/prod/ - Music Production General

>https://clyp.it/1leh0pye
to whoever posted this clyp in the last thread:
i really enjoy how it sounds. is that an 808 bass you're using? and are the other instruments sampled, vsts, or what?

rec mic for under 60$ mu

https://clyp.it/fqe5raeb
what do you guys think of this?
Isn't clean yet but thatll come eventually. Still feeling way around how i want to put it all together but there are a lot of things to mess with. Haven't even started thinking vocals or anything yet

https://mega.nz/#!8wJEyJzZ!-VdByRop-Mm5QCrIr6JdDfX4hIVL3vogDriK6f8uGnk

It's the korg legacy collection for win, both x86 and x64 versions. I uploaded this for a friend but I decided that you faggots might need this in your life.
You're welcome.

>>71843898
that's useless for me cause i'm on mac but cheers anyway, you're a good guy

https://clyp.it/ozofdd4j

fb

>>71843643
dynamic:
sennheiser e835
sm57/58 (try to make sure that they're legit, might not be easy at that pricepoint)

condenser:
akg perception 120
samson c01 (watch out for usb ones, though maybe usb is good enough for you?)
behringer b1

what is it for anyway? depending on the use you might want to look into a specific type

also you'll probably have to buy used so look carefully

>>71844494
just for creative fuck around in FL.
also, I understand I'll need an sound interface too? any recs for that?

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>>71843495
House tune Im working on:

https://clyp.it/dpj5esff

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https://soundcloud.com/vargasnikolai/bl4ckgu1ch-x-nikolai-feel


>Atmospheric
>Space
>Trip hop

https://clyp.it/v4n5tdlo

>https://clyp.it/1leh0pye
Wanted to say how nice this is. Neat use of the sample.

https://clyp.it/wz1gvn43
>footwork-ish
love u guys
>>71844883
u need a way better/louder kick, way softer/less generic clap, and a way better lead synth
>>71844136
>>71844960
both of these are cool but kinda generic. feels like you're using like "bones-type" trap sample packs

https://clyp.it/rhcln1hk

my friends say this is bad
are they wrong

Do any of you sing/vocalize on your tracks? I really just want to use my voice as an additional instrument to be processed, but it's something I've never done before and to be completely honest, I get embarrassed when other people hear my voice on a recording (or any of my work for that matter).

How do I ball up and start?

>>71845173
shut the fuck up listen to my track idiot

>>71843495
https://clyp.it/2jchz40z

when did you decide to start uploading to soundcloud?

>>71845164
it's not great. good drums and like, i like what you're going for (very early flylo-y) but whatever that doom-duh-doom vocal sample is sucks dick and the melodies are ehhh

>>71845146
how do you glitch that shit up?

>>71845204
cool thanks definitely think im flylo

>>71845173
>I get embarrassed when other people hear my voice on a recording
everyone does, they're not used to their own voice recorded

and yeah I have done, terrible though so not so much anymore

>>71845173
just bury it in the mix. I use my voice but sample it and resample it and add reverb and shit on it till no one knows it's me

>>71845204
https://clyp.it/5qqeyqeo here are the other versions since you asked
https://clyp.it/hyna0z2a

>>71845214
what do you mean my guy? do you mean the vocals or the main drop sample

>>71844883
This is p good pham
Captured that simple but funky vibe from early house

>>71845251
why did u respond to ur own garbage track

>>71845232
I think you really need to get like, a good groove with those drums. too stuttery. try downloading some breakbeat samples and play w those

>>71845251
how can you honestly review that and not tell him his mixing isnt absolute garbage. listen to how loud that fucking clap is

>>71844136
idk what that other anon was talking about this is very clearly zaytoven influenced

pretty cool take on that zaytoven sound though

I dig

>>71843641
whoever made this, great stuff

"lo fi" hip hop producers take note

>>71845236
initially i probably meant the sample even though the vocals are stuttering in a similar vein. i really like the sort of modulations or whatever it's called that you got going

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>>71845262
>>71845276
song needs to be mixed and shit needs to be tweaked but i just wanted to get the structure of the song sorted out.

also that anon is not me.

>>71845362
thanks man. The glitches are just sorta just chopped up and cut into rhythms similar to the footwork shit I've been listening to, that sorta, kick every third bar kinda thing, like
k--k--k-k/s--k--k-k
(k for kick, s for snare)
the vocals are just sorta wonked out into a rhythm different enough from their sample that it's not being totally bitten

>>71845146
This is great, kinda reminds me of iglooghost

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Hey guys I'm having this problem where I can't drag and drop stuff in fl studio, I've been kind of getting around it by pressing ctrl and clicking but it's getting really annoying and in the way

>>71845480
sounds mpthing like iglooghost lmao

>>71845480
thanks!! he's my #1 influence, just a bit more than OPN

>>71845495
Install Ableton Live... That should fix your issue!

>>71845502
>wonky trap drops
>glitched up english rapping
>cutting rap vox samples into just syllables
i mean, not to say you're wrong, but there's some pretty obvious influence duder

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>>71845514
>Ableton Live

>>71845552
its the superior daw

https://clyp.it/vm3iugis

bitsnake here

new track in work

>>71845502
It definitely stands out on its own sonically, it's just that rhythms, chops and layering reminded me of his stuff

https://clyp.it/ljl5x5i4

Im jealous of you glitchy guys so I might start heading in that territory but I had fun with this simple boom bap chune

https://clyp.it/yqknusc5
hows this

https://clyp.it/bvkyiupm

an old one for yall

>>71845934
garbage

>>71845934
It could be better once you spend more time on it, right now it just sounds like you spent two minutes scattering a bunch of notes and samples in a sequencer

>>71845934
It's a good start, once you get the structure and patterns down start tweaking the actual sounds themselves a bit more so they're more unique

>>71845703
This is pretty groovy, but the panning of the snare is kinda offputting imo, it'd probably sound better in the center

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>>71843841
your playing is good, but you bounced your track with only the Left wave. So it's only coming out one side. Make sure to stereo bounce.

