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OP here... i chose that pic because i had a related question.
has anyone here earned any money from their /prod/ related work and abilities?
Bentley Robinson
would someone pay for this to be in a film?
clyp.it/ub0ekegc rate my orchestral shit, also why is it easier to make something emotional like this compared to something with an actual rhythm, granted i've only been trying to learn how to produce for like a month but mainly by messing around and reading little things here and there.
Benjamin Ortiz
sounds good, could picture this in some sort of indie film.
Ryan Diaz
Recommend me some music with sampled drums that actually sound good I'm trying to make solo post-punk/new wave/indie whatever-the-fuck stuff and because I want to use my DAW synths I've just been cooking it all together on my laptop with guitar/bass recordings but I don't like the way my drums sound. I've just been arranging them manually so far but I've tried making them sound realistic and I've tried just rolling with it and getting weird and electronic but I haven't been super satisfied with either one I feel like I need some inspiration so hit me with the best shit you got. I know the obvious ones like Loveless/Deathconsciousness already
What did you use for the guitar? It sounds kinda fake/synthesized. Maybe I'm talking out of my ass but if you added some variation with the velocity and whatnot it would definitely help. Compositionally though I dig it I wouldn't bank on monetizing it just because getting money from anything music-related is awful these days but I'm sure there are channels that could help you get set up with a director/production company and vice-versa. I don't really know for sure though
Do inversions change the functionality of a chord? If you resolve to an inversions of the tonic is it less resolved than in standard position?
Jose Roberts
>Do inversions change the functionality of a chord? You betcha!
>If you resolve to an inversions of the tonic is it less resolved than in standard position? Not exactly, but it definitely sounds different, every little detail matters.
Michael Stewart
started fucking around with pocket operators in august. clyp.it/cagdsb41 thoughts? would appreciate
Been trying to mix this guitar+drum track. Thinking of rerecording a few bits but whatchu guys think song structure wise? clyp.it/pcm02qw0
Jace Watson
It sounds like avant-garde Kenny G.
1.Drums sound boxy and very quiet. 2. Rhythm Guitar sounds out of tune with the Lead Guitar, or is playing wrong notes. 3. The chord progressions don't make a whole lotta sense, becomes a bit more coherent after vocals enter.
I like the energy you put into it but you're gonna need a lot of work to get there.
Not bad my dude, vocals sound like they're coming from the bottom of a well tho.
Cute and nice.
Nice sound design.
Zachary Wright
What's good beatmaking DAW? I have some novice piano chops (can play most chords and melodies i want, just lack independence and technique) as well. Got a mic and an interface as well, just need a stand, pop filter and some software
Asher Brown
Any DAW (of the main ones) is good for that, but I feel the hiphop "beatmaker" scene leans more toward FL Studio, so you'll likely find more tutorials, presets, samples, and general resources for the techniques you want for it.
Cameron Lopez
I have seen this around and I think i'm going to pull the trigger on it; thanks.
Asher Kelly
You're welcome user. If you want to pirate it I can help you.
Camden Williams
Meh. I have a job and my overheads are low, I can spend a little on frivolous bullshit and besides if I pay for it it feels a lot more like an investment that I will want to get my money's worth for.
Christian Hill
You're right user. Have fun. Youtuber SeamlessR has great tutorial if you want to start. He's more EDM-oriented but his basics are solid regardless of genre and should help you a lot.
It's kinda sad when you go to check /prod/ after having roughly 16 hits from a bong and the first post you see is some brainlet pointing out youtubers having shit on their desk.
Landon Gutierrez
yeah, im sure he really needs to have those cassettes there. and its really useful to cram a lego character between the knobs of your synth or put a bunch of resistors randomly on the desk
James Diaz
Try FL Studio or Ableton
Pretty cool atmospheres, tho I'd appreciate more variation, more verb, more sound design. This really really reminds me of that Temporal Parallax track on the tonal plexus.
It's one of the Korg Legacy pianos. Now where's my 1000 buckaroos? :^)
Justin Bennett
bumping this, anyone willing to listen? I always feedback y'all
Lincoln Jenkins
The kick is heavy, but then skrillex's is like that isn't he. Just as overall observation, the arranging is cloudy, in that you tend to focus on kick and snare when listening. Better in my view to have something stand out that isn't (just) the drums. I got halfway through and its fine, that interlude vocal is a little quiet but then that probably suits it. Its ok, but I don't know why people do remixes, if you're going to roll your sleeves up you may as well do your own piece
Juan Sanchez
>The kick is heavy, but then skrillex's is like that isn't he. Very different kick on the original track.
>if you're going to roll your sleeves up you may as well do your own piece I mostly do originals, but I really liked the vocals on this and the overall mood, so I remixed it. Most of the times it's the vocals or a very catchy melody that wins people over and they wanna put a spin on them.
Thanks for taking the time to listen and write your thoughts
Isaac Lewis
hello /prod/
teach me the ways of hi-NRG euro disco
Levi Miller
Linndrum + Analog Synth Emulations, make sure to cut everything below 120Hz as bass wasn't something that existed back then.
Ethan Phillips
a friend of mine came with this demo. He tried to do something over a morse code of "love" in portuguese. clyp.it/h3vfbylj . Any suggestions?
