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how do I make drums like that? and do I make them so dynamic(don't know if that's the right word desu)? also, pointing out any interesting details you hear in the mix would be really helpful. thanks
Anthony Long
I dunno but they wanted it.
There's probably a better way but try tape compression and sidechaining. Route all your drum tracks to a single aux and then slap a tape compressor on it. Sidechain synths and bass to kick drum.
Jackson Myers
what?
Robert Robinson
I added that particular vocal as a joke but it made me realize that a (rap) vocal actually sounds really good during the build up. Too bad I don't know any decent rappers.
Logan Walker
bump
Sebastian Evans
So I posted this in a previous thread asking for help in the build up because I thought It sounded too emtpy. One user said it sounded fine and another one said it needs some nignogs rapping on it. So that's what I did. (The verse on the seond one it clearly a joke, not a serious verse. I just wanted to see how it would sound.) Need some more opinions.
Example: clyp.it/vswrpfki First part is with the joke rap verse, second is just a loop. Which do you guys think is better? Keep in mind the stupid verse is just filler until I can find something else.
Does anyone have a mother 32? Are you enjoying them? I'm considering getting 3.
Brody Moore
I have one. I had fun blowing my own mind patching shit around randomly for a few days. I wish the LFO and filter tracked 1V/Oct. It sounds a lot better than my minibrute but I think I'm kinda already bored of the Mother. I'm standing on the edge of the money pit that is eurorack and it's bumming me out. I can't stop thinking about it but I can see myself blowing all my cash on something I'll probably play for a few hours a week. I don't have anything else I really wanna spend it on tho.
I'm a bitter depressed person however. The Mother is a well built instrument. I'd just buy modules and keep it to one mother tho.
opinions so far? mix is still rough, thinking of adding some vocal samples... maybe from an old chicago house track?
>clyp.it/l2frjaj4 It definitely needs something there, i don't think a rap verse is it. But i do like how it sounds with a vocal tag after the build up.
>clyp.it/3qxrarrc wow this is really good. I can't listen on my monitors cause its late, but in my headphones the kick drum sounds a bit boxy. great sound design btw, what did you use?
John Richardson
just take is slow, start with a eurorack case, then get something else.
i'm currently in the middle of that
Caleb Long
>great sound design btw, what did you use? For which part? Thanks by the way.
Grayson Roberts
Are you regretting it at all? I've been researching eurorack for years. Picking modules to create a unique synth voice. As soon as I started playing with the mother I started thinking I want to try random/generative stuff instead but it has me confused and seems module intensive. Clock dividers, switches, S&H and all that kinda shit. I'm still not really sure how it comes together.
Charles Roberts
Same here. Probably gonna pull the trigger sometime next month and get a case and a few modules to pair with my ms-20m.
Adam Rogers
Not him but If you're interested in generative stuff but unsure why not try it digitally first? That's what I did, using max for a few years and then expanding upon it. Starting from scratch in max will really help you understand the mechanics of what is going on too
Carter Roberts
no regrets, though it is a money pit. I've already spent over 1k, but bassically only have 2 VCOs and a sequencer.
next purchase will probably be a VCA or envelope generator... simply because they are cheaper than everything else i want
Logan Clark
Check out the Make Noise Wogglebug. Use your LFO square out on your Mother to create a clock signal for the Wogglebug, which will output a whole bunch of varieties of randomness.
Ryan Ortiz
I've considered the wogglebug but I think I like the look of the SSF Ultra Random Analog a bit more.
I has this brainstorm the other day to run a squareout into the sync of my volca sample to try and do some granular stuff the other day. Didn't quite clock fast enough tho.
I dipped my toes into Max but got sidetracked. I definitely will before I commit much more cash tho. I made a pretty good patch in ableton using a ton of arps, MIDI gates and a ton of MIDI routing. Worked pretty well.
The new MI Veils and Blinds look pretty good for VCA duties.
Isaac Brooks
That SSF Ultra Random Analog is badass, didn't know it existed. It's going into my Modulargrid dream rack.
Jack Foster
Since you brought it up.
Lucas Price
I'll go ahead and tell you because I'm bored. Mallet: custom Harlmess patch Brass: Soundfount 808 bass/boom: Sytrus with very precise evelope settings (I can provide the patches if you want, but they probably won't sound the same due to external effects and shit).
