/prod/ - Production General

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Ableton session view question:

https://clyp.it/i1pjrtgn

Thoughts?

>>70136223
so make 2 clips and dont loop the second one

>>70136223
make another clip of just the tail. Then use the clip latching feature to trigger the tail clip after the looping clips stops.

>>70136607
p good like the vibe a lot

imo drums really need more syncopation, maybe something with a little swing off the grid.

>>70136657
>>70136630
I'm guess this won't work the way I wanted it to.

I freezed and flattened all my tracks so my cpu wouldn't overload when performing, the thing is the tails are missing, transitions from clip A to clip B sound unrealistic and "stiff". I thought there would be a way to make audio clips transition in a more organic way but now I realize you can't play two clips of the same track at the same time.

What's the best way to go around this?

>>70137291
if you are always going to go from clip A to clip B, can you just combine the tail of clip A with the beginning of clip B?

Does anybody have tips on creating different moods with different rhythms? I tried Google but got nothing.

>>70137579
Yes, that'd be the best thing I could do, but it'd limit my possibilities when it comes to improvising, I'll see how that works.

>>70136607
I love the middle section. I do think it might be better with some drum variation here and there. Maybe by using filters or something.

>>70137291
i still dont get why neither of those solutions would work

>>70136607
I'm saving this to my computer, this is way too good, loving that voice sampling.

I've been always insecure about singing out of key, right now I'm trying to add voice to my tracks, this mix sucks but I'd want to know if I sound too out of tune.

https://clyp.it/3q0iln4o

https://clyp.it/drygnoco

Haven't tracked vocals yet, thoughts on the mix?

>>70137780
There's always auto-tune

>>70137829
I'd really love to learn how to sing in key.

https://clyp.it/2j2awnb1

it's my first legit try of doing something somehow coherent. still learning how fl studio and my akai mpk2 mini work

>>70137796
Hi David Gilmour.

As for the mix: the snare sounds a bit too roomy/far away, maybe the same for the left guitar sometimes.

>>70137925
2deep4everyone

Tell me everything about compression and where to use it.

I watched a lot of tuts and I think that now I really understand threshold, ratio, attack, release and gain, but I'm not sure when is it necessary. How do I practice this now?

Also, on drums, do I use it on a send where I route all my drum tracks, or do I use it on separate tracks?

I want some good more in-depth tutorial that doesn't tell me the basics and shows me tips and tricks instead.

Hey all, so I've been working on this beat for awhile...my first version was close to five minutes long and the critique I received was it was way too repetitive. I replaced the hi hat with claves changed the rhythm from a trap like sound, the snare with toms, added some reverb, added some more drums, etc. etc. I was hoping to get some feed back on the new version. If you want the original it's on soundcloud, I'll avoid it for now but ask if you want. here is the new version. I guess I should make an account on this lol

https://clyp.it/pabgkqs4

>>70137925
>https://clyp.it/2j2awnb1
cool

New guy here using fl

Can someone please tell me how I make a transitioning or what it is called - like the on here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibCvMVFKh1w at around 0.28 where theres a lot of claps and then boom - the kick drops in?

What is that called, and how do i replicate it??

>>70137946
Hehe yeah alot of the tone is based on his first solo album, it's just how I play

>>70138295
I like to compress the buss, and sometimes kick as well if it's not sitting right, don't rely on compression to fix it magically its mainly level setting that is your friend.

I do like compression on vocals more than anything, try vintage optical compressor clones like bootsies VBL or LA

>>70140134
Thanks.

i hate ableton as a company they are fucking kikes

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>dream core


https://clyp.it/c0ufcjp1

whatchu dudes think

>>70140564
they probably hate you too, you're an edgelord

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Not sure if this is the right thread but I'm trying to play live again as a solo show. I want to play guitar and pedal loops but also trigger drum and bass loops in a sampler (without using a computer). Is the Roland Spd-SX the best bet for this? its pretty expensive but I like how you can manipulate the samples and how straight forward it is

https://clyp.it/ovonxzng

I'd do something with this but mashups are gay and i cbf

>>70136607
enjoyable, but nothing really stood out for me
>>70137796
>>70137946
>Hi David Gilmour.
lol i really enjoy that guitar tone too. i also think the mixing might be a bit too spacious at times, but otherwise i think it's nice. really makes me want to listen to pink floyd lol
>>70139096
very soothing stuff
>>70140919
not terrible but it all sounds to preset-y, if you know what i mean. work on adding some effects and flavor (pads, different or layered drums, add some reverb or delay to may it feel less empty)

just my shitty, unprofessional opinions, take them with however you want

been working on this and not entirely sure how it might sound on high end speakers or headphones. could someone give it a listen and see if it's mixed OK atleast? https://clyp.it/20po2bww

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thoughts? opinions? It's just something I cooked up today, not completed by any means

https://clyp.it/x2d21fo2

>>70141048
that looks like it's for if you want to trigger each one each time, rather than looping or sequencing them. did you look at an SP-404? a lot of people like that, or an MPC.

>>70141658
pretty good, trent. love some of those sounds, especially that descending kick drum sound at 1:54

>>70141554
damn thats pretty cool

mixing sounds alright to me, the tuba could be more clear tho

>>70141769
thanks, and yeh i plan on fixing the tuba sound clarity

>>70141761

thanks I like it too

>>70141704
spd-sx no good at loops?
Cheers man, only had a quick look at mpcs. Which ones are best for live shows? I want to be able to focus primarily on my guitar playing and singing

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are Soviet synthesizers any gud?

>>70141966
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_VdZ8il_Hs

>>70141554
https://clyp.it/du0mxv1w

I redid the mix, mainly the snare, used a pitch program and detuned it to make a little fatter and brought the room mics down, how do yall think it sounds now?

Guys i'm fucking poor

Where can i get plugins for free?

I'm looking for nexus and Omnisphere

>>70141966
probably in the same way that there are good soviet guitars. they exist, but they're a diamond in a sea of shit. there's a reason they didn't persist and become popular already.

s'up /prod/.
i made this stupid piece of shit.
i don't know what's making it clip.
apart from that, feedback?
https://clyp.it/jgbldt5q

>>70142230

Just exclusively use free ones, there's so many that there's no reason you can't make good music on that alone. Be a madman and try to get crazy sounds out of shitty plugins

is it possible to use the prophet 6 or ob-6 as a midi controller?

