/prod/ general FSF addition

>>69473647
all the good shit is proprietary

>>69473647
>addition

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>>69473655

The best song ever written was produced with only free software. Please feedback this time, I know, I know. I sound like a diplo imposter.

https://clyp.it/eoo1splc

>>69473706

What your referring to as 4chan is infact GNU+4chan.

What's a cheap drum machine that allows me to "sculpt" the sounds.

>>69473728
king of /prod/

anyone know of some cool soundfonts?

>>69473887
https://www.synthfont.com/links_to_soundfonts.html

>>69473647
tascam portable recorders are the best daws

The moment you open ableton/fl studio you're already making cuck music

Just spent literally 10 hours straight on a beat that ended up sounding like any other shitty beat I'd usually make in an hour. I'm going to sleep.

Please subscribe to my blog thank you.

trying to song structure. any feedback would be more than appreciated
https://clyp.it/zioj3hpm

>>69474058
Do you even sequence brah

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>>69473887

Just look up some older video game + soundfount.

>>69474507
I just spent two hours trying to play a 1-minute 6-note guitar track because I kept messing up even though I've played it 1000 times before just fine. I must be really shitty since every other guitarist in the universe can play a full song with no errors and have it sound great

>>69475323
Same thing happens to me a lot t b h. I'll rehearse a song perfectly but when I hit the record button I get sloppy.

>>69473728
I like the backwards sample used as a perc.

Reminds me less of Diplo and more of a small horse galloping frantically in place on one of those giant floor pianos a la Tom Hanks in the 1988 hit fantasy comedy film, "Big;" a Japanese woman calls out rhythmic direction to said horse and keeps time, albeit poorly, by woodworking. The horse dies at the end.

All of this takes place in a decomissioned airplane hanger, naturally.

looking for a good keyboard for composing, im normally a Singer/Guitarist. Will say a cheaper william legato electric keyboard let me plug in to a computer and record MIDI in a DAW and notate music with MIDI notation software? If not I'll get a smaller controller but I want that standalone 88 keys...

>electric piano in question
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboards-midi/williams-legato-88-key-digital-piano?content=review#reviews

>>69475377

I'll take it as a compliment~ Thank you. And saying it sounded like diplo was in reference to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yet2Q0M32GQ

>>69475632
this is good but if you read it doesnt come with a power adapter so if you dont get that Williams ESS1 Essentials Pack you need to buy batteries

>>69475733
>Williams ESS1 Essentials Pack
not a problem, but will it let me do all that I said in the original post?

>>69475781
yes on the page it says it has midi and usb connectivity so you can use it with your software

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Is there some sort of magical guide to explain basic synth terms like oscillators and envelopes and how they are useful to a person who is living proof darwinism is a hoax?

Can I get a harsh critique I just want to improve.

Don't know where to go with this

https://clyp.it/e2vnhsuh

haha I'm cool now
let's be nice together and make no mistakes :)
be nice :)

>>69473647
>day 30
>still no guides for Cakewalk Sonar
I'm about to give up and move to memeloops

>>69475632
If you don't have a background in piano or keys you probably don't need an 88. Don't spend extra getting something you can't make use of. Just get a controller.

>>69476779
http://beausievers.com/synth/synthbasics/

>>69473647
I'm actually interested in production with Linux since Ardour is perfectly usable. But I'm concerned about audio interface compatibility. Anyone have experience with this?

>>69473728
It grows on you after the nth time.

10/10 AOTY send a copy to fantano

I installed Ableton 4 hours ago

https://clyp.it/ba3lcobb

>>69477653
That piano needs tuned. Other than that, The drum sequencing and hi-hats and shit sound cozy as fuck. Although I came here for advice too. I don't know what the fuck I'm doing either

Anybody know of a good (preferably free) vocal doubler/widener? I tried using the Imager from iZotope but ALL it does is it make it wide. I want a doubling effect as well.

>>69477653
>https://clyp.it/e2vnhsuh
Piano out of tune, bass distorting, boring 4 bar loop, etc.

https://clyp.it/maebukop
I've been using ableton for the last 6 years. I use Pro Tools for work but it's not my favorite. Demo is Ableton.

https://clyp.it/3b1thj1v
heres a song i posted a couple days ago and people seemed to think had some potential so ive been working on it more. i added a bit more melody/chords to the end of it, started deleting parts that sucked, and did about 40 sec of rough drum programming for it (the rest is just that looped). how do you think the bit of drums sound? im not good good at drum programming and sound design stuff so im not sure the direction im taking it is worth continuing or if i should think of something else to do.

>>69479525
>https://clyp.it/3b1thj1v
its ok, experimental.
I mean anything i would say is to make it more "consumable by everyone", like try to make some changes in the dynamics, a structure, i dont like the percs, try adding some reverb and trying to push them a little back in the mix so that clip doesnt sound so pierceing

>>69478941

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/adt_by_vacuumsound

This should do what you need.

>>69479691

The plugin is mirrored here, Vacuum Sound is no longer active:

http://www.nullmedium.de/dev/audioplugins/

>>69479621
yeah the structure so far is just how i composed it - copying a loop and pasting it, changing it, moving on. the only revision i have done so far is deleting parts where the changes werent too major or werent that good sounding.

added a bit more melody and chords to maybe give it a bit more of a conclusion to the song
https://clyp.it/nezcw24g
though i really need to be studying for the final i have in a few hours instead haha. do you think mixing in some typical break drum samples between the shitty glitched out kit im using and the found sound glitch drums ive got going for the 45 sec i did would make it sound better? id also like to try adding in some anime vocal samples because im a weeb and want it to be lolicore instead of just gay idm tho im not sure how that would go haha. i need to follow more tutorials on mixing and mastering to work on those aspects i dont really know how to do it. thanks for your advice by the way i really appreciate it.

i dunno how id really go about making it a more traditional song structure. whenever i try to do that it never sounds natural, i tend to be very picky about every transition sounding totally natural and if i dont fine tune everything it tends to not sound natural and the traditional song structures are based off blocky chunks and that doesnt sound natural to me much. also i like to have something change every loop and to not really go back in the song otherwise it would be boring to listen to, though i could try making parts of the song a chorus perhaps? its already so damn long though so i dunno.

>>69479806
thats why i said its ok, its experimental.
I dont enjoy makeing song structures, but its the best way for other people to understand your music sometimes, getting it into some EDM or pop or rock music strucutre.
but stil, ART, so do whatever u feel like

https://clyp.it/ofpqta2m

any thoughts on this? I haven't heard it with monitors so bass could be off

I can't mix for shit.
https://clyp.it/ld2j2qoo

>>69480047

I know :) I can :) Learn it :)

>>69480047
>https://clyp.it/ld2j2qoo
Start from the bottom and move upwards.

