/prod/

that kid has genuine talent, someone should push him out of the big room creative blackhole

https://clyp.it/ivfgfdxt

is this label worthy?

spent over 200 hours on this so far

https://clyp.it/p5jmbk1t

should i go on tour

>>70173586
damn, that made me wet.

>>70173494
stop thinking cause you're rich daddy gave u a studio to play with you dum twat that your some for of a quasi Rick Rubin

>>70173611
fuck off nigger, it's a joke you spastic. Trap producers aren't real producers.

>>70173586
can i buy this on vinyl

>>70173586
get out of here mozart

Is the Samsung Portable 250GB SSD T3 ok for an Audio Drive?

>>70173684
>250GB
no

>>70173586
fuck i just came

>>70173611
jesus christ how jealous of an 11 year old can you be?

>>70173702
500GB ok?
desu I don't think i've used more than 100Gb in libraries or files before.

>>70173494
i hate everyone in that kids video

>>70173766
Depends on what you're using for sampling libraries and whatnot. For instance, Omnisphere alone without any additional packs is about 49 gigs. That's nearly a quarter of your drive right there.

>>70173770
Honestly, it's extremely mediocre music and if he weren't 11 no one would give a fuck.

>>70173770
based flum got forced to pay non-existant denbts back to Triple J for "unearthing" him when it was actually his own manifestation, not Triple Gay. Also a pretty good publicity stunt for flume, although he should of bought him ableton.

>>70173786
So it's just about space? All I really want to know is if there isn't some super secret external HD/SSD spec for audio I've got to figure out.

A lot of people are dissing Harmor in that video's comments section. Why? It's a great vst, right?

>>70173967
it's because they're a bunch of mediocre bigroom producers, with little to no talent who sound the exact same as everyone else. If Martin Garrix doesn't use the VST then it's obviously not good.

>>70173967
savant uses it and thats all it takes. his amount of autism brings years of suffering to any company whos product gets used by him.

>>70173967
imageline makes great synths those people are stupid and people like to shit on imageline because fl studios fruity loops past

Any reason I shouldn't get an Akai Professional APC KEY 25? I use Renoise B)

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Should I fall for the meme?

>>70175624
i would get more keys unless you dont have the space

>>70173802
ltcorbis is the superior child producer

How the fuck do I learn Sytrus?

Can I actually make any sound from it?

>>70175648
be prepared to feel like a complete retard. especially when you're a keys player it just feels like crap and intonation is fucking hard at first, but after a couple of hours noodling especially with equator it's tons of fun

What would you do differently?

https://clyp.it/user/xrqpoq40

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What are some cool plugins for live tweaking?

My old delay plugin would drop everything whenever parameters changed, but I just got one (Bionic delay) that takes it in stride with whatever clicks and pitch bends your changes introduce. Fuck, this is fun.

>>70176349
>read manual
>watch youtube tutorial
>mess with presets

repeat for a straight month 1 hour a day at least and you should git gud

>>70173802
>mediocre
It isn't even that.

Even good EDM is barely mediocre. EDM is LITERALLY the same as a fun park for children. Rises and drops are LITERALLY a rollercoaster ride. It "meaks u feel gud" and that's it. It's the most "template-y" genre I've ever heard.

>>70173586
>https://clyp.it/p5jmbk1t
sign this man

>>70175648
>spending over a grand to play a mousepad wrist rest

>>70175648
>>70177757
also this is a much cheaper thing which replicates some of the same functionality

>>70177766
dammit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNxacJZXPic

>>70173586
that sounds majestic

I god damn give up

I started learning Ableton 2 years ago and I still have yet to make anything I'm proud of. Everything sounds like shit, my synths are never in sync, everything is too quiet, I'm permanently stuck in the "make a 4 bar loop that sounds good, click save and never make a full track ever" phase. I thought buying gear would help, nope. I'm just god damn shit.

https://clyp.it/z510pnzp
thoughts?
>>70177888
>my synths are never in sync
like, your physical synths? or vsts

>>70177914
hardware synths and samplers.

>make a nice dub chord with one synth
>only have enough inputs and cables to use one at a time
>ah guess I'll see if I can make some nice drums with my sampler
>kick sounds like shit
>everything sounds like shit
>it's out of sync
>watch youtube videos of people using the exact gear I have
>comfy fucking tunes

All I want is to make nice tunes and calm my shit brain for a few hours a day, is that so much to ask for? Instead I get constant anxiety knowing I'll never be good.

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>>70177888
>tfw I've been shit for 10 years and only finished like 5 songs but I'm still having a blast

How do I get started making Gothboiclique style beats? I'm been producing for like 8 years but I just can't seem to get down that style. Like, I think I have the voice for it, I just can't seem to make the beats.

Examples:
https://soundcloud.com/gothboiclique/wicca-phase-springs-eternal-doves-horse-head-penelope-prod-doves
>https://soundcloud.com/gothboiclique/doves-wicca-phase-springs-eternal-kill-me-prod-nedarb-nagrom

>>70177967
yo this shit sucks
I'll say though the vox are very breathy and like, he's singing like a mid-2ks pop emo band, so I guess listen to some of that

>>70178001
fuck, you said you wanted to make the beats. that kind of music seems very reliant on sorta happy sounding elements mixed with darker sounds, like that 2nd song has a very major sounding bassline with a minor sample on top, and then obviously lots of 808 kicks and sprinkler hihats

I'm trying to add guitar rig to audacity but every time i change the state of the plugin from new to enabled it just goes back to new

It doesn't show up in my plugins list

What do i do?

