/prod/ Producer General

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://clyp.it/vqrdcnvv

No derail, but anyone want to ID these?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LIAkH5_vm0

Looks like:
Some Nord rack
Waldorf Q
Vermona drm1
2 Prophet 600s (?)
SH101
Ensoniq Fizmo
Yamaha CS15
Juno 106(?)

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Does anybody use musical notation software after they compose their song?
You know, to help practice you instead of looking at music theory behind a piano roll?

https://clyp.it/nwpcr4tf

me trying as hard as possible to get featured on Majestic Casual.

lit or shit?

>>72766468
>tens of thousands in synths
>few hundred dollar pair of entry level monitors

Makes me rage every time

>>72767322
I don't even think that's his main studio, he has another video where he has a full set of xox gear

How important is mastering to a new producer? I haven't made a lot of music yet and I don't want to go through the trouble of something complikated like mastering and I don't want to pay someone else to master a mediocre trak made by an amateur.

>>72768568
I'm pretty sure most if not all people itt have no idea what the fuck they are doing when it comes to mastering.

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https://clyp.it/zy43jwra

Tipps on the mix? I've only been able to mix with my headphones.

>>72764680
Does anyone know how to make this kind of bass at 2:00 on a DAW?
https://youtu.be/FdDf2Ib4B64?t=2m6s
It sounds so good

How do I make punk music without having any real instruments or friends?

>>72768568
Amateur level mastering is basic as fuck. Just torrent izotope ozone and do the following in this order:
>(optional) add harmonic exciter to taste if your song is sounding a bit flat
>use the dynamic compressor to catch any excessive momentary imbalances and even up the frequency spectrum a bit
>(optional) add reverb if the song needs it, most people do this in the sound design or mixing stage though
>(optional) use the stereo imager to add width to the mids and highs if you think it needs it. Just a little though, too much can make weird artifacts.
>(highly recommended) pull down the stereo image for the lowest frequencies so they are 100% mono
>adjust the overall balance in the EQ to taste, meme of the day is to give it a profile similar to pink noise
>(optional) use a mid-side eq to cut bass and slightly boost the highs on the side channels. This is similar to what you might have already done with the stereo imager, you can do either or both.
>set the maximizer limit to ~-0.3 then start squishing, commercial EDM tracks can have an RMS of about -2 or 3 db but you will likely ruin the sound if you try to hit that when you are still learning. Just get it loud as possible without ruining the dynamics.

Even if you don't understand some of that it should make sense once you open the plugins and have a play around. By the way I'm not an expert, this is just my amateur method that works OK for me.

>>72769749
I don't know how you can make punk without a guitar but I guess you could do Bauhaus-ish music with a daw.

>>72769956
And for absolute lazy babbies:
>make bass frequencies mono with the stereo imager
>adjust EQ to taste
>make it loud as fuck with the maximizer

>>72769749
I want to make band-ish songs and I'm in your same situation. I think the best daw for this type of music is Logic, but I wonder how much far i can go using only midi... damn i want a guiar

>>72769749
Get replaceable band members

>>72770243
There's literally no music scene where I live.

I live in a fucking farmers village in Belgium lmao.
Everyone listens to top 40.

>>72770344
Are you going to Graspop?

>>72770364
I have a single day ticket for sunday.

Line up is pretty shit this year imo.

>>72770344
Buy a guitar and use computer software for the drums and bass instruments

https://clyp.it/oxsb1sq1

hey gyus IT ME

bitsnake

>>72770398
>Sunday
>Not Saturday

Why?

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>be me
>be shit at marketing
>be loosely connected to a community of other young electronic artists my age
>be objectively the best and most creative one out of all of them, doing my own thing rather than making simplistic trap instrumentals
>they are far more popular for making music that fits in with the current trend
>one of the other artists has his own label and is going to host his own label-themed night in a major music venue with his labelmates
>I will be attending and am going to have to feign absolute unwavering support for them despite this boiling feeling of jealousy festering inside of me

why go on /prod/?

>>72770548
Gonna go see Sum 41 for old times sake.

Rest of the day just gonna hang around main stage 2, I've never seen Sabaton live.
I've already seen all of the noteworthy bands live that come on saturday.

>>72770580
Music is a popularity contest my bruh.

>>72770580
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority

>>72766792
pls respond =[

>>72770581
I'm from New Zealand and we don't have festivals like that at all here so the whole thing looks dope as fuck to me. Saturday is going to be the best day of my life, so many bands I thought I would never get the chance to see.

Is it easy to buy drugs there?

>>72770580
Your music probably isn't as well produced. You may come up with good interesting ideas, but are you executing them as well as these other guys? Are you mixes good? Are the songs at least somewhat catchy?

Good music is bound to get picked up even with average marketing behind it. Get a label behind you if you're so concerned.

Link us some of ur music.

>>72770677
>Good music is bound to get picked up even with average marketing behind it. Get a label behind you if you're so concerned.

I'm not that guy but this is the least true thing I have ever seen.

>>72770648
Yeah lol, drugs of all sorts are easy as shit to get in Belgium.

Just make sure to buy your drugs INSIDE the festival, they will search people pretty thoroughly on entry. No idea how some people get their stuff inside but they always do.

