/prod/ - Music Production General

>>69567939
i think cubase 9 looks good but i will wait until 9.5 to upgrade

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https://clyp.it/0tjrfjht
This is a very rough render of a brand new... hardstep? Hell and Bass? song that I just came up with
It's so rough I'm not even sure why I'm posting it.

it's using some arabic scale, I forgot the name

something feels off, like something doesn't fit the mood of the song.
It's supposed to sound like hell on earth but it's not hell-on-earthy enough.

Maybe it's just because it's so rough it doesn't all mesh together

maybe the mixing is so bad that my subconscious is telling me to drink bleach

how to james blake?

>>69568503
Needs more darkness, hellfire, FLAMES

>>69568622
welp I know what song I'm sampling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GCSWEgZT94

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>>69568503
this sounds prettty sick, dude. reminds me of aphex twin come to daddy
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something I've just started working on, still need to mix it better and probably add
some live guitars and add another part to the song and change the structure up a bit, not really sure yet
any constructive feedback would be cool. (I'm still very noob at prod.) I can hear a lot of eq/mix issues already and I'm starting to work on that now.

>>69568826
..and i forgot the link

https://clyp.it/odwl22uz

>>69568863
composition wise it's solid, but I can barely hear the snare, or the drums period

but it seems you already know that

anyone got a link to nexus 64 bit, i have fl 64 bit but i installed a 32 bit nexus any help?

>>69569027
no such thing, use jbridge

>>69569051
>jbridge
>>69569051
whats that? any links?

>>69569051
>>69569198
doesn't FL have the internal bridge anymore?

>>69569245
honestly wouldn't know, I haven't used FL for nearly 5 years

>>69569245
if youre using 64 bit fl it will automatically bridge your 32 bit plugins

>>69568970
yeah, the drums need to be completely redone really.
but yeah thanks for the feedback, man. yeah I definitely have to work on that snare. snares are my weak point.

anyone have tips for mixing snares? I for some reason refuse to pan snares center for whatever reason because I just find it too boring for my style,
so I usually pan them very slightly left or right but then it never can sound quite right. something to do with the stereo separation, too. just can't seem to get it right most of the time

>>69569416
You can compress a snare just like a kick drum to make it stand out more

>>69569525
yeah I always compress my snares, but I'm largely self-taught and probably don't understand compression nearly enough at this point.

and as far as panning goes, I know this kind of thing can be style/preference/genre/song-specific, but general methods: how do you like to pan your snares? (specifically electronic/hip-hop type stuff)

>>69569738
center
and if it's widened because of phasing, doubling, layering or what not stereo techniques then either the averaged power should be centered (look at a goniometer) or the very first transient, what ever sounds more natural

https://clyp.it/kjsfv1n2

lads

>>69569906
ok thanks for the tips

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oh yeah we gettin funky

https://clyp.it/npor2oju

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tfw the latest ilok software licenser wont work without bonjour service

>>69570161
great start lad

sounds like what should happen next is an insane break kicks in or something, with a stupidly compressed kick.

>>69570161
yeah whatever happens next needs to have some bass in it desu

>>69571376
You have to be fucking shitting me. If my job didn't suck enough already.

>>69572613
yea its bullshit i used to just disable bonjour but it gives an error and plugins dont load unless it is running now

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>bought ableton
>got that super deluxe version shit for like $1000
>tons of shit packs
>can never find anything

?
https://clyp.it/b1hf4hxy

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inspo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulQKEwja3A0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTl0F2cKzLk

inspo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qEyr25ETWg
>>69568503

>>69574369
I still don't know how he gets his drums like that, clipped as fuck and perfectly distorted

meanwhile mine sound like shit

what are monitors for in a production setting?

are they basically just equal EQ wise? why aren't normal speakers?

>>69575567
it's just a term, m8
especially in the lowest price ranges nothing is really flat and neutral, yet manufacturers use that term
a good speaker is a good speaker, no matter who it is marketed towards

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how does my mix sound right now?

I'm away from home and on earbuds.

https://clyp.it/opar30cy

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https://clyp.it/llkdxfoz

any feedback would be appreciated.

>>69573521
packs? like plugins. Are they in the right folder?

