/prod/ - Music Production General

YEEEE

https://soundcloud.com/limezns/calle
would really like some criticism on this one, i spent a while on it

Any thoughts on this? How it could be improved?

https://clyp.it/p1bolqd0

Post examples of your favorite synth sounds, please.

>>71912796
Mann the drums are screwd up i dont like it.
and 7 minuts is way too long nothing to keep me intrested :S

I posted this a few months ago (not that anyone would remember) but I changed some samples/synths up a little bit. Thoughts?
>https://clyp.it/pbmavq4i

>>71912944
>Post examples of your favorite synth sounds, please.
Pretty much every synth in the link above. I'm a sucker for 80s sounds. SQ8L was a godsend.

>>71912911
These are all nitpick i think its nice so anyways.
1.Kick not loud enough.
2.In 2:15 that sound that hits has no place there it serves no purpose do a fill or something a little melodic out of it.
but yeah thats it

https://clyp.it/gsoeuwsu
https://clyp.it/5p1iqs0g

Reposting from last thread since I didn't really get any feedback.
As I said before, completely clueless, don't know how to stop everything from sounding like like watery shite

>>71912796
Well I'm six minutes in and I'm still engaged, so I disagree with >>71912962 on that point, it has a nice atmosphere imo, but I would agree that the drums need a bit more variation

I'm planning to build around this, what do you think?

>https://clyp.it/e1dgxe3s

I spent maybe half an hour on this idea, fyi. But the production already seems kinda better than usual. Maybe I'm improving without noticing, or my ears are going to shit lol. I'm not sure if the pads would be better with less or more lowpass though.

>>71913021
>Well I'm six minutes in and I'm still engaged
Mann you have alot of free time..
Same douch btw Reposting since didnt got much feedback either
https://clyp.it/0mqlct1t

>>71913040
Like it very much but i think in 0:09 you hit the wrong chord or something dunno sound a bit off but this got potential

>>71913061
Thanks, that's good. Yeah, I was adding some dissonance, but it may or may not work well enough.

>>71913045
Anything to distract myself from the fact that I have no friends anymore :^)
>>https://clyp.it/e1dgxe3s
Music to catch AIDS to

>>71913040
>reggae
stopped listening there

>>71913085
>Anything to distract myself from the fact that I have no friends anymore :^)
But man anything then this listening to a 10 min song with bad drumms try drugs or something ^^
Didnt know AIDS sounded so good but srsly its catchy

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wip, lots of excuses for shit but fuck it, one doesn't record excuses

pls rape me, anything less doesn't get cummies into scully

https://clyp.it/j2ygw1ci

>>71913016

Thanks for the feedback. For your second point do you mean the chords that repeat over the second half?

>>71913128
The voice is soo cheesy XDD

>>71913120
I have no money for drugs, and I d-didn't mind the song fuck you!

>>71913140
Sorry my bad its the chord that hits at 0:08.
IDK what key your in and the notes but try to go down after that up chord

>>71913168
Make good music and start selling

>>71913021
Oh, another guy who fell for the lo-fi meme.

>https://clyp.it/5p1iqs0g
That high pitched sound isn't really mixed well with the rest. At parts like 0:50-1:05 I'd get rid of it or not make the notes so short. The bass is a bit too shitty and farty tbqhwy. Also work on your singing, it's not tight enough.

>>71913198

>0:08

Do you mean 3:08 or something? I'll have another look at the chords throughout, thanks

>>71913140
Damnit got confused with another anon thats what happens when you dont sleep at night..
so ye im talking about the chord thing that keeps hiting over and over 2:46 its just meh dosnt do anything

>>71913210
>lo-fi meme
Not really a choice friend

yeah my singing's a bit (very) awful, and the high pitched thing is improvised too so thanks, I wasn't sure what parts to cut out
I like the farty bass, tbqhwy

>>71913279

Haha alright, yeah I see what you mean will have a go at changing it, cheers!

>>71913318
repost after i wanna see what you did!!!

>>71913210
>Oh, another guy who fell for the lo-fi meme.
LOLLLL

PLZZ Feedback guys thx
https://clyp.it/0mqlct1t

https://clyp.it/0cjqogxl

Something I've been messing with this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSl8Q9LOpvw

where were you when ableton changed the game forever?

criticize my wip

https://clyp.it/d1ow5fmu

i kno it's cheesy

what daw do you guys use?

https://soundcloud.com/kangkahn/first-encounter-feat-hoozy-nillo/s-Pk9vS

Anything I'm not thinking about?

>>71914420
Ableton

>>71914420
FL

>>71914420
cubase

>>71914420
reason

it's the only daw with virtual cv

>>71912911
>>71913331

https://clyp.it/jnecwv4q

Changed the kick, haven't thought about the chords but added some stuff to the end, any thoughts?

>>71914420
ableton and reaper

>>71914420
pro tools 12

www.synthtopia.com/content/2017/04/.../roland-founder-ikutaro-kakehashi-has-died/

a moment of /prod/ silence is in order

>>71915951
prod is usually silent for more than a moment lmao

>>71913021
loved these two tracks, anon
whoever said you should work on your singing just doesn't get it

>>71916243
Thanks very much, I think my singing suits the music pretty well t.bh, I just need to work on not being so horribly flat some of the time

how do you pirate DAWs, will a pirated version of ableton or FL come with the same plugins

>>71916693
tpb & yea

When you playback your music on FL studio, is there any difference in sound when you listen to it from a music player? Everything just sounds more noticeable when using a music player.

Can air Xpand2 work with Linux?

https://youtu.be/5CEocRDSXn8?t=134

Starting at 2:14 in this, is this just some creative use of an arpeggiator, or is there something else he's possibly doing here to get this sound?

>>71914420
Renoise. If you make music that doesn't require recording real instruments or Ableton's warping its silly to use anything other than a tracker.

