https://youtu.be/btAgNS3Zb_U?t=57

How do I recreate this growling sound? It's FM right?

I made my own growl, but the specifics for the sound I'm trying to recreate seem so random.

Here is my attempt. I know it's very far off, but I literally have no idea how to start with this sound. It feels so randomized.

Hi, I want to buy my first set of studio monitors and I need an audio interface, my budget is around €200 (while I still want decent sound) and i live in the netherlands. Which budget studio monitors and audio interfaces are any good? Do you advice to buy 2nd hand products? most 2nd hand studio monitors are from 2000-2010 or expensive KRK's... Are those old monitors still any good or am I better off buying cheaper recent models? Or should I forget about all of this and just get some decent headphones (do I also need audio interface for these good headphones?)

I know this is probably a long shot, but over the last year I've made 3 BANGERS all from Ariana Grande songs. I only used the vocals, but made piano house remixes out of them.

Would it just be a long shot in the dark if I were to try and get them cleared?

Also, what would I need to get cleared? I was looking at bmi.com and I see there is a section for Writers/Composers, Publishers, and Performers. Would I need to clear all of those just for vocals???

Any help / knowledge is appreciated.

Edit: Thanks everyone for the responses. Looks like it’d be a tough thing to get cleared after all.

What happened to sodadevices.com(creator of Lith[synth])? I can't reach that website.

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Are all label contacts negotiated? Or is it usually take it or leave it?Reason I’m asking is, I just received an offer to sign and sent it over to an entertainment lawyer because I am new to all this. Thanks

Does anybody have the specific infos which funtionality the all plugins version has over the producer version? Thanks in advance

I am looking for a music/tracks that is like future bass or dubstep or colorbass but softer. No those hard hitting drums and ear piercing stuff. But also not as soft as relaxing music. And it should be something modern, not something from 2019 and older. Also it should not be IDM or other glitch stuff.

So the intensity like a mainstream pop music but with broke rhythm like future bass/dubstep. And some vibes of those. Because hip-hop also have broke rhythm but it's not that.

Not sure where to search for such music. Please, give me suggestions if you know a track or a subgenre like that?

https://youtu.be/W3AuAbneUyQ?si=sg8qzQgLxj7AWOnb Around 50 seconds you can hear it. Sounds like an organ ? Another example is here at 23 seconds.

https://youtu.be/4YZ1sVr73jw?si=0Drx1BMCWRKbIqLv

Hello Guys. I can't seem to find answers on the internet but for those who are using Ananda Nano to mix, how is the sound so far?

Also will I be able to use the Scarlet 2I2 with the headphones?

hey all. i make dark-ish synthwave, trying to get my sound closer to perturbator / carpenter brut / that sort of deal. my synths and drums all sound "fine", but ive recently started tracking some guitar rhythm & lead and i'm having a lot of trouble getting it to feel as large and wide as i'd like.

not the exact genre I'm going for, but what's the effect chain on something like this:

jeremiah kane - all or nothing ?

current setup: ableton 12, guitar rig 6, archetype gojira, humbucker Telecaster plugged directly into interface. other than guitar rig / archetype, I'm running an eq 8, reverb, and delay on the channel.

am i better off trying to mic my amp + pedalboard? is it a skill issue, or can this sound be matched with a decent post effect chain? do i just need to double-track the solos?

ty in advance.

https://youtu.be/z-8JELUcjMM?si=2Vuhb-T6a1-vJ7lH&t=6820

Check out this song, the link should take you to 1:53:40, there is a small break then the drop with this ascending resonant lead(?) that builds up and starts to flicker on and off. followed by a sort of second drop.

The main thing i want to create is that ascending resonant kind of sound.

For me the kick, bass, synths hats and all are fine to recreate but im curious on what would be your approach to making this ascending resonant sound? ive had a couple attempts and i really cant find a way to replicate it. i haven't found to many tunes with this type of thing myself and would love to learn how its done.

So ive been making music in ableton for a little over a year now, and my laptop is beginning to not be able to handle my project files. So im wanting to upgrade but im on a tight budget so options are limited. Asking for recommendations on something thats not gonna break my wallet in a million little peices but will be able to handle all of the processing and automation. For reference my current laptop is an acemagic AX15

So... I was testing around with just a sine wave trying to figure out where my hearing loss starts.

