The Musician's Gig Room Chat V1 - Songwriting and Sound Design for all! - Creationism Corner

[QUOTE=4yourmalice;47275745]That's great what you've got so far there, man! It definitely sounds like it's going to expand into something much more "grand" when it hit the end there. Keep it up! After finally getting Hotline Miami, and falling in love with it last week, I was inspired to make this piece. [URL="https://soundcloud.com/travis-cumming-3/blaze-line-la"]Soundcloud[/URL][/QUOTE] I left this song playing on my pc, and my roommate comes and asks me whether I was playing Hotline Miami. Dude, very nice work. I think you got the style just perfect. Loved the percussion, mostly the cymbal work. Great job! [media]http://soundcloud.com/federicofelau/wip[/media] a little rework on a piece a friend made. Not finished. I think that on my last tracks I can really see which style I am going for as a musician.

[QUOTE=chaz13;47275400] Been writing a short piano/string piece to take a break from the neurofunk track, nothing particularly special but I might continue it: [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/pianoey[/media][/QUOTE] i love this! seems like an awesome way to break away from the heavy neurofunk sound design stuff and work on your more melodic side (something i should do more haha). the only thing that seemed a bit off was the chord change at 0.18, it just seemed a bit awkward to me. nice work overall though, really relaxing piece. i finally got a chance to work with some rap vocals and made a nice bassy remix of a friend's track called "ashtray". it was really hard trying to improve upon the original because it's an amazing experimental track, super inspiring stuff! still pretty happy with the way it turned out though :) [media]http://soundcloud.com/vscrl/think-twice-ashtray-feat-emp-visceral-remix[/media]

[QUOTE=lawlavex;47292283]i love this! seems like an awesome way to break away from the heavy neurofunk sound design stuff and work on your more melodic side (something i should do more haha). the only thing that seemed a bit off was the chord change at 0.18, it just seemed a bit awkward to me. nice work overall though, really relaxing piece. i finally got a chance to work with some rap vocals and made a nice bassy remix of a friend's track called "ashtray". it was really hard trying to improve upon the original because it's an amazing experimental track, super inspiring stuff! still pretty happy with the way it turned out though :) [media]http://soundcloud.com/vscrl/think-twice-ashtray-feat-emp-visceral-remix[/media][/QUOTE] It's fun, I'd recommend it! Man this track is sweet. Percussion is nice, bass is subtle but awesome and the occasional stabs are nice. The cymbal-ish thing in the background is cool and what sounds like overdriven breathing (aka darth vader) is awesome too. The section starting at 1.40 could perhaps do with a little more background percussion similar to what comes in a few bars later but a little more understated perhaps. Worked on a new thing for a couple of hours, not sure if I like it yet but I guess it could go somewhere... I'm trying to get a lot of practice in and decide on a style for an ep so I'm trying out a few different types of neurofunk-esque stuff at the mo. [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/hmm[/media]

[QUOTE=chaz13;47293781] Worked on a new thing for a couple of hours, not sure if I like it yet but I guess it could go somewhere... I'm trying to get a lot of practice in and decide on a style for an ep so I'm trying out a few different types of neurofunk-esque stuff at the mo. [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/hmm[/media][/QUOTE] these synths are sick man, the drums could use work but you seem to just be trying out various synths and effects. [QUOTE=lawlavex;47292283] i finally got a chance to work with some rap vocals and made a nice bassy remix of a friend's track called "ashtray". it was really hard trying to improve upon the original because it's an amazing experimental track, super inspiring stuff! still pretty happy with the way it turned out though :) [media]http://soundcloud.com/vscrl/think-twice-ashtray-feat-emp-visceral-remix[/media][/QUOTE] damn nice man, the drums are excellent. That faux-slowdown into the kick and bass at 2:10 is awesome. ______________________________ just been working on a few different things, my first time trying to make trap [media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/its-a-tarp[/media] [media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/longish-roads[/media] [media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/vibesss[/media]

