>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
No because Earl's lips would have absorb Tyler completely if that had happened.
Isaac Diaz
What's the best way to make my tracks louder without clipping?
Ryan Brown
Bro
Jace Baker
?
Ryan Gutierrez
I/O and gain balancing
Justin Hughes
anyone know where to find cracked ableton anymore?
Xavier Stewart
Does anyone know of any fun /prod/ related sources to read or watch? Could be a youtube channel, podcast, etc. Rhythm roulette is a shitty example but it’s all i can think of atm
Anthony Russell
It's called gain staging BuDdY
Multiplier I think is his name..?
Quirky guy but a lot of what he says is wrong or off lol... still fun, some useful
Anthony Ramirez
Anyone know the name of the tiny white synthesizer in pic related
Jose Robinson
...
Joseph Moore
Casio vl-1 Crack a search engine much? it don't seem like ya do
James Nelson
Thanks
Jackson Baker
dead thread
Tyler Cooper
What motivates you guys? I'm not asking for ways to motivate myself. I'm pretty motivated. I'm just curious as to what keeps you guys going, even when you get pissed or depressed about hitting a pleateau.
I recently met a rapper near me whose passion for music and constructive criticism has pushed me to learn more theory, more genres, more techniques, and more tenacity. I wanna make beats for this dude that makes him feel like he just got smacked in the mouth. Between his flows and my beats, we wanna choke people.
What keeps you guys going?
Sebastian Bennett
>What keeps you guys going?
When everything starts coming together it feels really, really good
Making music, drinking too much, and vidya are the only things i genuinely enjoy and make me not want to kill myself
music's productive and not self destructive so... that's all there is. Eh
James Mitchell
To all the producers here: You can do it. You are something.
Jacob Diaz
>gain staging >gain structuring >gain balancing it’s the same shit man you know what i meant
Brandon Wood
>tfw the vocals are too fucking you cant even listen the rest of the arrangement properly >tfw its been posted like 4 months ago and i cant repost it with fixed levels anymore clyp.it/bxf01oq5
Cameron Barnes
Best guide to learning sound design?
William Ramirez
Today, I tried my hand at chopping vocal samples. Am I retarded for having such bad sample choices?
watch tutorials of how to make x sound on y synthesizer of your choice
observe/follow along learn what everything does
dude please do originals also everything sounds smashed
it's a start at least
Alexander Evans
what do you mean by smashed the production is great
Camden Taylor
>samefag >you didn't listen through >you don't know what smashed means
a b c
Josiah Reyes
>you don't know what smashed means thats what i asked, whats your problem didnt you read my post? im not samefagging its a conversation wtf
Noah Brooks
clyp.it/vcpd2j1t >electronic >chiptune-ish >90s >tons of samples its not a bad sample choice you just need to cut it more and add more shit decent, if boring. heard that guitar tone 1000 times before, do some originals
Camden Jackson
i'm sorry for not having another guitar and amp :-/
Bentley Morales
oh lmao it was the >the production is great
mb i thought you were disagreeing on something really obvious
it's most obvious on the drums, especially when that crash happens, theyre obviously distorting unintentionally/InANotPleasingWay
Those drums are kinda slow :p
every 4th bar seems like there should be a dip and rise... some sidechaining. just add some more detail to the groove and this could actually be cool
Thomas Bailey
get creative bitch wtf
Matthew Richardson
don't make excuses. i have a laptop and an acoustic guitar and i make metal. download VSTs and learn mixing.
Christopher Brooks
>Those drums are kinda slow :p i know Q_Q i always have that problem. raising the bpm doesn't help and more drum hits make it sound messy and choke out the mix with how much sidechain I use
Robert Hughes
have you listened my clyp? i have better mixing skills than you.
Eli Long
>i have better mixing skills than you.
they're clearly subpar and you don't even know who you're responding too
stop being arrogant and get better, you have nothing to gain by trying to prop yourself up
Henry Brooks
shut the fuck up and make better music. you came here for constructive criticism, i'm telling you what i think. accept the criticism or don't ask for it
Brandon Baker
my mix is clean and with an beautiful rhythm guitar layering.