>>71913001
>I posted this a few months ago (not that anyone would remember) but I changed some samples/synths up a little bit. Thoughts?
>>https://clyp.it/pbmavq4i
Anyone?

>>71917176
>is this just some creative use of an arpeggiator
sounds like it, yes

>>71913128
I was the one who replied to this last thread. This has gotten massively worse. Just do yourself a huge favor and ctrl+N

https://clyp.it/qk1fvqi2

Any advice on improving this?

>>71914420
cuBASED

>>71913128

the voice is cringe but i don't mind the song, i esp like the drums

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Ok, so, holy shit. I finished a track! This thing is kind of a two section ordeal, and I'm not entirely sure still how well they fit together. Is there anything that is protrudingly unfitting or abrasive?

https://clyp.it/tbhs3bhk

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https://soundcloud.com/zolton-2/clockin-in-prod-mayor

Trying to improve mixing and mastering vocals it's all home made lemme know what can be improved/suggestions

>>71918728
>>71912796
read the OP please... /prod/ prefers anons use an anonymous uploader

>>71918832
>Remember to use:
>>clyp.it for WIPs
>>soundcloud for completed tracks
you can only tell people to read the op if that part of the op is actually included

>>71918515
jesus christ this is so good please help how do I into lo-fi that doesn't sound like shit

>>71918888
checked.
>soundcloud for completed tracks
w-what the hell I didn't even notice. Why has this become acceptable? What makes soundcloud somehow a better platform for completed tracks... that doesn't even make any sense. That's bullshit. I don't want these threads to degenerate into SC kiddy shilling more than they already have. Fuck that.

>>71918890
saturation, HPF, and tape emulators. Bitcrushing is for plebs.

>>71918515
>>71918989
that's really cool, got a nice groove
care to name specific vsts you used here?

>>71919042
Lot of fabfilter and uhbik stuff on this one. Every instrument is a sample except for some stuff at the end so I have to spend a lot of time massaging stuff in to place mixwise.
I use battery 4 for drums, and the lead in the house section is an iris 2 that I think is sampling some heron or pelican or some shit.

>>71918963
Thank you for the production suggestions and a mature response lol

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https://soundcloud.com/maccoca/mac-coca-air-knight

>V A P O R W A V E

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Is the NI Komplete Kontrol s25 Good?

I'm buying my first midi keyboard. The only thing I'm worried about is limitations due to it being sorta a closed interface. Will it work with VSTI's in some sort of midi mode if the developer didn't put in specific integration with it?

>>71914196
>>71915063
>>71917261
>>71918423
>>71913500
>>71913461
>>71913210
>>71913001

so many clyp with no feedback... has /prod/ ever been this bad?

>>71915063
Personally i reckon you should put more variation in the bassline and the melody.
I know its meant to be prog trance or w/e but it would be nice to hear the melody go somewhere.
Other than that, sounds cool bro

>>71914196
Yeah, its cheesy alright.

>>71917261
Sounds very 80's, i like it.
Better than some simpson wave songs, vocals sound perfect in the midst of the mix

>>71918411
shit man you're hard to satisfy

>>71913500
I'm not too sure about the piano, sounds very tinny.
IMO i would change the rhythm of the melody cause it's very poppy, unless of course that's the style your going for.

>>71920104
I don't think its as bad as this anon is making it out to be

>>71913461
Hardstyle REEEEEEEEEEEE

Has anyone tried Reaktor here? I saw a lecture by one of NI guys and it seems to be very intersting VA modular synth stuff. I don't really have the 200 euros for it and it seems a bit of a hassle to pirate, o I wanna know if its worth getting into.

>>71913210
the singing started off good at the start but like anon said, it kinda just gets worse and more sloppy towards the end.
Sounds like you did it in one take and just left it

>>71919166
very interesting. cheers senpai

>>71920086
>vocals sound perfect in the midst of the mix
I feel like that's the most difficult thing for me. I usually can't mix vocals to save my life. Good to know I'm improving. Thanks, man.

>>71920164
i know but he was very helpful and specific last thread

>>71920376
For example in the chorus, from 1:33 to 2:08, the vocals sound like they really work with what else is going in the track.
Keep it up.

>>71920222
If you're interested in dsp and making your own tools and are willing to put the work in to learn it, its great. If you have any more specific questions I can probably answer them I've been using Reaktor for years.

Its also really not that difficult to pirate.

>>71920067
haha yeah, it was supposed to be.
I was more interested in technical feedback tho

>>71920833
I guess reduce the volume, cause it's clipping, unless of course your nick colleti, then its fine

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Where to buy good patch cables?

>>71920478
I am quite intersted in DSP, I'm just getting into it but I can do stuff in matlab and PD.

I want to know how to get started with Reaktor, as what releases (pirate) i need to get? I see some factory library, some blocks, some other things. I downloaded a release that s apparently just the update, because it failed to install due to no previous installation. I don't really need every single componen, a basic version would be fine to start.

Is there a recommended version/bundle? Any preferred group? I can't find it on my usual scene site, and I'm afraid to try googling untrusted sites.

>>71921015
audionews.org mate its got everything production related. I think registration is open atm.

https://audionews.org/viewtopic.php?t=176314 thats the version I got

>>71920449
Would you mind critiquing one more? I just finished the arrangement. Still gotta mix it so just ignore that.
>https://clyp.it/ra1f2kwl

>>71921185
Yeah this sounds bloody nice, honestly there's nothing that jumps out at me as being completely wrong or out of place, in terms of the composition.
A good mix would just solidify the track nicely.
I don't know shit though, so take what i say with a grain of salt.

>>71921173
Thanks, i'll try that one, although some of the commets seem to have issues. Is it working ok for you?

>>71921598
Yeah I remember I had trouble with some of the later versions but that one works fine for me.

>>71920895
I mean I put distortion on some parts on purpose. I don't think it clips everywhere, I have to go see

>>71916693
Rutracker

>>71917078
There shouldn't be a difference unless you're clipping your master which means that information above 0db's will be lost.

