it/ovcjlh3h

Dope. I like it, has a nostalgic quality to it I can see someone rapping about like their first crush or something.

https://clyp.it/ocf0qqf5

This is like my 2nd actual completed beat that's not just a loop so plznobully

>>69176528
this anon gets it.

Dakimakura smooch tunes

>>69176557
I like it, but this needs a bassline

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>>69176557
Learn how to mix you dumb fuck.
>>69171514
Boring.

>>69177165
not constructive. meanie

>>69176742
kek, meant to quote >>69171514

Has any anon used nexus before?

>>69175638
>Can't you just EQ and take out the frequencies clashing each other?
no. take the classic sidechaining to the kick technique, for example. if you just eq'd out thelow end it wouldn't duck out in time with the kick and then it would be lacking low end, with sidechaining neither of those issues exist

>>69176557
>>69177165

Bassline is in there muffled under everything but yeah I don't know how to mix lol Are there any good online tutorials that show the basics of mixing?

>>69177364
side chaining is an overused meme.

>>69176742

Meant to reply to you in this post

>>69177404

>>69177411
no, that would be hating on sidechaining

guys i just got a new sound card (sound blaster z) and i still have this fucking annoying static/buzzing sound. especially when i open some programs, and when i scroll my mouse and shit

any help?

>>69177671
buy a mac

>>69168773
Anyone?

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Great Tip.

>>69177720
lol
>>69177671
buy an interface

>>69172546
I gurantee youre newer than that picture

>>69174463

Not all processors have a sidechain (key) input, but the other most common one is found on gates, where you can use one sound source to trigger the gate opening and letting another sound through - it used to get used a lot on early trance tunes to create stuttering pad and lead sounds. A MIDI-synced square-wave LFO would get you the same effect if you want a regularly-timed sound but the beauty of a sidechained gate is that you can create any rhythm you want as the trigger source.

>The Shamen used it, a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpjnzxtZ6Qg

It's also useful for tightening up basslines where you could gate the bass using a kick drum as the key input (trigger) so the bass will only be heard when the kick drum is being played.

Guys help I'm looking for antisemitic Sidechain-compressors? Anyone got a VST-Zyklon B?

>>69173539
If only your beats were as much :fire: as your race

>>69178350
well you'd be wrong because i've been here years longer than the NO MONO XDD meme has
>>69178450
what are you just now catching up on the argument that already ended?
>>69178434
ah, so you are. got any more posts to make about things that nobody is talking about anymore?

>>69174463
a different take on sidechain compression is often used for delays on vocals or lead instruments - compress the wet-only delay channel with the clean signal as the detector input and use a long hold and release to duck the delays down to a background level while the singer's phrase and it automatically brings up the repeats in the breaks without spilling over

>>69178463

can you link me a VST-Pogrom?

>>69178478
this also works with reverb

>>69176141
What is it that you're recording? Is that a speaker on a synth or something? If so, just record the line out into your computer/interface.

>>69178463
Dont bother responding if youre not going to offer advice or sincere criticism, you need to stop shit posting

>>69178527
>GET IT??? I MADE THE SAME JOKE BUT WITH A DIFRENT WORD THIS TIME XDD

>>69178548
>advice or sincere criticism
of what?

>>69178575
The posters in this thread. Like
>>69178434
He was asking for a compressors, and the response was just bullshit.

>>69178552

Could you just help a fellow /prod/-bro out? I'm looking for a Oven-Synth for Reaper

>>69178610
Nexus is fire, and refx are jews, so thats pretty close.

>>69178608
>>69178610
XD WUT A WACKY THRED OH MAN LOL MOM'S GONNA FREAK WHEN SHE SEES ME MAKING LE HOLOCAUST JOKES ON A MONGOLIAN ANTFARMING FORUM

>>69178661
You need to stop, youre not funny, just retarded.

>>69178704
oh man, ebin memelords dont find me funny? i've got some real changes to make in my life!