Zachary Gray
then explain why it has 25 plays lol are you an undiscovered genius and we're just all jealous of your ability to cover a nearly 50 year old song covered by 1000 other people
Ian Harris
it's a clyp link not soundcloud idiot you're picking on the song choice because you cant find anything better to criticize
Aaron Perry
it's not even him replying anymore it's just some kid trying to stir up some argument
even if it is this isn't worth the time
Samuel Barnes
and because your guitar has a boring tone with no teeth, your voice sits poorly in the mix, and because you're trying to explain to me why your mix is good. I don't like the mix. it sounds shitty to me. I'm one person who doesn't like your mix or your overplayed song. what the fuck do you have to prove?
Isaiah Watson
ok what tips do you have to improve that mix mr. 69k plays?
Owen Torres
STOP TAKING THE BAIT WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU
Landon Powell
these threads need to stop turning into this ^ ffs. It must be the same people every time
Josiah Morales
fuck off im not baiting. if theres someone baiting here, its those talking shit on my mix. and i want to know what they would do to fix it.
they told you and you through a fit because you can't take criticism. keep sounding like shit because you can't handle that you have room to improve, fine
Aiden Hill
Might not be the place for this (technically counts as music production?), but how do I get good at singing?
Robert Price
samuel go the fuck back to your containment general
Joshua Richardson
>muh guitar tone great mixing advice.
force me to asshole
Asher Brooks
uff fuck there was a top comment that i used as a guide as a beginner but idr where it was.... browse the top of /r/singing / search for some guides there
The common key points i've found after looking into it/I found most useful to learn and practice:
>practice and record yourself and fix mistakes you hear etc etc >learn to differentiate where you're singing from (chest vs head (i'm assuming you are male, there's a difference)) >strengthening the head voice will ultimately lead to strengthening/extending the rest of your range (a "weak" voice is often the result of breathiness) >practice hitting right on pitch, don't slide into it
okay that's confirmation that this is an imposter even that autist would know a mix depends on the tone
Luke Diaz
>how do I get good at singing? Hmmmm...tricky one...maybe take some singing lessons and practice singing a lot.
Mason Young
>even that autist would know a mix depends on the tone the tone is good. the user just said it's unoriginal. you are the imposter here.
Easton Collins
good in general doesn't mean good for the mix regardless
Nicholas Long
i think the tones are ok. what is your opinion?
Tyler Morales
just bee urself
Joseph Gutierrez
The rhythm electric is too bright/thin and should act as a lower layer to the acoustic, with that more focused on the strumming sound.
that descending lead sounds pretty decent but an octavefuzz or doubled up an octave down would make it sound better
Ryan Sanders
Nektar Impact GX61 worth the money? It's the cheapest 61key midi I was able to find. Never owned a midi keyboard before BTW.
Brandon Thomas
honestly i think everything at that level is equally shit
while they do the job, don't expect to be able to play dynamic soft piano etc. the only ones i'd steer clear of are those mpks just because the keys end up popping on so many people
William Perry
Well what would you recommend? I have a budget of 120 bucks and am really only interested in playing piano vsts
Levi James
I personally wouldn’t get anything lower in quality than a N.I Kontrol keyboard unless you want some cheap plastic crap that won’t outlast its warranty
Ayden Turner
Why was Tyler such a shitty (((friend))) to Earl?
Isaac Rivera
i'm not recommending against it, i'm just saying don't expect it to be super nice
i looked into it wanting something with nice keys, realistic velocity and no frills attached on the cheap- they don't exist right now. it's a huge gap in the market
You have the option of cheap daw controllers with velocity gaps and meh keys (what you can afford) or
mid-high priced controllers, nice keys etc but you might as well just buy a synth or electric piano at that point to use.
i ended up getting a steal on an oxygen 61 used from gc for 60ish shipped. I still play kontakt pianos on it but the velocity range of whatever vsts you use has to be narrowed to compensate; you'll end up editing whatever midi you record if you want it to be more dynamic.
i read somewhere that all of these low end controllers get keys from the same manufacturer and all have the same general responsiveness. Pick your poison or get more money man. They're usable just not great honestly
Ethan Mitchell
Tyler the Fagator
Leo Sanders
How?
Benjamin Johnson
Trying to figure out why they don't talk to each other and each came out with albums dissing each other. Did Tyler try to rape him?
Liam Sullivan
Whatt does it prod think of Tyler's pre bastard output?
