/prod/ - Music Production General

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Okay, so I asked this in the last thread and someone said they could help me but they never came through so I'm gonna try again.

Need a female to record a producer tag for me. Should take like 2 seconds. Anyone?

Also, while I'm here. Thoughts?
https://clyp.it/t24vcm1m

https://clyp.it/x3h30wr4

*unsheathes katana*

>>70292587
Literally sounds like the menu music for a beach volleyball game that was probably on the Dreamcast. Where's the beef at? It sounds so thin.

>>70292674
Maybe cuz its not mastered and its a wip

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>tfw this is actually a compliment

>>70292702
matering wouldnt stop it from sounding thin though

>>70292768
Yes, it really really would

>>70292768
>>70292804
I gotta see this.

>>70292858
what did he mean by this

>>70292875
I wanna see you prove to us that mastering it will give it some beef.

plz tell me if this is bad
very unfinished piece of song
https://clyp.it/c3v1hbp5

>>70292587
i like the melody that comes in ~1:30

Does anybody else get really depressed from attempting to make shit because they suck so bad?

>>70292891
Are you implying I can magically master something in a few minutes. What is beef? Loudness? More bass? Idk what you even mean

anyways, heres a complete work of mine:

ty for listening: https://clyp.it/rfbuaatu

man I don't know anything about ableton(or any DAW) but I decided to start learning the other day, this is what I'm working on right now. barely anything there yet but its supposed to be the perfect cell theme from DBZ

https://clyp.it/2p5ce0fo

>>70292979
me

>>70292981
sounds like submarine intermodel porn music

>>70292768
>https://clyp.it/x3h30wr4

Well you dont sound thin at all

haha dumb fat

>>70293093
good

>>70292587
fuck yeah

>>70292979
I just accept I'm bad and hope that I will get better eventually

https://clyp.it/bbjggbuw

are the drums repetitive and how is the mix?
really appreciate any input

Hey /prod/

I entered a remix contest but don't want to offend you all by posting my soundcloud :( what do

>>70297744
clyp mirror?

>>70297642
its trash

>>70297744
>>70297763
Sneaky, I like it

https://clyp.it/ebwtwh0l
https://clyp.it/ebwtwh0l

>>70297642
i like it, not sure if you plan on getting vocals over it but i think that would be nice
mix sounds fine, nothing stands out as being too bad. i would say the kick is a bit loud

>>70295688
I hope so too, anon. I have so little confidence right now. I just constantly feel like it's stupid. I wish I were musically gifted.

>>70298258
I taught myself by remaking other people's songs. The first year that I was producing, I just did remakes. For example:

Mine:
>https://clyp.it/03kqfjn1

The original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5VwSneu004

And that's how I learned pretty much everything, by reverse engineering songs.

Have you ever made a track from scratch just to realize that that's the kind of music you'd like to keep making but you don't really know which genre it fits into?

https://clyp.it/jltbis4h

Help me with some inspo, bro.

is a korg minilogue worth buying?

>>70298840
yes

>>70292587
*teleports behind you*
heh nothing personnel kiddo

>>70298409

There's a big tradition of that kind of loose electronica from both the European and American (mostly Detroit) camps - usually album tracks but no less valid for it, keep it up.

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Does anyone find that menu diving on older gear improves your tweaking and makes you more deliberate in your actions? On software I find myself making a half-assed synth/sampler patch and reaching for fx far too quickly

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZabBKZkHnw [Embed]

Jorman God - No Filler


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2n4J2ht3Qs [Embed]

Jorman God - Happy Ending

My new tracks to my doomsday mixtape

doomsday mixtape soon to be release on bandcamp...

>>70299478
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>literally turns his elf promotion into pasta

>>70299432
this looks like a pain in the ass to program

>>70299419
I'd love to listen to something like that to get some inspo, anyone in particular? Or should I just go listen to some Detroit techno?

bitwig 2.0 is coming soon and they made it more expensive with yearly subscripton for updates

Does anybody know where can I download Syntorial? I can't find it on TPB or Rutracker.

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>>70292215
I've been trying to find a multi voice synthesizer for about $300-$700 and so far this is the best one I can find.

Any suggestions for nicer ones?

>>70300642
just new? or used too?

>>70300690
Either is okay, as long as it's not some vintage synthesizer that costs thousands.

>>70292998
lmao i like how you sampled the static from the remix. do you have spire? i can tell you how to something similar to that lead sound in the remix.

>>70297883
its a bit bland tbqhwyrnf.

the bass is awfully repetitive and there are no ups and downs. sounds bretty nice otherwise though.

>>70300753
i've heard good things about
ensoniq esq-1, sq-80
alesis ion
yamaha an1x
waldorf blofeld

>>70299830

Carl Craig for certain will supply it from Detroit, but from Europe I'd also recommend Ian O'Brien - the Desert Scores album is grand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLOo30rxfk

>>70300855
Thanks for the suggestions. The blofeld looks pretty nice.

>>70301095
This is some great stuff, thanks.

Any archived threads or infographics on trap /prod/uction someone could point me to? Thank you in advance.

>>70301571
Before anybody gets on my helmet about "trap" I should add that I am studying music theory and teaching myself chords/progression.

>>70300602
I need this in my life and I need it now.

