/prod/

https://clyp.it/phzet3ku
should I continue this? it's obviously not mastered and I will fix the chords tomrrow

>>69969267
Why make this?

You just added a bunch of fucked up sounds to a song lmao even the drop is garbage

If this sounds remotely good to you, you must be fucking retarded.
Holy shit.

>>69969267
no you shouldnt, this thread shouldnt even continue. i cant take a single clypit seriously, they're all bait clyps this is a bait thread i wish this site would get shut down

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>>69970717

>>69969267
This is really bad, fampai

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https://soundcloud.com/jormangod/jorman-god-no-satan

Original samples
NO SATAN

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>>69970833
You can't fool me, you look far too old to be Mr Benitez

>>69970857
its me though
kek

NO satan beat nigga

>>69970857
It's still him.

How incredibly depressing.

Don't Stop with Gross Beat - https://clyp.it/svomkzgp

Don't Stop - https://clyp.it/ncijifga

>>69970966
I'll take #2 please

Can someone tell me whether this is at all listenable? I'm not really used to producing this kind of stuff and can never tell if I'm on the right track or not. The levels are probably way off, I only have headphones and I haven't really even thought about mixing yet because I don't really know how.
https://clyp.it/oadotplj

Hey guys, i'm building a pure electronic music studio. What are some essentials?

>>69972044
Midi keyboard & studio monitors & an audio interface are really the bare essentials you need, plus a DAW of course. but if you cant afford monitor speakers then settle with monitor headphones. ive been using my Audio technica ath M50x for almost 2 years now and they are hands down the best headphones on the market, i dont even have monitoring speakers yet, but i do just fine with my headphones.

>>69970966
>>69971201

hey buddy i really liked the track, but your gross beat version was a little lacking and so was the one without

here, I'll show you how a pro-level mastering engineer fixes the mix:

https://clyp.it/h54nwx5j

thank me later, and yes those are top of the line UAD plugins

>>69969250
flum here ama

https://clyp.it/ha4ecgrr
i need a lead to this.

>>69972833
https://clyp.it/4marapmz
another one.

does learning to sing helps with ear training?

>>69972833
>>69972833
>>69972833

here u go buddy no problem:

https://clyp.it/313nxfcd

hope u liked the vocals, got my neumann out for this one

wanna collab? hit me up on soundcloud my addy is xXxNInJAStYleZzZzXxX

>>69974597
That's bangin broseph

Any Reaktor users here?

>>69975204
i use it from time to time, i really do wanna dive deep into it and learn the mechanics of it but i dont see myseft doing that anytime soon. some of the synths & effects on there are really good. reaktor is like a daw in and of itsleft.

>>69975204
I use Razor a lot.

>>69975872
I think Reaktor is probably the best value bit of music gear I've ever bought. If I was to have to start from scratch again I think Reaktor would be the first thing I bought. So many really nice synths, Blocks wired, Effects, plus you can build your own stuff or download stuff other people have built.

What should I add to this?

https://clyp.it/p3spx4zi

This is my first time recording something in this style, I usually make indie music.

Where do I find some good Korg/Moog lead sounds for Synth1? I found some decent ones in the huge-ass preset pack I downloaded but I forgot to write down the name

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I want to do live dub mixes and shit with my mpc 1000, is a soundcraft epm 12 mixer an allright choice if i could get it used for less than a 100 euro?
Here are the specs:

>12 Mono and 2 Stereo channels
>3-Band EQ with sweepable mids
>Insert per channel
>2 Aux Sends switchable pre/post
>Solo/Mute switch per channel
>Dynamic Peak-LED thomann per channel
>L/R and Monitor outputs
>Separate Routing for Playback input
>48V Phantom power
>Integrated power supply
Also i know next to nothing about mxiers so yeh

>>69979585
for live dub mixes, I would think you'd want more than 2 Aux Sends. But i dont know what is standard for that genre...are just 2 delays all that are needed?

>>69979699
one for delay one for reverb, wouldnt that be enough?
also i guess i could get a little dub pedalboard going on the main ouput, would that work?

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not a /mu/ fag, just a simple anon

what's the easiest way to play live music with a USB MIDI keyboard? Ableton?

>>69979736
it's as easy as anything else

>>69979773
deflemask is the easiest I know of.

>>69969267
kill you're self.

>>69974597
FUCK ME, i am onto somthing.

>>69970382
>>69970717
>>69970751
thanks senpai

>>69979736
Caustic into a tablet/iphone more portable i guess and cheaper

hey guys, this is almost done

could I get some feedback please? I will return it :)

https://clyp.it/gbzlsniy

>>69978797
it doesn't sound that good. something is wrong with the chords in certain parts.

>>69978859
you should learn synthesis

>>69979723
yes

>>69981006
fuck, this is pretty good

>>69972014
Shameful bump for feedback

>>69978859
use noizemaker and steal his patches cant not be that hard is monophonic emulation for godsake

>>69981120
it's kinda all over the place

>>69981006
you can remove those dubstep stuff and slow a bit the tempo to make it a nigger song

>>69981401
>https://clyp.it/oadotplj
what dubstep is there in it? I think it's already trap desu

>>69981275
True, I feel like everything I make is like that. Thanks, I'll try and fix it somewhat

>>69981528
how long have you been producing for

>>69981578
Hard to say, I've been screwing around in DAWs a while but I'm only just starting to really make shit if that makes any sense. Almost all my experience is in brass instruments

>>69981647
So, to be more accurate, that's probably my fourth or fifth attempt at making a beat

https://clyp.it/pnhtn2sx
>footwork

The mixdown on this feels wrong, but I can't put a finger on why

>>69981006
>https://clyp.it/gbzlsniy
the mid-highs in the snare are too loud imo
I would also throw some low pass filter sweeps over the looped vocals when there the only thing playing to avoid them getting grating

