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

[QUOTE=Hakita;48545745][img]http://i.imgur.com/qlFuRED.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] there wasn't really much to feedback to that i hadn't already replied to. look back in the forum

Ordered a JD-Xi from Sweetwater and its on the way :D Speaking of which they're running a deal on the gearfest demo units right now, call in on any of the "yellow tag" items and you get more money off. In the case of the JD-Xi you can get a nearly new unit with allllll the original boxes and items and such for $400. No tax (for me at least in WA, maybe if you ARE in Indiana) and free shipping. You would have a hrd time beating that even with ebay used. Also hoyticus totally didn't notice it was you with the avatar change. I would say you're fine since you've given so much criticism. I'm away from my speakers/headphones atm but I'll give your stuff a listen in a bit :)

[QUOTE=paindoc;48549392]Also hoyticus totally didn't notice it was you with the avatar change. I would say you're fine since you've given so much criticism. I'm away from my speakers/headphones atm but I'll give your stuff a listen in a bit :)[/QUOTE] Lol alright thanks man. I really like this forum, its community is pretty small, so it's nice and personal which allows you to post your sounds without them getting drowned, but I do wish it was a but more active.

[QUOTE=Hoyticus;48549881]Lol alright thanks man. I really like this forum, its community is pretty small, so it's nice and personal which allows you to post your sounds without them getting drowned, but I do wish it was a but more active.[/QUOTE] I like the track so far, but some of the percussion sounds unneccessarily highpassed or muffled. Not sure if thats what you wanted, but it sounds off. Otherwise its got a pretty nice vibe, I could see the snare being made a bit "punchier" with a bit of selective EQ'ing and probably fitting in the mix still. Also the little chiptune sound effects that make that descending sound seem a bit loud or forward, but that may just be my headphones. Overall I dig it. Nice composition and good amount of variety and movement, good buildup and chorus. Nice outro too, simple and satisfying

[QUOTE=Hoyticus;48545742]I've been listening to a lot of dubstep lately and it has inspired me to finally take a second stab at the genre. So here we go. Took me a while to finally get a good snare going for this sort of thing [media]https://soundcloud.com/thehoyticus/ground-rules[/media][/QUOTE] Right off the bat, I've gotta say the encoding on this is pretty bad! Fortunately that has little to do with your actual work but more with the file format you're outputting to and with what settings. Best settings are 320 kbps MP3's (although I use v0). Check it out. Other than that, it sounds like silly fun, which is pretty cool. I can't really comment on the mixing until you post a higher-quality render! Do that and we can get back to you! (or at least I will) [editline]27th August 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Hoyticus;48537911][media]https://soundcloud.com/thehoyticus/louie-armstrong-black-and-blue-thehoyticus-remix[/media] Making that track really gave me a profound respect for established professional dubstep artists. People might hate on it because it's like wub-wub call of duty montage brostep or something, but you have to appreciate the immense amount of extensive sound design and intuitive engineering that goes into making a track like this one.[/QUOTE] Going to be honest, this is my [I]biggest[/I] pet peeve with dubstep remixes and remixes in general. The actual dubstep bit has nothing to do with the actual track and sounds like it derives no inspiration from what makes Louis Armstrong great. It's a missed opportunity. [QUOTE=Hoyticus;48537911][media]https://soundcloud.com/neversaydie/zomboy-skull-n-bones-1[/media][/quote] This sounds like modern dubstep alright! The mixing is pretty great. Although I'm not a fan of this genre (more peeves), this sounds like it's hit all the right marks. No objective complaints.

[QUOTE=wauterboi;48552301]Right off the bat, I've gotta say the encoding on this is pretty bad! Fortunately that has little to do with your actual work but more with the file format you're outputting to and with what settings. Best settings are 320 kbps MP3's (although I use v0). Check it out.[/QUOTE] Not even gonna lie, not entirely sure what that means. I use FL studio 11, do you know how I could use those settings on that DAW? [QUOTE=wauterboi;48552301]Going to be honest, this is my [I]biggest[/I] pet peeve with dubstep remixes and remixes in general. The actual dubstep bit has nothing to do with the actual track and sounds like it derives no inspiration from what makes Louis Armstrong great. It's a missed opportunity..[/QUOTE] yeaah it was a while ago, the song in its entirety isn't even that good hah I was just messing around.