>>69178767
Whatever bro, post whatever ignorant thing you feel you need to post, just please get a trip so i can hide you. Youre seriously acting like a child throwing a tantrum.

>>69178834
>oh my god you're being so IGNORANT right now? this is our saef space for edgy humour. you're triggering me right now with your baseline levels of maturity and need for substance in comedy! please allow me to hide your mean evil words from my poor sensitive eyes!

>>69178888
I wouldnt call what youre doing "maturity"

>>69178661

What are you talking about dude are you schizophrenic?

Just tell me how to Non-Kike-Pass in a parametric Equalizer

>>69178919
yeah, REAL maturity is when you revive hours-old arguments for more chances to post ebin memes and tell people they're triggering you and should leave your edgleord safe space

>>69178938
i bet when you were younger you would plug different words into the same madlib for hours on end

>>69178960
I dont even know what youre talking about. All i saw was some idiot posting green texts and sarcasm, i responded to him, and now we're here. I have no idea what "ebin memez" you're talking about.

>>69172557
progress since today not that anyone cares: https://clyp.it/bvk4uby5

is this thread actually about production?

>>69178938

Apply a notch on the kike-band

>>69179008
you surely are a courageous defener of memes

>>69178996

Are you low on gas or why are you talking like that

I just need a Shoah-combatible DAW

>>69179064
Okay bro

>>69179111
>unironic use of bro
the best way to let people know you have nothing smart to say. it's like a verbal tapout hat

https://soundcloud.com/jolineluck

>>69179154
Nice ebin meme

>>69179189
i know you dont entirely understand the concept, but i actually came up with that joke all by myself!

>>69179223
Yep, using the word bro in the same sentence you mentioned tap out merchandise in, then using it as an insult, was a completely alien concept til you posted that.

>>69179257
i didnt invent the cultural connotations of saying "bro" and wearing tapout clothing, but i did come up with "verbal tap out hat" which was the actual punchline of the joke

>>69179292
Jokes are funny, might have been funny if tap out was still relevant to anyone.

>>69179423
you're probably typing a reply right now in response to me saying that was the punchline that's something along the lines of "well i didnt realize it becuz it was so UNFUNNY XD"

i'm typing this before you reply to my post in the hopes that i can hit reply after you make the post i'm predicting that you'll make and i can then post this, which would've obviously taken me longer to type out than the amount of time there is between the 2 posts, so i can show you, objectively, how fucking predictable you are

>>69179441
Its not my fault youre not in touch with modern trends

>>69179483
it's what happens when you're no longer a teenager

what would you have used in the place of tapout?

>>69179511
Nothing. Im not trying to insult people or be funny. Look back at everything I posted, when did I ever try to insult you?

>>69179441
>>69179634
shit, 2 for 2... do you have anything original to say?

>>69179662
Nope. Do you?

>>69179618
>when did I ever try to insult you?
also if this is the card you wanna play, for some bizarre reason
>>69179483
you calling me out of touch
>>69179423
you calling me unfunny
>>69179257
you calling me unoriginal
>>69179008
you calling me an idiot
>>69178834
you calling me ignorant
>>69179690
yes, because i dont post memes and predictable deflections

>>69179690

Just link me to some jew genocide-combatible Synth preset banks

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>>69179724
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>>69179724
Which one of those things arent true?

>>69179776
>it's not an insult if it's TRUE XDD
holy shit, speaking of generic deflections lol

>>69179820
So you admit youre an out of touch, unfunny, unoriginal, ignorant idiot?

>>69179878
sure i do, sport

>>69179920
You forgot to follow that up with "XDD EBIN DEFENER OF MEMEZ"

>>69179946
saying the same thing over and over is your schtick, not mine

>>69179764
Why dont use samples from schindlers list to get the waveforms for your synths?

>>69179965
You're so detatched from reality it's hard to believe. Good luck with whatever you try to do in life.