Pretty much everything else is percussion.
Feel free to ask questions.
Connor Perry
who /nocomputer/ here? what's your setup?
Angel Sanders
Is Eurorack really this addictive? I've been wanting to dedicate a couple of rows (1 or 2) of my rack stand to euro rack. I really can't see myself wanting to buy a new module every week though. Might just buy the most powerful laptop I can find and run Reaktor on that.
Owen Miller
It's addictive until you find exactly what you're looking for, which can be an endless task. When you can add or replace any aspect of your synth with limitless permutations there's always the desire to change something or add a little more.
Daniel Brown
Check out some of the post your rack pages on Muffwiggler. You start out small, then 5 years down the road you have this, which is pretty goddamn big, but nothing compared to the shit some people have.
Cameron Young
I run my Electribe 2 through a reverb pedal straight to my interface. Ocasionally sequence the Blofeld with it as well.
Hi ƒams, established composer/sound designer here. Ready to give advice/answer specific questions for a few mins.
Carter Cook
what the hell is that picture talking about?
also how did you get into doing sound design work/what kind of sound design work do you do?
Grayson Cox
Private joke ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Through luck really...I spent years just making and learning about music and sound. Someone heard my music through a friend and asked me to write music for an advert and it's gone from there.
All sorts, from making digital bleeps and bloops to foley or walking on gravel or whatever.
Lincoln Jones
I'm that asshole who owns a Minimoog and a bunch of other expensive shit. I also recently acquired a Mopho x4.
My live setup consists of: TR-8 Beatstep pro, controlling a Dotcom modular and Microbrute EHX crash pad (dooo drums, very important)
Can't wait to add the Mopho x4 to the setup, I still need to recreate some JX-10 patches.
Ayden Richardson
I'll be traveling a lot in next few months and i need to get some sturdy headphones that are not completely shit for producing, any recs?
Hunter Rogers
Examples of your work?
Nicholas Gutierrez
sony mdr-750
Not the nicest sounding but good for mixing, sturdy and not expensive.
Zachary Reyes
Won't be posting'em, not why I'm here.
If you live in the UK (soon to just be 'k') you will've heard some on ur telly.
Started this yesterday, has become a mix of Push Button Objects and Metroid Prime. Pretty basic stuff for now, just wanted to know if it's balanced correctly.
Luke Bell
i made an ableton midi effects rack where one of the macro controls activates/deactivates a series of chord shapes, is there any way to get the macro control to show which device is being currently active (i just named them all for whatever chord shape they are) instead of just a 0-127 value?
Isaiah Adams
hey, anyone know the site that lets you import your soundcloud uploads
i think i used it but can't remember what it's called
any ideas?
Asher Bailey
OT, 106 and MS20 are my most used. I might go back to computer sequencing though.
Lincoln Edwards
Which MS-20? Mini, full size reissue, keyboardless reissue, or vintage?
I cant listen to what youve posted atm. I have used it though. It didnt track very well with a guitar, but feeding in a loop of percussive vocal sounds as an envelope was cool.
anybody here have experience with programmed computer music, i.e. creating music from code?
I'm learning ChucK and its been a lot of fun, and its taught me a lot about what actually goes into making electronic music (more than fucking around in DAWs have). I was curious if anyone else has done anything similar
Nolan Carter
/comp/, in a sense, is dedicated to this
Xavier Sanchez
I'm just talking effects generation and stuff. Programming your own unit generators seems like a pretty powerful skill.
I'm not interested in the compositional side (not right now, at least. Algogen music is p cool tho), I'm asking if any producers have worked it into their stuff.
Hunter Cooper
I don't use DX clones for FM synthesis anymore, I just build my own for specific tasks. If I want to control a modulator by slapping my dick on a mic, u can make that happen.
Jeremiah Edwards
u should be I
Gavin Cooper
/prod/ How do I synthesis the sound at the beginning of this song. I know it's going to use a fairly percussive envelope and a bit of delay. But how do I get that throaty chunky sound to it? Do I need to tune the oscillators to a specific interval?
i just dropped omnisphere, nexus, ozone, komplete, spire, sylenth and all my drumkits to go 100% on legal software. just got ableton live suite yet. damn how do you even compete against other producers without good software? it's like making fire with stones instead of using a lighter... everything takes much longer and i'm especially missing real sounds. all i can do with free software is digital sounding. i need a damn rompler :( what to do now? waiting until i can buy good stuff or leaking again? i could focus on making drum loops until i can afford the plugins, but i want to finish something again... god damn i miss my plugins :( but desu i feel much better now because i dont have to hide in the shadows.
Anybody here use / can recommend some motorized faders for FL Studio? I've got carpal tunnel and using a mouse to adjust stuff is a literal pain.
Nolan Bell
hahahahahha
Julian Sanchez
If you can't produce with just a mouse, you're probably just bad at it.
Anthony Carter
>I've got carpal tunnel and using a mouse to adjust stuff is a literal pain.
????
Cooper Kelly
It's just a joke about the guy in the last thread.
Check out the Behrigner BCF2000 One of the few Behrigner products that don't suck
Justin Miller
i doubt there are better free vst's than ableton suite stock plugins/soundpacks. what i want is cutting edge sound and cutting edge workflow. it's a pain and i feel extremely slowed down without these plugins. and meanwhile thousands of other producers work with cracked plugins and have an advantage. guess i'll stick to 100% legal anyways, because i really feel like ethics get me out of the dark place.
Eli Foster
there are check them out
Jeremiah Parker
the motors are loud af tho
Easton Edwards
Thanks! Seems to be what everyone recommends Should be fine for a mic-free environment though, eh
Caleb Peterson
So am I, but that doesn't mean I'm going to keep myself outside of the studio.
Ryan Martinez
>tfw when creative block and can't come up with a decent lead synth or melody
Jackson Baker
Nobody wants to take my post seriously because it's the Macarena.
Either that, or its some truly top level synthesis going on in there.
Mason Lopez
sounds like fifths
John Gomez
imagine trying to mix on monitors while there is a bunch of metal gears clanking in front of you with every volume change.
Brody Adams
it's probably just a preset on some 90s rompler he's asking about the sound design, not what's happening musically
Sebastian Hall
tbhfam i wasn't taking you seriously
just guessing here, but it might just be 2 oscolators tuned apart, and then a quick chord is played on the keys.
Jordan Roberts
I already got a rough approximation by using a snappy EG and oscillators tuned a 5th apart. Still doesn't sound "hollow" enough.
Adam Adams
how do I make my drums sound organic? like evry hit sounding a little different?
Jack Scott
Put chorus followed by a little reverb on them. Additionally, vary the velocity of the drum hits.
Josiah Clark
that's smart, thank you
Josiah Watson
dave pensado covers a bunch of different tips for that in this video. he's using protools, but you can do this stuff in any daw .
Any reason to use 48khz instead of 44.1khz sample rate?
Gabriel Martinez
to get those sweet, sweet extra 3.9khz
nah but for real, i dont really think so
Alexander Young
come up with a bad one and keep going until you get it right
Anthony Edwards
The whole reason 48khz sample rate exists is film synchronization. For some reason 44.1khz doesn't sync well with video software so it usually isn't even an option for that kind of stuff.
There is no actual audible difference between 44.1khz and 48khz like there is with 44.1khz and 96khz. Anyone that says otherwise has no clue why 48khz exists.
Ryan Phillips
If you're using MIDI, reaper has a humanize function. I think it's command H on a mac.
I use pro tools but I like exporting MIDI into reaper just to humanize it. You can randomize the timing and velocity to whatever percentage you want.
It's standard practice to record above the quality that you plan to release it as. So if you're releasing as 16bit 44.1k, you record at 24bit 48k. If your music ever made it into a movie or something you'd want it to be 48k for the DVD.
Evan Young
i thought protools also had a humanizing/randomizing feature?
Charles Martin
post your gear and a WIP. I want to know if privilege translates well into music
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Benjamin Bailey
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Owen Bailey
this is great
Landon Hall
Did you download all the extras that come with ableton? There's a lot of sampled instruments in there.
Kevin Gonzalez
Its like i really just posted a track to sound clouds
Carson Diaz
So it does; I should have known that. I knew you could randomize the timing but I didn't notice the velocity menu
Mason Brooks
>obligatory jelly poorfag post
Xavier Nguyen
are you a fucking chicken or something? let some ears with actual real life experience judge if you have been wasting your dad's money