>>69569027
LMAOING AT YOUR LIFE
BUY ABLETON YOU FUCKING FAGGOT ITS THE ONLY DAW USED BY PROS
>LE NO MONO MEME
FUCK OFF RETARD

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>>69575955
>reverse trolling
fuck off already

>>69575975
I have this exact vacuum cleaner. The fuck senpai?

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>>69575955

does anyone have some ideas on how to achieve the sound of the bassline? it is fm synthesis??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGFZfyC45k

>>69576049
I'd say it's substractive, but distorted as fuck

>>69576049
low (saw?) sub + odd harmonic bell components layered, then waveshaped in such a way as to distort only half of each wave cycle

>>69568588
sawtooth all your synths, with a bit of glide

build up from 1:00, then don't resolve

sing really close to the mic, occasionally making use of glottal stop with a little autotune

>>69568503
like the melodies in this, adds intensity, nice tracks, all I would say is bump up your percussion frequencies past 5k, it's a little muddy in the mids


>>69568863
very dark, your percussion is getting a little lost in the muddiness of the mids, maybe add a sidechain to your strings going to the kick

not bad

>>69570161
nice intro, very nice sound design

>>69573742
your bass sound design is fine, but it doesn't really fit in the mix, needs more space plus the melody isn't really a good counterpoint to the synth melody

like the synth melody and the drums though, almost there

>>69575627
just from the clyp waveform, you can tell it's mixed wrong, use your EQ with a visualiser and try to bump your low end down to about +2.5dB what your mid ends around 500Hz are

sound design is nice. that piano sounds right out of sims

>>69575693
beautiful instrumentation, great melodies, great track

only criticism is the choice of kick sample, little to mid for my liking

>>69576049
get a triangle wave, a sine, detune both about 10 cents, 0 attack, tiny bit of hold, no decay, minimal release, open a bitcrusher plugin and turn it to 100.

equally like this anon said >>69576131 get a bell preset, with odd harmonic components

good luck

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https://clyp.it/xvzdozrp

my mess

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https://clyp.it/fama3ryw
famalams

How to get that 90s uk house chill sound?
https://youtu.be/HXU5Rxc3vBQ
https://youtu.be/6jQ_bOP0HfY

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so i´d kinda wanna perform next live some sorta heavy techno metal, purely electronic and just add vocals live with a microphone

would this background beat i made 5 min ago work? doesnt need to be perfect it just needs to go hard and have energy. thanks in advance for any feedback and have a great night

https://clyp.it/5wqymhq3
https://clyp.it/5wqymhq3

Where do you guys download your vsts?? The only ones I manage to find are nexus and omnisphere on piratebay.

>>69578178
on the manufacturers' sites

how do I make a kick like this?
https://youtu.be/8ZnkinuzGQ0?t=22s

>>69571376
>iCock

>>69577921

Use 90s era instruments and production techniques.

>t. captain obvious

OK then, examples. The pad sound on Pacific State is a sampled Roland D-50 (Casio FZ-1 used to sample) with 909 drums - Orbital I know were using an Alesis SR-16 a lot for drums so they may have used that unit for Chime, the stabs are sampled from gawd knows what.

Both were mixed to analogue tape, in the case of Chime it was recorded on cassette which was used for the master of the first release then transferred to DAT from the cassette when they got signed to FFRR.

So yeah - 80s and early 90s instrumentation, tape (or tape emulation) for mixdown.

>>69578295
pls

>>69578295
>>69578460

What kick? All I hear is that annoying tit talking.

>>69578499
it's in the background music. The link to the track is dead unfortunately

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https://clyp.it/u5v1b0qk

Just made some meme IDM, it sounds copyright infringement levels of autechre.
r8 h8 rel8

>>69578776
How does it work? I'm trying to learn max, just give me like a general idea.

>>69575984

Look at a video of someone starting a lawnmower.

>>69578809
I've been "learning" max on and off for like 2 years now. I haven't been able to make anything with it. I must say that if you don't wanna bother learning programming in a very counter-intuitive "graphical" way, you might as well just drop it.

I just posted the pic for memes, I made the track in reaktor5.

>>69578776
nice track senpai

>>69578890
Lol ok...I don't have access to Reaktor but I was able to pirate Max so I guess I'll keep trying with it. It is kind of unintuitive but I have a lot of programming experience with regular languages so I think I have a slight advantage. I don't think I'll make full tracks with it though, I really just want to use it to make weird stutter effects and such.

