/prod/ - Production General

ZomBass 4 for Kontakt is free until July 1st

https://www.wilkinsonaudio.com/product/zombass-4/?v=8cee5050eeb7

Grab that shit.

>>72975108
https://clyp.it/bfkn5xob
What do you think?

i play in a math rock band up in canada. I decided to engineer, track and mix our new record on my own. it's the first time i'll have done a record from start to finish on my own...

we tracked 80% of the drum parts tonight. anybody wanna hear some dry-ass drums and tell me if i'm wasting my time?

>>72975160
yeah

>>72975234
uploading some stems rn 4 u

>>72975234


https://mega.nz/#!QqQWwYLR!qPN8tFIQUDzm3yiAioB1AZ1fDXwvbsAL_7ZqD4N4NeM

You have 60 seconds to come up with a one-line chorus.

>>72975280
>>72975160
My dude
I put two stems together (fatmic and the guitar)
and it sounds like this mathy blues jam which I dig. It's kind of as if Hella or one of those math rock bands went country-southern.
It sounds great, totally worth working on.

>>72975695
those guitar tracks will be scrapped and replaced with some nicer ones, and the fatmic isn't as fat as i hoped it would be but they get the point across fershure.

thanks for listening!

>>72975789
Yeah the drums were a bit quiet

>>72975808
that guitar track is probs RED HOT and also loading up the 8 other mics from the drums would add some V.
thanks for listening again.

>>72975523
My passion burning hot like the sun

>>72975523
The Clintons put Trump in office

>>72975476
hey would you get mad if i downloaded them and processed the hell out of it to make another entirely different thing?

>>72976109
would love that. smash the fuck outta them drummies

>new at trying to make music
>only two """songs""" completed so far
>been working on the third one on and off for 6 months
>still feel like it's too shit to post itt

:[

>>72976492
flex that music muscle friendo. can't get better/more confident in yur making without fucking up 1000 times first

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https://clyp.it/p3xpu0lp
Why can't I get my stupid guitars to sound metal

https://clyp.it/rderbazc
hows my prod?

do non-simultaneous chords matter or even exist? as in, playing a chord (say a major third) but having the notes one after the other instead of at the same time
I've been trying to make my music fit into that scheme occasionally and I feel like it might be pointless

>>72977503
arpeggio

>>72977521
well now I feel stupid, I already knew that term, I was just a little off on what it meant, thank you
how important are arpeggios? should I be trying to make stuff fit them a bunch or will no one care?

>>72977561
eeh whatever sounds good man, they are a good way of making repetitive melodies out of harmonies

>>72977039
not distorted enough, distort them more after the cab, doesn't sound multitracked and just sounds panned / phase offset, beyond the guitar nothing else is metal either.

try this http://www51.zippyshare.com/v/FifEsP2L/file.html

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Heres something i'm working on:

https://clyp.it/qdcwvjrk

Can you believe im doing this with Acid Pro?

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>>72977918
I can't thank you enough my dude, I'm still a beginner (obviously) so this helps me out a bunch

>>72978070
You were using acid alright.

>>72978400
its a work in progress

TAL-U-NO-LX and TAL-BassLine-101

http://www54.zippyshare.com/v/naYMVQN0/file.html

Pretty good Juno and SH-101 emulations, fairly low CPU usage for a modern plugin. Don't need to use the keygens, there's keys in the NFOs. To register you open the preset menu in the plugin and click register, paste in the keys. Hope you make some good tunes.

Free Alpha Juno inspired synth, Phutura from Phuturetone.

https://web.archive.org/web/20141226011333/https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25762796/Phuturetone-PhuturaVSTi.zip

CPU hit stacks up with concurrent voices, mono stays low. It sounds okay I guess, not sure how the Alpha Juno is supposed to sound.

And Phuturetone's other plugin, Philteroid. An effect replicating the Sherman Filterbank. I think Prodigy and Depeche Mode, among others, have used it. Lots of modulation options and unique tones.

https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170328163722/https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25762796/Phuturetone/Phuturetone-PhilteroidVSTfx.zip

https://archive.org/download/synthmanual-sherman-filterbank-owners-manual-v1/shermanfilterbankownersmanualv1.pdf The manual for the real Sherman Filterbank, you'll want it because some features aren't clear.

https://clyp.it/m5xvxd1y

How does the singing sound, ie the loudness and style. I know some parts are out of tune, but i can fix those up.

https://clyp.it/isvfj3cq

Thoughts; ideas? I know I need to add more to the back half but what would be a good mid-range voice to use?

