How do you all go about taming your high end to avoid that airy and unrefined sound without killing the clarity? When using references I generally notice my high end is too bright and washed out, but when trying to tone it down I almost always end up making my mix sound dull and muddy. Any tips for maintaining that crisp and clear high end without squashing your sound?

Computer Music mag saw the publication of its latest issue a few weeks ago. I bought the latest issue on the Computer Music app, and this morning I was surprised to see that all the issues are in fact available for free. Is it the same for you?

hey i’ve been trying to understand how to make a particular like rave bass sound i’ve heard a lot lately, it probably has a name but i have no idea what it is.

it’s the screamy high freq part in g jones immortal light at 2:41

https://youtu.be/BDEBbzD9-_M?si=aaLPd0BWwQZ-i1yd

hope this makes sense!

*title should say Portals Output or Softubes Parallels

Was looking into two potential ideas for something interesting to but during black Friday for ambient or different kinda sounds (the later isn't on sale yet tho) and saw both these mentioned in some reddit threads?

Anyone here use either of these and have opinions on if they're worth it or not?

IE- say you already have the full Ableton (or Bitwig) suite and a lot of synths like Pigments and Serum, etc...

Thanks

Simply put- looking for something budget friendly. I'm sure anything under $100 won't be too amazing but... at least it'd beat speaker laptops when playing stuff loud without headphones.

Any ideas for low cost speakers worth checking out?

Thanks

So I’ll be traveling for Thanksgiving, and will bring some gear to make the most of my downtime. Debating on my strategy:

Option 1: Bring the groove box I am most familiar with so I can make the most progress on my tracks.

Option 2: Bring a groove box I’m not as familiar with so I’ll be forced to learn its quirks and see if it’s something that improves my workflow.

Any good resources? Not a total noob, I understand that its just smart noise shaping and decent samples / layers. I want to make high energy music and its honestly really difficult and clear that theres no one simple method.

Learning resources / channels much appreciated

I’m making a somewhat poppy track and I’m looking for a piano VST that would be good for it. As of now, I’m using Ableton’s stock piano, but it’s a bit too artificial sounding for my tastes and it’s the one thing holding the song back from being as good as I want it to be. What do y’all use?

https://youtu.be/g1o-RrvqwQU?si=Pe4s31Hh-AJaOtzy&t=261

I've been trying to get this tone for a while in Serum plug-in but couldn't find the sweet spot.

I'm blown away by how Noisecream got their sub/bass frequencies so wide & thick in this track, but at the same time everything else cuts through so clearly. I'm assuming sidechaining through a multiband compressor for the clearness of each element, I can tell the high frequencies of that bass synth duck out when the lead comes in. But how did they get the sub bass to sound so wide without losing power or causing phasing issues? Did they make a really good bass synth with distortion, and then increase the stereo width? Or did they use stereo separation? I'm using FL Studio and trying to imagine how it was done with Fruity Stereo Enhancer as my reference. The sound is clearest at 1:28 but is throughout the track https://youtu.be/xypteTjmgCk

I just can't get my head around how wide the low frequencies are and how well it still sounds, nothing I'm experiementing with comes close :(

Thank you for your time!

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Been producing seriously for a year now and I’ve reached a low. I want to make music so badly but can’t even get myself to open ableton. I think it’s do to a mix of depression and way too high expectations I’ve made for myself. How do I cut the expectations and just have fun with it again? Any tips to start feeling inspired? Creativity is such a doubled edged sword as it can be so uplifting and energizing at times and so damn draining at times. Looking for a podcast, book, YouTube video or inspirational speech haha. Anything to help me get back on track :) thanks <3

EDIT: thank you all so much for your comments. They seriously helped.

How do I know if I am over producing or under producing in a genre? And I’m not asking for anyone to listen to my music as this is something I want to be able to know myself no matter what genre I am producing in. Is there an easy way to test this?

https://youtu.be/IKbdCxTul-w?si=hNjU8TI3oXRrER0X

I have a love for artists who seem to frequently sample vinyl. I’ve collected quite a few records over the years and want to start pulling samples from them. That being said, I would love to have a tried-and-true approach from people who do it often. So, what are your secrets? Looking for cataloging approaches, processing, etc.

(This post isn’t about licensing; I fully intend to license everything I use in future productions if they’re ever released.)

My Eris 3.5 just died and, to be honest, I am not going to miss them, the frequency range was so limited that they were annoying even when listening to podcasts. So now I want to replace them and I have 2 options (I have a dedicated music listening setup that is far superior to the options I am considering so I do not need awesome sound quality for music listening but something decent would be appreciated since I like listening to music when working):

1. Go for the Eris 5BT or the Pioneer equivalent, both are available in my region (Eastern Europe), the low frequency limit of 50 hz seems acceptable and connecting them to one of my audio interface using TRS is easy, they should also help to some extent with mixing but I have good headphones, including IEMs, I produce as a hobby, and I use my PC for things like gaming and casual music listening while working so a neutral sound signature isn't a huge benefit.