>>70142230
https://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/

I basically used all these plug-ins plus reapers built in ones to make this

With the saturation plugin and more leveling i went from this
https://clyp.it/drygnoco

to this
https://clyp.it/du0mxv1w

The Ferric plug-in is kick ass as FUCK

>>70142189
i dig it, feels more full. now i really need to go listen to pink floyd lol

https://clyp.it/vkzfsfjx

Track inspired by caribou, just want to know if it's alright or I've just put too much work into it

>>70142323
I'm literally using Another Brick in The Wall as the reference track while mixing, it's hard to get the snare that crisp and fat but I feel like it's closer, also used more saturation on the organ and it makes it fucking scream, hard to beat a B3 and a cranked up Leslie

>>70142281
link good free plug ins

>>70142331
it's alright, like the bassline, although the delayed vocals is a bit too much

>>70142320
cool, thank you

ill check them out

>>70142355
https://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/

Listen up son, literally download all these. They're the best free ones out there. You might not know what they do at first but look up the manuals and videos on youtube, the saturation and compressors literally rival store-bought plugs IMO

>>70142331
all the instruments are in different keys wtf

>>70142355

If you like it nasty

http://www.shuttlebugrecords.com/Pages/shuttleplugs.htm

>>70142280
actually gave me an ear/headache :/ sounds mega compressed, mang. what program did you you make it in?

>>70142386
thanks dad

>>70142396

thanks daddy

>>70142404
ableton, i supercompressed it to try and stop the clipping.

>>70142331
also kick could be a lot more punchy, pretty sure vocals go out of tune a bit too.

>>70142280
>https://clyp.it/jgbldt5q
why the fuck do you bass throughout the entire song? Learn tension and release plz. also the whole 1 chord hit throughout the WHOLE drop is boring as fuck

>>70142439
>i supercompressed it to try and stop the clipping
hmm did you try turning it down in the mixer lol

>>70142507
i tried doing that, only to have what i wanted to be audible not audible.

>>70142355
uhe tyrell is a pretty nice subtractive synth and they gave away a cut down version of uhe bazille but now its only in computer music magazine or beat.de magazine

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How many tracks are y'alls songs usually? It'd be dope to see some screenshots of yalls work, I'll start

Reaper like a mofo, I'm the guy posting that pink floyd type stuff

>>70142240
uuuhh, because they are hard as fuck to get outside those countries?

Just installed Reaper. What am I in for?

>>70142550
well, in order to really stop clipping youre gonna have to make some sacrifices. not everything can be the same level of volume. some things will need to be subtle

>>70142503
i think that was me being OCD and subconsciously adding it in, because otherwise i feel it has no impact. I'll find where it needs to be removed. multiple chord hits needed, noted.

>>70142550
then turn down the other things/eq them more

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All the tracks currently on this mug

/prod/ give advice about how to produce vocals, the mix is always good without vocals, but once I record them it stops being clean

>>70142585
A decent/good DAW you can have for free (a la winrar)

>>70142610
bring down other instruments/cut out frequencies of other instruments to bring your vocals to the font, cutting frequencies is better than boosting in the long run

>>70142585
a daw with a layered piano roll still dont know how to mess with it

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>>70142585
Hours of (((fun))) doing this

>>70142350

To get that snare sound you'll need to pitch the thing up and take most of the reverb off it, the one on ABITW is a lot snappier sounding with less decay (might even be gated to cut the tail off) and the tiniest bit of room sound. Your snare by contrast sounds a lot more slack and it sustains for too long - what you could do is leave a little of that sound in the background for body but lessen its decay, with a higher-tuned version more in the foreground to provide the snap.

You have really improved the organ sound though, I like that a lot, and your guitars are getting there too.

>>70142608
>>70142578
mine are usually less than 9 tracks at one time. mainly cause i make more minimalistic stuff.
also, another song that might be mixed poorly and i could use someone with good headphones/speakers to see how it sounds https://clyp.it/4zc3mts0

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>>70142753
How i have it set is 2 duplicate tracks in the mix, one super compresssed and really boosting the high frequencies, I have it gated as much as possible on the 2 tracks. At this point I'd have to go back and retrack the drums with a better snare, in the room the snare was suuuuuper loose sounding and had a ton of decay from the snares, unfortunately I don't think there's much I can do.

Thanks for the advice tho, I'll give it another shot, I really fucking love to play Hammond tho, it really builds the song up when that Leslie speeds up, recording it was the most fun

>>70142823
Would be good for film soundtracks, but as standalone music need some drums famalam

>>70142878
i understand what you mean, and i even agree to some extent, but drums would really kill the mood im going for

>>70142678
I know, that's what I do, but I need more specific info

>>70141658
if only trent came to prod. would make my life

>>70142894
Yeah man not trying to knock it or anything I just always listen for drums first, it could really work as an atmosphere for something

>>70143152
oh yeh i got what you meant. much appreciated, brother

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>>70142355
Here's some free plugins from 'elite' companies rather than randos so you know they're gonna be good. For anyone interested:

For analog polysynth here's a free Juno-60 emulation. U-he is the best at analog synth emulation by far:

https://www.u-he.com/cms/tyrelln6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9JzH6Fd9xw

If you want digital tones - think glassy bells and atmospheric soundscapes, try u-he's zebralette:
https://www.u-he.com/cms/zebralette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4HCHQteJlk

Sonic Charge Cyclone is an exact emulation of an 1980s sampler, you can directly record stuff from a microphone into it and the pitch interpolation, filters and envelopes are unique. It uses virtual floppy disks and you can create your own here http://soniccharge.com/floppybaker by dropping samples in.
Would absolutely recommend a midi controller for this - I assign the lowest notes on the keyboard to the left/right/yes/no/enter functions for super fast operation.

Get it here: https://soniccharge.com/forum/topic/433-a-blast-from-the-past


EQ: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/spl_free_ranger.html

Saturation: https://www.softube.com/index.php?id=satknob

Spectrum Analyzer: http://www.voxengo.com/product/span/

Mid/side-width-phase-pan-level control: https://dmgaudio.com/products_trackcontrol.php (aphex twin recommends DMG audio btw)

https://clyp.it/hexfcbzf

I'd like to know if I'm making hip hop correctly.
Please help

How to get rid of background static when recording acoustic guitar? Do you turn the mic down and just have a quiet mix or is there a way to get rid of background static/noise completely?

>>70142998
Id have to hear it to tell you man, is it posted?

>>70144407
What kind of Mic and Preamp are you using, if you're going into an interface like a focusrite scarlett I find the onboard preamps are noisy past 2 oclock, so I use an external preamp and usually set the focusrite pre's very low if not all the way turned down

who here /audacity/?

>>70144522

Audacity is for editing samples

>>70144558
no I use it as a daw
It's legit

>>70144572
How does that work ?

