/prod/ Music Production General

>without this thread the whole board is a fucking shill circlejerk that should be deleted
True shit man.

>>72864636
that's a cool pic.

are there any better options for analog polyphonic at a good price than the minilogue?

can someone give me feedback on the mixing of this track?

https://clyp.it/y5g0o1wp

>>72865087
>https://clyp.it/y5g0o1wp
>on the mixing of this track?
mixing was perfect for me, maybe you could remaster the master with a fully squashed compression and mix it like at -12, -18 db to pump up the force of the sounds, and the background chord-stabs? that sound at 2:06(i know they sound before too, but thats the point i can single them out) maybe need to be upper in volume

but i have some other feedback, more creative-wise, if you wish just drop it, its just my taste:


i think you should start with the dry drums 8-16 bars and then give it a 1/16-1/32 silence and then you go up like 20 notches. harden the kick with some layering, put in an extra track with a compressed kick and mix it with it , harden the snare, layer it a bit, some sub to give it body and some gated noise to make it cut through the mix like a fucking knife

listen to this shit, this is what your track made me think of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=284b1YZ4zXE, listen how it begins with a simple beat, the pitched hihats on the front,somewhat laid back groove, and then it slowly starts growing and growing sonically and before you know it its pushing you up the walls, hear how the "breakdowns" every, 16? make the beat accelerate in groove and at the end it seems like the beat is way forward from the bass and synth, like its "trying to escape them", its like the whole groove evolves and picks you up your ass with a hook and propels you into the air


in my oppinion, you almost got it, you just need to drive it up in intensity


also i think that you need to fill the spectrum full time, like i think it would benefit of a good encompassing saw pad to fill up the gaps

>>72864828
check this up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGQhZyqIg0A

Asked in another thread but ended up getting drunk and forgetting to check for an answer

How would I go about muffling a kick/bassline for a dub techno song? Similar to Gas's sound. When I play with filters it usually just ends up sounding muddy. What are the frequencies that make it still sound clear, but like it's coming from the next room?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpiHywvSJc for ref

>>72865355
God damn, this is the kind of responses people should get for critiques

>>72864636
Lmao what ever happened to always using lunga (that's the name right?)

>>72865439
this is what /prod/ was like 15 years ago, when it was still good, we should bring it back, kill each other without shitposting, full honest oppinion, maybe its shit and form someone without taste, but at least its something better than a 2 line "wow cool track, plz rate mine"

>>72865439
i couldn't find it, if you got it please post it

I released an album I made myself that I now think is absolutely awful and RYM seems to think so as well. I can't believe I deluded myself but there was pressure to get things started. It was a wake up call to get serious though with my musical and production skills. I hate that this project would taint my discography. Should I just live with it, maybe change the name of my project?

>>72865543
no, just keep trying, what are you, a faggot?
this world is falling down and the only thing that can truly save it is discplined art

here:
https://aimeeknight.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/the-war-of-art_fastpencil_pbo.pdf

if you are so much of a fag that you can't handle defeat, then change your name, but don't stop, you didn't delude yourself, you are just a fucking virgin, this shit happens, you just came while the girl was still dry

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Hi /prod/. Can someone give me feedback on this? Unfinished etc.

https://clyp.it/o3h5nqwm

>>72864636
>READ THIS BEFORE ASKING WHERE TO BEGIN

read what?!?! i want to ask this

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Never forget Mickey Mouse's wise words

You got no fucking idea what is going to be like 10-20 years from now, ethereum-tier shit is rising up and Infowars has more rating than CNN, and its literally about psychic-vampire gnosticism

Just keep trying

>>72865504
Fuck man I've only been here for five years, and a regular on /prod/ for much shorter. Must've been great

Hm... I try to reply to at least every clyp that doesn't have a response while I'm in the thread but I'm usually hard pressed to give meaningful creative advice unless it's pretty good already... I'll start to make more of an effort

>>72865543
Whenever I feel bad about my music I remember David Bowies first album lol. So long as you're willing to put work in to improve you shouldn't feel bad

>>72865670
>https://clyp.it/o3h5nqwm
u seem to know what you are doing, sounds good m8, i would not go to full silence at 0:17, would leave a tail hanging by, the switch is too extreme

i liked the weird sounds a lot!!!

