/prod/ - Music Production General

Also rate what ever this is

https://clyp.it/tt5l5i22

https://clyp.it/hciuv33p

started working on this today, what do you guys think?

>>71694611
>https://clyp.it/hciuv33p
Not bad but it felt like different genres mashed into to one song

0-26 seconds felt like it was going to be a slow song

then 26-54 it was glitch step

then the rest of the song was dubstep

It wasn't bad but I think you need a better build up

>>71694534
Kinda cool. Reminds me of Yves Tumor. The guitar line gets a bit repetitive after a while tho. Personally I would take what you have at the 1:40 mark and write a new song around that.

>>71694611
I agree with what the other guy said. The intro with the guitar is a little out of place. The main drop part is phenomenal tho. The mix sounds perfect.

https://clyp.it/q4f3xcda

Anyone have any recommendations as far as the mix?

I'm gonna get this mastered soon. Will that improve it much? Will that give it a professional sound?

Also I feel like the snare really juts out of mix and kinda grate on the ears. Compared to >>71694611 where the snare sounds absolutely huge and sits perfectly in the mix. How would I go about fixing that?

Some late night trap.
https://clyp.it/fvrqn02s

>>71695267
This shit is sexy af, don't have any knowledge when it comes to instrumentals like this so can't realy say much.

bpm of your last song?

>>71694948
>>71695167
thanks for your feedback

>>71695267
hey man, I think you posted this yesterday as well. I really fuckin like this. about the snare, I think yours sits pretty well in the mix and suits the vibe, mine is a bit more bombastic because I was going for that feel but it ultimately depends on the sample you start with. and yeah mastering will definitely bring this up although you can do it yourself, it's mainly loudness that this track lacks.

ending really really reminds me of Blank Banshee

>>71695831
140

>>71695831
70

https://clyp.it/cf4vl4cm

Thoughts on this jazz bit I just made about an hour ago? Intended to sound 50s with hard panning and that tape hiss boiz.

>>71696133
The chords don't flow well, also the double bass sounds very muddy.

>>71696258
Agreed, changes need some work. It's actually a P-bass I'm attempting to make sound double bass as possible with playing/tone knob

What should i fix

https://clyp.it/4551jlj4

>>71696295
Well it basically does the same thing the whole time... needs movement my dude.

>>71694534
it's cool (love the noisy bg), but the melody never goes anywhere. listen to some guitar based instrumental prog/post rock and you'll get exactly what I'm saying (king crimson's discipline (the song) sums it up)

>>71695267
i think you need to add something else... a flute in the bg would do nicely from 1:49 to 3:08 IMO. the snare's ok, maybe a bit too loud

>>71695472
it's nice as it is desu

>>71696275
>>71696133
bass was meh except 2:27-2:45, there you got it
also, bass isn't loud enough as well IMO

>>71696295
same thing i told >>71694534 it never changes

>>71696394
jazz dude here, yeah i'm totally not a jazz bassist, never even attempted ever in my life. Hence low in the mix cause shitty playing lol

Gonna need to hire someone with a double bass.

>>71695472
Gonna humpty bumpty this thread with a beat i'm not very found of but it works
https://clyp.it/z5e4rclz
Also updated the mix a little on the last one i put in here so i'll just put the update here as well https://clyp.it/jymxtpdp

>>71696979
And i'm gonna bump this thread a little more with me correcting myself
Fond*

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just made this currently posting it here n there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dktpCrbs7oE

>>71697048
3 seconds of my life ill never get back

where's flume?

https://clyp.it/umto5gk5

its a beat
a lofi beat

>>71697480
>https://clyp.it/umto5gk5
Pretty good, i think it would sound better with the "ooo" more pronounced/less muffled

Sometimes my farts sound like perfect kick drums

check out this fresh vape tape dig n holla back

https://clyp.it/rgrfrrex

>>71695831
150

https://clyp.it/3zo32ugc

can someone tell me what's wrong with this mix? I'm somewhat new to mixing so i can't really tell what's still wrong with it.

I'm thinking about starting to make house music in garageband as a hobby. Am I in over my head if I think I can make anything worthwhile or is it possible with the right ear and ideas?

>>71701843
Those vocals are pretty drowned out.

>>71702196
>garageband
I think it's technically possible. I just think you won't because I've never seen anybody accomplish anything with garageband.

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Anybody got any thoughts on this?

>>71702955
forgot link fuck
https://clyp.it/1ax3oaue

I want to buy a midi keyboard controller for my synth. Is there anything I should pay attention to? Is faders and pads not really working for synth and they are for controlling the DAW?

Working on some experimental shit.
https://clyp.it/jvpao3sz
What the bpm of this track? Can you guess or are you not a good enough for /prod/?

Looking to get a Shure PG42 XLR and Scarlett Solo set-up for recording. Seems like a good set-up based on my research but anyone have experience with either or both together?

The radio station I work at used to use a Scarlett solo as well for running our mics to the computers and it was a great piece but never used a Shure microphone.