Dont buy drugs from french people.
Dont buy drugs from sandniggers.
Dont buy LSD or XTC unless you trust the person selling.

Best way to find a reliable source of drugs at a festival is to find someone who looks positively fucked up and just straight up asking.

Be wary of scams.
People that will rob your shit.
Make sure you keep your valuables close to you if you spend the night in a tent.
Usually french sandniggers will go to festivals to just slash open tents at night to steal shit.

I usually keep valuables with me IN my sleeping bag at my feet.


Festivals over here are pretty fucking fun solely because they are so dangerous and wild.

are any of you members of AES, NTM etc.?
what would you say their impact on your work has been like?

>>72770946
AES NTM?

wats dat?

>>72771036
http://aes.org
https://nailthemix.com/

>>72769538
This is super fuckin dope man I love it, mix is sounding superb.
Also, dunno if you drew inspiration from this but reminds me of it a bit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxkVMBAAZzI

>>72769602
Sounds FM but I made a preset in Sylenth1 that sounds a bit like this
.>>72769749
You grab yourself some Kontakt libraries.
>>72769956
Perfect post, I'm pretty sure that a lot of professional producers master like that too.

>>72770466
Sounding good man.

>>72770580
If you make unique and good music just pitch it to a lot of good promo channels/labels through their demo mail, I'm sure you can get something started through that.

>>72770916
Oh yo, thanks for the advice. I'll be backpacking so all my stuff will be with me, any suggestions how to keep it safe when I'm not at my tent? I don't want to carry a backpack around the whole festival.

>>72771152
Yeah. You can rent a locker, not sure how much you can fit in there though.

>>72771180
Oh sweet, a locker should be big enough I don't need to fit much in there. Just a couple more things, can you bring booze into the camp grounds, and what is up with the token system? Where do you buy them from and how many will you need for the whole festival for food, beer etc?

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Is anyone here well-read on acoustics? I need some feedback on the latter. I can post the room dimensions, if they'll be needed, but what I'm really looking for is just some validation for this bare-bones plan of mine.

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>>72770580
show us your shit then and we'll judge whether you deserve fame or not

>>72764680
>(embed) [Embed] [Embed] [Embed]

>>72771149
Are there any Kontakt libraries you can recommend?

>>72772120
Fuck acoustics man, if you get used to how something sounds that's all you need, reflections are everywhere.

>>72772793
Start with the Orange Tree shit and Abbey Road drums.

>>72772936
>reflections are everywhere
wtf i hate properly treated rooms now

>>72772936
You're right about this, man, but I just need some to at least analyze the bass better. So bass traps and panels on first reflections, I guess.

>>72769749
Punk's more about theme and tone than instrument isn't it? Unless you exclusively want the usual punk sound I'd just distort some synths and go industrial, and scream into a mic, any mic, about the fuck government.

>>72764680
>The Art Of Mixing (A Arte da Mixagem) - David Gibson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjOdqZFvhY
holy shit this is illuminating

>>72766792

I like it.

I'm trying to make synthpop like New Order, but I'm not trying to sound like a retro act. Whenever I try to write anything, it naturally comes out as too 80s sounding. But whenever I try to use more modern sounding samples and production it sounds too "house". Do any of you have suggestions of artists that get that 80s synthpop feel while being unmistakably modern, or have any tips for sounding modern without losing the synthpop sound?

>>72774047
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si81bIoZRJQ&list=PLcW3obwtpNMhXyT88enp-6ZST2O8WFA0r

>>72774047
I think you might just be too self-conscious. The synthpop sound, compositionally, will sound like the 80s. That's just synthpop. The only difference with modern versions is there's more high-end sheen and maybe a fuller sound from layering more instruments / modern processing.

Here's a modern synthpop song and a genuine 80s song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9cAnSpCsYM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs7Jy2y-33A

Modern's just bigger and with sounds that aren't as muffled.

>>72774047
I'm not sure what you mean. Synthpop will sound more modern if you use crispy samples and get a clean mix.

Requesting if anyone can make that square wave-y kind of sound at 20 second in this video, i tried but can't show because I'm not on my production pc right now.
https://youtu.be/Kc8GNaED3Ok

https://clyp.it/3bvwdbzv

Hi it me

bitsnake again

>>72764680
where i should go if i dont wanna look at mentally ill autistic trolls of /mu/ anymore

like yeah i get it you wanna shitpost and you dont have a brain, thats fine just show me the exit and i´ll let you argue with other 17-19 year old summerfags who´ll never be anything

>>72775028
you sure are above it all in your ivory internet tower

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Did 'she' ever appreciate your music?

>>72775354
she's not facing the camera, who is it?

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>>72775382
the pickup fuck

>>72774888
It's just a PWM with an envelope.

>>72774975
Good shit my nibba bitsnake

>>72775028
We have a discord which is pretty cool
https://discord.gg/QJtUjW5

First time adding bass to a sample and I have no idea what I'm doing, does it sound ok? Piano is sampled, bass and drums added

https://clyp.it/xag1lujd

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c53ngyw0otwg62n/DRUMBRUTE.rar?dl=1

Some unprocessed samples from Arturia's DrumBrute analog drum machine from Luthatron.

