/prod/

https://clyp.it/oyp54ogq

Can anyone give me tips on this? How do I improve the quality of the vocal track so that it's more complimentary to the instrumental track?

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https://clyp.it/u5gpu3te

Critiques?

>IDM, Noise

https://clyp.it/user/4kbyi0nu

first time making a post-rock thing like this.

i feel like im ripping something off, am i?

also are the drums at the end shitty? any tips in general would be appreciated

thanks in advance

>>69402587
Andrew, your link's not working.

>>69402608
>>69402587

https://clyp.it/ondhywvu

fuck this is what its supposed to be. thanks for the headsup ^

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https://clyp.it/ouvv0os4
>Future garage
Feedback?

can you get rid of clipping neatly without remastering everything

>>69402738
By limiting the master.

>>69402762
but its not gonna be as loud ;_;

>>69402782
you can get stuff extremely loud without audible clipping if you know your shit

>>69402782
That's true. Then your only option is to remaster and find which instruments are making it clip. Snares are a big one, they always make my shit clip.

>>69402782
>>69402835
Also compressing certain instruments will help.

huh, it was actually clipping bc it was too loud kek shouldve checked my speaker volume first

>>69402834
i dont know my shit desusenpai

>>69402835
>>69402857
i'll remember this for future anomalies

>>69402514
This track barely has any low end and the highs are super bright to the point where it kinda hurts.

What are you mixing on?

>>69402912
Ableton Live 9 using the stock plugins. How should I fix the track?

>Pleb
Fl Studio
Ableton
Logic
Cubase
Reaper
Reason

>Patrician
Audacity
Sound Forge

Prove me wrong, fags

>>69402940
he means what kind of monitoring

>>69402953
Where does Renoise fit in there.

>>69402900
Just make a few practice tracks and mess around with EQing and compressing instruments. Takes some time but it's very much worth it.

>>69402972
Cheap JVC earbuds.

>>69402974
Any daw with built-in bpm counters (aka post-african repetitions) is for plebs.

>>69403020
That's probably why. I would lower a lot of the highs and make lows more present in the track. It sounds really weak on my JBL 305's.

>>69402953
go socialize

https://clyp.it/aflcchg2
a little pop riff
Any thoughts, ideas, critiques ?

>>69403055
https://clyp.it/4ooirvwp
How is it now? What should I do it further?

>>69402953
thank u, will do ^^

Hey guys, so for the past month or so i've been working on a cross of psychedelic, electronic and jazz, and i think they turned out quite well but i am not that well versed when it comes to production and such, so a little feedback goes a long way.

anyways, i hope you guys like it.

https://clyp.it/wx40nblg
https://clyp.it/bygifeog
https://clyp.it/nb1qnsti

>Jazz
>Electronic
>Psychedelic vibes

reposting https://clyp.it/0ejxknlv

>>69402574
i'd say work more on the melodies, they are rather simple for IDM, the rythm section you did a really good job with though, good work.

https://clyp.it/qqujhgep

>>69403492
Thanks, the section near the end came out pretty cool I think. I'll go back and add new synths with melodies that go longer than one pattern to spice it up.

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So I just found out that Alex Jones into techno and released a track on Turbo a few years ago.

http://www.aux.tv/2016/11/is-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-making-beats-in-his-spare-time/

https://www.discogs.com/VA-Turbo-Mind-Vacuum-3/release/4279360

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

>>69403912
what the fuck

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https://clyp.it/lvab43zr

https://clyp.it/yvno5wcc

https://clyp.it/jquqbhia

https://clyp.it/4prs0acs

Is there anything in here at all worth keeping whatsoever?

>>69403912
tfw hes better than most of /prod/

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So what's on /prod/'s wishlist this year?

>>69403912
/prod/ btfo'd by a humble water salesman and human drum sequencer

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Hey /mu/, I've been struggling with this technical issue for a little bit now on this track I still have no fucking clue what the deal is.

>https://clyp.it/norysbse

At the 3:35, 3:44, 3:57, and 4:05 (as well as a few more near the end) marks there is this audio glitch I keep running into where a "click" is happening whenever the bass note changes. I've tried resetting the plugin, increasing the ASIO buffer size samples when exporting, etc. and I can't figure this shit out.