>>71702955
i like it, but it sounds weird in my headphones, maybe the paning?
Not a big fan of the bass line at 0:38 tho
>>>>>>>>>>
I know this one sounds pretty bad but i have no idea how to eq, is it too much bass or what is going on?
https://clyp.it/sohuuv3y

>>71704847
btw i know there are a lot of random noises at the ending, im just figuring out what sounds good

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I'm just starting to learn how to use a DAW, and I'm having some trouble routing MIDI to different VSTs. I've got all my instruments on different tracks but I can't figure out how to have them all on separate MIDI channels. Every time I try to add more than two instruments it turns into a clusterfuck. Am I just retarded? Using Reaper btw.

>>71704847

The panning might sound strange just because the quality is shit but I don't know

>https://clyp.it/sohuuv3y
The kick has no punch at all. Using a reference track could help I imagine.

>>71705146
I have no idea what you're even talking about.

>>71704289
Not gonna use a metronome but my guess is 320 or something. Also it sounds dark and nice, I like it.

>>71704526
Recording what?

>>71705540
All my instruments are on the same MIDI channel so when I play a note on my controller every instrument plays at once, and I'm asking how to get them to play one at a time

>>71705936
Why is every VST on the same channel?

>>71705997
because I can't find where to change the channels

>>71706141
Just put them on separate channels.
Find a youtube tutorial where somebody does what you're trying to do.

>>71695831
250

>>71704116
get a really really cheap one on craigslist. not sure what youre trying to say for the last sentence but its not worth getting an expensive midi keyboard imo, unless you get one that also happens to be a synth. then you can waste loads of money

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>make song
>slap lowpass filter, distortion and bitcrusher on it
>call it lo-fi

Why is this allowed?

>>71706471
it doesn't matter how the sound is achieved

>>71705876
Thanks. It's 170 actually.

>>71702955
>>71702974
reminds me a little bit of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUNyKoM4rpo

>>71706710
I figured it's double that because of the kick pattern but still, close enough, I thought 160/320

LFO explanation for dummies? I finally understand what an envelope does, but LFOs still confuse me.

>>71708225
An LFO is an oscillator that cycles really slow. You can't hear it, but you can send the CV from it to modulate whatever you can patch it to, like the cutoff, pitch pulsewidth, etc.
https://youtu.be/o4eE8-ZxZ4M

>>71707268
Is that good?

>>71708799
>current year
>not jellyfish jamming

>>71708225
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7DlMlnWtEE

all you need to know

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>>71705146
have you made sure that you have disarmed all the tracks that you don't want to receive midi notes from your midi input? you can arm/disarm tracks using the red button (pic related)

>>71709961
Oh shit that was it
Thank you based anon

Anyone know of any resources for multitracks that you can practice mixing with?

Here's a great one, but I'm looking for more:
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm

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https://clyp.it/x5l0odq4

Trying to make an EP based on Kowaloon Walled City
Any feedback?
Trying to make it sound more "dirty", but I don't know how.

>>71710515
I assume one of your inspirations is Akira and Ghost In The Shell?

>Trying to make it sound more "dirty", but I don't know how.

add a city ambience sublty in the background maybe, tape hiss and tape distortion since it existed mainly in the 70's and 80's?

>>71710746
This guy's got the right idea, tha style perhaps
>>71710515
Also you got a page or something I can follow? I'm loving this.

https://clyp.it/a35izl2h

So I'm thinking of doing some sort of 70's rock EP for my dad who grew up in the 70's and love deep purple, led zeppelin so on, just so he can have some music of mine to call his own.

Trying to nail that 70's rock mixing sound, but need some pointers if any of you have any experience in that are.

One of my own is that I need another snare, something more jazzy as this one is way to modern for that era.

>>71710746
I gotta look into how to get tat tape sound! Thanks!

>>71710826
Outside of my band I only released this song:
https://soundcloud.com/lazy-frogg/17-step
Lots of small projects on Ableton I'm working on, though!
Thank you!

>>71710515

me >>71710746 again

here a nice tape hiss I use often
https://www.freesound.org/people/marineiguana/sounds/213918/

city ambiences and sounds
https://www.freesound.org/search/?q=city&page=1#sound

>>71710853
drums need to be more forward in the mix, cut lows from guitars, add a bass, sounds good tho.

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https://clyp.it/4karwcx5

Filthy Frank mashup. roast it.

>>71706471
modern art = i can do that + but you didnt

>>71710941
>add a bass
theres actually a bass in there, but point noted, it needs to cut clearer through the mix.
This was just a a short idea I threw together last night to work around with the sound on. Guitar work is sloppy as hell, but so is it in 70's rock songs as they usually played it live in studio usually after a few beers, so I guess it works to the advantage of the sound i'm trying to get which is Made In Japan by Deep Purple .

https://clyp.it/s3vscrfl

I'm making a bit of a Radiohead type track.
And I'm trying to make te hi hats reminiscent of a snake walking or some shit

>>71710968
I don't like the kick, low end sounds awkward, like there's a lot of things clashing with each other

>>71711014
Yeah the sloppiness adds to it but you gotta find the good aspects to keep without it sounding like a lazy mix.

>>71711032
The hi-hats sound like drumsticks.

>>71711032
reminds me of blackhole sun by soundgarden.

>>71706471
Well, how would YOU do lo-fi?

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Guys I'm a newfag I have protools what do I do

>>71711858
record audio, does protools even have a piano roll?

>>71711968
It does

>>71711858
lynda.com pro tools essential (for whatever version you have). Torrent the videos and take notes on them

>>71712035
essential training*

>>71711968
idk but there's a piano plug in, as well as midi keyboard plug in. Theres so many plug ins idk which one to use
>>71712035
thanks

>>71711858
>>71711968
>>71712008
>>71712035
Generally the best place to start with PT is to actually record musicians, its the quickest way to learn the workflow (which IMO is simpler and a lot more efficient than other DAWs). Once you're done with that start playing around with your instruments same as ever. And what the other anon said, if you're feeling lost lynda.com is your friend.

What do you guys use to clean up the low end at the end? My shit sounds too boomy in the final mix I need to let it breathe

>>71713174
Get your mix right as you go. Identify where there's 200Hz buildups in your mix and do some more careful EQ. Alternatively be super lazy and just put in a high-pass or shelf, this is gonna sound like shit most of the time however.

Also where can I get some good free vsts? I have torrented some nonfree ones but have no idea how to install them

>>71713056
For what it is, it's perfectly executed. I hear that tape flutter.

>>71713174
Lowcut everything that doesn't need any lows, sidechain bass to kick.

>>71713376
Which ones?

>>71699898
I can dig this. It would sound cool if drums came in or something.

https://clyp.it/radyssq0

I havent finished this yet but I did want some ideas and feedback on this. thank you!

>its another 8 bar loop beat
https://clyp.it/pvw1hkho
Roast it anons

>>71714517
>Makes me feel like I'm eating tamales somewhere in asia
I like it sounds good
I'm eating tamales right now btw

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been trying to make some kind of rap able beat https://clyp.it/dhdyuopc

>>71715205
>https://clyp.it/dhdyuopc
very cool, but you have some mix issues. Kick is way to hot baked now, pull that back a fair amount of db on both sections, distorts in a bad way.

Your bass sounds out of tune.

The bass hit roll will put off any rapper as it is distracting and sounds off beat.

>>71714730
not very exciting, fruity loops run of the mill youtube trap

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>>71715382
Thanks for the feedback, yeah the mixing is a bit all over the place, I havent really had the willpower to open the project again. I'll fix the drums and the bass so it doesnt sound so out of tune.

>>71715382
>The bass hit roll will put off any rapper as it is distracting and sounds off beat.
bassdrum kick* roll

https://clyp.it/fqsi1lsr

Feedback?

>>71715422
>https://clyp.it/dhdyuopc
oh I see, Yeah its a bit wierd.

>>71715434
>future house without overused 9th chord progressions
I applaud your attempt, but it isnt quite there yet. Your production is a bit lacking, the choir in the begging is a bit out of tune (melodyne? maybe hard with those portamentos)

You have the creativity, but you lack the experience. Give it a year or two, play with more genres not only EDM, absorb as much as possible and you will get there.

How do I know when to invert a chord or in general what voicings to use?

>>71715394
Bingo!
Thanks for the FB, that's pretty much what i was feeling with this. I was gonna add some strings or pads in the background. But i ended up just noodlin around with my guitar and messing with omnisphere. I dont really wanna spend anymore time on it

>>71715434
I like this, keep tweaking it and it'll be a banger

>>71714517
really good, you need some more ambience/foley in the background to make it sound fuller, also the chord instrument sounds a bit too static and nasal at points, might wanna rewrite some more open voicings and modulate it a bit.

>>71714730
generic aimless trap but lil yachty would probably use this lmao

>>71715205
not bad, but there's issues, the snare is very dull/muffled. the kick around 1:40 gets way too loud, also these tom fills are very loud too. the sub is inaudible, might wanna use something with a bit more harmonics

>>71715434
Chord at 0:55 is wrong, I don't think you want a minor there. Overall not bad but it doesn't sound like those fully blown bombastic tracks, everything is kinda average/dull. it's a matter of time until you get there like the other anon said.

>>71715618
learn chords then use them according to your taste and what you have in mind. it's all about serving the ideas in your head, not aimlessly putting notes on the piano roll.

>>71715709
I thought music theory was about figuring out what is in your head in the first place. Fuck this, I'll ask /classical/

>>71715739
>I thought music theory was about figuring out what is in your head in the first place

that's what I said, there's no short answer to your original post, learn theory then you'll know how and when to use which chords.

>>71715757
well do you have resources? Preferably video series.

https://clyp.it/i53kstrs

R8 this little sample track pls

>>71715739
>no one will spoonfeed me because I am to lazy to sit through 3 hours of youtube vids to learn this shit myself.

There's rarely any shortcuts in music theory, you just have to do the work.

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>>71715848
work sucks though anon!

>>71715618
>How do I know when to invert a chord
when your piano roll starts looking like a roller coaster, you idealy want to keep in as much as possibe within a certain area of the keyboard to not clash with other instruments in the piece. That is probably as basic as your going to get it.

It's not an absolute rule as exceptions can have cool effects.

>>71715841
drums are way too thin, pad drowns the drums completely, lead melody sounds random and off key with the pad

>>71715841
>that hat
NOW THIS IS THE STORY ALL ABOUT HOW MY LIFE GOT FLIPPED TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

>>71715618
generally you want all the voices except for the bass to move as little as possible and you want the bass to maintain root position on strong beats in spite of whatever flourishes you might give it.

>>71715949
You've never heard of swing before?

