>Production Resources:https://pastebin.com/pYGCLu6qhttps://pastebin.com/p2QUqMzj>/prod/ wiki - still looking for contributorshttp://mu-sic-production.wikia.comUse vocaroo to post WIPs.No youtube, soundcloud and other shilling websites allowed.Previous: >>123172181
>>123227386First for the Beegeez and also deepthroat: the original deep throat movie
>>123227386>quickly throw together basic mix, minimum compression & EQ>sounds great >two weeks of in-depth fixes, re-recording, compression & widening >sounds like trash I should have learned this by now
>>123227411checked. magnificient baker aswell!
dawg i hate the last 20% of a song so hard all the fucking autism hocketing, EQ frequency masking tweaky ass automation shit to sound PRO I JUST WANNA START NEW SONGS EVERY DAY fuckkkk
>>123227371surely this is competent songwriting? I think it has a good structure and melodic sensibility and lyrics with a dreamy atmospherehttps://vocaroo.com/14gPShMAi8lQ
>>123227520bruh bfr
>>123227488If you can write a good song you won't need to worry about that. You're not making radio ready tracks. You're not gonna get on the radio.
>>123227520lolhad a good chuckle. thanks for posting.
>>123227600I know it needs some polishing up to make it more slick but surely it's a good song so far? many people have admired it so idk
>>123227644I don't write mean shit in /prod/ because I am a mean asshole for no reason. you people just feel like it's mean because it shatters your delusions which in turn will actually make you better. And I am not going to lie to you, if you want to make listenable music there are too many points for you to think about for me to write in a comment. There is so much you could do to make this song more listenable that it would be like trying to write out "how to make music" to someone who doesn't know anything at all, then expecting them to actually make something of the information you provided them
https://vocaroo.com/16w5SKglBrtx BROS CAN I MAKE IT INTO THE RADIO ??
>>123227386Music production is so hard, like I'm trying to follow this guy tutorials but I can't even emulate what he's doing it's way too technical for me https://youtu.be/27R2ddqhYJY
>>123227710thanks, I'll strive to be better. is this terrible too? not finished yet just an ideahttps://vocaroo.com/16Qq37LwbXQR
>>123227845You shall henceforth be known as sammy 2
>>123227907I don't know whatever niche micro meme you're referring to I just want some feedback so I can make better music..
https://vocaroo.com/1f24fQiCuiJrI'm trying to go for a boys noize type of acid rave aesthetic. Does it actually sound like that? Is there anything different you'd do so far?
>>123227980this is sick, would play in set
>>123227845Other response wasn't me I don't know the reference either. You've got your vocal fx carrying you a lot and you should look into some vocal coaching. You don't even need lessons just look online there's lots of great information. Also your drums aren't right for that track. You need a clear direction of what you're trying to do. The sound selection and chord progressions to me sounds to me like it wants to move into some big stadium type emotional pop rock sort of thing which would say you should use better drum libraries and learn to mix that kind of drum. But I don't really think that's what you want or are going for based on your vocal. I'd say either lean more into clean studio commercial type productions or the opposite way into a more lofi direction. And pirate melodyne so you can actually see how far off key you are
>>123227980Haven’t thought about boys noize in a long time. This captures it pretty well. Keep it going
>>123227907>>123227710>>123227638Well at least I know I can make good techno, guess I gotta apply that to indie stuffhttps://vocaroo.com/176m80uOg6lS>>123228092thank you for the in-depth feedback, I want to go more clean studio commercial definitely, I will do some vocal couching, do you have any resources to look up for this kinda clean shiny studio sound? do you think it will take long to get my skills up to that level? thanks again
>>123228149they make splice loops for indie too dude
>>123228182>samples are forbidden in technothere's like 2 splice loops in that track the rest is sound design. this track has no loops and it def goes hardhttps://vocaroo.com/17qRL7p2vtaj
I really enjoy lofi electronic music but I know so little about mixing, synths etc. it just feels like such a huge effort to git gud. I can actually play an instrument and know basic music theory at least but yeah but have no idea where to start with this kind of thing. It's so annoying listening to my own crap made with basic Ableton instruments and then comparing it to stuff I likeHow do I get good at this? Just keep making shit?