Can anyone give me some ideas as to what's going on or how to solve this?

>>69404486
To become better at creating music.

Plugins/gear don't mean anything to me. I have enough.

>>69404273
or just able to afford stuff

>>69403912
This actually is pretty good. Better groove than a ton of techno out there. Not great, though.

There's a correlation between paranoia (schizophrenia/bipolar, aka dopamine dysfunction, aka the thing that makes you understand music; see Kanye and RDJ and many more) and music ability, so I'm not really surprised.

>>69404808
I like your moxie anon. I have enough too, at the moment I'm just replacing some geat that's starting to malfunction but other than that no more. Not for another couple years at least.

But other anons surely are on the cusp of getting a recording package or a new synth or finally graduating from ße∂†s to monitors, etc.

>>69404798
idk if it's just me but i don't hear any clicking noises. it sounds normal to me

>>69404859
True lmao, I have audio hallucinations where I hear music that no one else has ever heard before that's in tune and mastered. Even has female vocals. Shame I have no creativity other than the times where this happens once or twice a month.

>>69404945
Do drugs, anon. A lot of them. Sit down at a keyboard beforehand and play your heart out.

The potential resulting psychosis will be worth it.

>>69404972
terrible advice.

>>69403283
bumping this

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>>69404972
this is what kilt Syd.

and it's terrible advice.

>>69404993
>>69405027
I was exaggerating with the "a ton" part. Responsible drug use can absolutely be helpful for growing as a musician. Weed, Adderall, alcohol, psychedelics, etc.

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>>69404798
Sounds like textbook DC crossing issues with the bassline- This could happen if for instance, you are using a sin sample as the root of your bass, its being fed midi in a sampler, and the amp envelope doesn't have enough release on it for the sine's waveform (or other waveform) to quietly fade out. Instead, the wave gets interrupted halfway through a wavecycle, and you hear a 'click'. NOTE: Same thing can happen if you are interrupting the waveform before dc crossing at the beginning of the sample as well. In this case, attack, or re positioning sample start so its at the DC crossing will work.

So I would investigate either your release settings on the volume/amp envelopes to start.

Solving problems like this are a lot easier when you use an oscilloscope. There's a free one called s(M)exoscope which you can try. Its 32 bit though so bring your wrapper.

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>>69402953
mfw I use both Ableton & Sound Forge.

>songs this simple get THIS much attention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkri1NUq9ro

Life is suffering. Sometimes I ask myself why don't I just pick random 4-chord progression and play with 3-5 notes in melody, finish shit fast and spend the rest of the time marketing myself.

>>69405143
>Then again, I will never be a qt3.14 in a weird way with a niche in dressing as a little girl to get dat pedo and anime fans.

>>69404972
Guy here, Terrible advice too lmao. Took low doses LSD and had numerous panic attacks. Scenario happened where I thought my pets were on LSD because I got stuck in thought loop and the more I looked at them the more they acted stranger. I get massive migraines from weed. I have Chronic depression and mild anxiety. I even go into mild Alcoholic hallucinosis after drinking large amounts in 1 night. Not to mention I have a family history of schizophrenia.

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>>69405076
you're a god. thank you so much man, I appreciate the extra effort you put into explaining it with the image and what not. I just went in and increased the release and that fixed it.

>>69405204
I'm the person who posted that and I'm actually trying LSD for the first time tomorrow, coincidentally. Almost everyone in my family has schizophrenia.

Wish me luck.

Also, hallucinations from alcohol should be impossible. Theoretically possible from alcohol withdrawal, though. Do you get them many hours after imbibing, or shortly after?

>>69405204
Not him but, no shit that's a bad idea if you have a family history of schizophrenia, suffer from multiple mental disorders, and get those kind of side effects from just weed and alcohol.

>>69405252
Hmm, I wouldn't do it desu, but then I'm always the type of person who wants to try something new, so you're going to do it anyway.

>>69405276
Unfortunately I had no idea about the family history of schizophrenia when I took it.