Maybe someone needs even more analog drum sounds.

>>72775658
The rhodes is way too loud I can barely hear anything else.

>>72774047
La Roux I think sounds very synthpop for being 'modern'(even though the songs here are almost 10 years old)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXtATeQ7GKg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8eJh4i8Lo

and then here is Cut Copy with nu-disco that has a slight acid house sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPRJVKtrCCk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIsl6kJUP0o

Todd Terje:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUOIvT9hzD8

Here is a karaoke backing track of Out of the Woods by Taylor swift, and it sounds very 80's if you mute the drums.

http://www.karaoke-version.com/custombackingtrack/taylor-swift/out-of-the-woods.html

>>72775553
How? I did get slightly close to it by using a square wave on harmor and detuning it up.

>>72776081
modulate pulse width with an envelope instead of detuning a square

>>72776041
Epic.
>>72776081
Like the other dude said, it's not a square, it's a pulse, not detuned

Are these lyrics cringy or na?

I was walking through the night
And i saw someone smiling
She was giving him a token of her appriciation
I guarentee when he gets home its going straight into his dressing draw

Sometimes it happens
Sometimes its bound to happen

How loud do you guys mix? I've been told that -2 db (peak) is a good limit and then you can push it up to 0 -1 or 0 db with a maximizer.

I wish Ableton showed RMS more clearly.

>>72776947
Perfect top 100 lyrics
>>72777077
I clip sometimes

>>72777077
Shieet -3 atleast

>>72777115
Cant tell if thats a compliment or not lol

>>72769538
ehh speakers are not needed for mixing. anyway, the mixing is alright, though the lead thingy at around 1:05 is a tad too loud. repetitive though.

>>72766792
composition is alright, i'll assume that you haven't mastered this yet. the intro could be more interesting.

>>72774975
overcompression my dude, if you wanna squash the sounds, distort them, not overcompress them

>>72777077
-6 or -3, but if i have a fat lead that won't clip the more i push it, then i'll mix as loud as possible, then compress during mastering.

>>72777126
on the mix or final product?

https://clyp.it/oeoc5jar

How is my bass? Tried to match it to the chords but i can't tell if it's off-key or not

>>72776947
'I was walking through the night' is a bit cliche, other than that it's good, a bit ambiguous though

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Just started this and I'm kinda liking what I have so far.
https://clyp.it/pmjzvt4i
I need some advice on what I should add to it tho I'm kinda stumped.

>>72777333
Ok sweet, its more about someone brushing aside somones attempt at showing love

>>72777143
It is.

>>72777333
Bass fits but not sure what else to say.
>>72777409
Bass variations, some bell melody, idk experiment around don't play it safe.

https://soundcloud.com/satchtopnotch/sets/medicine-man

>>72776141
Still can't see how that would achieve it, i went to see what that sounds like and it's very far from the actual sound.

>>72777587
Might wanna clyp that before you get shat on.

>>72777580
tried adding a bassline to it along with the 808 but now I think the low end is too cluttered. Should I keep the bassline or the 808 in your opinion?
https://clyp.it/5e4dskao

>>72778267
>https://clyp.it/5e4dskao
I didnt mean exactly that, don't have 2 basses, keep the 808 but try fuckin around with some pitch automation on it maybe.

>>72777180
didnt use any compression at all, only a master limiter

>>72778327
not sure if youre still lookin at this thread but how does it sound now?
https://clyp.it/ovvuhmo2

>>72780655
There's definitely more things going on now but it sounds very dull overall, seems like you went into this with no vision, just arranging shit on the DAW, that never works for me desu.

>>72781068
yeah I definitely agree. I didnt really have a vision starting, I just fucked around with some synths and and 808s and made this. How do you normally give shit more life?

>>72781161
It has to start inside your head, get something going, inspiration, an idea, for me it's super autismic, I can't start producing a song unless it's done in my head first.

>>72781485
lol autismic. Okay I feel you, thanks for the help man.

Thoughts on this track?

I'm not so sure how I feel about it and I could use some outside opinions.

https://clyp.it/otykxqqr

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>>72764680
Anyone got a pastebin or something for drum samples, Serum presets, etc.?

>>72765603
Yo this shit is pretty lit actually

>>72766792
this is cool man, I like this

>>72772936
Not for recording

>>72782685
Sounds a LOT like Prefuse 73, like the sound of a few of his albums combined. I quite like it, particularly the outro. Well done lad

>>72782862
Thank you! I've never actually listened to Prefuse before, although I love a lot of stuff from that mid/late 2000's LA beat scene. I'll check him out.

>>72782995
That's actually really surprising to me, your female vocal sample at 0:18 and 0:58 onward is 100% Prefuse on One Word Extinguisher, the bass is also quite similar. The overall feel and off-kilter rhythm is more Rivington Nao Rio/Forsyth Gardens EP

Definitely recommend you check him out

Going for an 80s sound? Try drone chords.

Lots of 80s songs had the keyboardist playing the same bass note with the left hand with changing chords on the right, or vice versa.

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trying to stray away from trap music

https://clyp.it/hai5oond

opinions?

>>72783878
melody says trap but drum pattern says otherwise. Idk i mean all I can say is im thoroughly spooked.