>>69980545
>>69974597
>>69972833
UPDATE = https://clyp.it/0nydblog

On a serious note, i'am working on this track for the past 4moths and i cant quit finish it i don't know why, it's sounds a bit oriental : https://clyp.it/fdl2vpmo

>>69972014
It honestly sounds like farts. Is this legit or troll?

https://clyp.it/z510pnzp
>trap-ish
>beats
>samples
>>69981936
really pretty!! i like it
that kick and hats are massacring the mix tho imo, the guitar could use some fattening up as well
>>69981006
ah shit that goes hard as hell m8, feels like it could use some more defined snare action at the beginning, but that end is fucking flawless frfr
good, good shit m8

why is /prod/ so much better on average than sc threads

>>69982104
>the guitar could use some fattening up as well
Not really possible unfortunately since it's a sample. I eq'd it hard to mask the drums that were already there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5km_gUtTw8

>>69981046
>>69981401
>>69981936
>>69982104
you've been flum-rolled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dtkfpTwDxU

>>69982217
hmmmmm

clypit compression kinda sounds like ass compared to youtube

>>69982217
>>69982271
still shit

>>69972044
An Atari ST Computer running Notator or Cubase or simply an Alesis MMT-8, a midi to cv converter, a Minimoog, a Moog Minitaur, a Sequential Circuits Pro-One, a Sequential Circuits Drumtraks, an Oberheim SEM (Patch Panel), an Oberheim OB-8, a Yamaha DX100, a Yamaha CX5M, a Yamaha TX81Z, a Casio CZ 101, an Ensoniq ESQ-1, an Acidlab Miami, a Roland MC-202, a Roland R8, a Roland D-50, a Roland SH32, a Commodore 64 with the Prophet 64 cart, an NES with the MidiNES cart, a Gameboy with Nanoloop, a Paia Fatman, a lot of West Coast Synthesis Eurorack modules with a lot of cables, a lot of pedals, a Rocktron Banshee Talk Box, an Electro Harmonix EH-0300 vocoder, a Tascam Portastudio 414 Mkii Multi-track Cassette Recorder, a Pioneer SR-202 Spring Reverb, and a C-Thru Music Axis-49 midi controller

>>69982581
kek

i am going to buy a soldering station B)))))))))) and then a bunch of eurorack PCBs B))))))))) and make a bunch of fuckin eurorack modules B))))))))))) and then be a pro solderer and make more B)))))))))) who here likes my idea B))))))))))

>>69983278
circuit bend a toy or something first so you dont shred hundred dollar DIY eurorack sets

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https://clyp.it/fzurgfsb

thanks!

https://clyp.it/xa0d5ghm
I don't think its finished but you tell me.

>>69982217
why do people like this guy? literally WIP-tier

ive never really listened to old skrillex stuff before but im amazed. How is he "playing" these instruments? specifically here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhmyyXFd5I


I dont see how this is all sampling with a keyboard. I don't get how he has so much control and flexibility with his sounds. The fuck is he doing? 23 seconds in. Is that a guitar? sounds so choppy. I like it. The fuck is that 38 seconds in? 53 seconds is the chorus. You hear all kinds of split second sounds that are somehow in tune and sound good. As you can tell I don't know shit about high level sound design.

>>69984063
it's just soft synths dude he just uses a whole lot of different sounds

>>69983300
no I've already done it a lot before this will just be with a non shit iron

>>69984313

so hes playing all his sounds on a keyboard?

>>69984063
it's not one sound, I can hear about 5 different synths in the track.

>>69984877
or just programming the notes into a DAW (more likely)

>>69982217
is the drop kick sidechained to the 808 in that? also how would I even go about designing that late night vibe drop ambient synth?

>>69984063
I'm not sure you know much about sound design at all, because what you're talking about is not even sound design. You're talking about the arrangement. There is no "sampling with a keyboard" and I don't even know what you mean by that.

What do you mean by control and flexibility? You can put a sound wherever you want at whatever time in the arrangement using just about any DAW, it's just a matter of him arranging many different sounds together in a short space of time that makes it sound so hectic.

>>69982581

I don't need all those to produce music do i? i thought less is more. man what a headache to connect all of those..

My friends who I'm working with on an album thinks he's hot shit with ableton on production and mixing and mastering, it's gets really annoying. What should I do?

>>69987017
send us some of his work and let us be the judge

whats most common thing to add an LFO to when trying to create "talking" synths? filter cut off?

>>69987091
2 notches(usually in the mids) in an EQ/filter that are automated to move closer towards each other

>>69969250
saved

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i'm looking to get a 2i2 audio interface to connect my volca keys to my laptop to play around with different filters and effects meaning i wouldnt have to spend a ton on pedals and other hardware if i dont know what sound i'm after

is this viable? i want to be using this live
will i need one of these cables to get soundout of both speakers?
which software/plugins should i look into?

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WE BOTH FUCKING CHOKE,
SHIT FUCK, I THINK I'M GONNA BE BROKE,
LET'S JUST TAKE ANOTHER FUKIN TOKE,
GET LOC, GET LOC, GET LOC.

https://instaud.io/GLK

Maybe this thread can help me out..

I've ripped some samples used in the music for Kingdom Hearts, the music in the game is 90% sequenced midi stuff. What I want to know is what sample packs/synth did the composer use for the music used in the game? I think they used a Kurzweil or something, help me /mu/.

Here's a link to a .zip file containing a WIP soundfont along with some instrument .wav files.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0o7GkfWTbNHbW54YU5VSlFmZGc

Dear experts What keyboards and techniques are in this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpTg6nroby4


PS don't let your mom catch you watching this unless you want her to think you aren't gay bcuz it contains a lot of almost naked hoes.

?

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>>69982581
I used to use an Atari ST back in the day, sold it about 15 years ago. A mate of mine just bought one last year to run midi in his studio. I can't for the life of me see why anyone would want to use an Atari, why wouldn't you just use a laptop running logic or cubase?...10 minutes with that fucking mouse and it'd be flung out the fucking window.