>>69405276
Some schizophrenics actually report LSD can help their symptoms if they're in a calm environment. The source of LSD hallucinations is thought to not be closely related to psychotic disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar. Weed is actually more dangerous for schizophrenics than LSD is. LSD just gets a bad rap because it's far more potent, and a lot easier to take too much LSD than too much weed.

We'll see, though. I'll report back on Friday/Saturday and see if I go insane or not. Hopefully I make some music at least.

>>69405357
It's 100 ug, and I have several tiers of backup plans. I think I'll almost definitely be fine. I sometimes get weird symptoms from weed, including delusions and hallucinations, but not to the point where I can't control them.

I wouldn't take a high dose of LSD, especially alone and for my first time, but with my low dose and safety measures (Xanax on table with note, various people to contact if I need to, relaxing and safe setting) I think there's almost no risk.

I'll admit 80% of my reason for trying it is because I want to see what listening to and producing music is like on it.

>>69405357
ahh I see, that is unfortunate. Anyone who is interested in taking psychedelics should really look into that, but I understand not everyone knows or thinks to do that

>>69404486
Someone to listen to my music and tell me why it sucks

>>69405449
You're not the anon who posted an overwhelming clusterfuck of like 20 clypits are you? Who are you anon? Show me you whippets and clypits.

>>69405449
Why not fucking link it then you nigger?

>>69405489
>>69405528
https://clyp.it/0ejxknlv

>>69405546
-There is no groove. It's very rhythmically boring.
-The wide intervals don't really fit the track.
-The melody is kind of just spazzing around and not doing anything very musical.

Basically there's way too much going on and they're not really complementing each other much rhythmically, harmonically, melodically, timbre-wise, atmosphere-wise, sentiment-wise, or in pretty much any other quality I can think of.

Also, the mixing is really terrible.

The drums sound kind of cool though.

>>69405546
did you sample the squeaking bird video?

>>69405415
took some very strong acid and it was a pretty amazing experience. I wanted to make music but couldn't look at my monitor. Was having some heavy visuals, only way i could describe it was everything looked like the 60's lol.

>>69405683
I've heard about that. I'll try to bring my DAW up and have music playing before I take anything, so that hopefully during my trip I'll spend at least a little bit of time with it.

>>69405546
I think it sounds neat, but it's a bit relentless. Making it slightly more sparse and only get thick at climactic parts. Also nothing feels "featured", it's very flat. A little more separation by panning and a little more definite localization of the elements would help clear it up a bit. I like the lead though.

Also you mix'd this primarily in headphones didn'cha?

>>69405703
i did it once with mushrooms i didnt get anything done but play with synths it was really nice the textures of the sound really stand out at you and you feel it

>>69405415
The dose isn't that bad desu. Just be aware you may experience HPPD disorder for months afterwards, I still get flashes of light in my vision, and other effects.

>>69405599
Thanks, I needed some direction.
>>69405609
No (but now I can't unhear it)

>>69405546
are you the same guy that posted the dnb last thread?

I think you should introduce breaks throughout your tracks because it does get a little restless the more you listen.

When I make loud songs I like to phase into a quieter moment the bring in more hectic parts, then repeat. This way it keeps the listeners patience.

>>69405803
then* sorry

>>69405743
HPPD is my only real fear. My understanding is it should be very unlikely from a single low dose of LSD with no other combined drugs, or if it does happen should be very temporary. But who knows. I'm willing to live with some minor symptoms if they don't last more than a month or two.

>>69405803
There definitely need to be breaks but even then I don't think the track would be good IMO. I'd remove everything but the drums, add some breaks and transitions, and start over with more carefully defined and separated elements. The rhythm is not very danceable, whereas good DnB can be, even stuff that's higher tempo and more hectic than this.

how is this family?

https://clyp.it/gfp33xig

it needs more work, more variations and fix some things but overall is it something you can see in suicide sheep?

>>69405143
If you can make something sounding that good go for it. I think you're underrating it, like most people do with popsongs.

https://clyp.it/c10fkkle
Are the transitions a bit too rough?
any genral thoughts on this?

