Anyone wanna make similar music together in Brussels? I can sing but very limited tech ability 😂?:)

Just as the title suggests. I sometimes think "this song keeps getting better" or "this low end is doing something hella intersting" only to realize I'm beat locked with another car. Is this normal and what does it mean? Lol

I’m sure some of you have seen reels and videos of producers running bench oscilloscopes either in line off their interfaces or via usb?

I’m kinda in a phase with my production where I’m getting the results that I want and I want to start exploring passive inspiration via decoration and stuff. I really love old CRT displays and the look of analog oscilloscopes. I’d like to work out a combination of both.

Specifically I’ve been looking at getting an old Tektronix 2212 and setting it up to display my pc audio.

Has anyone done this?

Tips?

Alternatives?

I guess also consider this a place to talk about your favorite decorations and desk ornaments that you feel inspire your music.

Thanks everyone

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Every time I drag vocal samples into ableton, the warp modes make them sound super weird. And if I try to change the bpm it either a) doesn’t work or b) destroys the vocal. Is there a quick guide on how to import vocals is so I can make some mashups?

Thanks

Hey Guys! Do you know why my kick waveform is not showing on my shaperbox 3? I have already actived the sidechain but only the bass waveform is displayed. Thanks a million!

Hello Guys! Do you know why my kick waveform is not showing on my Shaperbox Display? Below is the screenshot of shaperbox on my bass channel. I have the ext. sidechain activated already but I can only see the bass waveform.

Looking for any artists that have videos on the funk sauce.

So I am looking to downsize from my MacBook air for financial reasons. I plan on selling it and using the money to purchase DJ equipment and a new laptop.

I am having trouble understanding what laptop I should buy, I want it to be as cheap as possible but It needs to be able to run rekordbox and ableton. Looking for 250$ to 500$

Do I just need to have a certain operating system or is there a chip requirement for processing power? not sure what I should be looking for I am not great with the hardware aspects of computers?

I'm obsessed with this soundtrack, primarily the main track "The Substance" from a production point of view - I've never heard such a spacious yet powerful low end like this before, and I'm curious if anyone here knows how he achieved it so I could replicate it in my own production.

Here's the link for those who haven't heard it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKxKuYsx2R0&ab_channel=Raffertie-Topic

https://open.spotify.com/track/6Pot7RIYFgzOOadIG1IMBv?si=9c8bae2d317149a2

Hi, I’ve been producing music for a while but mostly indie and have only recently started making edm. My drums seem to be sounding very lifeless and boring. Is there any tips you guys have to making them have more of a groove, to sound crisper and tighter and to make people want to dance?

This forum will not let me post screenshots so I'll copy paste all the statistics here but as of rn, I can't afford professional studio headphones or speakers so if I use the data based off of these readings from ratings.com,  Can I use an equalizer and analyzer to make the earbuds near to completely flat in frequency response? It looked way better and clean in my notes 😭 and It's a bit lengthy so i apologize in advance, 

Sound profile: 55 to 115 DB/SPL threshold 20-100hz: Sub-bass -8.63db dip 2k-10k: Treble -1.09db dip

Frequency response consistency: Avg . Std. Deviation: 0.97db

Bass accuracy: 60 to 110 DB/SPL threshold  20hz -250khz:  Low-frequency extension: 87.24hz Std. Err. 7.8db Low-bass: -16db Mid-bass: -2.99db High-bass: 1.47db

Mid accuracy:  Std. Err.: 1.4 db Low-mids: 0.3db Mid-mids: -1.46db High-mids: 1.03db

Treble accuracy: Std. Err.: 2.14db Low-treble: -0.41db Mid-treble: 1.8db High-treble: -8.59db

Peaks/dips: -18 to 12db difference, 20hz to 20khz range: Peaks: 2.29db Dips. 1.05db

If you've gotten this far, Thank you:)

Hey Friends,

I know this is a bit off topic but I am wondering how you think I could best host an Autotune karaoke.

I have been producing music for years and use ableton and am well versed in it but have never really done vocal production ever.

I had this idea for an event where we do auto-tune karaoke and people can choose their level of T-Pain they want their autotune to be set at.

I have used Antares Autotune demo to play around with it but it was more just to play with it and I wasn't focused on this idea yet. I saw there are presets for male, female, low male, low female etc. Is this the best plugin for what I am going for? Any other suggestions to look into?