>>70300602
just tweak vsts or something until you understand it. subtractive synthesis is not that complicated

>>70301764
I'd like syntorial more for the practice and to improve my hearing skills when I remake sounds. I kinda know theory, but still suck. I don't know if there is anything similar out there, though.

>>70300642
This is a cool synth but the envelope reset issue is enormous. Recording pads and any long-release patches is essentially a no-go without multitracking. Every time you hit a key the EG resets for the entire sound. Would be a deal breaker if it wasn't so cheap. All of that said, it sounds great otherwise and the sequencer is a joy to play with, very inspiring

Can anyone help me out with this? I have 4 synths and an 18i20 and would like to integrate my guitar pedals into the chain without always unhooking everything. I was looking at patch bays but I'm kind of confused how I'd hook everything up to my 18i20. A lot of the cheaper patch bays are just 1/4in jacks without toggles or anything to switch to stereo/mono. With my 18i20 I can use software to do it I suppose.

Noob here. I'm trying to connect my electronic drums to my laptop via MIDI. My trigger module has a midi out and I have an audio interface with no midi in. How do I go about this?

https://clyp.it/wvamncwj

Something I've been working on based loosely off Radiohead/thom yorke's style

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1mF95PXiUU

Chopped all screwed up

new youtube upload

new track to doomsday mixtape

Full-time, paid up music making ƒam in the thread for 10mins to help you out (probs for the last time because 4chan is worse than dog shit).

Questions?

>>70303356
go to reddit you fucking faggot

I made two short one minute clips

https://clyp.it/pbh3vcm5
I found a really nice breakbeat online (out of "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffery) and i wanted to use it.

https://clyp.it/0away3ht
This one was me experimenting with musical modes


What do you think?

>>70302542
by getting a midi interface

My daughter started using Lmms and started making some song following youtube tutorials. I only noticed after she asked to borrow a mic from me.

Are there any soundpacks or plugins I should get her?

I used to make d&b beats on my Atari ST back in the day myself.

>>70303439
woah dood ur so cool dood ur such a chan enthoosiast

>>70304444
>Are there any soundpacks or plugins I should get her?
a better os

>>70303356
tell me the production secrets the joos told u after u did the sacrifice ritual

Is it possible to build a vintage synth just by collecting parts?

>>70295688
>>70298258
I am extremely gifted musically and I still think all my stuff sounds like shit. You need to get other MUSICIANS (not listeners) to give you feedback. When someone who knows what they're doing gives you positive feedback is when you'll get some confidence.
>SoundCloud threads

>>70304894
youre exactly like my friend, except my friend thought his musical skills would directly translate into his tracks sounding good.

please dont do that.

>>70304444
r/drumkits is the best place for free drums

>>70302978
play my tracks u plebs

>>70301374
Keep in mind the blofeld is heaaavy on the fucking menus. I own a blofeld, a moog sub 37, a korg electribe, and a juno 106 and the blofeld is rarely used because of how much effort it is to patch.

>>70305439
I own 10000+ samples
I own a midi mixer,keyboard,drum pad

>>70305572
also been re-sampling for the past 4 years

Also know how to create my own patches on synthesizers too

>>70305603
That's cool, but you probably know how nice it is to have some immediacy with a synth like a juno 106 versus a menu heavy one.

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>hear commercial
>background music uses stock FL Studio kick

>>70305625
damn straight
gonna buy refx nexus next month with new laptop
>new laptop broke
lost like 200 bucks worth of samples

>>70305679
thas rite cry white boi

>>70305685
Ouch. I don't really get into sampling much other than my own gear, but I know I'd be upset as hell if I lost my own. Even more so if I lost some of the patches I've been working on on my moog. Sub 37 is like babbies first modular but without the cables since you can route your LFOs to damn near everything on the synth.

>>70300855
I have the rackmount version of the ESQ-1. I like its hybrid digital/analog sound. It has an architecture similar to the way more recent DSI Prophet 12 in that it has digital oscillators but an analog signal path after that. So it has 8 voices polyphony, 3 digital oscillators per voice, 32 digital waveforms on each oscillator, and analog Curtis chip filters and VCAs. Its features are deep but you're gonna have to menu dive to program it although its display screen is somewhat larger than other digital synths of the era.

>>70305685
>buying vsts and samples

L m a o

>>70305856
kek

How good is Arturia's V collection? In particular the model D emulation? Fuck paying 3500 for one.

>>70306136
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yergWdn968o
this album was made with arturia synths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq_tDOFU5tY&list=PL8N-_GzoQKsiYSJWbzxJWSGqBJEkt9zgo

This was made with the arturia modular V which is part of the collection

>>70305854
I have an ESQ-1 myself, found it for cheap on craigslist. I never managed to get much good out of it though. Any tips?

https://clyp.it/1ozkvbtw

I'm trying to work on film score type stuff, any suggestions? my mixing is pretty muddy as I just made it

>>70301571
>>70301605
T-thanks

https://clyp.it/ywxftipi

how does this make you feel

>>70303356
What should I be wary of when mastering (my own material)

>>70306819
the end sounds like death in june? is it?

>>70306819
Distant, alone, disconnected from reality.

>>70304114
Anyone?

>>70306934

it's the first 5 seconds of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVB9ceuUvGc

and a bunch of samples from 80's commercials

>>70306945

Thanks that's what i was aiming for! Do you like it?

>>70297642
kys

>>70306989
what was I thinking? how could I be so wrong?