>>70144499
I use a Shure SM57 mic and a Scarlett 2i2. I'm not sure what you mean by the preamp; how would I use an external preamp instead of the one onboard?

What are the easiest DAWs to use besides Logic and GarageBand? I love those, but can't afford a Mac.

so im trying to filter multiple things at once so i put a filter on a send and routed a couple tracks to it. problem is the audio is still going. the filter is playing along with the original sound if you know what i mean. the tracks are still going but the filtering is happening in the back ground. do i really have to group these tracks just to do this shit?

hi i just torrented ableton, where should I start with this shit? any helpful links or something? where can i get good drum samples and shit?

fucking around with a new sample pack. thoughts?

https://clyp.it/vk4d0jvo

>>70145539
make sure the tracks arent going to both the filter and the master

>>70145706
yeah i just figured that out as soon as i posted that. i feel like a dumbass

>>70145722
its okay, gotta learn somehow

flume u here m8?

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i usually range in the 20-30 area. sucks tho cause i have to bounce everything to audio or else ill just clip at all times. if i want to change anything i have to go back to the previous file and bring it back to the new one to make the change then bounce it back.

>>70145135
It would gain the mic up more before it hits your scarlett so you dont have to push the scarlett as hard, by gaining it all up at one source you sometimes run into noise issues, try EQing some of the very highs out of the track possibly, but for acoustic you have to be careful to not interfere with the high frequencies it generaates, use your ear or check out some yt vids

>>70145135
Also for acoustic you need to be using a condenser mic, sorry I misread this at first its the SM57 thats the source of your problems, great for guitar cabs, not great for acoustic

Get a MXL condenser mic cheap, I use a V67 and it comes out nice, however you should consider a SDC mic instead of a LDC

https://clyp.it/wehggwzx

I'm the dude thats been posting the pink floyd type stuff, but I just pulled up ole EZ drummer for the lulz and came up with this in about an hour, thoughts on direction? Currently thinking of a sweet hook like a Duran Duran song

>>70146131
just turn all your tracks down bro, I start mine out running about -6dB to get the master bus to never hit above -4dB. Then I'll use tape plugs on the master track and limit it up to commercial volume (plus a bit of other plugs but this is the basic idea)

>>70146969
its clipping from all the effects and shit not the volume. the master volume doesnt even pass up -2 db during the clipping

put together some beeps and boops
https://clyp.it/wd22vajb#

>>70146532
nice, dude! this is probably the worst compliment I could give but the track reminds me of Bowie's composition at his best

>>70145690
I like the beginning. what if instead of segueing into pads it started, like, layering Sade samples

>>70147146
>clipping from effects

explain, it could be you are pushing the plug-ins too hard, try turning down the input to them, most of them will have an input gain option

>>70147197
nah just alot of stuff is cpu intensive im assuming. i make sure i have nothing going into my effects to hard even tho i have some pushing the limit. plus i have a shit laptop but idk how much that has to do with it

>>70147158
lol I love 80s bowie, but I was feeling Duran Duran when I laid down the bass, for a mexican P bass it came out pretty nice I think

Also beeps and boops could go in a video game ha!

>>70147312
Been listening to some of your stuff on this thread, do you play all the instruments? If so you're impressive at all of them.

>>70146532
You wanna start a band?

>>70148050
Yeah man I end up playing nearly everything except the drums! Keys and guitar are my strong points but I ended up doing bass on this too cause I couldn't find anyone to do it to my tastes

But seriously I appreciate it guys, I'm coming off a long dry spell of not making music, and also quit drinking so music has been my focus

>>70148140
I'd love to to be completely honest, it's just hard with college

>>70142707
Implying you are a recording artist

>>70148945
It truly is fun deep down, but easy to get obsessive over and have all your friends and family call you insane lol

>>70148806
Nice! It's good stuff. I'm a keys specialist myself and I also play guitar and bass so I always admire a good multi-instrumentalist, and I like the stuff you're doing in those tracks. Hammond organs are just the coolest.

>>70149006
I got really lucky and got a steal on a B3 and Leslie 122, it was ragged out and dirty but sounds amazing. My favorite instrument to play for sure, thanks dawg!

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I don't like the idea of making music on a computer but I can't really afford hardware... I found this 4 track cassette recorder on the local classifieds for cheap though.

I took a blank cassette apart and then taped 2 ends together to make it loop. Then I had a friend play a solid chord on 3 tracks and a melody on the 4th. You can fade between the tracks and change their relative volumes to make interesting chord progressions almost like a ghetto ass hardware sampler. It is really fun.

>>70149077
I'd love so much to get a real one but they're not easy to find. I'll have to stick with clonewheels I suppose. The nice thing is that the technology has advanced to the point where one board can simulate multiple keyboard instruments and make them all sound good.

>>70149123
Tape is fun as hell but tedious when trying to make stuff quickly and that can compete

Spend $400 and get a focusrite 18i20, treat the computer as your 8 track tape machine that you can multitrack infinity tracks to, a good mind set is pretend you have 2 24 track machines at your disposal and that you have to make most of your sounds going into them, not after the fact

>>70149143
Nords kick ass, recording you can't tell much difference, the difference comes with playing the real thing tho, it's hard to beat plus you can be pretty mean to a Hammond cause it's such a big bitch you really can man handle the keys

But moving it is the worst, usually something always fucks up, mainly the Leslie

>>70149233
Yeah, I hope I never have to move a real hammond. And even after you've hauled the leslie, miking one on stage is a project.

I've tried a nord stage 2 EX, it's fun and has a ton of voices, but I think the price tag is ludicrous and the key action is disappointing. I'm more partial to the roland rd 800; the organ patch isn't as good, but the pianos and electric pianos are better and the action is awesome. The korg kronos is also really good if you want something cheaper than the Nord but just as powerful, albeit with a more ponderous interface.

>>70149199
I don't know, that's a lot of money and I don't really make stuff to sound good. That looks like good fun but right now I'm content with my little 5 second samples. You're right about tape though, pretty fucking tedious. And I can hear one of the belts on my tape deck is starting to go which will be a bitch to replace

>>70149268
Mine sits at home haha id only haul it if the gig was paying serious money

Nord electros are where it's at for the money if you can get one, the Korg sv-1 has amazing electrics but SHIT organ sooooo bad of a Leslie sim

>>70149274
If you just make stuff for the lulz your tascam will be all you ever need

I feel like tape these days is mainly a mindset, it makes you approach the playing and experimentation completely differently, if you can tap into that mindset with a computer you can make some really awesome stuff man

Good luck on the belts senpai, may the tape God be in your favor

>>70149322
I've had a chance to play with the SV1 at a guitar center too; that one is super fun to goof off with but yeah, the organs just aren't there. Lack of drawbars pretty much kills those patches.