>>69180034
>oh man XD other people are so dumb and lame for getting in arguments on the internet, not me though im difernt

>>69180068
>>69178552

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I just got one of these. It's not very nice to use. Do they make keyboards this small with keys that don't feel like sponge?

>>69180089
which post is that one the same as?

>>69180095
Try Microkey by Korg.

>>69180131
I have to think you're just trying to troll me at this point.

>>69180180
i have to think you dont have an answer to that question

>>69180202
Not one i care enough to try to explain. Regardless youre just going to respond with "lol no something meme something maturity something XD"

>>69180202
wait, let's see if i can go 3 for 3.

your answer will be something along the lines of "uh.. like... ALL OF THEM XDDD"

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Good thread.

>>69180248
>to try to explain
good thing i asked or a post number and not an explanation. that's something even a dummy like you could handle

>>69180303
Sorry you're not getting my full attention, i should have read your post twice, it was obviously important to you. Won't happen again.

>>69180369
yes, your lack of reading comprehension is definitely my fault. maybe i should have posted an epic reaction image to help grab your eye

>>69180395
What? I admitted fault. I said i wasnt paying attention to what you wrote. Calm down.

>>69180416
you also could've used thi post to show me that post number, but i guess you've given up on that in favour of... whatever this is (are you going to UMADBRO? out of this now that you've realized you have nowhere else to go really?)

>>69180455
No, when did I reference any meme that you didnt bring up sarcastically?

>>69180494
no idea what you're even trying to ask here... still waiting on that post number though

Since turbo autist and his enabler seem to be done bickering let's see if we can salvage the thread.

What do you guys listen to for inspiration?

What's your most used plugin? Synth or effect.

Me, currently.
>motown, dem string arragements
>kontakt, dem string samples

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had a little beat sesh to this sample

https://clyp.it/e5122q1z

>>69180842
>What do you guys listen to for inspiration?
respect the silence which serves as the foundation for all creativity

>>69180842
>amon tobin, that fucking sound design
>altiverb goes on everything

>>69180842
Honestly? Russian witch house and loads of kinda mainstream rappers with trap-influenced beats

I don't use vst

>>69180842
I use fab filter saturn for saturation and try to stay clear of 3rd party plug ins 'cause of CPU. Peach tremelo is alright and vahalla verb. Those three are the ones I most use.

>>69182399
what then? rtas, aax, au?

>>69182483
Hardware

>>69182542
what's your favorite piece of hardware then

>>69182601

Gas Chamber

>>69182626
the world would be a better place if you integrated thisparticular piece of hardware into your workflow

>>69182601
mpc 1000

i don't really use it for sampling (wich is kinda tricky for me at this stadium) but the sequencer is so deep and the control over external gear so easy i'm in love

>>69180842
Are you buying Albion Tundra

>>69182723
>at this stadium
what?

>>69182789
!!!!!!!!!
Never heard of it, but thanks for bringing it to my attention. It looks legit, really legit.

>>69183066
Sounds amazing, like Arvo Part's stuff

>>69173611
>I can link you to some antisemitic VST's
kek

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sorry clyp is bugging for me, have a banger
https://instaud.io/CWP

Hello /prod/

I've been making all of my music using mostly nothing but audacity, since it's the only DAW I know and can use seamlessly, but I want to transition into something more extensive to make my music better. Any tips from transitioning to a new DAW you know nothing about?

>>69182997
"At this point" as i've just started understanding how to work on samples

Sorry for the bad translation

>>69183719
I went from audacity to fl studio back in 2007, now theres a million tutorials on youtube. Its super easy to get in, but im still learning things. Workflow is really simple.

If you dont use midi pro tools is really good too, everything is let cluttered than fl, and the stock effects are nicer. Routing is more natural too.

The most recent pro tools ive used is 10, the midi is trash. I heard 12 is better for it.

>>69181881
who are you?