>>70307230
anyway the end is hella cool is what i'm trying to say. gives me neofolk vibes apparently

>>70307017
Hmm, yes I do. Especially around 5:00-9:00.

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Reddit beats /prod/ by a country mile, just so you know

https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5nktwx/what_are_some_techniques_you_know_now_that_you/

>>70306819
Can I get the source of the muzak in the 1st minute?
ps I recogize the "beautiful human life" sample from japanese makeup commercials (80s).

i don't understand the people that are really great at production but their music is super generic. are they just not trying? are they not creative enough? these people give me the creeps

>>70307335
Because they got really good at making a certain sound/genre sound really good, so now they can't make anything else

https://clyp.it/5xhiqq4h

thoughts?

>>70302693
you've got some good ideas. I'd work on your synths and just basic mixing skills. what soft synth are you using?

>>70307330

enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC0AzWLc6Js

70's muzak is the comfiest music ever created, it's eerily melancholic for some reason

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Anyone use this expensive ass child's toy in their workflow?
What are some of your favorite uses?

>>70307619

what is this??

>>70307619
The MIDI is shit on it, so it's hard to use in conjunction with other gear, but it is a lot of fun to use if you ride a train or fly a lot.

I don't travel much, so I sold mine after a long ass Amtrak ride

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>tfw fell for the ableton meme again

>>70307631
OP-1 Synthesizer by Teenage Engineering. Some of its gimmicky, but it's interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pm13Gk1jt4
The only reason I called it a child's toy is because it gets some flack for its looks and some synth engines.

>>70307720
i've heard mostly good things about it. it seems cool. i think a large part of the appeal is that it's portable, so you can really take it anywhere. from the videos i've watched it seems pretty versatile too

I always come here for feedback on stuff I've worked on but no one ever responds to my clyps even though I try to give constructive feedback and all I see is memes and no one loves me still

>>70307720

i dont get it, in the website it's sold for 849 usd, but on ebay they go for up to 2000 usd what the fuck is up with that???? Also why is it so expensive even at 849, how does it compare to an electribe sampler or something like that?

>>70307711
if you cant into ableton, you cant into production

what daws do you all use anyway

>>70308001

Not who you're responding to. What advantage is there to learning Ableton if I already know Logic and/or Pro Tools?

>>70307474
Loved the synths but the pan flute melody sounded a little corny to me.

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Does anybody know how I can get the synth lead sound from this song? I've tried saw waves and a lowpass filter, but it doesn't have the same magic. Serious question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSUW-Z_Cnc0

>>70302693
I actually really liked this. The composition and use of effects (mainly the reverb) was great. The mixing/production could sound a little more polished, but that will come with time. I'm not great at it myself, so I don't have any specific advice regarding that. One minor critique is that the lead vocals sound just slightly pitchy in just a couple of places. Overall really good, though.

>>70307720
is the Can-OB version coming soon?

>>70308131
That's a version of I Feel Love by Donna Summer. It became a gay club song but the sounds from that record are like a part of electronica's history. I've tried to recreate the bass sound, it's actually a delay btw.
And for the lead I think it's a saw with some voices and detune.

>>70297642
Two things that stand out that I don't like.
The kick's too heavy and I don't like the way you use the 808 crash on every quarter note when you do. I prefer to use it as an accent. Maybe replace it with something else. It's too harsh for the mix you got going.

What's everyone's opinion on the 808 crash?

>>70298391
I like the way you think.

>>70304114
the "chong" synth you've got going sounds fucking harsh. i don't like it. the muted breakbeat in the background sounds okay, some beats are out of place though. i'm not a big fan of the saw you use either.

The trance beat is okay too. Layer more synths on it. The hat and snare stand out a little too much though.

>>70308080
FL Studio.

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>>70306819
that's the waiting room in aperture laboratories.

roast me on my drums.

https://clyp.it/sc33b2zs

>>70308314
I had no idea what I was doing with the first one t b h, I should have sliced the breakbeat

Should I make the snare and hat mono on the trancey track so it doesn't stand out or should I just duck the volume a tad?

>>70306463
This is probably a horrible answer but I loaded it up with various SysEx format patch banks I was able to find for free.

>>70308666
Try both, see what works. Slightly turning down the volume on the snare + hat will help a lot. You're trying to get that muted sound at least in the beginning of the clip. I'm not an expert but that stood out to me.

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>>70307282
only a couple tips in and mfw

How can I do shit that sounds like 1:50 and onwards? both the percussions and the high pitched "strings" thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcNG-zMlB8Q

>>70309094
have an LFO volume filter on your strings and pitch your string samples waaaay up. Pump a ton of reverb into your purcussion (everywhere) and just splatter it everywhere.

this shit is disorienting and crazy. make it so.

>>70304969
Your friend probably experienced the difference between playing a song he wrote and mixing/producing it himself?

Also when I said I'm extremely musically gifted I didn't mean I piss excellence when I pick up an instrument. I meant that I have the desire to continuously study music and use it to improve my own work.
Every musician/producer is his/her own harshest critic and until they hear someone else's opinion they will always think their stuff is sub par. The key is to channel that self-criticism into productivity and growth, and not do what these poor devils (>>70295688, >>70298258) are doing.

