r/AdvancedProduction

Ill start:

Align the crossover points in ur multiband plugins to reduce phasing.

Dont use mid side eq without linear or dynamic phase to preserve the phase better then regular eqing

Dont use equalisers on bus tracks to avoid eqing stuff that doesnt need to be eqd

Use only smooth eq bands to get a cleaner sound

Using max quality settings and 32x oversampling to get highest quality music when rendering (obvious but hey this makes a huge diffrence)

Align the phase of ur kick with ur sub by shifting the sub sample or by turning the phase knob and set random start position to zero

Lets go

I know my way around a compressor and the other shiny things that make my tracks go wub wub.

I understand the concept of multiband compression - it's regular compression for individual frequency ranges. What I have pondered for too long is when and how to use one.

Any thoughts and opinions?

I’m looking to upgrade my set up right now and I have been using edifier bookshelf speakers for a few years now but I want to get something that sounds better my budget is $500 any recommendations would be appreciated

This matters even more in bass music, where the whole point is usually the gap between breakdown and drop. Compress that away and you're just removing the raw material mastering needs.

Hi! It's me again.

Just to clarify, the song isn't mine; it's royalty-free for practice. Thanks.

Please be concise, honest, and justify your answers with sound reasoning. I want to learn. Thanks again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-B6dLMd6dI

I've been producing as a hobby with friends for almost 5 years. I make my own loops but sometimes I have fun chopping random old samples in Serato. I'm stuck on a workflow habit of keeping everything strictly on rigid 2, 4, or 8-bar loops to keep the counts clean and the drums hitting on the right spots (I'm not saying drums should be hitting on super exact times, I may offset them a little bit, but they still need to sound right with the chops) and respecting the metronome.

While studying some Kanye remake projects in FL Studio, I noticed on some videos everything on the playlist sat off grid at random timings. Drops would hit at odd spots like 8 bars plus 3 beats instead of standard markers like bar 9, 13, or 17, and sections ran on uncertain lengths like 6 bars and 3 beats rather than clean exact counts, like 4 or 8 bars.

Have I been limiting myself by forcing samples into the grid? For heavy samplers, how do you handle these asymmetrical chops without losing the bounce?

My concern is, if I start relying purely on my ear and ignoring the metronome and standard timings, won't it end up being difficult for an artist to rap or sing over a beat with uncertain loop lengths and sections? Thank you.

Been struggling to get kicks right in Kick 3 and looking for some advice. I always end up with too subby or too dominant transient and i just keep lowering the sub region in the amp section or making transient softer but then it ends up kind of subby again.

Just really looking for someone who came across something similar, i mix on Genelec 8040’s if that helps or anything :)

Thanks in advance

Hello!, thank you so much for clicking, the sounds were these

Open Hat [ Closet ]
Kick [ Hard ]

Thats how it was written exactly

Would love if anyone knew where these sounds are from (what drumkit)

Thank you!!

I had a good application on mac os for this purpose but it seems its not as straight forward on windows. Interested to hear feedback, like if it works on all browsers and if it gets buggy or anything. Im thinking about spending some addition time money and effort to expand the site and its capabilities.

If you get a good amount of use from this resource suggest additional functionality and i will try to develop it further.