>>71915063
Yes kick is much better now but the end part still alittle bit dull come on be creative a little ;)

>>71920192
Is it bad that i cant stop listening to this XD

Some 90's-style House

https://clyp.it/gmdffwrf

Rate my mixing and mastering pls

https://clyp.it/rugbvuch

>>71920048
>>71922126

Thanks for the feedback both, yeah definitely going to add variation, this is just a first version really.

Do either of you have music you want feedback on?

>>71923258
ye man would be nice of you :)
https://clyp.it/0mqlct1t

>>71923428

This is cool, your builds are well done especially. Your lead is cool and your bass fits nicely with it.

Can't comment on mix atm as not using my usual system but sounds good to me :)

>>71923491
thx for feedback im really intrested in 1:18 to 1:54 thou since i think it turnd out better then the main lead part XD or my ears are playing tricks on me ?

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bit of a weird one but let's do it.

so basically, lately i've been dealing with some mad impostor syndrome feels.

used to have so much fun at the beginning when i first started producing; everything made by me banged in my head and the lack of attention/recognition was such a blessing when i think about it now.

i then started getting '''''better'''''. bare tunes of mine getting spun at rinse, radar, nts, mode, etc., videos of people going absolutely insane with some bits of mine at raves in dalston, some of my fave djs getting close to myself and all that shit.

recently i started comparing my stuff to the stuff of some youngsters in my scene that don't get 1/5 of the attention i receive. some of these lads make incredible shit with limited as fuck resources and literally get told to shut up and stop being a beg when they ask for some feedback from the bigger dons.

why the fuck am i getting so many opportunities with what i now think are flukes? do i only get them because i'm a nice boy with everyone? feels like one day the practical joke is gonna be over and everyone will start telling me that indeed everything i make is dogshit...

it's so fucked, bros. just want out if i'm gonna be feeling like this every single day. wtf.

>rec sick gear to bang my head on and end this pain

>>71923820
Show us your stuff mate. I'll be the judge.

>>71923875
Badass

>>71923258
yes plz dude :)
https://clyp.it/qk1fvqi2

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Just put out this album
mostly synthwave, but some other stuff thrown in
First album ever actually
critical feedback highly appreciated

>bandcamp
https://drgrudge.bandcamp.com/album/feelings-feelings

>soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/matt-bilyou/sets/feelings-feelings

>>71923908
im not this guy>>71923875
Its not BAD but definitely not great
its ok i guess..

>>71923953
>>71923908
Like the mix is good but there is nothing special in it you know ?

I made some 2step ! Hopefully it is some kind of UK Garage.

https://clyp.it/zkt5ws1v

Please let me know what you think of the track in general

>>71924027
Could you be little more specific?

>>71924027
Like what do mean by 'special' / what would you consider special?

>>71923820
>why the fuck am i getting so many opportunities with what i now think are flukes? do i only get them because i'm a nice boy with everyone?
Be honest with yourself do you like the music you make ? dose it sound good to you ?
The way to know if a song you made is good is if you keep dancing/banging your head while listening to it for like a day streight.
most producers dont do that cause subconsciously they know their song is meh thats why they just upload it and forget about it.

>>71924110
See this >>71924144

>>71924110
I mean that there is nothing keeping me hitting the replay button.
It lacks a good melody or something that makes it UNIQUE study music you like or better yet study HITS and try to understand why they are good.

>>71924220
Right, thanks for the feedback :)

>>71923820
I Just think your making music for the wrong reasons.
It seems that your looking for the approval of others witch is very bad for your creativity.
you will just make music that you think will sound good for other but not for yourself.
hope it helps

>>71923875
thanks judge, hope you're actually willing to help and not just being a curious cat. some bits i started earlier this month before the shitty thoughts started to dominate my brain:

>https://clyp.it/zo5xn550
>https://clyp.it/3tyvnigp
>https://clyp.it/q44o3dof

>>71924144
hey man, first of all thanks for taking your time. appreciate it.

mate, used to love my tunes before this started happening. now everything sounds shit/meh.

just want to try and go back to that stage before i quit forever.

thx again mate

What do you guys think of Beheringer Model D clone? It's about 400 bucks and a module. I do not like that brand but 400 buck for a classic mono synth sound is pretty fair.

>>71924220
I just feel sometimes that i want other people to alteast kind of like what im doing, as well as get personal enjoyment out of it

>>71924276
please read my post again, g. think you interpreted it completely wrong.

thanks for your time anyway.

>>71924414
LOLLL I FAILED MY POSTS WERE MENT FOR>>71923820
SORRY XD

>>71924404
oh lol so what do reckon about mine?

>>71924374
SEE THIS
>>71924027
>>71924144
>>71924220
>>71924276
I ACCDENTLY POSTED THEM TO A DIFFRENT ANON

>>71924436
what? do you want me to rate your tune or are you just being an unfunny as fuck neek?

goon

>>71924480
i accdently posted my posts to a diffrent anon
this is just a mess

>>71923820
>>71924374
>>71924414

only posts by me on this thread. everything else is some kid trying to be funny.

>>71924437
>>71924390
>>71924248
>>71924110
>>71924083
>>71923908

this is 'me', for completeness

>>71924519
Fuck you was this guy >>71923908
cause after you posted someone said
>Show us your stuff mate. I'll be the judge.
And right after that someone posted
>yes plz dude :)
https://clyp.it/qk1fvqi2
so i thought it was you and know i HOPE YOU FAIL WITH YOUR MUSIC YOU FUCK

>>71924606
>>71923258

"Do either of you have music you want feedback on?"
>>71923428 (not me)
and
>>71923908 (me)

Dunno what's your problem, i linked all my posts

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>>71912510
https://clyp.it/p4ozb4t1

First song I've made in a DAW.

Opinions?