>>123228149There is a wealth of mixing information out there in particular for pop and also pop songwriting. It really depends on what aspect you're trying to improve it's best to find more specifically what you need on your own. You should do critical listening and use reference tracks. Find something which is what you're going for and then break it down. No need to do recreations or any of that shit but if the band you like uses real drums you're not gonna get that out of an unprocessed sample pack or a drum machine. You also do not need to actually get a drum kit. Just learn how to emulate what they're doing. It can all be done in your computer at this point. High quality multisample libraries are going to be your friend but that means nothing if you don't have the knowledge to program an emulation of a real drummer. also this hinges on your current level of understanding and ability about mixing in general therefore obviously I can't really recommend what you personally need. but basically having a defined goal, learning to compose, learning to perform, then learning to mix. Its all a long way of saying learn music. As long as you are measurably taking steps forward you're doing better than most people. >>123228341don't overthink it with lofi. Just get up and do it. Start out by fucking around with sampling, resampling and programming drum patterns. What does electronic music mean to you? Making house is very different to making jungle
>>123228341You can sample synths and drums and try it that way if you don’t want to/can’t buy hardware. It just take practice. Just like when you were learning your instrument. Every song I make I try to learn something on it to bring to the next track. It sucks ass but the difference of quality from when I started in March to now has made a noticeable improvement. Posting your stuff here and asking questions can be really helpful
>>123228457Can I torrent good synths?
>>123228565well it's not recommended to torrent shit ones anon
>>123228714So you're saying I can
>>123228763even better I'm saying you're retarded if you pay for endlessly replicable freely available "paid" software
>>123228565I’m sure you can. I don’t use a DAW so I don’t know. >>123228714Kek
>live 13 already announcedI'm not a fan of the new release schedule and subscription model.
>>123228824this looks so much shitter, god i hate minimalism
>>123228824i'll never get the 20 seconds back it took to google and then do the math for when that post was made fuck you
>>123227386I don't usually post in these threads I just want to say a co worker at a music store I worked at once convinced my to buy serum for 150 dollars and I still have no idea how it works and have used only a pad preset for one death metal song
>>123229147cringe t b h
>>123228341drums: https://www.reddit.com/r/Drumkits/comments/y3vqbf/every_drum_machine_since_the_1970s/for synths (as noob) i have tried alot, never got far. then installed tal noisemaker, did basic stuff with it, now i like synth1 and soon my body is ready for the virus ti. (OsTIrus with github firmware)so i would recommend tal noisemaker because it is just a very self explanatory interface. https://vocaroo.com/1gYpADxS5JBqmade this yesterday with only synth1 (6x), would appreciate some critique and ideas, more towards writing than mix or sound. i am not sure if i can get away with being this basic in everything is it too simple? sometimes i open dexxed...
>>123229459>nigger dance musicunironically typing this sentence in current year says everything that needs to be said
>>123229268>is it too simple?Yeah. Sounds empty and lacks any kind of energy. Also not sure what you're going for. Just sounds like synth noodling rather than an attempt at a song, so it's hard to say what it needs.
>>123228565Yes, Audioz.download is the best place to free / cracked vsts. Also rutracker has a lot of the bigger instruments.
Bros, I can't get myself to open my DAW. What is wrong with me?Last week I set up my desktop computer and installed Live 12 Lite, but I haven't touched it since. I just alternate between practicing classical pieces on piano, practicing drum rudiments on my pad, and listening to music.Am I just overwhelmed because I've never used a DAW before?
saturday morning industrial. no mixinghttps://voca.ro/1okCvQHBGVPz>>123229756knaben(dot)eu is the next best site for vsts
>>123229883who the fuck knows, anon, why are you asking these things? Literally, just open it up right fucking now and starting clicking around and playing with things. Just fucking do it. See if you can make a simple 4 on the floor beat with basic chords or something and mess with all your stock plug ins and VST and whatever. Doesn't matter if you feel lost or overwhelmed, but you'll never learn if you just don't do it.
