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how do i get these type of distorted 808s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJGcwEv7838

>>73811318
fuck off

>>73811501
Serious question

HOW DO I FINISH THIS?!??!?! I'VE NEVER FINISHED ANYTHING.

PLS SEND HELP.

https://clyp.it/txztprg3

>>73811549
j-just fade it out?

>>73811573
But it sounds too empty and uninteresting all the way through.

>>73811549
nice stuff. a little too much calypso and not enough reggae for me tho.
maybe loosen up the congas a bit.
let the bass line rest some within loop so it's not as predictable.
mix wise, too much is in the front. Those chords sound better when they are blanketed in reverb and not so great dry, dropping them out of the front might help

>>73811706
>maybe loosen up the congas a bit.
More variation? Right now it's literally the same loop all throghout.

>let the bass line rest some within loop so it's not as predictable.
You mean leaving out notes?

>mix wise, too much is in the front. Those chords sound better when they are blanketed in reverb and not so great dry, dropping them out of the front might help
Will try this!

Great tips!

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oh shit nigger

I have no idea what I'm doing

stuff is clipping left and right


but I'm actually making something and I think I'm having fun

neat

>>73811786
>loosen
pull some of the hits slightly of the grid, or add subtle swing

>rest
yes, like maybe pull out the last 2 measure of the loop here and there

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What can I add to this? Should I add to this?

https://clyp.it/ec04dnng

>>73811787
use compressors on whatever is clipping. lol

>>73812106
that seems to have fixed the worst of it, but I'm getting the feeling that that's just a workaround
https://clyp.it/lwaony1l

Bump bois

>>73812095
Make the bassline more interesting. Add some white noise sweeps or something somewhere. More percussive instruments in various rhythms.

How do these trap niggas make minimalist beats sound so good?

For the love of god help me
https://clyp.it/vrz2vg5z

It's so bad that I want to make a full song out of it

>>73814288
I don't know why but I started laughing once the guitar came in

it's like some joke told in music

>>73814360
It was so hard for me to bring myself to record that.

>>73812106
>>73812336
>use compressors on whatever is clipping. lol

please tell me that was a fucking joke. don't use compressors to fix that shit that's just being lazy

>>73812336
whatever's making you clip like that should have a master volume, just turn it down wtf.

not my style but you seem to be coming along nicely....

>>73811526
>>73811501
>>73811318
is x posting a new meme?

I saw some guy ask how to produce like yung lean too.... maybe there are a few kids who just discovered 4chan or something

I unironically like that song though lol

what makes a song sound professional? I feel like they're little ticks and extra details besides mixing/mastering that take a track to the next level.

>>73814814
>I feel like they're little ticks and extra details besides mixing/mastering that take a track to the next level.

well there's not

it's being really fucking good at everything. great song with a great arrangement, great mix, "pro" gear. It's not some black magic shit man

I think I improved on the terrible song I'm working on https://clyp.it/brq1rfln

>>73814814
like the other person said, it's 20 years of experience mixing and mastering music on actual hardware

Good equalization is the difference between amateur and pro -- if you want to impress normies you will also have to compress your music to make it nice and loud for them because loud = good

>>73815593
>on actual hardware

yo chill no baiting

>>73815612
My mistake

It's almost universally agreed a song will sound more professional when high-end studio equipment is used which was their question

>>73815651
>>73815593
Hardware is not necessary for a mix to sound professional. Plenty of modern mixes are mixed completely digitally

>>73815651
a room with good acoustic treatment is more important than hardware imo

Comfy /prod/ discord https://discord.gg/vpPhxh

>>73815970
that place looks lonely.....

>>73815556
that type of sampling is a bad trope and doesn't help your intro at all dude

it is a little cheesy but not bad. highpass (more) and let the guitar have more low end after the intro... that's like a standard thing for this type of stuff

>>73816515
But it's supposed to be a terrible song. It's not good in any way at all.

>>73816527
fuck off fishing for compliments

i'm just offering an opinion, make it purposefully bad if you want idk what your end game is man

>>73816762
I don't think you understand. I'm not fishing for compliments. It's garbage. I'm making it as a joke just to make something. I can't make anything good and I've given up on trying to do that.

>>73816785
What you gave up on is believing in yourself

>>73816803
I've been doing this for so long that I know there's nothing to believe in.

>>73816818
>>73816785

unless you've been making a serious effort putting in 5+ hours for 10 years you're just being a bitch

>>73816954
I've been attempting to make music since 2012. And I've been playing guitar for 11 years. I'm not gonna get to the point of being good at this.