>>69405888
>is it something you can see in suicide sheep?
To me this reads as "is this shitty generic overproduced EDM"?

If so I'd say yes, except not really overproduced because the mixing isn't great. But yes I could see it being "good" enough to be packaged with that kind of trash if the mixing were better.

How is the mastering on this? https://clyp.it/tcsiofyt

The vocals aren't mastered yet so I need some tips on how to make it with well with the rest of the track?

Also, thoughts on the mashup from a casual listening stand point and not necessarily from a technical stand point?

>>69405731
Yes, I need monitors, can't be helped right now.
>>69405803
I didn't make that track but I think I know which one you're talking about.

>>69405143
The composition is extremely generic but there's a LOT more going into that track than just being a 4-chord 4/4 pop song. For one, the production is really excellent on a lot of levels. Also, people's tastes differ and really enjoy these kinds of generic compositions.

As someone who hates those kinds of compositions, even I can see how the song is catchy due to everything else going on.

>>69405932
The transitions aren't the problem. The performance and the composition as a whole are the problem.

>>69405995
what do you mean

>>69405952
The mixing and mastering aren't good. You didn't make enough space.

>Also, thoughts on the mashup from a casual listening stand point and not necessarily from a technical stand point?
It's okay, but mashups this simple are cheating, so I'm really just calling the original songs okay.

>>69406009
Timing is off, in a bad way.

The whole song is basically just infinitely repeating the same boring, terribly played motif with different shitty effects each time.

The piano accompaniment towards the end sounds kind of cool (yet too simple) but that's about it.

Also, now that I listen again, the timing of the transitions is also off.

>>69405889
>>69405985
I agree the production is good. I was talking about pure composition. Maybe I should just focus on making my shit actually sound good because I'm still pretty bad at /prod/ after a year and a half.

>>69406098
Other guy here. I don't see why repeating the motif with different arrangement is a bad thing. Plenty of music does that. Just saying because I once got same comments on that and I don't understand why.

>>69406184
Compositionally it's actually pretty good in some ways. It's very cliche and generic, but that doesn't necessarily mean "bad". Also, the performance and timing of everything is spot-on (though she's being autotuned and possibly edited in other ways), on top of the effects and pristine recording and mixing and mastering. It's a combination of many factors.

Hardest thing in "music making" for me?

>composition?
Nope.
>mixing?
Nope.
>arrangement?
>Nope.

But believing in anything I make and not jumping on something new practically every day. I still don't quite love anything enough to work on it, so I have nothing developed but have a SHITTON of "ideas".

>>69406224
It's not necessarily a bad thing.

My rationale is hard to articulate. If a motif is being repeated constantly, something else has to give. I think either:

- The other parts of the arrangement need to be very dynamic and complex and interesting.

OR

- There need to be more variations in or additions to the motif, not perfect or near-perfect repetition. Including what part of the phrase it's played in, the rhythm and accents, the pitch, the harmony, and/or a billion other variables.

At least, that's my personal taste. Obviously some disagree. But I don't like so much straight repetition unless other parts are non-repetitive and are mixed in correctly.

I think there are better music theoretic explanations of what I mean. I'm not an expert. Basically, there is a lot of music out there that I like and that does constantly repeat a motif, but they just do it so much better.

>>69405943
thanks for your honest feedback. what do you hear wrong in the mix?

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>>69406282
Same man. I got hundreds of short vignettes and very little that I've worked to completion.

https://clyp.it/pl5rihxq

>>69406364
I can't comment because I'm wearing colored headphones and have almost no ear training.

Just from the start, I feel like the pads are taking up too much of the spectrum and maybe the volume and headspace too. Things feel like they're competing too much.

The lead melody feels a little thin and weak. Vocal sample is probably okay if the other stuff is pulled back to give it more room to breathe.

The kick drum feels too weak and washed out. It's barely cutting through. Possibly needs ADSR and reverb? adjustment. And also just general mixing to give it room. Sounds like there's sidechaining, but it's not really doing the job here to feel the kick impact.