FUCK ME
>https://clyp.it/yymkder3

>>69991275
holy shit

>>69991275
>dude arca lmao
>dude flum lmao
>dude I have good production skills but I can't make a coherent piece of music lmao

help me, my krk rp5s (brand new) are giving me a strange noise, the buzz doesn't rise as i turn up the volume and if i unplug one monitor the buzz stops on both, the sc is a focusrite scarlett 2i4

Retard here, couldn't find any better thread to post this and didn't want to shit up the board by making one.

I'm adding a release to discogs but I don't know what genre to put it as.
What is this?
https://clyp.it/ykoi5mc3

https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/mini-v/overview

Is this worth getting if you're going to play funk/fusion/prog and shit? Is there anything better available?

>>69991385
You think so? Can you explain a little more?

>>69991510
Actually, just saw some other people saying that Diva shits on Arturia, does anybody here use Diva? Is it worth putting down the cash for?

>>69991552
>https://clyp.it/yymkder3
Firstly: The theremin synth is gay as fuck
Secondly: There is zero tension and release if you're going to use a bunch of random sounds you better make sure your composition is exciting
Thirdly: having the same fucking fx before the snare is fucking repetive and stupid, the snare loses it's importance if you use the effect on every snare.
Fourth: It sounds like background music trying really hard to be noticed

see these songs if you want an example of what random assorted sounds should sound like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dtkfpTwDxU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcNG-zMlB8Q

>>69991643
Thank you SO FUCKING much, I've been into making music only for 2 years and everybody keeps saying just "hey that's cool good keep it up :)"
That's an actual advice anon, ty

ayy how's this unfinished thing

https://clyp.it/0z30f10v

I was thinking about picking this up for my home studio, anyone know of a similar alternative? I'd like to put an ableton push 2 on the bottom tray, with the top for my effect pedals. I want to be able to tweak them with a two tier Z stand for my synths off beside it. Running out of space badly, this is the best I've seen.

>>69993358
picking what up, I think you forgot the pic

>>69991275

what daw did you use to make this?

is it possible to make music without rythm, melody, harmony, chords?

Anyone here read the iZotope mixing/mastering guides? Are they actually good or just product shilling?

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>>69994260
anything is possible

>>69993764
Oh shit, my bad. Here's the product.

https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLPTS47-Two-Tier-Tabletop-Adjustable/dp/B00SXTMW8S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

>>69994207
FL Studio 11 but I don't recommend it, ableton is way better for those genres

https://clyp.it/u251fpl4
feel free, it's not over but tell me if that's acceptable

>>69994260
yeah, check out this amazing harsh noise track from america

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0fCq7B8Bs4

>>69994337
it's opinions honestly, I do a lot of shit differently but that's the point, it's all part of the creative process.

>>69994396
it should work for what you want it for no question.

>>69994454
it is, it's probably beyond acceptable, I like it

>>69994501
>I like it
ty <3

>>69994603
I'm honest.

how about this
>>69993299

>>69994633
Deep House is not my thing but shit that is very good, there's a lot going on there
You should work on the mixing tho (it's always the most boring thing i know, but it completely changes a song)

>>69994633
That vocal sounds a bit too similar to Skrillex's Kill Everybody robot voice thing. Also that piano sounds cheap (for lack of a better word). Cool track though.

>>69994741
thanks a lot man, and ye you;re right, even something small like cutting off all lows from hi-hats immediately makes the mix more clear.

>>69994837
thanks man, you're right about the piano, it's a one sample piano that I ran on Ableton's sampler lmao and I cut off everything except for mid-highs and highs

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anybody have the v-moda m100? are they comfy?

>>69991275
>>69991385
ehh he's a little bit right. it's got those bells and whistles, glitchy sounds, reversed souds, lots of cool filters and such, but maybe a little too derivative of those influences he mentioned, and i don't like the composition itself. it's overall really good and better than the VAST majority of the people here (including me). the low-pass outro is no good.

>>69994909
comfy in terms of reproduction or how well they sit on your head

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https://clyp.it/sei5ehsv

I don't know what I'm doing so any and all advice is welcome

>>69994947
how well they sit on your head/ are they too tight / do your ears get hot quickly
especially in relation to the m50x

>>69994909
I'm the one who made that track and i swear I've never listened to arca and flume before
Btw thanks, I appreciate the compliments and the critic, I've just started making music and that's gold for me

>>69994983
>Mixing

>>69994983
Not bad but lower it dude
mixing is important

>>69994983
>https://clyp.it/sei5ehsv
the arrangement on this is tight, it just sounds a bit too harsh and the drums need to be mixed a lil better.

>>69995015
your ears might start hurting after a couple hours of work but it's much worse for me cos I have glasses and it took me 2 years to find a position for them that doesn't compromise quality and I can still have them on lmao

>>69995062
Yeah I don't really have an ear for mixing. I know the whole thing's sort of a mess but which parts are too loud? I'm gunna guess the snare and electric guitar?

>>69995095
The snare and electric guitar, yes
Maybe you have a good ear after all

>>69974597
>>69974865
>>69980545
>>69982050

wow ur piano skills really added some meat to the potatoes there if you understand my mannerism there bro, here check out my new remix of your wicked sick project

BTW, is this the very first ever successful /prod/ collab? most of the time people on here are too autistic to do any actual work; I think we've really accomplished something here dude.

I am proud.

Here is our masterwork:

https://clyp.it/m2zy1mup

Send half the money you make to [email protected]

I just got fl studio mobile, and i'm really not a big fan of the ui. That being said, here's my attempt to make something in it: https://clyp.it/de3zfkpc

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https://clyp.it/hxf2qcb2
>rap, grime, experimental

How does this sound /prod/? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

>>69994983
pretty dope, but you're missing your lower end. I'm pretty sure you need a sub or a bass of some sort. Also your high frequencies are tinny (not too sure how to fix that other than to shelf it down a bit).

