I'm planning on doing some video tutorials or something and want to know what you guys are interested in seeing tutorials on.
Here's stuff I do so you can get an idea of what I can actually write tutorials on: [url]http://www.soundcloud.com/sonis[/url]
I think making your own synth patches from scratch would make a good tutorial.
How to do mixing.
Hardware/software on vocals,
How to EQ/effects on them.
I currently own a blue snowball mic and Id love it to be at its full potential,
I'm told Im the lost son of duke Nukem.
[QUOTE=genyus;31292067]Hardware/software on vocals,
How to EQ/effects on them.
I currently own a blue snowball mic and Id love it to be at its full potential,
I'm told Im the lost son of duke Nukem.[/QUOTE]
...the hell? Lol. I'm getting the impression you think you've got a godley voice.
[QUOTE=Kaburorne;31291575]I think making your own synth patches from scratch would make a good tutorial.[/QUOTE]
What kind of patches would you guys be interested in knowing how to make?
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[QUOTE=raubana;31291815]How to do mixing.[/QUOTE]
Any area in particular? "Mixing" is a pretty broad topic haha.
[QUOTE=KmartSqrl;31292597]What kind of patches would you guys be interested in knowing how to make?
[editline]23rd July 2011[/editline]
Any area in particular? "Mixing" is a pretty broad topic haha.[/QUOTE]
In general.
As to what type of patches, how about nice, fat basses? Not dubstep wobble, but just some good bass sounds.
And maybe some pads, if possible.
Neuro basslines!
I'd love to see a tutorial on Native Instrument's Massive, how to make good (electro/dubstep) basslines and that kinda stuff.
[QUOTE=raubana;31292646]In general.[/QUOTE]
You could do a section on eq and compression, those are the basic essentials.
how to wub. I kinda know how, but it doesn't sound nearly as epic as most bass in dubstep/dnb.
[QUOTE=Croix;31293178]You could do a section on eq and compression, those are the basic essentials.[/QUOTE]
I second this, a tutorial on how to work the EQ to its full potential (on a basic level) would be extremely helpful. Compression is also a really nice tool that can make a track sound more full and complete, a tutorial on those two things could probably benefit a lot of people. =)
[QUOTE=Fang30;31293389]how to wub. I kinda know how, but it doesn't sound nearly as epic as most bass in dubstep/dnb.[/QUOTE]
Apply an lfo to lots of different parameters, it's really just experimentation
[editline]23rd July 2011[/editline]
SOme pitch bend can make it sickkkkk
Alright so it's looking like basic mixing and synthesis tutorials are the way to go. Going to write some shit to talk about EQing first I guess :)
[editline]28th July 2011[/editline]
And then I'll do neuro bass
[QUOTE=KmartSqrl;31400462]Alright so it's looking like basic mixing and synthesis tutorials are the way to go. Going to write some shit to talk about EQing first I guess :)
[editline]28th July 2011[/editline]
And then I'll do neuro bass[/QUOTE]
And then do me. (it was a joke I had to do no gay pls)
#1 tip for eq-noobs: cutting is usually better than boosting.
[QUOTE=healthpoint;31412012]#1 tip for eq-noobs: cutting is usually better than boosting.[/QUOTE]
This is a major misconception that needs explanation. It's not at that you can't get the same result with one or the other, it is more that the human ear is flawed in that it equates a louder sound to be better. Whenever you boost a frequency you also make the sound louder, which typically makes whatever you do sound better regardless if it actually does. This is why you need to readjust the signal gain before making a decision as to whether it actually is better. The opposite is also true, that when you cut the signal is going to be lower in volume which may make it seem like it is worse and to counteract this effect you should apply the right gain on the signal to maintain similar loudness. I do agree that you should cut before you boost, but the simplified way of explaining why misleads people into believing that boosting is almost always bad and that you can't get the same result. It's not that I disagree with the advice, it's just that I think not understanding why you shouldn't does more harm than good.
Many people don't realize that with accurate digital equalizers that you can make a HiShelf filter into a LowShelf filter by applying a positive gain to the high pass filter at a low frequency and attenuating the overall signal by that same gain, and yes it will give the same exact result with an accurate digital equalizer. You can prove this by exporting both and doing a phase inversion on one of them and the result will be complete silence. It will not work with analog equalizers, digital equalizers that model analog equalizers, or digital equalizers that are meant to be imperfect.