>>72783878
my dude, if you want real feedback stop posting under that alias. Everyone still remembers that you're a shitposter how fucking stupid do you think we are

>>72782730
/r/drumkits, freesounds, google my dude

>>72779276
a limiter is a type of compressor breh

>>72775796
Hey thanks man

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>>72784520
lmfao

okay daddy

>>72772120
i'm no expert but i'm fairly sure the panels aren't supposed to be symmetrical across the room. good using the length though

>>72784844
I don't think there's any reason why they shouldn't be symmetric.

A major thing that people miss though is that they work better if there's a couple inches air gap behind them.

https://clyp.it/qa3yxwdt

just a loop
criticism please

>>72785609
It's alright. I'm guessing you recorded the foley yourself because it sounds low quality

>>72785683
dont know what foley means, everything was done on my computer, no external instruments

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Sup, noob here planning to setup a home studio in the next few months, I'll main a MIDI controller, a mic and a launchpad. Is it going to be a straightforward process of just connecting these things to PC or I might need something in between ?

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>>72785801
just this lil guy. Run you up about $99,975.00 nbd.

>>72785801
The midi controller should be fine, the microphone might need an amplifier if it's a low sensitivity mic, i don't know about the launchpad though.

http://www.airwindows.com/ New plugin, Bite. Says it looks for incongruities, frizzy edges and such, on the waveform and exaggerates them. If I had to guess I'd say it's averaging out a few samples and subtracting the average from the original signal as a sort of sample-based exciter, maybe more complex than that. Should be good on gritty noises. It'll also subtract grit and frizz if you move the slider toward the negatives.

>>72766468
ayy lmao

>>72769749
Look into a lot of stuff coming out of the New York and French punk scenes. A lot of artists made heavy use of drum machines and synthesizers.

>>72769749
second one has real guitar and bass but with the quality it might as well be a synth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_dXp0eF8s0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6i09rDccAI

>>72774047
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26AQCCQKkcc

>>72785952
>mfw when you'll never need something like that

>>72770344
Heard of Twilight Ritual?

How do I make the voice not sound like shit?
https://clyp.it/z3qpniyp

I like the whole off key drunk screaming thing but it sounds like crap regardless. It's too loud at some points, too quiet at others and it generally doesn't blend properly.

http://soundcloud.com/j0shcyrus/wonders-prod-by-mono

>>72787679
Can't hear it right now but from your explanation it looks like you might wanna use an EQ with the filter's height modulated to go down when the resonating parts happen. Also use a spectrum visualiser to individuate the frequencies that need to be lowered.

>>72782685
This is really good but I feel like structurally it could do with a fill/breakdown or two, even if its just dropping the drums out for a couple of bars.

>>72765603
This dope af anon

How can i get that kind of lofi sound?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbf1EtLP7s4

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I'm working on a new track and I was wondering if you have some advice or criticism. I'm still torn between making this a trap beat (someone has shown interest in it) or to keep it completely instrumental.

I hope you all have a nice day.

https://clyp.it/4nllrtoh

i need some honest onions
https://clyp.it/tskfzjjx

>>72782685
needs more variation
but its bretty gud

>>72790047
you need to stand out in the sea of generic trap beats famalam

Can anyone recommend any VSTs dealing with eastern instruments like from Japan or Iran, but that work for Mac? Stuff like a Gizeng or a Chang.
Keep finding decent ones that are Windows only.

>>72790440
You're probably better off finding presets for vsts you already have. If there's one thing i learned it's that there certainly someone that has tried to synthesize any acoustic instrument and almost for sure someone has managed to do it one way or another.

>>72790440
There is a Kontakt library for every instrument you could want.

white boy here, how do i learn to rap? i can already produce decently different genres (orchestral for TV and electronic music for fun) so that's not the problem. i'm just trying to sing along to stuff that i like for now

>>72790209
that synth arp is mad annoying, mixing sucks, needs a snare. cool sounds, just not arranged in a good way

>>72791116
don't. if you haven't already started by this point you'll probably never get good. all of the 3 good white rappers that exist grew up around rap and started rapping young

>>72791203
>3 good white rappers
pleb

>>72791116

>>72791203
This. If you make good beats though you might go for that.

>>72791248
ugly mane, aesop, uhh okay i guess 2

>>72791203
>>72791251
>comparing me to the 3 best white rappers
literally what
i want to be decent enough to have fun, not even publish my shit

i make music for TV but i'm not hans zimmer and that's ok lol

>>72791494
Easiest way to rap is to do it like you're speaking normally. It gets obvious and cringy as hell when people force a "rap voice" because they think they're supposed to. You can add whatever sort of tone or emphasis on words as if youre genuinely saying it to someone.

>>72791494
White people rapping is the most embarrassing thing in all of western culture. I wonder if people felt the same when white people first started playing blues, and clapton was basically eminem in that he was doing something ostensibly ridiculous but doing it well enough that he made it seem OK for everyone.

