>ATTENTION! DON'T post Soundcloud, YouTube, or any other links where you are not anonymous (unless somebody asks you for it). That's considered self promotion and will result in bad feedback.
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
All my freinds say that FL is for losers. Is there a huge difference between DAWs or is it a matter of convinience?
Nolan Allen
The top ones are all excellent DAWs, and their differences make one better than the other depending on your personal preferences and what you need to do. For example, if you want to make experimental electronic music (with advanced sound design and weird ad-hoc contraptions made in Max), Ableton is perfect for you, and if you want to make babby shit like the middleschoolers making sick (read: not sick) dubstep drops or the niggers making lullabys that they call trap beats, then FL Studio is the best.
TL;DR: They're equal and it's a matter of preference and type of music.
Camden Diaz
Someone convince me why i should switch from impc pro app to a real hardware mpc Or is there some middle ground I’m missing?
Ryder Baker
>BusyWorksBeats great skills yet I never heard a good beat from him
Parker Phillips
if you can't do, teach
Jason Flores
or criticize :^)
Colton Evans
How do I find out the equipment specs that were used to make this album or something close to them so I can go about emulating that equipment in Supercollider or Max MSP?
Tyler Kelly
Email the guy. I'm sure he'll be happy to respond to you. I hear he's very sociable.
Wyatt Jones
Okay goys, for vocals:
Lawson L47 mk II OR Nuemann U87ai
?
Also, is there a good vintage tube mic pre that has MULTIPLE channels rather than just one or two that will work well with both vocals AND acoustic guitar strumming? I will be running the aforementioned mic as well as two Nuemann KM184s on the acoustic (one aimed at fretboard and other aimed at soundhole) so 3 channels is a minimum. Money isn't a concern.
Parker Flores
correction, it does NOT have to be vintage, I just want the tube sound, warm and creamy
Kevin Richardson
What if I make dream shoegaze/alternative rock using instruments?
John Gonzalez
Audition CC
Jaxon Phillips
Why? What's the difference? Nice trips btw
Adrian Murphy
any big daw can record instruments, from Live to Renoise, it doesn't matter at all recording your instruments is the least demanding task, all the fuss here is mostly about the production of styles without any material instruments, which has altogether different criteria
Nicholas Baker
if you record in renoise you have to trigger the recording from the patterns which makes it harder to edit long recordings cause the timing won't always be right and you can't skip ahead to part of the audio file and play it from there
Joseph King
And for mixing and mastering what should I use? I'm kinda new in all this desu
Mason Stewart
yeah, I exaggerate, but 9 out of 10 daws are similar in this regard
Brody Adams
Really Nice Compressor, user :-)
Jayden Russell
Cubase is the current standard for band recording
Nathan Brooks
renoise is my main daw and i have to fuck with it when i record guitar in there so i thought i'd clarify
unrelated topic: lately I've been making long drones in audacity and using renoise to process them while they play and recording the improvisations. Anyone have tips for making the initial drones i do in audacity more interesting? Ive done some that are granular synthesis ive recorded and maybe stretched and ive done different ones that are noise ive stretched or field recordings I've fucked with. I'm basically trying to make half or full hour long drones to process
Landon Cox
protools is the industry standard actually
Christian Green
Cubase has the best midi editing
Evan Mitchell
Fl is for losers and madeon
James Stewart
>recording your instruments is the least demanding task if you want a good sound it's the task that you can spend most time and effort with
Anthony Cruz
really? I thought cubase was best for recording. I always worked with ableton and wouldn't have guessed that there's something better
not nearly as demanding as programming note automation for an entire orchestra
Landon Morris
so what's the next logical step gear-wise for someone focused on hip hop production?
i already have an MPK Mini II, but i'm looking at getting some dedicated pads because the ones included with the Mini II are ass (at least mine are, as the first four tend to not trigger unless striking them super hard and usually double trigger which makes recording drum patterns annoying as hell)
Cameron Torres
Any tips on mixing boom bap type stuff like this? clyp.it/fntny2dk
Elijah Lewis
Digital Performer is better
Juan Parker
What's the easiest and most straightforward tutorial for producing bleepy bloopy music in Ableton?
Is it supposed to sound like Pictures at an Exhibition?
Carter Morris
If you own a keyrig or a launchpad. you are cancer
John Fisher
>people with real musical ability can make shitty FrankJavCee meme videos too
Okay
Camden Walker
I have reason essentials and love the sounds but once I wanted to try the sample based stuff all you FL guys do I became beyond frustrated! is that stuff just hard to do in reason? I can play real instruments. should just do that instead of doing all this stupid sample based shit every hack thinks is creative now?
Xavier Hughes
i have a microkey air and mpx16
Luke Young
yep, promenade 1 to be more precise i thought the original filename was going to be visible, first time using that website
Henry Perry
fuck you nigger I've been rocking a 202 for years
Dylan Gray
i said 404 you faggot grandpa
fucking bet you i was bitch
Zachary Parker
I'm actually surprised. I just figured you were noodling and the similarity was a coincidence
Gavin Kelly
It has a pretty unique and recognizable sound so I would expect most people who listen to classical music to get it, I actually installed FL because I wanted to try doing music around those themes which are pretty much unexplored. It's not like I only want to do music based on Mussorgsky but I figured the promenades should be beginner friendly enough.