[QUOTE=Hobo4President;47300766]these synths are sick man, the drums could use work but you seem to just be trying out various synths and effects. [/quote] Yeah, I agree about the drums. Thanks! just been working on a few different things, my first time trying to make trap [QUOTE][media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/its-a-tarp[/media][/QUOTE] Very trapp-y, so you're definitely on the right track here. I don't listen to much trap so I can't really comment, love the synth at 0:20ish. [QUOTE][media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/longish-roads[/media] [/QUOTE] This is great, could imagine turning on the radio and hearing this. I've found a theme for that song above (and worked on the drop a bit more). Massively WIP but I think it has potential now! [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/fallout[/media]

Woo! Alix Perez played two of my tunes in the new UKF mix :)

[QUOTE=chaz13;47301514]Yeah, I agree about the drums. Thanks! just been working on a few different things, my first time trying to make trap Very trapp-y, so you're definitely on the right track here. I don't listen to much trap so I can't really comment, love the synth at 0:20ish. This is great, could imagine turning on the radio and hearing this. I've found a theme for that song above (and worked on the drop a bit more). Massively WIP but I think it has potential now! [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/fallout[/media][/QUOTE] Haha I love the use of the audio from that 50's educational clip,seen it several times. Very atmospheric and oddly fitting. This WIP started with just messing about with some guitar tones trying to replicate stuff and somehow managed to spend the whole day recording a recomposing. Kinda my first "remix" if you wanna call it,reused the bass,drums and vocals from the multitrack of the song : [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/so-cold-lemurr-remix-wip1[/media] Definitely will try to finish it.

[QUOTE=KmartSqrl;47301933]Woo! Alix Perez played two of my tunes in the new UKF mix :)[/QUOTE] whoa dude that's amazing!! which ones?

[QUOTE=Hobo4President;47300766] damn nice man, the drums are excellent. That faux-slowdown into the kick and bass at 2:10 is awesome. ______________________________ just been working on a few different things, my first time trying to make trap [media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/its-a-tarp[/media] [media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/longish-roads[/media] [media]http://soundcloud.com/philmaah/vibesss[/media][/QUOTE] Really liking all of those, especially the last two. All have great composition. Will certainly follow. ________ Here's something I just finished, following the same sort of formula I usually use. [media]http://soundcloud.com/dedo678/the-mountain-peak[/media]

[QUOTE=dedo678;47305254]Really liking all of those, especially the last two. All have great composition. Will certainly follow. ________ Here's something I just finished, following the same sort of formula I usually use. [media]http://soundcloud.com/dedo678/the-mountain-peak[/media][/QUOTE] I like this a lot actually, it fits well with your avatar too. Sounds like it'd be great for a fast-paced platforming game. Been producing some really bizarre, dark, avant-garde electronic stuff. There's a lot of fucked up noises, syncopation, and tension going on, but that's sorta my schtick - it resolves in the end. [media][URL]http://soundcloud.com/bassmaze/ritual[/URL][/media]

[QUOTE=Furioso;47306341]I like this a lot actually, it fits well with your avatar too. Sounds like it'd be great for a fast-paced platforming game. Been producing some really bizarre, dark, avant-garde electronic stuff. There's a lot of fucked up noises, syncopation, and tension going on, but that's sorta my schtick - it resolves in the end. [media][URL]http://soundcloud.com/bassmaze/ritual[/URL][/media][/QUOTE] i love the background drums that come in around 30 seconds in, it gives the track nice train-like rhythm all the weird noises are very cool as well (especially the one at 1.25) but the main problem is that it doesn't really feel like it's progressing at all like there's occasional build-up but it never really leaves or goes anywhere and just comes back right after the build-up is over that staticness and the really silly bass-line that plays throughout the whole track (you could've really used a more interesting bass melody or at least one that's dark) make it sound more like the background music to a horror-themed spyro level than an actually dark and unnerving track so yeah, all the noises and stuff are cool, but if you want to go for a dark feel you really need to build tension and add unpredictability to your track instead of building it around a single non-spooky bass loop

[QUOTE=lawlavex;47304687]whoa dude that's amazing!! which ones?[/QUOTE] Milky way and Killah Sound (both on my soundcloud which should be linked under my avatar :) )