at 0:40 wouldn't make it dissapear so harshly, again, tails

at the 0:55 switch you got it right, thats how you should do the two before that , imo, but ride at 1:05, again, tail!!!! same at 1:25, the ride just dies too soon

i think the intro is too long

i like the shit at 2:20, but for fucks sake man put some killing drums there, i feel like someone is edging me, like they are jacking me off im just about to burst and then they take their hand out

maybe you like that kind of shit but no man, music can go two, three orgasms and keep jacking you off and it never hurts, don't save up for the end

3:55 great break but maybe you should anticipate it more, maybe some reversed crash?

after that there's some choir sounds, again, TAIL!!!!!!!

i think thats the main thing with your track, i would tail it up and dont play with my ear-dick so much, gimme what you want, you are supposed to be my little whore, babylon's goddess whore, not a worthless tease

overall doe, great shit man keep working on it its gonna make a great track, i liked the ambience, texture, and overall the whole track, i just felt like what i said, you were leaving me edging for ever, i know electronic music is supposed to surprise you and throw you off, but the point is 2 or 3 teases and then you go full in and make me want to sever my dick and offer it to you as a gift for the gods

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>>72864636
I have been using sytrus for couple months now and i'm wondering how far i can train myself on it. Is there any long term frequency/ring modulation user and what kind of your progress is on intuition and knowledge how to use it? Isn't there endless options what sounds you can make on it and can you ever learn to make exactly those sound you want from pure experience?

>posts soundcloud link anyway

>>72865714
there was no 4chan 15 years ago...but there was another thing. Lurk more, this shit is the direct descendant of an illegal bbs hidden on the depths of a nuclear station

Heard about this music podcast on MBMBAM, the guy invites a writer or band onto the show and they break down one of their songs.

http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/song-exploder

This worth downloading?

>>72865820
Yeah you can learn how to make exactly what you want once you learn what the different ratios sound like combined so you can decide oh I need to add an operator at half ratio and then on top of that one four or five times higher with an evelope and what have you. Plus Sytrus will do normal subtractive and additive synthesis if the sound you want isn't purely FM or RM and with each operator having its own output you can stack some complex sounds like a the classic bell and string or a guitar that plays a palm mute on release.

>>72865837
Ohh lol okay ;)

>>72865820
Ive only used sytrus for a while, but there's a limit...but if you want to drive it forward do this: on a piece of paper write down every paramater you think would make a change if you could instantly and expressively change with your hands; once you know what you need, buy a bunch of cheap midi controlers and map the shit out of them: now you've got a fully hands-on sytrus, pair it up with any chain of fx you can think of, and you will be occupied for a looong while

I know, money and shit, another cheaper, but in a way more time-expensive solution, would be either to buy electronics and make your own custome midi controller, or to find the documentation for the internals of your DAW and writing a controller-script for it and finding a way to use less controllers for controlling it all


But if you truly think it sounds great, why not? Can't you contact someone who knows how to do it? Do you have an uni nearby?

I think the market for customized midi shit is vacant as fuck, specially now that there's all these cheap $5 computers

>>72865813
Woah thank you so much for all the feedback! Jesus christ. That all sounds perfect, I know what you mean for all of that. Still cleaning it all up.

>i feel like someone is edging me
>>you are supposed to be my little whore, babylon's goddess whore, not a worthless tease
Accurate, my sincerest apologies haha, I will change this immediately. Thank you!

>>72865993
no, seriously

https://suelette.home.xs4all.nl/underground/Underground.pdf

>>72866007
>my sincerest apologies
no need of man! your track was great, it just left me wanting MORE, i think if you go just one more level up and give it to me for some time, then im gonna want to hit replay and replay and replay and replay, and thats what you should aim for, give full satisfaction but then take it away and make them yearn for it again

>>72865412
mmm
parallel it ad eq everything out of its way?

>>72866139
OK sure, I definitely see what you mean - that's honestly really helpful, I will work on that and post it back here in the future!

>>72866013
Uhhh that's not 2ch o_o

Won't pull up on mobile and I've got no idea what you're talking about. Care to explain if there's anything to explain?

No matter how long you lurk there's always some weird shit you didn't know about lol

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>>72866357
Its just a book, if you don't trust my link google "underground dreyfus .pdf", it isn't even the worst ive got, if you wanna go FULL brainfuck go for "cyberia .pdf", it speaks about the first Anon ever.

Underground is about late 80s hacker scene and it touches on the BBS scene, it even includes Assange. If it doesn't raise your eyebrow youve not been here long enough, the scene they talk about in there, the memes it mentions... its clearly the same community...and the things they mention about its structure...its eye opening in the fullest

If you want another redpill google for the precursor of 2ch, and specially WHO made it and what career the guy was majoring in, it will raise up a brow once you finally connect the "Anonymous" (wink wink) dots.