So I'm good until around 3khz. Then I start to lose some of it- I have to really turn it up to hear it. And it's completely gone around 7khz, no matter how loud I play it, I can't hear it all.

So it feels like I'm probably missing quite a bit in my production because I don't hear those high tones. It only matters really for Hi hats as I don't hear them that well. I can't hear them at all in other peoples tracks mixed with everything else going on. If I isolate them, and turn it up it's ok.

I'm sure I can't be the only one, what have others done to counteract it? Any tips for managing to create good hi-hat beats when you struggle to hear it well?

I wonder if there's a way with EQ to just boost sounds above 3k to around 10k. Seems like there should be.

Edit:
Ok- I just double-checked because everyone seemed to be shocked at how low it cut out. I can actually hear up to just about 10k. But it has to be pretty loud. You can play anything above 10k all day and I can't hear a thing. Dogs will go crazy, I'll be oblivious :)

Want more of a “Blub” bass sound instead of a “wub” bass sound.

I have recorded myself making an approximation of the sound and tried to use sampler in ableton. And tried to make it using operator and few other synths. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0a9l5F_NCmSNLIGTZYxjLpfVw

I’m a recovering eurocrack addict and have found solace in just trying to recreate modular synth ideas in Ableton rather than buying new modules. For example, I recently went down a rabbit hole of filter bank modules inspired by the Serge system and then made an Ableton rack separating a sound into different frequency ranges (sub, low mids, high mids, highs). This isn’t a novel idea in the production sphere, but where it got interesting was to use envelope followers modulating the gain of a utility sidechained to a drum rack to sequence the rhythm of each frequency band differently on top of FX processing each band. I got this idea from watching Divkid’s video on his module Bandit.

TLDR: I recommend watching Modular synth patching videos for sound design inspiration in the DAW because that community has some different and unusual ideas. Channels I like are Divkid, Mylarmelodies, Monotrail Tech Talk. There’s tons more but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head

how do i get a full sub that fills the whole low end region cuz the sub has a dip and i dknt know how to fix it

Hi Friends! I've been trying to make a sample pack with my favourite sounds. I have around 450 files total like that needs renaming basslines, leads etc, so manual renaming is not an option for me.

I want to keep the key and bpm info in the filename, which i cant figure out. It's easy for me to use the normal bulk rename softwares to name the files like ex:

Synth_Lead_01
Synth_Lead_02

But i want to name my files like ex:

Synth_Lead_01_128_Em
Synth_Lead_02_128_G#m

How do i do that?

I already typed the BPM and Key info in the existing draft audio files, but it's very random like

"F#m bass serum 130bpm idea aaa v2"
"Lead sylenth nice sample EM 142"

Which isnt standardized.

Only way i can think of to automate and easify this process if i could insert the key and bpm into the audio files themselves, that way i could rename files using Mp3tag's tags like %Synth% - %lead% - %bpm - %key%, by using metadata or something?

but how do i even do that? Any ideas are welcome.. been trying to figure this out for weeks! Thanks!

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Can't decide between Native-instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S61 MK3 vs Novation LAUNCHKEY 61 MK4. What to choose?

thats bout it. I gonna experiment with it but without a shadow of a doubt Im convinced this is the technique he used back in 2012 to get the sound that we so adore.

sounds like he chooses a lead instrument and sidechains the sides of all elements to the mid lead, sometimes its a bass, sometimes a vocal chop, sometimes synth chops... really anything thats supposed to be front and center.

check out rock n roll, and tell me what you think.

Synth tutorials seem to fall into one of two categories: either they explain the basic features and functionality of the synth (possibly showing off how to make a few sounds that you would never actually use in a mix), or they show you how to make a specific sound (possibly associated with a well-known song).

Are there any sort of comprehensive guides/video series that go over the modern techniques used to make synths? Maybe a Patreon where someone has quite long videos that go over not just one sound, but rather a category of sound?

For example, you would have something like a 2-hour video (or even a series of videos) which specifically goes over the different things you can do with a hyper sawpad. Not just one sound, but categories of sounds, so you have a lot to draw from when you go to do a particular thing.

Is this maybe something someone has done on Patreon? Big plus if they use Phase Plant. I guess I'm kind of thinking of something like the SeamlessR videos but with a bit more modern sounds/tools.

Does anyone know what the original sample rates of these samples is?