Start with some good nice punchy drums, find some nice samples, sample selection is the most important step, then some EQing and some parallel compression maybe to get them crunchy or regular compression and don't forget to set up busses.

Then move to the bass section, you'll probably wanna either layer the bottom (sub but not necessarily) bass sound and the top one or if you're not going for something too bass heavy or the drums are doing most of the work like an 808 just cut everything below 80Hz on your bass with a pretty steep cut.

Overall you want your drums and bass to be the strongest elements of your track.

Everything else, arps, chords, leads, foley etc. you need to make sure they don't interact with anything down in the 100Hz range and also some sidechaining to the drums (mostly kick but snare too depending on what you do) also goes a long way to make the drums pop out.

But it really depends a lot on what kind of sounds you're using, that's the most important aspect. Having good samples and good sounds (and sound design), everything else mixing-wise is secondary. Like the saying goes, no matter how much you eq a shit kick drum, it'll still be a shit kick drum at the end of the day.

Hope that helps a bit.

>>69479961
Digging the sweeping hats. It's a cool atmosphere, but IMO it needs some central element to focus on other than the drums. Some sort of lead melody.

>>69473647
https://clyp.it/s2r2hu35
>Uplifting Trance

>>69480112
thanks for the feedback. And you're completely right. Having a central melody is the hardest thing for me when making beats. I just make a shitton of different melodies and layer and never stick to one. I always end up changing it lol

>>69479891
kek yeah, i tend to be the type of person who only makes music because its fun and i havent ever really made a track to try to get people to like it yet though i think i would like to start trying. i have a lot of fun making melody and chords and weird sounds so my music has a lot of that and not much else like good production and songwriting techniques (as i find them boring i never have learned them properly)

>>69480188
try adding one with a different synth more dry like your bass so it stands out in the mix, and make sure to give it its own space on the frequency domain perhaps.

>>69480047
>>69480086

Cool, are you talking about in general or specifically in relation to the track?

>>69479691
>>69479721
Thanks. I'll give it a go and see what I think.

>>69480234
ok, thanks for the tips

>>69480306
yeah i think the problem with the whole layered thing in the background is that its totally muddied together which makes it nice for the background but makes not very standout.make sure to make what you add not muddied in there too with the rest of it.

>>69480121
>https://clyp.it/s2r2hu35
maybe with the arps at 6 minutes try to add a melody or something that makes you go `aww fuck this is amazing`. cause when i was younger and used to like that genre thats what it was all about, the buildup and then bam some great arps and melody or something. also cut down on the length a bit the amount of material in it, i glossed over it in about a minute and it seems like i got about everything there is to the piece which isnt a good sign. i know that the genre is quite repetative but it has to be exciting too not just repetitive as it is dance music.

>>69476779
essential viewing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M

https://clyp.it/4nrl5nkv

>wonk

advice of any kind would be helpful

>>69479691
>>69479721
Okay so I'm having a slight problem. It's makes shit WAY too wide and no matter how I try to make it not as wide, it just gets warbly like there's phasing issues. Any way around this?

>>69480387
Ignore that. I figured it out.

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This is terrible but I'm happy with it.
I'll probably never make anything great,
I have to start and finish a track in one sitting or else it will just sit there forever. https://clyp.it/mi1upz0e

>>69480121
>https://clyp.it/s2r2hu35
this screams "newbie /prod/er"
honestly you're at the point where I don't know if feedback can do much good since you're just experimenting and everything is sorta random. keep working at it tho and soon you'll be making some entry level things that sound ok.
Don't mean to be rude but it's what it is.

>>69480293
I listened to the track and the advice can be both general but also apply to the track. the bottom section (drums and bass) aren't as "fat" as I'd like them to be and the top section is sort of drowning it as well, that's why I suggested some sidechain and EQing. your volume levels seem mostly fine but I find myself always fiddling with them.

>>69480383
Alright that's good, however I think the instruments are drowning the drums, try focusing a bit more on the kick and snaps. that guitar/pad thingy is a bit too muffled for my taste and you could bring the vocal a bit forward but overall I like this, it's not bad.

>>69480454
This is good, you most certainly will get better and have a future. again as with every other clyp I've listened, your drums arent getting through enough, try bringing down the pads and focus on your drums/bass. Also sidechain the bass to your kick and everything else a bit so you get the drums a bit more pumping. I like it as a composition a lot tho, sounds you're using are also cool, it's just the mix that's not too good.

>>69480322
Alright, yeah i do need to do some volume level adjustment. Need to get all the background sorted out and in its place.

>>69480509
The bass is sidechained to the kick. I should probably do the same with the pads.

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I've always had this desire to be a "joke" producer (picking a random genre and just making stuff as cookie cutter and cliche as possible, yet somehow always failing) but I think I've finally reached that goal. Trap. I'm actually good at making bad, cliche shit. I even found a girl to record one of those stupid fucking vocal tags in the beginning of every song on the radio and came up with an absurd tumblr producer name.

Wait. Why am I so excited to be a joke?

>https://clyp.it/igubtsup
This is just part of it by the way.

>>69480661

haha I'm glad you're just memeing memeing :)

>>69480704
My whole music career is one big meme. :^) lmao

For real though, how'd you like the track?

>>69480732
what you should do to it is add something really fucking weird in there and make it a total meme song, to make it funny instead of just generic. like a really fucking weird sample of a meme or something. because youve done a good job making something generic sounding but i bet if you added something funny in it it would be actually very good.

>>69480732
>>69480749
cause joke producers do something like what youve done but then make it funny. youve done a good job with everything but making it funny. you could also do a ridiculous terrible rap over it or something like that.

>>69480732


keep up good vocals

soon 3 soon

three cups of three

>>69480661
>https://clyp.it/igubtsup
this is pretty cool, honestly I don't think you take this solely as a meme because this sounds like some serious work.

>>69480749
>>69480770
>>69480779
>>69480809
My friends recorded a freestyle to it on one of their phones so I just took that audio and added it to the beat (hence why it sounds like shit). They're supposed to come over soon and record for real. Meme verses, that is.

>https://clyp.it/ms00reho

>https://clyp.it/3pixnkut
>House/Wierd

the mix is dogshit I know

>>69480841
>https://clyp.it/ms00reho
senpai, mix the vocals on this and you got yourself a hit right there.

>>69480864
It's not that bad but I don't like that kick drum too much and the bass, might need to get a different kick drum sample and re-adjust your volume levels, the ambience and all that is great tho.