I usually boost but lower the gain. It's easier imo
[QUOTE=Croix;31413820]I usually boost but lower the gain. It's easier imo[/QUOTE]
That's the best way to fix the "loudness sounds better" issue, though there are other issues such as perceived loudness in that a sound with a RMS value of -12db will be perceived to be a lot softer than the same sound at the same RMS value except that it has a gain applied in the 2khz range. But generally, it won't be that big of an issue unless you base loudness solely off of the RMS value. I think that is pointing out the obvious, but for anyone who is new to EQ, switch back and forth between bypass to make sure the dry and wet sounds are as similar levels.
[QUOTE=Pepin;31413598]This is a major misconception that needs explanation. It's not at that you can't get the same result with one or the other, it is more that the human ear is flawed in that it equates a louder sound to be better. Whenever you boost a frequency you also make the sound louder, which typically makes whatever you do sound better regardless if it actually does. This is why you need to readjust the signal gain before making a decision as to whether it actually is better. The opposite is also true, that when you cut the signal is going to be lower in volume which may make it seem like it is worse and to counteract this effect you should apply the right gain on the signal to maintain similar loudness. I do agree that you should cut before you boost, but the simplified way of explaining why misleads people into believing that boosting is almost always bad and that you can't get the same result. It's not that I disagree with the advice, it's just that I think not understanding why you shouldn't does more harm than good.
Many people don't realize that with accurate digital equalizers that you can make a HiShelf filter into a LowShelf filter by applying a positive gain to the high pass filter at a low frequency and attenuating the overall signal by that same gain, and yes it will give the same exact result with an accurate digital equalizer. You can prove this by exporting both and doing a phase inversion on one of them and the result will be complete silence. It will not work with analog equalizers, digital equalizers that model analog equalizers, or digital equalizers that are meant to be imperfect.[/QUOTE]
That's why I just said 'usually' v:v:v
[QUOTE=Pepin;31413598]This is a major misconception that needs explanation. It's not at that you can't get the same result with one or the other, it is more that the human ear is flawed in that it equates a louder sound to be better. Whenever you boost a frequency you also make the sound louder, which typically makes whatever you do sound better regardless if it actually does. This is why you need to readjust the signal gain before making a decision as to whether it actually is better. The opposite is also true, that when you cut the signal is going to be lower in volume which may make it seem like it is worse and to counteract this effect you should apply the right gain on the signal to maintain similar loudness. I do agree that you should cut before you boost, but the simplified way of explaining why misleads people into believing that boosting is almost always bad and that you can't get the same result. It's not that I disagree with the advice, it's just that I think not understanding why you shouldn't does more harm than good.
Many people don't realize that with accurate digital equalizers that you can make a HiShelf filter into a LowShelf filter by applying a positive gain to the high pass filter at a low frequency and attenuating the overall signal by that same gain, and yes it will give the same exact result with an accurate digital equalizer. You can prove this by exporting both and doing a phase inversion on one of them and the result will be complete silence. It will not work with analog equalizers, digital equalizers that model analog equalizers, or digital equalizers that are meant to be imperfect.[/QUOTE]
uh i didn't even understand what you wrote :downs:
i just take the knob on my mixer that says high and put it up
[QUOTE=thisispain;31439409]uh i didn't even understand what you wrote :downs:
i just take the knob on my mixer that says high and put it up[/QUOTE]
He's talking about parametric equalisers. Google it.
[QUOTE=Croix;31444912]He's talking about parametric equalisers. Google it.[/QUOTE]
that's way too expensive for me
[QUOTE=thisispain;31445134]that's way too expensive for me[/QUOTE]
Yeah but most of us use software, where the equalisers are almost always parametric
[QUOTE=thisispain;31445134]that's way too expensive for me[/QUOTE]
Check out Voxengo's HarmoniEQ and GlissEQ, they're around a hundred bucks each (but you only need one of them of course), and they're well worth the money.
[QUOTE=healthpoint;31446798]Check out Voxengo's HarmoniEQ and GlissEQ, they're around a hundred bucks each (but you only need one of them of course), and they're well worth the money.[/QUOTE]
I don't use VST plugins so those don't do me any good
i've got a mono parametric EQ somewhere but i hate using it
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