[QUOTE=Lamarr;47303975]Haha I love the use of the audio from that 50's educational clip,seen it several times. Very atmospheric and oddly fitting. This WIP started with just messing about with some guitar tones trying to replicate stuff and somehow managed to spend the whole day recording a recomposing. Kinda my first "remix" if you wanna call it,reused the bass,drums and vocals from the multitrack of the song : [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/so-cold-lemurr-remix-wip1[/media] Definitely will try to finish it.[/QUOTE] The guitar is slick as shit on this track mate, all yours? Granted, I've never heard the original I think, but the guitar is just... Wow, amazing! Excellent use of dynamics too, I think the only thing I would think of changing is letting the drum come forth a bit more, at least the kick y'know? The guitar is heavy and it is a shame if the kick can't be there too. [media]http://soundcloud.com/skriket/cmoncajon[/media] I bought a Cajon

[QUOTE=Skeeter;47314796]The guitar is slick as shit on this track mate, all yours? Granted, I've never heard the original I think, but the guitar is just... Wow, amazing! Excellent use of dynamics too, I think the only thing I would think of changing is letting the drum come forth a bit more, at least the kick y'know? The guitar is heavy and it is a shame if the kick can't be there too. [media]http://soundcloud.com/skriket/cmoncajon[/media] I bought a Cajon[/QUOTE] Ahh the percussion is great, I love the layers that come in and it builds up wonderfully. The transients of the cajon are just so nice sounding, love it. The guitar part is a little sloppy in places, though. Not sure it fits with the percussion either. Working more on my neurofunk track: [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/fallout[/media]

[QUOTE=Skeeter;47314796]The guitar is slick as shit on this track mate, all yours? Granted, I've never heard the original I think, but the guitar is just... Wow, amazing! Excellent use of dynamics too, I think the only thing I would think of changing is letting the drum come forth a bit more, at least the kick y'know? The guitar is heavy and it is a shame if the kick can't be there too. [media]http://soundcloud.com/skriket/cmoncajon[/media] I bought a Cajon[/QUOTE] As previously stated this has some amazing percussion going on. Furthermore the combination of it with the various guitar tones including the dull muted/modulated/acoustic sounds like a combination of the HL2:EP2 and Black Mesa Source soundtrack. I love it man. [QUOTE=chaz13;47323051] Working more on my neurofunk track: [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/fallout[/media][/QUOTE] This just keeps getting better ambient and beat wise,the way you made the speech follow the beat is what's so great for me mainly. I've been watching The Amazing World of Gumball recently and heard this track in the background in the episode called The Void. Sounded really awesome with that space/out of this world vibe going on so I've spent the last couple of hours figuring it out by ear and redoing it. Here's the reference episode clip, it starts playing at 0:45 [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG4wjWyHhuA[/url] And here's my attempt: [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/the-void[/media] Also the slightly improved instrumental of my previous project: [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/so-cold-re-strumental[/media]

[QUOTE=chaz13;47323051]Ahh the percussion is great, I love the layers that come in and it builds up wonderfully. The transients of the cajon are just so nice sounding, love it. The guitar part is a little sloppy in places, though. Not sure it fits with the percussion either. Working more on my neurofunk track: [media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/fallout[/media][/QUOTE] Man, your stuff flows so good, its like butter in my ears. I like the ambiance and old fashioned samples on that one. Here's a short little thing I finished today. [media]http://soundcloud.com/dedo678/fading-away[/media]

[QUOTE=dedo678;47324399] [media]http://soundcloud.com/dedo678/fading-away[/media][/QUOTE] raise the upper ends of the drums it sounds like they are around the corner. Everything else is ok tho. [editline]15th March 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Lamarr;47323792] And here's my attempt: [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/the-void[/media] [/QUOTE] thats pretty! I like the string samples. they sound vintage or something really good! [media]http://soundcloud.com/corn-mouth/bmo-chop-v05-1[/media] If this were a real attack... You'd be DEAD! BMO CHOP!! Made a semi serious 225 bpm track while practicing my glitch beats and such. It has Bmo in it! just for fun here is the drum track solo'd out if u want to hear exactly what i did. [media]http://soundcloud.com/corn-mouth/bmo-chop-breaks-only[/media] [editline]15th March 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Skeeter;47314796] [media]http://soundcloud.com/skriket/cmoncajon[/media] I bought a Cajon[/QUOTE] Im really loving the shakers and drum samples they sound crystal fucking clear thats awesome!