Anything else like latency that I should be aware of or not thinking of? Are there any vocal processing chains that would work kind of for everyone?

Appreciate ya'll!

I see ads for this site Offgigs - DJ & Artist booking but not sure if they're legit and if anyone has used them before. If you have used them before what was your experience?

First off RIP to the goat.

I see a lot of people on here ask about Charlesthefirst's sound design, but what I'm even more interested in is learning how he programmed his drums. They are so unique. When I listen I hear a lot of lofi hip hop style patterns, but the samples sound so HIGH fidelity and crisp. Lots of reversed sounds and glitches and repeated notes. Wish he would have done a seminar or something when he was still with us. Would have loved to see how he processed and mixed his drum sounds. No other producer I've heard can quite touch his quality of mixing on his drum productions. If anyone has any knowledge or tips or tutorial links please drop em here

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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.

2. Be specific when asking for help. Examples of specific questions: "What do you think about this kick sample?" "How's this mix?" "I need some help on this melody, the last measure comes off a little cheesy, any ideas?" etc.

3. Be descriptive when giving feedback. Use timecodes to highlight certain parts.

4. Please link to the feedback comments you've left in your top-level comment. This will show others the feedback you've left, and you're more likely to get feedback yourself! Also, please notice those who are leaving a lot of feedback and give them some, too. This is a cooperative effort! Update: Any comments that do not follow this format will be automatically removed.

For example:

feedback for Esther: "link to feedback"

feedback for Fay: "link to feedback"

feedback for Minerva: "link to feedback"

Here's my track. I'm looking for ___

Honestly not really one for sample packs… like to make as much myself as possible, minus drums maybe. But tbh Pluto sounds really sick to me, and I’m considering buying the Christmas sale bundle which includes it… the price of the pack is double what Pluto costs in its own, and contains way more than double the content, but is it all worth it? Does anyone that has bought Armaku sample packs before and have any feedback? I’m making future bass/trap/dubstep kinda stuff and really inspired by styles like Nikita the wicked, isoxo, Troyboi, hex cougar, toy box, copycatt, koan sound etc., so it seems like a good fit.

In honor of my fourth single being under contract, here's my way to give back to this community that has taught me so much throughout the years. These are about ten presets I'ved used in releases...HAAAVE FUNNN - VITAL BB

i suck sometimes so if it does not work please let me know :)

I just got it on sale and compared to Serum it seems weak .. anemic... Does anyone else think this or do I just not know how to use it yet?

How do you guys deal with this feeling?

Here is the situation.

I will have my first label release soon, an EP and I can’t shake this feeling that I am an imposter.

For context, I started producing not too long ago.

A couple months ago, I sent one of my favorite producer a DM on instagram and to my surprise, he replied to me.

Since then, we’ve been in contact regularly and he’s been giving me feedback on my music. Helped me improve alot and quickly.

This guy also has his own label, it’s a small label but he puts out quality tracks and he is a well respected member of the genre.

Not too long ago, I sent him two tracks I had made. To my surprise, he instantly said that he loved them and he wanted to have the tracks on his label.

At first, it felt so validating, an artist that you look up to and has inspired you to start producing is now saying that he loves your work. Anyways, I signed the tracks to his label and the release is coming soon.

I can’t help but feel like I don’t belong there even though I have wished for that and I love making music.

TLDR; Started producing not too long ago, sent tracks to an artist I look up to. He has his own label and signed two tracks of mine. Feeling like an imposter even though I worked hard to get there.

Hi all,

So I had another artist in my scene request that I remix his song. He liked my style and seemed nice enough so I was willing to do it for him (pro bono). I spent some days over a couple months working up the remix, making sure it was nice and polished as could be, adding plenty of interesting effects, mixing it carefully, mastering it. I basically recreated a whole new song around what he had given me to work with. Sent it to him and he liked it.

I was like cool, great. Then he says he wants to edit the whole mixdown and everything from scratch, take all effects off of everything. So now I'm kinda hesitant because I'm worried what he sends me back is going to have a lot of different edits that would make it...not really my remix of the song anymore. I don't know if I want it under my name when it's not the version I actually made. Is this normally how remixes are done? I'm an artist with a decent fanbase but this is my first remix for someone else so just looking to get some opinions on whether this is expected?

Not really sure what to do here. I kinda feel like you either like someone's remix or you don't. I would've preferred him saying he doesn't like it rather than completely reworking what I made.

