Creation & Studio

Production musicale, synthétiseurs et ingénierie sonore.

I was told by an exec in the music industry that artists aren’t mastering their songs anymore unless they’re doing a vinyl pressing.

This is wildly incorrect, right? Unless this is some new revelation, it seems like mastering your music is completely necessary. It’s basically the glue to hold it all together. Any more insight on this or is this take as wrong as I think it is?

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u/rfhmusic92 — 4 hours ago

I came across this in a book on symbolism. Some surprisingly familiar looking shapes - perhaps inspiring if you like some extremely subtle symbolism in your music.

Weirdly there does feel like an open, airy quality to a sine wave. Triangles aren't all that firey... But saws? 100%. Squares definitely have a deep earthiness to them.

Maybe I'm talking nonsense though. What do you think?

u/hopefullyhelpfulplz — 2 hours ago

Djx iib groovebox thing

Hi, i’ve been going through my old belongings and found this yamaha groovebox thing. Given the state of it i’m assuming it isnt worth much, but i was wondering what yall would value it at?

Im not too much into music so was unsure whether to sell it, or repair it with 3d printing and gift it.

Sorry if this isnt the place for this, idk much about it so was just looking around.

u/tbdlperson — 5 hours ago

Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizers

The Roland Jupiter-8 has been around for over 40 years, yet it still seems to be one of the most recognizable synthesizers ever made.

Its sound has appeared on countless records across pop, synthwave, electronic, and film music. Even today, many software plugins and modern hardware synths try to capture its character.

But I sometimes wonder how much of its reputation comes from nostalgia versus its actual sound and workflow.

If the Jupiter-8 were released for the first time today without its legendary status do you think it would still be considered one of the greatest analog synthesizers ever made?

I'd love to hear your thoughts, especially from people who have actually played one.

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u/ElderberryGloomy2539 — 6 hours ago

I built my first Make Noise Trio stand

It was pretty easy to assemble, it doesn't take up much space, and it can be folded into a slim stand for transport. You can also adjust the angle of the top section. If anyone's interested, I can measure all the parts and write down the dimensions so you can build it too.

u/Eldenhor — 5 hours ago

Roland XV-5080 - Help

I bought a Roland XV.5080.
I'm looking for a music editor for Windows. If you know of one or use one...
Then I saw this fantastic video:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orwS6snZuwg&t=487s •

I'm contacting you to see if anyone uses this sampling method, and if burning CDs with WAV files works?
Thanks, the Gang
u/Crazy__Penis — 4 hours ago

What is the most important thing you've learned about audio engineering so far?

Or your top three things? I'm brand new to the field, and I'm sure a lot of heads here have forgotten more than I'll ever know, but I'd like to know what general direction to go because it's a vast subject.

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u/PanamaSound — 10 hours ago

Radio Mic recommendations?

The singer in our band wants to get a radio mic. She'd like to keep her current mic, does anyone have any experience with plug in radio systems line the Boss WL-30XLR, or any other recommendations?

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u/Coralwood — 3 hours ago
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I have dozens of finished songs but no music for them

Hey everyone,
I’m looking for some advice or maybe even someone to collaborate with.
I can write complete lyrics on my own. Lyrics, concepts, storytelling, verses, choruses, bridges, all of that comes pretty naturally to me. The problem is that when it comes to the actual music side of things, I’m completely lost.
I don’t know how to create melodies, rhythms, chord progressions, or instrumentals. I can hear the emotion I want in my head, but I have no idea how to turn that into actual music. Most of the time I end up with pages of lyrics and no clue what they should sound like.
Has anyone else started from a lyrics-only background and learned the music side later? If so, where would you recommend I begin? Are there any beginner-friendly tools, courses, or methods that helped you understand melody and songwriting from a musical perspective?
I’d also love to hear how lyricists usually find producers, composers, or musicians to work with.
Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/harry_puhahhh — 8 hours ago

First (MIDI) Synth Suggestion?

Hello everyone, I really enjoy NIN industrial and gritty sounds lately and wanted to get myself a good synthesizer/digital/MIDI piano whatever it is. What’s the best suggestion to start from scratch ?

Recently the Minilab 37 caught my attention because Minilab3 is not capable for 2 hands play. Thanks you the help!

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u/type-v9 — 9 hours ago

Synth Re-creation Question!

Hello!