>>123229954The difference between my ability to play piano and my ability to do things in my DAW is like multi-variable linear algebra of complex systems versus basic arithmetic. It gets under my skin and I can't get myself to do anything.
>>123229997yes, but did you open the fucking DAW and click around? Open the DAW, bitch.
>>123230022I actually need to turn on my desktop first (currently have my laptop playing music out of habit).I'll go burn off some energy with another 3 hour piano session and then eat and then hopefully open my DAW.Thank you, cat punch.
>>123229883subconscious procrastination etcidentify your mental triggers and avoidance-copes (you just did (I also just made this term up) and seek to rectify them; e.g i need to uninstall steam because morning gaming = "just one more game and then..."e.g it took me fucking hours today to get out of bed and open ableton today (slightly a depression thing but ignoring that...)Establishing a routine and mental triggers that will get you in front of your DAW, as well as removing all barriers of things you have to do before... uh...Small lists of goals also help too:Establish medium-long term goals to work toward, and come up with a small to do list every day so you don't have an excuse to just not do it.E.g today for my unstructured time I already picked out a synth that i'm going to focus, and then i listed out a couple things from my current WIP's that i'm going to work on before that or starting a new song today.Easy. Manageable.captcha: M0N0
>using serum for some basic bitch saw wave patchkys
>>123230124what
How do I get my stuff onto Apple Music and Spotify etc
>>123230030>and then hopefullyThat's not the mindset.Your obstacle is getting started so you just have to open it, fuck around for 5 minutes, then close it. That's it.There's ABSOLUTELY NO WAY you can't force yourself to suffer dicking around for 5 fucking minutes, so just do that once a day until you get used to open your daw like it's nothing.If one of these times you feel like continuing a bit more, sure, you're allowed to, but the goal you have to start with is to just do 5 minutes.After that it will be easier to put some actually meaningful time in, but for now you need to work on fixing your foot before you can worry about how many miles you run every day.You said you've never used a daw before, so maybe spend those 5 minutes following along a little bit of a beginner tutorial or something. If that's too intimidating, wait until a future session.
https://voca.ro/1i3SBYxOdkatsaturday track day baby. no WAY this one sounds like brown noise right? going to smoke some weed and try making something else. its cloudy so i think its all mellow songs today. the bass i chose for this song may not fit the mood>>123227520this reminds me of like new order but not good parts but you have that new age sound>>123227747this is good>>123227980banger>>123229268this kinda just sounds like a lot of build up to me>>123229925that change up thing around 1 min was cool>>123230156ask chatgpt
>>123230249probably better off asking ChatGPT everything than the ppl here
>>123230249>ttps://voca.ro/1i3SBYxOdkatIt's rough, especially the drums, but it's so much better than the fart track from the last thread (assuming that was you). I think the bass is fine. Good job.
https://vimeo.com/151197829
started a reup on one from last year but.... hm... https://vocaroo.com/1o7NM5eriwub
>>123231084are you ok, anon? this sounds like it's therapy to release and express overwhelming emotions. The mix is very cool, though, was fun to listen to on headphones.
right you people have inspired me to better my work, how's this sounding so far? https://vocaroo.com/14jBYwsB8piQ
https://youtu.be/97QAXARHdt0https://vocaroo.com/1gE4FeZSzDvpi didnt do anything here to sample besides chop up a part of a song then threw a break on top that i chopped up. no extra stuff just trying to see if i have the right idea when it comes to sampling. i guess im asking if this sounds okay, but i dont really know where to take it. appartenly the song is e major but when i opened up a VST to play a note and find the key, D and Eb where the two notes that sounded like they fit. pretty sure my ears just suck. >>123230610thank you that was me. >>123230471its a pretty useful tool if u use it correctly>>123231084its like a sounds like a sad death grips song w the drums. really cool. cus none of their songs get super mellow. you kinda keep it mellow but its also exciting somehow>>123231211reminds me of slowdive
>>123231211why do you sing like that? you sound autistic... or swedish or something, I dunno.
