Piano

yep. great stuff. probably the coolest thing i have seen posted on this forum to date. keep up the great work

You and Miles are the best producers I've heard on this forum. You guys are on to something.

Quote from: Lydian on May 10, 2016, 02:55:47 pm

I forgot. Were you the one that goes to school for audio engineering?

Yeah! The workflow I use was mentioned by three separate teachers I've had so far, though I haven't had any dedicated mixing classes yet. I like ErikF's idea of working up the frequency spectrum, since the highest frequency sounds are going to be the ones that require the least amount of level to be heard.

I'm also a huge advocate of working in cycles of analysis and action using "fix sheets" - a physical piece of paper that you keep with you when you're working (so it applies to every step of the process): Before doing anything, listen to the project start to finish. Write down every single thing that you think you need to fix, remove, add, or otherwise change. Once you've gotten to the end of the song, start fixing problems on the list top to bottom. If you notice new errors, add 'em to the bottom of the list. Start broad, and work your way in. By the time that list is including things like "change the decay time on the reverb by .3 seconds" you've reached the point of diminishing returns and should call it complete.

I've always liked to start from the lowest frequency spectrum as well. The only issue I'm beginning to see with it is that I've seen people recommend to start with the most important element of the mix which actually isn't always kick and bass.

I've used fix sheets in the last track I finished. Found them immensely helpful. Makes things a lot faster. I may try to incorporate that new workflow though. I really like the idea of mixing the way your teachers describe. The only reason I wouldn't build the mix from bottom to top though is because I usually work in groups so I like to build out the entire drum bus first before bringing in bass and leads.

Then again I have yet to be satisfied with my mixes so It may be time to try something new. Since I mix in groups I've always tried to get them sounding good in solo before mixing them with the other groups. This may be limiting me since it's generally advised to not mix in solo.

Welcome to the forum! There are plenty of programs that exist out there to produce electronic music. What you need is a DAW or a digital audio workstation.


My favorite DAW for PC is Cubase. A lot of artists also like to use FL studio or Ableton Live. What's important to know is that no matter which one you choose they are all capable of the same things. The only difference is the workflow.


If you happen to choose FL studio send me a PM and I can get you a discount. That's all!

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hmm yeah. but dont think too much about that @lydian i don't think you would have mastered your craft in your 20's

dont forget there are still very older producers in the game who are very experienced, these guys are really smart

I know an experienced producer in the electronic business (100+ releases) and he's aint in the 20 bracket

but yeah there are lots of kids with ableton or FL studio

Honestly, I feel kinda of pressured at times because of it. I know it's irrational because it's not like you need to be successful in your 20's but the older I get the more I see free time becoming less accessible.

Kinda just motivates me to practice harder before this stage of my life runs out.

REALLY digging the instrumental. I do feel like that piano could be raised up to get a little bit more attention in the mix. Right now the vocals have the most attention which is a good thing but for such a beautiful instrumental it makes me sad. I really want to be able to hear that loop a little bit better.

The vocal glitches were pretty interesting. Some times I feel like they were distracting from the main vocal though. Even though this is primarily a dance music forum, for this type of music I think you did a good job. I think you got a really good vocal sound which is really hard in my experience.

So it wont sounds weird with a chord progression that is undiotonic under a melody in a certain key?

As long as you adjust the melody to the chord tones then no. It won't sound weird.

Music that is perfectly diatonic contains no accidentals or chromatics. That to me would be quite bland.