[QUOTE=Warship;48502057] Here's a house track I started working on yesterday and finished today. I haven't used trompets before but they work pretty well I think. The chords were made by improvising on the keyboard and finding what sounded good. [media]http://soundcloud.com/thedanielholt/once-in-a-while[/media][/QUOTE]The synth at 1:40 lacks power, I think it should have taken a more commanding position in front of the track. It really falls into the background later on too. I like the hihats tho and the trompets crompets are fun [editline]27th August 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=SebiWarrior;48502383]I don't really have any clue how to give feedback other than just stating my opinion which is by no means professional. I find the bass a little too distorted for my taste and it kinda distracts you from the rest of the sounds, mostly at the end, and the trumpets a tad too loud than the rest of the sounds. But it's a pretty solid track. This is my most recent track. I was trying to go for a '90s feel, so there aren't many high-ends. However that's no reason for my lack of mastering skills. I still consider myself a noob, I've only been producing for two years. [media]https://soundcloud.com/xuzul/xuzul-yt5e[/media][/QUOTE]It doesn't really have a coherent structure as the parts just cut into each other hastily and without a feel that they should be together, a small drum fill or some other kind of transition wouldn't hurt. It's a bit of silly fun and with better production and composition would be a nice track [editline]27th August 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Hoyticus;48513200]You have some really good riffs and grooves, I especialy like 1:30-1:45, that's a pretty clean and well stereoized lead which complemented the riff very well, so keep that up. However, the pieces of your track are all there, but it feels like they don't quite fit together correctly. The transitions sound like someone is just skipping to the next song on their iPod, it breaks the flow, and it also feels like somehow some points are off beat, and if that was a style you were going for, then I'm all for it, you be you. It just bothers my taste. Also, some stuff could use some good reverb and compression, that would really help your sound be much more present and larger. And don't sell yourself so short! If you're sharing a track, be confident about it. If you set the bar low by sayin stuff like "eh im a noob it's not that good", people will listen to the track with their own expectations lowered. Your music is an expression of your inner self in some way, so take pride in your work! Also, would anyone be interested in collaborating on building a track with me? I've only ever done one collaboration and I'd love to be able to work with the wide diversity of musical styles that everybody has on this thread Recently I've finished a track that I think came out very well, I would like to know what the people on here think. It's a progressive house themed track, cuz progressive house is my favorite genre. [media]https://soundcloud.com/thehoyticus/sit-down-shut-up[/media][/QUOTE]The clap clashes with the over all softness of this track, since its pretty sharp. You can have a snappy snare/clap and still retain the softness but this one doesn't really fit [editline]27th August 2015[/editline] I'll do more later, heres a thing I made by taking some tracks and putting filters on them: [media]http://soundcloud.com/timopy/art[/media]

[QUOTE=CLungcancer;48554803]I'll do more later, heres a thing I made by taking some tracks and putting filters on them: [media]http://soundcloud.com/timopy/art[/media][/QUOTE] This could be a kickass soundtrack if you keep up what's going on at 1:36. Very nice. [editline]a[/editline] I got a kazoo! [video]https://soundcloud.com/0tt/bee-complex[/video] :v:

[QUOTE=Ott;48555578] got a kazoo! [video]https://soundcloud.com/0tt/bee-complex[/video] :v:[/QUOTE] It's got a good energy to it, but you can bearly hear any of the percussion at all. There's also a lot of obnoxious and dissonant noises going on that really bother me haha, but it's in an interesting style. Anybody heard Matt Lange's stuff? He's on Mau5trap records and god damn, this some good shit. Incredibly complex and amazingly clear yet pleasingly subtle percussion on this track. Absolutely amazes me. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2SiDbp76gM[/media]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cy9PyPrRAQ[/media] found a video of me from a while ago (may 2014) it's dragged on for waaay too long in the middle, but there's some parts that i like also my traditional grip sucked, i never turned my wrist at all (i'm better now i promise) [editline]27th August 2015[/editline] holy shit 7:30 what the fuck am i doing

[QUOTE=NixNax123;48556821][media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cy9PyPrRAQ[/media] found a video of me from a while ago (may 2014) it's dragged on for waaay too long in the middle, but there's some parts that i like also my traditional grip sucked, i never turned my wrist at all (i'm better now i promise) [editline]27th August 2015[/editline] holy shit 7:30 what the fuck am i doing[/QUOTE] watching live drumming is fun, and educational. I like to do it from time to time to improve my own drum programming and get ideas for beats and groove flows and such. Also just found out you can load all of the Integra-7 synth sound axial libraries onto the JD-Xi. Includes Juno-106, Juno-60, TB-303, Jupiter-8, and SH-101. And they all sound [I]really[/I] good for being samples/pcm waves [I]eeeeeeeeeeeeee[/I] It arrives wednesday right as I get back to seattle and I'm so excited its not even funny I've been wanting a legit instrument to play music with for aaaages. And playing music and just jamming will most likely improve my ability to make music as well :D