2. Get the Polk Audio XT20 from Amazon, hopefully at a good discount during black Friday, and get a second hand hifi amp (plenty of 90's amps that have been repaired available in local shops). That should cost me about the same as option #1, give me a wider (38 vs 53hz) frequency response which might be useful for music prod (I think both options fix the issue I had with the Eris 3.5 where the missing low frequencies meant I had to boost the volume a lot on some podcasts/videos just to hear what the person was saying), having the amp separate from the speakers means that next time a component dies, I do not have to replace everything, but the amp will only take RCA inputs which is not ideal to connect it to my UMC 1820 or my Zoom L8 (any tip on connecting 2 balanced mono TRS to 1 unbalanced stereo TRS/RCA?)

Right now, black Friday sales will probably be the decisive factor but are there things I am not taking into consideration?

Using FabFilter Pro-C2 for compression.

First I adjust my kick to 0 db gain and then adjust its volume to around -9db when mixing. So when I compress my kick to reach a gain reduction of around -3 db, my input level is at 0 db, and the output signal level is at approxs -0.4 db before I adjust.

So the question is? Why does the gain reduction indicator say -3db while the output is nowhere close to -3db, and do I have to add 0.4 db to my kick to compensate for the lost gain or 3db? If I do 3 db, the compressor will show that I am at 2.6 above zero, and it doesn't really look right.

PSA that comes from a personal gripe with reviewing tracks on submithub today: deep house and progressive house are not the same genre.

The presence of subbass in your house track does not make it "deep".

edit: a lot of people seem to assume I don't see crossover between these genres at all. that's not the point of this post. My point is that when we are pitching songs or requesting people listen to our music, we need to know how to properly classify our music so we get relevant feedback. I've listened to a ton of driving, trance-inspired progressive house today that artists have classified improperly as "deep house".

I currently have the A4Vs and a Sub8 in a 11 by 8’4 feet (3.35m x 2.84m) room, would getting the A7Vs be an upgrade or should I stick with the smaller speakers?

What is gain staging? What're the basics of gain staging? Do a lot of you use this mixing method?

Thanks :D

Edit: thanks for all the replies!!!

Anyone have any favorite percussion kind of VST's?

Was just wondering this as I was looking at Klevgrand's Borsta plug-in. I have their Skaka one currently that I like for whenever I could use shakers on tracks.

I also came across one called UVI Percussion Factory that looked interesting but haven't tried it yet.

Hi fellas.

I've been getting high cpu use since i upgraded to Ableton 12, the updates didn't seem to fix this.
I had to reinstall Ableton 11 in parallel and it takes only 2-3% of cpu in an empty project like it always did.
Anybody had the same experience or knows how to fix this ?

Hello I’m oooking to buy a microphone. I have the Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen and I’m looking to get the Shure sm7db. Does it need anything else? I know the original sm7b needed a cloudlifter but the sm7db has a preamp built in. Is it good enough? Do I need anything else? thanks in advance !

As title suggests :)

He just released an album on Phace's & Misanthrop's label NËU.

In The Midst Of Bias LP

His Instagram

Hi Guys,

I have some Great Vocal Samples -

I want to play around with : effects / processing / manipulation over it

Please suggest "Best VSTs / Vsynth / Softwares" for it - Im ok to Buy.

Few I know - Arcade, Exhale, Effectrix etc

Thanks

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Rules:

1. Make an effort to comment on other people's tracks. By doing so, you will find that others will be more likely to help you with your tracks.

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The song is such a banger ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5q3d5RvV8 ) and I'm looking to get some insight on how he flipped the vocal (sampled from close my eyes by Paul Janz) and made it so euphoric. I hear lots of layers and he obviously pitched it up and stretched it out but i'm wondering if he used any kind of vocal synth/plug in to create even more voices on top

I'm newer to production so I'm wanting to hear from some more advanced producers on some possible tecniques he used to create such a pumping and energetic vocal.

Just found a remix contest for Marshmello's new song, where you can win some free studio gear and stuff like that. Good luck everyone. https://fadr.com/contest/marshmello

I'm a bedroom producer focusing on electronic music as my passion. Opportunities in my country are limited, and I’m looking for schools in Netherlands so I can connect with the EDM community. I've heard about places like the Amsterdam Electronic Music Academy (AEMA),Herman Brood Academie (looks hard to get in and only in Dutch), if anyone has suggestions for schools or structured programs (Long term) for electronic music production and DJing, please share!

Thanks in advance!