I'm trying to alter vocals I recorded to sound similar to the way Frank Ocean sings on his song Self Control at the 2:30 mark. I don't know how he did it. Here's the part if you have nowhere to listen to it:

http://picosong.com/d85p/

>>70149353
Thanks man. I'm not a total hipster, I know a computer would let you create infinitely better stuff and I reject the idea that analog has a "warmer" sound or whatever the shit (though the hiss and buzz is a bit nostalgic), but there's no denying shit is fun.

>tascam
LOL I wish, this is a "Fostex". Lacks so many of the tascam protastudios features unfortunately, but those units run multiple hundreds + import fees.

>>70149233
i wish i could afford a nord tfw even used are too much for my budget

https://clyp.it/dx11u2uy

I've been working on this all day. Sampled a disco track but most of it is my sounds.

>>70136203
Just got a MS20 and have made a few cool sounds. Right now I'm recording a short sample of it then adding effects in my DAW. But this makes it so that I can do live nob movement.

The way I record is into Audacity, then put it into renoise.

How do you guys do your recordings of synthesizers? I'm very new to this.

>>70149774
>https://clyp.it/dx11u2uy
add some mid and presence o your kick and add some mid freqs to your snare. your snare is to flat sounding and bring your snare dead center it sounds panned.

>>70149774
not sounding professional, start by sidechaining the funk sample to your drums.

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>>70149985
plug it into a recorder and have the recorder send the feed into your daw of choice.

>>70142189
this is pretty solid
I really like the drums now

>>70142331
Everything is out of tune. Instantly stop /prod/ing and focus on the actual music for a bit first.

saved

https://clyp.it/zfvie1ji

Haven't done much mixing, and it's still wip. But would like to know peoples thoughts! Haven't done any orchestral-stuff in a while until now

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Has any1 here ever read one of those "x artist shares production tips" articles or videos and actually found something they didn't know?

If so please share.

>>70152550
in one of the more recent noisia interview videos in their new studio I remember some useful things
most of the parts were pretty basic or just a crazy dude fiddling with a modular system but then there was a long part about using convolution in the mix not as a reverb kind of thing, but using weird handmade samples as the impulse to create effects
it was pretty weird but kinda made me think about convolution in a different way
youtube.com/watch?v=FE5SKynR8QE

Had a crack at making a future funk track:

https://clyp.it/mhrkkyze

Any tips?

>>70153419
it's fun
it would be even groovier if the snare had a tad more snap, it feels a bit weak
also it gets cluttened when the guitar comes in, I'd try to move it out of the center so the bass keeps the focus

>>70152008
It would work as film music, but by itself its quite corny and loses my interest quite fast.
Are you aiming for a final product? Or is this just a guide for a live orchestra to play someday?
A lot of it sounds very fake. As with most classical music, you're certainly better off getting a live recording, but I'm not sure if that's possible for you
A couple notes:
0:16 please get ride of that mark tree
0:24 that voice sounds esp fake, is it meant to?

>>70153514
both good calls. i hadn't even noticed the snare was so weak
i quite like the part when the guitar comes in (sounds more like a typical future funk track, all hectic and compressed) but i see what u mean

>>70153571
I like it too, but I think being able to 'understand' the notes the bass plays is important because it's fucking funky

>>70149774
the sample you chose is great, but the 'drop' is v underwhelming. your kick/snare need way more high end, and just generally need to be louder. right now they sound like they were recorded in the same decade as that sample
plus if you want that sample to sound way more 'future funk'-ey, stick a soundgoodizer (fl studio) or a You Wa Shock (free) on it

>>70149774
also yeah, sidechain the sample to your kick (or at least, some kind of muted HH that plays at the same time as ur kick) so the kick's transient cuts thru the mix

>>70147158
>beeps and boops
was expecting IDM or somethin but those are literally beeps and boops
not sure if its improve-able

So I'm thinking about going to some university to study music production but I have this feeling it's not going to grant me a stable income?

>>70146532
this is good
needs more stereo width at either 0:08 or 0:40. im thinking maybe the snare (which also needs more mid freqs)?
listen to 2:00 of this, and try and model your snare after it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iftEpTXQoC8
(the whole mix is pretty wide, good reference imo)
the mix also needs to be more full. bass could be louder. maybe add another instrument? keyboard?
its almost there though, good job

>>70153594
fair. cheers friend!

>>70153732
I always figured there wasn't much about music production you could learn at uni that you couldn't just teach yourself, but that's just speculation.
I study classical composition and I could've probably taught myself everything I've learnt thus far (what with how 'anything goes' contemporary classical music is).

Also depends if you wanna produce your own music, or other peoples, for a living

I can't decide which synth I should learn properly. I can't focus.

I have:

>Serum
>Sylenth1
>Nexus 2
>Harmor
>Minimogue VA
>Massive
>Korg M1
>Korg Mono/Poly
>Korg Wavestation
>Polysix
>Synth1
>U-NO-62

And the list goes on. Jesus, I wasn't even aware I had so many of them. I never even used at least half of them.

Anyway, I'd like something that is not terribly hard to learn in-depth for a first synth, but which is also versatile. I'm not interested in EDM/Dubstep and such.

Rec? I'd kinda like some warm retro synth, something comfy and not very edgy. But not too basic so I can remake any sound on it.

>>70153885
start with any substactive synth, then see how you basically can pick up every other substactive synth in a couple of minutes because they're really simple and similar
then check out something more modular with wavetables and shit
then get fm8 and ascend to the gods

>>70154077
Ok, thanks.
Btw, I also have Omnisphere 2. It has quite a bit of awesome patches. But there are not that many classic knobs I can play with. So, is that cheating or what lol? They sound so good but I'm not learning anything, though.

>>70153522
It's mostly film-music I had in mind since I want to get better at the film-music, and game music part since that's something I want to work with in the future. Would ofcourse record it live if I had the opportunity, but I'm a poor man with no money to make that happend. The vocals are not really meant to sound that fake, I just use it as a placeholder. I do aim for a final product, and then I can really start mixing it aswell, maaaybe I can make some of the more fake parts sound more realistic with modulating and reverbs/delays. Got any suggestions for the 0:16 part?

https://clyp.it/an1pbmrp

I'm trying to create an instrumental about saying goodbye to a loved one. Not death, but like a girlfriend you won't see for a long time because she lives in another country.

Critique? Suggestions?

>>70152008
I enjoyed it. It would mostly fit into some minor fantasy/adventure setting.