[QUOTE=paindoc;48556949]watching live drumming is fun, and educational. I like to do it from time to time to improve my own drum programming and get ideas for beats and groove flows and such. Also just found out you can load all of the Integra-7 synth sound axial libraries onto the JD-Xi. Includes Juno-106, Juno-60, TB-303, Jupiter-8, and SH-101. And they all sound [I]really[/I] good for being samples/pcm waves [I]eeeeeeeeeeeeee[/I] It arrives wednesday right as I get back to seattle and I'm so excited its not even funny I've been wanting a legit instrument to play music with for aaaages. And playing music and just jamming will most likely improve my ability to make music as well :D[/QUOTE] if you want an actual performance / serious improv session from me (that video used to be private, as it was just me fucking around experimenting with stuff) i'll probably do one this weekend. i'd also be glad to give you some beats if you want. [editline]27th August 2015[/editline] i secretly want to make drum & bass songs but i lack the tools required. i feel like i would really good with it with a good background knowledge of drumming / being in high school band for 4 years i want to do that because i don't have anyone to actually perform with, in which case i would do hipster alt shit

[QUOTE=CLungcancer;48554803] [media]http://soundcloud.com/timopy/art[/media][/QUOTE] Sometimes I wake up really early in the morning and work on a track till late at night, this is one of those tracks. [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/shine[/media]

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;48557753]Sometimes I wake up really early in the morning and work on a track till late at night, this is one of those tracks. [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/shine[/media][/QUOTE] This is just all kinds of awesome, man. The piano is so crisp, your bass is nice and present without sounding distorted or overpowering, and the vibe just flows so well. I think the only things the track could use is more length and like some rapping over it, then it would be even more baller than it already is.

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;48557753]Sometimes I wake up really early in the morning and work on a track till late at night, this is one of those tracks. [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/shine[/media][/QUOTE] It sounds really tight at 0.36 when it all comes together, and that wub base is really heavy, goes well with the kick. [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] Here's something I threw together in a few hours just now Edit: made some more of it, updated the link [url]https://soundcloud.com/messier-51/feeling2/s-yIqI3[/url]

[QUOTE=MrJazzy;48561189]It sounds really tight at 0.36 when it all comes together, and that wub base is really heavy, goes well with the kick. [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] Here's something I threw together in a few hours just now Edit: made some more of it, updated the link [url]https://soundcloud.com/messier-51/feeling2/s-yIqI3[/url][/QUOTE] Really dig that sound. The chords are awesome and I love the sound of the brass, got a perfect cheesy 80's sound to it. It seems to have a really nice envelope too, and the little lead synth (if thats what it is) has a funky feeling to it and enough movement to keep things fresh. As always (I don't even thave to say this anymore) your synth and sound design is top-notch. The snare does sound a bit boxy or woody though, you could maybe add more hiss to it or a bit more sustain and still have it work. Thats the only I could think of besides the percussion being a bit quiet but that could fall on my shitty monitoring system. I did some real quick 5 minute EQ and sound swapping work on that synthwave thing I said I ragequitted on. I was so ashamed of how bad it was I never posted it here, despite being a track I actually finished. Decided now I could really use the criticism though, so shred me up lads ;p [video]https://soundcloud.com/nofuchsgiven/slight-un-broke-synthwave/[/video] [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] some things might be broke, there was a nice sub rumble in the start and in general throught he whole thing but I deleted that plugin in my big plugin cleanout. Also had to reauth my novation plugins so if something is missing or broken let me know and I'll fix it asap

[QUOTE=paindoc;48562327]Really dig that sound. The chords are awesome and I love the sound of the brass, got a perfect cheesy 80's sound to it. It seems to have a really nice envelope too, and the little lead synth (if thats what it is) has a funky feeling to it and enough movement to keep things fresh. As always (I don't even thave to say this anymore) your synth and sound design is top-notch. The snare does sound a bit boxy or woody though, you could maybe add more hiss to it or a bit more sustain and still have it work. Thats the only I could think of besides the percussion being a bit quiet but that could fall on my shitty monitoring system. I did some real quick 5 minute EQ and sound swapping work on that synthwave thing I said I ragequitted on. I was so ashamed of how bad it was I never posted it here, despite being a track I actually finished. Decided now I could really use the criticism though, so shred me up lads ;p [video]https://soundcloud.com/nofuchsgiven/slight-un-broke-synthwave/[/video] [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] some things might be broke, there was a nice sub rumble in the start and in general throught he whole thing but I deleted that plugin in my big plugin cleanout. Also had to reauth my novation plugins so if something is missing or broken let me know and I'll fix it asap[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure you have that rain sample playing for the entire song? It kind of adds an unnecessary "noise" in the high end that just feels eh. Not really a fan of this type of music it just seems really random, but it was fun to listen to. Sounds a bit "loose" too, I ran it through a compressor just for shits and was able to tighten it up quite a bit, seems like alot of sounds that should be in the mids are kind of muddied in with the bass. But that's just a personal preference kinda thing I guess, I don't know exactly what you were going for cause it's so foreign to me, this type of sound.