>the warped and wobbled chords leading into the drop is great. Mix sounds balanced and full, love the sparatic pauses, and chops. Fun beat.

>>71844883
I'm making a house tune too - please give me some feedback. you need more pump in that kick, it's too soft and piddly. Bass sounds full, but your build up could be a little more interesting - i found myself waiting for something to happen. (robotic effect on vocals - neat). It all sounds nice and you're for sure on the right track, but i found myself bored half way through because after 45 seconds i heard pretty much everything. However, i know traditional house is much like this so if you were going for that, and that alone, you did it! Overall great work, but keep making stuff.

>>71844960
Not sure what advice or criticism you are looking for - but I'll just give my two cents i guess? Bass is nice in the drop, but i felt like the overall drop shoulda hit harder. I think vocals could be the tiniest bit more present. clap also sounds stuck in the background. maybe a little more side chain on that bass because it seems to be eating up most of the mix. Cool sound you got going on though. It's intimidating and mean.

>>71845164
Uhhmm..... I don't really know what you're trying to make here. :l there's so much going on without much musical aspect.

>>71845200
Not OP, but when you choose to upload is all on you. I havent uploaded nothing to soundcloud, just clyp for you /mu/fags. I don't think i am ready yet, and I feel that first impressions last especially with music. If you post a track and nobody likes it, you could post a second track thats amazing and most people wont even click it to give it a chance. wait till your tracks are great - share it with friends and other producers (probably other than here because we are all kinda shit and rude to one another)
1/2

>>71846301
I honestly dont think I panned it at all

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>>71846977
2/2
Ran out of room

>>71845577
not sure what that long pause was at the start for, but when the track started it scared the fuck out of me. you should watch your levels while recording a lot of it sounds like it's clipping. the raw piano into the drum and bass is a good idea, but again it all sounds so "in your face" and not in a good way. try re-recording and get a better overall mix.

>>71845703
I needed that mellow vibe after bitsnake (jk bitsnake <3) .can't really suggest too much, other than maybe some retro vocal samples to slide in there to add some human characteristics.

>>71845934
Just keep making stuff. You'll improve, don't quit! (:

>>71845958
Kick sounds a little distorted but not fully outta place. You should look up a Slynk (spelling?) tutorial on how to write swing drums with midi. it will help this track advance a lot, trust me! Good work!

Here's my clyp WIP.

https://clyp.it/p5aey2hs?token=5ac58b683b6d624fe02a3b7de378f00a

I just finished a rough arrangement, and now hoping to get right into the mixing phase of the project. Just a generic house track, but I am really enjoying the vibe. I am going to add a lot more variation to the drums. I am Just curious on general thoughts, criticisms, and anything you hear that doesn't really work. All feedback welcomed. (:

>>71847217
house that has no power is not house. Compression and transient shapers are your friend. I'm probably saying so because your kick is shit and everything sounds pretty dry and hi-heavy. Also, a common beginner mistake, there's a lot of shit that's overly stereo wide. Mono is your friend.

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>>71843495
>https://clyp.it/34erreft

Any thoughts on this? This is only the intro and I still have a lot more ideas, still need to mix up the beat, this is mostly the intro outline.

Made with MS20, Virus Access in Renoise.

>>71845552
greentext all you want, when people make these "i cant do a super basic thing" posts like this one >>71845495 the daw is FL 90% of the time

>>71847390
cool thanks, I'll take some things more inward.

>>71847552
hey guys I can't use ghost notes in Ableton and it's really annoying, how do I fix it

>>71847552

I'm installing ableton right now anyways, fuck fruity loops

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>>71843495
are keylabs the closest arturia has come to making dedicated controllers for their soft synths?

>>71845276
>only being able to review the mix

Are you retarded? Clearly it was a rough mix, why even comment on it? there is more to production that mixing

>>71845257
Kek

>>71847552
i never used fl studio before so i dont even know what is shit about it

can you give me a quick rundown

>>71847552
how do I upvote

I think there's something wrong with this but idk, I really need some professional advice

https://clyp.it/gahpcorx

>>71847975
Haaa nothing like good ol white noizee can listen to it all day :D
Anyways Did something a while back but the mix didbt turn right so.
https://clyp.it/n5zxykzv

>>71848284

This is actually really good

>>71847975
There is some heavy distortion going on is what i meant to say

Hows the mix on this trap beat?
https://clyp.it/05itoxuy

>>71848381
Sounds clean and professional
But its too bare bones imo

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Fucking around with old breakbeats again, this time with Al Hirt.

https://clyp.it/x2ianfnk

>>71848518
Yeah gonna add some more stuff to it, thanks for the input.

>>71848540
Like the melody man
Did you made it ?

>>71848323
Thxxx :D

>>71848605
I wish. That would be Al Hirt. I fleshed out the percussion and laid down a new bassline.