>>123231187LOL well i'm glad that feeling came throughi'm fine-ish now but yeah, it was trauma inspired and appropriately lifted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tlx2lXZumgidk maybe i'm just subconsciously avoiding working on it any more>>123231256thanks>sad death gripsit's funny you say that because i've noticed an unexpected amount of crossover between zach hills drumming and the IDM that I rip off ofI mentally refer to it as "micro triplets"
Can't decide which of these versions I should pursue. One is a bit more 'minor' and the other is more 'major', at least to my music theorylet ears.Is one clearly better than the other? Or both trash?Minorhttps://vocaroo.com/1ne1BOJNFHe7Majorhttps://vocaroo.com/1DzekoB6xu8v
>>123228824>decorating your daw like a faggotretard
>>123231211it's not gonna happen in a day anonall the advice I gave you earlierStill
Been using Reason recently. It's dope. Thoughts on Reason?
>>123231642I know lol but surely it’s better than the previous stuff. Idk sounds way more cohesive to me anyway
Are the things you learn in college when getting a music degree actually useful when producing one's own music?
>>123231405both trash, yes
>>123231814Some of it yes, some of it no, some of it a little bit
>>123231814There is absolutely nothing you learn on a degree that you can't easily find online with 2 seconds of googling when you come across a problem. You don't need to know every answer and writing bullshit time wasting essays will teach you nothing but how to sit like a good boy which is supposed to get you a job (it doesn't anymore)
not gonna, I just wanna plug AIRWINDOWS dubly :]https://vocaroo.com/1npw45PsYGiP
>>123230156you need to use a distributor and it costs money, or if your track is good enough send it into a label and they might publish it for you
>>123232585>your track is good enough send it into a label and they might publish it for youlmao
>>123232604shh... you need to set em up for failure while theyre young
anyone who doesnt use FL is a virgin
>>123232604>>123232585ummmm this is an optimistic general where we assume everybody else is competent, knows what they're talking about, and wishes the best for others while always being sincere:]
Could someone recommend me sound fonts for electric guitar, either free or paid? The ones I have found online sound terrible.What are some high quality ones? Or do all fonts for that instrument tend to sound like ass?
>>123223752 # #>>123223824 # #Took some of your suggestions, only have listened to it on my shitty iMac speakers. I like the snare in it. The sub really does fill it out, I shortened the high hats and moved them back a bit. As far as it building the whole time I don’t know what to do about that. I don’t really listen to techno but it does feel like I’m blueballing for something the whole time.Anon last thread gave me some recs but I guess I need to listen more and try and figure it out. CRITIQUES WELCOMEhttps://voca.ro/16oQtWdDzqzX
>>123232635I use FL and im a 33 year old virgin (34 next month)
>>123227467>>123227761>>123229147serum has the best sound quality out of any software synth, just get some presets, adjust a few parameters to get an original sound, and you're halfway there to making some bangershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIz5IxdW9hQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W7dkav6UGAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_FWNWrL4Yhttps://poplabaudio.com/electro2k/
>>123232703https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Yr4jP6Wdchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaJdGno3TgEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhzWzedcHNkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu7GGB8ze9whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiUa-G-YYMA
>>123233043Thank you, I will try these
I think I turned this into an emotional electro synth pop vibe https://vocaroo.com/13D0jwhwbdAo
Working on expressing what it’s like being diagnosed autistic and being autistic! New to music production. Just having fun.https://vocaroo.com/18B4b37EF4qe
>>123225784>Post a track you made that isn't just hiding your complete lack of musical abilitythis is me:>>123179711>https://voca.ro/1fQeFeauoEcTI personally really love the vocal melodies on that track. I could've sat in front of a piano for months and never come up with them.such fucking odious people on here damn
Whenever you have a bad day or feel like you suck, just know that I bought Ableton literally 9 years ago and claim to be passionate about music production, yet i always find a way to procrastinate and have spent maybe 100h total inside the DAW in these past 9 years. I'm literally subhuman.
>>123233463What do you do for a living?
>>123233507i've been a neet for 13 years which makes it even worse because i could've been using my time to acquire all these skills but instead i play video games or just play guitar/piano composing drafts i still have not dared to produce.