>>69480943
>mix the vocals
Once you hear the source material, you'll see why they're not mixed. The audio was ripped from a phone. They're gonna come record them for real pretty soon. THEN it'll be a hit.
>https://clyp.it/u1esqtp0

>>69480770
>you could also do a ridiculous terrible rap over it or something like that.
I tried that once. I realized I can't rap. Not even in a meme way.
>https://clyp.it/rbny1bw0

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>>69473647
fuck im so tired. still gotta finish this shit

what yall are exhaling during the long hours, i got coffee and smokes goingo n atm

ayy lmao
when will I be good enough to extort twelve year olds that want to make shitty trap music.

https://clyp.it/cojr4rhg

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>>69481068
coffee is life

>>69481068
Cocaine and meme trap. I need a cigarette but my throat is so dry.

>>69481093
I was gonna say "probably never" but then the vocal chop and scratches came in. Bretty good mate.

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van i get just honest opinion on this shit i played live before making any new beats, i need to know what i´m doing wrong/right
>some fucking dance genre, i dont know, wanted it to be like Prodigy´s stuff

https://clyp.it/dxcl4g55

>>69481114
Thanks lad, its just a side hussle I don't really take it serious.

It's basically how I buy vidya.

>>69479525
ah i remember you
sounds good
what did you use on the synth lines

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Anyone heard of this weird mixing technique where you slide all sliders to bottom and rise them after each other and just accept as much of the range as you wish? whoa very secret studio mixing techniques...
>>69481068


haha weed is best :) life is good stay clean and nice

>>69481142
Yes... That's the correct way to do it.

>>69481137
Man, what the hell? Some of my songs have been used in YouTube videos with like 500k views and I haven't seen a penny.

>>69481122
I would've walked out of wherever shithole you were playing and shitted in your volkswagen van you call your tourbus you piece of shit cunt.


Solid track.

>>69481164
Pretty sure you can talk to youtube about that.

Also, I sell to people directly (leasing) at low prices. You can sell the same beat to 10 people if you lease.
Keep the price under 20 bucks and people will buy.
I sell rights to exclusivity for 200 bucks.


Making money off of beats is more about business knowledge than it is about music knowledge since 80 procent of the people that are looking to buy a beat don't know shit about music.

>>69481164


haha no no not perspective switching you are bottom which recives validation not me :)

this was joke now you must suffer :)

don't take the bait, be nice and equal :) Only way to accomplish things :)


Yeah but teachings aside, I know that everybody is just using a parametric eq and fuddling on the curve so don't tell me "huh huh I'm so smart never heard of it before but yeah hugh this is right hehe sweating intesifies"

See now I'm cool again :) I was nice but now I'm cool :) You don't want that I'm cool :)

Be nice :)

>>69481197
How do I prove to them it's my song? I didn't copywrite it or anything. But after typing this, it crossed my mind that I actually used a Katy Perry vocal sample it (although it's completely chopped up, reversed, rearranged, etc, that you probably can't even tell what sample it is). But oh well.

The worst part is, the majority of videos my song is in are like Minecraft and COD videos. The absolute worst part.

>>69481219
I thought you were dropping common knowledge like you thought you were dropping some never before heard of shit. Haha. My bad.

>>69481259
If you don't have any copyrighting, you're pretty boned I think.
Idk, I'd still talk to YouTube about it, they're pretty dumb when it comes to claiming ownership over creative content. Their stupidity could work in your favour.

Contacting the people that produced the videos which feature your property and asking them to credit you will result in some free PR (if they go for it) which is always nice.


Good luck goy.

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>>69481166
pixel tears are delicious but you could say that shit about literally anyone and they still wouldnt know what to improve

tell you what say the kind of music/genre you do like and i´ll do something similar with the next tune, then yo ll be raging less next time

anybody know of some wicked sick drum packs I can get my hands on to start trying to make rock songs in FL

>>69481313
im super into vapurwave

>>69481325
oh floral shoppe 420 macintosh kinda stuff, that was hype couple years ago. givin it a chance

Anyone here do any future bass? Shit is pretty hype

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Composition feedback on this one?

https://clyp.it/g5vzzxdy

>4 on the floor
>dancey
>NI massive

What genre do you think this could be labeled as?

>>69481068
nothing

>>69481093
your sample game and overall sound is good, you just gotta focus a bit more on detail, also play some more notes with the 808 and try to improve a bit on your composition game a bit, overall pretty good tho.

>>69481122
It sounds empty, try adding a bass and add more details and variations.

>>69481142
that's what you're supposed to do when you mix.

>>69481318
if you wanna make rock then get some drums for Kontakt, Damage has a sick Studio Drum Kit and also the Abbey Road series are standard.

>>69481504
ayy waddup senpai peep this out
https://clyp.it/tejbxbht

>>69481764
compositionally and sound design wise this is top tier, however the mix needs LOTS of work,
the drums are wayy too quiet you need to bring those up.

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>>69481764
is has that discovibe i like the open hats you got on in the beginning. after that the bassline is kinda unclear and could really use sidechaining coz the kick isnt all that clear. also you might wanna think through all the synthlines so that it doesnt sound like a mess.

idk about genres but words 90s techno or disco house come to mind. are you trying to sound indian / PS1 videogame OST with melodies on purpose?

>>69474058
Lol. Shut the fuck up.

>>69482073
>>69482039
I produce on shitty headphones, so I didn't even try adding eq/compression, right now I'm mostly focusing on writing/arrangment, I was thinking I could send this stems to someone on fiverr, would this be too lame?

>are you trying to sound PS1 videogame OST with melodies on purpose

You got me, hopefully it doesn't sound too cheesy.

>>69482265
I produce on 30 buck AKG headphones, you should learn how to mix properly, I see mixing/mastering all part of the creative process, it's part of what you're making, if you spend some extra time learning your craft you'll see that you can't do one without the other.

Thoughts? https://clyp.it/2g3eg5fi

>>69482298
I know what you mean, and trust me, I'm not being lazy about this, I've spent so much time teaching myself how to mix/master, so much that at some point my mixes started sounding great on my headphones, but it's so frustrating listening to your mixes translating like shit everytime.

>>69482324
>https://clyp.it/2g3eg5fi
it's ok, tho you need to work on your voice a bit, tbqh it sounds like one of those generic guitar songs that you struggle to pay attention to. try to innovate a bit.

>>69482364
bear in mind that if you're used to your headphones too much and you listen to music on speakers it just mind me the fact that your mind hasn't adjusted to the other soundsystem. at any rate get AKG K44 perceptions they're only 30 bucks, they're flat as shit and if you can make shit sound good there I guarantee you that it'll sound good anywhere

>>69482392
I was going to buy the 250 ohm beyerdinamics dt880 which are already pricey, but then I realised I had to also buy an amp and I just decided not to buy anything.