>>71848657
Yeah it all fits nicly with the melody
Gotta hear the original thou
Good job anyways

>>71848745
Orig:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZz3hlMBwD8

>>71848796
Nice
Finally some good remix material ^^

>>71847713
its the shit most people use before they upgrade to Ableton. srsly you always hear about FL users switching to AL but you never hear about AL users switching to Fruity.

>>71849131
Becuse if you master FL you master them all.
Thats why you see ppl switching from Fl to Al not the other way around

>>71849244
>soundgoodizer
>Proprietary piano roll
>limited hardware interfacing
>shit midi sequencing

Kek

>>71849312
And it still kicks AL ass..

>>71849131
Also you fail to realize that even after they switch to FL their music still suck..

kek

>>71849244
>Becuse if you master FL you master them all.
More like if you master FL you only master FL. I take college classes in music production and film sound with professionals in the industry and they all passionately despise it because its so inapplicable and impertinent. It's the most backwards, least transitive, least intuitive of any DAW. This has been known for a long time.

Man, you kids chatting about midi makes me yearn for my Cakewalk days back in the 90s...

>>71850056
ive always used cubase but never took classes what do they use in college

is there a way to extend this drone?

https://clyp.it/uy4rrfzx

I really like the Earth 2 tone, but I don't know a way to make it into a longer drone. Paulstretch takes away the fuzziness/heaviness.

>>71850163
https://www.dvc.edu/academics/cte-pdfs/musicindustrystudies-info.pdf
spring catalog

https://clyp.it/tt2ei5hs

something i just started about 3 hours ago. i usally make breakbeat and this is my take on 4 to the floor techno shit. the drums def need to be fixed but thats an easy fix. am i going int he right direction?

>>71850056
You should try a diffrent college then
It seems that the professionals are shoving their own opinions rather then facts.
Fact is that real pros use whatever necessary to get the job done fast
And its been known that FL is the most intuitive and easy to use go check out fl 12 then cone back

>>71850347
they really use reason ? i knew protools was going to be listed but i didnt expect reason

>>71850373
Ye your in the right direction just add transitions to the drums

Is taking the instrumentals from songs and writing your own lyrics to match them a good way to practice songwriting?

I wouldn't post any of the results publically of course since it's stealing, but I was wondering if this is a dumb idea or not.

i want 2 get my first "real" synth. im new to making music and im currently using a yamaha pss 480 and it has a lot of limitations

im considering a microbrute, microkorg, or finding a used dx7 on ebay for ~350

my main influences are devo, john maus, and joy division, which should o spring for?

>>71850559
You could, but why not just loop a chord progression and improv all the way. Enough time and some lyrics or melodies will stick.

>>71850462
Not as an industry DAW, more as a teaching tool. I haven't taken the class but from what I've heard it's just noob shit. It's like I/O the class.

>>71850582
i wouldnt buy a hardware synth if youre new. keep at it with vst and see if over time making music is something you really want to invest in

>>71847217
I made >>71845703
and
>>71845958

so I appreciate it

The drums are actually pretty swung including the hi hats

The kick was intentionally distorted

Thank you though bro

Cool stuff you got

I dig the house vibes

>>71845146
>>71845251
>>71846977
made some revisions according to your suggestions and i will continue to revise it:

https://clyp.it/crasyl4o

>>71849806
>>71849879
>>71850437
>all these mad fl kids

>>71848284
Really great. Makes me smile

>>71850437
find me a university that teaches an FL studio class, go ahead, I'll wait.

>>71850437
>Fact is that real pros use whatever necessary to get the job done fast

Fact is pros take the time and use the tools necessary to get the job done properly

>>71847456
Anyone?

>>71852510
I don't actually know much about production(I've been meaning to install Ableton or something, but work's been taking up a lot of time), but I really liked it. It works well as an intro. I think the last 10 seconds or so could loop for a bit longer and not get stale.

>tfw got my mic and power supply finally

now what?

Anyone knows of some resource about different ways of playing chords and arpeggios for piano? Something like common patterns found in music?

Why are DX21's so cheap compared to DX7's?

>tfw you want to make music but your voice is annoying and you don't have the motivation or attention span to properly learn an instrument or how to use a DAW

I love being a fucking useless faggot.

Please someone tell me where I can get free FL Studio plugins. I'm about to kill myself.

>>71854726
rutracker senpai

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https://clyp.it/4bobovi2

>weird one

Not sure how to polish this 1 off.

Takl to meh

>>71854766
Thanks. It seems to work.
You literally saved my life. I was gonna prostitute myself or kill myself. depending on the mood.
God bless you. i mean it

God bless Russians and their piracy.

>>71850437
people dont actually believe this do they?

>>71855115
I do

>>71850056
duhhhhh it was built for beats

>>71853896
go back to the keyboard and revamp the way you think chords
this might help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u4Qmfc54nw

>>71855490
well that is just silly

https://soundcloud.com/waltreclay/no-air-open-collab-prod-troy-l-thx-4-30k-33333333

Something I just finished
I'm trying to up my mixing game, any pointers on what I can do to make my shit sound cleaner?

<3u

>>71854976
>https://clyp.it/4bobovi2
it's pretty meh tier, no offense. Changing the note/chord of the main plucky synth every once in a while might help. I do appreciate your effort in trying something new though :)

ayy just fishing 4 feedback back boiz
https://clyp.it/w342lemz
the transitions need to be fixed

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www.soundcloud.com/igreos

Hello, Perufag here.
I mostly play the keyboards and do some backing vocals in collab with local bands/artists and make some covers by myself to practice with Ableton, hoping to be able to record and produce songs by myself (have basic guitar and bass notions, abysmal at drums, but i can just write them in MIDI)

Quick question: Would this setup work for a (sans the vocalist) silent band rehearsal?