>>69182601
not that guy, but I'm liking my mopho x4 real good

can someone help me with how i can make bass sounds similar to death grips?

everything i tried sounds kinda boring compared to them

>>69185147
Turn up the memeatic velocity

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Making tracks and exploiting sounds are not really fun at the moment :^(

I think someone interviewed that sometime they wont make music for month and when they feel like it they do

Im afraid my musical drive is dying i used to be getting real fun out of it

feedback please!

https://clyp.it/daay54pg

>>69167407
wtf. holy shit, I've been searching for this thread for ages, autistic OP wrote prod instead of /prod/

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thoughts? it's so much easier it seems to make electronic instruments mix together than orchestral stuff.

https://clyp.it/wnuz44mf

>>69187843
sounds good but i think your midrange is a bit too muddy.

>>69187843
>>69188709
I honestly don't know what to say. What's the point of posting a clyp if it's just a 4 bar loop? If you want people to listen to and enjoy your music, you have to tell a story, and a 4 bar loop gives very little insight into your abilities as a producer.

I'm going to be honest, both your clyps are boring. The second is mixed well, the first, not so much. I can understand that you may be beginners, but that is no excuse. The only way you are going to get better at producing is by writing full length songs, that have some structure and order.

Stories don't make sense if you start at chapter 12.

>>69167407
https://instaud.io/private/6c42985f2455bb78317fed11dcf9ae916e52b37a
made this a few days ago, thoughts?

>>69188946
how do you make long songs?

>>69182332
How would you compare Altiverb to other convolution reverbs?
>>69189071
Listen to some songs you like and see how they get long without them getting boring.

>>69189071
Take a bunch of short songs and build bridges between them. Repeat

>>69188946
>>69189390
>>69189474

ayy senpai is this trash?
https://clyp.it/umcprv5r

any tips on mixing/mastering?

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>>69167407

https://clyp.it/po4y0sfo

i think it's minimal techno

>>69189869
I don't like the intro build up and progression but the other parts are cool.

>spend years producing music
>barely any views
>say fuck this shit
>get gf to moan into mic reading sex stories for desperate virgins
>make hundreds of dollars a month off of views and ads and donations from desperate men
>split the money
>quit music

feels good man. finally found my purpose in being a sound engineer. recording my gf's reading weird ass fanfiction and shit with slight reverb and a perfectly EQ's voice, so virgins can fap to it. what a great talent i have become.

>>69189869
>*glass breaks*

>>69190218
yeah it's bc i'm edgy and I want people to cut themselves when they hear my music.

>>69189952
thanks

Can anyone give me feedback on this 80s synth crooner thing? Bad vocal take I know

https://clyp.it/tbbcqzkz

>>69188946
hi poster of the first track >>69187843

question!

when there are drums, a bass melody, and rhodes instrument like i do, how many compressors do i need? do i compress the rhodes with bass and the the rhodes with the drums and idk how to sidechain or even compress multiple tracks

please give some mixing tips!!!
im so n00b tryna get better

>>69190472
people usually compress everything separately then blow it up with a limiter on the master

>>69190408
This is really fucking good. I don't have anything much to say about the production of it, but I really like what you've done.

>>69190408
Sounds like something that would play in a cyberpunk movie after a break up scene.

https://clyp.it/mdn14w0b

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>>69189891
You might be right. The bloopy percussion is very nice, as well as how you're bringing it in and out of the mix. What I'd suggest is some more bass weight, either with an EQ or maybe layering a deep 808 under your bass.

>>69191203
Especially the string sample in the beginning makes me think of tokimonsta and other beat artists. I like it a lot but the drums could use a bit more life - maybe some more syncopation or a sample?

>WIP bass music thingy
https://clyp.it/z2viqwmm

When do you stop working on beat? I heard that Metro Boomin used to make 5 beats per day so how the fuck is that possible ??

>>69191747
thats why they all sound the same. hed make 5 but they all used the same sounds and presets and drums, just different melodies and patterns and shit.

source: i used to make 2 a day.

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is this any good? i need an interface with at least 3 mic inputs and for $100 this seems ideal. i know behringer gets a bad rap but a quick look at some reviews shows that this might actually be a decent deal.