Do you own the 32 ohm AKG K44? Do you plug them straight to your soundcard? Are they loud enough?

>>69480454
I like it, but the synth that plays the chord the whole way through is a bit muddy

https://clyp.it/uexvinx0
Quite happy with this but sometimes I think I might be the only one.

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>>69481325
so with this shit i tried to pander to what you said you wanted, its not completely vapor but had IMO similar elements. would be dope to know what you think. just the raw truth no bullshit :^)

https://clyp.it/0qzwo0ac

My Oxygen 49-key just arrived. Fuck, why did I think it was smaller.

>>69483083
you didn't look at the measurements before you bought

>>69482521
yeah the K44's only come in 32 Ohms. I plug them to my laptop lmao, don't even have a soundcard. If I wanna get loudness I'll just slap on a limiter.

>>69482963
Nice textures.

>>69483048
Not that dude but I'll offer some feedback as well. I like the drums but everything else sorta seems to be a mess, the bass, the harmonies, the chords, I've no idea what's happening. might wanna space them out and pan them a bit and also sorta get a coherent idea flowing.

>I can't order the synth/organ I want, because the shipping costs like 250 dollars and the seller is from Russia

Tell me, please, tell me why should I go on living if I can't have a soviet cheaply made keyboard.

>>69483176
I did but I'm not used to inches, that's why.

Still, it was a really good investment.

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>>69483260
oh yeah i kinda see where you´re coming from with that thought, makes perfect sense now. gonna apply those changes in the next audio file. thanks for your time and have a great night (^:

>>69483392
just order a cheap ass UMX from Behringer it's probably better anyway.

>>69483503
Glad to have helped : )

>>69483520
just checked the UMX, it's shit compared to what I wanted.
thanks anyway.

>>69483654
Your momma's shit.

Can I get some feedback on this track?
I'm experimenting with vocoders and I'm not sure if it's good as is, or if it is too simplistic

https://clyp.it/ilpxhwyk

>>69483895
It's a little boring isn't it?

>>69483969
maybe a bit, I was going for something more minimal and subdued

>>69483895
great track so far.
vocoder stuff sounds good, maybe a bit muddy in the low-mid range if anything. But i think you could balance that out by adding something brighter in the mix. Maybe take the same chords you used on the vocoder and play them 1 octave up with some bright pad sound.

work in progress

https://clyp.it/3npj52s5

thoughts?

>>69484507

Please don't mention like it sounds muddy or something. almost all of the sounds are from a microkorg, secondly I don't want it to sound clean and it isn't meant for a dancefloor.

>>69484577
It's so dirty it makes me want to kill myself.

>>69484507
i kinda enjoyed it, but it sounds really messy.
some parts sound like utter shite, thou

https://clyp.it/qxeuglsk
Not sure where to go with this, also maybe the drums aren't distinct enough. Does it sound like shit?

>>69485206
>Does it sound like shit?
check

>the drums aren't distinct enough
you picked the worst break imaginable and somehow proceeded to make it worse than it already was

>Not sure where to go with this
start over

https://clyp.it/1bmg05h1
lo key pretty gay

Hello /prod/, just got Ableton Live 9 free trial installed after years of using Finale Songwriter, did something real basic to start out, what do you guys think?

https://clyp.it/jrmmra4q

Is Ableton worth buying? I'm thinking of getting the 99 dollar version for Xmas.

>tfw just made the dopest electro mix and no one gives a shit

It's too large for clyp, what to do?

>>69485278
Are you shitting me? It sound p good to me.

>>69485903
intro sucks and youll probably want to upgrade quicker than you think

>>69483895
Don't vocode the drums, that's my suggestion. Or at least mix in some of the dry drums. I like the melody. Also the vocoding has that cardboard-box sound of vocoders that I kind of hate but idk how to get rid of it. You could try a chorus or some other fx after the vocoder?

>>69480661
This is great and I don't even like trap

>>69485947
Is Intro more limited than the free trial?

An extra 350 bucks is a lot, that's all.

I'm a complete newfag to this. I got into DAWs because there was only so much I could do with Finale and .sf2 soundfonts (though if there is a way to create / import soundfonts with Ableton that'd be sweet), and I became a big fan of bvdub and wanted to try to write ambient music like that.

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QUICK
POST A FEW NAMES OF ARTISTS YOU LIKE
/prod/-related preferable

>>69486216
the trial is the suite version that comes with everything

looks here and see all the limitations so you can decide if you feel you can deal with that you can always just upgrade later

https://www.ableton.com/en/live/feature-comparison/

>>69486089
Thanks, bud. You got anything I can listen to?

>>69486089
>>69487470
Also, forgot to mention, wait for the vocals to get recorded. It's gonna be fire.

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I have 0 exp and I wanna try and produce some lame 90 hiphop beats just to test the water. Which program should I try?

>>69487470
Check out this
https://clyp.it/kerijnvf

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Got a new toy on the way. Should be here tomorrow! Fingers crossed the premps aren't a shit.

>>69487659
Anything you can get for free, look at some tutorials for FL, cubase, ableton or whatever and see what you like the look of, get a free trial or a torrent. Don't bother dropping money on anything, it's never worth it when you're just starting. Look at the wiki or something

>>69487906
I got some bad news for you there, bro

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>>69488082
I just need the preamps to not be too fuckin' noisy is all. The specs all but indicate they're several orders quieter than a typical condenser mic's noise, so it should work ok.

The dr-40 (what I'm currently using) preamps are notoriously shit and noisy as cunts and I need to use external preamps with it, plus external phantom power, which altogether is bulky as dicks and shit to travel with. I'm really hoping to not need to do that anymore.

>>69484882

Actually kind of amazed so many people think its so muddy. I've thrown shit together so haphazardly and posted it here and people will usually. be like "oh that's interesting!"

Maybe my mood generally being better makes me not obsess on sounds as long.

Regardless, I'm reworking it, cleaning it up, getting the essentials while still trying to be autechre as possible. I cleaned up the drums quite substantially, compressed and clean, and got the patterns during the tape-loopy part down to "what makes them tick". None of the excess stuff muddying it up. The two pads while probably have to be replaced. It was fun making a crazy template with a microkorg, but they do sound like they're being recorded from 1000 feet away. I will probably just make better pads with a VST. I dunno, do you think the fripp and eno-ish loops at the start are staight up bad, bad sound quality, or just that that in general doesn't mesh with IDM beats? Almost all the time I'm the most critical of myself, and hate all my stuff, yet ironically one time I make something I like, and people seem to not like it that much! So what's really wrong with it? Even poor sound quality shouldn't detract if the piece of music is not dance music, imo. Is it a producer thing? Maybe the sequences are complex or odd, and that doesn't fit with a dark sound as they become hard to differentiate. Actually that's probably it. But fuck, I was listening to Mike Paradinas' first album and that shit soumds like it was recorded in a shoe. Hm, I want to fix it though.

