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[media]http://soundcloud.com/george-fitzgerald-5/caravan-reggae[/media]
this came out of a quick little screw-around with my guitar
[QUOTE=geogzm;44077620][media]http://soundcloud.com/george-fitzgerald-5/caravan-reggae[/media]
this came out of a quick little screw-around with my guitar[/QUOTE]
This is nice, sounds spanish
[media]http://soundcloud.com/teacarp/some-jam[/media]
just something i threw together idk
[QUOTE=geogzm;44077620][media]http://soundcloud.com/george-fitzgerald-5/caravan-reggae[/media]
this came out of a quick little screw-around with my guitar[/QUOTE]
Comp this out dude! Very nice. I'm not a fan of guitar solo work but this is sweet!
Ready to lay vocals down tomorrow :smile:
[media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/nodiggity[/media]
[media]http://soundcloud.com/inzal/live-sample-tests[/media]
super heavily unfinished and shit but i'm really fond of where i'm taking this one atm
[media][URL]http://soundcloud.com/obi2kanobe/hyypee[/URL][/media]
[media]http://soundcloud.com/obi2kanobe/vhk[/media]
this sounded good last night before bed but this morning i realized i really gotta work on my dynamics lol
Hey guys I haven't posted in a while but I've been working on a lot of stuff
[media]http://soundcloud.com/hobo4president/stuff-im-working-on[/media]
[QUOTE=chaz13;44080062]Ready to lay vocals down tomorrow :smile:
[media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/nodiggity[/media][/QUOTE]
I love this, when are the vocals coming? Live shit like this is always good to see in the thread, props
[media]http://soundcloud.com/teacarp/the-shores-of-caen[/media]
Ambient junk!
[media]http://soundcloud.com/george-fitzgerald-5/curiosity-draft[/media]
pretty much placeholder everything, no vocals yet :v:
reggae-rock track
[QUOTE=Cheesemonkey;44068350]thats a really nasty bass wobble but it just gets old and theres really not any rythm to it its more like background music for a game or movie or somethin i dunno. its not bad its just not really something i would expect in an album or something yknow[/QUOTE]
Sorry, I forgot to mention that it actually is background for a game. The part up until the cymbal is going to be an animation for the final boss appearing and the part with the cymbal will loop for the duration of the battle. Thanks for the crits though, I appreciate it.
[media]http://soundcloud.com/vanpidg/fuckboy[/media]
trying old stuff out again
[media]http://soundcloud.com/vanpidg/veroise-van-pidg[/media]
Still a big wip but we've got some draft vocals now.
EDIT: newer version :smile:
EDIT: newer newer version. Much better mix. The vocals are annoying me though, my mixer adds loads of noise to it and by de-noising it it distorts it and loses a lot of low frequency information. I think I'll buy a new mixer and we'll re-record it when we're next together, but she won't have a chest infection this time so we'll lose the awesome raspyness :v:
[media]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/nodiggity2[/media]
[QUOTE=chaz13;44112060]Still a big wip but we've got some draft vocals now.
EDIT: newer version :smile:
EDIT: newer newer version. Much better mix. The vocals are annoying me though, my mixer adds loads of noise to it and by de-noising it it distorts it and loses a lot of low frequency information. I think I'll buy a new mixer and we'll re-record it when we're next together, but she won't have a chest infection this time so we'll lose the awesome raspyness :v:
[URL="http://facepunch.com/"]Listen to Soundcloud recording[/URL]
[URL]http://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/nodiggity2[/URL]
[/QUOTE]Ohhhhh man this is awesome, I NEED it when it's ready!
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Anax;44105161][media]http://soundcloud.com/anax-1/dim-epth[/media]
Backyard sample stuff
[media]http://soundcloud.com/anax-1/path-and-pebble[/media]
More sample jams
[media]http://soundcloud.com/anax-1/branches-independent[/media]
ambient thing![/QUOTE]Your stuff really is really starting to become something brilliant! So full of atmosphere, great rhythm and rich textures. An album of this quality would be an instant buy
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Zombie Dude;44107043][media]http://soundcloud.com/alpenguin/kruby2[/media][/QUOTE]Just brings a smile on your face haha
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Bubz;44107325][media]http://soundcloud.com/vanpidg/fuckboy[/media]
trying old stuff out again
[media]http://soundcloud.com/vanpidg/veroise-van-pidg[/media][/QUOTE]I like the last part of the first clip. The second one is really creeping me out, pretty cool.