>>71924566
Ok so now that i have a better prespective i can Properly comment on your track.
this kind of music i would listen to if im high XD
but other then that the mix is good but vocals thou are too short you only said a couple of words

>>71924566
>>71924606
>>71924652
got you, bro. sorry for the misunderstanding.

>>71924672
aight cheers, yeah i might add some more.
that's the kind of music i like to make so glad you think that haha

>>71924652
This guy >>71924480
Ruind the mood for me
im>>71924606

>>71924713
no sweat dude, everyone got their mucking words fuddled

>Soundcloud
>Clypit
>Tindeck
>Vidme
>[your suggestion here]
>Youtube (must include thumbnails unfortunately)
which platform's best for dumping leftover songs and other one-offs? Still keeping my Albums/EPs/Compilations on Bandcamp (and also plan on emailing demos to some labels that i know)

>>71924733
yeah don't worry about him, some people are just born socially inept

>>71923820
can see from 5 miles away that you have some mental health issues going on that need addressing. get that out of the way and you'll be able to appreciate your stuff again.

p.s.: checked your clypits and found them v v good however i don't know much about grime so idrk

get better soon anon

x

>>71924762
perhaps a separate soundcloud account linked to your main?

>>71924765
I'm new to 4 chan so this anon post thing can get confussing :S
Thing is i really tried to help the fuck and he tought i was being funny XD
anon>>71923820
wants help but then thinks were being funny

>>71924762
soundcloud. just tag the leftover/one-offs as wips.

>>71923820
>>71924780

I agree with this dude, it sounded sick to me.
What works for me when im feeling how your feeling is just take and break from it and come back when you genuinely feel like making a song or when you have a sudden creative moment

>>71924781
>>71924781
Well I haven't even made a Soundcloud page at all
eh, it'll do since i forgot my clyp.it email & password that i used

thank's m80s, have a shitpost meme song
https://clyp.it/oqh0kbav

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>>71924374
>https://clyp.it/zo5xn550
>https://clyp.it/3tyvnigp
>https://clyp.it/q44o3dof

jesus fuck y r u even in a production thread on 4chan

>>71912510
>soundcloud for completed tracks
Is this really a thing ?

>>71924374

I like all three of these and I don't really listen to that kinda stuff usually, mostly because the style has become oversaturated with shitty attempts at it but yours are really well made.

The one thing I'd say is that there's a scene for this stuff right now and all scenes (once fully established) are intolerant of noobs - the situation you're describing is pretty commonplace and you're feeling guilt because you're seeing the merit in what you're hearing from the noobs but you're not getting why they're being excluded.

That doesn't make your material shitty - there's an element of luck to getting your stuff recognised even when it's really good and it has to do with timing, you joined the scene before it became more closed to new members.

There is a way to help them, and yourself in the process - help promote the noobs. If you're doing well with your music but starting to doubt yourself you could start your own label and prove to yourself that your judgement is sound.

>>71925020
Not whom the message is directed at but amen to that.

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an idea I spent two hours on today
https://clyp.it/ohd3uevo

some freddie gibbs vibes

https://clyp.it/dtyddtxb

>>71925380
Sorry to say but you wasted your time XD
JK idea is an idea could go in any way.
personally i think meh but prove me wrong :P

>>71925534
anotha one
https://clyp.it/k2bt1dn0

I really wish it wasn't all electronic stuff in /prod/
Anyone here actually know how to mix instruments and shit? Micing stuff up?

>>71925610
This one i like thou i can only comment on mix not the acual structure of song or anything like that since crippy vibes is a win with me.
So mix is well done

>>71913021
this is nice
good work anon

>>71925732

Yeah there's not very many questions asked about that stuff - every now and again there will be spikes in activity based upon specific subjects. One anon used to post a lot about their mic collection that led to some interesting chat and at those times you could see that there was a fair amount of knowledge among some of the people posting.

Again, if subjects like vintage tape machines get brought up it can get some people sharing but I agree - if the questions don't get asked and subjects don't get raised then no-one with any significant experience will start a conversation on their own.

Anything specific you have an interest in?

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>>71925732
well all i've got is muh guitar running through a DI Box and a USB Interface, I haven't really got too much experience beyond one-mic setups for amps and drums.

What's a good drum machine for a beginner? New to this whole music production thing, but I think it would be cool to start out with a drum machine to just jam on.

I was looking at the volca beats, but they seem a bit "cheapy" and the design looks flimsy. They have good reviews so was wondering if anybody here had any experience with that. I'd love to get my hands on an old elektron machinedrum, but I don't think you can get those anymore, at least not cheap.

Techno interests me, so that's primary what I'll be focusing on.

>>71926592
What kind of music you want to make ?

Getting back in shape what do you think ?
https://soundcloud.com/tr4nc3boy/tr4nc3boy-new-kid
https://soundcloud.com/tr4nc3boy/tr4nc3boy-accelerator

>>71926718
>Techno interests me, so that's primary what I'll be focusing on.

>>71925732
Yup

>>71926758
there are two kinds that i know of one is this
>>71926753 This one is what alot of people think is techno XD
Didnt heard the real stuff but im pretty sure i can figure it out quickly just post a link of something simillar you want to do

>>71926794
Voices of the Lake, Donato Dozzy, Acronym, porter ricks, is what I'm interested in making stuff like.

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/Mu/sic gods can a mortal get a little bit of that feedback you possess?

https://clyp.it/5qb35agj


namaste

>>71919607
It's not a closed interface? It's a midi controller. Why do you keep asking this question here! What makes you think it's a closed interface?

>>71912510

released a new EP a week or so ago, would really like some feedback on the masters/mixdowns specifically

https://soundcloud.com/gypsydangermusic

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https://clyp.it/y3iu0kb4

Hey! folky song with baritone vocal that turns almost dream-poppy at the end. How's my mixing? I've recorded/sung everything on it

God, /prod/ is so useless for critique

Could someone please recommend some actually helpful production and composition forums? No memeing please

What are some good things to tell an engineer prior to recording how to get a good, full drum sound. Something accurately captured like pink Floyd in their meddle and beyond Era.

