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RESOURCES:
Sound Design:
>SeamlessR (in-depth music production and sound design tutorials, based on FL Studio) youtube.com/user/SeamlessR
>Syntorial (widely considered the best place to go to learn synthesis) syntorial.com/
>Mr. Bill (Ableton based, some of the best sound design tutorials on the planet. Aimed more towards IDM-type stuff. He also posts his music here) youtube.com/user/MrBillsTunes
>BusyWorksBeats (mostly talentless hack who explains hip hop in very elaborate ways in FL Studio) youtube.com/user/busyworksbeats
>Sadowick (mostly talentless hack who explains old school electronic music in very elaborate ways in Ableton) youtube.com/user/SadowickProduction
A few years ago I finally decided that it's pointless to make new music for release, since there's enough music out there and showing friends isn't fun anymore. But now I'm losing the fun of it. Playing piano is still kind of fun, but putting together sounds and programming synthesizers isn't entertaining anymore. Should I just call it quits or stick around to see if I get some more motivation/excitement from it?
James Myers
My piano one vst broke. What do?
Jace Baker
what do you mean by that do you have a crack version and it stopped working
Oliver Sullivan
Its a free VST running on Reaper. One day it just stopped loading when I tried to open a file that had piano in it.
Jaxson Cruz
This is on the inner sleeve of Boston's second album. Just thought I'd leave this here.
Jacob Garcia
Guess that's why he killed himself, huh
Kayden Jenkins
plebs
Bentley Edwards
For what? Wanting their music to sound alive with dynamic range instead of sounding stale and flat. Digitalfags will never understand the joys of listening to music that's been recorded on tape and transferred to vinyl.
Ryan Bell
lol 420 nice
Connor Gray
>not making music with only analog synthesizers
you absolute plebian
Jacob Sanders
were there even any computers worth using in 1978? the only ones I can think of are a few rare computer/analog hybrids or early samplers.
Camden King
perhaps the fairlight cmi
Ethan Clark
digital has way higher dynamic range than even studio tape decks
Hudson Gomez
Not in 1978 of course. DACs were only 40-60dB of SNR
Jace Cooper
How do i know when its time to release my first EP?
just hit a year of work, nice to see the progress feelsgudman.jpg
Christopher Phillips
>digital has way higher dynamic range than even studio tape decks
Liam Edwards
Doesn't fit the track much but it's still fine I have no criticisms other than there's nothing that really makes it stick out. Nothing i haven't heard from the prospecting synth days of the 1980's
Kayden Smith
sup /prod/, I remade Mord Fustang's Milky Way, how close did I get? clyp.it/zvdvha2j
Carson Hill
MORE BONGOS, love that thing, also maybe ease up on that kick or maybe use a different one if you want to make it sound more distinct. I'm not an expert by the way, just my opinion.
Lucas Rogers
Just started messing around in FL and the anxiety is kicking in again. Should I start out making little bumps before trying to make full on tracks? I'm hitting Kanye's 'Forgetting better shit' mode here.
Cooper Green
if making long tracks tends to be tedious and even makes you not want to make music then yeah, go for little bumps.
also, if you're dry on ideas, a short track doesn't seem as empty as it would if you tried to extend it to a full on 3 minutes
Isaac Williams
Are we talking about cocaine
Jackson Allen
do you think that could help?
Andrew Gonzalez
Nope. Straight edge artist in the works
William Bennett
In all seriousness. Not yet. Wait another 5 years. Does soundcloud/Bandcamp really need another shitty/mediocre album?
Charles Myers
u nter the dance house hear this old mannered beat song what doy?
The first Rage against machine record has a similar message cause the lead guitar sound like synths and they wanted to be real with everyone
Cooper Peterson
I've been wanting to brush up my skills at mixing songs with mainly recorded instruments, and to brush up on my pro tools skills, as i primarily use ableton, and also i don't have enough equipment to record the drums, bass, guitar, etc.
Is it as simple as just finding stems and practising or is there more to it or?
Alexander Anderson
Yeah man, the patrician way to do it is to search for a torrent of the stems from bohemian rhapsody and mix those
Bentley Watson
Usually I make indie rock music on logic so I'm not very good at figuring out how to make synths.
But I love the synth pads that start this song, any idea how to make something similar sounding in Logic???
>Is it as simple as just finding stems and practising? Pretty much. Very very very very lowpassed saws with an envelope, slow attack obviously.
Levi Flores
thank you so much
Dominic Barnes
Detune them a bit as well, and if the phase retriggers every time, depending on your synth, turn that off
Levi Thomas
Can anyone help me find a Max For Live device please?
A couple of months ago I used a M4L device where you had to tune it with a panel like pic related by telling him where C was at each octave (I assume from the incoming audio) by setting the dots at the right point (I don't remember moving the dots, so I think it was automatic).
I think it had a dark color scheme (possibly the standard dark grey and blue/cyan) and had the panel on the left and a column of buttons on the right.
I don't remember what it was for or where I found it but I absolutely need it now to see how that panel works to implement a similar idea in a device I'm making.
I've tried all amxd files in my computer and I've spent hours looking online but didn't find it.