I have a few questions that'd love to get some advice on! I'm working on a remix of one song, and I can't get a clean vocal stem which makes it hard to get a good mix. What are your recommendations for good stem splitters? And how do you mix/master already mixed and mastered stems into the track?

And I'm also working on a mash-up where I'm putting some pretty clean rap vocals on top of an EDM track, but when I export it to serato or rekordbox, the waveform is significantly smaller and it sounds flat, not really in my DAW, but I know that doesn't really mean a lot. How do I get that louder and more clean (for both tracks)? Thanks for any and all help!

Hi all,

My partner has recently expressed interest in making electronic music (they enjoy all genres but this is their favorite). They have about 5-8 years of playing instruments in school/college experience but beyond that they haven’t really engaged with it except as a fan. I want to get them a gift that helps them get started; we already have a keyboard but they don’t know how to play piano.

I’ve been looking at getting them Syntorial, but I’m wondering if they should start by learning how to play the keyboard first (I don’t want to overwhelm them with options/places to start).

Would Syntorial help them with the basics of playing keyboard? They know music theory well enough that I think they could pick it up quickly.

Really I want to get them something that will encourage and support their foray into this hobby.

Thanks in advance! :)

Sincerely, I learned basic piano a million years ago and I want my partner to learn from better than me lol

It's a weird question for sure but as a novice producer and lack of experience, I'm thinking should I really put effort in production? I mean this industry is getting highly competitive and let alone being popular, just getting few hundreds listens feels like a achievement. So, considering that how do you make a career out of it?

I'm 25 and I'm amazed by how there are successful music producers even younger than me doing shows and making living out of it. But I love making music and especially dubstep and like sound design but I'm not good at it right now. So, Is it too late for me? And if not then how can I improve myself without wasting time on random youtube videos?

Also, realising that making money in industry is hard, what keeps you still motivated? Is it your passion alone or hope?

Hi. I have Soundcloud NEXT PRO and want to use it for spotify distribution. There, it wants a spotify artist profile url for connection.

On spotify, I have a free spotify acount. In order to get the artist account, it tells me to use distributoon tools like Soundcloud NEXT PRO or Distrokid etc. The only profile link I can see is https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7hnfvybdd...... (shortened).

If I enter this spotify profile url, Soundcloud complains "Enter a valid Spotify link" and denies it. Seems like it is not an artist link.

Spotify tells me to select an artist to get access. As I have not yet uploaded something (as I'm not artist yet), I cannot get some because I should use Soundcloud (german link). So I'm stuck, running in circles...

How do I get a spotify artist profile for entering to soundcloud?

A track I made got shortlisted by DnBAllstars Records in June on this platform called Trackstack. I received a comment from them on the app in September saying that "the production quality wasn't upto the mark for their release" and I should submit another version since they felt it was still in a demo stage. I mastered the track again, and uploaded the new version, only to see them play it once/twice a day and go radio silent (the platform shows you when the account has heard the track, along with the timestamp). I haven't heard back from them and its been 2 months again. Anyone have any similar experiences?

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This is a simple question and answer but I am looking for some tips from people who struggled with this issue when they began making music.

I (try to) make darker experimental bass music. I've noticed though that I'm unable to make a song and end up doing nearly nothing everytime I try to work on a song.

What happens is I'll start up a new song, have an inspo track, a template and some locators on what the song should look like. Then I'll start working on writing some intro cords or melodies that I like, maybe make a decent synth patch in vital or serum that and get about 8/12 bars done with 2 or 3 instruments. Then I'll get to a point where I want to add in a cool sound such as a distorted womp, realize I don't know how to make the cool sound nor know where to go to learn to make it and go down a whole rabbit hole that results in me not making music. This has happened a lot and has made me loose confidence in that when I spend time making original music that I will be productive. So now I put off making music because I'm afraid I'll just waste my time.

Some reflection on my head space when in this process is that I feel like I don't know enough and thus need to go out figureout how to sound design the things in my head. It seems like I get caught up on specifics of being unable to do something.

This sprouts two questions for me?

What is a cheap sound design course that will help me get very solid fundamentals so I don't flounder when it comes to sound? I would like enough knowledge to become dangerous. ( I really enjoy sound design)

How systems or tricks should I do that will help me stay on course and actually make a track?

Thanks guys :)