If you want a BIGGER redpill, look for Moot's post on Something Aweful around 2006/7 when he resurrected 4chan, look what other website he mentions ;)

Another HUGER redpill, look at animecon Moot in 2005 and Anonymity-talk Moot around 2010?. Thats a huge one....

Or if you've been perceptive enough to the looping shitposting and to the spam that appears on the top-bumped threads on every board just before the website freezes, then maybe you already get it

Or just google "tannasin", but the elitist superstruture is way more esoteric than the books i mentioned

I dunno man, we are all trapped on this TRAIN, am i right?


(((Im sorry for what i've just dropped on you)))

>>72866677
I'll have to dig in tomorrow lol

Thanks for pressing up some red pills man...

>>72866840
worse thing is im right in all of them but noone will hear it, ive posted this a million times both here and on irc but nobody except a few that already suspect listens, nobody lurk anymore, they go for wikipedia explanations, they don't understand netart at all

>>72865504
and then lo-fi hip hop started being posted here.

ADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKYADD THIS TO STICKY


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLtD67ljlaeXQMV4sb-YzNA/featured

https://clyp.it/mjfwlamf

Planning to work more on this song, but some feedback on it would be great so I know what I should have in mind when working! Especially on the mix

Hmmm, I'm wondering if it is worth downloading 33 gigs of Trilian bass. I have Omnisphere 2, but it doesn't seem to have any good bass guitars and I need some of those badly. Anyone used Trilian before?

>>72867982
What style of music are you making?

>>72868236
I experiment with everything, but currently I need something that resembles the actual bass guitar which can fit well with jazz, pop, rock etc. styles. Something that doesn't sound too much like a digital synth. From the demos I've heard this could be a good fit.

Anyway, I'm already downloading it, fuck it. I have to at least try it.

>>72868329
Yeah, sounds like a good fit bro.

>>72867982
You're better off torrenting the Native Instruments bass libraries for Kontakt.

>/pol/children farting about "le redpillz"
gross

>>72865087
where's the sub? other than that, pretty tight my man

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lads what quick chord progression can i substitute for this bass spazzing part (0:13). i thought i was cool and edgy at first but now it's just plain ugly.

https://clyp.it/ckx1moxm

What's the most cost effective way of getting 2-3 midi synths hooked up to a computer? Currently I only have a decade old Midisport UNO but it seems like the MOTU Micro Lite USB MIDI is the next step along with some cables as it's got 5 ins and outs. I have a recording interface to record them but not send notes to.

I primarily use Ableton on Windows and Mac but don't know much about this side of the hardware.

>>72869657
I use the microlite with a couple of old mackie mcu controllers, it's great and never failed me since I got it in 2011 or so

>>72867624
>Check out the video on Taylor Swift's melody writing
>One-note melodies in every pop song
How come when electronic genres play the same note over and over it's boring but when someone sings the same note over and over it's a hit? Are people just too dumb for house music?

>>72869855
Harmonic structure and predictability with small but calculated "exotic" variety added like microtonality, polytonality, or polyrhythms is more important to a pop song than complicated melody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtZ74JdxCt0&t=2m13s

>>72867982
Change of a plan, Trilian fucked up my Omnisphere installation so it got insta deleted. I managed to try it out and while it certainly has nice electric guitars and upright basses, they didn't amaze me.

I guess I'll try with NI scarbee or whatever.

>>72869855
Because you can't compare human voice with an instrument, especially not with a synth. There's a lot more going on with a voice, and don't forget the lyrics.

>>72869855
What this guy said >>72870084
Try modulating that synth every time the note hits it'll probably get a bit more interesting.

Im recording an album, producing original beats and rap, soon to release.

How do I release it properly and make money?

>>72870124
Send it to a label/promo channels.

Since Reddit is full of faggots sucking digital cock, other than Korg Minilogue, what are my options when it comes to analog polysynths? Or even something that is paraphonic with 3+ notes?

>>72870354
mopho x4 is great
used prophet 8 are getting cheaper with the new rev2 out
elektron keys is also pretty awesome, haven't fiddled with it too much but it sure sounds great and the surface is structured really well so it actually doesn't feel a lot like menu diving even though it looks like that
that's about it though, everything else is a lot more expensive or says fucking behringer on it

how the fuck do I come up with a cool name

>>72864636
fuck i guess i could check out som lives and get back to workin it

>>72870488
Write your desires in a positive manner, as in what will happen instead of what won't, remove all the repeating letters, and arrange the remaining in a pleasing way. Now focus your energy into the your sigil to charge it and impart your will into reality.