>>71715888
This attitude is why you fail. On the other hand, trips confirm.

>>71716029
yes.

yes I have.

But, in music production its important to have a great pop cultural library of reference so you dont end up in the pitfalls of dating your beats to 80's hip hop or Super Mario Bros 3.

>>71716103
How many people in this thread will ever sell so much as a single note?

>>71716144
>they shat on my beats so now I will disscredit everyone in this thread.

If you want to know, I've made money off music, not alot, but not insignificant.

You on the other hand, is in the fasttrack to never making any if you cant take a little jokey nitpick at your track or critisism before you trail of all butthurt.

There are meaner people out there than me.

Just face it, you'll never be famous.

You aren't special, no matter what your mommy tells you when you finish showing her ur shitty track and she has to lie to stop you from killing yourself.

You will never be a rockstar, you will never pioneer into new genres, you will never get the cars, the money, the women, or the attention.

You will never have young girls getting wet when they are in your mere presence.

But it's not like you had a chance to begin with? Martin Garrix went to an elite school of musicianship and has been producing for over 10 years, and he's only 20. At 18 he was touring the world, fucking bitches and getting money for producing child's play, whilst you fail to produce a musically coherent 4 bar loop.


There are 1000's of producers like this, child prodigies just itching for a chance to show off their amazing work, and you honestly think you stood a chance? No, you don't even have the intellect required to be a producer, so even if you "grind"(cringe) you will get no where and will never finish anything.

By all means, keep feeding money to Native instruments and cymatics, but keep in mind your going to have to work 9-5 for the rest of your life, and probably put in a few extra hours a week to pay back your debts.

>inb4 Martin Garrix is bad.
No, as he gets more pussy than you and i'd prefer to listen to his shit over anything you have the courage to upload and call "music")

>inb4 "I just do it 4 fun xD"
You don't, stop lying to yourself. You secretly want to prove everyone wrong, but think people can't see through facade.

>>71716172
No my point is, that (that guy not being me) probably just wants too write music he enjoys personally. There was nothing wrong with his hat. His notes on the other hand...

>>71716183
blassic

>>71710908
You can easily get a tape sound by using a tape emulated plugin toneboosters do a really cheap one. Waves have the J37 or Kramer master tape reel to reel plugin, or just find a sample from the many free sound websites, loop it and put in in your sampler.

>>71702196
Although GarageBand is often joked about it is still a worthy daw to make music on. It's basically a cut down version of Logic Pro and has plenty enough features to make music on.
I started making music 20 years ago when daws were far worse feature wise than GarageBand is now. It's all about ideas and learning your software. Burial is known for making his music with Soundforge which is a audio editor not even a daw.

>>71704116
You could get a solid old synth on the cheap with a keyboard and use that as your midi keyboard too

>>71716411
I can stand by this, I use fucking Mixcraft of all things, mixcraft used to be a garage band knockoff for windows, but have evolved into a more of a sophisticated stand alone daw. mixcraft 7 is actually pretty decent and I have a great workflow with it (which is one of the reason I have stuck with it, tried ableton and cubase, but felt everything was so heavy handed in comparison to mixcraft that I couldnt bother with the switch) and it has taken every vst I've thrown on it from lightweight freeware to 20 gig kontakt libraries.

Your selection of DAW will have little to no impact on the quality of your music imo.

>>71715549
>>71715695
>>71715709
Thanks. I've been banging my head on this one. It aint done yet, just need more ears on it so I can figure out what the next step will be.

>>71716411
That's all true but Garageband is designed in a way in which new producers are encouraged to just drag and drop premade loops together.
You can make good things on it, it's just that you probably won't.

can we get some inspirational videos in here

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https://clyp.it/lamb3dtc
This is the 2nd time I've structured the track, yet I'm still not happy with it. I like all the sounds, but not the composition of the song.

Anyone with Ableton wanna try remixing the song?

>>71717529
I've been using gb for 10 years and have never touched the loop section, but please keep projecting your ignorance

>>71716144
I sold an A# once

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>>71718598
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muzh3TBbbIM

tfw no time to make music but think about doing it every day

tfw no face

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So I've got myself a nice little DAW, a cheap but good enough MIDI keyboard, I got myself some knowledge about music theory and a couple of the best synths you can get for free. But what's next? I don't quite seem to be able to do the supposedly fun part of the whole thing, namely the music itself. How the hell do I approach this?

>>71719269
do ideas ever come to you? that's how i like things to happen ideally. but i think more often it comes from simply noodling around enough until an idea gains enough momentum. just fuck around basically

https://clyp.it/ztstcpbi

Going for a kinda folky song with a choiry chorus. How's my mixing?

>>71719621
Reminds me of wild beasts two dancers album

>>71719621
You have to limit those big peaks

>>71719744
I think you're right, thank you. I've tried to avoid compression for the most part, partly because I want it to sound more natural and partly because I have great difficulty using it. Do you know any tutorials or anything that'd be good in this specific case?

>>71719888
try typing 'compression tutorial' in google or youtube

>>71719386
>do ideas ever come to you?
Not at all.
>noodling around
Maybe that's how to do things, but it didn't help me so far. I'm probably just impatient.