>>69191686
>Especially the string sample in the beginning makes me think of tokimonsta and other beat artists. I like it a lot but the drums could use a bit more life - maybe some more syncopation or a sample?

Thanks man I'll work on making the drums more alive.

>>69191756
B-but he is making loads of money and look at us...
I wish I was black

>>69191747

It's not really that hard to do when you have a system downl, Zaytoven makes like 10 as well

>>69191855
I never feel like my shit is complete. I dont really know how to finish beat desu

>>69191860

Well what genre do you make? Post a clyp

>>69191882
Here is something from yesterday
https://clyp.it/dkom4bfm

>>69191898
>https://clyp.it/dkom4bfm

learn to mix senpai, your 808 is clipping hard. Work snare and high hat rolls, your drums are boring.

>>69191873
Start with a lot of hip hop, listen to the beats (Dre, Premier etc), listen to the stuff those guys are sampling and inspired by (soul, funk, maybe some old Kraftwerk). One thing you can do is to try to write a soul/funk song, or just the hook, and then flip it (listen to Curtis Mayfield's Move On Up vs Kanye's Touch The Sky to hear how it's done).
>>69191779
I've owned and tested a bunch of behringer stuff (mic, mixer, headphones) and never been disappointed desu

>>69168445
Hes actually kind of amazing of youre into dubstep and stuff

>>69191915
Can you give me some tips for mixing and shit?

>>69191934
Send stuff to the mixer and lower the volume, learn to EQ, and then learn compression. There's great tutorials on youtube. Here's one of my favorite vids of someone making a beat live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Ld0V9UsCs

>>69191934
When you want something to come out in the mix, lower the rest instead of raising it

>>69191954
>>69191948
Thank you anons :3

Post you setup

>>69191981
>tfw when working for 18 hours and surrounded by food bowls and juice

>>69191981
all I have is a shitty half broken laptop leave me alone

>>69191981

>laptop on a desk surrounded by MTG cards

soundpacks.com
is this a good resource? just downloaded some kits and samples

>>69192032
>soundpacks.com

I find that it's more beneficial in the long run to create your own loops and samples. Reddit has a bunch of free drumkits that you should probably get though.

>>69192064
yeah, their starter kits pack or something is really helpful

>>69191948
wow

Bump
https://clyp.it/tzuckx1i

>>69192215
Are you high?

>>69192274
Lol no. Don't like it?

>>69192292
No,no it is good but it just feels like something that would come from lots of drugs

>>69192302
Lol. Someone actually sent me that melody, here's the original https://clyp.it/yhhh1wnc

>>69192320
Niiice. It is soo chill

Any recommended music production books besides "Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio"?

>>69192409
You dont need no books niga

>>69191822
Have some self-respect.
But if you don't want to, download some reddit trap certified drum packs and shit out 20 beats a day to meme rappers that all sound exactly same so they can do some YUH YUH YUH YUH AY GRAAA TATATA BRAAA GE GE GE XD on it.

>>69192518
How to find meme rapers? I already dont have any self-respect and getting reddit packs is ez

>>69192409
Theory books from /comp/

>>69192536
I don't know, try Soundcloud or just find some emails and send stuff out.

>>69192572
Instagram

Just started working on this
What do you guys think?
https://clyp.it/rqxamudb

>>69192664
Or ghetto Twitter and WORLDSTAAAAAAR I guess.

>>69192885
>ghetto Twitter
WTF is that?

https://clyp.it/b5bgtbx0

Do not mind me, just posting the most musically advanced piece these threads have seen.

>>69193032
How long did you work on this?

>>69193114
50 hours or so

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>>69193032
>just posting the most musically advanced piece these threads have seen

>>69193154
Prove me wrong fag.

>>69193032
>implying I need to flex on /DAW war general/

So, eh, new general soon?

