Vice hosted a contest for song submissions ($10/per song) with prizes and it ended in late june. It’s been two months and they haven’t released the results. They haven’t answered my email asking about the results. Anyone know anything?
This lead is on Destroid's track "Bounce", which has Space Laces as a collaborator.
And this is imo a pretty space lacesy sound and I figured you guys would know more about how to make something similar :)
After a post I made last week, I’ve decided that it would be quicker in the long run to work with samples, instead of making them in the kick plugin.
I’ve gotten ahold of some samples and I notice they’re coming in super hot. Like 0db pre-fader. I’ve never worked with samples before and am just looking for some basic tips.
My intuition says to gain stage them back down to leave headroom for everything else and then basically not touch it after that, save for some minor eq’ing and transient shaping
Also, because it’s processed, I’m assuming a kick sample would stay by itself, rather than go into a bus with the rest of the kit?
But I’d still like to hear everyone’s basic workflow when using pre-processed kicks in their songs. Thanks
These came today and I’m going to change that. Air into synths, chunk into bass. And a sweet warmth on overall mix bus. Can’t wait, had to share.
It first started 3 months ago when I caught a severe flu but had to produce anyway and after that I just decided for whatever reason to continue producing while laying down in bed. The only problem is that now I'm almost fully unable to produce in any other position and it makes me feel physically weak, as well as it obstructs my ability to produce while travelling.
Also I should add that I'm unemployed, so I have unlimited time for production, which means, that I spend like 70% of my time in bed, just producing.
Does anyone have something like that, and if you used to have it, how did you manage to fix that?
Please post any and all [Feedback] or [Listen] type threads here. Any standalone threads that belong in this weekly post will be removed.
This thread is for works in progress only. It is not a place for self-promotion.
Rules:
Format your top-level comment like this:
Feedback for user1: [link]
Feedback for user2: [link]
Feedback for user3: [link]
Here's my track: [link],
I'm looking for feedback on x, y or z.
OK, this is a question specifically for experienced producers, mixers and mastering engineers.
Do you have a system for gauging what the correct spectral balance is in your tracks, especially getting the level of sub-bass right, and if so what is it? Any tools you can recommend?
I'm generally OK at mixing but like most home studios, my room acoustics are compromised at the low end (yes it's treated, but there's a limit to what can be achieved in a small room). My current system involves crosschecking on different systems and headphones, looking at the output waveform, A/Bing against reference tracks and comparing spectrograms. But still I feel like it's less deterministic than I'd ideally like.
Interested in hearing from anyone who has a rock solid system for this which they feel completely removes the guesswork.
is it possible to make a track using only loops from sample pack?
I think it's nearly impossible because the entire track is going to sound the same with no variation in between.
if so, how would you do it?
Been discovering a lot of independent artists lately through The Cauldron community.
Opening submissions up again for new Spotify releases.
Hi, I don't mean slow it down as in just changing the master tempo and calling it a day, but I mean automating the tempo of a track from 132bpm to slow it down to 122 bpm. Kinda like if I would be slowing it down during a DJ set or something. I'm using Ableton and Fl Studio. Thank you.
Cut a clip into two, stretch both of them via shift+drag and make the crossfade. Then try to move a warp marker on either of the clips.
I've used Ableton for around 15 years and this is the first time I've encountered a bug. Usually the DAW or a VST crashes but nothing like this.
I’ve been producing in FL for quite a few years now, and I’m honestly just fucking stuck.
Whenever I open a blank project with the intention of making something, my mind just goes completely blank. Sometimes I’ll have a vague genre I want to go for, but that’s about it. I don’t even really know what kind of music I want to make.
I’m pretty decent at covers and remixes, probably because there’s already a foundation there for me to work off of.
But starting from nothing? Impossible. This entire year so far I’ve only managed to make two decent 1-2 minute unfinished tracks, and both basically happened by accident. I was messing around with patches, found a sound I liked, threw down some chords, and kept stacking stuff until it sounded good. And when I really get to work, I can lock in for hours.
Then I hit a wall. I have no idea where to take the arrangement next, and whenever I try to force a new section in, it just sounds wrong.
My tastes are also all over the place. I want to make crazy high-energy stuff like breakcore, but I also want to make really cozy, slower stuff. I don’t want to lock myself into one genre either.
So how do you guys actually just sit down and... make good stuff? How do you come up with an idea and develop it instead of just mucking about until you accidentally eventually stumble into something good?
I’m at the point where "just keep practicing" really isn’t helpful. And it's not about motivation either, I can be extremely motivated to make something and still don't even know where to start.
I’m looking for actual advice from people who’ve dealt with this specific problem and figured out how to get past it.