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;48562522]I'm pretty sure you have that rain sample playing for the entire song? It kind of adds an unnecessary "noise" in the high end that just feels eh. Not really a fan of this type of music it just seems really random, but it was fun to listen to. Sounds a bit "loose" too, I ran it through a compressor just for shits and was able to tighten it up quite a bit, seems like alot of sounds that should be in the mids are kind of muddied in with the bass. But that's just a personal preference kinda thing I guess, I don't know exactly what you were going for cause it's so foreign to me, this type of sound.[/QUOTE] It was a ragequit for a reason. Didn't notice muddied mids, but I'd believe it. All I have right now is my surfaces built-in speakers which are baaad. Forgot to compress it. I should have probably put a bit more effort into the mixdown before uploading, and the randomness is something I noticed as well. I'm still working really ahrd on improving the flow of my composition and arrangement, leading the songs places instead of just adding and removing noises. Its hard though. The rain sample should have dropped significantly in the meat of the song, and I had cut down the highs considerably but seems something broke now that I look at the project file. Oh well! Its a "finished" song that I can learn a lot from. I was trying to be less of a perfectionist and jsut finish things when I made this. Its about a month old too. I do really appreciate the criticism though. Every mistake, poor decision, or bit of honest criticism is a chance to learn so the more the merrier. Will eventually lead to improvements. Oh, btw forgot to post what I had written on your track but I really love how clear the piano comes through. The hat in the background was perfect, and the wobbly bass sound was delightful (a nice classy level of wub). Were you going for melodic dubstep? Thats one of my favorite genres. You really hit the nail on the head, wish it was longer. Choir/fem vox sound is placed so nicely in terms of space and volume as well. Love it overall, so like I said wish there was just [I]more[/I] of it. [editline]28th August 2015[/editline] In general, I find myself enjoying playing music more than making it. Its what I lose most of my time to. I enjoy making music, but I always feel so bad about what I make and so self critical its hard to enjoy it. Aimlessly playing isn't at all stressful, so I'm trying to make myself better at just aimlessly making music for the fun of it and not worrying about judgement.

Hey man, do whatever is fun. If it's not fun Your method is incorrect.

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;48564838]Hey man, do whatever is fun. If it's not fun Your method is incorrect.[/QUOTE] Absolutely. Which is why I'm getting my hands on some hardware away from computer. I can still sequence and make songs, but not much pressure to save them or make them all into something better. I still like using my DAW but I dunno I just feel so much pressure to always strive for perfection and feel bad not doing my best. There are times where I have crazy moments of driven inspiration, like with that Intro/Outro snippet to that song I posted last page. But then I avoid finsihing that because its a neat concept and I don't think I can do it justice at my current skill level. But w/e I'm trying to keep it fun. Also thinking of starting to do tutorial videos but it seems like a saturated market. Some tutorials are pretty shit though, and aren't presented well. I think it would be a good way to help and cement my own learning, plus get my name out there if I want to make more of this sort of stuff.

testing out something new, gonna take this down when i get home from work tomorrow [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/runaway[/media]

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;48565780]testing out something new, gonna take this down when i get home from work tomorrow [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/runaway[/media][/QUOTE] Well, I guessed I missed it. Did you already take it down? It won't play. I worked on this track all night last night, it's my first track I've mastered using my new Audio Technica ATH M40x moniter headphones, so that's cool [media]https://soundcloud.com/thehoyticus/subjection[/media]

[QUOTE=Hoyticus;48568017]Well, I guessed I missed it. Did you already take it down? It won't play. I worked on this track all night last night, it's my first track I've mastered using my new Audio Technica ATH M40x moniter headphones, so that's cool [media]https://soundcloud.com/thehoyticus/subjection[/media][/QUOTE] I really like the dryness and the transitions lot's of complex stuff that doesn't over complicate it. [editline]31st August 2015[/editline] Haven't made anything new for a while, thought i should. [media]https://soundcloud.com/sierios/into-clouds-fearless[/media]