[QUOTE=Lamarr;47323792]As previously stated this has some amazing percussion going on. Furthermore the combination of it with the various guitar tones including the dull muted/modulated/acoustic sounds like a combination of the HL2:EP2 and Black Mesa Source soundtrack. I love it man. This just keeps getting better ambient and beat wise,the way you made the speech follow the beat is what's so great for me mainly. I've been watching The Amazing World of Gumball recently and heard this track in the background in the episode called The Void. Sounded really awesome with that space/out of this world vibe going on so I've spent the last couple of hours figuring it out by ear and redoing it. Here's the reference episode clip, it starts playing at 0:45 [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG4wjWyHhuA[/url] And here's my attempt: [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/the-void[/media] Also the slightly improved instrumental of my previous project: [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/so-cold-re-strumental[/media][/QUOTE] Where did you get those string samples? [QUOTE=Mysterious Mr.E;47325742]raise the upper ends of the drums it sounds like they are around the corner. Everything else is ok tho. [editline]15th March 2015[/editline] thats pretty! I like the string samples. they sound vintage or something really good! [media]http://soundcloud.com/corn-mouth/bmo-chop-v05-1[/media] If this were a real attack... You'd be DEAD! BMO CHOP!! Made a semi serious 225 bpm track while practicing my glitch beats and such. It has Bmo in it! just for fun here is the drum track solo'd out if u want to hear exactly what i did. [media]http://soundcloud.com/corn-mouth/bmo-chop-breaks-only[/media] [editline]15th March 2015[/editline] Im really loving the shakers and drum samples they sound crystal fucking clear thats awesome![/QUOTE] I'm probably gonna sample that solo'd drum track and use it for something! That's super nice :D I worked on a remix for a remix competition and finished the track in less than 10 hours. You guys should vote for my track [url=https://wavo.me/revealedrecordings/sick-individuals-lost-found-remix-competition/sick_individuals_lost_found_my_num_jum_remix__13246644443710000?u=52dd2e189d0e3ce5320014d1&s=P5657SiwybCD6SexGqFKtMIUFTA&v=1]here![/url] [media]http://soundcloud.com/ohsabi-official/sick-individuals-lost-found-my-num-jum-remix[/media]

[QUOTE=Adeptus;47281786] [media]http://soundcloud.com/federicofelau/wip[/media] [/QUOTE] The beginning of this is seriously good stuff, care to share some insight on the creation of this amazing piece? I wish I could make things sound that mellow and beautiful. [QUOTE=Lamarr;47303975] [media]http://soundcloud.com/lamarrmelon/so-cold-lemurr-remix-wip1[/media] [/QUOTE] I love Breaking Benjamin, you should definitely finish this, almost seems like it's ending with a more mellow guitar etc I think that would be interesting and different. Another little experiment of sorts, really should start making my own sounds, this is all just kinda jumbled nexus and lex luger 808s [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/occlusion[/media]

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;47331211]The beginning of this is seriously good stuff, care to share some insight on the creation of this amazing piece? I wish I could make things sound that mellow and beautiful. I love Breaking Benjamin, you should definitely finish this, almost seems like it's ending with a more mellow guitar etc I think that would be interesting and different. Another little experiment of sorts, really should start making my own sounds, this is all just kinda jumbled nexus and lex luger 808s [media]http://soundcloud.com/jaredrobertson/occlusion[/media][/QUOTE] Dude, you tell me my music is beautiful, but have you heard yours? Like, for real, you have some really cool shit going on there [editline]16th March 2015[/editline] ADMA is a hell of a cool track, that filtered bass on the beggining, my god

[QUOTE=Adeptus;47331368]Dude, you tell me my music is beautiful, but have you heard yours? Like, for real, you have some really cool shit going on there [editline]16th March 2015[/editline] ADMA is a hell of a cool track, that filtered bass on the beggining, my god[/QUOTE] what daw are you using?