>>70307282
dont clean your ears if you are in middle of a mixing session

>>70309457
nah, my friend is/was a huge egoed cunt. when he heard even a slightest bit of criticism he would go on a relentless spree of how he studied music for so long that his songs cant sound bad. needless to say music production isnt 'our' hobby anymore.

i feel like i came out on top though, when we started he was already extremely well off on writing music and he didnt feel the need to improve. i however had to constantly learn new things while patching him up on the sound design, mixing and mastering side of things. eventually learned how to write music for my own. his music still sounds like a 12yo with a cracked FL Studio.

Trying to create a feeling of togetherness. Like being with friends or something. Does it sound like it so far?

https://clyp.it/j4dwbidt

>>70300642
audiothingies micromonsta. costs like 300 bucks, has an absurd amount of features and sounds GREAT. I bought one recently and it quickly became my favorite hardware synth.

>>70309890
asking from the wrong crew.

>>70309934
Haha.

>>70309890
Wow, never mind. Listened to it again and it sounds like shit.

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https://clyp.it/yzymqy2o
thoughts?
really rusty but here's my first finished track of 2017. didn't finish anything in 2016 so I'm already doing better than last year lmao, trying to grind out a track every two weeks or so this year.

>>70298409
Why does it need to fit into a genre? It sounds good, keep at it.

>>70309724
Yeah, fuck that, man. You can't learn and grow with ignorant and negative people by your side. You sound like the good sort though. What type of music do you make? Do you upload anywhere? I'd like to hear some stuff.

>>70310737
>what kind of music do you make?
the shit electronic kind.
>do you upload it anywhere?
nope, mostly because ive not yet finished a track i know represents my level of skill properly.

>>70310810
>nope, mostly because ive not yet finished a track i know represents my level of skill properly

as someone who used to be that way, this mindset will really keep you from growing. almost every artist goes through tons of different names and projects, and uploading and sharing things is the only way you will get feedback and build motivation to consistently finish work. even if the stuff you make now is absolute shit you don't have to attach your actual identity to things and as long as you're growing as a producer who fucking cares?

>>70310810
Kek. I don't think electronic music has to be bad, though. Genre mixing and adding live instruments are the key things that I look at when assessing electronic music, keeps it interesting in my opinion.

>...I've not yet finished a track that represents my level of skills properly

I feel that. I was like this until very recently (2-3 months ago). Ive been recording my own music for 3 to 4 YEARS and only just started uploading and sharing my tracks, and the amount of progress I can see is quite significant. Not in music playing but in production.
I urge you not to sit on your projects for too long because you'll grow faster when you start to get your stuff out there.

>>70310972
yeah, i guess. and i dont think my work is absolute shit, in fact im quite pleased with what im able to cook up. the problem is that i know that i can do better. and i find it really really hard to work on projects ive no interest for at all.

>>70310972
Well there you go. Didn't even see your post and we basically said the same shit

See>>70311086
I guess most people go through the same phase of stagnation before they start uploading their tunes.

>>70311192
yeah, I've been producing for almost 6 years now on and off and I feel like after the first two years or so it was nothing but stagnation filled with small bursts of rapid advancement.

what really kicked me in the ass was seeing friends who started years after me get better than me because they more consistently finished and shared things. they all built a network of support through sharing their tracks, and for a few of them that allowed them to get their work noticed by some pretty big players. one in particular is opening for one of my favorite artists in a month or so and they only started producing maybe two years back. I couldn't be more jealous since I remember thinking their stuff was garbage when they first started, to top it off they used to constantly bug me for production advice and spam soundcloud links on everything.

but yeah to get to my point sharing music doesn't just help you get feedback, it helps you meet other producers who are either better or in the same position as you, allowing you to share info and advice. imagine having a whole dedicated crew to back up your own knowledge, instead of having to post on /prod/ all the time?

>>70311559
True, man. True, true, true. I don't even have many friends that make music (or friends that listen to good music for that matter...), so I learnt almost everything by myself and alongside my brother sometimes.

I guess I had that stagnated feeling when I was only sending my bro finished tunes and started realising that music is subjective. Eventually I wanted to know what other people think of my material, ya know?
I too, wanna build a network of musicians and producers that supports one another with projects. Sounds like a dream.

>>70310031
holy shit i just spent hours trying to find that 'icy' hit at 0:50 before i saw this post, what is it?

>>70307282
"FINISHED IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN PERFECT."

Woah dude, makes me think. I'm always trying to create a masterpiece (my standards for that atm are a great composition and listenable production), but I always end up throwing every project in the bin of unfinished tracks.

The problem is that it's hard for me to keep believing in the song after some time. It always sounds too simple-ish and basically not like something that I'd like to create. Am I the only one who can work on projects with genres I don't ever even listen to?

>>70305702
lmao

Is everything clear to you? I'm not sure what to do with the chords at the bottom, they still seem muddy and weird. Anybody has any tips how to improve the clarity?

I tried reducing mids from the chords and boosting a bit of the top end on the lead.

https://clyp.it/ci2kr40g

Btw, I'm hearing some buzzes on the bass now, will fix that, didn't hear it before.

any good tutorials to learn the modulation matrix? I have a hard time warping my brain on what effect any source/destination couple has on the sound (and I have a hard time putting my finger on what has changed when playing around by myself). I'm mostly using hive's u-he.

I'm trying to recreate the snare from one song I'm remaking for practice. I'm not sure if I'm doing it the right way.