Also various other things. I'm a terrible mixer myself so I couldn't tell you what you should do exactly, but I know an amateur mix when I hear one.

https://clyp.it/xwqqkrpd

Rate please, even if you hate it I'd like to know what you dislike about it. This is a rough mix

>>69406734
Repetitive and poppy for my tastes but not bad if that's what you're going for. The melody timing does feel a bit weird/off to me in a few parts, but other than that the composition seems fine.

>>69404258
most of it to be honest with you I've enjoyed

>tfw you can't even decide what genre to produce
>inb4 what you are best at / what you like the most

At the same time I want to achieve my "artistic" goals and make a living / get famous and all that childish imaginary shit.

>>69406910
make acoustic deathmetal

>>69406910
If you have to literally willfully think of a genre before you make a track, you might as well call it quits now. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

I'd even argue that if you think you should label a track with a genre after you've made it, you're kind of retarded.

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>>69406910
I'm best at genres I hate. Guess I have to make a career writing 90s RnB, european chickpop, and Nickelback riffs for spare shekels.

>>69406783
>Repetitive and poppy for my tastes but not bad if that's what you're going for.


Not really going for repetitive. As a person that may not be into that particular type of music, what kind of changes do you think would draw you in more?

>>69402574
I like the melodies actually

>>69402665
Sounds cool enough to me. I think everything else is too loud or the drums are too high frequency. That's just what I think though, maybe that's what you're hearing. Was nice though.

>>69402733
What you've done is really nice in my opinion, but it can't hold my attention without me skipping around. Like, The drum patterns are too repetitive for my taste and the ambient sections are too ambient! lol. That's just what I think though. There were some parts that I really enjoyed, I love the way this track makes me feel at times. At the same time, I get bored and want to turn it off.

>>69407067
When I say the drums are too high frequency, I mean they're more towards the same frequency range as the Melodie, so they're not as distinct possibly.

>>69406941
Well, I didn't mean it so specific, it's more like, one week I'm composing a classical piece for a piano or orchestra and the other I'm producing some electronic pop song. I'm spreading myself too thin. I never think of a genre before composing, wtf.

Audiences for both are vastly different. Can't get a hit with millions of plays with classical music today, but at the same time I want plays and people to care.

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>>69406969
Probably one more instrument added to the arrangement, or a more complex melody, or a more complex and changing drum pattern. Everything changes every 4/8 bars, but within each 4-bar phrase it's pretty repetitive and generic.

>>69407127
youre probably drunk or took benzos

>>69407127
I mean a laptop with no internals is not very good for production. As long as it can run the software you need there shouldn't be a problem, as far as rendering I'd recommend doing something else for a minute if it really becomes an issue, which it won't. Unless your track has 1000000000 notes or is 7 hours.

>>69407121
So the impression I'm getting is you're thinking very heavily about marketing and audience. If that's what draws you to music, you will never succeed. You're literally saying "I want to make music in the most popular genre so I can be rich and famous". Less than 1% of all top artists out there probably got into music that way.

And even if it IS what draws you to music, why on Earth would you think about that when odds are you're probably pure shit in every genre imaginable and would get very few plays regardless? Focus on getting good.

Fuck me, I can't produce electronic shit while playing with piano sounds, how do people do it? I literally can't hear it in my head.

I always make a type of music based on the instrument I play. If it's fucking funny trumpets I'll make borat music, if it's a flute I'll make middle ages shit, if it's a metallic bassy synth I'll make a future house, if it's a comfy soft piano I'll make romantic classical. God damnit.

>>69407164
>Probably one more instrument added to the arrangement, or a more complex melody, or a more complex and changing drum pattern. Everything changes every 4/8 bars, but within each 4-bar phrase it's pretty repetitive and generic.

Alright, will do man! I might add strings and gate them

>>69407164
You what m8

In music there is a measure, like this for example.

O = 1 beat

so if we put 8/4 that means there's 8 O's, for example. This is just notation, there's a million ways to describe these concepts.

So
O O O O O O O O | would be one measure
O O O O O O O O | O O O O O O O O is two.

You can also call a measure a bar, as they look like bars.

>>69407204
or maybe instead they should get involved with music on that side of the industry?????