>>71927481

Honestly, /r/wearethemusicmakers does a pretty good job

>>71927513

Your best bet is to probably give the engineer a reference track/album you want the drums to sound like - words like 'full' can mean different things to different people so aren't usually the best way of getting what you want across

>>71927555
>engineer
Was thinking that, thanks. Seems like many engineers butcher percussion. Any reason why?

Tips on making vocals sound distant in post-production? I'm trying EQing, filtering and some reverb work, the result should ideally sound something like the intro to Dance Yrself Clean.

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https://soundcloud.com/aeromusicofficial/aero-andromeda

>disco house

>>71927938
Try fucking around with Mid/Side balance as well as reverb. Just keep tweaking the knobs on your reverb and you'll get here eventually.

how do i acheive such a bass tone if i'm using fl studio
https://youtu.be/YJ8LltDuI_Y
buzzing and fat

>>71923067
>https://clyp.it/gmdffwrf
it's good

hey dudes
https://clyp.it/sokulu34

>at which octave does the synth sound better at?
>what are your thoughts on this very basic loop?
>when I was making it I had an idea that a kid cudi type melody could be sung over it, or that the beat was vaguely kid cudi sounding, then I realized that's because it sounds like a cheap version of the david guetta and kid cudi track "memories"

>>71923067
what the fuck is that piano, sounds fucking terrible. Is this a parody? Were you hurt horribly in a 90's European gay bar and now you make lynchian revisions of it as a coping mechanism?

>>71928248
synth is a bit casio learner keyboard on harpischord detuned horribly. Lower octave sounds better I guess. Will interfere less if you have melody

https://clyp.it/y3iu0kb4

How's my track?

>>71927972
It sounds like a very basic plain sine wave synth with a sort of slow attack on the amp envelope and at a very low octave, and a similar synth patch (lots of sub, then a triangle heavily filtered, with maybe a slightly faster attack on the amp envelope) for the buzzier synth, hope this helps

>>71928359
thank you for listening :)

>>71928409
I (really) like your guitar recordings and how they're mixed more than your singing desu, I think at the octave your singing at you're sort of off key. there are some sections in which I enjoy your singing though, overall a nice song

https://clyp.it/e0n5y5li
r8 my pop trash

>>71928478
6/10
this could be alright if it was executed better

>>71914196
>https://clyp.it/d1ow5fmu
that snare tho, why is it so... breathy? u beatboxin bra?
Your synths aren't too bad, but maybe a little more variation on the drums?

>>71913500
>https://clyp.it/0cjqogxl
Sounds radio tier, slap some female vocals on there and you'll be set

>>71913082
>https://clyp.it/e1dgxe3s
You got the dissonance with the chord at 0:08, 0:10 pushes it a bit.

>>71928205
Thanks

>>71912944
Any tb303 house.

>>71928308
>why do i stay up late to make stupid shit like this anyway
>Is this a parody?
Yeah pretty much.

>what the fuck is that piano
Yamaha S-YXG50

>>71928478
Nice bass sound. I commend you on your choice in sounds.

>>71920262
Nah it was a few takes, I just need to work on it a lot

>>71926026
Thanks

>>71929230
>>71928633
Ty bros

how's this

https://clyp.it/zf2ptbsk

H O W
O
W

do i make drums like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB7KhGaPCrw

>>71930049
Practice,instead of wasting your time here

https://clyp.it/iczbrtdr

does anyone know any good free daws for linux?

>>71931692
I used to use one called Ardour that was okay, though I still preferred using Reaper under WINE. You have to mess around a little with JACK to get it working depending on what interface you have, but it's nothing too complicated. Reaper isn't technically free (though it is a lot less expensive than other daws), but it has a free trial that doesn't technically expire and doesn't lock you out of any features.

>>71931753
thanks i was either looking at ardour or renoise

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyidwgXM1kE

my newest hip hop instrumental

>>71930049
Basic 2step pattern but sycopate the first snare. 16th note swing on the hats and ghost snares to get the shuffly feel. Sounds like pitched versions of the snare sometimes on the 16th before and after the second snare.

Sound wise you've got shakers instead of hats, thuddy snares like a woodblock rather than twangy ones. Claps occasionally layered into the snare. Sounds like a subtle flanger on the snare sometimes. Use Ableton's erosion plugin to add some grit. Eq the very high frequencies out.

>>71931811
Renoise isn't free but its reasonably priced and also the best fucking thing.

>>71912510
I know I'm way late with this, but here are the youtube links for the OP from a months old thread:

>LEARNING RESOURCES

(Obligatory mixing course)
>The Art of Mixing by David Gibson
https://youtu.be/TEjOdqZFvhY [Embed] [Embed]

(Obligatory synthesis course + additional related videos)
>Intro to Synthesis by New York School of Synthesis
https://youtu.be/atvtBE6t48M [Embed] [Embed]

YouTube channels that you should subscribe to:

>Point Blank Music School
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWNozFjO8yVdJFsGKVmPgg

>Pensado's Place
https://www.youtube.com/user/PensadosPlace

>SeamlessR (in-depth music production and sound design tutorials, based on FL Studio)
https://www.youtube.com/user/SeamlessR

>BusyWorksBeats (same as above, a lot of good new content coming)
https://www.youtube.com/user/busyworksbeats

>ADSR Music Production Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5UKh_cj2_5pUomhyswWYQ

>Justin Omoi
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnmXvv9JHJPsrrob-gEn5A

>WarBeats
https://www.youtube.com/user/nfxbeats/videos

>Samori Coles (not many videos, but a few good ones on compression and EQ)
https://www.youtube.com/user/homestudiotutor/videos

>Modern Mixing
https://www.youtube.com/user/ModernMixing/videos

>Image Line Tutorials (for FL Studio users)
https://www.youtube.com/user/imageline/playlists

>READ THIS BEFORE ASKING WHERE TO BEGIN

>>71931937
jesus just pay someone to do a vocal tag for you, you sound like you didnt get enough air during birth

Can having a mediocre soundcard limit expensive headphones?

