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Finished Tracks / Re: Colored Dreams (My first track ever)|(Need Reviews)
« on: January 22, 2016, 01:14:20 pm »
We all have to start somewhere! My biggest criticism is the kick, its fighting against too many sound and doesn't have that definition, if you havent already, I would mess around more with side chain compression and making sure there is enough space for that kick to come through the mix! Im a big fan of the way you use the fx, none seemed out of place and happened at the appropriate time. keep on producin :) sounds good for a first song

Thank you very much for your reply :) and yes I'll put more stress on the kick in my other productions.

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Finished Tracks / Colored Dreams (My first track ever)|(Need Reviews)
« on: January 22, 2016, 03:06:01 am »
So, this is my first song that I've finished and I'm super excited to share it here!!!

I couldn't really decide which genre it fell under but please tell me about my shortcomings and how the mixing and mastering are on this track.

Thanks in advance if you appreciated it!!!  :)


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WIPs / Chill song WIP (Need li'l feedback)
« on: January 20, 2016, 12:38:05 pm »
Here's my WIP (I guess) if its not already finished.

I've been working on it for some days and now its taking some shape but I can't really figure out what it is lacking or where its going wrong.

I guess the starting is a little bad and volume levels on some elements are not as much as it should be. So, please suggest some techniques to make it a better song. 

P.S.: Please listen to the whole song :)


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I feel your frustration brother. Having just one ear for making music  :'(. That makes me sad as I also have a very bad hearing in my right ear. In my case its tinnitus that screwed my ear and it happened last year only!!!
I have been there myself: going into the DAW, start making melodies and beats, not feeling good about it, close the DAW!!!
But you have to start somewhere and somehow. Either by making shitty stuff or not making anything at all bcoz when you start its going to be bad and that's how you improve and it just gets better by itself. I can bet that!!!
You can watch tutorials on youtube and read articles if you want to know how some particular sound is made or if you dont understand something.
When I had just started I was making utter nonsense which you can hear in the track that I uploaded just for you to understand how messy a song can be when you're a novice. I made this song and I laugh every time I listen to it and it also lasts only a minute. The mixing and mastering is terrible on this one. Pardon me for that.  ;)

https://soundcloud.com/gagan-712844822/the-dog-screwed-up-bass

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Your parents aren't "old school", they're just wise and they know from experience that you're better off keeping maintaining a balanced perspective in life, getting a good education, having an active social life, and staying fit, both physically and mentally.

i don't agree at all. especially in his case. ive seen it in ninth parallel's (rishi's) case: with most indian families and indian culture, you have to fill in a certain role in society and if you don't you're an absolute failure. they will provide you with financial and physical health support, but mental and emotional health is NOT taken care of.

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There's nothing "cool" about a mouse-clicking dork with his head buried in a computer all day.

do you know who created this forum you're on? do you know who most successful/iconic electronic musicians are? they are EXACTLY what you just described. they are total nerds that were so passionate about their craft that they did nothing but bury their faces in electronics all day every day.

Exactly!!! :D

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Just keep pushing. I'm speaking from experience of dealing with notoriously Indian parents. Channel your everything into your work and try not to lose yourself in the process. Music has so much to offer your life, I know the cultural pressures can feel crushing and tear you apart, but for your sake take control and fucking do this shit! When I was in school I was staying up till 4 am every night in secret just to work on music. Barely got any sleep! Let your work speak for your ambition, just keep pushing my man. Music can change your world if you work hard enough. Wishing you the best!

So you're Indian too and had to go through that Indian parents thing too. I know man Indian parents are hard to get on with because they care about the society more than the kid itself. They don't care about he kid's dreams and aspirations but want him to have a steady paying job so that he can be married off to some girl and have kids and then they live happily ever after. BULLSHIT!!! Who wants that life if you're not satisfied with what you have and are. But thanks for your advice and I hope maybe one day I'll also be where you are and all the best to you too!!! :)

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So, I'm just a regular INDIAN kid and i'm quite mad about producing music and I keep myself hooked to my DAW most of the time. But the problem is my PARENTS are not as cool about this as I am. They think I'm gonna go insane literally if I keep up this shit. I produce for about 3-4 hrs in a stretch and do this almost the whole day. I know its just normal to produce for long periods but my parents are old school and they keep restraining me quite a lot from producing (They think its a waste of time). It is f**king my mind up and my creativity. How do I make my parents cool about this?