>>72870453
Thanks

>>72870488
Describe your sound or aesthetic or goal, look up those words in a thesaurus, explore related words.

My pseudonym is Opulent Duck.

>>72864756
I only come to /mu/ for prod and the kpop general 2bh

https://clyp.it/4bobovi2
>digital world rave stuff?

Am I on to something or is this total trash?

New rule
Link the previous thread in the OP

>>72870488
Pull a name out of your ass right now.

is it possible to make drums sound realistic?
I mainly produce hip hop so it's never been my concern but I want to try to write some indie pop or something songs
I already have a guitarist since simulated guitars are shit but I can't record live drums

>>72871058
ez drummer or similar will do the job

>>72871058
download some drum breaks duder, TS rare hip hop breaks vol. 1 is what i use

>>72870061
how did it fuck up omnisphere?

>>72871058
A big sample library with multiple recordings of each drum hit and articulations. EZ Drummer, Addictive Drums, just about anything that comes up for Kontakt, listen to demos.

Program it a little off the grid, add articulations like ghost hits and quick bounces on the snare and only playing what's possible with your feet and two sticks, vary the velocity, accentuate the groove, put the drums a little ahead of everything else since people get their cues from the drummer.

>>72871096
not him but omnisphere fucks up easily for no reason
upgrading from w8.1 to w10 somehow fucked up the licensing
other w10 updates somehow made it slower to load
luckly I fixed that by rebooting the system multiple times

>>72871058
what this guy said >>72871074
or any of the kontakt drum libraries basically

>>72871139
sounds like a piece of shit software
I hate it when expensive vsts fuck up so easily, like what am I even paying you fuckers for (assuming I bought it)

I just bought the Alesis vx49 and it comes with vip, which on paper sound like a great piece of software but in reality it crashes like every second time you scan your vsts with it and generally it's obvious that whoever programmed it did an absolute shit job

>>72871096
>>72871139
When I installed Trilian, it created another STEAM folder. After that, Omnisphere could not find its own folder anymore, and if I linked it manually it listed a bunch of errors and my library was empty. Then Trilian got fucked too, so I just deleted it and Omnisphere is fine now.

I probably should have installed it differently and made just one STEAM folder or whatever, but nvm. I'll try something else. I have to remember this though, because I might try Keyscape one day, and it is also from Spectrasonics.

>>72871190
>sounds like a piece of shit software

A lot of cracks are unstable.

You get what you pay for.

>>72871240
>I just bought

>>72871252
Was talking about Omni' sweetcheex

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>>72866677
>vague implications
Can anyone sum all of this up in a clear concise paragraph to bring me up to speed?

i wanna make midi jazz music. rec me some kontakt libraries for sax, flute and clarinets

>>72871568
better yet, i can do it in one sentence
>teh internet is muh super secret club XD so le redpilled

>>72871058
I prefer chopping sampled drum beats from records instead of sample libraries or ezdrummer stuff. After you lay down the drum beat you want, move the sample start times to just before the drum hit so you have the air between hits and then move the midi notes for the drums back accordingly and it will sound more natural.

>>72870124
Hand out CDs and travel-size fire extinguishers on a street corner

>>72869341
fuck yeah love this so much and love your chords!! so sick! who's singing/where'd you get vocals? Dont delete clip i saved it

>>72869341
dude if you have a throwaway email we should link up would love to collab on something like this with you i think we could benefit each other!

https://clyp.it/izhx1aic

I think this is the best thing I've done so far. Maybe the vocals were a mistake. Opinions? Criticism?

How do I get boomy sub bass without it ruining the dynamics of the song?

>>72870864
>https://clyp.it/4bobovi2
It's interesting. Some of the sounds are a bit questionable but that's what makes it interesting at the same time. I like the big almost tribal sounding kick. I am heavily into this by about the halfway point. It has a weird synthetic but physical flavour to it.

https://clyp.it/mjfwlamf
It's nice. Definitely doesn't feel 'real' tho. Sometimes the choirs and drums and gongs and shit seem a bit cheesy to me. The violins definitely feel fake.