>>71855735
no because ur being a soundcloud fag in a /prod/ and should kill yourself

>>71855735
everyone but the vocalist will come in on only one side of the headphones if you do it this way

>>71855761
>he plays soundcloud cop on a norwegian drone photography forum to feel like a big man

>>71855761
Oh, sorry to bother you i'm not currently working on anything yet, will post and ask when I do.
>>71855763
Oh, i see.
I'm trying to make a poorman's JamHub. Kniw about any other piece of hardware i could use that wouldn't pan instruments?

>>71855817
you'd just need a mixer with 5 mono channels, or maybe 4 and somebody could use the rca in with a splitter

oh yo so is this the other soundcloud thread? saw all the other links so i was hoping you could check me out senpai, thanks.

https://soundcloud.com/same-devotion

How do I into modular /mu/?

Should I get a semi to jump in?

>>71855899
>all the other links
all 3 of them?

Is aftertouch necessary for midi controller?

>>71855984
no

>>71852017
That's the funniest thing I read today

Theres 3 acoustics and 3 electrics on this
Should i use just 1 or 2 of each or not

https://clyp.it/1w524b3b?token=d8ccebeac3f21ae6a7348051cddb3f09

How to draw midi Organ accompainment as i dont have a midi keyboard and dont play keys

>>71856244
with the piano roll

>>71856254
yeah
i mean hbw to make it sound like an actual instrument line
i have no idea how to do it i just hold the chord notes nonstop

>>71856266
i dunno... maybe use a scale or chord plugin to save some time. i cant really help much because i never work that way... i'd rather play in real time on a qwerty keyboard than click in everything if i had no controllers available to me

anyone ever build any synths using roli software? i just came into possession of a seaboard and i'm not using it to its full potential.

>>71856310
that sounds like better way
how do you arrange the musical notes on a qwerty keyboard

>>71856335
i use ableton, so the default setup is the white keys in the asd row and the black keys in the qwe row, z/x for octave switching c/v for velocity adjustment

>>71851807
We are mad not becuse other DAWs are better.
maybe they are in some thibgs but you always shit on FL users while still makeing shit music with other DAWS.
Accept the fact that a DAW is just a tool for you to use and that good music comea from you not the DAW you use.
Anyways did lily allen remix a while back
Feedback would be nice ^^
https://clyp.it/rpqnan20

>>71856375
>but you always shit on FL users while still makeing shit music with other DAWS
i do? it's weird that you would know that without any of my music being in this thread lol.
>Accept the fact that a DAW is just a tool for you to use and that good music comea from you not the DAW you use
oh blow me lol, comparing tools doesn't challenge this in any way

>>71856462
I was talking about the ones that switch from FL to AL like some anon here said

>>71856462
Did you know you can make music whitout a daw ?

>>71856509
did you know you can make posts that aren't shit?

>>71856517
No

I like the overall melody but it feels a bit empty
https://clyp.it/na3cdunw

>>71856563
Here's another that's a bit more produced but it still feels like it's lacking something, it doesn't feel very dynamic or something

https://clyp.it/jgcripfc

>>71854391
Only 4 operators, no velocity (but over midi in), no 7 in the name

>>71850582
dx 7 because of polyphony.
Alternatives are dx21 or Roland d 50 / 10

https://clyp.it/4edjzndg

worked on this. still no major mixing done, but got all the main ideas out and fxs solidified.

>>71856367
cool
i'll look up that option on reaper

>>71856796
wow sounds better than my final mixes

>>71856796
what you will do in the "major mix"? EQ and compress?

where is that going to be played

>>71856796
kicks at 1:40 sound a bit off at times

>>71856937
Well, I still have to sing over it and then EQ.

I've already added some comp to the snares/claps and the main melodic line.
I hadn't really thought about where it'll be played before but I'm looking to do live venues (clubs,outdoor gigs etc) and eventually hop on a touring circuit. That's the dream at least!!

>>71856948
Thanks and good ear! I'll fix it right now.

>>71856927
Aww thank you man. I find if I spend enough time selecting sounds that work well together naturally and limit the amount of processing I do to a sound, then it's relatively easy to have a clear mix.

Try mixing or re-mixing a track of yours by messing with the levels first. Try to make things work without having to using FX.

Hey can I get some feedback for this?
https://clyp.it/2z1kfjar

Particularly the mix, how can I improve it?

bitsnake here

better mix

https://clyp.it/djddtpoc

>>71857272
>bitsnake here
why dont you just commit and be full time faggot tripfag

>>71857295
alright

I can't believe I'm actually about to buy software. How is there no Renoise 3 torrent anywhere?

>>71857787
i found it but i aint gonna tell you where

>>71858278
You're either on a wind up or you found the Renoise 3 beta torrent which is a password protected rar with no password specified

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https://clyp.it/uqk0gkga

how is it

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https://clyp.it/kw1hjo4k
>lofi
>nasty
>breakbeat
>>71857272
its very hard to get music like this to sound good without the inflections of a real piano. nothing against the composition, which is fine, but still.
>>71857249
well, I'd imagine for house such as this, you'd definitely need more rise than just the tiny bit of modulation on your arpeggio you have now. truthfully, the mix is fine, beyond that arp being too loud and killing the kick/clap. it's just boring. the arp is generic, the bass is slightly out of tune sounding,a nd really, it just sounds like you used sample packs for "generic house"

how to do automations in Reaper

how to draw a track volume on Reaper
wanna do it on clean parts so it doesnt distort the ampsim

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https://clyp.it/djsa0eej
What do you lads think?