>>72979733
The helicopter sounding riser melody that comes in very faintly at 0:18 and gets louder after that sounds of out tune.
Idk if you are going for a progressive type of track or not but it feels like the track doesnt go anywhere.

>>72979811
The warble is supposed to be a corruption of the initial rhodes piano but as I add more layers it should blend a little better. And yeah it doesn't really have many differences except in minute details, which when I get a few more voices and stagger them appropriately should add flavor to the actual melody track that I haven't laid down yet. I could try and write vocals to accompany it but this was more of an exercise in mastering and room shape

>>72969490
any tips?

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https://clyp.it/4nmg2ian?token=60206a3a2dabdd98185c5638f8d21733
>hows about that then?

Can anyone tell me why i'm not satisfied with anything I produce?

>mfw just pirated melodyne
what is this wizardry

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>>72983141
forgot face

how do i make my music as DIRTY as that of andy stott?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxPxUbZN65o

is some sort of heavy compression/saturation going on?

How do I record drums?
I have two mics and a mixer

>>72984460
obviously doesn't have to be real nice, but has to not sound like shit

>>72982805
because youre sick of it by the time you hear it, and also because you arent giving your soul to it. its all mental and youre making what you think others want you to hear

>>72984460
Try some different positions, they all have different tones. Try one over your head and one 2 feet in front of the drums between the snare and tom at chest height. Matt Chamberlain's used just one mic.

https://www.recordingrevolution.com/legendary-producer-bob-clearmountain-on-recording-drums-with-2-microphones/ Check this out, found this by searching Matt's name and microphone.

I used to make music years ago and now that I picked Ableton up again I tried to design some drums and failed miserably.

In particular I was making an interesting thick kick by synthesizing a clean one and putting it through a 100% wet convolution reverb.
Once I was satisfied with the timbre and texture, I needed to shape it to make it an actual punchy drum, so I used a compressor like I always used to do, and I couldn't get satisfying results.

Do you guys have a tutorial or something that can help me.

Thanks in advance.

>>72984785
a tutorial on adding reverb to synthesized kicks? just use reverb that sounds good. could be the issue was that there was no coherent thump to begin with due to the reverb dragging out the bass so the compressor wouldn't help you.

>>72984460
snare and bassdrum are most important, so just try to direct your mics toward those and so that they pick up a bit of the other ones too

Thinking about picking up some rokit 6 monitors.
Are they shit? Is there anything else that's better?

>>72984826
No, the reverb part was good.

My problem was that I couldn't shape it properly with a compressor because apparently I forgot how to use one.

I mean, I still remember what all the parameters do, but since it's one of those things that you have to practice with until you get an inconscious understanding of its effect on the sound to be able to use it effectively, it's like I just learned about how it works and have yet to get experience with it (since I forgot about mine).

I was wondering if anyone had a good tutorial about using a compressor to shape drums and sounds in general.

>>72985483
What I learned was to pull the ratio and threshold to the extremes so you can really hear what the attack and release are doing, then adjust the threshold for when it kicks in, then the ratio for how hard it does so.

>>72985440
look of the youtube video that compares them against yamaha and jbl. imo rokits were too bassy. I went with yamaha and very pleased

*presses a key*

aah... that's the one

>Industrial
>kind of doomy

https://clyp.it/zly5rz5y

>>72986621
That wobbly bass that appears at 1:14 and doesn't disappear until 3:33 gets pretty annoying as it doesn't change during the whole time and sometimes feels out of sync with the drums.

Anyhow, any thoughts on this?
Mellow, lofi shit
https://clyp.it/4budybhx

>>72979733
the rising sound is out of tune, the pianoish sound that comes in 0:49 feels weird. idk what you were trying to envoke with this track.

>>72979462
i don't think mic placement on the piano was the best(if you're even playing it) The reverb on your voice is way closer than the rest of the track, feels quite weird. singing is meh, desu, better than me though. keep going.

>>72986621
I feel like there are too many conflicting elements, and a theme for the song never really emerges. not enough variation.