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2 min. silence for the people who did not vote for OWSLA!!!

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most of the times I want to create something electro or dubstep kind of but rather end up making an avicii kind of melody instead. But thats okay as long as it sounds good!!!

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Try different things such as:
  • Add a drum fill or sweep before the other part (Ususally works for me)
  • Add a different melody fill to carry on into a new melody line on the other part
  • You don't always have to go instantly into the next part. You can try dropping down elements of the track as it goes on until eventually it goes into your other part
Of course, these are just general ideas that might help you with your transitions and might not always work. It depends what you're going for and working with. My other suggestion would be to simply play around until it's right. Just mess around and experiment. It'll make it less bland if you do something weird and different. Maybe even try get inspiration from other tracks to help you come up with something. I wish you all the best with your track ;)

Your advice seems promising so I am going to apply it as much as I can. And I'm even going to try that abrupt transition thing now and something weird too. Hope it works!!! Thanks :)

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is your music and melodies in the same chords? major or minor chord? etc

Mostly in the major chords but sometimes in the minor......but I don't have a very deep knowledge of the chords and music theory, so I guess thats where my problem lies.

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I have been producing for 8 months now so here's how I first began -

I watched a lot of tutorials. I had no idea what I was doing and spent a majority of my time watching ADSR Courses and YouTube tutorials to learn Sylenth and Massive masterclasses, sound design, EQing, mixing, mastering, parallel-sidechain compression, so forth.

(Good YouTube accounts to follow: SeamlessR, ZenWorld, DigitialVideoFX, Sound Design Tutorials)

What I realized was i had all this "knowledge" but no way to apply it. I ended up watching EQ tutorials, mixing, mastering, compression, and all this other stuff that was "way above my pay grade." Let's be real. I was just beginning to produce, I had no use for any of that.

Some suggestions:

1. Masterclasses (LEARN YOUR SYNTH) - Sylenth, Massive, Serum, whatever it is, KNOW IT. Know every single damn function of your synth so you can control every parameter to the ultimate precision.

2. "Music Theory" - Learn to write melodies and chords. No, you do not need to know music theory, but it helps. If you're going to write music one day at a professional level, you WILL need to write in key. There is a reason music theory exists. It is harmonics, mathematical breakdowns of frequencies, which chords sound good together.. it works and it sounds better. You may disagree here, but any professional musician will tell you music theory is there for a reason.

3. "How to make X genre" - Watch a full hour long video production of a song. It may sound like a long time but ask yourself this... how many movies have you watched in your lifetime? A lot.

4. KNOW YOUR DAW - How can you manipulate your sound through a multitude of parameters? How can you use a filter cutoff to transition from your introduction lead to a full, fat, supersaw? How can you use everything your workstation offers to make a more complete track? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3RJBUZ_f0)

If you want to be successful at producing music, you need to make this your life.
What do I mean by that? You watch four hours of TV a day. You play three hours of video games a day. You go hangout with your friends every single day of the week.

No. I learned the hard way. You will have to make sacrifices. Success does not come easy, and one of the hardest parts if telling your friends that you don't have time to hangout because you want to be successful

Sounds crazy. Easier said than done. But it's the truth.

You seem quite an enlightened person......all that you wrote is what i can totally relate to!!!

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I have been producing for about 5-6 months now and the greatest problem that comes my way are the transitions of the song. They are either very bland or don't match-up with the next part. I create a melody (which is the main drop), and then get stuck with what i should do after, or before, the present part. And because of this I sometimes abandon the project out of frustration. Help me out friends!!! 

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