>>71934861
I'm not an expert, but I'd think that the headphone amp and the DAC would be the most important parts when it comes to headphone use. If your soundcard isn't great at either of those things, it could be a limitation.

What kind of headphones do you have? Whether the amp is sufficient or not can depend on the impedance of the headphones.

https://clyp.it/okxyma3c

Hey, so I'm really just no good with mixing.
This song is basically how I want it structurally, but the sound isn't there. The vocals feel tacked on in the mix, the guitar jam at the end feels like it's swamping the mix and getting muddied, do you have any advice anyone? I'm bad at EQ and stuff honestly and hardly use it cos when I do it just sounds worse.

The intended tone was closer to a mixture of these two songs in vibe/feel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F2mcVM1-QM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAotWVmVRS4

>>71912796
There's an idea there, but it's not very digestible.

>>71934976
I'm not a pro or anything so I can't really give you really specific criticism. That sounded a lot better than I expected it to, though, based on what you said. You seem to have a good ear and are good at picking out weaknesses in your own mixes, though, so with some work, I don't see why you couldn't be great at it. I really enjoyed the composition. Keep it up.

Also, here's a video I found helpful for some general info on EQ'ing (it's a great channel in general):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FcPcarJ07g

>>71934861
are your headphones loud enough with your current source? is there some noise or distortion or static when under hight cpu/network load?
production bonus point: how's the asio performance, do you get low enough latency with the cpu load you need to work?

if it works it works

>>71934976
drums are too smashed, the kick pumps the cymbals hard. use a detector highpass on your bus compressor if you need them to be smashed like that
vocals are rhythmically unstable, align them with the guitar line which is on time, a real quick edit job
the clean guitar on the right needs some sort of room, as do the vocals. both elements don't blend because they're too dry for the rest of the mix
also considering using a doubler or double tracking rhythm guitars to get rid of the annoying left side heavyness

>>71934920
>>71935328
I'm thinking about buying some new headphones. Probably some expensive Sennheisers. I don't know what else I should buy so they aren't limited.

>got a Roland SC-88 and a cheap MIDI keyboard set up with JACK2+Rosegarden (Linux)
>currently reading through the theory and composition books by Jonathan Peters
>started listening to more classical again to get more than shitty pop chords in my memory
Anything else I should put on my list other than just practice? This is a hobby, not a primary income stream, but I do want to get it right.

>>71935411
plug them in your interface and go from there

>>71935416
just practice

>>71931753
>JACK
JUST

>>71935244
Thank you! Glad I'm not hopeless then, and I appreciate that. Very nice video too, bookmark worthy, thanks anon

>>71935410
Everything you said is exactly what I hear in it but didn't know how to put in words or the solution to, everything you said makes sound sense in my head and I'm going to start redoing it with that in mind, thanks appreciate that a lot anon.

>>71934976
As the other guy said, drums are too squashed and are pumping too much. Ease up on the compression. You could also try out parallel compression.

Left guitar could use a very little bit of a hi cut to get rid of some of the white noise-type high end it has. That may just be my taste though. Right guitar is too dry and could use reverb. The vocals are also dry and could use reverb.

There's a room tone in the vocals I hear that is probably somewhere around 250-300hz if I had to guess. Try and see if you can find it and cut it a bit. Like what this guy does at 3:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgRMiFEL5IY

here's a post-/prod/ question

say, i've finished and released an album. now how do i get people to listen to it?
i feel that it's almost impossible for a nobody to persuade others to click on an album and not turn it off for almost an hour even if the music is quite alright.

what i find myself doing at this point is marketing my album as a similar type of thing to another acclaimed album that most people know and love.
but that's bullshit because it primes the listener to look for similarities instead of taking the thing for what it is.

so, any shilling tips, lads?

>>71931692
Rosegarden is nice for midi. Milkytracker is good for modules. Ardour and LMMS are good for real instruments.

>>71935753
The Arch wiki has a good article on setting up JACK and Pulse together. I've got that setup on my desktop and it's pretty rad.

>>71935874
Convince a nearby college radio station to play it. They love doing local-artist stuff.

>>71935874
sign a contract with your local jew

>>71935874
post it here

if its nu-jazz video game commercial beats

delete it

>>71917261
I just fapped to this. it was a coincidence but the bass was good so it worked pretty well.

>>71935889
cheers for the suggestion. i'm from eastern europe, so there aren't lots of college radio stations and people don't really listen to them. a couple of friends played me on one or two stations but i don't think i gained many new listeners from that.

>>71935969
i guess i should have released the album through a bigger label if i wanted an easier time

>>71936083
it's HANL-core stuff. i wouldn't shill it on /prod/, though

>>71936928
let's hear it senpai

>>71936983
alri, if you insist
https://youtu.be/VEAWqXu-ppQ

How can I make a noise like this?
http://clyp.it/5icoqnzn

>>71937046
i skipped thru all the tracks to hear each some of it is really well produced and nice but desu you need more hip hop influence if you did that i would be a lot easier to listen to. i could probably listen to concealed though. you need to make it more pop

>>71937046
I fuck with this

>>71937236
ha, to be honest i'm actually gonna follow up that one with a trap mixtape
sounds ridiculous even to me when i say it but i'm working hard on putting my specific suicidal twist on that shit
thanks for checking it out senpai

>>71937346
cheers family, love

>>71937373
can i hear some trap music you made?