>>69995384
B E A U T I F U L

>>69994454
I like it, but I feel like you need to side chain some of the drums and chimes to the kick to give it some more life. It just seems kind of flat in terms of emotion.

>>69993299
8/10 would grind to in a club. Not too keen on the piano part though. Maybe it just needs to find its place in the mix.

>>69990412
Drums sound like Linn Drum, with some hits from a Roland TR-808.

Keys sound like a Roland D50, possibly layered with a DX7 or similar.

Reverb sounds iconic too, but i don't know it. maybe someone else can chime in...

>>69991027
do you still have that space echo?

>>69983441
Nope, not finished. Your lead is far too loud and is drowning everything out and your kick is barely noticeable. Things to do (imo of course):
- sidechain your leads and bass to the kick
- filter out your lows that don't need to be there
- boost your drums, cut back your lead

>>69983384
fucking dope! I love this style of breakbeat jazz? I'm not sure what its called. One tip would be to maybe cut up your sample a bit to add some variety.

Is there a good resource that would explain the drum sequencing of good jungle / breakbeat?


I have a 909 routed into my DAW and each instrument is touted to a separate audio track, so my work flow is solid. But I just dont know much about drum theory or rhythm theory and how to make a cool break

what are some good ambient plugins?

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Hey lads

Have any of you composed orchestral music in a DAW yet? I know it's not going to sound like the real deal, but i wanted to record some of the classical music i've been writing, then maybe live record it at some point in my life.
Been trying to do it using the Ableton Live 9 sample packs for brass/woodwinds/strings but they feel pretty limited when it comes to creating dynamic playing.

I heard the native instruments Kontakt sample pack is the industry standard

>>69996986
I haven't but this guy makes good videos if you don't mind a thick italian accent

>>69997062
n-nice

>>69996522
>what are some good ambient plugins?
what does that even mean? as if you could encapsulate and imitate an entire genre with a plugin. fuck off.
[spoiler]get some reverb vsts like sanford reverb and use them with instruments and synths and use filters and granulation and stuff too[/spoiler]

>>69996986
look at:
eastwest
spitfire audio
8dio
vsl

for orchestral/scoring stuff, most of it is kontakt but vsl is obviously a beast of it's own

>>69996456
tbqh this seems like an odd question coming from someone that already owns an original 909 and clearly a good audio interface to handle all of it's outputs.

breaks/jungle is mostly comprised of samples of drum breakdowns from early funk recordings. 909s/808s are typically used to layer with the samples to provide a strong backbone to the beat. So whatever the sample is, just try to mimic that beat without messing up the groove.

also any pics of your setup?

>>69997062
Are you still there
Please post the link senpai...

>>69997175
Thanks man, those all look like good resources.
By "most of it is Kontakt" you mean most of the orchestral music that is recorded digitally?

>>69997155
the whole rage part is totally amiss

>>69997277
sorry lol didnt even notice

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_CyR8Aqfl45kzFIDeMr-CQ

Sup /prod/, I'm looking for a cheap laptop powerful enough for music production at home and on the go. I will be recording up to six inputs simultaneously on an audio interface at any one time. I don't think I will be running many - if any - VST instruments but I'd like to keep that option open for the future, and no doubt I'll be using various VST effect plugins. Can anyone advise on specs I should be looking at or even any laptops themselves that would fit my requirements? Thanks.

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>>69996070
Yes. That'll be the last thing I get rid of.

>>69997761
budget?

>>69997956
Up to £500, I don't want to break the bank

>>69996986

>comping orchestral/classical music in a DAW

oh gtfo

>>69998068
It's just for a rough sketch you idiot

>>69998068
You know that most orchestral music composed for film/games etc. is first recorded in MIDI, then sent as stems to the production team which then records it with live musicians right? So idk what you're implying.

>>69998008
you're not gonna be able to afford any processing power with that budget, and that's fine, but just understand that you won't be able to run intensive plugins and that you'll have to be conscious and economical with your DAW. you should be fine with almost all VST effect plugins, but will have to be careful to bridge plugins too much. your audio interface will be doing most of the work i think as far as 6 inputs goes, but i'm not 100% on that.

as far as the laptop itself, just fine the best specs without ignoring the build/reliability of the laptop. try slickdeals.com, but idk about britbongs. you're looking for a dual-core processor, hopefully something i7 which is marginally better than i5. SSD is good but you'll be limited to like 128 gigs of space (which is garbage) and so you should be fine with an HDD.

hardmode: buy a 7 pound used programming thinkpad with a quad-core i7 godcessor

>>69998368
Fantastic, cheers for taking the time to provide such an indepth response. Looks I might have to increase my budget for something with a decent processor, better to be safe than sorry.

hey where do you guys torrent from usually? I'm overdue for a decent reverb

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convince me to not buy this @ $400 USD
it's either this or a weighted electronic piano @ $250 and an MPD232 @ $300
would i look like a retard with this if i got good enough to use it live? it just seems like such a great tool for use in my DAW and unlike most of these controllers the pads are actually really good, responsive, and reliable. i'm worried that it won't satiate my need to practice piano tho, but it's super convenient to only have 1 piece of equipment for both a keyboard and pads/faders/knobs. there is a version with 61 keys for about $100 more but it doesn't seem worth it.

help me out, /prod/
>>69999150
thepiratebay is still up

>>69999256
the issue with these all in one controllers is that they're more prone to break.

Any site to find ableton sets of professional songs?