>>71858514
>>71858571
>what's a manual

>>71858710
>2017
>reading manuals
Just buy Groove3's membership.

>>71858459
The main part of the melody is based off an actual melody i wrote irl so i could play it on piano and record it the thing is i have a shit microphone

>>71859239
>shit microphone
is not an excuse

R8 my stuff m80s?

https://clyp.it/rcoixiij

I think it has the potential to be pretty dank, I'm thinking monkeys and bananas.

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hi guys, im trying to make asian themed dance much like in the josh pan or skrillex songs and my current file sounds like this

what should i use for intro, would a drop even sound good with this sorta thing or should i just make it fully about melody and add maybe violins later on?

https://clyp.it/iuawkb1g

Can someone cop me Amplitube free?

what happens if i add FX to a frozen track on REAPER

>>71858710
already figured the automation but didnt find how to actually draw the volume instead of using a volume envelope that doesnt change the visual image of the track spectrum

>>71860099
download torrent and get tons of other amps

>>71859115
why would you do that when the manual is free

>>71860149
Where? Sorry I've looked all over for amplitube torrents.

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>>71860132
>what happens if i add FX to a frozen track on REAPER
it might get cool
might give you the chills
might unfreeze the audience

>>71860229
hahahahaha

where do you guys get your soundfonts/ drum packs? (more so soundfonts)

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https://clyp.it/xyrnyxn5

How's my mixing/the track in general?

>>71860390

What's a soundfont?

The answer to every "where can I torrent" question is audionews.org. However you'll have to get a invite or wait until registration opens, I think it normally does on the 1st or 2nd of the month.

>>71860390
rutracker but i only use for drum samples im sure they have soundfonts too

Any advice would be appreciated on this, I have no idea what I'm doing.
https://clyp.it/xyrnyxn5

>>71860450
Really nice track, it's simple but it works really well and whoever is singing has a great voice. Harmonies are dope too. Vocals at 1:42 are a bit too loud, also at 3:50 and 4:03.

>>71860196
I found 3.9 for windows on 1337x.to

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:BB81361F5DB37ED21CD9BA7E2CF5561E8058A79C&dn=IK+Multimedia+AmpliTube+3+v3.9+UNLOCKED+WiN+-+R2R+%5Bdeepstatus%5D&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ffr33dom.h33t.com%3A3310%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ffr33domtracker.h33t.com%3A3310%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.h33t.com%3A3310%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.1337x.org%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.zer0day.to%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fcoppersurfer.tk%3A6969%2Fannounce

>>71843898
thanks, i'll see if i can use it
also, thanks to whoever uploaded a bunch of drum machine samples a couple weeks ago

>>71860528
wrong link.

https://clyp.it/locd2ofw

>>71860528
Cheers! I'm the one singing :) I'll make a note of where it gets a bit too loud - it's difficult with the multiple layers. Again, thank you

Got a lot of different music here from

https://soundcloud.com/eeaarrtthh

>Vaporwave
>Trap
>Cloud
>90s Remixes

https://soundcloud.com/eeaarrtthh

>>71860630
wrong thread buddy
>>>/71858118/

>>71860630
>porn
>soundcloud
i will forgive you for the porn if you give me the sauce but don't post soundcloud links

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>Start getting receding hairline
>Decide to shave to a skinhead for the first time in my life
>There's a massive fucking headphone shaped dent in my head
>Bought bulky monitoring headphones in my teens and used the same model for 6 years and my head literally grew into them

>Have a choice of looking like an old man or a circus freak

Any feedback on this?

https://clyp.it/otgn5g3r

Looking for ideas on how to arrange it mostly, I don't like the current structure and middle bit

>>71860738
I'm so, so sorry

https://clyp.it/vtwcnoth

Posted it a couple weeks ago and done a bit of work on it since then, I think its finished now. Any feedback?

>>71860738
you're too self conscious
if your hair is falling, just buzz it and move on

Just made my first drumstep music...
thoughs ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz1G4e8aI-w

>>71860820
This is really catchy! I feel like some of the high frequencies are high in ways that make it sound somewhat grating, at least through my headphones, though.

>>71860765
My only suggestion is maybe making a sort of buildup/transition to the detuned middle section - I honestly DO like the middle section, though.

EBM/Industrial

https://clyp.it/nup3wqql

>>71859824
>https://clyp.it/rcoixiij

Your chord progression is awful, sorry mate. I don´t like the mixing and the balancing. Also some harmonic errors.

>>71860860
i explained the problem you dope stop skim reading

>>71859824

>>71861088
Had a listen to this because of your comment - are you being deliberately harsh and unhelpful? The chord progression is nice and the synth sounds pretty cool. What harmonic errors are you talking about? People like you just harm threads like these needlessly

>>71861109
well i'm saying chances are you won't look like a circus freak

>>71861143

I think being honest helps the most and it´s just like my opinion. It doesn´t sound round to me.

>>71860765
The middle bit was the best part for me. I just found it a little boring to be desu, maybe after that middle bit bring everything else back in straight away instead of slowly adding parts again. I feel like it kind of needs a new melody to come in or something like that because that doo doo doo tune started to get on my nerves after a while.