Owen Young
you get 90%+ of the details of the HS8's without it being muffled.....AND IT'S HALF THE PRICE
no shit I'm getting these
Chase Turner
I get the impression earl thinks Tyler is fake for wanting to be a star entrepreneur and Tyler thinks earl is fake for only making gloomy music
Angel Anderson
shill posting tier
Dylan Evans
>fruity plebs gets its own section in the OP o i am laffin
been slowly improving mixing my own recordings. Don't have the best equipment but want to get to a point where I can at least make my stuff sound indie professional.
Any advice?
Parker Rogers
mmm i think that key/synth thing was too loud and bright
reverb would be more appropriate if if thin'd out with eq/seperated more
the mix sounds pretty washed out. throw those harmonics in the back.
i like your voice though, i'd have like to hear some weird delay manipulation on this song.... like a flaming lips approach i guess.
John Morales
thanks I think
Nicholas Robinson
thanks for the feeback, man. I was definitely wondering if that key/synth was too loud, gunna mix it in tigher.
care to expand on the harmonics in the back advice? I'm not sure what that means but i def want to make the mix sound less washed out
James Miller
Upgrade from Ableton Live 9 Suite to 10 is 199$. Should i do it lads? It's 20% discounted currently.
Xavier Gonzalez
whats the upgrade from standard to 10 suite cost?
Austin Morris
yes
to make something sound further away all you have to do is lower the volume and either shelf or low pass the highs out ezpz. sending to reverb helps also
Also, warning, abysmal generic and sloppy metal guitar playing.
So I'm having some pretty annoying phase inconsistency with my metal guitars (pic related) Guitars are panned left/right 75%, recorded using differing pickups on guitar, use different amp sims/ cabinet IR's etc etc. I've flipped polarity, tried to EQ different ranges on both of them, but they seem to not stop dipping into negative phase.
I drag other metal songs mixed by others with guitars far wider than mine and the same phase inconsistency doesnt come up.
What the hell am I doing wrong here?
Anthony Robinson
Anyone have a non-expired discord link?
Nolan Lopez
>panned left/right 75% >sims/ cabinet IR
can't really tell without seeing your chain, but i'd have to guess you fucked up on the cab settings somehow
also why not hard pan lol
Jason Carter
why is there a thumping/odd frequency at the first hit on my kick every time.
Christian Cox
>also why not hard pan lol because that only exagerated the problem.
Jack Jackson
Mastering?
Ian Flores
check your compression attack/release settings.
Jaxon Kelly
yeah that's not how phase works
Blake Jones
How do I develop the 'perfect pitch' equivalent for mixing?
I want to be daredevil tier, like be able to listen to a recording and hear specific brands of compressors and shit, be able to know what mic was used with what technique etc
At most I can recognize certain synths and fx boxes by quirks and I can tell guitars and bass brands apart but thats about it
How do I git gud at this, is there a type of double blind training akin to interval training apps for music theory?
Jason Lopez
Anyone play piano here?
Should I buy a normal stage piano like a Yamaha cp40, or buy a midi controller like studiologic sl 88 and play using vst piano?
My main aim is to have a portable setup while still having the best piano sound possible
Sebastian Brooks
Jfc I had a long post typed out about why this is the wrong mindset and refreshed the page.
Tl;nottypingagain forget learning mics and equipment quirks. Learn recognize frequencies, critically listen, and have mic knowledge
Stage piano, you won't get the same feel to your playing without weighted keys, and at that price point of controllers you might as well get a piano with it. If you get something with midi out you can use it as a controller later anyway
Carter Wilson
Thank you, didn't know the HS8s weren't bright, I'm getting those
Levi Martinez
Good stage piano to recommend? I'm considering the Yamaha cp40 or the korg grandstage since they are the most affordable to be, Roland is expensive here.
Also 73 or 88 key? I play an upright at home but I kinda feel like I almost never use the top and bottom octave, and 73 key seems lighter which is good.
Xavier Baker
Alesis andromeda or korg monopoly?
Alexander Long
Ahhh I really can't help. I always read that people tend to go for the yams. Personally I'd check out nord too just because ik they model other pianos and instruments.
That's all you man, if you don't use they keys and want to be able to carry it around easier go less ofc
Yes
So transparent
Chase Parker
I'm no expert but maybe try leaving some thing in the middle like I don't know 200-300hz. If it only dips out of phase why not hone in on those bits.
I don't deal with guitars but was amazed when I summed Filter's No Reentry to mono, which I considered a great sound, and the guitars practically died.