[QUOTE=Hoyticus;48545742]I've been listening to a lot of dubstep lately and it has inspired me to finally take a second stab at the genre. So here we go. Took me a while to finally get a good snare going for this sort of thing [media]https://soundcloud.com/thehoyticus/ground-rules[/media][/QUOTE] I can definitely see the reggae influences. The basses and synths are fine I think the snare could use some work though, it's really soft when it should be really loud and punchy. The hats also could have more going on with maybe a bit of panning. [QUOTE=CLungcancer;48554803] I'll do more later, heres a thing I made by taking some tracks and putting filters on them: [media]http://soundcloud.com/timopy/art[/media][/QUOTE] Some really cool sounds and textures man, it could use a bit more direction but viewed as ambience it's awesome. [QUOTE=Adius Shadow;48557753]Sometimes I wake up really early in the morning and work on a track till late at night, this is one of those tracks. [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/shine[/media][/QUOTE] This is really cool man, maybe the snare could use a bit more high end but besides that good work man, good use of reverb. [QUOTE=MrJazzy;48561189] Here's something I threw together in a few hours just now Edit: made some more of it, updated the link [url]https://soundcloud.com/messier-51/feeling2/s-yIqI3[/url][/QUOTE] I like the bell synths and the bass. I think the percussion could use some work though, maybe some more hats and panned stuff going on because right now it's all quite centred. The melody is very good, it's very pleasant sounding overall. [QUOTE=Adius Shadow;48565780]testing out something new, gonna take this down when i get home from work tomorrow [media]http://soundcloud.com/adius89/runaway[/media][/QUOTE] That's reaaallly smooth man. The build up is quite empty but once it drops it's awesome. Those sidechained chords. [QUOTE=Hoyticus;48568017]Well, I guessed I missed it. Did you already take it down? It won't play. I worked on this track all night last night, it's my first track I've mastered using my new Audio Technica ATH M40x moniter headphones, so that's cool [media]https://soundcloud.com/thehoyticus/subjection[/media][/QUOTE] Once again I think the snare is weak. I'd recommend downloading Phaseone's sample pack it has 2 really good snare samples, I think it's still on his facebook. actually here it is [url]http://www.mediafire.com/download/z5hk46fxxh7hvcq/PHASEONE+SAMPLE+PACK.zip[/url] mix of it [media]http://soundcloud.com/phaseoneau/phaseone-sample-pack-free[/media] [QUOTE=SIRIUS;48579957]I really like the dryness and the transitions lot's of complex stuff that doesn't over complicate it. [editline]31st August 2015[/editline] Haven't made anything new for a while, thought i should. [media]https://soundcloud.com/sierios/into-clouds-fearless[/media][/QUOTE] It's nice man, I think it could use more movement as right now it seems to stay all at the same volume once it reaches like 0:42. Especially on the strings because they sound quite artificial at the moment. ____________________________________________________ I've been working on a remix for the Above & Beyond remix competition, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to upload it to soundcloud so I'll just link the beatport page. [url]http://play.beatport.com/contests/above-beyond-ft-gemma-hayes-counting-down-the-days/55e425b7bd145a59b11bb0e3[/url]

My track is like 50% samples I'm a lazy asshole

[QUOTE=Mech Bgum;48581856]Can anyone here help me recognize what's going on here and how to reproduce this effect? It starts at 1:20 and then you can hear a clear bit at 1:38 [video=youtube;lmth-nCNcLs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmth-nCNcLs[/video][/QUOTE] It sounds like the vocals have a high pass filter over them and some very wet reverb. They might also be going through a vocoder, but tbh i dont really know how those things work, I'm just aware of their existence. Daft Punk uses one to make their distinct robot voices.

Sounds like there's some ring modulation on it too, and some distortion.

[QUOTE=TheDrunkenOne;48581903]My track is like 50% samples I'm a lazy asshole[/QUOTE]It doesn't really matter. I don't get why some ppl give shit for producers because they sample heavily, but the end result is the thing that matters. Creating something new from existing pieces [editline]31st August 2015[/editline] unless its some blatant shit like some vapourwave songs that just take an original song and slow it down (they dont give a shit tho because thats the whole point of the genre)

[QUOTE=Zillamatic;48582510]Sounds like there's some ring modulation on it too, and some distortion.[/QUOTE] Ring mod was the first thing to come to mind as well.

Anyone here familiar with microphones? Mine's picking up a shitload of white noise and I think it's the onboard audio on my pc.