Maybe something needs to be more straight and precitable, or the number of tracks playing unusual patterns lessened. I have probably a hundred such projects on my PC, that I'm sure are better, but for some reason I really really want to expand on this one. The feeling I get from it I think can be made into something very powerful.

Can anyone tell me what they find most jarring/most enjoyable? I know it's wonky right now, but yeI see potential.

>>69488152
I had to use it on a no-budget short film set and the real world noise level is really audible in a lot of quiet situations if you don't gain hot as fuck, not even compared to a nagra or sounddevices, but even to an old-ish zoom h4n
you better have izotope rx ready if you want to record highly dynamic stuff

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>>69488322
Well fuck. I record ambience.

I'll have to do comparisons with and without my external preamps to get a good idea of how it holds-up. Otherwise I'll have to pay shipping to return the little fucker.

worked on it a bit more today.
I'm getting some white noise when using bitwig and ableton with the jack audio connection kit. google isn't helping at all. think it could be the audio driver? never have any white noise when using them separately without jack.

https://clyp.it/xjeccqt4

Made this ambient stuff.
https://clyp.it/eeamdv32/

>>69488757
you raped my speakers.

>>69488905
oops

>>69488953
:^)

>>69482195
Nigger mad again bc someone insulted his shitty daw.

>>69488298
This is autism

what kinds of things can I add to a single guitar + vocals track to give it more「something」?

>>69489035
>not making cuck-core
kys you talentless hack

>>69489078
reverb
delay

>>69489097
i did that though

>>69489078
Play with some effects in the mix. If your guitar and vocal tracks are separate (which they should be) you can add a cool echo effect on a certain part/word and have it only happen at that part. Little creative things like that I appreciate.

https://clyp.it/nnm1nvst

How do I into bass? No matter the track or the context they sound shit. Contemplating buying an actual bass guitar and amp just so I don't have to keep fiddling with operator/effects

>>69489078
extra tracks for background ambient, can be quiet enough that you'd not notice if you hadn't put them there (so you only end up realising their effect when you mute them again), or loud enough that they add real texture

double track guitar or vocals (or both) if you haven't already

>>69489078
depends, what kind of sond do you want? give us a few examples of things you like.

>>69489372
get a bass for Kontakt and put an amp on it.

>>69489469
interesting. when you say put an amp on it, you mean some amp modelling software? cheers

>>69489665
yeah, something like guitar rig or Amplitube, should do the job and get you tons of options to choose from

>>69489372
>https://clyp.it/nnm1nvst
the bass sounds alright, desu. download some bass patches or soundbanks for your synth.

>>69488082
>>69488322
Any experience with the Zoom F4/8 anonnynon? It's considerably more expensive than the Tascam, but not necessarily because it has better preamps/ADCs, as those are chock-full of bells & whistles (digital IO, timecode, etc etc). I just need to know the Tascam preamps are *as good* as the F4 is all ;_;

>>69489803
fair enough, already got amplitube for when I can't be bothered micing my real amp. didn't think to use it with virtual instruments. thanks

>>69489916
thanks. I'd rather make them myself but it's proving difficult, so may have to try this too

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Alright I'm totally done with this one, shelving it and moving onto the next one unless I can think of some actual songwriting to go around it.

https://clyp.it/hyfngqbf

if i have a strong image and live in a city with a strong underground music community and play a lot of shows and my music is halfway decent, what are my chances of making a career?

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>>69489372
you're thinking about bass as existing only in the lower frequencies and that's not the case.

Bass is all about midrange. There are even products like maxxbass that increase the perceived bass of a sound without actually increasing the volume of the sub frequencies.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc_KSe6FUoU

listen to the bass, are you actually listening to the sub frequencies or are you listening to the midrange with the sub just adding a little extra something?

I had to put headphones on to even hear the bass in your track.

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Hey /prod/ can I get some feedback on these?

https://clyp.it/fxvs0hcf

https://clyp.it/nscskqdb

>chilled out downtempo
>beats
>guitar based

>>69490852
ah shit nigga, this is gold. I remember you posting this yesterday and told you to fix the kick and bass. Mix sounds wayy cleaner overall but I think the kick might be way too thin and I also think you lowcut the bass a tad too much tho I'm not sure, maybe in this kind of music you're not supposed to have that much low end, however I insist on getting a more impactful kick, other than that it's perfect!

>>69490898
if you believe in it and have passion and put in work 100%

>>69491468
Amazing work on both of them. Only slight piece of advice is that although the kick works fine in full range speakers on the first clyp, the kick drum is practically inaudible in laptop speakers, might wanna get a little more high end on it, other than that I love both!

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>>69491767

>>69491767
stop shitting up the board

>>69493246
bump

>>69493246
>>69494313
wtf you want to talk about?

>>69494389
uhh i dont know

I have absolutely zero experience making music (I don't even play the guitar), and I'd like to get into it, specifically electronic. Is there a complete idiot's guide to becoming an electronic producer/DJ?

And should I learn to play a real instrument first?

>>69494464
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qXlZhw8KkU

>TFW touring a university for its production program, probably going next year
who /throwingtheirlifeaway/ here?

>>69494494
>Dubstep

I don't want to get AIDS, sorry.

>>69494502
i cant throw away a life i dont have

https://clyp.it/fguf1qgh

during the first part I am going to add some female vocals. I want to make sure the second part sounds cohesive with the first part. I know the transition sucks, thats because it isnt there yet

>>69494464
There's a lot of stuff to learn. You should probably learn the basics of piano, you'll also have to learn how to make sounds on synths, make drum beats, how to do some basic mixing/mastering and how to use a DAW program like Ableton. There is no guide that I know of, most of the skills are relatively unrelated so you might find one guide about piano, one guide about Ableton, one guide about synthesis, etc.

Anyone wanna critiique this beat i'm working on. I still wanna add some drum fills and mix it properly

https://clyp.it/y4qwr4ri

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2 version of the same wip but with different leads?

With pizzicato
https://clyp.it/dm0jugwa

A bit more EDM I guess:
https://clyp.it/i3x0qlt5

>>69494502
I'm studying engineering but I'm flunking every class cos I spend 90% of my time /prod/ing.