>>72867710
Nice, sounds like its from a movie

>>72864636
anybody know where to find a izotope iris 2 crack that actually works

>>72871240
nah I got a decent omnisphere crack and it practically never crashes, anyone who tells you that cracked software is somehow inferior to paid for software is talking out of his ass. only exception I can think of is tone2 and electrax not working while cracked

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Hey Just want to know if the main drop needs more, i kind of want things stripped down but want to know if it's satisfying enough. The arangement is how i want it until the first round of the drop hits then i kind of just loop different parts ive made that are all gonna be featured into the song i just have to make the transitions.

https://clyp.it/uzow1ir2?token=d4aa0a727850d639deeb8e44aa029f72

i am also looking for people who may wanna collab in the future if you have a throw away email you can post and we can talk music.

literally posting everything from my unreleased folder on iTunes into these threads

let me know what you think of this one guys, esp. the singer's voice

https://clyp.it/2e15bxhe

>>72866923
>>72866677

>The most likely explanation is that “tanasinn” is a 2channel fad of trolling users with bizzarre images and statements as if it is some sort of religion or higher level of thinking.

WHY YOU MESSING WITH ME

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>>72874680
>iTunes

>>72874680
singer is bad

>spend all money and effort towards hardware only setup
>sell all gear
>go software only
>suddenly hate software
>spend all money and effort towards hardware only setup
>suddenly hate wires
>buy reason

does it ever end?

I'm mixing a hip hop track for someone and I've got a question: Are adlib tracks often panned to the left or right? I don't listen to much hip hop so I'm not sure. Sonically the track I'm working on sounds better with the adlibs panned out of the way of the vocals in the center, but the adlibs are pretty much consistently going throughout the song so I feel like it might be weird if they're constantly panned to the side for the whole song.

>>72876205
>Are adlib tracks often panned to the left or right?
to be clear I'm not asking if they should be panned to the left or to the right, but rather should they be panned to anything other than the center

>>72875916
in what way?

Any good sites for public domain voice samples

t. newfag

>>72876205
If they're a busy track just pan them like at 25-40

>>72876488
the short answer is no

>>72871568
I can give a history tidbit.

A former Army officer helped run the servers that hosted 2channel. Connect the dots.

>>72878162
MOOT IS PENTAGAN

>>72876205
>>72876227
>>72877229
>Sonically the track I'm working on sounds better with the adlibs panned out of the way of the vocals in the center
>panning for clarity

this is WRONG and BAD MIXING

"mix in mono" is common (misunderstood) advice is not just to check for phasing. if you're panning to make room for things there's something wrong with your arrangement or how you recorded it. the adlibs should sound good in mono already, fix it with reverb or eq or rerecord it

https://clyp.it/tiqepzl4
thoughts on the mixing?It's only a selection of the full track. I've only been making music for a month and I feel like I'm not very good. also do you feel that the whistle sound fits.

I will return to listen to you all after my evening coffee :3

First I wanna thank you guys cause I started a month ago and with the constant tips and roasting I've made a lot of progress.

But I still suck dicks so I'd like some feedback.
https://clyp.it/btnrgbtl

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I finished that french house thing I've been posting about. You guys helped a lot with your suggestions.
I'm gonna keep on listening to your clyps and giving helpful feedback to my best ability.

https://superlust.bandcamp.com/album/strounalously

https://clyp.it/lv5yssk5
Needs some additional FX and potentially a melody for part of the track but the core parts are all pretty much there. Still trying to decide what to do with the next phrase of the 4 phrase drop.

>>72878850
Oh, and it's a hard drum & bass track.

>>72878507
I just said it sounds better that way, which I think it does. Just thought it sounded weird being panned for extended periods of time though, and was wondering if it was common practice in rap mixes.

>>72874009
The "boom" comes from the sub bass part of the kick trailing behind the transient. You can cut out the higher frequencies and get something that's still boomy but mostly sits in the sub bass layer.

>>72874009
>>72878924
Reverb can help to add some more delay and enhance the boom. It's all about delay.

https://clyp.it/izhx1aic
Criticisms?

>>72878800
what the hell was that

>>72870354
I have a Roland JX-3P, which I love. I got it for a little under $500. But I would recommend looking into the Roland boutique series. They are all under $500 iirc. The JX-03 and JX-3P sound almost identical to me, plus you have a few more waveforms and a larger range to play around with in the oscillators with the JX-03

>>72874680
>>72875916
idk what the fuck this guy is talking about, the singer is good

even though her vocal style has been done a million times before, she somehow manages to stand out and keep my attention

https://clyp.it/tiqepzl4

y'all think the whistle pattern works? what about my mixing?