>>69407240
You may have misread my post? I meant every 4 and every 8 bars, not 4 out of 8. For the most part it's just changing every 4 bars.

>>69407250
Sure, that's also an option. But the impression I'm getting is he wants the personal fame for himself, not to help someone else be famous.

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Does Reaper stand up to more expensive Daws

>>69407265
What if 4 out of the 8 bars contained variation kek

>>69407282
Certain DAWs have features that other DAWs don't. As far as capabilities I'm not sure, as far as your personal ease of use I'm not sure as well.

>>69407315
That could be cool but an easier way of saying that is just an alternating pattern of variation and repetition, 4-bar-wise.

>>69405143
let me see your music video :)

>>69407282

Pro-Tools/Cubase or bust

If you're new it's best not to spend that much money just yet. Everything can work, it's just up to the user to make it work.

>>69407359
I wonder if it's possible to make a breakbeat, but like a whole phrase is sort of a break.

Maybe like, a breakdown? P cool stuff here

I bet I'm the only one who manages to ruin his tracks the more he spends mixing.

>Before:
https://clyp.it/xjpjkjkd

>After:
https://clyp.it/znsy2ry3

Btw, I haven't /prod/uced anything in a month or so, been busy, I'm thinking of focusing on this track now because it's the one that I currently like the most. Is it enjoyable? Does it have potential?

>>69407403
I don't agree with the notion that it's "Pro-Tools/Cubase".

Excellent music is being made with all sorts of DAWs. and every good DAW has all the features i really need

>>69407460
Pretty good but yeah needs better mixing.

>>69402514
You may have to compress the vox more, it seems to drop in and out of focus.
More low end like the other dude mentioned.
A lot of the synth lines are sharing the same frequency range, so it kind of gets in the way, you need to spatially separate them more by panning them harder and maybe more verb to push it to the background more?
I dunno, just suggestions.

>>69407460
>I bet I'm the only one who manages to ruin his tracks the more he spends mixing
No, a lot of people have a rule about spending as little time and effort on mixing as possible.

>>69407470
i agree with this too all the big name daws are capable if you know what youre doing

>>69407476
>>69407544
Yeah, now that I'm listening to it with fresh ears I think the problem was that I spent so much time listening to it that I fucked up my ears, and due to increased sensitivity I started cutting those high frequencies because they were literally painful. First mix was still far from perfect, but better.

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>>69406282
>>69406370

The last 10 - 5 % of a track will take the longest and be the most menial, frustrating and hardest. That's the part that separates /prod/ from actual producers.

>>69406282
>>69406370

I literally don't even save for like the first 30 mins when I'm working on a new project. If I don't like it I delete it and start a new one. We're in the learning phase anyway, We'll make better shit.

If you don't feel like you'd be able to sell it or don't like it, drop it. Time is money and all of it should be spent perfecting your craft if you're serious about this.

Here's a super rough cut I threw together in an hour or so today, the drums are super simple and don't sound that nice, but I think it has potential.

https://clyp.it/u2wuhhun

yo, is lemon around? I had a question about the underwater contact mic and how you sealed it up.

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https://clyp.it/54qu4z50

I'm not sure what genre this is but how does it sound as the main hook? Any tips?

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>>69409338
Sup mang! What do you need to know?

Plasti-Dip. I used Plasti-Dip!

>>69402733
>https://clyp.it/ouvv0os4
For the background noise, do you just use an analog sample? or what? It puts me almost in a trance-like state!

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https://clyp.it/j14lacr0
my friends make fun of me ...
am I at least good at prod?

>>69410757
>am I at least good at prod
shilling for approval fuckoff

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>>69410757
dude this should be a fresh prince of bel air song

1492/1500 thoroughly enjoyed

>>69410838
thanks dawg

korg ms20 mini any good?

how do I into flylo and tsuruda /prod/?

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So I was gifted a korg padkontrol and ableton light 9 for my birthday and now I'm looking into getting a midi keyboard to start making some music. Can anyone recommend a good midi keyboard for under 200 bucks new? Not sure if I need something with drum pads since I have the padkontrol but I'm pretty clueless so any suggestions will help.