>>69494678
this is pretty good senpai, I can't decide if I love or hate how loud it is, probably because the way it started I thought the crackling was my speakers clipping. I love your harmonies tho, really nice.

>>69494825
it's pretty ok, not in love with it compositionally but it's a solid track, not sure how I feel about the really in your face vinyl crackles, maybe try taking them down a bit and keep them at a consistent level.

>>69494897
I like the pizzicato but see if you can replace it with some deadmau5 style plucks, might sound pretty cool. you got some nice stuff there tho, I wanna hear it when it's more completed.

>>69485612
>lo key pretty gay
yeh

>>69495079
no man the crazkling is that lo-fi sound, you know

>>69495143
this guy gets it

>>69495143
>>69495225
nice meme

>>69495079
could you give feedback on me?

I'm >>69491468

>>69495273
i was trying to make it sound sampled without actually sampling. Do you have a better way to do that?

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>>69495303
actually, I'm the one who made that sound. I'm just using ableton Live's Vinyl Distortion effect with the crackle turned all the way up and a gate on with the floor right above most of the peaks so the random crackle sometimes pokes through. I dont think sampling would give me the same effect

>>69495079
Thank anon, I have not listened too much to deadmouse but I will try to identify those plucks you mention

>>69495328
oh ok i thought he was talking about the vinyl crackle in the beat i posted

/prod/ confessions????
>I used FL Studio a year before becoming enlightned

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>>69495398
tfw i pay for my software

>>69495493
Thanks dude, I appreciate it, because otherwise no one would make any plugins or vst

>>69485915
Youtube?

>>69495398
I have ableton but end up using audacity and FL for effects

>>69495562
i started out with pirated software and eventually i bought the shit i thought was worth it

>>69495562
I end up using free ones mostly anyway

>>69485206
Main issue imo is the lack of dynamics in the break. Tweak the velocities a bit so it sounds more natural. Make the hits leading up to the beats you want to emphasise start quieter and crescendo. This (https://youtu.be/Bge36qT8VpI) has a lot of good tips, even if you're not writing metal.

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this drum machine is seriously great

https://clyp.it/lptn2flb

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Anyone know a good way to locate a specific piece of gear
Rhodes Mk7 just don't seem to exist online to even compare or look at prices
(judging from release price theyre probably too expensive for me and I'll need to settle and hunt down the easier to fin mk2)

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>>69496124
naygrow do you even Auto-Vari™

https://youtu.be/8CjWATyNZTE

>>69496124
Is it? From what I've heard those hats sound seriously nasty, not in a good way.

I'm a drummer looking to buy a synth so I can mess around with something that has notes.

Is the Arturia MicroBrute good for an entry level dingus? Or should I go for something else?

>>69496274
yeah, they could use a bit of processing. the kicks too. performance wise, it's great.

How do I get better at reverse-engineering synth sounds? Spectrum analysis is almost useless if the frequency domain is crowded, like it usually is in the context of a track. Even simple-sounding patches I pull my hair out trying to reproduce.

>>69496567
are you familiar with the different types of synthesis, and what standard waveforms sound like? maybe start there?

>>69496658
Yeah but I'm retarded. Sometimes I'll hear a patch that just baffles me even though not that much is going on.

I want to buy something useful music-wise for about €300, thinking of something like this

Behringer XENYX X1222USB PA studio mixer

but might want to upgrade my speakers first, what do

is this trash?
https://clyp.it/o4qwe1cw

>>69498679
You could be at the top of beatport right now. That's a really fucking good track.
I'd like it better with a bit less EDM reload bait and it's a few db louder than it needs to be. If you want to make money you shouldn't change those though.

>>69499043
it's not commercial enough for that.
I don't know what genre I'd classify this, probably as very trippy psytrance. I think it's sitting on that line of either sounding a bit empty because all it is is a kick drum with some vocal sample, sub, synth stab and a bunch of ambient effects. I was waiting for some chords, some lead but there's nothing like that. Also loudness is what is should be if you're making that sort of music but because of the nature of the track I think it might be a bit too loud, you're probably hitting -2.5 or -3 RMS with it, pull the limiter down so you're getting about -4 RMS. It sounds like your limited it without giving it a lot of headroom, I'm surprised the waveform looks this varied when it all sounds like it's at one dynamic to my ear.
However I'd conclude by saying that overall the sound is pretty good, it sounds pretty professional.

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thoughts on running a DAW on an external hdd? im running eflee stoodio.

>>69499143
run the DAW on your internal HDD and run heavy plugins from the external HDD. load times will be ass but they won't eat up your internal space.

>>69499180
what did you mean w/ "heavy plugins"? and im thinking of running everything on an external hdd because im afraid this shitty laptop will die soon

im going to bed lll cont. this tomorrow w/e
me>>69499143

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https://clyp.it/pgtjuq05
>korg arp odyssey
>dancey

thoughts?

>>69499043
>>69499114
Holy shit, thanks so much guys. I really liked it when the idea first came along, I actually originally had a call-response melody where the vocal would play and then some chords afterwards, maybe I should double the length of the break and put some chords in.

>>69499114
Yeah, it's a pretty rough draft, I got bored with it at the end so I brickwalled it in ozone. clyp.it always gets the wave forms wrong, the actual waveform is basically one dynamic. I will definitely add some more variation to the track musically, I just wanted to finish it so I could some feedback.

>>69499196
if that's the case then just run the DAW on the laptop but keep backups of all your projects and run all your plugins externally.

>>69499243
it's pretty cool overall, maybe a bit more variation on your drums and maybe bring up that kick and some slight sidechain on the synths but I like it.

>>69499308
alright keep at it senpai and hit us with the new clyp when you work on it more.

>>69496184
my friend found one in an old church and they gave it to him for $50

>>69496762
it could be the fx

one thing that hardware bros get into is actually running synths through guitar pedals and such

it could also be that the patch is just too complicated to easily reverse. a complicated FM sound for example would be hard

for anything more simple, it's usually a case of volume and filter envelopes, wave types, filter types, detuning or unison, etc. just mess around with those until you get a feel for them.

>>69499243
how are you liking the arp?

i'd say layer the track up with a funky bassline, and some additional chunky drums

>>69500468
its gr8 :) lots to do with it

>>69478006
I use a NI Komplete Audio 6 with Mint, and it works fine.
There is a wiki page somewhere with a list of compatible audio interfaces. If it works with iPads and shit like that, it should work on Linux though.
BTW, if you want to record yourself / have very low latency, you need a kernel with the real-time patches.

I'm programming a video game, and need to make some songs. Assuming a max budget of 300$, any Midi set ups worth a damn?

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>>69473647
https://clyp.it/zdc11wv4

Beat I started this morning.