>>71719269
The fun part is the process of turning a simple idea into a fully fleshed out song. If I'm honest I've bought a lot more software than I need, but I still use basically everything a little bit. Just hum a line into a mic if you think of one, then put pitch correction on it and convert it to MIDI. Build it from there. You'll get there anon!

>>71719888
>>71719621
In relation to your compression, try a 2A clone. Its meant for limiting but I use it across a lot of stuff for some nice transient control. Throw it on those extra vocal tracks and dial in your GR until they're not quite as obvious (they sound a bit out of key too).

>>71719983
It could be that you're a fucking idiot who has no musicality

>>71720099
You're probably right, although I don't understand how having no sense for music makes me an idiot.

>>71720219
It doesn't. Some anons here are just fuckheads for no reason.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQuITvLJhjPhJ2F53xr6ag/videos

>>71718649
it's all over the place

>>71719269
it starts with a vision in your head, then you figure out how to make that idea reality

>>71719621
I remember this, what's up with the guitar chords?

>>71720219
The idiot part is because you got a daw and equipment without knowing you're unmusical

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https://soundcloud.com/rileychrist/sets/how-do-you-like-my-ufo Just released this instrumental project. I got a lot more up as well I'd love some feedback.

>>71720593
you're a fag
go to a soundcloud thread

Im new. What are your impressions on this. What should I keep and what should be cut?
https://clyp.it/ra4ayc5z

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>>71719888
Fab filter's Pro C compressor is a good one to start with because it shows what its doing to the sound visually

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Covering a song but have to make up the lyrics because the artist doesn't publish them.

>>71720517
I remember your comment but I still have no idea what you mean about them being odd - they're unusual chords, sure, but I mean they're chords. They're just variations on C#major for the most part. What exactly do you mean what's 'up' with them?

>>71720976
it sounds random

>>71721326
what's the second chord supposed to be?

https://clyp.it/kojbv0cr really unsure of where to take this, any ideas?

>>71721418
It's an inverted D#5 chord, but the thing is - you're the only one that's commented on this supposed randomness. I think it's subjective cause I basically just worked them out by ear and no one else has commented that they don't work.

>>71722118
this is weird

>>71722140
there's like an E flat or a B flat or something, it sounds really weird man but Dsharp5 wouldn't be my choice in general.

>>71722489
I'm sorry it isn't to your tastes man, but I like how the chordal progression sounds - I really just wanted tips on the production

>>71721285

Here: https://clyp.it/ma20hh3s

The only intelligible part is the chorus. The vocal track still don't feel quite right for me though 2bh...

Original for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf8oJ013fuQ

I'm a beginner trying to learn Piano/Keyboard, but also want to get into music production. Is there a keyboard i can get that sounds similar to a real piano, but also has midi functionality?

>>71723606
all the roland, yamaha, kawai, nord, numa and whatever stage pianos or digital home pianos usually feel decent and have midi

>>71723655
Thanks alot

>>71722489
>https://clyp.it/kojbv0cr
good weird?

>>71723821
I haven't decided yet, did anything influence this?

>>71694524
is this nikka's studio a ship?

>>71723852
Not really. It samples the into to a black metal song. I guess XXXTENTACION since I got the idea for the 808s being so distorted from him

>>71716507
You know what else. When I started out making music my studio computer was an Atari st running CuBeat which was the light (cheaper) version of Cubase, it had no audio capabilitys and just ran midi to my hardware sampler that had a few seconds (4 I think) worth of sample time , I had a cheap rackmounted zoom effects unit and that was it. I'm not gonna lie and say my music was good back then but it was certainly creative and I did make music.
Most Jungle/Drum&Bass from that era was made using simular setups. So again mix raft and GarageBand are light years ahead than the sample capabilitys of old hardware samplers and the audio editing and vst instruments are incredible compared to back then.
Over the years I've used most of the daws available and now I pretty much just use Maschine as I really like the simplicity of it. I've not touched my proper daws in over 2 years now.

what do you guys think
i tried experimenting with my style
maybe a bit too much
https://clyp.it/0qtk5vdu

>>71725131
Oh that wonderfull time when you start with music production and you dont know what the fuck you're doing.

As you, I cant say my music was any good, but boy I came up with alot of interesting things.

I've hit a wall with this. any ideas on how to continue this?

https://clyp.it/5seruaoc

Feedback on these?
Lmk what you guys think
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-XVn-4L3gnnPS_6PeaSYHO5i_KHeN1AC

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I just got pic related for free but cant find anything online about it.

How lucky am I?

>>71726344
i'd say getting anything for free is pretty lucky
>>71725944
if you cant come up with something than just resolve the track

>>71726396
well it's already like 50% done. I've past the point of no return

>>71725944
Work on the mixing in the beginning and middle part where there's no bass.

>>71726344
cheapo 90ies powermixer, these are typically trash quality
I hope not every other knob crackles
what are you using it for?

>>71726396
It has been collecting dust in the back of a theater I was working in for like a decade or so. The guy who owns it just wanted it gone. I'm gonna run an air compressor through it before I even turn it on though just because I don't know how much dust is in there. Basically, I'm asking if its still useful despite how outdated it probably is or if I should just use a software interface to do whatever it can do.

I'm new to prog so if I sound like an idiot its because I am one.

>>71726516
prod*

>>71726516
I don't think there's been much advancement in mixing board technology over the past few decades so it should be fine

>>71725944
french house it up.