There’s no shortage of producers showing off their songs on social media. Now I’ve noticed that not some, but all producers I come across exclusively use percussion loops instead of drawing them in themselves. In my own production I’ve struggled to make groovy beats in a song so I’ve always been on the lookout of examples of how others do it yet don’t come across any. Just to be clear I’m not against the use of loops in this sense and think if you can create something cool this way all power to you. Is it just that difficult to make convincing, groovy percussion or am I missing something?
Hey everyone,
I run Super Serious Coaching, a music production community focused mainly around house, minimal, garage and underground electronic music.
A big part of what we do is helping producers actually finish better music, rather than endlessly watching tutorials and never getting tracks over the line.
We regularly share free Ableton and production content covering:
Arrangement and finishing tracks
Mixing and getting low end right
Basslines, drums and groove
Sound design and sampling
Plugins and workflow
Track breakdowns from established producers
Simple Ableton tricks that can make a massive difference
We’re putting more and more of this content out for free, so if you’re an Ableton producer and any of that sounds useful, you can check us out here:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/superseriouscoaching
YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@superseriouscoaching
There’s a full coaching community behind it too if you want more hands on help, track feedback and coaching, but there’s loads of free stuff you can take away without joining anything.
Also happy to answer Ableton or production questions here if anyone is stuck on something. 👊
Please post any and all [Feedback] or [Listen] type threads here. Any standalone threads that belong in this weekly post will be removed.
This thread is for works in progress only. It is not a place for self-promotion.
Rules:
Format your top-level comment like this:
Feedback for user1: [link]
Feedback for user2: [link]
Feedback for user3: [link]
Here's my track: [link],
I'm looking for feedback on x, y or z.
I love finding samples with the XO plugin. I will add in my sample packs and just drag around until i find a cool sample, its amazing.
I am currently making my own sample pack. I tried importing it into XO but i have realized it seems XO only takes samples that are shorter, like one shots
Is there another similar plugin i can use for sample searching that works sililar? I love the click and drag around method since it is way faster and more organized than the default ableton explorer
Ringmod sidechaining gives you a beautifully clean sidechain on a waveform level, but depending on the track, it can be hit or miss.
Even within the exact same song, it might sit perfectly in one section but clash in another
Obviously, it all boils down to the golden rule of "if it sounds good, keep it; if not, ditch it," but as a general trend, what kind of tracks or contexts do you guys think pair best with a ringmod sidechain?
I’m not looking for an objectively "correct" answer here,
I really just wanna hear the logic behind your choices
*Note: I don't want you to be like "use it if your track is heavy" comments. I already know
Hey my friends, i beatbox and i want to know, how i can turn my vocal + beatboxing sketching into an actual song. I am also coincidentally a producer :D
As a DAW i use two prgrams (Reaper and Caustic 3)
Basically, i KNOW, there exists plugins, that drum-ify beatboxing and or singing / humming into melodies.
Mostly i beatbox and hum and sing, so it already structured, simply (unprofessionally) recorded with phone microphone. So i need to experiment with quality post processing.
I know it wont turn out perfect, but i want it as a foundation, where i can use some parts, for me. And for training.
I am desperately searching for 10 years.
Can anybody recommend me posts, plugins, help, any useful advice is regarded as helpful and every tipp using Reaper is the cherry on top
Thanks, guys :)
I want to say, upfront, that I love Ableton in general. It has a tricky learning curve, but patience pays off
That said - I've been trying, for months now, to get a modern House feel from any of the Ableton Standard instruments
I've ended up stacking (I shit you not) 6-7 layers of Analogue to get something approaching decent .... and it's still not there
When I say "modern House" - I do realize that most House today borrows heavily from the 90s, so I don't mind that kind of sound from an Ableton instrument
What I'm getting instead seems to be ... weaker in comparison? Even with Saturator and similar added
It's hard to describe - it just doesn't match the punch of modern House when I A/B test them
Maybe my money is better off spent upgrading to Ableton Suite so I can access the Operator and Wavetable instruments?
So that said:
Have you ever just gone "Fuck it!" and bought Serum 2 or similar for this reason?
Best iem under 30 for beatboxing 😗
Hey there so I am a beatboxer who listens to mainly beatboxing (ik that's weird but still hehe🥲🥲)...so i was thinking about buying an iem under 30 thats actually good (don't wanna spend on buying random stuff🫠🫠)...also i wanna learn mixing and producing music as well so I am gonna use these for that purpose as well.....i personally researched and got to know that Moondrop Chu 2 dsp was good for this price...lemme know if it's u and drop your suggestions as well I would really appreciate it ☺️.
(Edit 1 - The budget is strictly under $30)