>>69501774
What do you mean by MIDI setup ?
Do you want a MIDI controller/keyboard or something else ?

>>69501838
Well, MIDI keyboard, I, uh think.

Alright I'll just ask ya, if you don't mind.

I need a keyboard like a piano for the input, but I also want to make sure the sound quality is good. What a MIDI keyboard does is submit info into a computer, right?

The info being the notes played and for how long(staccato and stuff). That's why you go for a MIDI, right? For precision when producing music on a computer. Otherwise you'd just map out the notes on a normal keyboard, right?

Feel free to correct me I am very much out of my element here.

>>69501774
If you just need to make some songs by the way, get a DAW like Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, Renoise, Reaper or Fruity Loops. You don't need to buy any hardware.

>>69501774
Just get Renoise, only $75 and I think allows for faster music production and comes with everything you need.

It also has great community made packs.

It's intimidating at first but it's worth the time you put into it. And this is coming from someone who has use FL Studio for 6 years.

>>69501911
>What a MIDI keyboard does is submit info into a computer, right?
Yeah, basically.
MIDI is just a protocol to exchange information between multiple pieces of hardware and software. It was created in the 80s in order to standardize interoperability between pieces of hardware from different manufacturers, because it was the wild west before.

There are two kind of informations : note values and control changes, the latter are basically used to change the other parameters of a synthesizer. Those informations are coded in 7-bits values.
One important thing to understand is that they don't transmit any kind of audio information, just parameter values from one piece of hardware or software to another.

You don't need a MIDI keyboard to make music with a computer, personally I don't use one and make everything with my mouse.
However I can understand why you would want to get one, since you get immediate feedback to what you do.
One thing to keep in mind though is that, if you use software instruments, you need to have a low-latency between the time where your computer receives MIDI informations and the time where it actually creates the sound.
You need for that to have a good CPU and possibly a good audio interface dedicated to music making (which is basically a soundcard).

>>69502068
Right, this is where it gets dicey. Not too confident about my sound card because my main work device is a laptop - any Midi Keyboards with a sequencer and output device built in?

>>69501774
you only really need a keyboard to help ideas flow better.

>>69501819
the composition is pretty nice but mixdown needs some work, it has this "stock" DAW sound, you should get some better samples and work on your mixdown, sidechaining is pretty important and it's sorta lacking from the track.

>>69502199
Thing like the hats and snare sound too stock? I actually have been using the stock sounds, I'll keep going around community made samples and switch out instruments.

And should I sidechain things like the kick to pads? I've only used sidechaining with kicks, or am I doing it wrong?

>>69502305
the drums sound too stock yeah, first thing you wanna pay attention to is getting a nice ass kick, worst case just sample a kick from a track you like and work from there. also get 808 samples from samplepacks, there's literally so many fuckin samplepacks out there it's not even funny. and yeah, you should sidechain shit to the kick so the kick and the drums in general punch through more. also EQ the lower freqs (bellow 100 Hz) of the pads out as well.

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>>69502510
Yeah, my friend has a shit ton of 808 libraries, but I usually like to start with a sine then edit it from there, I feel like I have more control. I always try to make my own stuff when I can.

I've also eq'd almost every instrument that is highs to leave from for lows and have a cleaner mix. I'll try and do some sidechaining and see how it sounds.

>>69502127
>any Midi Keyboards with a sequencer and output device built in?
I don't know any, but even if some exist, I don't think they would have a good quality.
But you don't really need a keyboard. A keyboard won't make skilled overnight.

If I were you, I would concentrate on getting familiar with DAWs in general, understanding how synthesizers and audio effects work, and getting better at composition and mixing, among other things.

If you wanna to try Renoise, keep in mind that it has a pretty weird interface compared to other software, because it's a tracker which represent your score vertically instead of horizontally, and it has a built-in sampler which replace the more traditional tracks of a DAW like Bitwig Studio or Cubase, but it can allow you use your regular keyboard as a piano keyboard, in some way.

If you want to make some chiptunes, try Famitracker and Deflemask.

Anybody know of good speakers under $200? I'm ready for speakers.

>>69502997
For producing music or for just listening to music?

>>69502759
there's nothing wrong with using samples, if you try to make all your drums yourself that's cool but sometimes resorting to samples it's cool, it's extremely hard to make punchy amazing drums on your own sorta.

>>69502997
KRK Rokit's 5

>>69503034
how does that make a difference
good speakers are good speakers
$200 is very tight, though

>>69503057
That's very true, I just hate it when I'm listening to music and I hear a sample and all I'm thinking is "Hey I know what vengeance pack that's from" rather than experiencing what I'm listening to.

But it's at the cost of making something that has a lot more punch to it. It's just a personal thing that probably doesn't matter to most people.

I also think that's why artists like Aphex Twin sound so original is because they created their library of sounds. I wish I could do the same, but I don't have 100k.

>>69503116
Because there aren't very many good studio monitors that are under $200.

>>69503134
you don't need 100k to make shit from scratch

>>69503057
It's all a matter of what your goal is. If you want a song to be popular, samples aren't a bad bet. All pop songs have the same chords and sequences.

If you think rationally about music and detach yourself from how you "feel" your music is, you'll improve greatly as a musician.

>>69477653
It sounds empty desu
The synth loop is pretty boring, the snare is weak, and when that Rhodes sounding thing comes in, it's quite jarring.
Make the transitions between sections of the track smoother as well, things just seem to come and go.

>>69503134
>I wish I could do the same
Kick = sine/triangle/self-oscillating lowpass filter with a fast decaying envelope modulating the pitch/cutoff
Hit-hats = noise -> high pass filter
Snare = noise -> bandpass + high pitched kick

>>69502791
Will do. The 300$ is grant money so it's not coming out of my pocket, but I do have some homework to do.

>>69503585
I do already do this, but there are sounds I hear from packs that I can't even imagine how they got the noise they got.

That's what I mean, like very odd sounding things that don't even sound like it came from a sine, triangle, etc.

>>69480661
This is pretty good.
I feel like the hihats are too low in the mix, when you add in vocals they might get drowned out

>>69503617
they are also processed with fx after the synthesis part

>>69501819
It sounds so tiny

>>69473647
>> living in proprietary houses
>> using proprietary resources
>> eating proprietary made food

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>>69504122

>Being this upset I haven't payed or given (((steinberg))) any more influence over music production.

I wonder why?

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Anyone have a recording setup through a crummy laptop? My understanding is that I can buy a mic with an interface for it, and still get an okay sound for simple vocals and guitar. I used to have something like that and the noise floor was horrible BUT I was running it with a mixing board inbetween. Really don't want to have to build a desktop (can't afford it right now) to be able to make my own recordings sound listenable. The only solution I can think of [that'd be feasible for me] is to soundproof my closet and record into a handheld mic, move the files onto my laptop, and then mix from there. Wat do?