>>69578978
>I have a lot of programming experience with regular languages so I think I have a slight advantage
That's exactly what I thought before I hit a brick fucking wall of confusion.
I get the appeal, but it's just layers upon layers upon layers of visual clutter.
How someone could record full tracks, let alone albums with it is beyond me.
Reaktor is easy as fuck to pirate (version 5 at least, I haven't tried 6 since I was using 5 for a while now and I kinda know the ins and outs) and easier to use than max imo. It's still just a modular system not a DAW, so you need to record stuff on the fly (as far as i'm concerned).
Of course there is a song sequencer but if you have a bunch of midi knobs and generally not a scrub you can do wild shit with it.

>>69578906
Arigatō

>>69579071
Fair enough, yeah the visual nature of it definitely seems to necessitate a lot of encapsulation, but the fact that I don't know what I'm doing means I don't know what parts to encapsulate in what ways. I figure maybe someday I'll have lots of little Max "functions" that I can call and not have to wire together a bunch of low level shit. Idk.

https://clyp.it/hr0hmyyt

Mixing tips?

>>69579123
It's fucking painful to see all the possibilities and not knowing what to do with it.

It really is the gentoo of producing.

>>69579203
finish writing the track first before you start mixing it

>>69579203
>Mixing tips?
The kick is horribly muffled, the snare sounds very underpowered, the bass is not meaty enough and the lead is too quiet.
Also finish the track before you mix it or else you'll cuck yourself into a corner.

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Is there a vst that allows me to do something likes this while being able to change the sample being sequenced?

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>Suffer a terrible band for months, nothing gets done
>I just want to play phat detuned poly, but bandmates want me to shred guitar like it's high school

>Receive one day an out-of-the-blue invitation to a new band
>Show up to two quiet dudes in a cozy warm room

>A few weeks later
>EP in progress
>Doing all the production, percussion, and playing keyboard erry day
>Being a critical element to our sound and workflow

How's it feel to be relevant /prod/?

>>69579473
I'm not sure what you're trying to do but just from your picture, look into Live's instrument rack. You can slice your sample up and put each bit into a sampler or simpler and use the rack to assign them to one key each.

>>69579581
I should probably elaborate more. You have a sound chosen and you press a key and it sequences the sound to that certain part. You change the sound being used and sequence another sound. Press play and every sequenced sound plays in the sequence.

>>69579645
I don't think I've seen anything like that, but why would you want this over manually placing the sounds in order on a timeline?

>>69579645
Sounds kind of like a step sequencer, but using the piano keys. Most drum machines have that, but it doesn't use piano keys. That's what all those buttons along the bottom of an 808 or a 909 are for.

You could look for step sequencer VSTs, idk if you can find one like that though. It sounds cool though.

Also, trackers are somewhat similar, you can use the keys on the computer keyboard in kind of a step sequencer like way.

https://clyp.it/3kpcibdv

Just got native instruments. Been having fun with Reaktor basslines. Any criticism is welcome!

>>69579547
>How's it feel to be relevant /prod/?
you tell me

>>69573742
nicen comfy senpai good vibes

>>69575627
>https://clyp.it/opar30cy
also nice n comfy, wew
>>69575693
makes me wanna dance

>>69576746
sounds like it could use the drums a bit more intense. theyre a bit bare now. maybe go a bit breakcore on it or something could sound great.

>>69577263
wew thats pretty nice, again maybe a bit more intensity on the drums might be dank

>>69578776
weww love that. dank as fuck. sounds like something im making kek. dancing to it atm. not even kidding. actually moving my legs and shit.

>>69578776
>https://clyp.it/u5v1b0qk
desu i like this better than some of the new autechre shit so you have that kek

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I got a second hand Maschine Mk2 as a gift a little while ago, I'm starting to put it to good use. I found a torrent for the software and a good bit of the library expansions, but I can't for the life of me find the "included' Komplete instruments in a decent package. Anyone know where I can find them, and possibly some more library packs?

>>69579645
>>69579645
>You have a sound chosen and you press a key and it sequences the sound to that certain part. You change the sound being used and sequence another sound. Press play and every sequenced sound plays in the sequence.
First thing that came to mind was reason's rex. Also look into kontakt splicing and audio tricks, that might help.

https://clyp.it/jn2mnmyj

thoughts?