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Yo guys, i sampled a song and I got a decent melody going, but I got some gaps in it so it fits with the drum patter(that i will add eventually). You guys have some advice or "tricks" to fill in the gaps and not make it sound like shit?

The instrumental so far, ignore the latter half:
https://clyp.it/5ymxpm2o

>>72878800
It sounds kind of cloudy, bring out the upper frequencies a little, especially with the vocal and drums.
>>72878850
It still sounds a little static for such an intense track, which I guess would be partially fixed by adding that fx and melody. Maybe on the next phrase you could play around with beat looping and glitching.
>>72879861
Maybe the vocals should further forward in the mix so we can actually hear what they're saying, unless that was your goal. Other than that the production is nice, I enjoyed it.
>>72878679
>>72880355
The whistle goes well with it, I think it would work better if the chords were quieter so we can hear the more percussive melodies break through the mix. Maybe even try sidechaining between different elements.

This is the first half of a track I'm nearly finished with.
https://clyp.it/z5bs0vvi

>>72881181
>https://clyp.it/z5bs0vvi
Not a big fan of the droney synth and the kick sounds too loud and the pattern seems kinda random and pointless.

In the second half that kick also seems way too loud.

I like the dark mad scientist vibes.

Here's a little trap loop I made today

https://clyp.it/d2k2rxqf

I think it knocks, but what do I know
Any feedback?

>>72878679
>>72880355
Sounds cool my boy, main chords are too loud though

>>72878850
Snare stands out too much currently, will wait for the melody
(Sounds like it could be fucking rad)

>>72879861
Make vocals louder? But if you're going for that shoegazey feel then idk, still make vocals a little bit louder and add some effect like reverb or something.

>>72880848
Honestly don't know, just add the drums and see what it sounds like then

>>72881181
Piano stands out too much, the drop is fire though, oh my fucking god .Id change the kick as well, the "bzzt" on it sounds meh, maybe don't distort it or choose a kick with lower bass?


So I guess this is my first beat ever.
https://clyp.it/f0maaynk
I've made tracks before, but this actually I'm semi-happy with.
Please give feedback, I'm planning on doing this shit "professionally" in the future.
Also should I drop the bell in the second half?

>>72881694
beats kind of generic and not typically the kind of trap beat I go for, but that being said it's pretty dope for your first ever beat.

I think the bell is good, barely noticeable desu but adds some depth

this is me btw, similar style >>72881690

>>72881772
Thanks man, appreciate the feedback.

>>72881690
I get happy vibes from the 808 (think lil yachty or shawn wasabi), but the pad/whatever it is has almost a melancholic, lonely feeling. Not bad lonely, but careless, mythical lonely. I'd explore more on one of those themes, but If you can make them work together it would make a cool "I'm happy but kinda sad too" track.
Don't know if it makes sense, I don't know music theory and shit so I rely on my feels.

>>72881943
Thanks man, pretty accurate description of how I feel about the track too. I'll keep building one or both ideas

http://www.joshuacasper.com/free-downloads/mogg-files-a/

did anyone save this torrent before it got took down?
theres tons of song stems in here that i would kill for

and if you dont have this one, any other reccomended .mogg stem packs would be helpful, i know theyre out there

https://clyp.it/cqbaw43l (trip hop or something)

not gonna lie, pretty proud about this one, the mixing is still a bit off though, i'll have to get back to it sometime

>>72867624
There's a lot of neat stuff in there.

Kinda wish he'd pick some more recognizable bands to talk about like Slipknot or Korn, they've got really memorable melodies.

Where the fuck do I start learning mixing in Traktor?

>>72879977
They're purely digital though, and honestly since I've already got a proper keyboard there's no point in getting anything digital (why pay for shit when I can have the same for free)

>>72864636
>The art of mixing
>on youtube

You must be some kind of special

>>72885325
>it's not actual people teaching if they're behind a screen
t. Failed private music teacher

>>72881181
Yes, I was thinking a hardcore techno kind of thing which would distort the fuck out of the kick. Tried earlier and couldn't get anything satisfying but I'll try it again.

>>72881694
You're definitely right that the snares are loud. It's the combination of the distortion with the simultaneous bass hit. I could probably compress the bass which would also make some headroom for FX.

>>72885445
You could also try to overlay the kick with a static/semi static dubstep type of bass. See the track Excision - Live Wire at exactly 3 minutes in to have a general idea.