[QUOTE=CLungcancer;44129241]Ohhhhh man this is awesome, I NEED it when it's ready!
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Ah man, I was just listening to it and thinking about how it's not as good as I remembered and I'm not at all happy with it, will probs give it up and not bother getting new gear etc etc then your comment turned it all around! Here's another song we did recently (same noise issues though) I posted here before: [url]https://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/gin-juice-cover[/url]
I have a vicious circle whereby my gear isn't great which makes it hard to record stuff, but because it's hard to record stuff I lose interest in it as it's frustrating - but then I don't practice enough to improve.
I might just bit the bullet and get a new audio interface, then we'll re-record everything I imagine. Currently working on a jazz/reggae backing track for our next dre cover!
It was fun listening through the tracks on this page. This section has a lot of talented people here nowadays but the interaction just isn't there. I guess that's a common problem with any musician forum or section :(
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
my automergeee
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=chaz13;44129421]Ah man, I was just listening to it and thinking about how it's not as good as I remembered and I'm not at all happy with it, will probs give it up and not bother getting new gear etc etc then your comment turned it all around! Here's another song we did recently (same noise issues though) I posted here before: [url]https://soundcloud.com/awesomesaucee/gin-juice-cover[/url]
I have a vicious circle whereby my gear isn't great which makes it hard to record stuff, but because it's hard to record stuff I lose interest in it as it's frustrating - but then I don't practice enough to improve.
I might just bit the bullet and get a new audio interface, then we'll re-record everything I imagine. Currently working on a jazz/reggae backing track for our next dre cover![/QUOTE]Yeah I've heard the gin and juice cover! The singer is so good. Can't wait for more stuff from you lot haha
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
Oh and Im also doing things apparently:
[media]http://soundcloud.com/itbegins/2-rough-wip[/media]
Posting the things
[media]http://soundcloud.com/breakfastbuddy/quest-of-the-quiet-quail[/media]
[media]http://soundcloud.com/breakfastbuddy/chattering-chipmunks[/media]
[media]http://soundcloud.com/breakfastbuddy/elegant-escape[/media]
[QUOTE=jalb;44131333]here's something
[media]http://soundcloud.com/alandis-lee/toychest-wip[/media][/QUOTE]
Try leaving the bass swell at 0:11 for a change in patterns/a "drop"/something of importance. It sounds kind of anticlimatic by itself.
[editline]4th March 2014[/editline]
[media]http://soundcloud.com/daaott/some-drums-and-a-little-bass[/media]
Help me make my bass better, please.
[QUOTE=Ott;44132557]Try leaving the bass swell at 0:11 for a change in patterns/a "drop"/something of importance. It sounds kind of anticlimatic by itself.
[editline]4th March 2014[/editline]
[media]http://soundcloud.com/daaott/some-drums-and-a-little-bass[/media]
Help me make my bass better, please.[/QUOTE]
What do you want it to sound like? It's pretty cool already! A little reverb on the clap/snare would be nice.
[QUOTE=Ott;44132557]Try leaving the bass swell at 0:11 for a change in patterns/a "drop"/something of importance. It sounds kind of anticlimatic by itself.
[editline]4th March 2014[/editline]
[media]http://soundcloud.com/daaott/some-drums-and-a-little-bass[/media]
Help me make my bass better, please.[/QUOTE]The bass sound is ok, maybe try sidechaining it a bit with the kick so it doesn't just eat the kick completely. Also is that fl keys I hear? Try avoiding that because while you can make it sound nice it's just not worth the effort. I think [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1359664&p=44071784&viewfull=1#post44071784]someone posted some free piano plugins[/url] on the resource collection thread. Maybe check them out?