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>>72791116
rapping isn't hard to learn and you don't need to be doing it since you were a kid like all these other retards are saying. its literally just speaking words rhythmically and rhyming sometimes.

i saw a fucking video of some white female teacher rapping out a dr seuss book ... this shit isn't rocket science

why even box your self in tho? rap when the song calls for rapping sing when it feels like you should sing and talk when it needs just spoken words

remove all labels if you want to really progress as an artist

also please don't only do that Eminem flow that every white boy seems to do, rapping fast isn't what good rapping is. flow with the beat, create a rhythmic atmosphere and give some good imagery

>>72791398
>no el-p, rob sonic, despot, bronson, eyedea, palmer squares, anticon mc's
like i said... pleb

>>72791116
the problem is not that you want to be a white rapper, the problem is that you want to be a rapper. You'll never break commercial out from the cesspool of wannabe's, instead you'll just gradually lower your standards and either ditch it all together or exist as a nobody.

>>72793789
>You'll never break commercial out from the cesspool of wannabe's, instead you'll just gradually lower your standards and either ditch it all together or exist as a nobody.
just like everyone else in music

https://my.mixtape.moe/blmrwb.ogg

I've come up with this, I'm pretty happy with it, but I'm struggling to turn it into a full song. Anyone got any tips for fleshing out a few synth lines into a full song?

>>72793789
if everyone thought like this we'd have no musicians

the fact that there are musicians that "make it" proves your statement to be false

what you are saying is dictated by your insecurities and low self expectations / limits

>>72793965
>just like everyone else in music
no the rap industry in particular is fucked beyond belief.. do you live under a rock?

>>72794514
I don't know, I just see it as the reality. The world does not need another generic young rapper.

>>72793789
lol you alright man?

>>72794448
NICE CLYP

imo i could see this very easily being a poppy early mac miller ish song. the chorus would standout in terms of arrangement rather than a chord change or something. are you planning on singing or something with it? i'd layer on some more percussion and double up/harmonize voices etc

>>72770466
first synth too scratcy, hats too dark, reverbed sample sits kind of weird

>>72774975
this is much cooler. reminds me of a funny mr oizo type thing with that bass line

>>72775658
yeah that piano needs a serious cut in the low mids or something. too loud also

>>72785683
>foley

>>72787679
yeah it's clipping, it was recorded poorly so it's always going to sound like shit. automate the volume when it gets too loud/quiet, put a bit of compression after. that's all you can do really.

>>72790209
yeah i think you can do better with that synth. like the out of tune thing makes sense but it breaks up and should be more... solid. I get the lumish aesthetic but the vocals still need to be more audible

>>72794904
the barrier for entry is just a willingness to try it, so that plus its popularity right now is going to result in a lot of terrible kids just throwing their shit out there. we don't need another generic young anything man

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>>72764680
Is there a way to make a preset sound the same?
I use serum and every time I play the preset, it gets wah, then weh, then wah, then wuh.
I want it to sound wah always.

>>72795238
just turn on retrigger / find out what's not retriggering on the modulation source of the WAH WEH WAH WEH

>>72795259
You mean hyper/dimension retrigger? It is already turned on.
https://clyp.it/efiyej12

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What daw are y'all using? Just switched from FL to ableton and i love it. Just wish i switched earlier

>>72795238
Turn the band knob all the way to the left on both oscs

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>>72795315
>not FL Studio + Ableton

>>72795333
Actually it might be lfo2, go to the second lfo tab and make sure trig is checked

>>72795333
Thank you!

>>72795333
Trips of knowledge.

>>72774888
Still me here, i kinda made the sound, but it's very noisy and also export settings slightly screwed it up but if i find the best setting I'll upload the better version.
Note: loud
https://clyp.it/5ztva2gq

>>72795216
>>foley
huh?

>>72795238
torrenting was a mistake

>>72795482
Wait. What? Just put the band knob to the left.

Shit nibbas i need help. I was asked to perform for a small open air festival and said yes without thinking. Problem is: i have no idea how to dj. How difficult is it to learn? I have less than two months.

>>72795556
Depends. Vinyl or what?

>>72795343
I do use both but ableton is my main i just use it way more

>>72795397
What that does is decreases the range of where in the waveform the note will start from. So if it is set to full as it is by default the note could start from any point in that waveform, meaning it will have a slightly different sounding attack each time. If you pull it right back then the waveform starts from wherever the yellow line is every time, move the yellow line around to get the exact tone you want at the beginning of the note.

>>72795579
Nah, some CDJ variant as far as i know.

>>72795713
Ironically enough I'm 18 and only know vinyl. So, sorry, can't help you.

>>72769538
good shit my man

>>72795744
that's not ironic

>>72796064
It kinda is, most 18 y/o DJs can't into vinyl, not to say I'm special or something, but that's a thing.