>>70178180
use a daw

>>70178211
Audacity is a daw

>>70178300
enjoy your gay errors then

>>70178300
try reaper

>>70178211
I'm not feeling like spending 1000 bucks on a program tbH

>>70178346
like 99.999% of producers pirated their daw lad

Having fun with Zebra. I just have to break the main loop before it's too late and it sticks in my head forever. Not mixed yet.

https://clyp.it/wupeydft

Does /prod/ have a discord?

>>70178391
Just so you know, this is NOT true, and often you will be subject to stigma if other producers (in the professional environment) and engineers realise you are cracking software.

You must understand that you are literally stealing the money of the developer and that you are not helping "their" industry.

All the NFO's from release groups say at the end "If you like your developer, buy the software to support them". Its not just a meme it is the industry surviving.

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>>70173586

>>70178001
I always pictured it has emo vocals/emo lyrics (will the occasional hood rat lyric) over emo trap beats. I dig it. I dunno why. I know how to make trap. It's like all I make. I just can't get that certain style down. They seem like the use a lot of samples but I suck at samplinig.

>>70179206
I just going to assume you're the guy that said trap producers arnt real producers, care to post your trap?

Even if it wasn't you post your shit fgt

>>70179326
Alright, gimme just a sec. I gotta export it and upload it.

my friend's MPK-mini key snapped off, anyone know where I can get a replacement key?

What is, in your opinion, the best digital osc -> analog filter synth in terms of how interesting it sounds?

The PPG wave is the best I've heard, all over this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPcglRBYfu0

>>70178300
lol no its not nice try tho

>>70179393
Love an not a roby

>>70179393
liar

>>70178553
bump

>>70180599
It does. And it's trash.

Thoughts? I'm drawing a blank on the first drop so I just put whatever on it.

https://clyp.it/sovbvtz0

Anyone have any tips on how to not be a lazy shit producer? I have tons of cool ideas and riffs recorded but I've never actually made a complete song

>>70180202
>he thinks a digital audio workspace isn't a digital audio workspace

It's not a good one but it's still a DAW

>>70180265
>>70180592
First one I ever made (it got pretty big on SC for some reason too.
>https://clyp.it/qk2filpz
>chill trap

Second one:
https://clyp.it/user/bcnyaq5u
water trap

Third one: https://clyp.it/uvg5xkae
Still not done yet though: Also, I cut out the beginning because I fucked something up. It was only like 20 seconds.
hype af

(I also just realized there's another fuck op around 0:20. Oh well.)

>>70181454
I've been asking myself this for 2 years now. I'm legit unable to flesh out an entire track, unless you consider a 4 bar loop faded in and faded out an entire track.

>>70181454
Some people just dont have it.

Force yourself to finish a song, work on it until its done.

Should take you 14 hours max to finish a 3-4 minute song. Put in the hours, put them in until its done. No one can cure your laziness unfortunately

I'm trying to make this sound like it's from the 90s.

Not entirely finished with it, but I want to hear /prod/'s opinion before making any big changes.

https://clyp.it/ebgozzge

Sup /prod/

Looking for a hardware synth to be my default device for pads. Something polyphonic that I can quickly tweak and record into a daw.

Thinking about the korg minilogue, but didn't know if their was better option, maybe something vintage. Budget is 800

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>>70181454
- Make a 'production notes' notepad file and every time you're messing round with a synth, an effect, guitar + amp etc and you find something that sounds good, write down in the file what you used and keep adding to it every time you stumble upon something. Even if it's a far-out abstract thought you had on music just write it down.

- Set out days where all you do is sit down and make your own presets, or patch settings for hardware. Go back to old projects and you saved (I always add 'ok'/'good'/'goodgood' to the filename to set it out from the shit doodles) and find ones with interesting sounds that you can re-use. Save the synth patches and effect settings as seperate settings but also save the combined track (instrument and effects) into a container like ableton's instrument rack

By doing this you can save up a big bank of stuff tailored to your taste that you will definitely find more useful than stock presets.

For composing, try thinking of a melody or a riff or bassline etc and singing/humming it. Record it to an audio track. You could build up a song of you doing vocalizations and beatboxing and then just replace the lines with synths/guitar/drums.

For guitar, use an amp emulator that allows you to stack two radically different amp + effect sounds in parallel like guitar rig. I don't know why but having two diff layered sounds in unison really helps with improvising ideas, it might be that the two sounds phasing with each other has some sort of suggestive effect.

>>70181454
Organize your vsts, patterns, automations, and effects.

It legit helped me.

trying my hand at a bit of IDM desu

drawing in every single hit this is a fucking nightmare. Gonna get rid of the hissing hat btw but I have about 3 seconds finished

https://clyp.it/g0uor0v2

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>>70173766
>>70173871


For reference; some will not need this at all - but this is just my Kontakt libraries.

>>70175648
I went to sweetwater's physical location and tried this while I was there, it felt like shit.

Hi, I'm new. How do I record a 'sequence' of VST knob-turning? That I to say:
>load up a VST
>add an audio effect to it
>press a key
>move around stuff on the effect panel, move knobs on the vst
>all this while the key is pressed
How do I record that entire sequence of sound, of saturation augmenting, of a high filter entering (and then leaving), etc?

On Ableton btw.

>>70181854
For 800 you're not gonna find a whole lot of hardware, but for just over 800 your options open up greatly. I'd suggest a waldorf blofeld and some good effect pedals. Blofeld can be had for under 400 for hte module.

So when people talk about using a long attack time on a compressor, say for a piano or a guitar or something.
How long is long?

I've got some horrifying ideas about compressors to unlearn.