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>tfw finally creating an adaptive workflow to where now I can write a song in like a day.

Could I get some feedback on what (I guess) is the intro and chorus of a song anons?

https://clyp.it/1xtrucrn

>>69573521
Don't use a daw. Do that shit like it's 1991. Recently discovered the joys of computer free mixing. It is the glory. It feels like everything I make has guts.

>>69581035
great shit senpai, maybe you could add vocal samples to make it super old school house or you could make the drums go a bit crazier or something.

>>69581064
wew i like it, good start

>>69580465
>>69576746

>nicen comfy senpai good vibes
>your bass sound design is fine, but it doesn't really fit in the mix, needs more space plus the melody isn't really a good counterpoint to the synth melody

like the synth melody and the drums though, almost there

thanks on feedback I was just poting something quick together
i mostly make tracks like that kinda comfy and trapy but

also just started working on this
learning to sample and all that shit

https://clyp.it/k1ul1lo1

>>69581661
yeah thats a great start to a track, needs to have something major come in right about where it ends and go lunatic.

>>69579848
makes me want to dance thats for sure senpai

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>>69568503
>https://clyp.it/0tjrfjht

Reminds me of some industrial 80's film score to a movie.

>>69568863

synths could be more interesting. at times it seems that too much is happening and you kinda get lost. drums could be a little more present.

>>69570161
Lot's of cool sounds in there. Wouldtradesampleswith/10

>>69575627
Try and get some more interesting sounds in there, layer up that piano so it doesnt sound so child-like.

>>69575693
I have a soft spot for a marimba, but the kick seems to present/snappy and absorbs almost all the mix compared to the melodic parts.

>it's cool, not really knowing what to recommend for the track, vibe is there - but gets kind of boring half way through. Try writing 1 or 2 more parts.

>>69578776
Lots of noise, so for that aspect alone - nice, however it does get really boring and I was hoping for some type of melodic aspect.
Here's mine. https://clyp.it/fw2wsrqv

Please give feedback/rate. Tell me what you like and dont like.

Made it this morning, I created all the synths myself in massive - if anyone uses massive and wants to trade me synth patches they have made I would love that.

Hope you enjoy!

>>69581796
Just realized I uploaded the wrong file, this was before some changes and a tempo increase. - Oh well.

Trying to learn how to properly use synths, and all the shit that goes with them. I can make music fine with presets and my structuring is good and all but as far as being able to program my own sounds and know what to do to get what I want I can't do just yet.

I've watched part 1 of the NY school of music tutorial and get most of it (though still leaning) although a lot of tutorials sort of assume you know certain terminology or go off on tangents. Any help for getting better at this shit? I don't care if it goes from retard level to adept tutorial wise, I'd just like to be able to know all of the things I'm looking at and what they do.

I'm currently trying things out of Sytrus and starting with that as far as learning the components.

I don't want to rely wholly on pre-sets.

I need a laptop that handles medium ableton use, nothing extremely expensive, it will be just for recording and a kontakt library or two at a time, any recs?

>>69581796
>>69581812
It bothered me too much - Here's the new link.

Please share feedback and whatnot

https://clyp.it/js2i21bb

>>69581902
Sytrus is an FM synth which is a bit more complicated. Although some people don't use its FM powers. Subtractive synthesis is the easiest to learn. You just have an oscillator which generates the sound, then you have a filter which removes (subtracts) some part of the sound, and then you have envelopes which cause the filter to change over time. That's the most important parts.

>>69581976
Thanks, man. I've FL Producer edition. If not Sytrus, then should I start with the 3x OSC if that's subtractive? There are a number of synths on here.

>>69581796
>I was hoping for some type of melodic aspect
Melodies are for faggots, son.

Also your clyp 404'd, fix it.

>>69580595
Thank you! Elseq's a shit, huh?

>>69580465
That drop really gets things going imo.
>sounds like something im making kek.
Collab when?

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>>69581945

>>69582002
It looks like 3x OSC doesn't have envelopes which is a problem. I don't use FL but it looks like the "Wasp" synth is subtractive and has envelopes so that would be good if you have it. You could also download "Synth 1" it's a pretty standard subtractive synth and it's free. It doesn't have the greatest looking interface but it has all the features you would need to learn subtractive synthesis without a bunch of extra stuff.