Any stock sounds you should probably avoid, particularly on FL as the sounds are so distinctive. Even avoiding synth presets is a good idea
Pretty much done with this one
[media]http://soundcloud.com/unicode-x/curiosity-1[/media]
[QUOTE=MonkeyFun;44144842]Pretty much done with this one
[media]http://soundcloud.com/unicode-x/curiosity-1[/media][/QUOTE]
The cowbell kind of sticks out IMO. Other than that, it's pretty neat.
[media]http://soundcloud.com/obi2kanobe/boom[/media]
working on funk single not rhythms. its hard to keep from getting stale
How did you manage to get started with making music? Like, what do you use now and what did you use to learn? I'd really like to make some music because I've been listening to you guys' stuff and it's really inspiring.
[QUOTE=Recurracy;44159061]How did you manage to get started with making music? Like, what do you use now and what did you use to learn? I'd really like to make some music because I've been listening to you guys' stuff and it's really inspiring.[/QUOTE]
Personally, I started playing the guitar when I was like 9 but kinda left it dormant. Then FL studio came along and I started learning how to make trance music and I bounced between that and the guitar until now.
[QUOTE=Recurracy;44159061]How did you manage to get started with making music? Like, what do you use now and what did you use to learn? I'd really like to make some music because I've been listening to you guys' stuff and it's really inspiring.[/QUOTE]
If you're starting from ground zero, my advice would be to learn an instrument. Get to the point where you can play a few songs, and after some practice and you'll start noticing an "automatic" feeling to it. You'll slowly get muscle memory to the notes, and be able to play notes you're thinking about without looking or stopping. I'd say knowing an instrument is important regardless of whether or not you're making purely electronic music or not. Some people can arrange notes on a piano roll with just a mouse and it will sound fine, but it really takes some experience first hand to understand how chords and melodies play out.
When it comes to the program used to compose, there's tons of them. It's mostly about the person using the program, rather than the program itself. From what I can tell the most popular DAWs are Ableton, Fruity Loops, Reason, Cubase, and Logic. Personally I started with FL Studio. I jumped completely blind into FL about 3 years ago with absolutely no idea what I was doing. At first I just kinda stumbled my way around exploring how everything works; making tunes with preset synths and beats with stock samples. But I learned after a while that it's pretty hard to learn every inch of it without looking up tutorial videos or how to's, so I strongly recommend some good old youtube lernin. Twisting knobs and figuring out what they do is one way to learn, but it's sure as hell slow. Something as simple as a search for "fl studio (or any other DAW) basics" is enough to send you on your way honestly.
Overall: listen to a lot of music, study everything you can about it. Recreating songs you like is a good way to wrap your head around certain elements of music. And don't be afraid to fail, it's a learning process!
[QUOTE=Recurracy;44159061]How did you manage to get started with making music? Like, what do you use now and what did you use to learn? I'd really like to make some music because I've been listening to you guys' stuff and it's really inspiring.[/QUOTE]I myself started with FL studio in 2008 (~6-7 years ago), used that until I got myself a Maschine Studio last month. I guess if you're totally new to music (as in don't know theory or anything) you can just check out some Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) like FL Studio, Ableton Live, Reason, Reaper, sonar, cubase and many others that are there but I don't remember the names of. They all operate differently and have different built-in plugins that kinda have their unique sounds, but in the end the capability of sound is pretty much the same when you actually know what you're doing :v:.
From my experience the easier and less cluttered ones to learn would be FL Studio and Ableton.
Just test them out a bit, maybe try some tutorials and stuff, but remember to keep it simple so you don't overwhelm yourself with all the stuff you have to learn!
In the end the most important thing is PATIENCE! It will take time and hard work to get your sound to a decent level. I used to get way too confident and shared some REALLY shitty tracks. The shit people said about them almost made me quit entirely.
A track of mine from 2009-2010 (this is fucking embarrassing):
[url]https://soundcloud.com/itbegins/2009-1/s-Xw60W[/url]
For comparison this is one of my newer tracks:
[url]https://soundcloud.com/itbegins/eastwest[/url]
[editline]7th March 2014[/editline]
Like anax pointed learning an instrument is a good way too, I just jumped into fl studio wanting to make beats like Dr. Dre lol
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