I wanna see how they lay everything out

i found splice on google but it just looks like DJ remix garbage

>>69999317
why do you say that? do you mean as a result of extended use? cause i'm sure i wouldn't drop it or spill shit on it or whatever

>>69999256
>
Don't buy that anon, it looks (and probably feels like a toy). Just buy a good quality keyboard controller, something like the Native Instruments Kontrol keyboard, if you need the pads then get something like Maschine. The Keys and pads on that thing will be shit quality

>>69999398
>it looks (and probably feels like a toy).
to add to that its made by Akai who haven't made anything of any quality since the 90's

>>69999256
MPK249 a shit desu.
Either spend more and get an Impulse61 or do the actual smart thing and just get a pure keyboard midi controller and buy pads and mixer seperately

>>69999360
are you referring to stems because those would probably be your best bet if wav files are all you need

>https://clyp.it/3g0j2gkg

What do you think? I'm very curious, that's a very weird thing I've done some time ago
Also if somebody can tell me what genre could this be called

>>69999807
that piano sounds fucking atrocious man

>>70000139
FL KEYS
I know, I need a sf2

>>69999398
>Native Instruments Kontrol keyboard
this is also semi-weighted but $100 more with no pads or faders. i don't think i would actually use the chord and scale buttons. it looks cooler but i don't see why it's a better investment than the 249. maschine is super expensive as well with its own idiosyncratic workflow, and ofc i'm on a limited budget. i've tried the 2xx mpk series out myself and really like it and all of the reviews praise it to be better than other similar all-in-one devices.
>>69999521
the impluse61 is cheaper than the 249 and has much shittier reviews all around. why do you think it's better?
do you have a recommendation for a pure keyboard midi controller?

I'm thinking about buying Omnisphere 2
Does anyone here have any experience with it?

As far as i know OPN used a lot of Omnisphere on Replica, R+7 and G.o.D.

Is Diva the way to go for software synths? I'm mostly looking for doing things like fusion/funk/prog leads but I want something that can cover as many different things as possible.

>>70001464
honestly, those sounds are super simple to make you can do it in any synth. Diva has nice analog fatness tho not gonna lie.

https://clyp.it/00g33prd
how am I doing

>>70001714
it sounds like you slapped a bunch of random things together in 5 minutes.

>>70001714
are you by any chance tonedeaf?

>>70001956
that's exactly what I did

>>70001714
i'm gonna start a project soon where i sample shitty clypits like this and make something really good out of them.
it's going to be fantastic

>>70001983
is it ironic or what

>>70002109
it's post-ironic

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rate this bossa nova midi about my dog
https://instaud.io/GQ2

>>70002419
compositionally wise, this is perfect, also giving me some DK vibes lmao

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>>70002497
thanks, have some more

https://instaud.io/GQ4
https://instaud.io/GQ5

and one i'm not quite done with, need opinions on direction

https://instaud.io/GQd

>>70002419
not joking i really love this. I would love to hear this in a cafe. I'm surprised that animal noises are not used more in music.

>>70002951
lolol thats not actually an animal sound, its a "mute cuica" from stock midi percussion, thank you so much tho

>>70002419
>>70002951
although it's a bit flat and stale as far as the emotion in the instrumental and it gets old kinda quickly. I don't love it anymore

>>70002982
I thought it was ur dog barking since it was a dog tribute

>>70003004
a-anon :(

that's bossa nova for you though, it's basically just latin smooth jazz - meant to be boring background music. i just really like background music

>>70003023
my gf thought the same thing

here is an animal crossing tribute midi
https://instaud.io/GQi

>>70002005
What you could do is take the shitty music as is and make a visual soundtrack so that the music is elevated because it looks like it was composed with thought

>>70002419
anon don't listen to him >>70003079
your bossa is hella good

>>70003134
he wasnt replying to me lol, thanks though

>>70003134
with or without visuals

>>70003065
>here is an animal crossing tribute midi
>https://instaud.io/GQi

at 1:45 the music picks up and gets more something and my mind can tell "ur supposed to feel something at this point" but I don't and then I get stressed.

>>70001714
I like this. I like to pretend that this is someone's favorite music and then imagine what they imagine when they are listening to it or what make that their favorite music.

>>70002844
there's an episode of a tv show which is through the viewpoint of a dog. the show is called high maintenance.

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>post-ambient hip hop

www.soundcloud.com/sorewigg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR44i-jc50M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SwoRCSHr7g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLOF0l_WUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShMWlEyK1g

>>70003275
im sorry

>>70003450
either make the vocals better or lose them. I would rather lose them but if you would like to have them then they need to sound better, more euphony

>>70003450
This isn't a soundcloud/Self advertising thread, faggot

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>>70003065
>>70002844
>>70002419
>>70003065
>rate this bossa nova midi about my dog
>thanks, have some more
>i just really like background music
>here is an animal crossing tribute midi

>>70003334
I'll make another one just for you

I just plugged a keyboard into my PC, it says MIDI on the keyboard but the port itself but the port is clearly USB B. I tested it with synthesia (just to test) and I'm getting delay, bad.

What do I do? I'm very new to all of this.

People mentioned ASIO, but said I'd only be able to hear audio from one application, is that true? They also suggest a DAC or soundcard, would that fix the one application problem? what's the difference between getting a DAC and soundcard?

>>70003733
what

>>70001978
>>70002005
>>70002109
>>70003334
https://clyp.it/boaowlk5
how is this

>>69995026
>just started
Gonna kill myself right now.

>>69995026
>Thank you SO FUCKING much, I've been into making music only for 2 years and everybody keeps saying just "hey that's cool good keep it up :)"


>I'm the one who made that track and i swear I've never listened to arca and flume before
Btw thanks, I appreciate the compliments and the critic, I've just started making music and that's gold for me

so m8, did you start making music 2 years ago or 2 days ago?

>>70004733
>even if he started 2 years ago
Just gonna kill myself, brb

>>70004018
what you're getting is called latency. you can either use ASIO which will mean you'll only be able to just hear your DAW and nothing else or you can get an interface which would get rid of that issue.