Am I supposed to go through a super wide search for something that sounds almost the same, or should I use EQ to carve the same sound out? I found something similar, and I'm trying to make it sound the same with EQ, but I can't get that high end right. It's a bit muddy and noisy, but at the same time bright.

This is the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHP5MKgK0o8

I'm actually wondering now if it is actually some clap paired with a whitenoise. Idk. Help pls.

>>70313843
Yeah I think that snare is probably 4 or so sounds layered including a clap and maybe a high kick

>>70312743
You should be making music you want to listen to you dickhead

>>70302693
this is neat. the low end feels like it's bubbling just below the surface.


would say the drums are a bit loud.

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Going into the studio for a 4 day weekend starting today lads, wish me luck

>>70313908
You don't understand. I """""""""""like"""""""""""" something when I start doing it, even though it's not the genre I would usually listen to. But after a few hours I don't enjoy it anymore. Basically everything that is not classical.

>>70300824
Thanks for the feedback!

>>70313391
Learn synthesis bruh

>>70306136
I have played on both, it's a night and day difference when you are actually playing on a moog

>>70306136
It's pretty good, but there's a free emulation called "minimogue" (if i remember correctly) for windows that I actually prefer

>>70308122
makes sense, it's recorded from an 80s casio- ill try and thicken em up a bit. thanks!

https://clyp.it/nvdwnsea

Is there anything to salvage here or i should just start another project?

(or give up music entirely)

The first beat I actually mixed properly, could I have some feedback?

https://clyp.it/gzzdj1mt

>>70316045
this is pretty solid - the only thing i'm not into here is that breaking glass sample in the intro. otherwise maybe turn down the bass a little bit and eq the rest of the track with a little more low end so it sits in the mix better

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My dad, 56, bought some mixing table and wants to record his own music. He had done this before on some shitty casettes in the 90s but I dont think he really understands it, he often asks me to help him as if I would understand it.
Anyways what to do. Is it easy to download some program and record? I really dont know squat, and my dads failed attempts at using his equipment is making me pretty depressed.

Does anybody know how to create a whistle sound? I'm using Diva, so if you have specific tips for that, it would be even better.

>>70316239
Yeah it is a bit cheesy, just wanted to fill the space there a bit, will probably find something cooler.

I know what you mean, the bass sounds really slapped on, I'll have a fiddle, cheers.

https://clyp.it/okddkff2

How do I improve my flow?

I know my lyrics are retarded, but they're supposed to be. It's shitty satire and hyperbole.

I know my beats are generic, but I like them that way.

I just want to improve my flow. When I write lyrics, I get a rhythm in my head and I follow it, but people say it's too repetitive. How do I learn new rhythms.

I practice regularly and I listen to music every day during my commute, but it's just not helping. Anyone have any good tips?

>inb4 Kill yourself.

I'm already dead inside, senpai. I make goofy raps for fun, for fuck's sake.

Jesus Christ, how can you guys find the right drum samples when you are remaking stuff? I don't even see the point of doing this now, I just can't find anything that sounds right. It is taking so much time.

What am I actually learning from this process?

>>70317494
remaking stuff teaches you more about parts of a song, structure/arrangement. I take it you are getting too hung up on making everything sound identical... program the entire song first, you can go back and tweak the samples later in the process

That's also true, yeah. I mostly find it useful for the arrangement. But I heard this is a good way of getting really good at production as a whole. I want to improve my mixing, mastering, compression, EQ etc. because it just doesn't sound professional at all. I don't know how useful it is.

>>70317670
Meant for >>70317569

>>70317670
>>70317688
Also, I wouldn't mind if the sounds are not exactly the same as long as they fit into the track and are mixed well. I don't know how to know when that's the case, though.

>>70308236
thanks for the feedback! Its a synth pad that resets every quarter note but I'll definitely try changing it up

NAMM 2017 just around the corner lads!

>>70316294
http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2015/11/11/free-daw-software/

>>70316294
what is your dad's overall budget for this? 56 year old deserves some good recs.

yo bros is that shoegaze mix alright? too lo-fi?
>https://clyp.it/romrabak

>>70316045
Critique my beat

>>70318423
More snare I reckon and more low mids in the bass for that grind

>>70313843
Kek, 4 hours have passed, this is what I have from this remake atm:

https://clyp.it/zmu4ykir

Beware, drop is EXTREMELY underwhelming (actually don't know how to make a bigger punch there).

As I have said, I can't find an exact same sounds. Tell me what should I tweak while I'm at it. I need to get this on a high level. (Might as well stop listening after the first drop since it just repeats).

>>70319163
>"an exact same sounds"
Kill me.

>>70319163
your vocals are too loud, it seems like your bass and kick are not really punchy enough, the bass itself sounds a lot different. It's in the ballpark though

>>70319163
pretty good anon. I think the sounds you have are fine for this sort of practice.

really just need some processing. You have any routing / sub-mix going on, or are all tracks routed to the master?

>>70319973
>>70320150
Thanks guys for the tips.
Yeah, atm I don't have any routing (actually, I never really got to that step, any tutorial to learn that)?