>>72795902
thanks breh

>>72793789
>You'll never break commercial
I just want to have fun

>>72795478
Had to save it as wav to get it.
https://clyp.it/dhhbgtia

>>72789608
To much compressor, these are done mostly digitally btw. If you know route 8 most if not all of his pad sounds come from old sample CDs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9m8vpypRk

how to make this

https://clyp.it/s0wzo0yp

sound punchy and tight like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTzHBRQ6v7M

>>72798107
compressors with a long attack and transient shapers + tight playing make it punchy. your snare already sounds squashed though

that track doesn't sound particularly special. first difference i noticed is a gated reverb on the snare that makes it sound a lot bigger... pretty much a typical 80's sound

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https://clyp.it/d02jsjsv
critiques? Anything I can add/do better? Was thinking about using the sample only for the beginning transition then one more transition later in the song instead of all throughout.
>>72794448
Lmao this is super happy I kinda like it. It sounds like the beginning of a news broadcast or something
>>72790209
water noises are cool as fk. Mixing is making my ears bleed. Those vocals definitely need to be fixed/brought out more.
>>72787679
embrace the shitty sounding voice and go for something like cap'n jazz

>>72798107
tight is just a buzzword for compressed. Use any dynamic plugin and move around the attack and release values until it sounds desirable.

>>72798742
mmmm tight has a different meaning in the rock world man. playing's on time, dynamically correct, no notes ringing out etc

>>72798713
that sample is too upfront imo and should only be in the beginning

also the synth patches need a lot of work. hat's too quiet. some of the kicks are too loud.

>>72798983
gotcha, can you elaborate on the synths more? Whats wrong with em?

>>72798713
Cool. I never listened to Cap'n Jazz before and it's fucking good.

>>72794448
REDDIT REDDIT THIS IS LITRALLY REDDIT MUSIC

>>72797343
>old sample CDs
shit nigga, you is smart. I never thought about torrenting some sample CDs from the 90's.

>>72799435
i meant the louder one in particular. not to be mean but they sound like shit, although i could see a variation working in a quieter song. in the way of harmony they're a little too on the chords if you know what i mean. i'd scrap them desu. they xylophone sounding one is a little cheesy but not bad

>>72799822
gotcha gotcha. Okay thank ya i was having trouble making a good lead and went with those synths cos i thought they sounded the best.

>>72799705
well heres some more
>>72794448
>>72798713
>>72799705
https://my.mixtape.moe/ocmzgu.ogg

>>72790047
shit

post more songs fuckers i need more shit to listen to -__________________________-

>>72801066
https://clyp.it/xwnugrxd

>>72801514
sup flylo didn't know you browsed /mu/

>>72801514
>>72801921
los angeles > cos mah gramma

>>72802285
the unreleased shit on his SC is his best tho

how do I go about making jungle / drum and base music in ableton? I'd like to cut up drum breaks very specifically in a sequencer. Is the ableton default drum machine the way to go?

Can anyone give some thoughts on this mix?
https://clyp.it/wvhuewwg

This is a quick song I threw together to primarily work on mixing. I'm thinking that there might need to be some more automated panning going on. Is the overall level too loud?

>>72802700
manual slice in simpler is the easiest imo

>>72798453
youtube compression took the punch away but that track sounds heavy on .mp3 IMO
heres better quality:
https://clyp.it/agrd441g

>+ tight playing
will edit the guitars to get their timing closer to the bass and drum hits, hope it will help

>>72798742
>>72798453
>compressors
how much ms is a long attack? it already has some compression on every track
i used a master limiter to compress it a bit and it killed the drums' attack/punch even though i used a fairly long attack setting and kept some dry non-limited signal
the overall mix sounded louder and fuller though.
but still not as full as that White Room mix. when i listen to my mix after that one, it feels a lot weaker sounding. maybe its a matter of EQing also?

Anyone know where I can get death metal screams/growl samples?

>>72802920
I don't know but you should learn. Screaming and growling is fun as fuck and it's very easy once you learn how to do it. Then with a microphone you can make it sound however you can imagine.

>>72802626
hadn't heard it, thanks

>>72802700
abletons drumrack is great, learn to use it. i'd say just chop up the hits and get really intricate with your timing and velocity

>>72802720
fuck i know i've heard that first melody somewhere

sorry man it's pretty bad. drums are too tiny, snare and those samples are too quiet, i'd trace a lot of the problems back to the arrangement though

>>72802851
ideally you should already be playing in time.

there's such a thing as too much compression too. listening again your drums sound really dead. the guitars step over each other a lot too...

honestly I think you need to go back to the recording and basic stuff. make sure it sounds decent before you even start mixing.

>>72802920
mmmmm maybe you can find something usable looking up tutorials on youtube? or if you're able to find any instrumentals to songs you like just extract the vocal track

>>72802986
>>72803403

Yeah I found a how-to-growl tutorial on youtube... just extracted bits out of that. Should do for now.

senpai

So I got MacBook 2012 and started to learn some basics. Thinking of buying some controller this month. I can't decide between Launchpad Mini or AKAI APC MINI. I'd like to learn some DJing as well so which one would be better for learning production and DJing?

Also what software is better for DJing. I'm gonna stick to Ableton for production but not really sure about it when it comes down to mixing.

I'm mostly interested in EDM music (techno, tech-house)

>>72770580
you probably arent as good as you think you are

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>>72794904
yea we definitely don't need any more generic rappers, that's why in you be be different :-)

>>72770580
talk shit post clyp
and preferably some of their music

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>>72770580

>>72801514
no way this is yours

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https://clyp.it/wjl2awex

What are your initial thoughts on this? I try making shit that I like to hear, and my own ear sometimes leads me to make odd creative decisions.