>tfw you can't use mixer and effects properly
Let me tell you, it's a bad feeling.

https://clyp.it/fmv05rwd

I'm looking to stay getting into some music production but I have a question about gear. All in one midi controllers don't seem to be very popular here, so would it be better for me to buy something like a arturia key step and get so.ething with pads separately, is something like a novation launchkey 25 for all in one?

>>70005017

what's the difference between the interface and a soundcard then, and do you have any interface recs?

>>70005045
the idea is mostly there but the production aspect needs a LOT of work, I can tell you haven't been doing this for a long time.

>>70005185
it's the same thing. if you're on a tight budget get something cheap like a Scarlett, it's still fuckin great for that price.

>>70005259
2 years, my friend. I don't even know anymore... Ok, I wasn't focused on production until 6 months ago, but still.

Please tell me because I'm deaf to everything production wise. Just give me an instrument to play and compose on.

>>70005347
it'll get better man, you just need to grind on that shit and be passionate.

>>70005455
I think I'm really not that productive when I produce, though.

E.g. if somebody tells me now what is specifically wrong here and what to do, I could improve, but else, I'll just get lost in it, make everything sound even worse and then drop it.

Without mentoring, I'm afraid I won't get too far here. Thought I could, but I don't know anymore.

>>69983278
Right on. Makes me regret ending my module streak at 2 (of the same module lol)

>>70005546
try to remake your favorite songs. that way you'll know exactly what you need to fix each time because you'll have a reference of what it's supposed to sound in the final form. do this with 100 songs and then you'll be a production god. oh yeah and also, go through ALL your synth and effect manuals and try to understand everything it talks about in there. when you see a term like "overtone" or "sample rate" look that shit up and figure out exactly what everything is and does.

Anyone try the arturia keylab? I'll mainly be using it with ableton but I like the fact that you can use it for modular synths as well. Just not sure how useful it would be with ableton without any knobs, Also you can just arpeggiate on there too so that function might be useless too.

>>70005693
Thanks! I will definitely start remaking stuff constantly for a while.

Anyone have any experience writing RnB or soul Music? I'm not sure if the song i'm working on is too boring or not

Don't get a Scarlett, they are great for a budget studio but they are weak as fuck, having other music hardware connected to your PC will make huge static noises.


>>70005347
That's the best part. You kind of "make" your own "instruments" in production. You should learn some synthesis. Here is a good place to start
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ04PwFvui1BCUAE9wxmOqHE51mrDv8Ui
Also, you should consider getting a cheap analog synthesizer and play with it, it's like an introduction to much more complicated synths or VSTs.

>>70005693
Doing covers, remakes, remixes is always good too. But how I've learnt the most was fucking around in Live. Yeah sure at first you make pure mess and noise, but you get the gist of it pretty quickly, also learning new stuff every day is kind of neat.

Been producing for a year now, House is my deal. Here's something I'm making.
https://clyp.it/bju4fszh

>implying anyone will listen

>>69995859
>https://clyp.it/hxf2qcb2
needs more melody to carry through the track

is Bell a tranny?

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I've been fooling around with an old apc40 I bought for cheap and the idea of playing live for a small crowd seems more likely to happen than I thought. I'm ready to play 7 songs but I'm not really sure if people will like this. Does it sound too lo-fi? I'm trying to make it gritty, but i'm afraid it might be too lo-fi for anyone to like it, any thoughts?

I recorded this one 10 minutes ago.

https://clyp.it/mjz5qvqu

is this the right place to be posting this?
I mades a music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NrKW0s1yAM

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lo-fi techno??

https://clyp.it/ibrsugry

>>70007829
>https://clyp.it/ibrsugry
It sounds not hypnotic enough for techno idk. Or not thick enough??? The sweeping sound sweeps too fast I think. I like what comes in at 1:00. Would put some distortion and reverb in. I think you could stretch the arrangement out to abbut 5 minutes with these existing parts, but just adding some slight little fills and stuff to develop each section and stretch it so the changes occur more slowly. Then it'd have more of that loopy techno vibe. The pacing is really hard to get right with techno.

Also your picture made me think, what are effects chains people use? Are there any articles explaining what effects chains to use? I know it makes a lot of difference which order you put effects in, and then there are sends, inserts, group channel fx...

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>>70007988
>>70007988
Thanks for your input!

As for the GIF, I originally wanted to make a trance gate, so a step mod + utility device, but then I thought "what if delay" and "what if ring mod" and so on. lol.

Then I put the chain on Bob Ross' voice.

The result: https://clyp.it/3u0klfsy

>>70002419
I think you nailed how to make indie game music. I could see this on the next "masterpiece" tier game like undertale or cavestory. Not as the best song but somewhere in between.

>>70008151
thanks anon, i really like cave story's soundtrack. i post in /agdg/ sometimes but they don't want free music so...........

>>69972478
y haven't u kys yet ?
huge fan btw

>>70006214
It's very very quiet anon, I'm guessing your gonna pump it up when you master? It's very ambient, I think it's missing maybe one more type of instrumentation to make it stand out a bit.

>>70007829
Not bad, maybe a bit more melody and EQ the ear piercing synth to be a little more pleasant unless you want it to be unsettling on purpose.

>>70005045
Hey, at least it's composed properly. Honestly the easy/fun part is deciding the polish and fx. I think you can only get better at this, so there is no harm in trying.

(Kinda loud, might of overdone it)
https://clyp.it/fiylx5xc
I mastered it this time with some meme plugins. I think it's finally headed somewhere, maybe some decent EQing and limiting and maybe fix some of the timing with instrumentation.