I don't know why everybody does big """epic""" drums and call it film music, though. I mean, it's pleasing, but I hear it too often and it's somewhat generic. Not particularly talking about your clyp, just a general thought.

Even if it sounds a bit fake, I like the female voice and wouldn't mind knowing where it came from.

>>70154347
Glad to hear!
ye, I totally agree with the "epic drum" thing, and I'm a sinner aswell. I tried to make this one as "cheesy" or predictable as film-music useally are.

I used Voices of passion from East West. It's much more realistic on the lower keys, but it didn't go low enough for this melody, so now I just use it as a placeholder until I find a better one, or manage to modulate it more realistically

>>70154214
your intro sounds like Konami Metal Gear opening scene.

i feel like your intro should evolve more or be shorter, its sounds like its got no purpose other than to introduce the sound, which i really like desu

i think your progression sounds the correct emotive concept (to me at least) although the keys you are using are very piercing in the high register. maybe you could use another instrument with a damper high register for the second two notes, or you could roll off the highs or compress the high end of your keys. this is pretty subjective but i personally would double your progression with a different instrument which will fill the void of the high part of the keys with a softer tone.

doubling your progression with other instruments and eq'ing their relative strong and weak points into eachother will acheive a much more pleasent tone and you will be able to tweak it far finer to what you actually want.

whatever is making the bass notes should come up in volume. if it is an instrument double it at the octave with another bass instrument to fill the spectrum, i e, a cello and a double bass, or a viola and cello, or DB and horn. using these techniques you will be able to have a wider variety of choices aswell, as you will be able to switch between the layers throughout the song to create progression.

imo your first stop should be to get some better keys. what i said is all pretty much negated by you getting better keys, but I personally wouldn't leave a track like that with the keys alone its sounds to mellow for my taste.

the piercing tone of the keys need to go.

fuck i love orchestal shit

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>>70153215

>>70152550
here

i saw that a while ago, thats one of the very few ive seen that was useful. most of them just say stuff like 'make space for the bass with a highpass filter' or 'layer a 909 with an acoustic kick on top' like they're deliberately withholding anything not trotted out and just agreeing to the interview to get their name showing up.

>>70153885
Get U-he Diva. Super accurate emulations of:

- Minimoog
- Memorymoog if you use the jup-6 oscs with the moog filter in polyphonic mode
- Jupiter 6 (MKS-80 tonally, too)
- Jupiter 8
- Alpha Juno
- Juno 60
- Korg MS20
+
- Oberheim SEM filter
- JP-8000 oscillator

I've tried the MS-20 side-by-side with the real one and it sounded EXACTLY the same even with high resonance and weird modulations. IIRC the only difference was putting the LPF cutoff at 7 in diva was the same as the real one at 10 which isn't a bad thing.

>>70154647
I really need to check out that library. I just don't have enough space left for it anymore. Thanks!

>>70154753
Ok, I'll get Diva. Just read about it on some blog and a person also recommended it for beginners. Guess it's a safe choice then.

>>70154785
also if you want a super good monosynth get the u-he repro-1, a Pro-One emulation

diva is like 99.7% accurate to the hardware, repro-1 is 99.9% apparently not that you could tell but its their newest circuit simulation tech n shit, which they say they'll implement to diva later

>>70154863
Thanks man!

Guys, how much do you need to seed on Audionews when you download something?

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>>70154863
Also there's a VST filter effect called The Drop that has the best analogue circuit emulation of them all according to urs heckmann (u-he founder).

You can set your synth cutoff fully open and put this effect on, then send midi to trigger this filter and the modulations/envs in it instead of using the diva filters. It has these filter emulations among others:

AMU = ARP Odyssey mk1
OSR = OSCar
WSP = EDP Wasp
SHR = SH2, SH101
PRD = Moog Prodigy

you can check which voice chips go with which filter chips if you want to mix and match and to the tone of a certain synth here, there's lots of shared components: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEM_and_SSM_chips_in_synthesizers

>>70154753
>Super accurate emulations
did you not listen to the comparison videos? kek

>>70155074
Like I said, the travel of the knobs is not 1:1, yet you can achieve the exact sounds. I seem to remember certain knobs where 70% was the same as the having the hardware knob at 100%, but the sound was exactly the same. I know for sure you can't just copy the numbers to get the same sound, you have to adjust it by ear a bit.

>>70155074
and some of those comparison videos are bullshit, there's one guy comparing an ob-8 because he didn't realize the uhbie was emulating the SEM

>>70155129
yeah all those comparison vids are turd-brained

watched a few, they don't know what they're doing. show me what you were referring to

https://clyp.it/3lzoiztb

Diva vs MS-20, each note is alternating. forgot to make them equal volume but w/e

they do sound the same to me

>>70154863
>>70155129
>>70155109
>>70155329
>99.7% accurate
>99.9% apparently
>newest circuit simulation tech n shit
>certain knobs where 70%
>hardware knob at 100%
>sounded EXACTLY the same
>just comparing single note presses

you've been pushing this u-he shit for a while now and it's clear you really don't have any real knowledge of analog gear or how VCAs respond. its getting pretty pathetic anon.

>>70155394
It's 99.9999% accurate because that percentage of people can't tell the difference.

I know you don't want to get upset about the money you spent but it's true.

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>>70155451
>not realizing knob per function is worth the cost of entry alone

>>70136203

>>70154677

Wondering if anyone can critique my most recent piece?

The mixdown was originally an experiment that evolved into this.

https://clyp.it/arfgi2aa

>>70155695
this is really good desu
nice range of instrumentation, good plunderphonic stuff. really nice job arranging everything.

If anything i'd say to shuffle up your mix volumes a little more (like every 32 measures or so) to draw more attention to each track at certain parts. For example, That sitar track seems to be at the same level throughout, i'd have it drop out more and let other tracks be the backbone for a bit.
also maybe add some ragga/dub style delays here and there to polish up some transitions?

>>70142355
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?plugin=DumBass&id=2170

http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=783

How can I define my own scales on fl studio?

https://clyp.it/2w115cow

more PROOFS

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Who were the artists that inspired you the most and your favourite musicians/albums in the electronic genre?

>>70156265
>proof
but one is clearly using an exponential vca and the other is not. Listen to the sharp resonance dynamics on the second one.

>>70156441
Not that guy but what do you mean by "resonance dynamics"? Which one is the hardware?

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/biz/-fag here. Is there a free program I can use to produce play midi files with a visual effect? Being able to edit is a huge plus but not required

I'm looking for absolute beginner level here. My backup plan is to just buy Synthesia, but then I'd be paying $$$ for a program that can't even edit

>>70155695
Nigga where your listens at? I see some nice stuff here but almost no followers or views.