>>71937628
sure. well, this isn't properly mixed or mastered but just to get an idea
https://clyp.it/ky2bo4fh?token=77a20eb26d8f720574563b9f0e08432c
https://clyp.it/3chuhxzh

Hey guys, could I get some feedback on if I blended these guitar takes together seamlessly? It starts at around 3:58 where I blended the chorus into the bridge, and I'd love feedback on how that sounds as well as the end of the bridge back into the rest of the song.

https://clyp.it/sldhy0z2

>>71937876
the vocals are so bad but the beat is good and the flow is even good, that voice is just fucking terrible tho

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>>71925553
>>71925380
not sure about anything anymore lol
https://clyp.it/akml4o1b

https://clyp.it/au50uiyl

How does this sound?

>>71938454
drums/perc is shit should be slower
good job on the rest

>>71912510
whats the point of mastering if I can record something and make it sound good

>>71938327
cheers. which of the two are you commenting on? both?
well, i agree, i'm not satisfied with the vocals here at all. it's just a sketch really

>>71931692
QTractor is GOAT for MIDI instruments and plugins, Ardour and Audacity are best for Audio. LMMS for the FL Studio plebes, and MilkyTracker/SunVox/Renoise for all the tracker people (though Renoise also has extensive support, making it more of a full-blown DAW).

>>71938510
quality control, make it sound consistent with your other tracks
also compilation of tracks to EPs or what ever form of album
all that is mastering as well

Hey, so let's say as an artist you have two very distinct kind of sounds, you rarely mix the two though.

I like making shoegazy gloomy indierock, but I also like making instrumental extremely left field electronic/glitch/progrock stuff.

Would it make sense to put them on the same release or under the same name? Or does it make more sense to go under different names for different styles when it goes to extremes.

I'm just wondering cos I can see certain merits to the diversity and variety of it, and if you can get them to flow track to track well it could be neat. Would it just be circumstantial or do you think there's a golden rule about this?

>>71938616
sounds like sweet trip desu

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>>71912510
noise + gorillaz = this album
https://apaleskinmexican.bandcamp.com/album/noisy-days

>>71938616
AFAIK, the best way to go would be to have two separate projects, but to keep both of them tied to a 'parent project' or your irl name (or pen name if paranoid enough), so that your base of potential listeners isn't divided.

>>71938491
https://clyp.it/3lnyguu1

Okay, how about now? Also what do you mean by
>drums/perc is shit

Which sounds exacly? The snare? Kick? Hats?

>>71938549
Correct, but I get the feeling the guy you're replying to is confusing mastering with mixing

>>71938616
I go with different names for different genres

>>71938040
Bump for help please

>>71939041
I didn't notice anything weird. The transition is sudden but it sounds like it's supposed to be that way

Is FL studio a good starting point for someone with no experience making music?

https://clyp.it/c1hbc1sr

Any thoughts on this? Ways I could improve it?

>>71938384
Can anyone comment on my mix down?

>>71939116
Cool thanks, and yeah the transition is supposed to be fairly sudden. Thanks for the help man

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Looking for comments/criticism. Uplifting synth based hip-hop type instrumental.
:)

https://soundcloud.com/84sd3jpaywig/1-instrumental

>>71914196
I liked it up until it got noisy. You might mix up the snare a bit. Maybe alternate the release idk

>>71938999
No, I understand mixing, (getting all the instruments and sounds in the correct EQ, position, and volume, correct?)

>>71939540
there is no such thing as correct
otherwise automix algorithms would actually work

>>71939540
Yes those are the basics. Just making sure, beginners often confuse mixing and mastering

https://clyp.it/vcy11czk
>remix of Beyonce - Sorry
Not sure if the piano is really sitting properly in the mix

>>71938616
Different aliases

>>71939226
Your drums are really weak. I would pick different hi hat samples and compress/boost the volume of the snare

>>71939041
If what I'm hearing is exactly how it was recorded, I would honestly just re-rerecord everything since there's basically no high end. It it were me doing it, I would get several good takes of the rhythm guitar and hard pan them cause your stereo imaging is non-existant

>>71939177
Any DAW is really, so yea, FL will do you fine.

Hey guys. I have a MEDI keyboard and garage band. How do I start producing music?

>>71940461
>ADSR Music Production Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5UKh_cj2_5pUomhyswWYQ

>Justin Omoi
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnmXvv9JHJPsrrob-gEn5A

>https://youtu.be/atvtBE6t48M

>>71940461
also it's a good idea to learn how to play that piano, you don't have to be as proficient as your average chinese toddler to start to use it to write music, but a good amount of knowledge and proficiency with your keyboard will help immensely.

>>71939719
Thanks!

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>>71912510
https://soundcloud.com/user-891701732
This is my first track ever. Definitely looking for feedback/criticism. Spent a long time on this guy.

>>71940643
Very nice for your first track, but it's still like a 7/10 song at most. I think the kick could have been a better sample, and your main chord synth, although it sounded nice and the synth was nice, could have been layered or beefed up to sounds fuller wider and better. The end bit was my favorite.

Thanks, trying the demo now.

>>71940861
Thanks for listening and for the feedback. I get what you mean about the richness of the synth. I was having trouble mastering the song after bouncing it out of logic, and I couldn't get it to sound the same as it did in logic unfortunately haha

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

Hey can someone give this a listen and tell me if it's well produced? I love the bass sound on this album and was wondering if I was just an idiot. I want to replicate it. Not even that great of an album.