>>70316294
Audacity is good if you just want a barebones way to record. If you want a full daw reaper would be your best bet. Both are free

>>70316579
A whistle is essentially a sine wave so I'd just try messing around with that maybe some subtle frequency modulation

>>70321002
Yeah, that's what I tried here:

>>70319163

I know that Nexus has a decent whistle-like sound (actually, that's what you can hear on every remake of this song on YT), but I tried to practice Diva so I created all the sounds by myself. Still doesn't feel right, though.

https://clyp.it/x3n3doqs

ok so this is the first time I try to make something EDM and came out a mix between bossa-nova, trap and glitch-hop/downtempo

>>70302978
it's bad dude fuck off

>>70321520
sounds pretty good my dude

Someone please tell me how to make the synth in this track.
I'm fucking retarded.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8rV19x2Mj0o

>>70321598
don't be a pleb u bitch nigga

>>70310038
Thanks man, it's just that I'd like to have a few guidelines on how to keep creating this kind of stuff and listening to tracks like this one would help me a lot, I'm not limiting myself, though.

>>70321824
sounds like detuned low pass filtered saw waves but the really important thing is the extended chords my dude

Anyone know where I can find the walky-talky beep used in this song?

https://soundcloud.com/678carti/playboi-carti-the-omen-prod-brandon-thomas

Would also appreciate anyone's personal favorite 808 sample pack!

Am I doing anything wrong?

Does anything stand out to you guys?

https://clyp.it/sc33b2zs

>>70317205
read more books
dead serious
think about the flow of words as you're reading a well written paragraph and then try and emulate that instead of just trying to bend your flow/verse to the beat
especially when your beats are "intentionally" shitty and simple

>>70321790
thanks pal I appreciate

>>70321860
Thanks, man. I appreciate it and I'll try when I get home.

>>70321865
made it in 2 seconds on 3x osc.

https://clyp.it/mjoa3ots

>>70292979

Just do your thing and keep improving. Also, leave 4chan. It's not the place of unbiased criticism it pretends to be, and for the most part is just a circlejerk of bad vibes for the sake of it.

>>70322039

That is actually good advice. Thank you, Anon!

>>70321520
holy shit that's pretty good.

the #1 word that comes in my mind is 'cute' when i listen to this. it sounds like shawn wasabi.

>>70322308
thanks man <3

>>70322130
thank you friend

>>70298840
it's alright

>>70300642
Dave Smith Tetra module or even a Mopho X4 if you can find it cheap enough on ebay. Both sound nicer than the Minilogue.

>>70322303
<3

>>70321053
you could always sample yourself whistling autotune it and resample it.

p-pls judge me. I want to get good.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0QcLqOADtnO

>>70322853
I dont know much about chiptune but that DUDIDUDIDUUUUUU is fucking great. keep at it

>>70322853
that's good, sometimes things gets a bit out of tune and the drums gets a lil repetitive but overall it's fine

>>70321520
This is really good programming, bravo

Sound design is retro game music teir, but cool if your into that its great.

Personally think it would sound cool if you got more experimental on the sound design...Think pc music. But I def like the general midi sounding drums

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>>70322988
>>70323010

Ty, I will work harder to get so good that everyone will enjoy my stuff.

>>70312637
https://mega.nz/#!5UMAgJjL!losB00RT83iXGMYUuMvT8AewKQ5OeVHWkabMgcA_408
here u go

>>70323016
I'm actually into experimental music, I've been doing IDM, ambient and all that afx shit for 2 yrs or something, just wanted to try something new, turned out it's really easy

thanks for the nice words tho

>>70323098
someday my dude :)

and remember that the image is also very important if you want to get a bit known

>>70322853
>gameboy game music

>>70323703
But that's what I wanna do m8 :)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3mBCn2AyhQ [Embed]


Jorman God - Pillz

Hip hop instrumental to my new doomsday mixtape

>>70316579
triangle wave + noise through a bandpass or lpf with high resonance

>>70301869
Some DAWs allow you to create an AUX Return / external effect track. Essentially a track that routes audio from inside your DAW to an output on your Audio Interface so it can be processed externally and routes back into the DAW on the same track via an input on the audio interface

If you DAW doesn't have this feature, you'll just need to create 2 regular AUX tracks. Send audio from within to the DAW to the first track (keep monitoring off) and have it's output go to an output channel on your audio interface. On the second track, make it's input come from an input on your audio interface (keep monitoring on). then run the output channel into the pedals and their output into the input channel.

Keep in mind doing this will typically double your latency

>>70325030
need feedback too

ill check out ure track or clyp if u want

>>70321995
>https://clyp.it/sc33b2zs
that bass sound is so gross.

>>70321995
>https://clyp.it/sc33b2zs
is that fucking sampling the windows 10 notification noise?

>>70321995
>>70326407

I thought my windows was sounding too

https://clyp.it/user/2gxtby3b
any comments on this? is it muddy?

>>70325397
>>70325030
kek pleb

>>70326739
stop

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>>70325030
pretty bare but solid

would work if lyrics were put on top but imo its not entertaining enough to stand on its own

rate

https://clyp.it/1phdzlhl

>>70326961
im probably gunna take that harp out

looking for a 3 dollar under sample pack

>>70326961
idk if you ever played the game stretch panic for the ps2 but this kinda reminds me of the soundtrack for that game
https://youtu.be/JRhJnjXjrvY

>>70327100
i haven't but that song is cool as fuck haha

might go listen to the whole soundtrack for inspo now

>>70327168
honestly that track is by far the best in the game, definitely the most ambient sounding.
anyways, as far as your track I'd work on drum processing and patterns a bit more. it could also use a bassline. that aside, really cool atmosphere.