>>70182908
you can configure VST parameters by clicking the down arrow on the VST window, click configure and then adjust parameters. Ableton saves the parameter settings so you can record automation

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Critique me prod fags https://clyp.it/2pvzv2n1

>>70182927
In the arrangement view, on the right of the channel strip there is two boxes, and a small + symbol underneath. These are Automation arming. Click on your VST and move a knob, the box will change to the parameter you are modulating. Click the + to put that modulation in its own strip. Draw it up and down at your discretion, some will have ON/OFF settings which will be all the way up and all the way down respectively - most will be an amount between 0-100% wet/dry.

You can copy and paste automation across different automation strips to automate many things to move in tandem, if you are using a VST with macro knobs, assign many parameters to a macro and modulate the macro.

have fun senpai

When making a track, do you like to start with a sample, a melody/harmony, or a beat?

>>70183089
I usually start with beats, bass, or pads. Rarely melodies.

>>70182956
Well the actual milliseconds that the compressor shows you aren't always accurate, but I'd say around 30 or 40 ms seems to be "long" on most comp plugins I've used.

Like I said though, don't trust the milliseconds. Just try to listen for the effect that you want. One trick is to turn up the ratio really high, and lower the threshold a lot so you're getting a lot of gain reduction, and then adjust attack and release times. Slow attack usually means that the "attack" of the sound is coming through uncompressed, so try to listen for a sharp transient type thing coming though louder.

>>70182966
>>70182997
THANKS!!

>>70183311
Thanks for that, just needed a ballpark estimate.

Btw, just curious for now, but are there any pros willing to take a .flp and maybe a reference song or two, mix for a few hours and send the thing back for studying? And how much would that cost?

>>70173494
Ignore my clipping audio.

I'm recording my MS20 and I'm getting this high pitched whine in all off my recordings. Does anyone have an idea of what is creating this noise? I tried EQing it out but it will muffle my synthesizer.

https://clyp.it/xblvdzw2

>>70181055
Can I get a link?

>>70183868
Possibly, you could try posting on /r/audioengineering, i don't know if it would be against the rules but you can try

I'd estimate it might cost $100 - $200, not really sure though

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Who has experience with hydrogen for programming drums? I'm just looking for something simple and straightforward to fuck around with, possibly put drums on some acoustic stuff I have already

Would it just be better to just torrent logic/etc and use that?

>>70183868
Pensado's Place is literally that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6sagKAEku8&list=PLnQKNq5KeUpEaWVlGAt6_foiLW_zyyH-n&index=28

>>70183963
Do you have a CTR monitor? Could be interference.

Or maybe it's oscillator bleed, dunno if that's possible.

>>70184075
I don't, I'm going to buy new cables and replace my audio interface and see if that plays into it.

>>70183718
np bud

>>70183963
the clipping itself could be the cause but i guess you've probably tried that

it sounds like resonance on a filter and it only exists on the left channel (i think), I might be wrong

i just looked at what the ms20 was and thats pretty fucking cool man

if you are panning the noises because they are mono maybe the resonance is coming from phasing during the pan with one of the stereo sources

the sound begins at the beginning of the track which starts with the bass, try changing the filter on your bassline to be either a lower db cut lowpass or at a different frequency.

also because it starts at the beginning it could a rendering issue, is the noise always present while you are playing it or is it only in the rendered file? if its only in the rendered file its the rendering process is fucking up somehow

theres probably a bunch of other possibilites aswell desu

>>70184107
don't buy stuff until you've ruled other things out

>>70184115
I figured it out, as soon as I open qtjack (Linux audio processor) it introduces the whine. So now I know that, I'm gonna fiddle with jack till I find why it's making this noise. Thank you for the suggestions and sorry to make you type all that out for it to be something completely different.

>>70183963

Before I begin I want to say that this isn't a ground loop (because they tend to pick up mains hum at either 50 or 60 Hz depending on your geographical location), but it tends to share the same solutions.

I get this a lot when connecting more than one computer's audio interface to a mixer (usually USB ones) and it's usually resolved by looking carefully at how each device is grounded, and perhaps by creating a single ground path that all devices share - sometimes this makes it worse and sometimes it removes it altogether but your solution has something to do with grounding so experiment with that.

>>70184274
its fine i like making and discussing music desu

>>70182979
can you please tell me about any traumatic childhood experiences you have had from which someone would grow up who would hear what i just heard and think "why yes i do think that sounds good"?

>>70181538
Feedback on these three?

>>70184567
sorry man, this is the thread where people POST stuff, not where people actually listen to it :P

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im watching the deadmau5 master class not cuz i'm a huge fan (only heard like half a song in GTA) i just wanted to see if he gave some pro tips on production

and holy shit the way he writes chords and melodies looks so shit and tedious, he says he does trial and error within a scale for like 10 hours. like why doesnt he just think of it then write it down

>>70184615
>>70184567
same person, i dont want to listen to trap sorry

>>70184615
Some dude LITERALLY asked me to post some of my stuff. I just forgot tag him in the post.

See?
>>70179326

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>>70184649
nah man, just making a joke. I think on the last thread only a few clips actually got feedback out of like hundreds of posts. I don't really care I just thought it was a funny joke

>>70173566
this is just a flume song with some sort of weird inverted effect lol

>>70184704
Oh haha I got bamboozled. You want me to give you some feekback on yours and then vice verse?

Post something.

>>70177914
i love this, soundcloud or something?

>>70183963
Okay, new question. When I start qjackctl it creates a high pitched noise, I've messed with the buffer length and periods/buffer but it still persists.

Any idea on how to remove this noise?

>>70177766
>>70177778
How have I never heard of this before

>>70181762
Everything sounds like it's panned to the center. Pan some of the synth away from the center a bit to give the song more space.