Logan Gray
I need to build a new PC but Im poor so I figured I could buy pic related and use stuff around the house till I can buy the rest of it.
Luis Cooper
Obviously you suck at writing music. Both DAWS do the same shit.
Lucas Sullivan
Pro tools. Waves R comp, R eq and SSL stereo comp. Waves L2 or Fab filter limiter.
Jack Wright
you should visit the classical general. Some guy arranged several Scriabin pieces and some other pieces using a drumming algorithm in Logic and some synths.
Thomas Morgan
Ignore this brainlet. Just get the FabFilter shit if you really need to. All DAWs will record shit and most have decent plugins for most scenarios. Reaper, Logic, Studio One, and Cubase have better workflows for that type of shit.
Get Guitar Rig for the effects it has, not for the amp simulation. There's a lot of free shit out there as well. Check bedroomproducersblog.com/ for free VSTs.
Adam Thompson
you can bang on it and get that tactile shit
Ian Murphy
I got this presonus thing a while back for christmas, and I was wondering if learning to produce on something like studio one is a dead end, or if the knowledge carries over to different programs.
Any crituiqes or thoughts? Lofi atmospheric song I'm working on, the mixing is intentional so I'm looking for advice for lofi mixing. I've been inspired by this vid.
looking for a pair of monitors >price points of $200, $300 and $500 >5" woofers preferred due to limited desk space >no insulation on walls >accurate but not completely boring >enough bass to not completely need a sub
Connor Butler
>6 notes with some staticky ostinato thing
top inspiration
Easton Perez
Yes, now take a listen to my song.
Ian Diaz
>take a peak at this blind man's vision
Christopher Lewis
>nobody told me garageband app has a decent sampler
Cameron Davis
There would be people on this site that have owned them since they were pretty much new.
Christopher Gonzalez
I have a 404 and boss 202 laying around for a few years. got it in a bundle with a MPC and Roland MC500
Lucas James
Should i buy a SP-808 ?
Seems to be way more advanced than the 404
Carter Ortiz
>tfw have no skills besides being able to sing and being a mediocre guitar player >tfw music is your only passion >tfw you know you'll never make it
What's the point in living? I really don't see much of a future.
Aaron Kelly
You don't need to make it to have a successful and fulfilling career in music. There's vastly, vastly more random full-time musicians who are able to support themselves comfortably just playing music than there are famous ones making millions. Not to mention all the other careers in music there are that don't involve necessarily playing music.
Charles Lopez
I don't necessarily want to be a famous millionaire off of music but I really can't think of anything I'd rather do. I have a terrible problem though where I'll start a project (e.g. join a band, write a song, etc.) and then lose motivation before I really get anywhere. The only musical equipment I have is my guitar. I honestly regret learning the guitar just because to me it is such a boring instrument on its own but I'm stuck with it now. I really just don't know what to do.
Kevin Rodriguez
A lot of guys here could use a singer, try fivr or star now or places looking for singer, you have value
Bentley King
You should probably try learning another instrument, not necessarily as a replacement for guitar but just something on the side that you enjoy.
Otherwise being unmotivated is a problem that probably has a lot more to do with your own situation and your own philosophy on life rather than anything you could just take steps to change. It could very well be a depression thing, to just make a guess based off the average Sup Forums userbase.
Thomas Edwards
Yeah, I'm definitely depressed. I hate where I'm at in life and no matter how hard I try, nothing seems to change.
acoustic treatment/recording at a studio is a meme. i record all my instruments in my bedroom (just close window and door to reduce outside noise) and it sounds good.
Charles Bell
>and it sounds good
Adrian Bell
sure it does
Christopher Clark
hey guys this is my first track I've made using FL studio and I wanted to know what you guys think. I don't really know much about production and I'm only halfway through my music theory class so I'm not too great at composition either but I thought I'd give it a shot and idk I think I'm pretty proud of the result but I want some second opinions.
anyway, here's my song: clyp.it/d5aabkbd in the meantime I'll give feedback on some other people
I don't really get what you were going for here; it just sounds kinda like noise wow, you have a really nice voice dude. you kinda suck at playing guitar though the beginning kinda sounds like the beginning to Super Metroid desu lol
Christian Evans
No it doesn't.
Hunter Martin
also I want to say please listen to my song all the way through because I showed it to my friend and he just skipped around most of the song and then didn't even finish it and it was really annoying desu
Jace Jones
Well, you can't pirate talent
Thomas Smith
it does and i know it. you're just resentful because you can't make a good mix even recording your tracks at abbey road.
Blake Edwards
Sustaining those longest melody notes for as long as you do is really jarring, especially considering the sound you're using. Practically makes my ears hurt.
Cameron Bell
With Guitar Rig 5, what would you say its best effects is?