>>72864636
I've just started my euro rack journey. Hopefully have a setup like OP's pic related in a few months

>>72885477
I'm not sure about adding another bass layer. I want to tweak what I have. There may be a piece of my reese bass sample I overlooked that would work well as the tail for the kick (kind of frenchcore style). I think the greatest difficulty is the transition between the crossbreed style and the hardcore style. I could introduce the hardcore kick effect in the crossbreed section...

I want to learn producing (Ableton) and DJing (Traktor), so what would be better choice - AKAI APC Mini or Launchpad Mini?

>>72885522
Fine, I actually got the idea of making a thing like the suggestion i gave you, might try it out when i have time

>>72885663
The real key that let me do this was to synchronize bass "hits" (chopped samples usually) with kicks and snares (except ghost hits)
it worked perfectly - picked it up mostly from donny, cooh, and audio

I'm going to collaborate with my buddy who makes breakcore. He'll program the drums and I will make some chopped bass samples to accompany them with some FX.

Any tip on how to make that meowing kind of sound at the end of the intro?
Here's the track
https://youtu.be/sIHV7R6-TUw
I tried making a one note supersaw on harmor with 7 unison instances and modulating the unison pitch but only got a very subtle version of it.

>>72885512
What are you starting with?

>>72887095
So far I have a 4ms noise swash, Befaco Crush delay, Befaco mixer and will be building a Turing machine this weekend.

>>72887841
Pretty unconventional start. Are you planning on making a noise rig or do you have other CV gear?

>>72888095
>Pretty unconventional start
I just fancied building a few DIY modules until I decide what modules I want to Build a system from. So I decided to get a few random cheap modules. I have been playing with conventional synths for a while now so I don't really want to go down the patchable conventional synth route with modular, although I may well get some FM voices as thats something I've never really got into. Akemie's Castle looks like good fun.

> Are you planning on making a noise rig or do you have other CV gear?

No other CV gear and don't really plan on making a noise Rig. I think I'm probably going to DIY a 3u rack with Effects modules as my starting point. The Noise Swash makes an incredible Distortion unit if you feed it audio

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Hey y'all, taking questions / giving tips

>>72880151

https://clyp.it/1qlxuygh
Gonna work on an actual buildup as well as better arrange the drop later, how's the intro though? Also is the kick too long/bassy?

>>72890478
>archived

>>72865890
>Drummer Matt Chamberlain recorded five takes with one mic for The Commander Thinks Aloud
>Pans them left to right
>Revealed stereo drum fills
That's nuts

bring some speakers and a mic outside, record your song again, leave in all the ambience

that's your reverb plugin now

https://clyp.it/hcxoljhv

Never mind the mixing. Does this clip make sense musically? Do the patterns go well together? I can't seem to decide.

Sorry for the stupid question but how do I change the color of multiple notes in the piano roll of FL? I tried to select them and then change the color but it didn't work

>>72893283
Pick the color you want to change them to, select the notes, Alt+C

https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/future-beat/
how can i get this for free?

My brother made a funny noise so I made something. Would appreciate tips on what I can add

https://clyp.it/4gakunzc

>>72893352
Thank you

How do you guys spread your music online?

>>72894403
>literally clyp links everywhere
Dude.

>>72894424
As in advertising, or getting others to listen to it.

>>72894403
spamming on unrelated posts, asking people and all my friends to listen and share, bringing up that i make music every chance i get in conversation so people might ask to hear it, shilling it in share threads

lol

>>72894463
Send demos to labels or promotional channels, if you find someone who will pick you up then you're on the right way, if no one does, improve yourself.

>>72893241
they sound completely unrelated desu

???

i am kill now

https://clyp.it/1bb3yvfx

Let me get some f e e d b a c k will give

>>72897059
what's with all the next to minimalistic type of beats? can't give an accurate judgement i'm not really into that type of stuff but it sounds okay i guess.

>>72867710
I can't give you any feedback on the mix seeing as how cinematic music like this is so different... beautiful piece though man

>>72870864
wow I really dug this... something about it gave me an Akira vibe... or like an urgent cyberpunk chase, yet it still holds a primal feel... I didn't really care for he silent part starting at 1:20 however, though with a visual counterpart it could make sense. I was expecting some intensity in the middle, I got a bit bored there.

>>72873466
not found

>>72874634
i'd say the buildup is way too bright and already sounds pretty full- it takes away from the drop.