>>70007142
can you not cunt? good way to send any producers with HPPD to hospital.

https://clyp.it/lt4xa02j
I got a guitar.

fuck i didnt see this thread. i started a new one sorry guys

anyone have any tips for writing a bridge? mine always sound boring and don't really fit the song

>>69999360
no idea about able ton sets but I use remixpacks.ru to find stems

>>70012289
>https://clyp.it/lt4xa02j
I IV V

IV7 use that as your bridge takeoff chord, one bar

>>70012625
just tried it and it sounds nice, i'll give it a try tomorrow

Go check this song out bruh is mad dope
https://soundcloud.com/alixxthegreat/zeroday

Should I splurge on a Volca fm or just stick with dexed? I want some type of hardware FM synth to add to my collection, but I really don't know enough about the Volcas to know if they're worth buying.

>>70004733
what

m8 sent me this sample and asked me to make a lil lofi throwup


https://clyp.it/ksi5f1pc

>>70013409
Volcas are shit, son.

What's a good choice for a first moog? I'm thinking the mother 32.

As of right now I only have a Korg MS20 and want to get more calmer sounds in my set up and I think a moog is the way to go.

miss u flume xx, wallfuck is a masterpiece and perfectly describes triping on acid.

Just DJ'D a new years party. Got home and had 10 drinks in 20 mins, I haven't drunk anything in a month, so cunts fucked.

i'm peaking rn.

flum here ama

>>70017313
why do people worship you like you're some kind of production god even tho it's just indie big drums, kinda sloppily arrangement, foley and a bunch of detuned supersaws with a volume LFO. oh, and a bunch of really in your face pads always playing a minor triad.

>>70017352
I'm not flume, i'm flum. But I will answer you question anyway. Flume is good, just like most artists who can get hits on the top 20. What separates him from the rest of the pack is his "own sound". Although flume sometimes has basic detuned synths, he consistently has amazing compositions and knows how to elicit an emotional response in his work. Plus with good marketing, he's obviously gonna be big.

>>70017393
ye I guess you're right. thansk flum

I'm looking for a free VST that allows me to draw the EQ curve on a logarithmic scale, any rec?

>>69981006
This ain't your song. This is wall fuck by flume.

>>70017886
u srs

>>70017799
Fab-Filter Pro-Q 2, not that you're gonna be able to do it like that, but you can design any sort of curve you want, it's very adjustable.

I really need feedback on this. arrangement finished late last night, gonna begin mixdown today. hit me /mu/

https://clyp.it/i1pjrtgn

>>70017393
>lpf super saw chords with gated reverb, harshly side chained with a half time drum beat.
>"own sound"

Are your serious?
Kek Flume is derived af

He exclusively makes electronic pop ballads for tweens

>>70018163
he's got a point desu, that sort of style might have existed as a sub-culture before him but he's the one that really probably transformed it into a huge sound, just like Skrillex did with dubstep or Dillon Francis with Moombahton

>>70018163
dude even if flume is "generic af" he stills seems pretty experimental compared to normie artists. Sounds like someone is jealous.

I really need some help with this. Some of my recordings actually hurt my ears to listen to. I think they are just too loud. everything I try to do doesn't help them. If anyone could please tell me what I should do I would be really grateful. If it makes much difference, I've been recording from my phone and transferring it to my computer

>>69988823
As far as cabling you'll need 1/4 jack to 1/4 jack to connect the volca to the 2i2 as well as cables to run from the 2i2 to the speakers, most likely 1/4 trs to xlr.

>>70018342
turn the volume down?

>>70017950
I have that one, I cant accomplish what I'm looking for, though.

>>70017799
Edison can do this, it's part of FL Studio. Not free sadly.

is sunvox ok to use...

>>70019053
yeah, very warm

where did you guys pirate your daw?
all of the shit i try to find looks like malware

>>70019299
this nigga doesn't know about rutracker
kek

>>70019319
im not russian tho

>>70019443
neither am I

wat speakers are yall usin

>>69999360

Maybe something like this?

http://vespers.ca/shop/bubbles-in-the-jungle-open-source-ableton-live-template/

Also I think Splice is actually what you want if you look here:

https://splice.com/explore/daws/ableton

Any good harmony engine-like vst's?

>>70020281
well thanks, ill look into it

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How do you guys get into The Zone? Anyone do transcendental meditation or anything like that?

>>70019299
Just use Reaper you fag. It's only 60 bucks and one of the best DAW's out there. And you can use it for free indefinitely (it never becomes gimped) if you're a cheap ass.

I have ableton but I never use it anymore after switching to Reaper.

>>70017799
I think there is a MeldaProduction plugin that allows you to draw free for new curves. Might be free, I can't remember.

>>70017799
N6 free VST Paragraphic EQ
DuckEQ Dynamic EQ
DQ65 Dynamic parametric EQ

>>70019299
legally pirate cubase google it 3rd option

>>70023599
cubase 5 team air is the one they want but its old as fuck

i use legit cubase 8.5 and it is worth buying

>>70022364
Severe self-hatred and substance abuse does it for me

>>70019165
thx bb :)

https://clyp.it/jnakmovr

dnb/crossbreed/hardcore shit

>>70022364
you either have it or you don't. No amount of "grinding" will change that.

>>70027918
so you always without fail make good music?

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>>69972223

>ath m50x
>hands down best headphones on the market

I'm gonna reply to you to let you know how not baited I am, mmk?

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First time I've posted any music online in a long time. Maybe some of you will like it.
https://soundcloud.com/strnger/sets/alone

>>70029713
no soundcloud

https://clyp.it/5tvsl1xm

Can I have some feedback on this. Should I keep going? I feel pretty good about it, but I wanna get another set of ears for this.

>>70020697
Please?