Thank you so much in advance.
Oliver Wood
tfw all my soundcloud uploads sound low quality and clipped what is the sicret
John Brooks
you mean there are stems of the raw, un-eqd tracks of famous songs avaiable on the internet?
Carson Williams
Yeah man. Easiest ones to find are the ones where the songs were in video games like rock band and guitar hero. Tho those are generally not raw, and are usually limited to drums, bass, guitar, vox, and other
Jaxson Russell
just searched and could only find the master individual tracks
Asher Hughes
how do i do the Been Fweago thing where he has the normal rappity raps and then chops n screws it in the same song? how could I do that in FL Studio?
I'm pretty new to all this but I'm looking to get my first device, decided to get a groovebox to get into all of this. I'm fine with having to invest some time into learning my way around.
What I've arrived at is either getting a Novation Circuit or a Korg Electribe Sample. Perhaps a real cheap entry with a Volca Sample.
What would you guys recommend?
Lucas Young
>make friends with guy >visit his house to play with my Synth(Korg Mini 2020) >have alot of fun, despite my very simple knowledge on this kinda stuff
This guy has like a full studio in his house, a ton of guitars and synthesizers and mixers, diy handmade cables to power everything, recorded two songs in a pro studio, and, just has some songs in Logic Pro of him and his friends messing around. And they're good as fuck.
Anyway. I had a blast and it inspired me to get more into this kinda stuff. Guess I just need FL and a drum machine
Isaiah Parker
Go Balls out and get a Maschine you won’t regret it. Korg electrode sample is pretty much the big daddy of the volca sample. Personally I’d go for Maschine if you don’t mind it being tethered to a computer (it doesn’t bother me at all as if I’m writing music I go into my studio and there’s a computer in there) if you need standalone hardware then the Korg electribe unless you have a bigger budget then take a look at the elektron stuff.
Other things might be worth considering too like the akai MPC range of groove boxes
Luke Rodriguez
I was looking at a Maschine but being tied to a computer is kinda meh, especially since I'd have to install windows (probably).
Even the electribe sampler is kinda stretching my budget just to get my feets wet, so I guess I'll take a closer look at that. Do you know how it compares to a novation circuit?
And thanks for the help man, really.
Lincoln Rodriguez
i just download these raw stems from that famous multitrack website
what /prod/'s ears notices to be done on this mix?
Mason Nguyen
Should I?
Adam Williams
>I was looking at a Maschine but being tied to a computer is kinda meh, especially since I'd have to install windows (probably). Yeah that’s the deal breaker for a lot of people I guess. On the upside though you are getting a controller with a really decent sampler and sequencer along with a bunch of synths and effects units all with the feel of actual hardware (the N.I stuff integrates seamlessly). I really like mine, a lot.
>Even the electribe sampler is kinda stretching my budget just to get my feets wet, so I guess I'll take a closer look at that. Do you know how it compares to a novation circuit? I’ve not really looked into the circuit, but from what I understand it’s a sequencer with a couple of basic analog synths, a drum machine and some effects (Don’t quote me on that as I’ve only seen a release video a while back when it first came out). Notation stuff has always been pretty good in my opinion (I had a original bass station rack back in the day) so for £300 it’s not at all bad. Again for a little over £300 you could get 3 volca’s? A sample, a fm and a bass. That’s would probably be a bit more versatile desu and you could add drum samples to the volca sample so you have a drum machine. I always think if you are on a budget then a sampler is the best way to start out. It’s just really versatile. You can sample analog synths, so you kinda have a analog synth, sample drums, so you have drum machines, load it up with wave tables for wave table stuff or just fill it with odd sounds sample classic breaks etc.
Personally you can’t go wrong with the volca sample as a start out. It’s basic but it’s also fun. If you decide it’s not for you then you can sell it and you’ve only lost £30? If you can afford it then go for the electribe. Even wait a few months if you need to save up. It’s a bit more of a “professional” bit of kit and will serve you a bit better in the long run.
>And thanks for the help man, really Np
Josiah Murphy
Fuck yeah
Tyler Scott
3 volcas would be real nice, though they're like 170euro here, 2 of them would be more expensive than a novation circuit.
How's the noise with the volcas? Thought they're kidna rough.
Adam Peterson
It sounds like a strawberry, that is way it is red
Kevin Phillips
>3 volcas would be real nice, though they're like 170euro here, 2 of them would be more expensive than a novation circuit. Even the sample and fm might be more versatile? Like I say I’ve not really looked into the circuit, but it looks pretty basic from what I’ve seen sound wise. Sequencer looks pretty good. There’s a lot of options out there to start out, so just do a bit of research into what each is capable of and maybe think about what you want feature wise.
>How's the noise with the volcas? Thought they're kidna rough For the price they are great value, probably some of the best value gear I’ve ever bought, but you’ve got to be realistic when buying something like this, they’re gonna be a little noisy. They obviously aren’t going to have a professional quality build or components. You get a 3.5mm stereo output, plastic knobs and some noise. That said they are fine for studio work, just be gentle with them and embrace the noise.