[QUOTE=Wablur;47331174]Where did you get those string samples? I'm probably gonna sample that solo'd drum track and use it for something! That's super nice :D I worked on a remix for a remix competition and finished the track in less than 10 hours. You guys should vote for my track [url=https://wavo.me/revealedrecordings/sick-individuals-lost-found-remix-competition/sick_individuals_lost_found_my_num_jum_remix__13246644443710000?u=52dd2e189d0e3ce5320014d1&s=P5657SiwybCD6SexGqFKtMIUFTA&v=1]here![/url] [media]http://soundcloud.com/ohsabi-official/sick-individuals-lost-found-my-num-jum-remix[/media][/QUOTE] Glitch your own shit lazy I have no respect

[QUOTE=Wablur;47331174]Where did you get those string samples? I'm probably gonna sample that solo'd drum track and use it for something! That's super nice :D I worked on a remix for a remix competition and finished the track in less than 10 hours. You guys should vote for my track [url=https://wavo.me/revealedrecordings/sick-individuals-lost-found-remix-competition/sick_individuals_lost_found_my_num_jum_remix__13246644443710000?u=52dd2e189d0e3ce5320014d1&s=P5657SiwybCD6SexGqFKtMIUFTA&v=1]here![/url] [media]http://soundcloud.com/ohsabi-official/sick-individuals-lost-found-my-num-jum-remix[/media][/QUOTE] Way to contribute feedback, dude - with "where can I get that" and "nice drums, I'm taking them".

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;47331556]what daw are you using?[/QUOTE] FL studio. I love it's workflow and it's UI; it's so noob friendly I got really used to it. [editline]16th March 2015[/editline] Oh, and you asked some insight, well there isn't much to it. Just some synth creation, some synth modification, and basically automations which raise the cutoff cap in almost all of the synths as long as the song "rises".

I guess the drum track is private now.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/I9qDA12.png[/img] Just finished the first version of a music production community website I've been working on. It's modeled after news.ycombinator.com/producthunt.com/reddit a bit in the sense that it's focused around link sharing (text posts are okay too though!) but I've got some really cool plans for it once a bit of a community is established. [url]http://soundwav.es/[/url] In the interest of curating the community a bit it's invite only for now, but if you drop an invite request on the signup page and mention FP in the notes box I'll very likely shoot you an invite today :)

[QUOTE=MilkBagz;47332337]Way to contribute feedback, dude - with "where can I get that" and "nice drums, I'm taking them".[/QUOTE] Don't forget the shameless 'Vote for my track here!"

Hey, guys. Is this the appropriate thread to ask about how to get into music making? I've been fooling around with FL Studio for the last year or so and have many years of music theory under my belt, but I'm having trouble making anything that doesn't sound like a bunch of presets splashed together. I'd like to sample things, but I don't know when to do so tastefully. I'd very much like to make a song like this style-wise: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i21VUDt_I7U[/media] But I haven't the slightest idea of how to get started doing so.

[QUOTE=Mysterious Mr.E;47332225]Glitch your own shit lazy I have no respect[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=MilkBagz;47332337]Way to contribute feedback, dude - with "where can I get that" and "nice drums, I'm taking them".[/QUOTE] I'm sorry :( I would have taken it as a compliment... Resampling has been done ages in music production & I don't see how asking where I could find those string samples is bad? I only asked because I'm working on a aussie hop-hip breakdown in a track and I'm in need of some decent string samples.

[QUOTE=Wablur;47337299]I'm sorry :( I would have taken it as a compliment... Resampling has been done ages in music production & I don't see how asking where I could find those string samples is bad? I only asked because I'm working on a aussie hop-hip breakdown in a track and I'm in need of some decent string samples.[/QUOTE] You aint taking the shit I worked hard on because you dont know how to do it yourself. If anybody has a REAL critique for my track please let me know.