That was the first thing that came to mind.
Add like chopped up slapp bass breaks and sampled disco cuts.

Sort of like madeon.

not the most original idea, but at least its something

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>>71726566
that's probably the funniest thing I read today

>>71726507
Bedroom producing, I've wanted to start learning but I don't have any equipment atm. There was an old digital synth that the person I mentioned here>>71726516 also said I could take, which I'm grabbing tomorrow since I only had room to take one home today it had midi inputs on the back so I figured I could find a cable that converts whatever input type it is to usb or something like that..

>>71726626
so, they added lcd displays

>>71726628
a small mixer like that is pretty much useless these days, it only takes up space and sacrifices sound quality. and you still need to interface it with a computer unless you're going full analog.
any 8 channel interface for a few hundred bucks does the same thing and you can record all the channels independently while sounding better and also interfaces your midi if you're going to pick up a synth or two

What soundcard should I buy?

>>71726701
Or just start making meme lo fi beats

>>71726646
they added dsp per channel, unlimited patching points, unlimited busses, n-1, scalable user interfaces, switchable layouts, redundancy ... and so on
digital happened, m808
basically everything audio changed massively in the last couple of decades

>>71726756
depends what you want to do and what your budget is

>>71725358
it sounds a bit too all over the place, a lot of things are clashing with each other

>>71725944
might wanna reference Daft Punk and draw inspiration from them?

>>71725358
please tell what you think even if it's shit

>>71726701
Well since I'm doing this almost purely for fun I wouldn't mind going full analog since I'm not planning to post on bandcamp or some shit. I'm also grabbing a synth that the theater is getting rid of and it has MIDI so there's that

>>71726918
building an analog system around a mixer using a tape recorder and a few analog sequencers and effects might be really fun if you're into that type of stuff

>>71726344
Looks shit quality. I'd probably take it if I didn't have a mixer though as I'd rather have a hands on mixer than one inside a daw. I'd imagine you could learn a lot from using it if it works.

>>71725406
The learning curve when you start out with very little is really quite amazing. Some of the stuff I made back then was the most creative I've ever made. It's easy now to get stuck in the same workflows and whatnot whereas back then every sound was new to me.
I'd borrow a friends mics and portable DAT recorder and spend a whole weekend collecting sounds for my sampler then weeks editing the sounds on a tiny screen with no waveform display so it was all done by ear. It seems that now people think that working like that is a waste of time as you can load a sample into an editor and it'll chop it all up for you within seconds, but spending a few hours with a sample, editing and chopping it gives you some quality time to really listen to it and get to know it. Plus I'm in no hurry I'll sit and drink a beer while I wait for a sample to load up off a floppy disk

>>71726756
Focusrite 18i20 if you want a good value for money interface that you won't grow out of for awhile. Something better if you have the extra cash and want top quality.
Just remember all of your sound will be channeled through it so if you want top quality recording and sound then don't expect it to be cheap...but for most hobby/bedroom producers something of focusrite quality is fine

>>71726756
if you just need one to plug your speakers in and maybe track guitar/bass and do some vocal takes.

Focusrite scarlet 2i2
M-Audio M-Track Plus II
Steinberg UR22 MKII

they're cheap and reliable, unless you need 192khz 32bit recordings, you'll manage fine with the 48khz 24bit that these put out.

>>71727095
If I buy Focusrite 18i20 can I still use expensive headphones or will they somehow be affected

>>71727179
the focusrite headphone amps in their interfaces are pretty good actually

https://clyp.it/2oho14zo
Did this earlier today, thinking of adding some proper vocals. What dou you think?

>>71726961
Exactly how I feel, I love the hands on part of it.

>>71727196
thanks for the help man

>>71727200
chords sound off

>>71727200
It would sound better if the vocals were more blurred in the mix, not so up front. What kind of vocals were you gonna add?

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>not having a calculator close at hand for recording sessions

>>71727462
I actually do most of the times
and if it's only to calculate delay times for old stuff like my tc2290
comes handy often

>>71727503
>tc2290
what all is on your rack?

>>71727377
Sounds to me too, will try to fix it
>>71727452
I don't know, maybe some sung vocals? like on the high end of the register.

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>>71727530
not much
a broken quantec qrs, the 2290, a tc 5000, and a half-broken 1178 are the highlights already
rest is a bunch of preamps and a bit of 500 gear

>>71695831
>using a metronome

why is it when i pan something to the right it sounds far away but when i pan left it sound like its right on my ears dick?

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I'm trying to record a debut album, and my band wants to do it in my home studio. Only problem is everything sounds a little shitty because this room has zero acoustic treatment. I want to build a guitar/vocal booth, as I've recorded in those before in studios and it sounded great. My question is, if I were to build my own DIY sound booth, would it sound good for guitar? Or are studio booths just designed better? How do you guys get a professional guitar/vocal tone?

>>71729593
maybe the way your monitors are placed?

>>71729794
take your stuff to a room that sounds good

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>>71724318
Guy who made this here, did some more work, lookin 4 feedback, comments, critique, you know the drill, love you guys best thread on the board as usual

>>71731224
https://clyp.it/fbm3bu1x forgot the link lol

Complete beginner here with what is probably a really stupid question. I have an old Roland keyboard from my childhood - on it theres a logo that says General MIDI. On the back are two contacts that say MIDI IN and MIDI OUT - does this mean i can use it to make music in FL or Ableton? The keyboard is like 15 years old.