>>71860450
Vocals are way too loud and a little too droney sounding, plus they are a bit off pitch in a few places. I think the ideas are pretty nice, its not bad overall.

>>71860066
Can't expect us to write the song for you buddy

>>71859824
Quite cool man, there's a lot going on without it being too much. Now make it into a proper song.

>>71858514
>>71858571
Just hit V and the volume automation envelope comes up. Shift click to add points, right click to change point shape or set default shape. As for other automations there is a button on the track (usually under the track name) that brings up all your effects parameters so you can choose which ones you want envelopes for, the 'show last touched parameters only' function is handy.

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Im planning on pitching a song me and my friend made to some record labels and I had a few questions.

Should I send them the un-mastered version or a self mastered version?

Is a 320 mp3 or private soundcloud link good enough? I dont feel comfortable sending the high quality .aif all over the place.

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>>71843495
working on an album, would like some advice what to improve on based on what i have so far
this instrumental will be in it
https://soundcloud.com/gotchagang/track5
>check it out and give me your opinion

>>71860943
>I feel like some of the high frequencies are high in ways that make it sound somewhat grating
Do you just mean at the beginning? Because grating was the effect I was aiming for in that first part, like it starts a little harsh then gets to the point of being too much so it sounds better when the main beat drops.

If you mean the whole track I may have to tweak some things though.

Thanks for the feedback too I'm glad you liked it.

>>71861242
It doesn't matter because no one cares about your shit music anyway.

If anyone here knew anything about getting signed to a record label they wouldn't be here.

>>71861185

Yeah but you should be constructive, why not offer advice on how to improve it?

>>71860984
The bass is out of time, tidy that shit up.

The vocals sound like a dude in his bedroom just talking in a stupid voice into a microphone, which I assume is exactly what it is. Try to make them sound less like a dude with eyeliner on reading his edgy poetry, just spit that shit more or something, give it a bit more bite if you know what I mean.

>>71860943
>>71861230

Helpful feedback, thanks to both of you, will definitely try your suggestions.

Either of you have music you want feedback on?

>>71860820
What kind of twisted genre is this XD
Kinda catchy thou

>>71860738
>https://clyp.it/otgn5g3r
WTF just grow bangs

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https://clyp.it/ew0dwz0t

eh, might as well post this too. im aware the vocals are a bit loud at the beginning, but opinions on mixing/overall structure?

>>71860738
WTF just grow bangs

>>71860738
atleast your headphones fit well

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Hey, what's up. Posed a track yesterday, I'm in some dire need for some feedback. Thanks ya'll.

https://soundcloud.com/uldridge/wat-van-mij-was
>Cathedralcore, Noise, Glitch, Ambient

Will monitor this thread and reply here and there in thread to keep it going.

>>71861602
I don't really know what it is, some guy last time told me it was similar to some breakcore.
I just make music I don't worry that much about genres, I'd call it metalectronic or something gay like that.

Any feedback on my sample beat would be appreciated

https://clyp.it/0jenz0es

>>71861242
Probably self-mastered as it would sound better, I would send them the high quality version - it's not like they are going to just steal a single song.

>>71861759
those are the only headphones that will fit him sadly

Should soundcloud links be allowed in /prod/:
http://www.strawpoll.me/12635219

Get your votes in boys

>>71861735
Ok so up until 2:06 i didnt like it.
the drums are off beat and cut of strangly
and the vocals are wierd but after 2:06 its kinda ok
also i hear a LITTLE too much reverb on the drums

>>71861759
>>71861823
HAHAHA
this thread is killing me

>>71861735
I like it

>>71861799
genres are good it give somekind of structure to music witch makes things easier i mean check out this thread only wierd noises imo. just make a good godamn melody and have a nice structure/template to the song and no wierd sounds

>>71861776
uh last i checked there is no soundcloud posting here you fucking knuckleheadmcspazzatron

doubleplusungood

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>>71861230
thank you
that V tip makes it quicker

is it possible to cause "track volume automation" to affect the spectrum image?
like it does when you change the entire piece's volume. pic related.
that's what i want.

or is it a different tool in Reaper?

https://soundcloud.com/pitchgate

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GtvRaTB1zcqxIuudg3-6w/videos

>>71861924
But I like weird sounds. I'm not sure if you're referring to the song I posted but it has a pretty clear structure without being generic and cliched, that's the way I prefer to do things.

>>71861979
"I'm not sure if you're referring to the song I posted"
i was talking about work being posted in this thread yours is ok.
i like wierd sounds too but not wierd songs.

>>71861979
BTW in 0:40 is that a kick you just pitching or what ?

>>71861965
Ummm as far as I know there isn't a direct way to do that. If you are changing the volume equally in sections you could split the audio file and adjust it how you did in your pic rather than with the envelope.

Split shortcut is S key in case you didn't know already.

>>71860984
Nice but vocals are cheese

>>71861958
Oh shit, my bad. I though I should use a soundcloud link if I wanted feedback on a completed track. Fine, I guess I'll use the soundcloud threads for that then :^)

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>>71862050
Yeah I guess some stuff gets a bit too experimental to the point that there is nothing really musical to hold your attention.

>>71862089
There's a kick in there but I think you are referring to the bass synth, it has an automation on a highpass so it makes a booming sort of noise then fades out the lows which creates an effect similar to a kick with a long decay.

I think its that part highlighted in the pic.