I've recently got back into my trusty DAW after 15 years and am having lots of fun. Would anyone be so kind as to tell me how to re-create the effect on this track that goes up and down in frequency? I figure tremolo is involved and perhaps some sort of EQ sweep? But am unsure as to what the clean source sound would be also.

Thanks in advance and have a great rest of your weekend.

u/Lanter808 — 5 hours ago

How do you determine which notes you assign to which instrument?

My one question that I have (I’m not sure if there’s an answer or if it just comes with experience) is this: Outside of the bass note, how do you decide which note goes with which instrument and in which register?

For example, let’s say you end a piece with a B major chord like Stravinsky’s Firebird. Obviously it’s not going to be inverted, so our bass note is a B. But outside of that, there’s so many instruments. I mean what’s the difference in giving second and fourth horn and octave F# and an octave D# in the grand scheme of things.

Do composers consider how the notes would ring with the other horns? Does that really make a difference with that many other instruments playing?

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u/Scary-Quote-3803 — 10 hours ago

Further understanding the Mario Cadence

Hi all,

I have never gotten formal musical training. I learned guitar (and music) through metal/rock covers and reverse-engineering than I pivoted to DAW/MIDI technologies and gotten a further grip on the technicalities of music (dynamics, harmonics, phase, loudness maximization, etc).

While most music I write is in the minor scale (or in Aeolian mode? I'm not sure I'm properly using terminology here), my rock/metal background has equipped me with some magic tricks to cut corner within a scale without the music breaking and sounding off-key.

The most classical (classical as in "oh that's a classic" not as in "classical music" haha) trick I employ may be injecting the triton (Root+6st) in a blues-y way (usually gliding downward or upward to land on the 4th or 5th of the minor scale). This trick is used all over music I listened to from rock/metal to 2000s R&B/pop.

An even more daring trick is injecting the major 3rd (Root+4st) or I guess playing directly or indirectly the major chord of the key instead of the minor. The internet search led me to just one particular instance of this referred to as the **Mario Cadence**. In a nutshell, it comes to playing the following chords given a tonic X: (X-4)maj -> (X-2)maj -> Xmaj. It ressembles a famous chord progression from the minor scale 6maj 7maj 1 found all over western music. Yet it lands on an unexpected major chord rather than minor.

However, it is not the only way I gravitate towards playing that tonic chord as major instead of minor. I found myself also replacing the tonic minor chord with its major version in my favorite family of chord progression involving 1, 4th, and 6th (0, 0+5, 0+8) in various orders. It's also found all over western music, and it works so well but that's another can of worm I'll be ready to dig into one day.

Here's an example from a breakdown of a recent piece of music I'm working on.

The harmony, carried by the bass and chords, is more of a power-chord progression from A 1st to F 6th to D 4th. In my pads and chords, I throw the major 3rd (tonic+4st) into it and it doesn't break, one can even say it gives a dreaminess to the whole thing. If you have a more informed description of what you hear, please let me know.

I also noticed that major 3rd (+4st) doesn't break when the minor 7th (+10st) is still ringing. Which cannot be necessarily said for other minor-only notes (like the 3rd (+3st) or the 6th (+8st)).

I'm open to any leads I can follow in order to understand these maneuvers. I sort of learned by ear and observation. Over the years, I luckily stumbled upon some music that cannot be explained or understood through a minimal understanding of keys and scales.

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u/iamnotlefthanded666 — 9 hours ago

Sound Effect Tips/Help Needed

Any help would be really appreciated:
The film was shot in the basement bar of a post-war NYC building. It's narrow and long. In this scene, two people are talking, with background bar noise and music coming from the speakers. How do I get the music to sound like it's being played in this kind of space in ADOBE?

I managed to get the effect in DaVinci but cannot replicate it in Adobe to save my life. Please help.

THIS is what the bar looks like.

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u/AdResident5065 — 6 hours ago

Is there any value in a Behringer clone like the Model D over a sequential fourm?

I’m a classically trained pianist and am fairly new to synth stuff. Is there anything the behringer model D can do that the fourm can’t, functionality-wise? Or is it just the nostalgia/workflow of the minimoog that it offers?

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u/Mjeeees — 6 hours ago

Cheap portable gear case/stand

Covered a lap desk for books with velcro, put some strips on my gear to stick to it and now I can carry and play it on my lap, hehe.

u/mango_foot — 14 hours ago