>>73817016
ha, same here, although i've only played guitar for.... 8 wow

you're not getting any better with that attitude, suck it up bitch.

there have been so few people to be any good after five years you're ridiculous to be so hard on yourelf

what was the most game changing mixing concept that you integrated into your music that made it sound professional or more interesting?

>>73817110
Volume automation. Especially by hand with a fader. Riding the fader on vocals is the final touch that brings it to another level

hey i'm completely new to production, how easy is it to just get a decent 'realistic' drum sound for garage rock in stuff like FL

i can't get a drummer but want to start finishing songs

>>73817467
Torrent superior drummer

https://clyp.it/mnrabbqe
what do you guys think of this? It's very weird

>>73817562
>It's very weird

That's like a 3/10 on the weirdness scale buddy lol. sounds like you just granulized the vox and a pitch shifted track.

I'm liking it so far... though i actually want to know what you're (?) saying

>>73817467
extremely easy, drumica or power drumer mt2 (?) are the best free options, they sound okay

or torrent/buy addictive drums or whatever. i have session drummer for kontakt and i don't love it but a lot of people do. it's worth checking out

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is FM Synthesis really just fucking around until you get the sound you want?

>>73818118
it shouldn't take that much fucking around...

you still have to have an idea of what you're doing lol.

https://clyp.it/p0u2a4jy

looking for any honest feedback on this?

>>73818258
relaxing

This was bothering me. Is the bad song really that much better without the cheesy sample? https://clyp.it/xiopwr2j

https://clyp.it/n11xo5dd
made a little sketch today.
any thoughts, fellas?

>>73818258
not much to judge.... god for what it is

>>73818390
yes

i know the thread is slow but you're getting as bad as that guy who posted like 5 versions of his shitty classic rock song come on man

>>73818399
ignoring the name

I like that guitarish synth a lot, what are you using?

the rest is pretty lacking.
i think there should only be one kick in the first bar of that loop.....

>>73818456
Sorry. Just feeling really bad about making music right now. I'll leave.

>>73818456
Uhe's Diva with a fuck ton of processing. also a bit rate reduction.

>>73818493
take a break for a few days and get back at it man...

>>73818399
This would sound great I think slowed down like 40bpm. Should make a great mid-tempo banger.

>>73818258
Like the midsection of this song a lot. Just that one droning synth. Would listen to that for like 20 minutes.

This is a song I've been working on recently.
https://clyp.it/xdbpoyay
The beat starts over again halfway through, no need to listen to the whole thing. Still a rough sketch. Kind of introducing the various elements I have in a linear fashion. I've yet to decide on a real arrangement. What parts do/don't you like?

>>73818118
2 oscillator FM isn't that bad to comprehend. But the only substantial amount of time I've spent doing FM was analog.

>>73818635
Thanks for the feedback on the ambient man, do you think it would work to space out my track more with just the droning synth?

really liking your beat though, those glitch and synth parts working together is really fucking nice. What are you using to make it? i think the snares could be brought back alot more at the start, but thats really my only criticism. The high hats also tend to distract a little from the piece itself, i like the almost disorienting pattern of them though

>>73818793
Frankly you could loop it and release it on whatever label Basinski's on. Otherwise yeah, I would focus on making that the beating heart of the song. Other elements can float in and out, adding colour, accentuating the synth. They should serve to enhance, not distract.

Appreciate it. Cubase 7 has been my only platform for about 2 years now. Do you mean the snares are too loud (I know the mixing is wack rn) or are you referring to where they're placed? I also like the sound of the hi-hats, and I think I'll end up moving them to a part of the song where not much else is going on. Maybe something with only the synths and hats.

>>73818899
thanks man ill definitely consider both options hahaha, ill definitely work on stringing it out more and making the synth the real star of the show.

I think my main issue with the snare was a mixing thing, its placement works for sure. Maybe also make the drums a little more dynamic as the track changes, i know you do it a bit already but maybe a bit more just the drums that change as the piece does. And you could definitely make a part in which the hi-hats are the star of the show, when everything else is going on they tend to pull away from it a bit so maybe just isolating them along with the synth bit would work really well. You got amazing ideas though, I think now its just about putting it all in the right place

>>73819208
Thanks for the detailed feedback. That's a good idea about the drums. Now that I think about it there are some things I could do, especially with the kicks. I'll get to work on that. Cheers mate