im just wondering how everyone is feeling about the possibility of using Ai generated music as sampler material. Ive been trying out Udio, a new and pretty good ai music generator, and it's VERY good at making 80s-sounding music. I'm so tempted to rip and chop up the samples it's outputting. At the same time, I'm aware how split everyone is about Ai-generated everything, which gives me hesitation. Some hate it, some love it.

Of course— I can't help but notice though that vaporwave and Ai music have one big thing in common (grabbing pre-existing music and screwing it into new stuff). im probably gonna make whatever i feel like in the end, but how does everyone else feel? anyone out there already sampling Ai generated material?

Hey, guys, I posted this about a year ago, but I am sharing it with you again for the new users, it’s filled with Basses, Arps, Keys, and Leads, I hope you like it.

https://synthctrl.com/collections/free/products/vaporwave-keys-and-pads

hi yall! i used to make vaporwave under the name SUNSET PRISM LTD. n currently release music as DEAD RAT CVLT, ive been accumulating a bunch of unused instrumentals n stuff since i started making my own beats for DRC n wanted to release some :> if u end up using anything crediting me smwhere would be vv much appreciated !! more specific terms included in the pack <3

link: https://ko-fi.com/s/18b21b9caa

hope u njoy!! sry for fkn up tha link last time mods 0 ,0)

Hi guys, how are y'all doing? Well, I want to give an advice that may or not help a lot of you that are just starting out or are somewhat lost in music production, especially vaporwave. I am by no means an expert or the voice of absolute truth, neither a very experienced producer, so keep that in mind. I've been doing music for some years now and I always flirted with vaporwave production techniques, but I consider myself a beginner and very, very lost at music production as a whole, not only vaporwave. I decided to write this advice as a reminder to myself, but I hope this helps anyone on the same boat as me as well. Suggestions are always welcome.

First things first, I think you shouldn't restrain yourself to tutorials/guides and only that. I'm not saying that you should throw away any tutorial/guide ever, that is not true. However, completely restraining to it and not allowing yourself to be expressive, creative and putting your own flair and twist in it is NOT the way to go imo. Use tutorials and/or guides to have a better sense of direction and NOT to mold your whole sound and identity. Bonus: if you're willing to, you can completely start from ground zero and create what you want without ever seeing a tutorial for it, just do whatever the hell you think is right for what you're doing. You can try recreating other songs you like too as a way to practice, to find inspiration, or to have a better understanding of music production as a whole. And remember to not be ashamed if it doesn't sound good at first, nobody came up with a masterpiece on day one.

Another thing is that the best vaporwave are not the ones that are super complex, neither the ones that doesn't sample anything (original material) nor the ones that are "lazy". The best vaporwave are the ones that are unique and/or original, the ones that perfectly encapsulates what the artist wanted it to encapsulate, regardless of anything. It doesn't matter if you're doing minimal edits/manipulation, doing something utterly complex or just being experimental. Remember, are you having fun with it? Does it sounds good to you? Then you're in the right way, keep going.

Also, don't EVER compare yourself to other producer/artist, especially if they're big and well-known in the scene/community. Seriously, it's a one way ticket to downfall and it can make you pretty sad if you overthink about it. Yes, you may not be as professional sounding as 'death's dynamic shroud' or as immersive as 't e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者' for now, but does that even matter? Do your own thing and focus on yourself and only. No work is comparable.

Last but not least... do not overthink, just do it. And of course, ask for help if needed any. Hope this shows some clarity.

Hey there,

I'm very new to the genre.

Just wondering if labels are a thing, or if people are mostly just releasing by themselves on BC etc.

Are there any vapor labels that are known to be accepting submissions or anything?

Thanks.

Hey folks here's the monthly thread where you can post what you've been working on and give feedback on other people's work. Please remember that what goes around comes around, so if you expect feedback, make sure you are giving it out too. Here's last month's thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/makingvaporwave/comments/1bttkxr/post_your_music_here_april_2024/

==RULES==

Producers of any experience level are welcome to post their tracks here.

If you post a track, it's highly recommended that you take the time to comment on someone (anyone) else's track in the thread. We want this community to thrive.

Praise and/or constructive criticism are what we're aiming for. We have no tolerance for toxicity or unwarranted negativity aimed at the members of this sub.

This post will be stickied until June. If you were late to post in the April thread (within 2-3 days of the new thread) and feel you got shortchanged, feel free to re-post your music here.

I know this question has been asked quite a lot, but they were from years ago. I know he uses the KORG M1 for the flute, and a FinalFantasy 6 SNES soundfont for the bass (elec_bass) But im having trouble getting his other sounds. Mainly ones from Reflections/Dated New Aesthetic. Any help would be appreciated :)

Hey guys, I’ve recently thought of a idea and have been working on a new project. This new project is a play on barber beats but with a spin of using samples from songs you’d hear in tattoo shops instead of barber beats. So I’ve been using 80s and 90s hard rock and metal instead of trip hop/smooth jazz/etc.. I’ve been working on a few songs and just wanted to see what the vaporwave community thinks of it, bad or good. Along with any tips that could make this sound actually good.

p.s. I know barber beats might be seen as lazy stealing in some parts but im definitely trying my best to make the samples my own like actually good bb artists