Thanks!

Not wanting this to be a heavy or somber post, just honestly curious how some of you have found ways to create when you're struggling? Truth is I've been suffering from heavy depression, and my enjoyment for producing has been clouded as of late.

I've always found music to be the best way for me to channel emotion, both on the good and bad days, but the heaviness I've felt lately has taken that away from me. I've tried sitting down to work on music but I just haven't been able to find a rhythm.

So I'm wondering if those of you that have experienced something similar have found certain methods to work through it, or just make it work in general? Do you keep forcing yourself to sit down and see what comes out of it, even on the days you don't want to and hope something comes out of it? Do you go into it without the goal to create, but rather focus on other things like chords/melodies/sound design to use at a later juncture? Or do you simply just take a break from music altogether. Would love to hear any techniques/methods you've used in the past that have seemed to help. Much appreciated everyone, thanks!

TLDR: On the toughest days, how do you find ways to push through it and create something beautiful without putting too much pressure on yourself?

Edit: Damn everyone, really appreciate all the responses! Means a lot.

Edit: Love all the advice on ways to help with the depression - lifestyle/diet/etc. However my situation is a little tricky. Was a professional fighter for most of my life - have all the normal wear and tear from a career like that but unfortunately I suffered bad nerve damage and that follows me around constantly. I have chronic pain every day of my life. Have seen specialists for the last 5 years but nothing has ever helped. Believe me my mental game is as good as anyone's, but the pain can be debilitating some days and the nerves shutdown my brain, which leads to my depression. So it's just something for now I have to accept and learn to deal with, and hopefully learn to channel it through music!

I know it's a weird question but as someone who just picked up this hobby, getting the levels right seems impossible. I know it will take a lot time and practice, but can I do something to counteract what I might not be able to hear?

Left ear is still good tho 🤙

Edit: Thank you everyone for the replies! Got me feeling a lot better about my chances

Been producing, mixing and mastering on the same exact pair of ATH M50x's for over 7 years now, so I thought it's about time for an upgrade.

Looking for some closed back headphones that are comfortable, preferably with large ear pads.

I don't like the stock M50x ear pads so have changed them for some 3rd party larger ones which makes the headphones a lot more comfortable. They sadly kill the low end though.. Sonarworks SoundID helps correct the lack of low end slightly, but I'm not 100% happy with it

I'd like some headphones that are bassy, but not over the top. I also absolutely do not care about a "flat response" as it is useless to me since I'll only ever use that one pair of headphones for all casual listening, producing, mixing etc.

As long as the frequency response is not goofy and most importantly - the headphones can reproduce all frequencies, and reproduce them well and clear without artifacts, resonances, etc. then that's exactly what I need.

Lastly budget isn't an issue, as long as it's not some crazy $5k pair haha

My friend swears by the AirPods Max which he uses wired plugged into his interface. I do like the look of them, and active noise cancelling is a nice bonus

I've also had a look at the Sennheiser HD 820 as an expensive "for life" upgrade, but the people I've spoken to say they're just "okaayy".

Any recommendations?

No matter what I do every time I make something it sounds so shitty afterwards because I just cannot mix it properly I guess. I haven’t released anything in a while because I’m in this rut where everything I’m making sounds muddy/not clear.

I EQ everything, but maybe I’m not taking out the right parts.

I tried using reference tracks but to no avail. Does anyone have any videos or suggestions? Specifically for EDM.

Hi friends!

I started producing recently, and previously i had a regular mid tier usb sound card, Focusrite Clarett.

However since then i really like a clean, minimalist workspace and would like a better PCIE internal sound card.

For those might be saying that PCIE sound cards are not made for production: I often work with +50 channel trance projects, using my STOCK asus z390 sound card, without any dropouts or noticable lagg, aswell using omnisphere etc.

However - i recently got some demanding plugins and emulators, and i need that 10-20% better performance now.

Been looking at the Creative Sound Blaster Z SE, or the more premium Creative Sound Blaster AE-7. anyone tried producing with that? Shouldn't that be a tad better than my stock z390 motherboard soundcard?

Also: I don't do any live recording or tracking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfqcRQlFVpM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfzUkUVawaU

I'm after these particular sounds. Please recommend synths, samples or sample libraries for this type of music. I tried vital and nexus but meh, no such presets that i could dig up.