>>72805661
Nice, i like that muddy kind of sound that you can subtly hear in certain parts of that clip.

>>72805661
I like the second half, first half just seems like series of unconnected ideas.

https://clyp.it/upkcuz01
plz gib feedback

>>72806240
sweet

>>72806258
>I like the second half
made a lot of sense when I heard your clyp

http://www.lesliesanford.com/vst/plugins/

Leslie Sanford Cobalt was updated recently, even less CPU usage and it's now skinnable.

Back in the 80s hybrid synths were synths with digital waveforms and analog filters, this is based on that. It's got 26 waveforms resynthesized from genuine 80s hardware, PWM on anything, lots of modulation, all sorts of stuff. Try it out.

Any resources to learn about creating 80s film scores? They all seem to be classically or contemporary based rather than any retro styles. Not talking "synthwave", but stuff like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1JYDmo19to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMg1upld0w

how do i make vocaloid

>>72805346
Yes biting off somebody's style is impossible to do u lil jelly donut xD

What drum plugins do modern rnb/pop musicians use? All the plugins I find sound fucking goofy. The Weeknd? What does that dude use?

>>72768568
This >>72769390 is the truth. Mastering is one of the worst understood things in audio and audio is filled with people who don't understand the basics.

Mastering is a lot of things but it comes down to loudness mostly and a few other things. As long as your tracks are at a good level then you're fine. The other thing is mastering is done to make sure to the relative levels of multiple tracks are good. You want your tracks that sound like they should be around the same volume to actually be that way.

>>72772936
I did a mix for class sounded fine. We're listening to it in class and it turns out one of the notes the bass player played often was resonating the entire fucking room.

Say you have a situation like that when you're mixing how the fuck are you supposed to mix when one note is vibrating half the room?

>>72807269
Don't look for plugins, look for sample libraries for Kontakt. Otherwise Superior Drummer or Addictive Drums.

Superior Drummer used to be sold on its own HDD way back when.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnH-jqe-tx8

Would you unironically buy if you were rich?

>>72807550
I would rather have a sh2 + a later budget moog (prodigy/rogue) for the price tbqh. I never really understood the point of more than 2 oscillators.

>>72803403
>honestly I think you need to go back to the recording and basic stuff. make sure it sounds decent before you even start mixing.
How do i fix that?
>there's such a thing as too much compression too. listening again your drums sound really dead. the guitars step over each other a lot too...
That White Room track's spectrum is almost entirely flat, and it sounds more lively than my track.

>>72804684
Get the full size APC if you're seriously wanting to learn how to mix. Launchpad mini won't do shit for you.

I only have Ableton Suite and Max4Live...no VSTs and make pretty decent stuff (mainly Future bass and Moombahton)...is Omnisphere worth the money or do I need Kontakt? Dillon Francis only uses Omnisphere with Ableton (I know he mixes on logic tho) so it must be decent enough.

>>72807932
>only maxx4live
>only

Makes me want to rage

If you have to ask you still have a lot to learn before you'll benefit from some fancy vst, unless you're planning on using presets, then whatever. Have you tried out any freebies yet?

If you're actually buying I'd suggest komplete, though some swear by omnisphere idk.

>>72807920
Why are you telling him to get a controller to learn how to mix "seriously" lol

>>72807892
Pro tracks looking flat is part of the mastering, and keep in mind that's every instrument combined. If you pulled up the drum track I garuntee it has well defined transients and isn't just some block. For imitating that sound you should let the drums breathe a bit

You should be recording things with the mix in mind already- record each guitar with different amps, settings, pickups or whatever so they're distinguished and don't clash

Another example: like when that solo comes on, instead of lowering the volume of those chords try recording that part with the mic further back and maybe a darker tone and some verb.

>>72808054
Because it's a really handy controller when mixing on ableton....what's a launchpad do - launch clips...have you used one? Obviously it's not going to mix for you, but it sure is helpful. I own one and a launchpad pro so...

>>72808044
I've used a lot of freebies and pirate a lot onto ableton dw. I'm not that much of a noob. I just actually want to buy because I need so much more than the presets. You can only make a saw synth sound like something else until you completely fuck it to a certain point. I mostly make my synths from presets on ableton and play around with it and audio fx.

>>72800673
k then

Yo can I please please please get some opinions on this mix.

>https://clyp.it/i3owjy0v

Just got back the master. I need a fresh pair of ears/opinions. Honest thoughts? Is this good enough to put up on Soundcloud? This will be my first track.

>>72808865
i find this sound getting pretty stale and the low end doesn't really punch however i'm no expert but don't be discouraged its far better than what i could do at this moment in time

>>72808913
Yeah fair enough. I wanted the kick to sort of sit back in the mix. But on first listen does it sound good?

what genre does everyone prod?

>>72808959
like with this style my opinion is the kick needs to knock. For a first track yeah its a good start just keep on improving

>>72808969
what i want to know where does everyone think electronic music is headed?

>>72809067

Kill off Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris, and pray David Guetta doesn't release something ever again...and actual good stuff should become more popular.

Anyone have a good omnisphere torrent?

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cop or not?