Hi everyone i’d want to get some advice. I know every vaporwave song is different, but in your opinion, what’s the instrument which in vaporwave should be more prominent in terms of volume? Drums? Bass? Melody? Chords? Thank you

Hey guys if you are a big fan of Dreamwave like we are, check out this tutorial we made in the video we show you how to make all the components needed to make a Dreamwave track, so stay with us and follow along with the video, where we show you all the tips and tricks needed in this amazing genre.

https://synthctrl.com/blogs/video-tutorials/how-to-make-a-dreamwave-track

I’ve never made any song, I love music, music is my life and I’ve thought about making it my whole life and so here I am 💀

Vaporwave and its sub genres are my absolute favorite, specifically future funk, so anyway enough rambling , where do I start? I have a Mac and slowing down samples is cool but I would also like to make it from scratch too so how do I go about all of this? :)

Hey folks here's the monthly thread where you can post what you've been working on and give feedback on other people's work. Please remember that what goes around comes around, so if you expect feedback, make sure you are giving it out too. Here's last month's thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/makingvaporwave/comments/1b54bv4/post_your_music_here_march_2024/

==RULES==

Producers of any experience level are welcome to post their tracks here.

If you post a track, it's highly recommended that you take the time to comment on someone (anyone) else's track in the thread. We want this community to thrive.

Praise and/or constructive criticism are what we're aiming for. We have no tolerance for toxicity or unwarranted negativity aimed at the members of this sub.

This post will be stickied until May. If you were late to post in the March thread (within 2-3 days of the new thread) and feel you got shortchanged, feel free to re-post your music here.

Hi this is my first post here. I put this rig together to make myself some vaporwave mixes.

https://reddit.com/link/1bq2mat/video/r2syymc5a4rc1/player

Marantz PMD221 for pitch and high end cutoff

Boss PH-3 phaser

Strymon Nightsky reverb

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I also have a Volca Keys, a Radioshack SSM-1200 mixer, a Boss PH-1R, some modded Walkmans, and a bunch of obscure 80s freestyle tapes :)

I would like to add a sampler and maybe some more pedals to the mix, any suggestions?

Just wanna say thank you giys ive been learning a lot and am continually inspired but the stuff i see on here <3

Does anyone know How i can remove distortion on audacity ? I have tried normalizing the Track but it didint help much. The Track Kinda sounds low quality and i dont want that. Please help 😅

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxR8FNs-rZDUnaPmjzKpTUtOHNc02_uMJ

I've been trying to make a vaporwave track using an self-made track but have been struggling to make a chord progression for the track.

Hey folks here's the monthly thread where you can post what you've been working on and give feedback on other people's work. Please remember that what goes around comes around, so if you expect feedback, make sure you are giving it out too. Here's last month's thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/makingvaporwave/comments/1afxb33/post_your_music_here_february_2024/

==RULES==

Producers of any experience level are welcome to post their tracks here.

If you post a track, it's highly recommended that you take the time to comment on someone (anyone) else's track in the thread. We want this community to thrive.

Praise and/or constructive criticism are what we're aiming for. We have no tolerance for toxicity or unwarranted negativity aimed at the members of this sub.

This post will be stickied until April. If you were late to post in the Feb thread (within 2-3 days of the new thread) and feel you got shortchanged, feel free to re-post your music here.

I found a perfect Japanese jazz sample to make a mallsoft track but I can't get it to loop correctly, I tried cutting it into several parts as well and even though I set the project to the BPM of the song sometimes it goes out of tempo. How I can avoid this? What is the most recommended way to set a song to tempo in FL Studio?

https://youtu.be/Y6uW5yB1zFk
A song for reference ^

like in the works of oblique occasions, slowerpace or modest by default

thanks so much!

Hey folks here's the monthly thread where you can post what you've been working on and give feedback on other people's work. Please remember that what goes around comes around, so if you expect feedback, make sure you are giving it out too. Here's last month's thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/makingvaporwave/comments/18x5gzh/post_your_music_here_january_2024/

==RULES==

Producers of any experience level are welcome to post their tracks here.

If you post a track, it's highly recommended that you take the time to comment on someone (anyone) else's track in the thread. We want this community to thrive.

Praise and/or constructive criticism are what we're aiming for. We have no tolerance for toxicity or unwarranted negativity aimed at the members of this sub.

This post will be stickied until March. If you were late to post in the Jan thread (within 2-3 days of the new thread) and feel you got shortchanged, feel free to re-post your music here.

Is utopian virtual music basically old songs made in to midi and jazz a-fied and nothings really original? I'm trying to make utopian virtual songs and i feel like every time i compose anything original it doesn't give me that cooperate feel and it j sounds like something else other then cooperate stock midi jazz music or the utopian virtual music feel I'm trying to go for. Dose anyone know hot to get anything that sounds good cause i can't find anything on how to approach this genera.

I wanna make utopian virtual music and I made this album but it wasn't really any genre witch bummed me out cause I lowkey hate it. I wanna make utopian virtual music like the Artists: コディ, new Folder (2) , SunsetSkies ™ , Dream.corp , 486 Paradise or CGI Gold™ 複合. But I have issues trying to get sounds like them that I'm happy with. and i cant find any tutorials or advice online about utopian virtual music making. can I get any help to get my sound like in that place? or tips on what to do? I already have the korg m1 vst.