>>72986987
main chord "progression" is pretty good. drums need more verb, also need a lot more variation drum/percussion wise, maybe cut up bits?

would appreciate feedback on this techno-ish track i'm making, obviously not finished.

https://clyp.it/cis0r23t

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>>72985538
Thank you.
I tried that and got this:
https://clyp.it/eifx2uom

The first one is what came out of the reverb.

The second one is the 1st sample, just shortened with Ableton fades (basically volume automation).

The third one is the 2nd, but with a compressor that lets the peak through and drastically lowers everything else (also with a 19dB reduction to make up for the makeup gain).

The 4th one is the 3rd, but with another compressor on top to squash the peak and make it hit harder.

The 5th one is the 4th but shortened with Ableton fades.

Pic related.

Did I do anything particularly wrong?
What can I improve?

Thanks in advance to anyone helping me.

>move production desk to where monitor positioning actually makes sense
>have to mix tracks all over again
fugg

>>72987169
>https://clyp.it/cis0r23t
I feel that there's a lack of mids
You got those pad like sounds in the high frequencies that are really in your face
And the bass hits hard
But it feels like there's a hole in the middle that makes the track uncomfortable to listen to

>>72982805
being unsatisfied with my music is what has driven me to get better
I've produced tracks for artists known all across my country when I was 19 and I was barely happy about it while I see local idiots bragging about their shit music, I think people who are always happy and satisfied with their music are generally shit musicians
the problem is when it degenerates into frustration or self esteem problems and you tell people to fuck off and get a new pair of ears because they appreciate a track you made but you don't like

>>72987193
>https://clyp.it/eifx2uom
I think you can try to apply some reverb only to the last part of the kick, so the punch remains unaffected

>>72984934
>>72984667
alright, thanks lads

>>72987169
Its alicias keys, and theres no reverb on my voice, its 100% dry, ok thanks i plan to keep at it

I'm not really going for that sort of effect.
What I'm trying to do is to turn that thumpy noise into a kick.

This isn't for a song. It's just an excersize to get better at making and manipulating sounds.

>>72984460
Like the other anon said, kick drum and snare (position it between the snare and the hi-hat), hopefully it'll pick up the other cymbals and toms.

>>72984785
So at which point did you feel dissatisfied with your drums? Try parallel compression and some very slight multiband distortion?

>>72985440
They're good senpai.

>>72986621
Not bad but the wobble becomes very repetitive and the drums sound very boring, also that arp thingy sounds like Ghosts N' Stuff. Actually come to think of it, the wobble sounds like Porter Robinson's Say My Name.

>>72987169
Dig the atmosphere, kick is way too thin/weak tho, get something that's a bit more present in the mix. Also like the other anon pointed out, you need to fill up your mids.

sample roulette anyone?

>>72988397
What's that?

>>72987169

Edited the drums to add more variation
Is it better now?
What else can I do with them to make them better?

https://clyp.it/be13rmom

https://clyp.it/gmjii5w5

goofy beat I made when a m8 donated some weed earlier

trying to learn the software and the music, but mostly just to relax on off days.

>>72988577
Sounds super basic, piano sounds very uninteresting and I can't hear the kick.

>>72988672
For being high, new to production and just wanting to chill, this sounds pretty good.

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ITS FUCKING SUMMMMEEERRR WOOOOOOHOOOOO
just finished my last final now I'm just sitting here churning out beats catching up on lost time. Here's the most recent, think it's my fourth or fifth idk.

https://clyp.it/1oxn33ty
pretty shit eh?

>>72988725
silly anon. don't you know you make the best music high?

>>72988921
https://clyp.it/wflivhod
just made another one

yall can't keep up with me

>>72988921
Cool beat.

>>72988949
No not really, everyone who made shit while high it's just that, shit, but yours was pretty good not gonna lie. Also Savant makes music while "high" but I think it just makes him normal because he's an aspie.

>>72989099
Sweet.

>>72975523
and you'll know when you see it cause rhyme gives way to reason

>>72988725
hey, thats pretty cool! thanks

bumping from page 10

>>72988397
What's a sample roulette?

The best will always be something else in a month or two, look for what's good.

>>72978774
https://clyp.it/mgy3nziw