Depressing as fuck.

>>70156494
>I'm looking for absolute beginner level here.
fruty loops studio

>>70152008
it's pretty nice, this is the sort of music that works as background music when you're walking around exploring towns and nature. I feel like sometimes the strings sound a bit too fake but I guess that's what happens with sample libraries.

I'd also try filling up some space by backing strings with woodwinds, doubling celli with horns etc.

>>70152550
go on Equipboard, thank me later

>>70153419
dude, shit, this is guuuuuud, try adding some more brass and a bit more chord variation, you can funk this up and make it way groovier. check this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtEgxNjN3hg

>>70153732
if you want to be a producer you have to create your own job, it doesn't work like most jobs where you send a resume and get accepted. and quite honestly, the only music related university that can land you a job the conventional way is audio engineering, you're better off learning production on your own and trying to create your own name.

>>70153885
study the manuals on all of them, start with Sylenth1 tho

>>70154214
it's very basic

>>70154987
get shit from rutracker instead

>>70155329
yeah they do

>>70155695
this definitely sounds like some old school 2009 UKF dubstep. I think the main wub is playing maybe an octave too high tho

>>70156174
learn scale theory

>>70156265
it's like one is a saw wave and the other is more square-like

>>70156404
John Williams is definitely my favorite musician, I draw a lot of music/arrangement inspiration from him. I also love Savant because of all the work he has, all the genres and the thousands of tracks. Also Skrillex is a huge inspiration because the man is simply a genius, everything he makes is so catchy yet amazing, breaks new ground and p much perfect from every aspect

>>70156487
it's a basic 303 patch with some resonance

>>70156494
you can do that in p much most video editors

>>70156559
I thought you were trolling me for a second there but it looks legit. I'll give it a try, thanks

>>70153885
>Serum
>Sylenth1
>Nexus 2
>Harmor
>Minimogue VA
>Massive
>Korg M1
>Korg Mono/Poly
>Korg Wavestation
>Polysix
>Synth1
>U-NO-62
all of them shit and obsolete get Zebra Hans Zimmer its a:

modular synth
Wavetable editor synth as serum
have the same quality as sylenth1 without cpu intensity
a very good arpegiator easy to learn too
a many many things including patches from the darknight movie

>>70156487
the resonance increases and the amplitude spikes exponentially (ie not linear) in comparison to the first one... therefore it's not truly an accurate comparison, but if i had to guess the second one is probably hardware only because i haven't heard too much software emulate exponential vcas... even though this still seems like a subtle use of it, might be easier to tell with more resonance and/or modulation.

>>70153419
where did you get the bass line from? is that the korg m1 patch?

>>70153419
>>70157018
really good btw

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>>70156441
the envelopes included are jupiter 8, jupiter 6 and minimoog model d

i was using the jupiter 8 env if thats what you're referring to, or if you mean the s&h the software lfo went thru a lag processor. The difference in resonance is cuz i'm only approximating how the vco level interacts with the resonance and where the cutoff is in relation to mod amt cuz it's all over the place.

but I read there is a difference between the reissue and the 70s one, never mind the difference between units.

anyways diva is absolutely sick, you can stack voices and offset loads of settings with a ton of modulators. you can use bandpass filters for a filter bank that can take any mod source and loads of math mods to get all kinds of variations. https://clyp.it/f1i2rmvl thats the jupiter 6 with the stack index mod totally dry

>>70156861
The second one is Diva. It uses JP-8 envs, I don't know if that's what you mean by exponential VCA.

>>70157358
>offset loads of settings

*for each voice, up to 16

>>70137291
lol if you can't figure it out just stop trying

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this picture was my inspiration

underwater/dream pop

i don't fucking know

https://clyp.it/vzi51fwk

rate/hate bros

FUCKING HELL

can't find a working (cracked) version of ableton to work on my mac. ain't got the p to drop £900 on it.

don't even want this shit, it's a shame FL studio barely works here. can't install any VSTs or effects or anything and it's super buggy. not even a beta version, it's in the alpha stage.

gonna take me months to learn ableton to be able to do half of the shit i was able to do on fl studio

:((((((

>>70155918
Thanks man, the only plundered sound is the Wu Tang sample, everything else is from Serum and Kontakt.

Thats a great comment on mixing the volume, you're right that the pluck (of the Guzheng) is the same level throughout the mix which is making it perceived as flat. The arrangement is very cookie cutter and there isnt any real automation throughout the mix, I guess i got lost fucking around with the mix at a certain point.

The delays are a great idea as well, will probably mutate some vocals or something as staccatos throughout the mix to accompany the melody, again you're right the transitions are very bad but like I said its cookie cutter and there is a lot of room for improvement in the arranging.

I could really think of another instrument to fit the mix without it detaching from the asian flavaaa as all the instruments are Japanese.

Any suggestions?

>>70156514
Thanks man, just practising i'll try and advertise myself someday... maybe... but thanks tho means a lot

>>70156568
Hmmm you might be right, i've spent a (relatively) LONG time fucking around with the paramenters of that synth, it was initially a stabby pad that I went down the rabbit hole with.

I tried changing the octave after you mentioned and it does sound good and I will likely modulate it to change for different notes, it takes a long time to automate the modulate because the different notes have different parameters to accompany their timbre and register, also the layers means it has to be done three times which is so fucking tedious desu


>>70157907
I like this idea of portraying an image in music that synesthesia shit is cool, maybe could make a challenge out of it?

Would anyone suggest an image to use as inspiration? Maybe a key/bpm/image reply?

Keyboard Presents Steal This Sound

Anybody read this book? Worth it?

How can I add a downloaded skin to Zebra synth? And where can I then activate it?

>>70157907
this sounds pretty amateur but it's hella cute

>>70157952
https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4658683

>>70158492
Nvm, found it.

recc me in-ear-monitors that aren't too expensive

>>70158676

what gives off the amateur vibe?

i just started making producing a month ago so im still learning but thank you
>>70158316

that would be cool challenge, it would also the creative process because you would have the emotion/feeling of an image to base the sounds off of

>>70158795
if you're making this in a month then that's more than what 95% of producers can make in that time.
I can tell it's amateur because of the sub-par sound design and the fact that there's no details in, when you listen to a professional track first thing you'll always hear is that no matter how simple or minimal it is, there's still tons of details, these can have a huge difference on something sounding "professional"

>>70158781
get AKG K44's, it will be the best decision of your life

>>70158883
merci, my friendo

what do you think /prod/

https://clyp.it/vofdbkg4

https://clyp.it/tejbxbht

>>70156568
I see! I'll try doing that! I appreciate your comment!