Bumpity

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>>69979585
>I want to do live dub mixes and shit with my mpc 1000, is a soundcraft epm 12 mixer an allright choice if i could get it used for less than a 100 euro?
I'd say go for something with more AUX channels 4-6 would be ideal for dub. I'd say a 16ch mixer is pretty minimum for channels too.
Personally I prefer the older mixers from the 80-90's as they seem to have lots of spacing between the channels strips and knobs, which is ideal for getting in there and dubbing out.
I guess a 12 channel mixer with 2 aux would be fine to start but I get the feeling that you will want a bigger mixer in no time. I have a 16 channel, 4 aux Soundcraft mixer (it's a beast) that I picked up for £200 and I'm already thinking of buying another one or a bigger 32 channel mixer. Don't forget the mixer is pretty much your main instrument in Dub music it's the heart of the studio. Happy dubs.


Happy New year all. Hope 2017 brings you all love and joy.

>>70033241
you a audio engineer?

should a ripe 22 year old peruse this career path also a clyp

https://clyp.it/iq14olsv

Can any of you rec decent drum VST's.

Looking for something with a decent bank of pre made beats, preferably in odd time signatures.

I'm a buy fag so anything goes.

>>70033350
>are you an audio engineer?
Not by a long stretch. I'm just a bedroom studio anon that is heavily influenced by dub music. Ive been using hardware since the 90's and recently got back into it.

>>70033350
>should a ripe 22 year old peruse this career path
Only you can decide that? I honestly think I'd rather do my shitty job full time than something in the music business. From experience something you enjoy can easily be turned to something you hate by choosing it as a job.

>also a clyp
Can't give feedback, I'm not at home

>>70020580
Tannoy reveal X's

Between the Novation launchkey 25 ($80) or Akai mpk25 ($100) which would you guys say has the most bang for the buck as a starter keyboard? I was planning on getting a Novation SL 49 that I found on CL but the post is now gone.

how the fuck do you guys stay motivated? i start up fl studio ready to make something but i get frustrated and just give up for a few days

>>70034647
>>70034647
>how the fuck do you guys stay motivated? i start up fl studio ready to make something but i get frustrated and just give up for a few days
Usually by changing what I'm doing when I don't feel motivated anymore. If I've been writing arrangements and I'm not inspired I'll stop and sit down with a synth for a few days making sounds to use later on or I'll dig for samples or create samples and spend time EQing and editing them. Sometimes I'll just switch up what I'm doing completely and do something totally different. I'm at that stage today and I'm going to spend the day chopping breaks and trying to write some old style jungle, which is something I've not really done before.
Its all good for learning new things and you can apply some of these things to your creativity.
Creating your own sample I find can be really inspiring and something I do a lot. I usually start off with no direction and then just build samples around the first sample I make depending on where that sound takes me. Once I have made a set of samples I'm usually inspired to do something with them and already have a few basic ideas of what I want to do with them. I'll make a few tracks with them and once I'm bored of that scrap them and start making a new set.

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Heres a quick question

I use Logic Pro X to do everything in. Record, mix, master, produce, etc.

I've used Logic Pro X to play tracks on stage as a vocalist but want to take my production to the stage and perform them live with my midi controller.

What would y'all suggest I use? I was thinking Mainstage since it kind of goes with Logic although I've never used it but I think most people would use Ableton.

Suggestions?

anyone got that sample pack with like 140 drum machines?

cryloops
> https://clyp.it/awwgibhh

>>70035456
Mydéne Eppshe
> https://clyp.it/gqvuksw3

>>70035477
ნათჰრამ-funky
> https://clyp.it/xmo3mo1b

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Anyone here got Komplete 11?

I'm thinking about upgrading. Are the new strings / symphony's any good?

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Would anyone be willing to help me with an issue?

When I play any notes, most of the time they don't show up but once in a while it'll register a note has been pressed. Someties it'll just stay on or take a long time to go off, but most of the time nothing happens.
i use a midi controller, tascam us 144 and I do have the drivers and stuff

>>70035901
are you going through the input on the tascam or midi through usb? are you sure the controller is working? what about the input?

How do I make drum and bass sound better? Please give advice it feels lifeless. Also how 2 into kicks

https://clyp.it/me2s2mw2

>>70018041
v good

flume sucks

https://clyp.it/ehumee5j

>>70036973
lol

https://clyp.it/dwdw3b5k

Made some chords and melody. Thought it was good but sounded hella familiar? Anybody know a song with similar sound?

https://clyp.it/m23jhvds

>>70036093
When I press a key the input will light up so I do think it's working properly because the light flashes when the key is pressed, and when its released. (The light on the controller)

It's got Midi out from the keyboard to Midi in on the controller, and then midi in on the keyboard to midi out, so its not a direct midi to usb adapter, the controllers connected through usb to my computer I have tried other ports but nothin

https://clyp.it/soakv0sn
I'm not sure what I'm doing

>>70027918
not true, i used to have it x10, then i lost it, then i got it back but not as much

>>70038230
>the light flashes when the key is pressed, and when its released
that's normal, usually it's how they indicate the note on (first blink) and note off (second blink).

have you tried it without sending the midi out from the tascam to the keyboard? might be causing the notes to double trigger or something, i dunno

holy fuck the u-he repro-1 is the best sounding monosynth i ever heard and ive got 3 classic analog monosynths to compare it to. it emulates the pro-one so that must be a beast

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What do you guys think about creating a biweekly album made from /prod/ducers? Think of it as motivation so you can get shit done. It wouldn't matter how shit or good it is, all that would matter is that you finish a project. Just a thought, might be fun.

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first go at making an album cover, what do you think?

>>69970717
...until: https://clyp.it/1p50bl1b

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>>70039793
Yeah I just tried that now but seems to be the same result, aftr a while of playing, my keyboard looks like this in synthesia

bump limit

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newt (big guys only)

>>70041298
>>70041298

https://clyp.it/nitvjecz

how am I doing

>>70040956

Is your Tascam interface the 144 Mk 2? Mk 1 models don't seem to have had any Windows driver updates since 2010 and they would be pretty flaky under Windows 10

>>70040956
is there some kind of sustain feature on the keyboard that might be engaged?