Also navi is too upfront near the end

>>72883720
chill. the song is a little dull sounding for me. Reminds me of Thievery Corporation for some reason. This could definitely shine with better mixing

>>72890680
those synths sound really honky honestly. they need some aggresive cuts. the kick clashes really hard also; they could use more click after 0:55

>>72894121
that noise drowns everything out man. too much reverb. I can barely hear what's going on. a more audible, deep rough synth with some dramatic (almost cinematic) drums would be cool

>>72897059
there's something off about those toms that i can't really explain... I think everything is just too bright. the hat's are too loud and up front especially...

>>72897229
>can't give an accurate judgement i'm not really into that type of stuff but it sounds okay i guess.

I find it hard to believe everybody isn't constantly thinking this lol

https://clyp.it/c3ndzcqt
im not sure what to do at the end. any (constructive) criticism or tips is apreciated.

>>72897229
>what's with all the next to minimalistic type of beats? can't give an accurate judgement i'm not really into that type of stuff but it sounds okay i guess.

I mean, whats the point of piling shit on a track if you can achieve your desired result with as little as possible?

>>72897386
>there's something off about those toms that i can't really explain... I think everything is just too bright. the hat's are too loud and up front especially...

Thanks man.

>>72897229
Someone's rapping over it

>>72897386
>they need some aggressive cuts
In what way though? Just bringing up the highs or changing the melody? Or is there something i should take away from the sound?

>>72897833
>someone's rapping over it
That's not the reason
https://youtu.be/Z-zL_paDVTc&t=0m35s

>>72897627

The beat is just slightly too quiet, but I like it, reminds me of something from silent hill

>>72898053
thats...not really a technically difficult beat to make lol

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https://clyp.it/raupeudx

All the synthesis was made from scratch, no presets except for the percussion

>>72897059
gay bar music

>>72897951
>bringing up the highs
the first half, in context of a full mix, could probably do with less highs actually

"honky" referring to the low mids. they would just sound better being scooped around there. it's usually between 300-600 hz

>>72897627
guitars line is buried in there. guitar swells could be a pinch more audible, and i'd have them aimed lower than filling out the highs. i think it could all be solved making the drums a bit quieter or shelving down the highs.

fuck dude i can hear how the end should be played.... i can hear just a variation of that riff but ending on g... or something like what happens in the outro to under the bridge where he borrows A major to finish the song. idk what all is going on there though

>>72898131
>All the synthesis was made from scratch, no presets

okay??? is it normal to only be using presets? I think you could use a lower note in that chord voicing or another osc an octave lower. The kick sounds canned compared to the rest. Everything before 1:33 was pretty boring honestly

Was this FM8 <.< some spooky sounds there

>>72883720

This is really comfy

>>72898238

>is it normal to only be using presets?

idk a lot of people do, not fm8 but I used harmor a lot

>>72888601
Don't write off oscs, filters and envelopes as normal synth shit when looking at modular. Audio rate modulation and self patching/feedback probably make them way different than what you're used to. Self cycling envelopes are amazing as well.

>>72898230
>https://clyp.it/1bb3yvfx

lol you've never been to a gay bar

>>72898534
>Self cycling envelopes are amazing as well.

I'm embarrassed that I don't know what you mean

Do you mean envs that act like LFOs?

anyone else lowpass their envelopes?

>not frequency modulating your ADSRs

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>>72898988

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>>72898988
>tfw i don't even know what the fuck you're talking about

>>72898988
>>72899214
>tfw off by 100 for quads :(

i think he's meming anon

how the fuck do I make a catchy(not pop tier though) song? I make more experimental music, but I still want people to enjoy listening to it. I've tried counterpoint, interesting sound design, etc, but it feels like there's no substance to any of my music.

Does it just come with time, or is there anything I can do about it? I've been producing for about 9 months, which isn't a long time, but I feel like I can do better.

>>72899390
it's not a paint by numbers thing

it's about emotions and curating what you want to hear, make music that you would want to listen to

>>72899390
>counterpoint, interesting sound design
those are not the pillars of catchiness

it's all melody and rhythm man. a conscious effort needs to be made toward it. try imitation

>>72898886
Yeah pretty much.

>>72898940
Yeah makes it much smoother. Hi res can make then nice and rippley too.

anyone tried putting their penis in the envelope CV out

Anyone else create/hear their songs in their mind before they produce them? Happened to me a few times randomly before, can i consciously develop this ability?

>>72899793
>can i consciously develop this ability?
yes

>>72898886
With modular gear a lot of the modulation stuff goes into audio rate, also sound generators can be used as modulation

https://clyp.it/4zoseexg

Been working on this badboy for while, thoughts?