I have been looking into buying some budget monitor speakers for quite some time now and almost all the sites I read highly recommend the KRK Rokit RP5 G3.

while I'm okay with shelling out the money for it, I'm curious how the other 'sizes' of this particular brand/model are. There's RP6, RP8... all that. They seem to be bigger and more expensive. Is there any particular reason why I would want those over the RP5?

>>69191779
I bet each mic input comes with its own white noise generator, the level is tied in with the gain knob so you only have to turn one knob, improves workflow.

This sure was the most underaged, autistic anc whiny /prod/s ever

>>69191747
I made 4 in one day 2 weekends ago. I made 2 yesterday, get about 1 a night in. Id be able to do more but i work 60 hours a week in the winter. Its about 3 hours for a beat. Most i could probably get done in a day is 6.

My process
Open random plug in
Play around on keys trying different pre sets
Eventually i find a part i start repeating
Tap tempo
Track midi
Start looping
Usually the drum part is pretty obvious to me, i used to be on drumline, put it in
Start adding instruments, melody, harmony chords, and ambiance.
Make tweaks to drums to mesh with any rhythms i came up with for the other instruments
Fit bass with kick and progression
Come up with structure.
Play back at least twice
Clean up changes, add parts where the sound is empty, sound effects, write bridge or whatever if needed.
Listen. Start adjusting pre sets to make them all fit together, change some or start from scratch all together.


Rough mix. I have the luxury of working with rappers, basically my deal is i make your beats i also record you. I do final mix with all the vocals recorded and match everything that way.

I play bass, guitar, and keys, sometimes i just improvise over a drum machine.

i'm looking to buy a microphone for recording acoustic instruments. usually i have to do a ton of recordings in school and i'm tired of having to borrow mics

what would you guys recommend? i'm looking for a GOOD microphone, not shit like the sm57 but not shit like the u87 either

preferrably multipattern, i just got done with a recording and it's really nice to be able to switch from omni to figure 8 or cardioid depending on the situation

>>69193986
some usb condenser mic?

>>69194068
>usb
why? i'd say he should just go for a normal condenser

>>69194143
because he might not have e.g. an interface with an XLR input. so usb is handy, in any case

https://clyp.it/4mngsdlf

ambeint dub basssss stuff.

anyone have any criticism ?

>>69168773
it seems like you barely reworked the amen break and it's pretty boring overall. it's ok i guess.

>>69171514
boring but would be somewhat decent if you add more things on it, like percussion and synths.

>>69172557
>>69179015
nice background music

>>69175840
it's well produced. what else can i say?

>>69176270
not something i'd download but you have potential.

>>69176557
not bad.

>>69181623
it' ok

>>69183442
boring

>>69187843
sounds very robotic, especially the perscussion

>>69188709
it's a pretty short sample. come back when you finish the track.

>>69189869
it's decent. i don't like the overpanning in some part, but that's just me.

>>69189891
boring

>>69190408
not bad.

Okay, I think it's pointless to keep going. everything i hear from these clyps is generic and the sound degradation from clyp doesn't help. I'd rather just rate every track a boring/10. My tip to everyone would be to try and get more self-awareness. Stop making boring shit. Experiment a little.

>>69194280
look at mine. its just a wanky expierment. you toss pott.

>>69194237

>>69194280
>My tip to everyone would be to try and get more self-awareness
oh the irony

>>69194280
>conveniently overlooks the only clyp that defies his opinion

subtle bait

where are the good fl studio tutorials? the seamless tutorials are honestly so redundant and i am not interested in learning that shitty skrillex bass.

>>69168773
I love this intro, both the pianos and pads are reminiscient of Omni Trio and the other "intelligent" jungle artists back in the day. I'd chop up the breaks a bit more though. Takes time but is worth it.

/>>69191686

>>69194313
It sounds empty and repetitive by itself, but maybe if you add more textures or vocals it would be good.

>>69194458
which one? is that a clyp you made?