>>70158863
ahh i see, little details seems to be something i skip over often for some reason. ill keep that in mind
can you point me to any resources to learn sound design?

>>70159092
yeah, little details are always sort of a pain in the ass because when you have a groove going it's gonna be boring to start filling up the space with FX and samples and small lil bloops and bleeps but it's imperative, it's all about discipline.

If you wanna learn sound design you should go through the manuals of all the synths you use and read through everything, try to understand every concept they talk about, like overtone or phase, if you understand the basics then work up from there.

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Considering getting a hard synth, would prefer analogue with all control features of pic related. Any ideas?

first timer here. wanna learn ableton to make hip hop, trip hop, and general soundtrack kind of stuff for a game I wanna make

what kind of MIDI keyboard should I get, if any?

>>70159215
look for a cheap one with 5 octaves, non weighed keys and velocity sensitivity. Behringer has some nice stuff dirt cheap like some UMX's

>>70159256
thanks a bunch man I appreciate it

>tfw the rare inspiration hits and I build a big part of a track in 15 minutes and am now scared I will either:
>listen to the loop so much I will lose any further ideas to develop it to the end
>fuck up the mix and throw it away

Shiiit, better stop now. I've also heard some tip saying that you should quit before draining completely to keep everything fresh or something like that.

https://clyp.it/trk5zzjx

>>70140919
Slow it down by 30% and you have a hit

>>70159215
i have a akai mpk mini and really good, comes with some pads too

Anyone have any tips/tricks for creating warm lofi sounds similar to what you can get out of the sp404? VST recommendations would also be appreciated

>>70159643
but the 404 doesnt make warm lofi sounds by itself

Probably a dumb question but I know extremely little about production. Why are there like a billion VSTs? I want to have a go at making tunes entirely on my laptop but the amount of information there is when it comes to generating sounds (as opposed to editing existing samples) is daunting. Could I just find a good one that I like and use that for everything? Like apparently Grimes made Visions with nothing but Garageband, a microphone with pedals, a sampler, and a Juno G keyboard. Does this mean that all the sounds you hear on the album other than her voice were made on that keyboard? Or would she have downloaded loads of stuff off the internet too?

>>70159738
>Why are there like a billion VSTs?
because everyone has a different take on it

just find a DAW you like and expand your plugin collection as you feel the need to

>>70159363
take breaks but you should be aiming for perfection

>>70159406
solid arrangement, just don't like the overall "stock FL studio sound" . start by changing your kick, it also sounds like there's reverb on your kick.

>>70159643
use all the analog emulations from the Waves plugins

>>70159738
>Why are there like a billion VSTs?
because everything does something different

>Could I just find a good one that I like and use that for everything?
almost, it's not gonna be good for everything but if you learn it super well you're gonna be able to make A LOT of shit with it

also trust me, Grimes uses way more shit
http://equipboard.com/pros/grimes

Any recommendations on free plugins that I can make synth sounds with that are kinda like deadmau5's sound? Just getting into prod and want to experiment with what I like to make.

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>>70157907
here u go

>>70159363

It takes months of going in and adding/changing little things to finish a masterpiece

Is it worth me spending a a few months learning and switching over to logic now that I have an have Mac and can't use fl studio?

Doesn't anyone here use fl studio on Mac?

>>70160143
Of course it does. I meant that I'm done for today obviously.

>>70159879
check out Equipboard.com and see what all your favorite pros are using

>>70160429
Logic can do p much the same shit that FL can do

>>70156568
cheers bud :) yeah was thinking of adding brass to the two chord stabs on the 1st downbeat, that would certainly make it sound more 'typical future funk'
(i'm >>70153419 btw)

>>70157018
sampled the bass from this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdEUOB4fXKU

https://clyp.it/3zzlydeq

https://clyp.it/jdx2t32x

Working on this two-step (maybe??) sort of remix, would appreciate feedback

I need big help. I'm recording my MS20 into my daw and all I'm getting is horrible noise and I can faintly hear my synthesizer.

Midi out to my MS20 is working perfectly, but when I hit record It's just noise. I'm using Renoise and ALSA as my audio device. My guess it has to do with ALSA. When I turn my buffer length really high (Like 600ms) I get a cleaner recording but there is still noise in the recording.

Anyone know how to fix this?

>>70161809
what audio interface are you using? how is the ms20 plugged into it?

>>70161961
I'm using an older Mbox Mini by Avid. I have my synthesizer going into my audio interface with a 1/4 jack.

The thing is if I record into something like Audacity it works fine, but once routed through ALSA into my DAW it introduces lots' of noise. So I don't think it's my audio interface.

>>70136203
>Composition questions
How to make a thing? I know basic music theory, have a guitar and a MIDI keyboard at my disposal, and have fiddled around with them for days, but nothing seems to work out. I don't know what to do anymore.

>>70161809
have you tried twisting the end of the 1/4 jack that's going into the interface a bit to see if the sound changes? sometimes i have to do that

>>70162036
>ALSA

didnt realize you were running linux. are you sure your 3rd party drivers are bugged out?

>>70162188
I'm not sure, but I'll try and get qtjack working and see if my noise issue still is happening.

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2017/01/06/roland-founder-ikutaro-kakahashi-on-sampling-as-a-model-for-business/

founder of roland released a book, you guys gonna read it?

>>70162142
Learn songs you like and figure out why do they work

hey guys, new here. just switched to ableton, does anyone have any recs for good free vst's/packs for me?

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who /HypeForNAMM/ here?

>>70162676
what's that?

>>70162676
also, have you heard about anything good so far? i follow the synthtopia rss feed for gear news, but they haven't really published a lot of namm stuff recently. the only thing that comes to mind is akai's stupid useless teaser with a bunch of artists saying "THIS IS KOOL!!1" and no product shots/desctiptions

Stupid question that probably gets asked loads and I do apologise, but what's the best resource for getting to grips with Ableton other than the manual?

Should I start with Zebra or Diva? Diva tutorials on YT are shitty, Zebra seems to have a better ones. I literally chose DIva at first because UI of Zebra is small as fuck, but if I change the size it's too big for my screen then.

Or should I just go through manuals?

>>70162791
I guess some new stand alone midi sync hub. Can receive/distribute sync signals over 3.5mm jacks, usb and midi.

>>70162859
yeah, nothing really besides the akai thing and above

>>70162142
Listen to songs and and count their time signature. Figure out what beat they put they're instruments on and how they structure each part in time to a time signature.
Here's a track I did to try and learn how to master and mix better.

https://my.mixtape.moe/dmiawx.ogg

Not quite there yet.