>>69582067
I uploaded a new one here
>>69581967
>>69581967
>>69581967

>>69582134
Sweet, thanks.

>>69582090
Using this right now.

>>69582067
>Thank you! Elseq's a shit, huh?
kek, elseqs great but some tracks are a bit boring with how long they are. maybe im too hyperactive for it kek

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Sup prodders! SO I got these new coolbeans binaural earbud microphones and thought I'd test them out!

please r8

https://clyp.it/ll2kjqof

>>69582527
like they dont change shit up quite enough it seems. i dunno. its still great tho.

>>69581233
What are you recording? Are you using a drum machine? I'd like to hear some of what you're doing.

>>69582182
This is just cute. The lead is really catchy and the pads are nice.
The closed hihats are mixed a bit too low. I get what you're going for but don't be afraid to bump it a little.
Also I think it's really missing a bassline.

>>69582527
No you aren't, some tracks are just damn boring.
>c16 deep tread tho

>>69582681
oh yessss
chimer 1-5-1 ngggg

>>69581945
>>69582090
yeah, are thinkpads good for production???

what laptops does prod use/recommend???

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Hey guys,

I just finished a small sample pack for a university project. It's a sort of house/tech house type of sample pack. 50 one-shots and 50 loops. All are recorded, synthesized and layered with sounds sourced from other projects as required by our criteria:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3d3j42a3pyt5suw/TEQv1%20Sample%20Pack%20-%20Redist.zip?dl=1

Enjoy!

>>69582875
most not too old thinkpads are good laptops
which makes them good for production, yes

>>69582875
thinkpad yoga so you can doodle on the screen like a cunt
didnt think a touchscreen pressure sensitivity thing would be that useful till i got it, its actually pretty great. ive never had a tablet or anything like that before tho because im poor so its new tech to me.

>>69582900
dank, i have like no samples in my library because im too lazy to find them.

>>69582681
I always struggle creating a good bass sound. :l

thank you for the feedback

>>69583006
Oh boy, I got something for ya that will help with the bass. Or anything really, it's an amazing synth.

https://tal-software.com/products/tal-noisemaker

https://clyp.it/ad1rzlwr

what about this?

>>69582875
I use a late T61 without much hassle.
Shit is ancient but somehow the dual core can still pump live 9 with a bunch of vsts like it's nothing.

https://clyp.it/gmn5xpkt
hows this sounding so far?

>>69579547
>bandmates want me to shred guitar like it's high school
i feel. i played guitar for 5 years but basically stopped as i got into synths and production out of boredom.

>>69583163
nice n dancey, tropical sounding. pacific 303 yes

>>69583132
>https://tal-software.com/products/tal-noisemaker
holy shit thanks!

https://clyp.it/psrstaay

Made this I guess,
https://clyp.it/yht3bxfv
also this
https://clyp.it/oayhds0w

>>69583499
Same thing happened to me. I can still rock that guitar but I only use it on occasion for muted plucky ambience sounds

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[Industrial Drum and Bass (I think), 180 BPM, working title "Ozymondias"]
https://clyp.it/1r0ffv1h

hey guys it's >>69568503
I cleaned it up a bit and added a proper intro, it's starting to come together a bit better now

this is the first time I've gotten my drums to sound like a slap in the face rather than taking second chair to the other instruments

the only problem is I think the song is very fatiguing, I need to reduce the sparkle or something

I also think the buildup is a bit /too/ intense for what comes afterwards, I didn't think that was possible.

>>69583286
that saw lead at the beginning doesn't mesh well with the rest of the song

>>69583902
You did a great job creating the illusion of depth. The arpeggiated bass sounds wicked neat too.
I think a rhodes would go real well with this, just to add a little something something to the upper bands
>>69584153
>https://clyp.it/yht3bxfv
this is just me, but I feel like it needs at least one consistent instrument, even if it's just a shaker, and even if it's supposed to be stilted and dysrhythmic, to carry the rhythm along
>https://clyp.it/oayhds0w
can't really say anything, I can't figure out what you're going for here

>>69584278
>the only problem is I think the song is very fatiguing, I need to reduce the sparkle or something

I don't really know much about that genre but it feels like the midrange is a little muddy and the low end is a little light.