>>71731320
youll need an audio interface that has midi ports and you can use it

>>71729794
this >>71730325
or pirate izotope rx 5

>>71722118
Just sounds like bad mastering.

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>>71731342
What is such a device called? Is this what i need?

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>>71731503
not that anon but when people say interface they usually mean soundcard/interface. Something more along the lines of pic related.

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>>71731503
that would work for sending midi data but ive never owned one

i play also guitar so i always used where i can record audio with also that has midi

>>71728704
(You)

>>71731586
Ah ok - looks expensive

>>71731639
welcome to music making.

just be glad you aren't me - my two hobbies are guns and electronic music.

they could have been something cheap like mushroom collecting but nooooooo I just had to get FUCKED

>>71731701
what kind of guns do you have

i dont own any personally but my grandfather collects guns from different wars and flintlocks

>>71731701
Mostly older stuff. Wood looks nice, you know

new to using samples - pasting one into ableton has it all fucked up, like chopped&screwed style. is this because it's not on the same tempo as my song? how do i fix this? is this what that "warp" stuff is for?

>>71732043
yeah

>>71732131
fuck i avoided this as much as i could, looks like a chore. time to get into it...

https://clyp.it/xxgqjf4h

Prog metal mix. My main concern is trying to get the drums to cut through the mix but i appreciate any feedback, i'm still really new to production and songwriting.

>>71731639
you could totally use >>71731503 this. It should work. Just know, you would only be receiving MIDI data from your keyboard, not any of the sounds, just the notes you're pressing. If you want to record the sounds from the keyboard, you'd need to see if it has an audio out, then that would need to hook up to an interface like one of these>>71731586
>>71731588

>>71732191
it's not, it's a vital part of playing with samples

>>71732212
drums are a bit buried in the mix I agree, if you have issues with making them cut through the mix, pull down all the faders and start with the drums, also parallel compression helps. make sure your bass isn't conflicting with your kick drum. nice track overall I like it, just gottta fix the mix

>>71732212
hey man, I'm this guy >>71732647

the mix has issues but holy shit, just finished listening to it and it's amazing, like, the actual music and shit, great work man, wanna hang out on discord with us?

https://discord.gg/QJtUjW5

>>71732647
>it's not, it's a vital part of playing with samples
yeah definitely but the thing is, you sort of try various samples and see what fits, playing around, yeah? so i imagine one would find a situation were you get a song warped perfectly after a while and realize theres a sample that fits better, and you gotta warp that one all from the start. so the process sort of goes against this idea of "put a sample there and see if it fits"

do you warp small stuff like a hi-hat or a kick sample, or only these 10+ second sounds are the ones that sound off?

My father's protools macintosh broke down from a graphics card breakdown. The hard drive is presumably ok, but he wants to transfer over to either a hacknitosh or a pc, protools and all.

How fucked is he?

>>71732908
you can turn on automatic warping in the options senpai, also no you don't warp kicks or hats, it's for shit that has a bpm like loops

Is there a place a Seaboard RISE 49 for a decent price?

>>71733127
look for used is your best option for a lower price imo

>>71729794
If you mean a booth for a guitar amp, the room matters less in that case because mics are generally pretty close to the amp and will pick up very little room sound. If you mean acoustic guitar, a vocal booth style booth wouldn't be great for that. It'll suck the live out of the guitar. An acoustic would generally be recorded in a live room.

>>71733019
thanks my man

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How does this sound /prod/? I've been trying sound different techniques from the previous version and I'm not sure if it sounds any different / better.

https://clyp.it/sbsvzee4

>the first version I was working on is found at:
>https://clyp.it/bm0rmvus

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Just unboxed this 70-year-old mic from ebay. All it does is buzz. Fuck me.

>>71733127
protip: don't buy it

>>71733955
Jesus christ man that image is triggering me

>>71694524
saved

>>71729794
I had some success in putting my small amp in a closet, with blankets and other clothes lining the walls. I've also recorded vocals in it. Professionals tend to put a mic right on the amp so you shouldn't have too much to worry about.

where's flume?

I am in the uk for 6 months. Is prod gear here cheaper than in germany etc.?
Any sites/stores/new/secondhand stuff you can recommend

>>71737811
Not really, it's similar. I travel to the uk often since my girlfriend works there.
Some computer parts are cheaper, but in terms of prod gear used your best bet might be some great old splendor or harbeth monitor speakers made for the bbc, many of them never made it out of the uk

Whats /prod/ thoughts on tape and console saturation?
Does it kill the groove on more percussive genres and make the sound too heavy and shitty?