>>123233568Brother I'm in your same shoes lmao. It's kinda funny how stupid all of it is in retrospect, but yeah we did waste our life lol.I don't think I'm as bad as you described though. I definitely produced much more than 100 hours and I think I could probably find a way to make money out of my skills (at least the ones I didn't forget after not using them for years) if I got my shit together, but let's be real, I don't think it's gonna happen, so for all intents and purposes it's like I never touched Ableton at all.At least you played videogames. I wasted most of my time on youtube, 4chan, and reddit, which is probably the worst way to spend your time.
>>123233463>>123233568>>123233648same here for 8 years, but now the toilet water is hitting my nutsit's over... at this point I'm just waiting until what's left is to kms
>>123233816There's always a chance of things improving OR you simply getting comfortable with whatever life you end up with. Sure, it might not be what you imagined or hoped for, but people have found serenity in hellish circumstances, so depression and suicide isn't necessarily the obvious outcome, no matter how bad you've got it.
does anyone know where to find free sample packs for industrial techno/experimental or any glitch sounds i feel like if i would make sounds on my own it will take foreverand how to mix a song if there are fuckin 100 audio tracks
ableton neet gang rise up !!!unironically the only reason i keep going is the thought of (((E))) fixing me
>>123234127oh anon...
>>123234151One day frien...
Damn, no wonder we're all fucked up
Is music production supposed to be hard and tedious?I have my main profession which is hard and tedious. I used music prod to do something different in my spare time, to vent creatively and explore art and such. Thing is, i kinda wanted to see if i could make music my main thing. But now that i have summer off i made production my no 1 thing and i had inspiration for a month or so. Made like 10 tracks. Now its gone and im wondering do i have to sit through it and make music even tho its hard and tedious and im forcing it? Can i even make good music that way? At this rate i wont make anything note worthy so i was wondering should i try really hard or just wait for the inspiration? I love making tracks when im inspired, i finish them in like half an hour and they always end up being one of my best work. When im tryharding i dilligently make a track for hours upon hours and im not even sure the end result is any good
>>123234686>Now its gone and im wondering do i have to sit through it and make music even tho its hard and tedious and im forcing it?I'll answer with personal experience and by paraphrasing:When asked by an interviewer "what's the difference between making music and putting out a record" fuckin Aphex Twin answers 'making music is just that, putting out records requires actually listening back and working etc' (or something like that).I make music (or *work on it*) literally every day, mental health and schedule permitting.Writing songs, messing around, experimenting etc takes no effort and is just fun to me; improvement is slow that way, but that's not really the goal of "just making music," and I don't even have to think about it.*Working* on music, mixing, analyzing, planning, all things that *set expectations,* requires actual effort, and improving happens much faster that way.It's usually not fun, but I do it because I want to improve and I find it fulfilling in spite of knowing it will ultimately lead nowhere.I.e you need to compartmentalize these different expectations and thoughts you have on what making music entails and adjust accordingly.Ultimately if it's really "just for fun" you need to become process oriented rather than result oriented- the writing is fun, and if it turns out to be good, it was just lucky. Doesn't matter because you're going to write a new one tomorrow anyway.
>>123234804Yes, i also 'make music' but like i said right now even making music is tedious to me and not fun. imo through fun and experimenting good music happens.I believe if my music inspired, helped or comforted just 1 person then the goal has been achieved. Because i know how much other peoples music meant to me.I kinda want it to be more than just a hobby also.
>>123234895I mean if making music isn't fun to you then...?you can help other people in plenty of other ways, creative or not
>>123234930But thats what i want to do, make music. I love music.I just said that its not fun to me at the moment, because i have no inspiration, all i asked was should i force it through or wait for better mood
>>123235058If you're actually trying to improve you don't wait for "inspiration."
>>123235058Motivation/inspiration are false gods. Dedication is the only thing that will move you forward. Also, I’m gay.
>>123235106>Also, I’m gay.excuse you but i'm the token gay around here and there can be only one, so gtfo out of here fag
>>123235106>>123235200both of you can suck each of my nuts
>>123235246I don't share.
>>123235254that's gay
