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Finished Tracks / Portfolio l House/Electronic/Experimental
« on: June 01, 2017, 12:19:03 am »
Hey there!

Tomorrow am handing over my portfolio at a college to study music production. If they're interested, I'll be invited to take my exams.

I just applied the finishing touch and I would love to hear some feedback from you guys. One track is a House track, the 2nd one is more Electronic (inspired by Flume). The last one is Electronic as well, but a bit more experimental.

Portfolio Playlist

Be the jury, and tell me what you think.  :)

Thanks in advance!

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Sample packs with kicks like Flume
« on: February 17, 2017, 09:33:49 pm »
Hi all


Today Skin Companion EP II got released by Flume. The kick drum in his track Depth Charge is just amazing.

To me it sounds like a kinda analog kick drum processed through distortion.

Where can I get these more analog sounding kick drums? I remember he once talked about being influenced by hip hop beats, so I have a feeling a might have to look there.  If anyone can point me to good sample pack (companies) based on user experience, would be great.

Am I also right about the processing? Anything else that might be done?

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Best Future Bass(?) sample pack companies
« on: December 26, 2016, 03:04:25 pm »
Hi guys

First of all a Merry Christmas to all of you!

So for the past few months I've been digging the so called 'Future Bass'. However it's dropped on a lot of music which make me question the genre. For me it's electronic music with Hip Hop and Trap influences like 808s and rhythm. It sometimes involves a singer instead of a rapper. Examples are Flume, Cashmere Cat and Louis The Child.

Now to come to the point of the subject. What are some sample companies selling drum packs that fit my taste? I noticed some songs have live drums, which sometimes sound kinda distorted and create this "booming" impact when the kick hits.

Thanks advance & enjoy your Christmas

Kareem

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WIPs / Re: Prog House Sound check + idea
« on: August 16, 2016, 05:32:21 pm »
The link appears to be broken. Mind checking your link?  ;)

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I like the metaphor. Thanks!

I have been going to a music academy for 5 years now, I'm classically schooled. But the thing is, it feels like the all the knowledge I gained there and through YouTube tutorials have kinda blocked me.

What do you mean by not using to much presets? Are you talking about layers or effectively about presets? Because I can't seem to figure out what's "wrong" with them. It's like using shortcuts in your daw, you can get to something quicker. It may or may not sound great right away, but you can always tweak the knobs or add a layer that fills the blank spot.

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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / [Q]Unlocking your creativity
« on: May 21, 2016, 07:37:08 pm »
Hey everyone

Probably this will sound familiar for some. Sometimes you can sit for ages in front of your PC and nothing. Sometimes you finally get something, end up hating it and eventually you started with project number 9000. Well yeah, that's the situation I'm currently in.
I can remember the first days I started to produce, I could make tracks as if it was nothing. Now it feels the more knowledge I have, the less creative I am. It feels like all theories and rules are restricting me. First I was just bashing every white key because I knew it was either 'a' or 'C'. No worries about what must be done and what can't be done. I was simply doing what my ears felt like doing.
I'm curious about the ones with the same struggles and how they solved it or are trying to solve it.

Cheers!

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there's no personality in your melody.

Wontolla might be suggesting you need some more of you in your creation. Something a little more human.

It really sounds the same.

are you playing your melodies?

With what does my melodies sound the same? Or in what way?

Also for the latter part of your reply? What do you mean by quantizing your melody so it isn't on top of your beat? For me quantizing is fixing your midi information after recording it, to make sure everything is back on snap.

Thanks for the reply! :)

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Thanks for the reply Wontolla! :)

So "off notes" are badly timed notes to you? Do you have example of a song where it's done correctly and it could have screwed the song if it wasn't? Or vice versa maybe.

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / [Q] Making dancy drops (House tracks)
« on: March 21, 2016, 06:49:49 pm »
Hi guys!

I'm having troubles with making my drops feel dancy. When I listen to this track (an the next one too) by Martin Garrix, I can feel the drive to dance. I lack this in my own projects. And I'm trying to find a solution to this. It also causes me to finish my projects less frequently.

I posted a similar post but from a different angle. That one was more about my melodies but also a bit about this subject.

Do you have any tips? I have a private SC playlist with 3 unfinished tracks. Maybe it gives you also an idea of what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks in advance! :)

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Hi guys!

I've lately been very inspired to get behind my DAW and make some tracks.
Yet, I'm stuck with the process of making my tracks. Lately I can't seem to be satisfied with any melody I make. I look up to Martin Garrix so much! I love his melodies, and I try focus so much on it to make them really nice. But yea, I never get satisfied. Especially when I want to use it for a drop. My drop doesn't feel 'dancy' with it.

Mostly I blame my melody for it, but lately I wonder if it's something else. Something else I'm doing wrong which just blocks me.
My workflow: Chords -> Melody -> Kick and sidechained sub-bass & chords.

Do you have any tips? Or things you might think I'm doing wrong? If you're curious I made little playlist with 3 unfinished tracks which maybe gives you an auditive idea. As you notice it's house music, which might change the focus of priorities and tips.

Thanks in advance!

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / [Q] Making bass lines
« on: March 21, 2016, 06:40:05 pm »
Hi all!

I'm here to ask you tips to make better bass lines. I mostly make house music and a lot of these kind of tracks (mostly the ones which get labeled as commercial EDM) have very simple yet well done bass lines. I know it's mostly the root note of each chords, but still whenever I want to make a drop I can't seem to get a nice bass line on my melody.

Do you have any tips what helps you in your productions?

Thanks all!

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Sound Design / Re: [Q] How to make this sound
« on: February 21, 2016, 08:01:45 am »
here's part of the first build up. the noise you're talking about is a reversed cymbal that's been time stretched over 8 bars.

https://clyp.it/o3btiah4

Thank you very much!

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Sound Design / Re: [Q] How to make this sound
« on: February 21, 2016, 07:54:33 am »
I can't hear any 8-bar long sounds starting at 0:30.. or any sound that's there both at 0:30 and 1:15
You won't hear it instantly but it appears quickly enough. It rises over the 8 bars, both in the 2nd half of the intro and the build up.

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Sound Design / [Q] How to make this sound
« on: February 20, 2016, 09:48:00 pm »
Hi guys!

I wonder how to make this sound. It's the sound that rises at 0:30 8 bars long, also in the build-up at 1:15.

To me it sounds like a whitenoise but I don't know the processing. It makes me think of a train which is trying to stop and the breaks are making that scratchy noise.

I'm looking forward to your solutions!

Kareem

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: EQ TIPS
« on: February 10, 2016, 01:40:26 am »
Take your time with it, you should notice once you near problematic frequencies, zero in on them a bit better then go to work with it.

Sorry been off for a while. However what do you mean by zero'ing on thse frequencies?

Also for anoyone else... How you distinguish pesky frequencies from too loud frequencies with this sweep technique?

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