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>>69584153
>https://clyp.it/oayhds0w

>>69584666
If I had to a/b a song with this one, it would be Phone Tap by Ewun. That's the mixing/mastering/sound I'm going for >>69574369

>>69584740
Yeah you need more sub, it sounds pretty good though, really like the beginning.

https://clyp.it/gdig2uvx

>>69584819
This sounds fantastic

>>69584819
>https://clyp.it/gdig2uvx

this is pretty fuckin good. im not a fan of the synth you used but the sampling/sidechain is great

https://clyp.it/gq5u2jiq
mine

>>69584819
How do you repitch your vocal samples? Do you use melodyne, or do you just use ableton's warping or something like it?

>>69584819
the vocals and everything sounds too clean kek. needs something totally out of key and dissonant and harsh. but im sure you dont want that and in that case you did good.

>>69585467
its a great start but it sounds like it needs something more intense for a section or something. for contrast to what youve got.

>>69585497
melodyne for pitch correction, default fl studio for the distortion, newtone if things still sound off

>>69585749
Are you considering this to be a remix of One Call Away, or are you sampling Charlie Puth's vocals?

>>69585636
yeah was fixed on vocals not reliant on reverb/chorus filters. needed consistent throughout or just dropped in?

>>69585854
i'm conflicted. i've posted this somewhere as a charlie puth remix but it has under 20 plays in 4 months. i've seen ppl with similarly sampled tracks release them as original, but in this case i have literally no following so i think either way it doesn't matter since no1curr

does trap and other genres like it get laughed at here?

>>69584819
Yo how do you get these loud ass mixes, my mix always sounds a bit boring.

i posted mine earlier, it's this one for comparison:
>>69583163

>>69586022
>does trap and other genres like it get laughed at here?

Nah post up, people normally just ignore it.

>>69586044
>Yo how do you get these loud ass mixes, my mix always sounds a bit boring.

Le LIMITER familia

>>69586103
Ya but I did limit it. What limiter did you use? Also I don't use multiband or exciter, do you think that's why?

>>69586044
soundgoodizer, fabfilter, OCD

i'm very new to production, but i don't think my drum loops are the most terrible thing in the world. what bugs me is figuring out where to go after i've started a track, i have too many project files laying around that are just 15 seconds of drums and some shitty placeholder synth with automation because i can't find anything better

how do you come up with melodies and shit? i feel cheap when i do failsafe ones like the stuff that's played on the radio

>>69586316
Just play what feels good and stop listening to the radio.

Is there a cabasa VST out there or one with a cabasa in it?

>>69586469
every percussion sample pack ever

>>69586469
lol get a sample pack

>>69586316
Just letting you know, no matter how experienced you get, this will always happen. Sometimes you'll make something out of it, sometimes not. It depends on your motivation at that moment in time. You can make something really shit into something semi decent if you keep trying shit. I've done this too many times where I'm stuck with a 8 bar loop of something but I always push myself to try new shit.

>>69586694
thanks man

>>69586022
I think there's people who just come here to stir shit up and they'll do that no matter what you post but no most people here including me will offer feedback.

>>69586316
>what bugs me is figuring out where to go after i've started a track
you need to get inspired my man, you need to have a vision for what you're doing, that way you'll know what to do next.

>how do you come up with melodies and shit?
I listen to tons of music so after a while your brain starts putting everything together and you get tons of inspiration, just gotta make sure to record it on the spot because sometimes it only hits once. I have like 10 .txt's with 1000 ideas each and about 500 projects just with melodies and shit.

>>69586469
like the other anons said, you wanna just get a samplepack they have tons of cabasa loops on them.

>>69587798
>I listen to tons of music so after a while your brain starts putting everything together and you get tons of inspiration
this may be a downside for me since i don't listen to a lot of music, but i've been listening to more and more stuff over the past few years

thanks for the advice man, really appreciate it

>>69587869
start listening to a lot of music ASAP. step outside of your comfort zone, listen to things that you hate and I promise you soon enough you'll grow to love it if you give it enough time. coming up with melodies and inspiration is sort of a challenge because you have to just listen to everything and allow it some time to get fully absorbed so it starts coming out as your own personal interpretation and feel natural.

>>69587929
will do, thank you anon

>>69587929
tfw best at producing genres i didnt like and shit at what i initially set out to do

>>69586316
The songs I think of sound way better in my head. When I start trying to record and mix it all gets awful. Even if I know exactly what I want where, when I try to fit it in it just doesn't sound good at all