>>69194569
your empty and repetitive

>>69167407
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuD6lZUU2A

>>69193986
TLM 107

>>69167407
>http://edmprod.com/100-essential-tips/
just started reading through these and i notice they are perpetrating the "stock plugins are enough" meme

if you're actually a new producer please dont fall for this stupid bullshit, there's absolutely nothing wrong with sampling plugins til you find one or maybe a few of each type of effect/instrument that you like the most

>>69194569
>>69193032

>>69177671
this is a grounding issue for sure. Try pluging your computer into a non-grounded power strip and see if it helps.

>>69194581
sorry dude. nothing personal. maybe i was too harsh. it's not bad at all, just add more elements, but it's okay as an ambient track.

>>69194780
>>69193032
would tip my fedora to this.

how can I avoid/tame phase cancellation on a drum track that has sample delay? I created a new track for the right panned delay and reversed the phase after setting the delay. Still sounds like shit in mono. how can I fix this?

>>69195850
just throw one of the channels away if you really need it in mono

>>69195973
I don't really need it in mono, just might sound a lot quieter on laptops or cell phones

>>69195850
Mixing secrets for small studio has a big section on dealing with phase

>>69193032
I bet you worked really hard on that so I'm not going to shit on it.

can anyone tell me what is wrong with this track?

https://clyp.it/54tba33i

I just can't put my finger on it

>>69196400
it's completely in mono

>>69196400
Lol did you get the clown vst

>>69196435
oh shit lol I was mixing it and completely forgot

>>69196468
no :(

how to learn drum programming better ableton??????????????????????????????

also what's the main drumkit these soundcloud hip hop sample based producers are using

>>69196523
Sound like a sound from that track god commercial

>>69196635
well it's a weirdoje sample kek but I see where you're comming from

Could anyone here point me to some quartal/quintal harmony books/compositions?

>>69197105

Look up Mein Kampf

>going through classified ads, find one for launchpad mini
>"abortion live life included"
remember to watch for autocorrect when selling your gear

>>69196435
fuck off with your LE MONO MEME XD you fucking faggot

>>69197137
>>69197159
oh god, is this starting again? good thing we're basically at the bump limit

>>69197185

There is really nothing wrong about killing jews

now link me to some pogrom-vst's

>>69197219
>jews
that's not how you spell "memelords"

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>>69197137
Nothing about the harmony in my version.
Which version would you rec?

>>69197474
Max/MSP is getting way more complicated these days

which fucking DAW do I learn if I wanna make cool music and stuff

just tell me which one is objectively best.

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>>69199040
>which one is objectively best.

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>>69199120
answer the question

or are you too uninformed?? :^)

>>69199040
ableton man everything else is shit man
ableton has automations and best audio engine for trappy beats or whatever you make (also ignore the no mono memer, you don't want mono this is not 40s anymore)

>>69199143
mono?

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>>69199139
I was merely expressing how ridiculous that you think any DAW is superior to another, and that it's not simply up to the user to create meaningful content.

There is no magic red button.

>>69199040
wouldn't everybody use the same daw if there was one that was objectively the best?

>>69199176
well which one do you prefer?

I honestly just need someone to pick one for me, so I can spend a lot of time learning it.

I'm incredibly indecisive. It's a big fault of mine.

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>>69199301
pICK ONE FOR ME YOU STUPID BROSTEPPERS
REEEEEEEEEEE

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>>69199301
I personally prefer protools, but it's not cheap, and I don't even think it's possible to pirate.

Check out reaper if you want something easy and free

>>69199301
Use Audacity

>>69199301
Your attitude guarantees you'll never make anything good

>>69199143
>ableton has automations and best audio engine for trappy beats or whatever you make (also ignore the no mono memer, you don't want mono this is not 40s anymore)
>tfw trap was basically invented in FL

>>69200074
ableton invented electro swing so fuck off kid

>>69200494
>ableton invented electro swing so fuck off kid

lol

https://clyp.it/5puxabrx

Hey guys I came up with this last night and just got around to guitar today, can I get some thoughts on tone and the mix? Thanks!