>>72809126
Calvin Harris has good stuff though

>>72809067
guilty pleasure 70s and 80s Italo disco and footwork stuff

PC music is basically just 80s pop with clearer production

>>72810300
Nice dubs but they ain't of truth...you can't tell me his recent years shit is any good compared to his old stuff.

>>72809067
More lofi house memes.

>>72810284
Nah. Can't find what keyboard it is but it's bound to be weedy squares or sines.

>>72810493
but i'm a young musician and it has +/- tempo and volume and a variety of instrument key sounds and music genres

>>72808103
>Pro tracks looking flat is part of the mastering
how to do that on the mastering?
>keep in mind that's every instrument combined
>If you pulled up the drum track I garuntee it has well defined transients and isn't just some block
yeah, for sure.
>For imitating that sound you should let the drums breathe a bit
hmm
>record each guitar with different amps, settings, pickups or whatever so they're distinguished and don't clash
i did that. might use some differenter sounding amps though...
im using amplitube over a DI'd signal though
>like when that solo comes on, instead of lowering the volume of those chords
i didnt do that, dont know how that happened. didnt like it myself either. probably was caused by the limiter
>try recording that part with the mic further back and maybe a darker tone and some verb
great idea, i'll do that

any idea on how to make the mix and the individual instruments sound full and loud like that song?
what is a good attack value to keep the instruments' punch?

>>72810284
do it bro, it's got numerous functions!

step your sound design game up /prod/, or the robots will overtake you

http://www.factmag.com/2017/05/16/google-magenta-nsynth-ai-instruments/

>>72810957

I suspect you both are speaking about "flat" in different terms - when you mentioned "flat" you were referring to the spectrum I reckon, while the anon who replied to you mentioned "transients" and I think they're meaning the waveform itself, its dynamics rather than its frequency content.

>>72811148
>comments on the sounds
>sampling this for sure
Kek

Hey guys, remember to have fun!

Rate the first track i ever "finished". Somewhere around 2009.

https://clyp.it/4keds2cl

>>72811456
Pretty cool. I don't know why what people here call brostep is so frowned upon.

>>72809067
Jungle resurgence obv

What genre is good for sampling "vaporwavy"pads/chords?

lo-fi hip hop vs lo-fi house

>?

>>72809067
Down the fucking shitter!

>>72811654
I'm down with that

>>72813166
lo-fi trap

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>>72764680
Hey /prod/ which are your favorite Kontakt Libraries you use and why?

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OK guys, here's a hip-hop instrumental I've done. I've sent it to at least 5 rappers and they're all too pussy to rap over it. The only parts they're not supposed to rap on is the chorus and the guitar parts.

Is there something wrong with it that makes it unfuckable-with?

https://clyp.it/czlngrey

Thanks in advance

>>72810957
help

>>72811223
i think he referred to the spectrum/dynamics too, as in "let the drums breathe"

>>72813737
>i think he referred to the spectrum/dynamics too, as in "let the drums breathe"

Could be - "breathe" is quite ambiguous without context though and since transients were mentioned I took it to mean that they're talking about the dynamics of your drums and that you should avoid squashing them. They could've been talking about making sure the drums aren't fighting with other elements in the same frequency ranges too, but that wasn't really what I got from the post.

What I'd add about your mix itself is that the drums are certainly struggling to be heard and that's more the fault of the overall levels of the guitars, although the vocals are also too loud and don't sit in the mix, rather they sit on top of it.

I'd rebuild the mix with the drums and any bass sounds you're using being balanced first, then adding your guitars/piano and finally vocals - it's not uncommon for people who are primarily guitarists (is that the case here?) to have too keen an ear for their main instrument and to mix it too prominently, so try to focus on relative levels (drums-to-guitars, and then vocals-to-backing) in your reference track and keep going back and forth to your own mix to check.

Need some feedback on this: https://clyp.it/tstmlp3i

Would I still be able to a music producer if I decided to live in the woods? Or in a cave?

>>72810957
>how to do that on the mastering?
>any idea on how to make the mix and the individual instruments sound full and loud like that song?

man all of this could be discussed endlessly, look up recording revolution on youtube, google around, all that
>what is a good attack value to keep the instruments' punch?

case by case basis. when using compressors or shapers for this purpose you're adding punch, not keeping it. you shouldn't be putting compressors on by default, only add it when you're sure you need it.

>>72811223
> you were referring to the spectrum I reckon

i just took that as him misusing the word.

>>72814080
>they're talking about the dynamics of your drums and that you should avoid squashing them.

exactly what i meant

the drums on that track he referenced have a pretty audible decay as well.

>>72813737
desu it sounds like you need to learn more of the basics. compression eq reverb recording technique will get you 90% there man, gotta learn those inside and out.

>>72812787
Why would you sample something so easy to synthesize yourself?

>>72813663
>they're all too pussy to rap over it.
>Is there something wrong with it that makes it unfuckable-with?

uh bad attitude+i'm wondering what you listen to that makes that beat sound like a good idea

rest of the music sounds random and just okay

>>72814092
yeah use a different kick man. sounding alright so far

>>72814777
>vaporwave

>>72813663
Its clearly not hip hop in any way and is completely unsuitable for rapping. This isn't to say its bad, its decent enough its just not even in the same ballpark as "things to rap over".