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Can I get a r8?

https://clyp.it/woqjayah

>>71940935
At 17:30 and 18:58 specifically

Open, semi-open, or closed?

any preset pack worth getting or should i not bother n get good at making sounds myself

>>71912510
would like feedback on this
https://soundcloud.com/hate-child/dental-misorder
been a while since I did something this guitar-centric so I threw this together earlier and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out in general. Mainly wondering what people think of the drums

>>71941895
the particular sounds you use doesn't really matter, just find sounds that you like and make shit that sounds good

>>71942004
yeah definitely, i'm past thinking using presets is bad, just wondering about the preset packs uploaded on trackers, maybe some are worth getting but from what i've seen most cater to edm trash

>>71942128
ya, sorry bro i dont know much about that stuff. cant help you much. but good luck

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>>71912510
Did this earlier, have some ways to go though. I hope if I die someone finishes my shit, I start so much and can't seem to finish anything

https://clyp.it/r2dsal1n

>tfw poorfag college student with shitty school-loaned mac with no ram
ugh.... i've been halfheartedly just manipulating audio in audacity for the better half of a decade now, but i want to immerse myself

>>71942565
no offense u sound like a fag

>>71942565
fag

Started some Electro/Prog-house thing
https://clyp.it/d2rrbgnf

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Cant believe I've never seen a /Prod/ gentleman's edition

>>71940992
like a 7/10, and i kinda like it, you could have a better intro though, and more variation in your melodies

>>71941117
all three

>>71941915
as soon as the kick and snare come in the drums get out of sync with the rest of the sounds. after 1:50 everything starts to feel better though.

>>71941895
do a little bit of both imo, but more of the latter. Get good at making and mixing and using good sounds, there's no use using a bunch of professionally made presets if you're going to process them in a shitty way , or mix them oddly. check this out if you already haven't: https://youtu.be/atvtBE6t48M

>>71942335
everything sounds good man, you should finish more of your stuff.

>>71942883
hey get rid of that really sawy buzzy synth, and make your progressive house synth more interesting by layering it up with a few other sounds.

>>71943246
what does all that stuff (match pink/match reference/deresonate) under actions do?

Great stuff here! Would really appreciate some input on my works
https://soundcloud.com/lunamors/illusion-of-emotion
https://soundcloud.com/lunamors/influence

>>71942335
Sounds awesome, I really like it

>>71943965
http://www.tokyodawn.net/labs/SlickEQGE/TDR%20VOS%20SlickEQ%20GE%20-%20Manual.pdf?x62907

Ever heard a song about a math teacher ?
Heh criticize my song plz
https://soundcloud.com/tr4nc3boy/tr4nc3boy-math-teacher

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Which DAW has the best free version or version available to pirate?

I already tried FL Studio 12.3 from TPB, but it was full of visual bugs and other glitches.

>>71944497
Try abelton

>>71944468
Upload it to clyp and we will.

>>71944811
Heh
Here= https://clyp.it/yizwvlv0

>>71944847
This is really good desu

>>71945056
Thx bro :)
Need feedback on something ?

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Finally made some good house...
Start isn't so good, gets better in the build up

https://clyp.it/wn3tn12l

Any thoughts appreciated

>>71945375
Well the "intro" definitly needs some work
but its not bad for what it is..

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>>Remember to use:
>>clyp.it for WIPs
>>soundcloud for completed tracks

Good advice

>>71945137
https://clyp.it/hciuv33p

latest thing I've done

>>71945375
It's not bad, sounds like Kaytranada a bit, might wanna swing your drums a bit, vary up the synth sound, add some more percussive elements.

>>71945485
I'm this junkie here>>71944847
Kinda busy with RL stuff so i just played it on the phone and from what i can hear the mix itself is nice and crisp.
i like this style but 0:28 0:58 need some work so that after 0:59 would sound more epic ;).
have some ideas if you wanna hear them but after im done with irl stuff

https://soundcloud.com/matthewcardinal/side-a

I think this is pretty much finished. First thing I put together in a really long time.

Worked no this last 3 days, programmed in Renoise but sequenced in Audacty, it have turned into a mess.

Should I look at Reaper, Logic, Cubase? I just want controll over the sound. I have pretty much mp experience with sequencer DAWs. I've stuck with trackers.

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>>71945655
Forgot link, really tired.

https://soundcloud.com/n2077/kami

>>71945577
Thanks for listening and sure man!

>>71945655
You should definitely move on to a DAW. FL studio has the most native synths/effects/plugins compared to any other DAW if it's a hassle to set stuff up.

>>71945666
Sounds good man, a DAW would make this way way easier.

Everything that I export from Ableton sounds rather quiet, any tips for that?

https://clyp.it/vtbybxrl

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>>71945692
Already got FL 12 installed, will try it out today. You Ive heard the image line filters are good, I dig the reverb and philter.

But I'll stick with trackers for a while even though i reallu should move, there's Redux is a lite Renoise made into a VST so there's no reasen to not move really.

Trying to mix elements of psychadelic rock into hiphop production, this is the first result I'm really happy with.

https://clyp.it/p1roi1ou

>>71945375
Cut the intro length, it is too long for nothing really happening. Once it gets started its nice, though i'd add some swing to a lot of the elements so that it grooves a bit better

>>71945717
Get a mastering limiter/maximizer (I just use iZotope Ozone) and compress it a bit after mixing. However this will sound like shit if the mix is bad.

>>71945485
>>71945743
Thanks guys, I will add some swing!

>>71945717
Those keys sound a bit off the grid.

>>71945743
Nice!

>>71945485
>>71945577
So continuing where i left of.
My "ideas" are acually tips or theories that will make your song better imo.
So first thing is never try to "build up" to anything like your main lead or something.
Insted try to make every part of your song unique and intresting clearly in your song from 0:28 you were trying to build to 0:58 but the time in between was just wasted and no adding arppegiosis not gonna cut it.
By making your songs this way your listener will not get bored and will always want to stay in tune to hear what the next part will be.
Try working in contrast for example do your main lead part in a housy type style but the part before do in a rock style and slowly introduce house elments.
Sorry for rambeling hope this helps

>>71932296
Thanks, I made those, I'll save them.

https://soundcloud.com/paisan91/athenas-sword

Can someone please give me a fairly detailed explanation on how this kick was made?

ty <3

>>71947017
Thanks for taking the time to write this, appreciate you <3

>>71947157
I have this sample, he just lowpassed it.