>>70184788
because it's pretty new and probably not very well advertised

>>70184754
sure, I'm kind of trying to go in a different direction with chopping the waves really aggressively, but idk if it sounds stupid

link me to yours

https://clyp.it/mjbia5rc

>>70184477
Are you the 11 year old in OP pic related?

https://clyp.it/nelcfgje

been prodding for few months, project time is 2 hrs.
how does it sound?
also, i know hi hat is too high in mix but fuck it

>>70184981
yeah and even though i listen to mainly beethoven and beatles i can already tell i dont want to ever grow up to make any shite that experimentally bad

>>70178533
Any feedback?

>>70184786
Now even weirder. When I unplug my synthesizer that's plugged into my computer via usb the buzzing suddenly stops. Is the power supply in my computer not equipped to have this many things plugged into the motherboard or what?

So confusing.

>>70184628
Did you buy it or has it already been pirated?

I'm really interested in it.

>>70184008
same, would like a link

>>70185169
Sorry for keep updating but I THINK I found the problem. The cable that goes from female 1/4 to aux stops buzzing once I put pressure into the synthesizer.

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>>70184786

Does it do it when there are no instruments plugged into your interface?

>>70185169
Ah, I see that it stops - see >>70184319 for a description of a similar issue when more than one USB device interacts with the other(s).

Image related was my solution.

https://clyp.it/4k4gmstd

wew la dwhats GOING on

>>70185294

A rough description of what's happening here is that the two USB devices didn't share a common grounding point, or at least not common ENOUGH.

Connecting them via a wire adjoining the chassis grounds of the two mixers solved the issue - your solution may involve wrapping a grounding wire around shielding (outer casing) of the USB connectors to join them, if you have no other devices to connect to.

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>>70185199
it's 6 hours of him talking about the titles of pic related vids and a bunch of pdfs of homework

yeah i pirated it but 100 dollars or whatever it is may actually be worth it, im only 1 hour in

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>>70185737
fuck wrong pic

Yesterday I said I got 2 new ideas I liked and wrote that I was afraid I will not be able to finish them.

Today, depression is slowing everything down yet again.

This is the second one:

https://clyp.it/m5af5ms4

This was the first one:

>>70178533

I need some serious push and motivation, guys. Help me.

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everyone ITT post sound design tricks

For reverb I like taking audio snippets of good quality video of gunshots in different spaces outdoor and in - it captures the space well. If you use audio of fighter jet flybys and missile launches it makes awesome flanging sounds. I've got some really good reverbs that way.

>>70184926
Can you fuck with post rock at all? i can't seem to get the drums to sounds right.
https://clyp.it/a1fzvjdh

The ONLY problem I have with yours, is that I think you should lower the tempo just a little bit.

>>70185959
*by converting that audio to impulse responses

absolutely fucking shit question here so i do apologise. /ck/fag here who doesn't really browse /mu/ that much

i've been producing for a few years now but i've only ever made sample based stuff as well as using really, really basic synth stuff. i have 0 music theory knowledge other than "yeah that chord sounds good" or "hmm that key isn't right, lemme move it around until it fits"

by that i mean taking a preset, messing about with it a bit and then using it in a track. 99% of my music was basically sample manipulation.

i really want to learn synths given the fact that i rarely ever use them. so i'm gonna plan on learning a synth inside out and hopefully learn a bit more about synthesis to make my production better.

i use fl studio on a mac (so can't really install any VSTs). been using fl studio for years and didn't want ot switch to another DAW now that i got a mac. i'm thinking about learning harmor (an additive/subtractive synthesiser that's native to FL)

can anyone tell me if this is a good/bad idea? does anyone know anything about this synth they wish they knew before they started to watch hundreds of youtube videos and actually read the manual?

thanks

>>70185998
Yours sounds good too the guitar tone is quite nice, but there's no drums in it so idk how to help...I could try throwing some example drums on there if that's what you want.

Good tip on the tempo though, I'll give it a shot.

>>70186172
Watch these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M&index=1&list=PLQ04PwFvui1BCUAE9wxmOqHE51mrDv8Ui
If you can't handle watching them, you're never gonna be qualified to be a producer

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https://clyp.it/4mu3verj
>Very rough WIP
>Just playing around with big house beats and working on structure

How does this sound so far /prod/?

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hi /prod/ I need your help

https://odezenne.bandcamp.com/track/ciao-ciao

what's that "future flute" sound please
how do you produce such sound

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>>70186172
if you want subtractive torrent u-he diva if you want additive torrent arturia synclavier, the interface on harmor looks shit and it probably sounds shit if its included with the daw

>>70186554
also if you don't know about synthesis start with subtractive. read the diva manual back to back, google which modules emulate which real world synth and look up songs that use those synths and figure out how the sounds were made

>>70186602
>google which modules emulate which real world synth

*they cant tell you outright for copyright reasons

>>70173563
Yeah thought the same thing. The kid knows how to operate a DAW at 11. I barely knew how to jack off back then. If he keeps it up he could become a god level producer in a decade or so

>>70186822
>I barely knew how to jack off back then
lol'd

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Fuck you, image line.

>>70173566
Did you drag your dick on the keyboard because that's what it sounds like

How would one do this: >>70182908
in FL Studio?

>>70182979
Sounds interesting, I quite like it

Looking to learn and really dig into one of those synth and dont know which to chose:
Massive
FM8
Absynth
Reaktor
or from ableton suite: operator, analog, etc. (the ones bundled with it)

Everybody praises massive but I dont want to make dance music or too electronic stuff. More like chill beats and mellow tunes. (think Carbon Based Lifeforms, BOC, Nosaj Thing and maybe some Tim Hecker-ish melodic noise)

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I got two questions for ya, /prod/
I wanna get the effects of Waves (Kanye) on my electric guitar. http://vocaroo.com/i/s1MZ8NM3gkdd
Is it just automatic filter on 16-parts? If so, how can I make it an effect that can be triggered by say, an octopad (or any other trigger for that matter) through Ableton?