>>71862345
OP for some reason said its OK but actually we don't like that sort of thing here, as you can see from the poll >>71861840

Now fuck off and don't come back.

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>>71843495
https://soundcloud.com/justmiff/insomniac

>>71862437
Very tight production

>>71862381
yeah i see what you did
listen to it again the opening sounded very similar to hardstyle if your into that you could just take a good "tok" and mix it with that bass synth and would sound good imo

>>71862381
have any other work you want to share ?

Are Elektron products any good? Can I make music solely just the octatrack and analog 4?

>>71862562
I mean there's this one I've been working on that I wasn't sure if I was going to bother finishing. It's still missing heaps of parts, I wouldn't share it yet but since you asked I might as well.

https://clyp.it/1ke1z0nh

Potential there you think or nah?

>>71862813
they seem kinda overpriced to me

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Can you guys help me identifying these effect pedals that were used for this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKsxSD9vLg

I know this is not gearslutz, but a kind anon can help me out?

https://clyp.it/w342lemz

>>71863158
Ok i definitely see potential here especially after 1:40 the opening was meh.
Dont wanna talk about mixing yet since there isnt much to mix atm just focus on the transitions from the parts and maybe tweak the melody a bit i like it its catchy but i feel like if you mess around a little you can come up with something better.
Also add reverb to "glue"things toghther and from 3:07 to 3:17 add a pad there for the atmoshpere.
but ye i dig it :D

>>71862104
thats one thing

but i also want to correct imperfections in loudness so i want to see visually the parts going at the same level

how to send multiple tracks to a group channel on REAPER

not a fx send where you get a copy of the sound to make reverb and stuff

i mean to make so the output of chosen tracks is only the group channel

>>71861965
>>71863880

I'm going by Ableton logic here, but I'd expect Reaper to have the same feature - instead of dragging the entire red line up and down wouldn't you just double-click at points on the line to create nodes that allow you to reduce the level of chosen parts of the waveform by dragging the nodes?

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https://clyp.it/k01b2m2l

Lo-fi hats, some wobbly bass and piano(cool omnisphere piano tweaked to lofiness)
>Hiphop ish
>Lo-fi ish

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>>71863839
Well yeah it's super rough at this point and still missing heaps of stuff. I think the intro will be OK once it's been mixed, you don't really get the effect I was trying to create with that boomy kick being so loud. Thanks for listening and thanks for the feedback man.

>>71863951
Make one track that is going to be your group thing and then just drag the ones you want to send through it underneath it.
As you are dragging it you will get that blue bar to indicate where the track is going to be positioned, pull it slightly to the side and it locks it in as a sub-track of the other one so it looks like the pic

>>71863951
>>71858514
>>71858571
>>71860132
>>71863951
why can't reaper users into google/manuals/tutorials?

>>71863880
>>71864051

I don't think you can do that, I could be wrong though.

>>71864241
I suspect those are all the same dude.

>>71864051
just tried doing that
with mouse buttons and ctrl/alt/shift combinations
didnt happen

didnt happen the same as volume automation

>>71864152
works!
thank you man

>>71864241
i get anxious after some seconds if my internet browser isnt set on a imageboard tab

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Anybody remember/own one of these?

Found my old one in a box at my parents', cringing at the shit I have recorded on here but dat nostalgia.

>>71864342
>hardware DAWs
i would go nuts trying to figure out how to use that thing.

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>>71864342
Wish I had shit like that. Had a 4 track tape machine but no microphone so I recorded some DI guitar tracks which sounded awful then gave up on it.

This was my intro to the world of /prod/

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e m o t i o n a l trap beat, anyone wanna
>collab bro?

https://clyp.it/k0pj4mkp

>>71864472
Yeah owned a 4 track cassette recorder before that too. Sounded like ass but that I made a ton of demos on that thing.

>>71864577
I wish I'd done more when I was a teenager but I was too busy injecting dopeweeds into my eyeholes. I started playing guitar when I was 16, if I'd got into it younger then I might've got a bit more stuff done.

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>>71864342
I recently found some of my first digital recordings on an old hard drive. couple decent beats, but lots of teen angst and cringey stuff

miss some of that gear though

>>71865510
this is dope as fuck i never could afford to get into production until a few years ago

>>71865510
I had some of these original samson resolv as well
what a crappy pair of speakers, but the greatest thing as a teen back then

>>71865510
PLAY THEM TO US

Sweet setup you had there man.

>>71865510
That's a serious workstation for what I assume a teenager at the time.

Guessing you're a professional producer or audio engineer now?

>>71865510
>>71864342
yeah show us your old recordings

>>71866132
Tried but the USB port doesn't work. I'll pick up a blank disc tomorrow and write off some appalling tracks for your entertainment though.

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For those of us who've blown way too much money on physical VSTs, what's your favorite gear?

Been mostly fiddling around with this setup lately and holy shit it feels good

Hi I want to start making music but I'm inexperienced.
Can I ask stupid questions here?

https://clyp.it/qk1fvqi2

something ive been working on for a while
feel free to critique the mixing and arrangement

>>71866339
Sure.

>>71866339
Yes.

>>71856200
That sounds mushy and too saturated. Remixing it from scratch.

https://clyp.it/k52irm1o

Drums, bass. then acoustics then rhythm electrics. Missing organ, vocals and guitar solo.