The volume fader and pots on one of my midi keyboards have died. Fuckery.
Still got another controller with pots I can use but I hate losing equipment. Only saving grace for that keyboard is the pitch bend/mod wheel still work and I don't have them on any other thing so it stays for now.

>>69410128
that's all I needed to know, thanks mate <3

>>69402782
Don't fall for the compression meme

>>69407127
You can produce on anything today.

>>69412493
Cool. DON'T OVERDO IT. One or two coats, not more or you'll overdampen the thing and it won't work super great. Dip it down to couple inches up the wire and let it hang-dry for about 24hrs before you touch it. Plasti-Dip is try to the touch in like 20mins but doesn't fully cure for like a day, so just be patient and let it take its time.

What are you using for the contact? Guitar piezo?

>>69412310
You don't need one lmao, just draw notes, it's what martin garrix did.

>>69412310
Buy something like Microkey, don't buy these shitty all in one keyboards with 4 faders and two drum pads.

>>69405092
psyduck is cute :3

>>69408230

What are you going for? It sounds generic

>>69404747
Not just water filter salesman but now also low-pass filter wizard

Some Christmas music I'm working on

https://clyp.it/5r11ax4u

>>69403912
He raps as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkGLl0DtNf4

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>tfw into so much different music and you can't focus on one project or sound but you can't merge it all into one project because it's all too different and so you end up not finishing anything

>>69415343
same haha

>>69414342
>male vitality
enjoy no feminine penis faggot

audionews has open registration for today faggots get on it

https://clyp.it/yleout3v

thoughts? just random shit. not fleshed out. worth expanding? like it? weird enough for you?

Now that Kickass is down where do you guys go to get the goodies?

>>69417338
Pirate bay

>>69417338
read >>69416268

>>69416268
>>69417453
What is audionews?

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>>69417512

>>69417553
thanks you anons, fucking diamond right now

>>69417583
also read rules

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>>69417583
>>69417553
>>69417512
>>69417453
>>69417378
>>69417338
You fucking faggots, enjoy your prison.
>pic related, me calling popos

>>69417638
HAAAAAAA jokes on you I live in 3rd world country

>>69417638
SHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

https://clyp.it/4gjncrqm


pls fedbacj

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>>69417638
dude pls..

Korg MS20 mini or microkorg

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Hi, I'm working on an album that is IDM/DnB/Ambient and would like critiques on the project as a whole so far. Thanks.


https://clyp.it/ynpcuau4 >IDM

https://clyp.it/indiaymx >DnB

https://clyp.it/u5gpu3te >IDM

https://clyp.it/k40wxv04 >IDM

https://clyp.it/hyjomspd >IDM

https://clyp.it/og5r50br >Ambient

>>69417865
MS20

>>69418003
alright thanks.

>>69417953
listening to this ambient track, dunno if its cause i'm still high from last night or not but i'm digging it.
was waiting for it to kick up a bit more though.

>>69418076
Thanks, I wanted it to have a very subtle transition between its three sections but not go too far with it. It's a comfy track, I'll close my eyes and lay in my bed to it sometimes.

>>69417865
100% MS20

sounds fucking great

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AKG D112 or Shure Beta 52?

Oi so I got ableton yesterday, Is this alright for a first track? https://clyp.it/jay3j5ls

It's psytrance, not really finished desu

>>69418512
>ableton

>Tfw just wanted to smash some fuckin toms

https://clyp.it/zpucevan

>>69418894
smd cunt, I've been using FL Studio for about a year now, crashes all the time, laggy, shitty automation, shitty stock plugins, etc. To make a channel mono, you just use the utility plugin to reduce the width of the channel to 0% aka MONO

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>>69418940

>>69418914

breath of fresh air, honestly

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>>69418346
D112 is the best choice imo if you're sticking with close kick drum miking. But the Beta 52 is pretty great as well, but more sensitive to placement (it's more like the old D12 than the D112). The biggest factor is going to be the kick drum and placement anyway, and just plain taste. I love the D112 though.