>>70187718
>BOC

They use the SH-101 basses/leads and CS-70m for pads/keys. Best SH-101 emulation is D16 LuSH-101. To get close to the CS-70m sound try Memorymoon's ME-80 (reportedly better than Arturia CS-80V)

https://clyp.it/1xyjb2nx

i am...boards...of..c.anda..

>>70184752
i swear it's me, not flume.

>>70186998
u got me

https://clyp.it/mdr1jb3y

Beat I started using my MS20. I plan on adding pads and other synths when I get the time.

>>70177888
>make a 4 bar loop that sounds good, click save and never make a full track ever
me and you are exactly the same. my way of stopping the "4 bar loop" problem is to always start with drums and beat. if i start with making pads or synths and a melody i always end up never touching it again.

>>70188869
https://clyp.it/m4azxrzh

Updated mix.

>>70175648
I actually like it a lot. I wouldn't recommend getting a 25-key, though. You should get a 49-key just for the extra space.

Watching deadmau5's masterclass.

Part where he tries to compose a simple chord progression is really painful, lol. He said multiple times that he would just play it on a keyboard if he could.

Well, there's always time to learn how to play a piano on a basic level, I guess.

Otherwise, I enjoy this.

>>70189433
>deadmau5's masterclass
what exactly is he teaching? like sound engineering? or do you just kinda watch him make songs?

>>70189598
not that guy, but im watching it too (recommended it earlier) he talks about synth programming, drums, effects, mixing and mastering

>>70188887
>>70177888
Artists who churn out albums of stuff have a formula or rather they have a palette of sounds/techniques that go really well together. If you're starting out (2 years is still starting out) generally you don't even know what sound you're going for exactly because you're in an experimentation stage. That is the slowest part until you find your own concept and when you find that concept it basically writes songs itself.

Some 'concepts' have a lot more 'legroom' that others. As in certain sounds stay fresh, some of them get dated after one album.

>>70189671
This. I mean, I just finished a second video so I don't know exactly.

God, I really hope other masterclasses will get pirated as well now when they got some more attention because of deadmau5.

I hope I'll learn some useful /prod/ stuff from him, but really, I want to learn more about composition. I'd really like to watch Hans Zimmer's videos, and also Werner Herzog's on filmmaking, but that's a different topic.

>>70189671
>>70189433
$90? surely its free somewhere

https://clyp.it/wpveyieo

>Experimental meme

I have no idea what people could think about that

I've just done it and don't really know what to do with that, it's non 100% done I think, still need to mix some stuff for sure.
Tell me things about it, I'm curious.

>>70189907
You can find it on Rutracker.

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yea or neigh?

does anybody have/use one? is it good? any complaints?

>>70189855
the only other music one is hans zimmer which i cant find on PAT

Jesus Christ, this one on melodic structures is cringy as fuck too. I think I'll just skip his composition lessons altogether.

https://clyp.it/pkxd42fl

I also don't know how to do more than 4 bars on repeat help

>>70185199
>>70185737
dont buy it its for noobs and he mostly just rants

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Fuck you, image line.
Doubly for not making this as easy as loading up the correct vst version of fl.
Triply for fl11's ts404 being buggy.

>>70173967
prob coz you can have a bang for your buck with combo reaper + u-he´s zebra2/diva

>>70190877
i think they want you to buy transistor bass :^)

>>70190329
sounds like something from donkey kong 64

>>70175648
better wait for Motion Sensing Mouse Replacement they are just around the corner

>>70176349
better learn zebra better oscilloscope editor

>>70190975
nothing sounds like good old raw ts404 :^(

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>>70173494
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZYhK098ZfM

I don't know guys, this is pretty cool

>>70191320
mad jealousy in the comments doe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNDJHre0n5c

>3 yeard old dj , go to tv, show
>cable is not even plugged
>people complain its fake at the comments
>others reply with comments like "you are jealous.", "he has more talent then you"


And people get angry when /pol/ call people shills

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>>70191320
tfw ill never be this good

>>70191427
it's both fake and those ppl are jealous of a lil kid

>>70191320
>It's like he's done 2 or maybe 3 musical things all at the same time. This is the kind of thing we should be doing

>>70191427
You're just jealous anon, don't hate REAL talent

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>tfw some of your favorite electronic music was done by artists when they were younger than you are now

>>70191320
topkek'd

>>70191320
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8JFvV6KDoE

this one is better

>>70191320
Fucking died on that drop.

>>70191546
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0q1gCsZykg

>done when afx twin was 16-20

wtf how

>>70191597
>>70191546
FUCK OFF RRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I don't have to get reminded of that fact all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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>>70191655
relax m8 trump is right, autism is an epidemic

30 is like the new 20

>>70191691
I hope so. :,((

>>70180192
any digital signal through a eurorack system with the appropriate modules (i.e. faithful clones of vintage filters, mixers and vcas, basically the signal path, minus the sound source of course, for that analog goodness) is the best but the ppg is definitely up there.

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Is most of the stuff on Pro Audio Torrents on rutracker? I've got 5 days until I lose my account if I don't get my ratio up. Last time this happened it was easy now it's impossible. Fuck this elite seedbox bullshit or whatever's stopping the seeding.

>>70190014
up

>infected mushroom plugins

>>70192403
when i see those artist brand plugins by waves i wonder if they have actually bothered to make anything special about the sound or is it freeware tier with a name on it

https://clyp.it/0efalgd4

how am I doin

>>70190014
very interesting, the white noise should be lowered tho

>>70192455
they seem gimmicky to me like you can do the same things with other plugins

>>70192157
the synclavier is also badass as hell. every track on this is from the synclavier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifalpMF94W4

the bassline on this is also the synclavier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKwQa0M1FY

>>70192773
i rarely see the arturia synclavier mentioned, it was designed with help from the guy who made the original. I still haven't quite sussed it so I'm going to learn FM from this book i've got to see if that helps

Deadmau5 gave an interview or maybe it was forum post or something ages ago where he said you can "analogize" VST synths by running them through guitar pedals to make them sound more 'real'.