>>70162982
diva is easier to learn than zebra imo
zebra is more of a modular style synth

What do you think about the vocal that comes at 22 sec? Does it fit the general vibe? Sounds out of place/tune?

https://clyp.it/1nwcakn3

anyone know any good free vocal sample pack?

>>70161809
>>70162188
GOT IT TO WORK! Just installed qtjack and got it configured and now I can make cool ass sounds with my MS20.

Anyone else own one? It's my first synthesizer, I'm in love.

https://clyp.it/t5yvnl4b

>>70157867
>huehue lol if you can't figure it out, give up. this is how everyone gets good at things hue.

>>70157867
You don't know how to do it either, so fuck you.

How good is the production in this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4xAf0hSCQ

>>70164132
Btw, a year or two ago I was trying to figure out how to properly auto tune like this. What is Schmoyoho using? I found that you really have to have a good sample for it to work. But how are they seemingly making every tone sound perfect?

>>70163528
its not free but i have heard exhale by output is nice im not sure if there is a torrent though

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https://clyp.it/l3zzsrnj

trying to do weird stuff

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>>70162859
>>70162676
new roland audio interfaces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g6Pi3yxHh8

I usually do instrumental remakes. Rate please

>>70164924
don't know the original but the attack on the strings sounds too long

>>70164905
>new interfaces
WOAH HOLY SHIT SO EXCITING

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https://clyp.it/sqiz3j4j

would love for anyone to give a listen to my com truise ripoff clip, just 20 seconds or so.

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just started with ableton yesterday using a launchkey 25 i bought on a whim. how powerful are the custom sound things on the synthesizer? there's a couple plugins it came with, v studio i think is the one i spend the most time on. it has presets and then user presets. can i create any sound using these? are there resources on using it?

>>70165412
>i am a member of the poorfag squad

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>>70165987

>>70165987
it's just not a very exciting announcement compared to the other stuff that NAMM covers... is that really enough to set off one of you UMADBRO? kids? lol

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>>70165983
please respond. do i just download plugins for sounds? the oscillators are hard to make sound good let alone get specific tones from my head into the program

>>70166142
what synth are you using and what do you want it to do

>>70166102
You're the one typing in all caps like a lil baybee kid

>>70166172
oh yeah, i forgot that caps trigger people who have trouble discerning human emotions

it's like how autistic people dont like loud noises, but in text form

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>>70166205
My point is proven

>>70166162
i'm trying to replicate the sound in this intro (but cleaner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV8eiSA4vqc

i'm using ableton and the v station plugin my hardware came with

>>70166375
its probably not just 1 synth
it sounds like an organ layered with a synth + a rotary effect to me

>>70166666
godly

>>70166666
i couldn't find a rotary effect but it sounds kind of like it i suppose..
https://clyp.it/wjxc0oks

>>70159879
Any free synth can make his sounds. Just lowpass everything and out hella reverb on em

>>70167583
that sound is made by a Hammond in the original track.

>>70142355
thepiratebay.gov

>>70167583

I use the freeware SpinnerLE plugin for Leslie type effects - it gets part of the way there:

http://www.vstplanet.com/Effects/Modulation5.htm

>bottom of the page, also 32-bit cos it's old as shit

>>70136203
What's better for creating calmer sounds, the Moog Mother 32, or Moog Sub Phatty?

Or suggest some other options around the price point of $400-$600.

>>70168433
>calmer
what would that even mean in the context of one synth vs another? wouldnt most of the things you do to achieve a "calm" sound be in the processing and not the synth itself?

>>70168541
I'm new to using synthesizers so I probably sound like a retard. From what I've seen in demonstrations the Moog Mother 32 sounds like it can create richer atmospheric sounds compared to something like a MS20.

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i'm afraid of viruses, anyone know of any good legit free VST's?

>>70169290
bedroomproducersblog.com/free-vst-plugins

https://daddysboywantsu.bandcamp.com/releases

>>70169492
You do realize shilling shitty music on the wrong places ruins your reputation even further..

>>70169391
Don't think I trust this. Any from any bigger names?

>>70169492
Better close that bandcamp account down and get a new one

>>70169538
What? Fuck you too

>>70169290
you literally cant get a virus unless you are a real fucking new retard

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>>70169561
that wasn't me btw

>>70166666
checked

>>70169538
Don't even start producing, faggot.

>>70169532
>>70169545
This is the new deathgrips

>>70169538
just use the ones that come with your daw desu

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I just want to make something that's annoying and cheap-sounding but melodic enough to paint a clear picture. any ideas?

https://clyp.it/iy32qvtt

https://clyp.it/spspdciz

Would appreciate some feedback on this one.
I'm curious what if it sounds filled out enough to you guys. I was going for a kind of minimal sound but I want to know if it's too little. I know the stuff starting at like 1:07 isn't right. I mostly just want an opinion on the drop part. If it does sound too empty I would love some ideas for things to add.

>>70169890
>https://clyp.it/iy32qvtt
I like this a lot. I've made so much goofy stuff like this. I'm not really sure exactly what you're asking for. Do you want ideas for things to add to that song?

>>70169890
lol

sounds like the intro theme to a shitty 2008 amateur youtube comedy or animation series

>>70170007
sure, anything that could build on it. was mostly wondering wether it's funny and/or distinctive enough

>>70170053
yea I'm constantly channeling my inner kid who wants to a work as a content creator for youtube when he grows up. it's fertile grounds for uncomfortable stuff

>>70170362
you should try making an entire autism song along the lines of that clyp you posted

it will be /prod/kino

>>70170362
I think a B part would be good. Make something that uses only a couple elements from the what you have now. I think making a new bassline and taking one of those vocal chops and creating a new melody with it would be nice. Then make new sounds to fill out the rest of the space.

>>70170454
I'll try and see if I have enough dumb ideas to stretch it into something longer. my stuff has a tendency to get adynamic since I mostly use my voice to put down melodies and I'm bad at matching them with proper instruments, that's why I'm "content" with small ditties rather than doing longer songs where every instrument becomes a variant of my own singing

>>70170553
the bassline switch is a good suggestion. a bunch of ideas usually follows from that, I'll see if I can come up with some more

>>70171332
Taking just a couple elements and forcing myself to write new stuff around them is probably my favorite strategy for writing new section to songs.
I make some of the most autistic music that I'm aware of and I write a huge chunk of it just using that strategy.

It's pretty much all I use to make songs like this.
https://clyp.it/hk1p5ubs

>>70171486
hehe lol nice to see some creative stuff on here