I spent 2 more hours with this (Selena remake anon here). Made some changes to the mix according to the feedback and added some transitions etc. Hopefully got a bit punchier drums now.

https://clyp.it/2kfwwvt2

I don't know how to achieve that effect right before the drop when it sounds like the bass is going to explode or whatever. It sounds like some EQ automatization so I tried that out, but it can be barely heard.

More feedback is appreciated. I think I'll wrap this up soon. Planning to remake one track per day for some practice. I don't think I should care that much to get the exact same sounds, though. I just want to improve my mixes and general production with this, hopefully it will be worthwhile.

>>70327763
im guessing that main whistle sound is a bitch to balance? its too present imho.

also the backing sounds are quite 'empty' meaning theyre not filling enough frequencies, making the remake sound incomplete.

>>70327763
I think you're overthinking the effect before the drop. It sounds like it's just a volume swell on the bass. It could also be achieved by reversing a bass note or perhaps reversing a bass drum.

>>70327933
Yeah, I kinda of didn't bother with the whistle at this moment. I just have to get a real whistle for that (or switch to that Nexus preset).

Can you explain those backing sounds? What do you mean exactly? I noticed that something is missing, yeah, but I'm not sure what.

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>>70327976
Ah yes, that's what crossed my mind too. The thing I did was played one note and automated volume and hpf so it goes down right before the drop. But reversing is possibly what they did there.

btw
>tfw haven't had this many tracks in a project for like a year.

At least I will be finishing these remakes.

>>70325934
gross as bad? should i make it stand out more? or gross good.

Rate this
https://clyp.it/a01rmrtq

>>70327763
sounds like a volume automation to me

>>70327997
ex. chords. layering different sounds to support the current sound fills a lot of the empty space. like adding filtered supersaw pads to support a piano.

friendly reminder also to lower the volume of other elements when you add a new one. otherwise youll run out of headroom and your mix will sound muddy.

>>70326407
>>70326442
:)))))
you fuckin bet that's the notification noise

>>70326442
your account's private rn.

>>70328150
Ah, thanks for the tip about the volume.

Hmm, yeah. I realized that, I actually did add another layer of chords because it sounded empty. Not sure, should I try adding another layer or?

Btw, just to be sure about the bass before the drop, what I meant is a sound at the 0:50-0:51. Is that even a bass or something else?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHP5MKgK0o8

>>70328272

It's a reversed kick drum.

>>70328272
Now it actually seems like a short noise filler, huh.

>>70328300
Yep, it is. Just tried it now. I guess I was overthinking it after all.

>>70328272
do what you think sounds the best. also if you want to emulate the whistle sound a little bit better, you could add a bit of attack and portamento, maybe even add a slight vibrato to make it sound a little more realistic.

>>70328397
Just an excerpt without vocals. Added that reverse kick.

https://clyp.it/likojbfu

I don't know senpaitachi, rate it I guess. I'd like to polish it even more. The problem I'm having is that I became an expert at starting new projects and generating ideas but due to me not finishing almost anything, I'm a bit lost in this stage. I also don't know much about mastering.

>>70328471
Thanks, yeah, that's what is missing.

how do you guys pick a bpm?

do you just start at a random one and build it from there?

>>70328651
depends on what genre ure making

>>70328651
>how do you guys pick a bpm?
im im using ableton ill use the tap tempo function to choose if im in another daw i just pick one

>>70328681
hip hop/rap/trap

>>70328651
usually I already have a general idea of what I want and I just tap it in. then I'll adjust from there if things need to be a bit faster or slower.

do i have to use the send thing in the mixer on fl studio to add effects? is it only used for reverb? can i just add reverb directly onto a track?

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>>70328707
I usually go around 90-97 bpm for my hip hop and trap beats

here's a chart i found

>>70328651
choose a genre, lay a beat, some chords and a melody in the general range of the genre, adjust to taste.

>>70328651

It depends on the idea that you're developing. Most times I'll have a melody or a bassline or maybe even just a hihat pattern in my head that I start with and I match the initial bpm to that, then I'll do a trial mix and come back to it next day.

At that point the first listen usually reveals whether the song is too speedy or if it's dragging, sometimes a new element added will reveal it but if you're using MIDI and warped audio you have flexibility to change up or down right up to the point you do your final mix.

>>70328724
you can reverb a track directly. send tracks arent anything special anymore, apart from every track being routed to them automatically.

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is it okay if i send my chord synth like this so it doesnt occupy the middle part of the mix?

>>70329328
If it works then by all means you can, but I think you can just put the fruity stereo enhancer on your synth, then dial up the stereo separation on it to achieve the same effect.

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>>70329597
like this?

>>70329697
yeah, fine tune it to whatever sounds good with your mix. I'm new to it so i'm not sure if anything works better, but right now i use it frequently and it makes a good mix.

>>70328724
Send tracks have the benefit of allowing separate processing. You can't eq or compress the reverb alone without compressing the dry signal if the effect is on the track. If you have the reverb on a send, you can do things like filter out the low end in your verb (to combat muddiness), compress it, or add harmonic excites and other cool things. If you just stick in on a track, you'd be filtering out/compressing/exciting the dry track as well, no matter where you stick your effects in the chain. Either before or after the verb, you can't do separate processing without a separate track.

Also, it's much easier to handle the amount of reverb between multiple tracks by adjusting the various receives on the reverb track rather than going into each track's individual reverb plugin. It also makes it easier to automate the global reverb volume across all tracks (or mute the verb for certain sections). It also saves CPU.