Is this bullshit? Would this work if I ran softsynths thru the external ins on my CS-5 and MS-20?

>>70173494
why do you guys choose to chase the sound of such a lame producer like deadmouse i mean his sounds in general arnt complicated

>>70173494
whats a good way to have my sub bass kick through the mix when i have a gritty synths? can anyone give some good side chaining tips and mixing tips?

>>70193148
i dont. my inspiration comes mostly from nine inche nails. mostly from the memeber charlie clouser

>>70193148
because you might pick up some tricks to make your mix sound more 'pro' and impress normies

>>70191597
kids have all the time in the world to experiment and work on their hobbies. if you don't make if when you're young you will need to get a job and then you won't have time or energy to do anything.
life ends at 18.
t. wizard

>>70193355
You know he posts on gearslutz and gives tips all the time right?

>>70193405
tfw most of the posters there are cancer

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>>70193391
>doesn't know about the wonders of leechin bennies

>>70193405
yeah. ive talked to him

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most people in this thread want to get famous easy and be martin garrix which is why there is barely any talk about techniques or any signs that people know their gear because they use massive presets, sausage fattener, vengeance drums and their only engineering knowledge is 'just sidechain it LoL'

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https://clyp.it/ty5rthih

Got my hands on some shitty acoustic drums, recorded them all one at a time with an SM57.

Thanks for the feedback ;)

>>70193637
lol okay

>>70193637
i just do this because i enjoy it i dont think i could handle being famous im too autistic for that

Anything like garageband or logic for pc?

>>70193684
I would turn down the high hat a tad, turn up the picking guitar and turn down the rhythm guitar. I don't know if you've doubled the picking guitar or put a subtle chorus on it, but I would put a blend in a slightly detuned harmonizer type effect to make that even more swirly. I'd do fairly heavy sidechain compression on the rhythm guitar keyed to the drums when you hit the distortion so it's like a bed of sound rather than poking out.

>>70193637
:O savage

>>70193867
Word, thank you very much.

I actually didnt know if the guitar was too swirly, but I think doubling it and putting an effect like a chorus on it would definitely help it shimmer more.

>>70193829
studio one or cubase

>>70193933
I would definitely use a harmonizer like Soundtoys' Microshift rather than a regular chorus. Normal chorus will make it lose definition.

>>70193684
not bad senpai

needs some help on the mixing, but its there

>>70191427
Djing does not require any talent, especially when compared to music producing

t.DJ and music producer

>black summer
>is white

Best audio interface for solo guitarfag/midi producer?

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Alex Jones is Burial

>>70194855
alex jones ghosts produces for many big names

>>70193637
sausage fattener - is that you, Emoh, trolling' the little kiddies? (if not sorry bro...who wrote this post lol...just sounds too coincidental because of something going around from a couple days ago on instagram). and yes, this is all true.

>>70193637
m8 ur talking about /r/edmproduction, not /prod/. People on here somehow fail to compose a loop without it sounding dissonant af. Atleast people on edm prod can make more than 4 bar loops, albeit martin garrix's influence.

Jesus fuck, I'm so tired of making random garbage. I don't know how the hell to make anything that doesn't sound like music for autistic pieces of shit like myself. I'm actually upset right now and I don't know why I waste so much fucking time when it's never going to get better.

https://clyp.it/x4yqzbit

working on this

pls dont make fun of me

>>70195695
It's not for me but it definitely sounds energetic.

>>70195666
learn music theory and compositing. those are the music important. im somewhat alright in sound design my ignorance in music theory and composition really holds me back. i make alright sounds but my lack of theory and structure is what holds me back big time. cant make anything interesting that doesnt sound cheesy

>>70195758
thnx, i have no idea how to make the drop sound nice though. i dont want to go towards the low pass filter wobbled future bass stuff, but i have no other ideas

https://clyp.it/lsvkygun

how do I balance the kick with a bassline? I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but this sounds off

Trying to make some Klaus Schulze worship using some of my hardware

https://clyp.it/jq5mee0o

>>70195666
I feel this way all the time. I guess the only thing that keeps me going is the few hours a day I get to spend completely zoned out trying my best to make something I enjoy. It's nice to just clear your mind and mess with synthesizers for a while, even if you're not that good and you might never amount to anything. I've only ever finished one track, everything else I either scrapped or hit a wall and never re-visited. Just keep going friend

>>70195813
try sidechaining

>>70195802
I think it's more that I create incredibly stupid sounds and melodies. I have a basic knowledge of theory. https://clyp.it/w30wcc1l

I'm thinking about getting a Virus TI. TI2s are around 2 grand new but I don't think I need the extra processing power so I'm looking at getting a TI 1 to save money. Anybody here use them? Would you recommend dropping $1k on one?

>>70195841
melodies are more important. alot of electro producers in the 90s and early 2000s and still to this day get away with cheesy sounds and synths because their melodies and comp are good. also your wip isnt bad desu desu. i liked it. sound design just takes practice and alot of experimentation

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>>70195836

>>70195841
this is fine man idk what your problem is lol just finish the track and send it to a label

>>70196183
You have to be fucking with me, there's no way in hell a label would put out something that bad. The only track I've ever made that I think would even stand a fraction of a chance would be this. http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/715860

I remember looking at usenet postings from the early nineties and electronic music producers were really specific and knowledgeable, knew way more then than they do now even though there's gazillions more information out there.