Also if you want something that sounds 'spiciously like a Beta 52 for $40 get a Nady DM-90. I have one and it makes me hard.

https://clyp.it/gknk3qi1

>>69418914
where the rattling hihats, 808s, icey synths and hey chants at?
pretty unfinished desu baka

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https://clyp.it/4nrl5nkv

>wonky

ran out of ideas of where to take it after the build up

any advice appreciated

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>>69418346
>>69419745
Here's what I use. A Lewett DTP 340 Rex. it sounds fucking fantastic on kick drums and bass amps, way meatier than the D112 or Beta 52s.

Anyone else familiar with it?

>>69418914
>https://clyp.it/zpucevan
dope

>>69420016
I'm not but the response curve does look nice. The thing with the D112 is that it's designed NOT to be meaty. The Nady, Beta 57, D12 etc all have big beautiful proximity effects, which make them sensitive to precise placement. The D112 is a really nasally sounding mic that doesn't get big proximity boosts, so it makes placement pretty easy without getting all bassy in the proximity zone. Similar to an RE20 but not to the same extent. Makes the D112 really easy to work with but also you're kinda "stuck" with the sound, a D112 sounds the same all the time.

That mic does looks pretty noice though

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

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R8 my demo guise

https://youtu.be/o3SjPqG8hSo

>>69420908
why would you produce at this volume

>>69420972
clipping, lazy sampling, underwhelming.

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>>69410003
not a chorus/main hook yet but it's so close. Needs more rhythmic elements.

>>69410757
this is really really great

>>69417553
I've made like 9 accounts for this shit and I just download all I can until my ratio fucks up. I'm a horrible human being

pic related - samples folder

>>69421480
>41 gbs of samples

You need more desu

>>69421480
i did same shit

>>69421998
What is it?

so I cut up and looped my sample, but it's like 4.0.2 bars... what the fuck do I do this is really annoying to work with

>>69422125
private tracker is what they call it i guess
basically really good torrent site

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>>69422125
it's fucking LIT that's what it is

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>>69419160
that picture reminds me of this

When the beat drops I ejaculate in my pants against my will. Is that normal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AHoAYB7diI

>>69417553
T. Hanks

>>69417378
There's fuck all on pirate Bay these days

what's the best acoustic drum sample library for kontakt? abbey road vintage?

>>69423459
just get superior drummer it takes up just as much space

>>69423590
but is it better tho

I'm poor and don't have enough money to spend in the Native Instruments sale. Next year, who knows?

What should I buy this time next year: Reaktor, or Guitar Rig 5? I'm leaning towards Reaktor because it's more versatile and I can use it for more interesting guitar effects as well as a synth, but I'm not sure what way to go.

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https://clyp.it/hdae2wmk
Any reccs on the EQ?

https://clyp.it/l1vgwrwe

Track I started this morning, still a WIP.

Am I going in the right direction with this one?

Can someone link prod discord pls

>>69425669
https://discord.gg/aHnaz

How do you convince clients that their demo is shit and you're not going to add stuff from their version? I know someone who's dead set on "finding a middle ground" but I feel it would be catastrophic to do so.

>>69425811
just do your job deskmonkey, or no shekels

>>69425811
work your ass off to make a better version yourself without being promised money and then show it to him hopefully he'll reconsider or if you don't care so much about it just do whatever tf he wants

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http://www.geocities.jp/g_no4166/free.html

>>69425743
invite is dead can you resend.

I have a desktop (pretty much a gaming rig) it has 16 gigs of ram and an i54690k, I'm getting a laptop with a good cpu and 12 gigs of ram.

I just need it for ableton, should I just sell the desktop and stick with the laptop?

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Any tips on how to mix / master better?

https://clyp.it/1w1jguuz

>>69426444
https://discord.gg/sCbXZHF

there, permanent link

>>69426655
if you're in need of money then yeah otherwise no point.

>>69426989
Well I don't see myself playing any games and I need the money for some gear, I guess I'll probably sell it.

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>>69427286
>money for some gear
now we're talkin! sell that dust collector and git some toys

>>69427286
Very nice!

>>69426655
>ableton