>>70330161
>If you have the reverb on a send, you can do things like filter out the low end in your verb (to combat muddiness),
idk about the compress or harmonic excites but you can filter out the low end in the default fl studio reverb VST
>Also, it's much easier to handle the amount of reverb between multiple tracks by adjusting the various receives on the reverb track rather than going into each track's individual reverb plugin. It also makes it easier to automate the global reverb volume across all tracks (or mute the verb for certain sections). It also saves CPU.
this seems like a valid point, but what if i want different amounts of reverb for different tracks?
also can i use the send as like a separation thing (all drums/synth/vocals into one send then to master)?

>>70330216
it's normally better to use one or two reverbs (usually a short and a long one) rather than different ones for each track so that the instruments sound like they were recorded in the same room

https://clyp.it/1kktnmpr

can I get some feedback plz /prod/?

>>70331016
Industrial as fuck.

https://clyp.it/4pnytnzx

*braaaaaaaaaaaaap*

>>70329328
why dont you just click the shit in window mixer to allow the stereo/mono knob and do that?

>>70330216
>but what if i want different amounts of reverb for different tracks
That's how a send works. Think of it almost like you're sending a percentage of the dry track to the reverb track (in db's) to get an equivalent amount of reverb "back" on the return track. You set the reverb track's reverb to 100%wet (so that you don't add more dry track volume into your mix) and you send as only as much signal as you want reverb. If you send unity gain (0db/ or "100%", sorta like "full signal" for a simple way of thinking about it) you'll get lots of reverb. If you send say, minus -25db, you'll get a lot less. The sends are a way to balance your reverb between many tracks.

For ex:

Let's say I have a reverb track set up with a drum plate reverb plugin. Set to 100% wet.

Send -15db snare
Send -20db hi-hat
Send -10db cymbal
Send -30db overhead
Send -30db room mic

In this setup, my room and overheads are getting the least reverb, then the hi-hat, then the snare, and the cymbal has the most. If I want a track to have more reverb, I just send more. If I want less, I send less. Now all my track's reverbs are balanced (via send volumes) on one track and they can all be processed together. A compressor will act on them together, and some color compressors can subtley saturate the verb. Adding to the "glue" effect. And you can add flangers, phasers, chorus, distortion, tape saturation, autopan--all just to your verb track. You might be able to eq the lows within the verb plugin, but then you're stuck with that eq algorithm. If you use the send method, you can use a dedicated EQ with different qualities. Your options are endless. Also, my different tracks are balanced together on one track, but I still have the reverb return's fader to balance/automate the overall reverb volume for the mix. So I can have my "verb mix" setup on the track, and I can raise/lower it for certain sections. If I want to change the "verb mix" for different sections, I can automate the send volumes.

https://clyp.it/12sbbbzq

Thoughts?

>>70331963
quite beautiful actually. the 'most generic clap #23' shatters my eardrums and to be quite honest, sounds like shit. i would find something else for a clap, but thats just me.

anyone have a link to where i can get some break samples?

just intalled cubase elements 9 in my new laptop but there is no sound coming from the speakers.
should i reinstall?
or wait until the interface i just ordered arrives?

>>70332033
the generic clap has become a pretty big thing and i'm glad it's getting attention because personally i think it's amazing

>>70328805
>electronic listening music

That's about right; most edm is for dancing on drugs I mean who the fuck would want to actually listen to it

need help with my song, i've only just started producing on fl studios and keep getting stuck. https://clyp.it/hprlkk30#

>>70335791
try not to invoke PEE PEE

THIS ENTIRE SONG IS PEE PEE

AND PISS

It's like Flight of Bumblebee but instead of it feeling like bee it feels like pee, the whole thing, the auditory essence of urination

Get a vending machine route and fill claw machines instead of doing this.

I can't add variation to my songs. I get one set of arrangements right (that sounds right to my ears anyway), then I cannot for the life of me build upon it. It's driving me insane.

>>70335934
so you're just saying it's bad?

>>70328150
>friendly reminder also to lower the volume of other elements when you add a new one. otherwise youll run out of headroom and your mix will sound muddy.

Can anybody explain this? How to do it properly? Just automatize volumes?

>>70336390
just turn down the master, there is no such thing as headroom in the digital domain

>>70336390
Not him but I start the track volumes at -12db then later I'll select all tracks and raise them together stopping before the red

new thread
>>70337368
>>70337368
>>70337368
>>70337368

a music noob with only very basic knowledge of theory/synthesis wants to get a synth
minilogue vs ms-20 mini?
sorry if this is the wrong thread for this

>>70337402
I'd start with a monosynth, so the miniloge would be out of question
the ms20 mini is nice because you can fiddle around with patching, very nice haptic expericence, but it's noisy
something like the new monologue is arguably better (cleaner) quality tech, but it's not as flexible
maybe go to a store and play around with some of the affordable monosynths to see what you like

What are songs that you consider too compressed?
Where do you personally find the balance between compression and dynamic range?

>>70337545
in 99% of all cases there's a fairly obvious point beyond it which your master starts sounding like complete crap as in you really notice that you're not only sacrificing a bit of transient snap but you're really destroying something
where that point is depends on a few things: mostly your skill and experience, your tools, your/people's genre expectations and what tracks you A/B your master with