Something happened around the 00s where it was just loads of kids spreading misinformation and newbies giving fake advice to feel good about themselves.

What gives m8?

>>70196229
who cares man just send it, it sounds fine to me. what is the problem exactly?

>>70196249
I doubt I could even find a label that would put out something like that.

>>70196262
Ya cause it's sooo crazy? Or why not

it sounds cool to me

>>70196246
internet became more accessible by retards around that time

>>70196278
No because it sounds like amateur autistic trash.

>>70196229
bro this is pretty good man. its a little repetitive but damn its really chill. i actually enjoyed this man. just dont sign on to a label untill you are a god with your daw and confident you can make good music. all i can say

>>70196299
atleast your music doesnt come off as try hard. thats how all my tracks come off as to me. like im trying to hard to obtain a certain sound and i always end up trashing them. im bouta trash this track im working on now cause i cant actually make any melodies that arent cheap sounding. i just rely on my subpar sound design

>>70196299
only way 2 know is if you submit 2 da labels

i feel like you're there man

remember labels pay for mastering

>>70195841
>"Music that only a useless waste of life can make"

Why did you write this? Stop being a fucking emo jesus christ

>>70196347
I just wish that I could make something really good like Oneohtrix Point Never, LTJ Bukem or Shpongle. Could I hear what you're working on?
>>70196362
Just stop fucking with me please.
>>70196399
I got really upset when I was making it. I'll change that.

>>70196427
not fucking with you, i post on these threads all the time. I post my own songs all day long. few people enjoy them lol..

>>70173494
from this video all I see is someone not talented enough to play an instrument or sing, and is desperately trying to do something with music.

>>70196580
>all I see is someone not talented enough to play an instrument or sing, and is desperately trying to do something with music
kek isnt that us all?

>>70173566
yeah dude dope beats i really like it what did you use to make it

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>>70196596

>>70196580
it's just a kid being a , good on him for doing something that isn't just wasting his life playing video games or similar. Kids should have real hobbies like that or play sports or spend time with their families

>>70196596
im not a prod, but personally ive seen the software its a fucking joke people think its hard

>>70196663
if he was writing orchestral id agree, but he's shit at the easiest thing in the world. at least if he played vidya he could get good at it. with being a prod you have a low skill floor and an even lower skill ceiling

>>70196427
https://clyp.it/nuc5julp

i tried to go for like an ambient intro but obviously failed and comes off cheesy. my chord progression doesnt exist and im using like the same 4 notes in everything lol. a, a#, d, and f. i really need to learn theory. it havent really tried mixing my sounds ive just been stacking sounds upon sounds so its messy as fuck

>>70196741
>ive seen the software

please go to the joe satriani general or some shit you don't know what you're talking about and literally think 'skill' (i.e. impressing randoms by playing fast with no emotion) is the important thing

>>70196767
I actually like this a lot. The only thing I'm not sold on is the ending melody.

>>70196810
>thinks you play satriani
>think you're a guitarist

lmao nice name drop, pat metheny is where its at fag. sax player btw. im sorry you're so shit you can only make music with samples.

>>70196829
funny enough the second half is the part i enjoyed making most

>>70196810
>speed and emotion are mutually exclusive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU8mQi4mjjM

are all prods this retarded is this the level of shit head you have to be to be actually unable to make original music? even actual retards can hum their own retard tunes.

>>70196854
>pat metheny
that 42 string guitar tho

>>70196854
>>70196898
I'm able to play practically anything on the guitar. If you genuinely think people listen to electronic music cuz they're butthurt about not knowing 'real' instruments you're probably 16 and only get enjoyment by vicariously imagining you being the person playing fast and people appreciating your epic skills because you dont appreciate the actual music

>>70196923
linda manzer plays a 52 if u wanna check it out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TObPfKxTxX4

>>70196982
mmk play dona lee, thats all. I mean I know you cant so the point is moot. I'd actually be willing to bet money you dont even have a guitar in your house.

Nothing wrong with being good at an instrument but if you're like one of those people who worships Yngwie Malmsteen you're not even in the same universe as this thread, that's sport not music.

>>70197016
I could play eruption when I was 12 don't even start m8

listen to this without thinking about SKILLZ or how 'it's just pushing a button' and get back to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaJn3QqiIUc

>>70197102
How is that even impressive eruption is babys first tapping anyone could play that shit when they were 12. like are you a tard. play donna lee or gtfo and admit you'll never be good at music those are your options.

Just ignore this cunt trying to ruin the thread

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>>70197145
My computer can play Donna Lee fast than you m8. No one would know I could just say it was me playin haha

>>70197195
thats why I chose a song with swing so when I hear all on beat notes I can call you out m9 :^)

>>70196889
I've actually listened to this 3 times now. I seriously like it a lot. Please don't drop it

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>>70197195
Musician cavemen wouldn't even know it was possible with the technology. I could just make a career pretending I could play those notes that fast and its the computer doing it lol fucking idiots

>>70197235
see
>>70197212

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>>70197259
>He doesn't even know I could literally run the audio of the song into ableton and have it copy the swing exactly

>>70195822
added some more layers

am I off to a good start /prod/? I'm playing everything on my synth, no drawing in the piano roll so it sounds a bit off, gonna fix that of course just want to know if it sounds OK.

https://clyp.it/3ikm3e2l

Do you use counterpoint in your compositions?

>>70197286
thew fun thing is you'll still end up off, I mean go for it and see how its sounds but even in you in all your mighty "knowledge" will hear its off. on top of that all though you'll have to write a solo for it, I mean with a song like that you have no way to make it sound good. you'll maybe get the melody but then what are you going to stay silent for like 20 measures and justplay d dominant 7's?