>>69502510

https://clyp.it/sxrhlglq

So I spent some time learning sidechaining and I used some compressors, stereo expanders, and adjusted the left and right audio on some tracks. Also switched out the kick with a nicer one.

I managed to get a loud mix but not so much so that it clips. How did I do?

>>69504360
laptop is fine

cheap audio interfaces are what suck

>>69504360
with enough mixing tricks and effects, any mic can sound decent. I used apple earbud's builtin mic in an echoey apartment with a loud AC going and got some pretty good vocals

>>69504336
the dongle is annoying but steinberg does make good software so it balances out

>>69503034
Yeah, music producing.

>>69495398
I fell for the Ableton meme

>>69504464
m8 the e-licenser is a godsent compared to fucking ilok and most of the other shit

>>69504360
Your laptop isn't like a analog multitrack machine.
The only thing that could be detrimental is if it's not powerful enough to get a low latency between recording and playback if you wanna to overdub your tracks.
But even then, you can tweak the block size of your audio interface driver or your DAW to get a lower latency.

>the noise floor was horrible BUT I was running it with a mixing board inbetween
It was definitely a problem with your preamps or your input sound chain.

>The only solution I can think of [that'd be feasible for me] is to soundproof my closet and record into a handheld mic
The microphones you use and their position, as well the frequency response of your room and your preamps are way more important than anything else.
But you can still try to always heavily process the sound like >>69504441 said, to get something better out of some cheap physical stuff.

>>69473647
/mu/ has really shit taste in music. i wonder how they can even look themselves in the mirror.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abXBp9XLuqg
can someone help me recreate this bass sound?
it sounds like a saw wave sub bass but ive tried making it and it didnt work
anyone know how to recreate this sort of buzzy bass sound?

>>69505041
Embarrassing how much you care.

>>69505013
i mainly worry about cracking the plastic on the elicenser they are made of weak material but you are right ilok is cancer and they do everything they can to bleed you of money

>>69505050
sounds like an 808 style bass with a detuned square wave

i need some honest oppinions on this BANGER

https://clyp.it/tcndfku3

>>69505106
t. shit taste

only poop eaters would get offended

>>69505275
cool vibe, really like the bass.

personally think the tempo is too slow and the low pitched vocal gets a little repetitive. maybe only use it a coupe times?

>>69505106
where is your clypit?

>>69505342
thanks for the feedback man.

you got anything you've been workin on that i can listen to?

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>>69495328
>using shitty ableton EQ with outdated algorithm
Enjoy your thin sounds and missing frequencies.

>>69505359
https://clyp.it/user/m0kapeu5

>>69505486
not whoever you were arguing with, but it's utter shit

>>69505502
That's alright, somewhere out there someone likes my music.

>>69505548
nice attitude fag

>>69505560
What's your clypit then?

>>69505548
Embarrassing how much you care

>>69505548
>https://clyp.it/user/m0kapeu5
It's not that bad, keep at it brotendo - I'd say work on your mixing have you got monitors?

>>69505486
sounds like a bunch of presets and samples

did you do anything yourself?

>>69505595
https://clyp.it/tcndfku3

>>69505641
This is better than that >>69505486

>>69505602
Thanks, I have a pair of JBL305's. Still trying to figure out how to get a good mix, I'm currently taking audio engineering classes so I'll pick up on how to mix properly soon.

>>69505659
well DUH!

>>69505625
Most of my songs are a mix of presets and things I've made myself. Sometimes it's easier to use a preset but when I want an exact sound I make it myself.

>>69505641
There isn't very much going on but it is a cool sound.

I just don't understand why you're trying to act like you're better than me. I'm not saying I'm better than you, I'm just saying it's kinda rude and pointless.

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>>69505375
just trying to better mix that live jam i did earlier but still not there...

https://clyp.it/jn2mnmyj

>>69496184
IMO the later 'active' models are pretty shitty, I'd look for a mkI or mkII, much better sound-wise and built to last, the mark 7 is a really shitty construction in comparison.
if you know what to look for and if you learn how to fix and tune it yourself then you should be able to get a good deal on a mkI or II

have a mingus tune with my buddy's chill comping on a mkII:
https://clyp.it/t2gwcbpm

>>69480864
I like it although it lacks a little power. Some more power would make it more emotional.

>>69499327
>run all your plugins externally.

are there any guides for this? i look like im asking to be spoonfed but i just cant find anything on this topic sry

>>69506041
kontakt libraries and everything else sample based allows you to chose where you want to keep the bulky files, you can totally have these on external drives if they aren't slow as shit

>>69506041
Just put your VST folder on your external HDD.

>>69506089
>>69506092
anon said their computer was running slow, not out of space.

putting plugins on an extra drive will just make it more slow, unless the external is usb3/lighteningbolt

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So i'm not really sure how this is gonna sound but i made some meme trap with a friend since i just got into producing and trying to learn to mix. But like about vocals i'm not sure if im hitting the right spots EQ/gain/compression wise. I like my effects though i'm sure they could be better.

https://soundcloud.com/iinhalecrackproductions/valhalladisstrack

the vocals don't make a whole lot of sense anyway, so dont mind it's in danish. I'm just thinking about getting some feedback on my mix.

>>69506553
no soundscloud gay faggot girl kisser nigger

Thoughts?

https://clyp.it/1emejgwy

report ableton posters

Most people who make ambience are like when someone wants to go into teaching but becomes a PE teacher.

>>69507702
Really like the intro, The sound is good, I think the snare needs something done to it so it sounds less clean and robotic (unless that's what you're going for). Next part should probably be some sort of bridge with a different beat pattern.

https://clyp.it/r0tf3c2n
Any thoughts on mine?

>>69507999
Nice trips man

Thanks
And yeah as I was listening to it the snare did sound a bit too clean

I love the harsh noise of it all, the drums fits it perfectly. Maybe some shit going in between the beats, really love the bass. and the buildup in the middle.

https://clyp.it/g5c4rd50
hows dis sound so far? cuts off sort of in the middle but eh. not quite sure what to have come next in it. some sort of switch back to 4/4 and the first melody for sure tho.

>>69507702
quite like it, yeah something to make it a bit less repetitive is needed for sure but its pretty nice.

>>69507999
i like it, after about a minute or two it seems like it should transition to a totally new chords/melody or something somewhere. feels like theres build up then it ends when it should start going manic.

>>69480047
What did you use for that crunchy snare towards the beginning?