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>>71738701
I think the more recent notions of using these type of plugins in parallel and even band limited can really have some benefits over slapping some tape simulation on every channel into some analog bus modeller hoping that everything magically glues together
because it does not
the changes usually are subtle as fuck (just as with good analog gear the headroom is huge and it's pretty clean actually) and if they're not then the plugin is exaggerating these effects which is fine and really typical for waves and similar but then you need a way of controlling it, that's where parallel and multiband processing comes in
if you're experienced enough with what kind of distortion and grit you can get out of what processors and how to use that in the mix then you can certainly benefit from some loudness, more interesting textures and whatnot
just don't be one of that guys who thinks everything is warmer and more magical just because it says tape somewhere on the interface

>>71695831
82, always

How should i fill the metadata on soundcloud if its a cover

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https://clyp.it/a3jtzgid

before you ask, yes i'm the real San Holo

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Just bought this cheap old tape recorder to add tape noise & wow/flutter to my blues album

Should i use it on each individual track or just the exported master

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how am i doing at this """""""live dub techno""""""" thing?

https://clyp.it/nall3lpe

just recorded the first take... haven't really processed anything yet, kicks are phasing, etc.

https://clyp.it/user/emccxn13

Friend said both of us should make something within 30 mins here is mine.

https://clyp.it/4blcgkln

This song tells the stoy of the epic battle FLAMINGO vs. CRAB. It´s fucking brutal. The Flamingo has eaten so many crabs it turned pink. The crab is represented by the castagnettes.

>>71733837
boring, generic, but good. the vocals get slightly buried at some points.

>>71743893
What would be a good video to put this song as soundtrack

https://youtu.be/7YgqgVwPnDs ?

>>71744124

jesus christ mate you are on the point there, I need to cut these together.

>>71743893
i love the crab claw sounds

>>71744306

I used actual castagnettes.

https://clyp.it/mjfwlamf
Been on a small break from music because of really long shifts at work. But now I'm at again I just wanted some feedback on the piece I'm working on

>>71743893
badly balanced

>>71744400
this is awesome. I love the vocals. did you record them?

>>71744400
really good senpai
maybe try removing all the percussion for that part after 1:05 as the focus turns to just the sriings/horns... i think it might make that transition more alluring.

what did you use for samples/rompler?

>>71744552
Thank you! I used a vst called "Voices of passion" from east west! I do however plan to replace them with real vocals once I find someone who can sing!

>>71744572
Hmm, I'll try that! Atleast reducing the amount of percussion, and replace some of it with something else! Thank ya!
I used many of the vst's from east west!

This is the track I had to make for my university's songwriting and production course. Overall I'm happy with the writing and arrangement and the lyrics, and the vocals are killer. But the drums weren't performed brilliantly and this is my first attempt at production so it's a bit pants.

The guitars don't sound great, but the bass is decent, and there are a few awkward edits which I tried to hide as best I could. All my EQ settings are pretty much following YouTube tutorials and guessing. The levels are alright I think. It's s-supposed to sound lo-fi, g-guys.

Roast me: https://soundcloud.com/himynameisben95/balikpapan/s-cBWmc

>>71744847
>https://soundcloud.com/himynameisben95/balikpapan/s-cBWm
music-at-the-end-of-a-uk-teen-drama/10

>>71744875
That's pretty much what I was going for

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klXIFat5fhI

if you do some searching you can find stuff like this which is way better than anything in big libraries like kontakt

>>71744956
>random out of place fret noise

no thanks

>>71744956
>extremely realistic
that shit sounds worse than the guitar samples in my roland stage piano

music for a top-down shooter game - the modest group of soldiers the player controls are infiltrating the main enemy fortress so the feeling should be of "getting pumped up, no looking back, ready to kill" with the player immediately encountering hostile enemy targets to shoot at.

https://clyp.it/b02izvq2

that's the general idea of it, it's nowhere near finished, but i would appreciate any input. break my heart if you must

>>71744847
Your teachers are shit, what a garbage track

>>71744847
holy shit at least balance your levels
what the fuck is going on with that guitar being 12dB louder than the rest

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>>71743251
track was private, now it should work

https://clyp.it/nall3lpe

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Whipped up a little instrumental track on my guitar lads.GENUINELY used a filter.

https://clyp.it/1ff0wjym

>>71746542
I like this, reminds me of Cassegrain/Tin man. With like a fourtet vocal.

This is the first tune I've done after a 6 month break, it's a bit moody classic electro

https://clyp.it/g0j0d00q

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https://clyp.it/vvwtnna3

I really, really fucking want to collab with someone who can rap.

I just started making beats and I'm giving them away, but I can't for the life of me find someone to rap over them.

Any of you kind anons wanna collaborate?

>mfw I'll always be a shitty producer with no one to actually use what I make.

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here guys what you think of this album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4e2hBQ-qUE

>>71747531

p. cool

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are clyp it trying to commit sudoku?

>>71748472
what do you mean by that did they change something

>>71748495
links only last a day and you can't upload anything bigger than 20mb

>>71748512
I guess more and more people are using it
webspace is expensive

>>71748512
if you have an account, your stuff stays up

>>71744114
thanks for the fb. i know its a bit boring, but i mainly wanted to get the sound and structure down before messing too much with it. every story needs a rough draft :P

https://clyp.it/4ls1k224

hows this

>>71746586
>https://clyp.it/1ff0wjym
pic is very related. awooo~

maybe turn down the filter it sounds like a wall of sound assaulting my ears

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Picking a couple tracks to mix and master... Thinking of using this. Let me know what you anons think. Chill Trip Shit

https://soundcloud.com/diggeroftheunknown/gymnopedie-interludes-offbeatz

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https://soundcloud.com/tengupop/pastel
Very basic beat
Hope you enjoy

>>71746586
reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN4HnemERY0