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>I could literally control an actual saxophone with max/msp and hide it in the basement and not tell anyone, market myself as a 'reclusive virtuoso' so no one sees me playing live and have faggot teenagers worship my MAD SKILLS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEzGHg-JBZU

lmao BTFO!!!

>>70197227
thanks man. now that you say something the ending melody does sound eh. i mean theyre all simple and eh but i could do more with it. idk man i dont even know where to begin with mixing once i finish the track. im already getting tired of hearing it. i'll prob just take a week long break then start back on it. ive been working on this for like the past 5 days its killin me to keep hearing it

>>70197465
The same thing happens to me when I make music. It's kind of why I went on a rant. It gets more and more frustrating as you go along.

https://clyp.it/ogd0ynol
how bad am i? do i have a shot at ever being decent?

>>70197488
that and i always end up completely changing my songs the more i work on them. i start off with something i think is good then next week i'll have a completely different track.very few times they turn out better than the original. i know thats pretty common but fuck man i cant tell if anythings good because i know in a weeks time ill hate it

https://soundcloud.com/idiomaticbeats/livin-well

could yall critique this older beat of mine? i'm trying to get back into producing beats and have been going over some of my older work

>>70197528
The only way that I've managed to get past this is to just make the track as quickly as possible and just be done with it. I almost always end up hating the final product though. Might not be the best solution.

>>70197547
fuck, sorry for not clyp it. let me see if I have it uploaded there too

>>70197515
I kind of like this. The rhythms are pretty good and I like what's going on around 1:30. It's a little hard to listen to at louder volumes for me.

>>70197611
oh well i might change it then, make it more quiet thanks

>>70197556
man i can never do that. i take my time in trakcs which doesnt seem to help i guess. shits hard going fast an idk how you do it

>>70197834
I think that I've just got accustomed to making things quickly and not dwelling on it. The longer I take the less likely it is I'll finish something.

if nobody responds to your clyp.it is it safe to assume it's terrible?

>>70197860
good on you man. i still barely know how to use my daw which is holding me back. what daw do you use?

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>>70197873
sometimes i dont respond to clyps cuz they're better than my stuff and i get depressed

>>70197873
this lol. although I accidentally posted mine on soundcloud instead cause I'm high so maybe that's it. but probably not

>>70197873
nah. very few people get replies on their tracks.

>>70197916
oh that's why !

>>70197912
FL Studio like a god damn pleb. I started with LMMS which a friend forced me to stop using because he said it was holding it me back, which was definitely true. I don't think I have it in me to want to learn to use something like Ableton. What about you?

>>70173494
>just remember im 11 years old
jesus christ

>>70197959
he's got a point though

>>70197916
most things posted in /prod/ sound better than anything I make, but then again I don't make EDM. I just try to make little comfy tunes but nobody seems to like them :(

Sometimes I feel like my imagination runs wild and the things I make sound really good in my head, like I get this visual along with the tune and I feel good, but it sounds like shit to everyone else.

>>70197955
not the same anon btw but I found FL to be a LOT easier to produce with than any other DAW. I started using FL 3 years ago, made some decent stuff with absolutely zero knowledge of production or anything. Eventually switched to Ableton and now I have a better understanding of how things work but I still don't produce anything of substance really. Though to be fair, all of my favorite producers didn't find their sound until years and years and years of practice.

I'm just gonna post this because I think it's hilarious. I found my oldest music that I posted to soundcloud. I don't have the original files so I have to use this, sorry. I should be a lot better if I really did start 4 years or so ago. https://soundcloud.com/riseoftheplatypus/sets/rise-of-the-platypus-ep

>>70178939
yawwwwwwn. you're not a professional. and when you do become a professional then you can buy the stuff

>>70197959
i wish i could have done that when i was 11

>>70197955
man i started out with fl studio way back in the day and just could not get a grip on it idk why. i use ableton now. for some reason ableton makes more sense to me than FL studio but i still only know the basics of ableton. im more concerned about trying to improving my sound design than learning anything else. i really like ableton mostly for how easy and fast it is to play with samples

>>70198033
catshit #1 sounds the best imo

>>70173494
>+6dB on 1Khz
>+12dB shelving filter on 60Hz

I cringed

>>70198117
I think that's the only one that I really worked on for any decent length of time.

>>70187081
automation.

https://soundcloud.com/idiomaticbeats/this-sounds-like-that-shit-they-play-in-church

how do y'all like my cheesy piano song

>>70198270
stop posting sc links

>>70198281
goddammit I was just too lazy to upload it twice. I'll get rid of it my bad

>>70198326
next time I won't be so nice, twerp

>>70198358
feelin lucky dweeb???

>>70198375
I am feeling lucky sir

>>70197340
>>70197212
>>70197145
>>70197016
>>70196898
>>70196741
>>70196580
dang yo, this is one rawk n role dood XD

goodnight /prod/

sleep tight cuties, and always try your best!

new threddy, almost deddy

>>70185959
I do a similar thing with the kick from a break to make drum samples sound more realistic

>>70188408
just sounds like tremolo to me

The way deadmau5 writes melodies is just hilarious

>>70178533
I dig it. The lead around 20 seconds is a little pedestrian, but overall it's promising.

>>70182979
That's pretty sweet. I like the weird resonate bass at the beginning. The snare-ish sound before everything drops out is a little boring, and after that it feels a bit empty.

>>70193684
The mixing isn't great, but I'm a sucker for that kind of distorted guitar sound. It's not my cup of tea overall, but it's certainly good. Could use lyrics. I'm not sure why, but I was singing For Reverend Green in my head along with it.

Yo can anybody recommend me some tutorials for U-HE Diva? Like indepth stuff? ADSR has a video but rest is pay2watch