Joshua Wilson
Try drawing or reading or something and then come back to music when it feels natural. Especially if its not your main gig you dont have a financial obligation to keep making stuff
Jesus Christ we've just managed to convince FL Studio fag to stop namefagging and this autist comes back shitting up the thread.
Matthew Reed
Yea you should. I've been wanting a G1 with the smallest keyboard ever since I got my micro modular.
Henry Moore
Just ignore him, he might go away
Grayson Murphy
I'm afraid he won't.
Alexander Harris
you better
Gabriel Perry
Don't use soundcloud if you want good playback. timestamp? Volume levels are fucked. Start with that :) I missed you J
Jaxon Richardson
:^)
John Morris
hi /prod/. is there a trick to jump starting a creatively stagnant track? sort of when you get to that point where you have a song and it sort of sounds complete but at the same time it feels like a really essential piece is missing.
been banging my head against this one for a good while, tried many different instruments but nothing seemed to fit, or to make it complete as it were.
> is there a trick to jump starting a creatively stagnant track? Yeah, for me it's thinking out the track in my head beforehand and planning it all out, if I wing it and cut/paste loops and shit in the DAW it usually becomes stagnant at some point. Volume levels are definitely there now. Doesn't sound half bad. >by playback you mean sound quality? Yeh
Samuel Ward
Please rate, /prod/ucers! instaud.io/1wSc Awaiting your feedback!
Nathan Stewart
If you're really considering it I'm sure you've looked into this but, you'll have to have a computer running an old operating system.
Eli Hernandez
Runs just fine on windows 7
Gavin Robinson
are you a part of a scene or do you play out? you don't have to be making it big or anything, but it's nice to feel like you're a part of something bigger than just noodling in your bedroom. lol I find the volca sample has a hilarious amount of noise and it's fairly stiff to program, though also easy and quick. it /bangs/ for something that cheap and shrinky dink, with a really heavy kick. i kind of hate it, but i think it's useful tool if you can work with a fairly rigid workflow. i think all other volcas are rather limited. the keys sounds good, but doesn't have a very wide palette of sound. the FM sounds great, and is very playable, probably the most useful, but not unique. the volca kick sounds amazing but it's rather specific in what it does. the beats and bass sound fucking awful. overall, i think you're better off using plugins than the volca series, but i understand that some people just prefer hardware.
Those violins are too loud. Not sure what exactly is going on in general as well. Volume levels, sample selection, EQing, compression, good mastering yeh....
Ian Hughes
there are some excessive frequencies to my ears
Brayden Gomez
From the last /prod/:
Owen Robinson
should i start music school
im quite good at guitar bass and production and dont know what to do with it besides releasing stuff on soundcloud and youtube, is music school a good move
Adam Bell
I don't think its a good idea unless you can go for free
Eli Cook
yes its free
Easton Sanchez
do it I wish it was free here
Carson Cooper
For the guitarists here, how do you prefer to record your guitars? Line in? Through a DI? Close Mic an amp? Far Mic an amp? Some other way perhaps?
Camden Sullivan
thanks for the input
Chase Richardson
close mic my amp usually. i'd like to far mic to get different textures but bedrooms acoustics. sometimes i record line in for different amp tones.
>I find the volca sample has a hilarious amount of noise and it's fairly stiff to program, though also easy and quick. it /bangs/ for something that cheap and shrinky dink, with a really heavy kick. i kind of hate it, but i think it's useful tool if you can work with a fairly rigid workflow. It’s not that rigid considering you can record know turns into it plus the sequencer...ok it’s not open ended but still if you want movement there you can get it. Like I said before it’s £130 I really have no idea why people complain about it. Either people have hugely unrealistic expectations of things or they just aren’t connected to reality. Even the volca kick in my opinion is a absolute bargain at the price, it’d still be a bargain if Korg removed the sequencer. I just spent £200 on a Sallen key filter (the Korg MS20 one) and guess what it’s fucking noisy, it’s a noisy filter.
>i think all other volcas are rather limited. the keys sounds good, but doesn't have a very wide palette of sound. the FM sounds great, and is very playable, probably the most useful, but not unique. the volca kick sounds amazing but it's rather specific in what it does. the beats and bass sound fucking awful. That’s the whole idea of the volca range, you have lots of fairly limited little things that once put together sound pretty good. Again the Volca bass is a 3osc synth for £100. I’m not sure if that’s really that limited, you can get quite a range of sounds from it’s palette. >overall, i think you're better off using plugins than the volca series, but i understand that some people just prefer hardware
Luke Martinez
Are there any budget alternatives to this?
Daniel Ward
this is the actual "mastered" link, please judge through it clyp.it/uqoiixp5
Nicholas Scott
i'm sorry for flooding the thread. would delete the old posts if i could
Luis Lopez
I want a buddy to mess around with making music together :C
Mason King
Does anyone know good how-to blogs for producing? Like someone who covers the basics but gives enough info to get you started?
Mason Ortiz
Where do poor /prod/fags pirate their DAWs?
Hunter Thomas
Just read the manual it’ll give you the basics. The rest is about being creative with what you know