Jason Cook
sounds really nice, picks up after 1:30, a little too much compression for my taste tho. Sick piano solo.
I definitely have a lot of hum in my setup, like this bass clyp. Any ideas how to minimize hum while recording it or removing hum after recording?
Kevin Richardson
piano part is interesting, rest is boring imo
Jaxon Thomas
Find that one little humming frequency and multiband compress it.
Angel Green
clyp.it/hj3edlxs a house jawn, just looking for feedback on the mix
Angel Evans
It's noisy, also clipping. I like the idea but the reverbs are clashing so much.
Hunter Gray
thanks friendo i'll see what i can do
Tyler Cruz
Thanks man
Aiden Thomas
Notch filter - if the hum is a constant frequency at a constant level it makes no sense to use multiband compression () because the compressor would reduce gain further at times when the hum is being masked by other instruments in the same frequency band.
Connor Watson
Multiband Compression would be much more subtle than a notch filter in my opinion.
Bentley James
If you set your compressor threshold below the level of the hum so that the hum triggers the compressor you're reducing gain at that band, yes? That could be done with a notch filter.
But, with a compressor, it'll reduce the gain at that band even further at times when it doesn't need to - ie: when there are other instruments in that band masking the hum, makes no sense to do that.
Lucas Garcia
Thing is, you're gonna compress a tiny area, just where that hum is located, so it's not gonna have an impact like the one you're describing imo. Also if you do a really steep notch, you're probably gonna cause some phasing at that area. But ye, any of these is good to go, just that I found through experience multiband comp to fix issues better lately.
Carter Foster
Does burial only use samples for his atmospheres and melodies or does he actually use software/hardware, i just picture him moving samples around everywhere in a program
Jason Ross
>compress a tiny area, just where that hum is located
>if you do a really steep notch, you're probably gonna cause some phasing at that area
Wouldn't choosing to compress a tiny area also involve a narrow (High Q) notch though? A 3db gain reduction at that band with a notch filter will have the same effect as a 3db reduction with a multiband compressor set to the same narrow frequency range (since it uses the same filter types to isolate bands), but a compressor will apply even more gain reduction at times when it doesn't need to - both multibands and notch filters have controls over filter slope so the only thing that needs considered is the behaviour of both devices at signal levels above those that would mask the hum.
Ryan Morales
Just to be clear here - keep in mind that hum tends to be constant so saying that the compressor would only act at times when the hum is heard is irrelevant, if the hum is constant and the compressor threshold is set to be triggered by the hum then the compressor would always be acting.
Gavin Edwards
Record through a D.I. box, then use a noise gate (preferably just in the frequency band the hum is in) or use something like izotope rx, waves ns1 or fl studios Edison to remove the hum and introduce artifacts
Here is an updated clyp, full with the other instruments.
Cooper Hughes
Meh, it all comes down to my personal experience. I still use both methods but I really recently started doing the multiband compression thing and it just sounds better I think.
Jaxson Miller
You're just achieving the same exact result in a really roundabout way, it won't sound any better or different The whole point of compression is to even out a dynamic signal If you're trying to turn something down that is at a constant even level, there's literally no point in using compression to do that.
Grayson Thompson
Is Ableton or Protools better for a dumbass? I've used Ableton briefly before and it was alright, but I've heard a lot of people use PT as well and I have a new computer so I might try something new. I'm gonna record guitar and bass and program drums for xxxtreme metal, nothing electro.
Why are people doing this? Of course nobody will want to pay musician for a work when they can just use free music like this. Although t b h, this is shitty.
Grayson Fisher
Useful for exposure maybe? A lot of people just like making music as a hobby too though, so if any of it is any use to someone else it's a bonus.
Levi Martinez
Ableton for sure. Pro Tools is only good if you're mixing/mastering stuff, its MIDI support is terrible and you're not really meant to start on it.
>nobody will want to pay musician for a work when they can just use free music like this
People with money want to get the good shit, not some free library.
Asher Bell
Pro-tools is the industry standard. If you are learning from scratch, I'd say protools. I just like the layout of ableton more. It suits what I need.
Landon Bennett
It's the industry standard only when it comes to recording studios. Definitely not for bedroom producers or independent music creators (that would be Ableton).
At the end of the day it all depends on what your goal is, and how each DAW's strengths fit it.
Luis Garcia
>Not mentioning FL
Nathan Nelson
>Is Ableton or Protools better for a dumbass >better >for a dumbass I think we're forgetting (((someone)))
Parker Thomas
Holy shit this post is autistic
Jace Martin
i've got my first track written and structured out now the obstacle is to make it sound good
what is your favourite resource for learning how to eq and master
sorry my english isn't the first language so i had to translate some of this
this needs better mixing my man creat some space and balance the mix also I think the gun shots are messing with the bounce of the track might be batter to axe them
So I fucking around with some punk rock, trying to get a nice mix template going. Sorry about the sloppy performance, I just want to know what you think of the mix.
Really like the way the drums sound, nice work The bass could stand out a little more maybe but that's just my subjective opinion
James Gonzalez
I though some of his synth sounds in recent EPs were programmed by midi in a DAW but even those are samples of youtube videos of people playing synths:
