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Share your wip on vocaroo. Give feedback to others.
Here a muegix i jusmade:

https://voca.ro/11gES8W3KC5w
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I’m 28
https://voca.ro/1nBXEyMRClJu
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im autistic
https://voca.ro/1nGxThjCnp4A
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Why didn’t you let the thread die you fuck
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https://vocaroo.com/192ivmEj7rPH

really happy with this one even though its not exactly a unit shifter
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Be sure to not leave feedback and just post your tracks! That way no one gets feedback!
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>>122466350
Bleep
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banp

>>122467130
i just wanted to say ive listened to all the tracks, but i really, really have nothing to say
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>>122468907
There’s always something to say…unless you are retarded/lazy
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>>122466208
david..? that u?
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Vidya arrangement here. Trying to improve at drum writing.
https://voca.ro/17ZC5Vudeb7Z
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Do you use reverb right?
But what if you delay original signal, pass reverb wo delay. So in result reverb will be earlier and signal mixing be different?
Im feel diference. What purpose of it?
Music experts tell.
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>>122469208
i can walk and talk just like him
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>>122469374
nice work, imo the bass volume is sometimes too loud in the mix at least around the :40 mark. I can't really say that I feel like the song has a destination but I suppose if this was in the background of vidya it would be suited for that
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>>122470246
>I can't really say that I feel like the song has a destination but I suppose if this was in the background of vidya it would be suited for that
Yeah, in the vidya it repeats ad infinitum after the intro. I figured a simple E Minor chord would be sufficient for an ending point.
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Bump
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https://vocaroo.com/1kZJOpuoi9E5
Groove1?
or
https://vocaroo.com/16FTukQh5W0T
Groove2? For further practice or finishing ?
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>>122473575
I prefer Groove 2
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so basically if you are poor, dont want to installed cracks because you want a safe pc, and you dont want janky free software with horrible user experience, then you only chance to make music is to program your own daw?
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Should I share my shitty trap beats here for feedback?

Here's one https://vocaroo.com/1ehL5fg1fjMb, I should probably get rid of the sonic ring sound but other than that Idk what to do to improve. Thanks
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>>122474459
if you have something that can record sound, you can make music
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>>122474499
You dont even need that to make music, will all due respect
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>>122474459
Yes. If you can program your own DAW why can’t you use those skills to make money to buy the stuff you want?
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>>122474499
>>122474564
These anons are right. Go to goodwill, buy a cheap keyboard, bang on some pots and pans and sing while doing it. If the songs are good people will listen
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>>122474593
making money with programming is a meme
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why cant ableton lite just have more than 8 tracks? they really want me to pay 100 bucks just to get some more tracks? fuck them. just remove all effects and give me more tracks instead. i just need a canvas to make music...
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>>122474642
ableton cares about you so they put creative limitations on you.
anon, creative limitations are good for you. you should be thankful.
8 tracks!
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>>122475029
8 tracks for a full song isn't a limitation, it's a castration.
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i'm kinda surprised to feel interested in making music again. i feel like the core motivation for me is other people. although it's through internet ofc. i just want to publish things that are nice to listen to. just some instinctual drive to create and share. it doesn't even matter what genre. i just want to be able to create nice things and share them. somehow that type of motivation works for me. money is a motivation too.
it seems like to be motivated you have to socialize, not even actually socializing with people, i just mean mentally socializing with society. not going hermit, not isolating yourself. you need this drive to connect to people with your work.
there more i isolate myself the less motivated i am.
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making music is so therapeutic which I'm not sure is a good or bad thing. when I'm working on arranging or maybe trying to nail a particular timbre or even writing unless I 100% focus my mind wanders off into my own issues and I get mad/sad/glad I start fantasizing or scheming about random stuff.
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https://vocaroo.com/1f6AQ6HFto1N

hows the mix lads?
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>>122475653
Kicks a bitttt too loud imo otherwise not much is sticking out that I would notice as a bedroom noiserock musician
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>>122475653
This is cool
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>>122475724
>Kicks a bitttt too loud imo

>bedroom

Says it all, sounds fine for anything that's destined for a club sound system, I'm not saying that you've never been to one, but the words "too loud" and "bedroom" in the same sentence are leading me to think that
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>>122475943
no need to get so defensive, I'm using decent model audio technica headphones, and I've listened to various genres of club music on them and my opinion, just my opinion, is that the kick is a bitttt too loud
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>>122476003

Fair enough, I apologise for absolutely everything. I'm not the anon who posted the track btw, I was just chiming in with my opinion too, in my own experience people who either don't go to clubs or who haven't been for a while tend to mix their kicks too quietly, it's just an adjustment they make when they've been out of the loop for so long.
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hey bros, I just wondered how do I get better at composition on the piano roll? I feel like my composition is too basic and stuff. Any tips?
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>>122476044

And for all I know the anon might never have been to club at all either, ever, so won't that fuck my argument right up lol?
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>>122469410
Bump this question.
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>>122476059
assuming you know how to play piano or at least know the basics of what parameters are available to you when writing/playing a piano, I would say just hop onto youtube and lookup a genre you like + piano roll + midi + playthrough a lot of times the artist will show the piano roll enough for you to look at what they wrote for you to study techniques and patterns. if all else fails just write simple patterns and synthesize reallly cool synths
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https://vocaroo.com/1jlxkk8FtzE2

>house
>electronic
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https://voca.ro/18mXNkKgE0qX
may you all find joy and new wisdom with your music and may you accomplish all musical goals you have, i love you
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https://voca.ro/1nd4JNMiDTAx
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>>122475219
*George Martin laughs at you*
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>>122475653
fucking cool
sounds like something NCT would use (Sticker, Hot Sauce, Simon Says, etc)
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>>122474642
You can insert 5 note chords per track = 40 notes in total, thats a lot, you just like Mozart.
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Tryna make some shit could be in a ps1 rpg/dungeon synth https://voca.ro/1aG9kMVjYip4
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>>122477526
Convert this to midi format and listen.
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>>122478643
>Convert this to midi format
I would say there is a 99.99999% chance that his music is already in midi format.
What you likely meant to say is to have the midi data drive general midi instruments (like Microsoft GS Wavetable or Roland's Sound Canvas) without any effects to get a clear sound of the notes to allow for better comprehension of the melody and harmony, or lack thereof.
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>>122478798
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>>122478643
>>122478798
No just listen now pls
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>>122479261
I’ll upload general midi version gimmme second just pls feedback that one PLEASE
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>>122479276
cool arrangement and melodies, kinda too many effects but the instruments are good
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operator+guitar rig granulator ii SIMPLE (kinda wanna for iiV now damn)
Make it to my lungs ( it didn’t) corpse waste sun blast ur mind always unkind (b& from the team (for three days fuck you what the fuck)) :((

https://vocaroo.com/1aFBoI07zIJw
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the loop to full song pipeline is nonexistent. apologies for the bass heavy mix.
https://voca.ro/1aJdagxR1H18

>>122464223
i like the second half more. that vocal sample is very pleasing, but something about the main synth in the first half sounds... somewhat sour.

>>122465813
golden. i would say just be way of overusing the tape warble, make sure those moments remain as little pieces of ear candy here and there.

>>122475653
the kick is really buried during the busiest parts, probably needs some eq work.the rest of the drums are stuck in the center and pretty dry. beat itself is pretty great. nice sample choice.

>>122476626
production on this one is real nice. it sounds pretty crispy, and the bassline is too quiet. i feel like mixing it so the bassline is the driving force would be the way to take this next.

>>122480280
this is neat. i fuck with the sound design. but the sample selection for your drums is lacking. i swear that hihat is like a stock ableton sound.
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https://voca.ro/1bN3qeTysyIu
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still working on this liquid dnb thing
https://voca.ro/13yWo2LhuUDc
ideas welcome
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>>122476711
This is good but I wish it was 3 min shorter. I feel like the part after 5:30 should come before the stuff at 4. Good ideas in there
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Bump
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>korg m3r
>behringer RD9 and MS1

oh yeah, it's house time
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>>122479660
Thank you for listening and feedback. Do you guys are saying keep the arrangement/melodies but just change the sound design around?
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bump
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https://vocaroo.com/1m8h6ouMwUyi

my first attempt at a lofi/boombap type beat
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>>122482273
just dial back the effx some too much delay+reverb and not in a quintessential ps1 kinda way
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Anyone else tired of seeing this kid?
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>>122488675
speedrun fl studio trap beats? I saw these shorts a few times then smashed the dislike and "do not recommend channel" buttons
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>>122488698
Based, doing the same.
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>>122488675
Looks like a monkey
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>>122488675
I’ve never used FL Studio. Is this really that impressive?
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>>122487128
could def be longer, that vocal sample could be repeated a few more times with some different stuff under it, maybe when you pause the drums do a snare roll into them starting again? it sounds good anon i like it! :3
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>>122489813
Making a beat in half a minute? Of course it's impressive.
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>>122489813
Personally I'd rather watch someone playing an RTS game or bullet chess. That nigga is just showing how fast he can use FL shortcuts but he's doing 0 thinking, and it just promotes the cringe beatmaker culture of making 10+ beats a day or you'll ngmi
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>>122475653
Was cool until it turned into Brostep
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>>122491347
Why would it be any different than drawing ten boxes or eyes a day? You get better by making more stuff.
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>>122464223
Its beep boop music but at least you have some different ideas going on. Keep going

>>122465813
The treble is making my ears bleed and theres too much going on.

>>122466208
Our house if I was drunk and on LSD and my hearing was beginning to fail.

>>122466796
This is too quiet I don't hear anything over my AC.

>>122469374
Something feels off I don't know what it is but theres something fundamentally off. I'd have to look at the notes for a while to tell you what it is specifically.

>>122473575
2, put your recording through a high pass filter you're getting a tone of wolf tones.

>>122474497
The black kids at my high school used to drum this with pencils on desks ask one of them.

>>122475653
The kick is a little overpowering. A lot of mid void in parts.

>>122476626
I don't like this kind of music but imo the treble and presence is jarring in the beginning and the mids dominate the bass.

>>122476711
Too much space left in the composition.

>>122476865
Can't hear you sonny try speaking into the mic.

>>122480280
DYNAMICS ARE A THING MY GUY LEARN ABOUT THEM THIS IS A VERY BUSY BEAT.

>>122480489
This makes me feel like I'm about to vomit from drinking too much. At least it elicits some sort of emotion.

>>122480515
This is already a song you either trollin or remade a song you heard, IDK what song it is I just know I've 100% heard this before.

>>122480523
Hate the drum beat after 30 seems rushed.

>>122487128
melody needs work
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https://vocaroo.com/1gg8gSsDGZS3

not sure how i'm feeling about the pesudo jazz manouche bit at 6:35. transition is definitely a abrupt (bit too much empty space imo, can work on that) but even still. there's a plan to return back to 3/4 before the end but doing that in a nice way feels hard.
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>>122491520
Repetition is used for mechanical consistency. Why would you need to be a pro at drawing chords on the piano roll? Instead you should be good at coming up with chord progressions, which is something you do through experimentation, not repetition. Beatmakers that spam the sameish trash beat every day are only getting good at the mechanical part of it, and when working in a DAW it's just a nice to have thing instead of a requirement like if you are going to play an instrument
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>>122480523
Groovy i dig it, reminds me of Logistics
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>>122480489
Sounds pretty neat, what kind of music would you call this?
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>>122491897
Is there a Joanna Newsom song that has a similar riff to that first part? It sounds so familiar, but I can't nail it down.
Sounds good though.
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https://vocaroo.com/1o53sAm5Mny6
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>>122477526
Cool. Doesn't really make me think of ps1 but sounds pretty retro like its from the 80s
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>>122476626
I think you should use the vocal samples a bit more sparingly but other than that sounds groovy as heck! Nice job
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https://vocaroo.com/1co4CLX8toTK

eastern orthodox techno
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>>122492056
no clue, maybe progressive breaks?
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>>122492067
Yeah, Sprout and the Bean probably? I definitely drew from the rhythm of that riff. Thanks!
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Made anodda onnee

https://voca.ro/1125SPWTl9kv
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>>122491505
ur right but its too late now to go in and trim off all the high end from the sounds
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIZNKFw92S8&ab_channel=HungoverandBeautiful

Please be kind, new to logic pro, have no formal education on singing, only guitar and writing are my real accolades
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>that one anon that replies to every single vocaroo with the worst critique possible
every fucking thread
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https://vocaroo.com/11sd2lti24JM
do i have phase issues with all the lowend?
beware of the sub it is too loud. track is pretty silent.
>>122492298
i like, if i listen critically only the vocals slightly annoy me in terms where they sit in the mix otherwise everything is good.
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https://voca.ro/18nknHgWUQ2r
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>>122495179
yes, some of your kicks are farting and have inconsistent volume
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>>122494300
Its comfy, but...
>>122495179
Scratch.

Here is my original sound design.
https://vocaroo.com/1kxBaPEBssnJ
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>>122495290
Its comfy, but... requires more chords.
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>>122491635
>This is already a song you either trollin or remade a song you heard, IDK what song it is I just know I've 100% heard this before.
Nope, just something i came up with in my head. To be fair this genres bassline notes have probably already been played in every combination there is.
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Yo guys checm out my improvement:
This is like 5 months ago
https://vocaroo.com/1gJktmFohxxx

And this is like 5 seconds ago
https://vocaroo.com/19JBj1ohhWA6
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>>122491635
>Hate the drum beat after 30 seems rushed.
the double kick?
>>122491982
cheers!
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>>122480515
Has a nice thing going to it, sound very much like suicide commando or ::Wumpscut::
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>>122495551
Nice
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>>122474497
This is dope for something like a video game.
Not too sure how you could rap on it.
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>>122491635
Talking a whole lot of shit for someone who hasn't posted their own music
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>>122497568
He’s the resident miser. I have yet to hear his stuff. Always says it’s posted but won’t let anyone know which one it is. If it’s good I might actually listen to the critiques
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bump
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>>122464223
Alright I'll do Nico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JX4-zZbiY
https://voca.ro/1fqmBwZPm52j
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>>122464223
Lori, come to me baby
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is the m2 chip good for /prod/ or are there still combability issues
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https://vocaroo.com/16r0vpliVPDo
How can I improve my mix?
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https://vocaroo.com/1lul0tEc6sHJ

hello
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>>122503254
nice man what mic is that on the acoustic
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>>122502047
it's good, although some old m4l plugins which aren't maintained may not work. i've only run into that one time however.
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hey guys it's been a while trying my hand at some of that slow bass stuff again :)

https://vocaroo.com/1kRlfJcHndnW
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>>122505401
>hey guys
Fuck off, cunt.
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Hey, for some time now I try to figure out how to install newer Kontakt libraries and I still fail.

Up to Kontakt 6 you can add libraries without problems, but from Kontakt 7 on it says you need to use Native Access and that the library isn't installed.
I can't install a cracked version of Native Access though and I have no idea how I can get it to work.

Can someone help?
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>>122503254
voice good, guitar good, sound good, has soul
good stuff
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>>122474497
sonic ring sound is cool but just lower the volume of it a bit
the zay 808 is a good choice here
it sounds like a plugg beat with SNES influence
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Trying to arrange this in a non-retarded way, gonna worry about drums, cleaner takes and production later
https://vocaroo.com/1j0cms90IEk4
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Has anyone here tried to sell samples or tracks? I'm thinking about doing that, but I'm not sure what platform I should use.
Splice or Spotify probably?
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>>122506357
aw :(
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>>122497012
Thanks anon!!
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>>122497568
>>122497707
seems like useful feedback desu better than nothing at all
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>>122506532
>Spotify
hell no who would buy a sample pack on spotify lmao
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https://voca.ro/1hlRTCvR6Xs1
saxophone looper stuff
one of the less chaotic ones
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>>122507874
shopify, sorry
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just starting off fellas

https://soundcloud.com/ryan-westbrook-929064669/with-kurt-cobain-demo
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I’m on morphine
https://voca.ro/15IQLtKsrxPl
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https://voca.ro/162kM5VYYBxQ
really Wip
are drums ruining this song? also, the levels might be off because I just made this
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>away from my desktop PC but have my external hard drive with my samples
>plug hard drive into mac and it's not showing up
>open WD elements and see the hard drive
>click mount
>nothing happens
>try 5 more times and same result
>open disk utility and leave mac alone
>come back 1 hour later and disk utility still stuck loading
>try to troubleshoot for hours
>still not working
I'm not at my desktop until Friday. I'm going fucking crazy I want to make a song but I hate the ableton sound packs. I had ideas I for some of the sample packs I downloaded. I'm so fucking pissed I haven't been able to produce since Saturday. I thought music was just a fun time killer but it's become something I'm emotionally and mentally dependent on because it's very fun. FUCK
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Literally my first "whole" composition.

https://voca.ro/1eixlugDiMVF
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https://voca.ro/118FBstwN7os
Metal(core)
Eternal battle of trying to maximize loudness and impact without ducking all over the place, and still not loud enough. I try to push it more and it shits out even more than it is already

>>122509532
The drums are leading it and that works imo
I'd choose a kick that's punchier and less bassy and then craft an actual bass line underneath it
>>122507886
I wish I never gave up tenor sax after high school, shit's way better for leads than guitar
>>122506523
Yep just slap some blasts on there and add some shrieks and you're good to go. Real amp?
>>122505401
Really clean mix for so much low end going on, nice (I had my speakers almost maxed for the saxophone guy and basically shitted myself)
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Am I on track? Going for dungeon synth https://voca.ro/18oUyMUnOI8m
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>>122510539
Has nobody else ever experienced this? I was hoping one of you had some magic solution. I wanna make a beat
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>>122513129

If WD Elements is seeing the hard drive, are you sure it's seeing the drive itself, or just the controller board? Can you hear the drive spinning up? Clicking and/or trying to seek?

If your OS isn't seeing or mounting the drive then it might not be spinning up, or its heads have crashed and it can't read the platters, you'll need to open the casing to listen for sounds that it might be making, indicating whether it's even trying to run or whether it has had some sort of failure, either electronic like failed power delivery to the drive, or mechanical, like a bearing or head failure.
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>>122514181
>you'll need to open the casing

And by that I mean open the enclosure, don't open the hard drive casing itself
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This was just for fun, a Bach fugue for five electric guitars.
https://voca.ro/1ngd5KYaY3JK
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>>122514181
I can hear it moving and working when I plug it into my Mac. When I plugged it into my desktop at home it'll make the same sound when I first plug it in but stop soon after. When I plug it into the Mac I can hear it working and spinning. It even feels kinda warm. The only time it'd make that sound on my PC is when I'm transferring to or from it.
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>>122515533

Have you used it with your mac before and it worked ok then? Able to read from it and write to it?

This might be something as simple as an unreadable file system like NTFS that Windows uses but Macs don't support fully (older ones will mount the drive but it will be read-only, need a third party NTFS utility to write to them), but usually Mac OS disk utility would prompt you to initialize the disk if it noticed that the file system was not recognized, it wouldn't just hang.

I think you're going to need to take the external enclosure out of the equation if it's not the file system issue described above, you'll need to remove the drive from its enclosure and attempt to connect it to your machine with an adaptor, either SATA to USB or SATA to Thunderbolt depending on your mac. That way, you can determine whether the drive has an issue, or it's the enclosure that is faulty.
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>>122497568
>>122497707
I don't have anything atm that needs feedback.
Why every time I give feedback I get butthurt responses like this I didn't even say anything bad.
Seems like you just want praise for no reason from strangers not actual feedback. Sorry pal I don't do compliments.
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>>122491897
I'd bring the vocals a bit more forward since they are pretty airy, some of the lyrics get lost in the music.

>>122492100
Low end is right on the cusp of wolfing.
Lyrics are a tad drowned.
Too minimalist for me.

>>122492298
Shalom

>>122494300
Eh beep boop music I'd prefer if I never heard this again. Treble is rape, the ideas don't even make sense or go together.

>>122495179
Beep boop music with a gigantic woofing low end, everything in this mix is drowned lmao. High pass filter is your friend.

>>122495290
Seems like a soundtrack or something, Idk seems pretty finished to me I'd send it. I like the play between the flute and piano.

>>122495411
That instrument is meant for quiet ambiance not forefront ear rape holy hell.

>>122495551
Nice job. Getting better keep it up. Lyrics are a lot tighter now with the music.

>>122502142
Dynamics and several sounds are bleeding into each others spaces, you gotta lower the volumes on some of those drum sounds everything sounds like its at the default.
Keep your highs to your highs your mids to your mids and your lows to your lows they shouldn't be in 2 registers at once or you get mud.

>>122503254
Quite possibly the loudest vocalist I've ever heard on here. Vocals could be turned down a touch music brought up, slide guitar is way too quiet. Vocals could use more reverb too its dry.

>>122505401
I think you found the brown note I gotta take a huge dump now.

>>122506523
Yeah you got your work cut out for you this is an absolute mess anon.

>>122507886
Can't hear it man.

>>122508897
Drums do not fit at all, they have a low fi thing going then you have regular instruments on top, big no from me.

>>122509532
The drums need more presence.

>>122510641
Beat is off from melody and its fucking with me.
Is this intentionally supposed to be off time?

>>122510663
Dynamics are there but the high end is a little too dainty for this style.

>>122510706
Muddy no mids and theres a hiss going
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>>122516390
I guess maybe it just sounds more negative reading it. Thank you for at least providing feedback. I am interested in hearing your stuff (if I haven’t yet) since you seem to have a good grasp on producing
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>>122516539
>I'd prefer if I never heard this again.

Changed it a bit
https://voca.ro/18ploagm7Eft
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https://vocaroo.com/1ljBnKwZ0qAP

I sampled some of my favorite Metroid songs because my autism can't be contained to just one hobby. I can't decide if there's too much reverb or not. Please help. I am a simple man.
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>>122516539
>Can't hear it man.
yah fuck I forgot to normalize
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>>122510663
>I wish I never gave up tenor sax after high school, shit's way better for leads than guitar
You can always pick it up again. Sax is one of the easier wind instruments desu.
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anyone else has the bug where you can't drag and drop audio files into Ableton 12 anymore?
It sucks and I don't know how to fix it.
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>>122515878
Yes I have used it on the Mac before to read and write. I'll have to look up how to get the external enclosure out without messing it up. If I fuck up with the enclosure would it ruin the hard drive?

>>122520138
Google it I had the same issue but it's something in the settings
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>>122521727
I did google it and tried a few things people suggested, but nothing worked.
My workaround for now is ctrl+c and ctrl+v
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>>122491897
>not sure how i'm feeling about the pesudo jazz manouche bit at 6:35
it's good but it feels like a separate song, so make it into its own thing instead.
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>>122521727
>If I fuck up with the enclosure would it ruin the hard drive?

The enclosure is the box that holds the hard drive, not the hard drive itself, just so you're 100% on what I mean.

And yeah you could ruin it if you attack it ham-fistedly, it might be glued shut and you'd need to force it open, that could physically crack the enclosure and it might not go back together properly. The hard drive inside will be attached either to a short cable or directly to a circuit board that gives the drive power and that is in turn attached to the interface (USB or Thunderbolt) on the outside of the enclosure, and this won't stand up to much violence at all.

Preferably you can open the enclosure and withdraw the drive from it without any real forceful work, hopefully it's just held together with screws or clips, as you don't want to subject the drive inside to a lot of knocks, even when not powered up but especially when it is.

And on that last part, are you sure the drive hasn't been dropped or had anything dropped on it while it was powered up, by you or by someone else who may not have told you?
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>/prod/ - Tech Support
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>>122524809

True dat, normally I'd tell them to go to /g/ but they'd just say "use your backup - you do have a backup don't you?"
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>>122525449
>>122524809
I was going to ask their first but like the anon said they would've told me to use my backup. But my external IS my backup
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>>122480280
this is really good, I liked the synth solo. What genre is this? Kinda sounds like a mashup of various things
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>>122527461
Thanks

i'd just call it house with a dubstep influenced bassline and one single acid idea because of the synth solo lol
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Guys what's your ritual for when you're gonna music?

Mine has been dosing caffeine while vidya and listening to music similiar to what i plan to make that day for 1~ hour while taking notes of things to try but recently it's felt....not good.
(Caffeine addiction causes obvious issues and the "doesn't enjoy things you used to enjoy" symptom of depression is messing with me).

Idk I just need new ideas before I move on to picking up a meth habit for max efficiency
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>>122529027
Bruh, I thought you got over your caffeine kick.
Dame, dame.

I watch the bunnies in my backyard.
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>>122529027
>3 mile walk beforehand listening to genre I want to make today
>have to lift weights
>need to burn every ounce of excess energy before I can even practice my instrument or open ableton
It's a curse but I'm such good shape I can't complain
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>>122529191
I started it again because the benefits to my sleep and anxiety weren't worth the tradeoff of how it helps me write music.
>>>mental health 100% unironically

>>122529620
dang that sounds time consuming but probably worth it
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>>122530080
It's very tedious but from 6-11pm I'm usually locked in on my producing so it's pretty nice
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https://vocaroo.com/1fAFpPVaE9HS

haven't finished a track in a while but got covid in current year which made me miss some work, so I broke the sampler out again and got busy.
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https://voca.ro/1jLvrRnESX12

First DnB track I tried my hands at
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>>122530691
Drums are very bouncy, me likey
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>>122531484
thanks, do you have a post in the thread?
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>>122529027
I have to make sure my house is decently clean. I’ll also listen to the genre I’d like to try while cleaning. Also I have to be alone. Anyone who’s up and around I feel the need to entertain so I usually do it after 1am. Probably not the best routine
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>>122531538
I don’t yet. I’m going to try to start something tonight or tomorrow. You going to get back into making music more since you dusted off the sampler? What sampler do you use?
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>>122531580
sp404mk2, but I finish my tracks in FL. My sampler can handle my tracks live as well though, cause I feel like to be real I should to be able to play my music live. I also play guitar but haven't been in a band in a long time.
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>>122531611
Nice. I was in between that or an mpc one and I went with the mpc. Feel you about the live playing thing. Seems cheesy to just throw the track on. Do you play live on streams or at venues?
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>>122531648
I haven't played live in a while, but yea I've done shows and mics before.
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>>122531580
>>122531648
here is another one I managed to finish, no breakbeat this time. go through creative bouts but then lose energy and procrastinate on music. I need to compile a beat tape and do more live stuff.

https://vocaroo.com/1bNiCiuQshi2
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https://vocaroo.com/19SWWKyrApIu

wanted background music, something along the lines of switching between cars in a garage in a video game 20 years ago like need for speed
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it's just a load of bits atm but I like where it's going :^)

https://vocaroo.com/13UsRL9NO7JY
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>>122532790
awesome samples, this is really good
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>>122532790
>https://vocaroo.com/1bNiCiuQshi2
noice
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>>122532790
Hell yeah dude. This is very nice. Go shill in the SoundCloud thread so I can follow you (if you have one)
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>>122505401
love this
i dont listen to this type of music, my only real exposure with it in a production sense is alckemy neuro on yt
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>>122533437
thanks fren
never heard of them t b h
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>>122505401
>https://vocaroo.com/1kRlfJcHndnW
this is not my thing really but it sounds clean, and I really like the snare you used at the beginning
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Any house Producers itt?
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>>122537698
I'm more of a field producer myself.
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>>122537779
I....lol
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>>122535891
this is pretty good. are you playing the sax?>>122532950
i like the percussion and the overall vibe, but the bassline progression might be a bit cheesy
>>122532790
great


heres mine
https://vocaroo.com/1eguRQFWwuBB
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>>122537871
wow i really like this beat. this is like some dark trap and the three beat changes you’ve done on this are all pretty incredible! I would put some rappers on this beat with your blessing, and only with your blessing of course. what’s the bpm and what key is it

here’s what im working on btw,

https://vocaroo.com/1oJNO7OkyvPW
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>>122535891
I really like the artwork and the sounds here, particularly the saxophone. It feels like an intro to something though, I kept waiting for more. Would be good soundtrack music as is though, or maybe add some low end and more movements to make it something I'd put on a playlist.
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>>122538011
hey, thanks for your comment
im not sure if the track is fit for rapping since i dont see any room for vocals cuz i didnt intend it for that, but sure you can get someone to rap on it if you like, as long as the rap is not about drugs and smoking someone etc
I think the first part is in A# major and the last part is in G minor, 138bpm
Altough i have some other beats that really are fit for rapping over better
also, i enjoyed your track, nice track
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>>122532790
Downloaded
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>>122537871
>https://vocaroo.com/1eguRQFWwuBB
pretty nice trap beat, reminds me of xxxtentacion. Again not my kinda music but it really has nice production behind it. I particularly like the synths used in that last movement, very airy and uplifting.

>>122538011
>https://vocaroo.com/1oJNO7OkyvPW
this one makes me feel old lol. there is not a lot of melody or harmony going on, and the vocals are grating to me. but you sound like you have your own style and idea of what you want to sound like, and the production is not bad but it is very quantized.

>>122538174
thanks, this general is unironically making me want to keep working on music, so I think I will do that today.
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>>122538058
>artwork
not mine just a random pic
>>122537871
>this is pretty good. are you playing the sax?
thanks anons yes I'm playing sax, it's an outtake from one of my looper jams, still hope to edit them into proper tracks one day
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>>122538224
i was going for more of a whitearmor sound, i never listened to that guy, although i understand why u made the reference cause hes the most popular of soundcloud rappers or whatever
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>>122538268
i was actually thinking of getting a sax
What worries me the most is how loud would it be, i live in a flat so im worried it would annoy my neighbours a lot. i understand sax is a loud instrument but could it be played quietly?
How do you manage this issue?
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>>122538224
I hate for it to sound like a cop out, but genuinely does there always have to be loads of harmony and melody? it’s just bare bones stripped down lo fi synth pop. I could mix the vocals differently but i added the distortion just for the low quality sound but eh we all have different tastes. I like very polished stuff too sometimes and very melodic or harmonically rich stuff. But I also like low quality raw and stripped down as well
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>>122538286
you can play relatively quietly but unless you're quite experienced the sax won't sound its best. Good enough for practicing when starting out though, I'd say. I played quietly for a while but then got a new sax and got too excited playing loud and very often, neighbours complained, now I go to a practice space. It costs some money but well worth it to a. play loud if you want, b. play with better acoustics than my tiny storage room I was playing in, c. depending on the place you have drums, piano and mics to fuck around with.
Sadly something like silentbrass isn't possible with sax.
You could consider getting a bass or alto clarinet, they're much quieter, might be a bit niche though lol.
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>>122538295
hence me feeling old lol, music has changed and I would not seek this out or put it on, personally. but I'm sure other people would and like I said you have your own style. calling this synth pop seems wrong to me though, it doesn't have pop sensibilities.
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>>122538368
maybe synthpop isn’t the right word, what would you say it is?

I do have to disagree with you about music changing, maybe you mean you just have always had a particular taste because we’ve seen barebones low quality grating vocals in music appeal to people since atleast like the 60s.

like these two songs, one from the 60s and one from the 70s that fit the criteria of low quality, not much in the way of melody and more or less grating vocals

https://youtu.be/63Agrr2qC78?si=AETYPA4igZV-uvsY

https://youtu.be/q3Ofgdu4ZDs?si=g7f19hFwb1SwqyFM

me personally my background in music started with punk so noise and unpolished has always been the center of my universe
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>>122538286
my neighbor (apartment building two doors over) plays and teaches saxophone. He doesn't teach at home, but I only ever hear him practice when I am outside (our building has the doors open to the outside kinda like a motel or motor lodge), never from inside my apartment. We actually recorded this track together in my apartment. He did the sax and I did the rest of the instruments and production. Never had any complaints but we live in the PNW. If you are in Britain then idk if people are as receptive to being "disturbed" lol.

https://vocaroo.com/1mYhf8Yzjecv
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>>122535891
Also forgot to ask, how did u do those percussions? What are those instruments?
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https://voca.ro/1iSnQtTkk9K6

>>122535891
maybe bring in some synths?
>>122508897
https://voca.ro/15IQLtKsrxPl
good shit man, you know how to set the mood well, if you add some lyrics i would download it, stay safe if you can fella.
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>>122538467
lofi synth-punk? has a post-punk feel to it too; I got my start in punk bands as well. I guess what I meant was music like the stuff you shared was certainly not popular music when it came out. But now I could see gen-z kids or even someone my age throwing something like your track onto a playlist to listen to on the bus or in the car. Reminds me of cumgirl8 for example; fairly popular indie music, but it isn't something I personally would listen to. So maybe it isn't that music has changed so much as "mainstream" tastes have become more eclectic.
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>>122538570
it's just simple drumming (tom toms etc) sped up 2x
>>122538639
>maybe bring in some synths?
quite possible
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>>122538174
>>122537871
I appreciate this a lot frens. If I can I will fix up the soundcloud and add this stuff. One more for now; alot of these were mostly done they just needed mixing and "mastering," which is just me at my desk adding multiband compression and saturation in FL.

https://vocaroo.com/1f0j27FQEJWl
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mixing for a friend garage rock

https://voca.ro/17lAN0NBLwHB
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hows my intro

https://voca.ro/1oGxBfiRkiGQ
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I caved and just have to use the soundpacks from ableton. I'll just download shit on my internal when I'm home.
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>>122538146
>>122538011
Also if you wanna you can post here or send me the track if it ends up with vocals cause im interested in hearing it
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>>122538918
Space military shit, very cool. >>122539110
Nice
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>>122524809
Techno Support more like it
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How do you guys balance making music you want to make and music for others to enjoy? I enjoy breakcore and making it, but, realize how "tasteless" it could be and focus my listening/enjoyment on more digestable stuff, when I'm not in an extreme mood.
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>>122543882
>I enjoy breakcore and making it, but
there's a huge audience for breakcore wtf?
Unless you're setting out specifically to people please that should be a non-issue. (and if your goal is *only* to please you're just setting yourself up for misery already).

My answer is finding the intersection of what I like and what I know other people like and combining it (this actually isn't an issue at all because my taste is impeccable and people who don't like what i like are stupid and wrong and idc about them anyway).
It's somewhat of an arrogant thing to think *your taste* is so specific and special that other people out there like you are so rare to be negligible anyway- like come on, they're out there bro.

There's one of those "round tables" on youtube where Trent Reznor and some other... smaller names.... discuss their approach to composition and iirc they talked at least briefly about that issue and said the same thing "oh this weird ass instrument or compositional technique has interested me lately... how can I use it to make music like xxx for this film?" and just see that as a challenge.
I'm not one for youtuber celebrity bullshit but some of those were pretty good if you just want to get into the heads of actors and stuff... idr if they had many film composers/musicians or if it was just that one
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>>122543962
Yes, I know it's not about people pleasing or whatever or perceiving myself as special and super unique. What's in my mind is about catering to the rave itself and having people enjoy it how I want them to. I guess it's just not a complete synthesis yet, so thanks, Anon.
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>>122544045
yeah i'm not trying to be like, mean about it or anything, I just went through/am in the same thing and have seen more esoteric creators completely cut through that shit.

-obviously if you want to play to a more general room you have to cast a wider net so to speak; it depends on your goals, of course
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>>122544088
I didn't take it that way. Yes, there are more 'esoteric' creators who will have reached more people than we will. It's an odd thing being able to create something so personal while also being digested by people.
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I reworked the beat a decent bit, from changing the drum samples to make things a little less muddy. Fucking love the SP404 mk2. Shit's so fun.

https://vocaroo.com/1llW8TaEkQN4
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>>122529027
since you're working with reference tracks already you could try to make it a bit more productive. Instead of vaguely trying to follow the vibe of the music, load a track up in you DAW and try to meticulously rebuild some elements.
That's what I do and it always keeps me going, and it really develops your ears.
I start with something really basic, a filter sweep, an arpeggio.
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>>122516390
Not any of the anons you gave feedback to, but I can tell your feedback is not very helpful, most of it is far too vague to be useful.
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Why< are there no good Netsky dnb tutorials out there?
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https://voca.ro/1ivdpo91O648

i should learn a happier song
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Bump
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Working on this piano thing. Excuse the phone recording. Need it or keep it?

https://voca.ro/12hoxQtAvo8L
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>>122548845
>tutorial
nigga just listen to the song and try to recreate it
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>>122548845
>add drums
>add bass
???????
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>>122474459
Theres plenty of free or cheap daws out there, the actual expensive stuff are the synths
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>>122550505
That rhythm around 0:55 sounds sloppy-as-fuck and I think it would sound better tight like..
https://voca.ro/1dkO89EnLWZY
Fuck my phone for trying to normalize the sound or whatever it's doing (is there a way to turn that off [on Android])?
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>>122549545
is this supposed to be a capella? sounds Irish to my ears but I don't know what's what. Try holding out your notes long mayber so it's more musical and as much as a husky chest voice is cool it may be better to sing this with more brightness and energy

>>122550505
this is pretty nice, it's pretty standalone, but it also feels kinda like an interlude on a Tyler the Creator album, so try to protect the impression it gives. maybe a bit more conventionality from pop or rock music might lead in more interesting direction. It all sounds good, but it kinda goes to the back of the mind

I'm trying out some post hardcore style guitar writing, I feel like my ideas are too simple. What do you guys think? Ignore the shitty mixing and the drums, it's mostly about the guitars, it's supposed to have vocals too

https://voca.ro/1cPEP2EYt2B2
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>>122554601
Reminds me of alexisonfire, I think it sounds good, and while not mixed well the drums are on target. It may not be a complicated composition but it doesn’t need to be.
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>>122554698
thanks. interesting, I haven't listened to much of the famous 2000s bands. I mainly like DLJ and I'm trying to write stuff in their vein but I feel like I need to experiment with more dissonance and weird counts
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>>122554237
Yeah it was me just working it out, definitely not even close to being done. I do like the sound of it being tighter though. It does drag ass. Thanks!
>>122554601
I’ll keep that in mind, thank you
I’ll listen yours a little later. Dinner time
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>>122547028
hm, yeah that's a pretty good idea.

usually i''m only rebuilding elements like that when something really sticks out to me or in dedicated sessions for transcribing and such.
Doing it more consistently would probably help a bit...
thanks
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>>122530691
Luke vibert vibe
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>>122556947
Sounds more Flying Lotus to me
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>>122532929
Dreamy, i like it
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How do you think of a melody when you've, apparently, thought of a bass riff in 7/8?
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>>122464223
>https://voca.ro/1hPu6oB1bmQI
I really need to finish this one -_-
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>>122557027
Nice try. This is AI
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>>122532929
Takes me back to sitting in the living room at my parents house playing ps1 kek. Nice anon, love it. Sounds great. The verb has a bit, and I mean a tiny bit, too much highs I think. Like it's sizzly.
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>>122557049
The drums are ezdrummer but the rest is me :9
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>>122557070
Okay, I thought something sounded off
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>>122548282
>hey guys your free feedback should be extremely detailed, I want a full work up and I want you to hold my hand through the entire process in stead of a general direction.

Like dude you have got to be kidding me, you are NGMI if this is your attitude.
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>>122557078
to be fair i autotuned the shit out of my voice too kek.
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>>122532929
Congrats, you made vaporwave but without the irony.
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>>122556991
Write a melody in 14/16
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>>122557096
Gee thanks
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>>122557108
Just play piano or guitar over it. Ez mode would be octaves or harmony. Or a counter/poly rhythm.
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>top 25 tips for songwriters
>not a single tip is actually practical
god do i hate those "mindset" videos. i dont care what i think or believe. i care about skills. i dont even bother with my thoughts. i dont think much. i want to make music and i want to get ideas, theory, rules, strategies etc.
i do not need self help life advice. you are not my therapist.
fuck off online "education" is so annoying sometimes.
but i guess i get why they keep making those shitty as videos. it's because it gets you 10000 replies of absolute losers replying with "oh man this video is SOOO MUCH what i needed to hear".
god fuck normies.
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>>122557143
>ez mode would be octaves or harmony
What do you mean?
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It feels like its missing something I just don't know what that something is.

https://voca.ro/11yRWRFqa4mc
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>>122557253
You’re missing some therapy bro
What are you wanting to do with this? Is it an intro?
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>>122557160
>i want to make music and i want to get ideas, theory, rules, strategies etc.
then just make music, listen to music, talk about music with other musicians? there's no secret sauce, especially from a youtuber that either doesn't have any real music on the internet for you to listen to or it's just mediocre shit. if you want to learn the common terms musicians use to talk about music then read a book or go through OMT
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>>122557081
yeah, that's exactly what he said

GOTTEM
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>>122556947
>>122556963
Sounds like Blockhead to me.
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>finished writing song instead of getting drunk tonight :D
>section i was stuck on turned out way better than expected
oh boy now i can get drunk uh... tomorrow night instead of mixing and making the effects! xD
(HELP)
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>>122557160
I'll write you 25 tips tomorrow I'm in bed. I agree with your assessment. Just click bait faggots everywhere for normieslop
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>>122557160
>searching for general advice with no particular target audience
>get low hanging, unspecific advice
>mad
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Rate
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>>122554601
>is this supposed to be a capella?
it can be, its the unfortunate rake.
There are many versions of it.

here is an old one
https://youtu.be/FAYmdUlVb4E?feature=shared
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>>122554601
also im not a singer, i just kept singing this song to fix my stamina cause i could barely walk
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https://voca.ro/1mgYphAs6QgE
>sitar
>high pitched noizes
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it is insane, to me, how good suno ai has become
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Bump
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>>122557081
anon can't take what he dishes out, lmfao
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Rate how good or bad the mix is
https://vocaroo.com/1lRklJMFCAZO
>horror
>suicidebois

>>122559256
2000s shonen anime OP

>>122559871
wtfbutthisisdecent/10
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>>122559871
uhhhhhh this is actually pretty dope

>>122559256
sounds like lagwagon or social distortion but.. yea also kinda like an anime OP lol. production-wise it's pretty good though, drums knockin and guitars sound tight, though the lead might be slightly out of tune? bar 9 when it hits that high note sounds a bit off to me. good shit though.
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BUmp
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my take on some latin tech house, for now
ideas greatly welcome

https://voca.ro/18uRLQMTE9s2
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i cannot comprehend how a human being can come up with ideas like this, ofc the music theory behind it is quiet simple. but getting that idea in the first place. i just don't understand how you sit in your room or studio and suddenly get an idea like this. is it pure luck, listening to lots of music to get ideas, deal with the devil, doing 1 million experimental songs until one is good?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBBhiKzDFWY
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>>122565799
They probably jammed a bunch on it/took previous ideas from other songs that the whole wasn’t good but had one section that was. Or maybe they’re a genius that planned it all out.
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>>122565799
bach said god wrote for him and he just played it for ppl

and yeah, the track you posted definitely had iterations to get to that point, but I don't see how it's something insane like you're saying
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>>122566088
as i said, the theory behind it is simple, but getting that idea out of nowhere is insane to me.
how to do things is one thing, knowing what things to do is something completely different and seems kinda like destiny/faith.
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is there a bigger achievement as a musician than producing successful girl bands?
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>>122566122
>but getting that idea out of nowhere is insane to me.
You literally explained the key in your first post.
>listening to lots of music to get ideas
I don't hear anything unique in that track you posted. It's all basic-bitch shit that I feel like I've heard thousands of times before.
In the same way that you're able to put together sentences by having read and listened to a lot of previously constructed sentences (taking pieces of what you've heard and stitching them together based on what you feel/think in a given moment) you can do the exact same with music.
It seems to me like you just haven't listened to enough music -- or if you have listened to a lot, maybe you haven't been paying close enough attention.
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>>122566327
i definitely dont listen to much music. i probably should.
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>>122566348
Yes. Also, be sure not to limit yourself to certain genres and time periods. Expose yourself to EVERYTHING and you will develop an incredibly fresh musical vocabulary.
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how do i start producing hiphop tracks? until now ive just been making shitty electronic music but id like to try something new. any advice?
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>>122566434
i'm not gonna write a book for you sorry
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is there a true random music player, picking from spotify/youtube or so? i tried "random" playlists but they are usually just songs someone liked and mixed together and far from random.
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>>122566456
can you recommend any good sources of information on the subject?
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>>122566577
ask specific questions, i'm around for a while. also first define "hip hop". cause it means many things nowadays.
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>>122566657
by "hip hop" im referring to old school sample flipping a la dj premier, q tip, early kanye, the alchemist. i just dont know where to start. its much less formulaic than something like breakcore. how do i go from a 10 second to a finished beat? youtube is filled with shitty tutorials about how to make a "metro boomin type beat" but i cant seem to find a definitive source on the ins and outs of making this kind of music.
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>>122566956
*10 second sample
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>>122566956
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgw1HtWDFEE
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>tfw the last two beats I've shared in a /prod/ thread have been totally ignored, even by haters
>tfw I'm more washed up than I was four minutes ago
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https://vocaroo.com/1cX0r09A6g2f

>deep house
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>>122566993
>>122567043
thanks!
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https://voca.ro/14a1NjLOkl59
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>>122567331
Shill them again and I’ll listen
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>>122568499
Nice vocals and the tone of the bass is lovely. I think the little guitar solo is a bit too loud in the mix
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>>122569774
Thank you, Anon. I think the snare is still a little too prominent, and I need to figure out how to smooth out the drums from the sample itself, but I think it turned out kinda cool.

https://vocaroo.com/1llW8TaEkQN4
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>>122569975
Yeah I would turn the snare down just slightly. It did turn out cool. I wish there was a nice smooth bass line. The airy synth is a good sound for this but I I think if you used it more sparingly and a little louder it would be perfect. Maybe as a contrasting melody for the bass. Keep building on it, it’s getting there
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I'm writing this on acoustic guitar and thought I had a good melody
https://voca.ro/1ooCenR86am3
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do people actually use loops creatively, or do they just use loops to make more music to earn more money in less time? because it doesn't make sense to me. you download someone music, change a bit and then call it yours.
that's like downloading a drawing on deviantart, drawing a hitler beard on it and calling it my art.
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>>122571858
Do you think before you post or do you just say things to post more posts?
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rate my drawing. i've used other peoples art in it, but i've put my own touch on it so it's basically my property.
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>>122571858
>waaah you're not a real photographer unless you're concocting your own red room chemicals from scratch

gatekeeping faggot. i sincerely hope you fucking kill yourself tonight so i won't ever have to read one of your niggerbrained takes ever again
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morning
relistening to my >>122565522 song
yeesh needs a lot of work
the main part i like
the intro is ass
the break is ass

oh man
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Hey, can someone help me figure these sounds out?
I'm trying to recreate the one that wanders through the mix with BP filter (?) automation and the one in the background that seems to have some crazy pitch envelope.

https://vocaroo.com/1hS5GYJbIMDH
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>>122571858
>you download someone music, change a bit and then call it yours.
it's one of those things where you only realize how hard it is when you try to do it yourself.

How easy this or that is, he has wit
To know who attained or who invented it
>J.W. von Goethe
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>>122573863
>the one that wanders through the mix
might be a hard-synced osc with the slave osc freq modulated (maybe..)
>the one in the background that seems to have some crazy pitch envelope
not sure which of the 5 crazy pitched sounds you mean but just try a fast portamento and sequence some octaves for starters
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>>122566481
maybe last.fm or pandora (does that still exist?) has something like that
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>>122573960
Cool, thanks bro, I'll try those out
That hard synced idea sounds reasonable
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>>122573863
I'm not sure if this is the sound you were asking about, but the most prominent thing I'm hearing sounds like a 303~ish sound but with an added phaser for a sweeping motion. It appears to just be repeating the same sequence with a phaser (and possibly resonance control) giving it some motion.
I cannot tell what's going on with the high pitch supporting synth, I'll get back to you if I grab my headphones later to figure it out.
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>>122574043
>a 303~ish sound but with an added phaser for a sweeping motion
yeah, that is certainly the sound I was talking about, thanks. Do you think it was an actual 303? I'll try to rebuild it with the Arturia vst
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>>122574058
>Do you think it was an actual 303?
depends, what's the source and when was it made?
It doesn't sound exactly like a 303 was used to me, but hard to say.

If you have serum, there's plenty of guides for 303-like sounds similar to this, the one in vid related sounds fairly close just would need to slap a phaser on it and dial it in until it sounds right.
https://youtu.be/V7I6GLGU5sY?feature=shared&t=283

Hope this helps you as I am not an expert on synthesis either.
>>122574058
>I'll try to rebuild it with the Arturia vst
if you have Acid V, that should have some presets like this to get you most of the way there.
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>>122574171
>depends, what's the source and when was it made?

BT, I think late 90s. The other thing from this track that inspires me are those stutter effects and I realized that it must have been a lot of work to create them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnW-Ms-Girg

>if you have Acid V, that should have some presets like this to get you most of the way there.
yes, I've got that one.
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>>122568499
white boy got that shit on!
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>>122574226
>BT, I think late 90s.
It very well could be a real 303 that he used then, the time would like up with when that growly/distorted/overdriven 303 sound was popular and he likely bought one a few years prior in some pawn shop somewhere when they would've been cheap.
Yeah, I suggest messing around with Acid V and grab a phaser plugin, should be possible to get something similar.
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>>122535891
this is great
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Please god someone give me some arrangement advice/ideas for this. I like the main idea but I cannot figure out how to arrange it whatsoever. https://voca.ro/1erMsxTVPnFT
Also any Burial vibes?
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>>122574763
Not really a fan of that beat desu, I think I'd prefer just the part at 00:14 with a really strong snare on the after beat.
Vocal is pretty nice and burialish though
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poorfag from a band here, is two mics enough for a drumkit?
is there any interface with like 5 inputs that could be gotten for cheap so we can record our band pretty much "live" and save time ?
vid related, the drummer seems to use 2 mics here but the cymbals are almost unheard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW_Bz05kvXE
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>>122574763
I think this is actually really good, idk that there is anything wrong with the arrangement. you can add some filters for variation, some beat drops to change things up. once the drums come in they never stop; drop the drum track for a couple beats, and let either that vocal sample or synth arpeggio shine, then bring them back in. once I feel like I have a solid track these are the little things I do to add variation.
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new thread when
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i have an answer to the question "do you need music theory?"
the answer is: yes if your music sucks, no if your music sounds good
telling someone who's music sucks that he doesn't need music theory doesn't make any sense to me. like how the hell they gonna improve? there's no fun in making bad music.
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I made this chill little beat today. this is my first time doing something like this. it's a bit awkward at times. what do you think?
https://voca.ro/12M2ymndr684
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>>122576493
sounds like a 8 year old girl trying to make her first beat on dads pc
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>>122576463
>there's no fun in making bad music.
that's where you're wrong, kiddo
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somehow i find making music with real instruments, or at least some rompler tier or soundfont tier instruments, way more interesting than work with synths.
to me most synth presets, no matter which synth, sound the same. just wavetables with more or less distortion.
just a cheap trumpet soundfont has way more voice color than synth sounds.
well, ofc i'm a bit shitposting just to make my point.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6YDKF0LVWw

which drum kit, vsts etc. to use to get this sound?
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https://voca.ro/17zTyrOheiEh

First thing I’ve made in a while. I tried with no quantization. It’s the very first draft so I’m going to re-record the bass part
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>>122576782
True, nobukazu takemura has made some really nice stuff with those kjnds kf midi trumpets, guitars, clarinets etc.. (check out his Milano e.g.)
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>>122576493
trying to keep the thread positive but it doesn't sound good. the drums sound like a dad rock drum set, and the rhythm is bad in a bad way, not in the good lofi unquantized way that you probably were going for. the instrumental is just a couple synth chords, there's no bassline?
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>>122576493
Needs more variation but decent start
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