Feels like Reaper is making mix better lol
Has the wet/mix for each vst which i wanted to use before and Cubase didnt have (or i didnt know of)

What is the mid-side technique

>>71866709
Mid signal = Common signal in both left and right channels
Side signal = Signal that only exists in left or right channel

mid-side techniques are thus used for stereoshaping

>>71866837
i suppose youre just guessing it from the name

i searched it on google but i cant go past that, cant chose a link to click

>>71866856
It depends man, mid-side "technique" can refer to a lot of things, mid-side micing, mid-side EQing, mid-side compression etc

>>71866934
Do you know what each one of these means
I think its the recording one that i'm about
midside recording technique

>>71866977
http://www.uaudio.com/blog/mid-side-mic-recording/

https://clyp.it/nrqpe2xa

This is the intro to a prog metal thing i'm doing. Is there anything maybe production-wise it may be missing?

how do you master your track so everything sounds tight and almost distorted sounding? Hard to explain but i hear some songs that are slightly buried in static or distortion and it prevents the song from feeling "empty" or "too clean"

does anyone know what im talking about?

>>71867269
use slate digital plugins they saturate stuff just like you want
you can also buy a cheap cassette recorder and put it to tape and back to pc yourself
would do the same thing plus add vintage feelings

>>71867304
you can also use reverb for that purpose
but it might kill the sound depending on what youre going for

try the slate digital's virtual mix rack and virtual tape machines
they have multiple analog stuff saturation which also compresses the sound
and has compressors

>>71866338
nice, how is that 0coast?

>>71865567
>>71865599
>>71865730
>>71866122
>>71866132
na music just remained as a hobby for me.
All of the guitar center credit card debt i acquired pushed me away lol

Here are some of the better ones, but last one is definitely cringe.

https://clyp.it/4prpkg0t
>moody industrial

https://clyp.it/ythlqy3g
>wannabe crystal method

https://clyp.it/lhnic3vr
>hip hop beat w/friend freestyling

https://clyp.it/mvwwvjof
>earliest thing i've got
>breakbeat with samples from "the ring" movie

Hello everybody, me and my bois did a cover of AC/DC's "Back in Black." I'm the fellow who sings. Some intonation is a little rough but you know, what are you gonna do when it's take three and your throat has been screeched out. Hope you like.

https://youtu.be/HHeUF92mrZ8

>>71867724
kek

why do people spend hours in front of FL or Ableton producing electronic music
in the end you had spent hours just to make a cool kick + snare beat
if these hours were spent with a band youd have create much more variated stuff

cant speak for myself though, i do the same thing

>>71867724
cringing. Don't try imitating brian johnson

>>71867787
i dont know
i used to play in bands and we would spend hours not coming up with anything good

>>71867787
i dont really like to work with other people i have been in a few bands playing guitar and it didnt work out with the other members

being able to record your own music is a good option

>>71867837
Aye aye cap'n

Trying my hand at lofi for the first time.

https://clyp.it/syrb2zes

Made in Audition. Samples only. Thoughts?

>>71867787
If you have to spend hours on your kick and snare, your doing something wrong

>>71867787
>>71867841
>>71867858
If you look at most bands songs are fully composed by only one member anyway, usually the lead guitarist. Co-writing music can be quite restrictive.

>>71867944
im lead guitarist fuck yeah

>>71867968
kek

>>71867787
in the last band i was in, we would practise for one hour, then go to the supermarket and hang for the other two kek

>>71866709
>>71866709
depends what you're referring to. You mean the microphone technique? That's a stereo recording technique that involves one cardioid microphone and one figure 8 microphone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m51hmKWj_GY

>>71868024
my band were shite. probably spent more time messing about and jamming rubbish than rehearsing despite paying by the hour.

>>71868109
You paid your band?

>>71868109
Our singer volunteered at out practise space, so we just bummed around for free

>>71868140
For the practise space obvs

>>71868140
nah we had to rent a practice room out of town. expensive but they provided top tier amps, drum kits etc.

rate

https://clyp.it/ocivqih0

>>71867908
Bumpin for feedback

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>>71868215
>top tier amps
>frontmans and 1x12 marshalls
ayyyy
of course anon

>>71868416
Strong 6. I'd try some voices other than piano and see what happens.

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>>71868467
you get what you pay for anon

>>71868552
wow thats classy

Pls ignore how long this loop is, it's in phase one of me working out the levels and sounds of everything as a whole. Is the tambourine grating as fuck? Is there too much fake tape delay? new to this pls no bully.

https://clyp.it/uaf0npvj

>>71868733
add some variations in the melody and drums
also what type of bass is that?

>>71868633
>tfw a guy I knew at college has recorded at abbey road

like fuck, i'd give my right arm for a session there

>>71868769
It's just a loop of one bar atm, working out how to make sounds mesh together, going to record guitar and vocals then edit the fills and shit around that, dunno if that makes sense.

it's a free moog sample from Samples from Mars just pitch shifted and fuck with a little.

>>71868870
Sounds good, i like what you've got going on so far anywho
Aight cheers

>>71868924
Thanks I guess. I'm kinda new to this and was hoping for tips on what im fucking up mixing wise etc. :/

>>71869081
Just listened to it again on some headphones and there's nothing wrong with it, maybe lower the tamb and increase the melody but other than that, there's nothing else to say cause its the same loop over

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how could i make the lead synth at the very start of this song? sounds like detuned saw but i cant get it to sound close to it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to7-LAiWNxI

>>71870225
that song sounds like party

>>71870323
party?

>>71870346
yes

>>71870346
it means a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment