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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / rekordbox + rekordbox video
« on: October 12, 2016, 05:58:03 pm »
if i were to purchase a copy of rekordbox but i want to use rekordbox video, do i need to buy one and then the other? like an expansion pack?

or can i just buy separate?

anyone have any experience with this?

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: what genre is this?
« on: September 27, 2016, 10:46:43 pm »
let's try to keep the shitposting to a minimum, please? (tho wow, those two songs are so similar in form and sound design i thought they were the same track at first)

this is definitely in the deep house or future house range, though tbh i don't really think there's too much of a difference between the two.

If you're getting caught up in the genre, try categorizing your songs by how they feel. Assign arbitrary descriptions and start putting things in that sound similar enough so that when you start DJing, you can transition between genres more easily by following their common elements.

guess im not sure if youre saying my post is shitpost

regardless...

yes thats why i thought it was a newer genre so i can classify it that way

do you use rekordbox to classify yours or what

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / what genre is this?
« on: September 21, 2016, 06:23:23 pm »
i didnt know where else to put this and im having trouble distinguishing what type of genre this is for my set.

future house?
deep house?

thanks for the info. id like to look up more songs like this as well which is why im curious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWVnZLChj7Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdIkAAhd0z4


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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: Headphones or Speakers ?
« on: August 27, 2016, 09:24:52 pm »
try Invest in good quality speakers
its all about the low end and its hard with headphones, cause it cant pick up the frequencies
but try get a good headphones too, when you want to arrange or produce at night or something
so both lol, upgrade your studio slowly over time

Well, I am 15, so getting money is going to be a little bit difficult, but I promised to myself never give up ;D

these are good budget speakers. bought them for a friend and they sound pretty nice. not alot of low end but enough imo

https://www.amazon.com/Mackie-CR4-Pair-Reference-Multimedia/dp/B00KVEIY4O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472333051&sr=8-1&keywords=mackie+cr+4

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i personally say they are supposed to be triggered at the same time and sometimes possibly sidechain to the kick so it comes in cleaner

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This is something I've been coming around to over the last couple years. I "understood" compression for several years (the theory behind it), but never nailed down how to use it that well. What changed for me was sitting down with several different compressors to learn their different sounds so I would actually use them with purpose.

It's difficult when you're learning electronic music because everything is so in your face. The forum mentality a lot of us learned through can be hard to navigate. You'll find dozens of threads with subjects like "What's the best/your favorite compressor?" and not enough "What compressor will help me round out low, female vocals?"

I'd go through phases of using the fabfilter pro-c on everything cause Madeon said he used it, then phases of using ableton's stock compressor because Feed Me said it's all 99.9% of producers will ever need, then H comp cause Skrillex etc... What I've come to realize is that pretty much every producer I obsessed over was still learning how to do all of this shit themselves-they just managed to make really good music while doing it.

So I'd recommend every producer find the range of compressors that work for them so each instance is used with intentionality.

ok i understand that and the theory behind it. what i dont understand is if i put compression on one channel i.e female vocals - how does it compress it in relation to the other channels?
I don't know if I 100% understand exactly what you're asking. If you're dropping a single compressor on a single channel you'd only be reducing the dynamics of the single track (vocals in this case). How it plays into the overall sound depends on how you treat the rest of the music.

You use compression if you know that the sound needs it.

I like a little bit of compression on some things, but i tend to not use it willy nilly.

I compression a source with many effects coming from some kind of effect rack or combinator (ableton and reason respectively), if it needs the glue.

Compression can also help a group of parts (ie drums) sound as if they're moving as one unit (glue). it helps shape and tailor the impacts and notes to a song a little bit better. or to help get a certain feel and sound out of a specific set of instruments.

so if i want to compress my drums i would group them all (in ableton) and use a glue compressor or whatever i prefer (parallel, etc) and get them to sound closer together basically instead of some peaking where i dont want them too.
or what you think?

This depends on the sound you're going for. If you just want to bring the drums together a little bit some light compression may get you there. At the same time if you send any effect to the whole kit you'd likely get a similar result. I'd recommend gain staging to even out levels first though. Even using something like Waves Vocal Rider. Especially when you're using more organic sounds...compression can be unkind really quickly. Even if you're diligent about using it more subtly, I've gotten to the end of a lot of mixes and realized how much life was sucked out of the song compared to the initial garbage mix.

Thanks you answered what i was thinking

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: question about dynamic range
« on: August 20, 2016, 09:09:31 pm »
thank you

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: question about dynamic range
« on: August 19, 2016, 10:27:30 pm »
You're reference point is the key of the song that you're in.

Given that, there's frequencies that are associated with the key of the song that you need to be aware of to best make use of an EQ.

Look up a frequency chart of orchestra instruments and then replicate that with synthesizers.

I don't see why you'd want to fill up the the song with just a ton of crap that probably will make the mixing more complicated.


Sounds like you should be focusing on the sound source before you start worrying about mixing. Treatment and source selection really make or break the modern sound or creates the sound you're looking for.

I am starting to believe that, sample packs are designed specifically to have that modern loudness already involved in the song, and the master just accentuates certain aspects about the mix.

ok so if im following you correctly a key of a song i.e A minor - would have the range of 240hz - whatever as an example and that would best be filled with synths and instruments that fill that sector in relation to less is more (you dont want to just fill it up if you dont have to)

where would i find a chart like that? i guess i dont really understand where you would get that type of information

thanks

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https://theproducersforum.com/index.php?topic=4644.0

same rules apply as the general advice.

Look up on how to maximize the efficiency of your computer components and apply it to a lap top and not a desktop.


FYI, you're typically going to run into some limitations on speed due to cooling means, on a laptop.


I'll always advise you get a desktop before a laptop.

Take this with a grain of salt because ableton does not take as much power as a video game. youre buying a "gaming" laptop, which means ableton will run close to non existent - were talking 15%-35% of your laptops cpu.
i have a laptop very similar to this and i have absolutely no cooling problems with it on ableton. videos games, whole different story

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: good laptops for producing under 1k?
« on: August 19, 2016, 09:53:51 pm »
ive had an ASUS laptop for quite some time now and does the trick nicely!! although it is getting a bit old and slow nowadays!!   All about checking those specs though but ASUS has been pretty good for me.

i always go ASUS or MSI

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Hello my fellow producers!

I'm getting tired of my old Macbook that I've been using over the last 1.5 years for producing. It had a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 processor and just 4GB RAM. I've been doing some research on the Web, and the best Laptop for my Budget seems to be the "Acer Aspire V15". Does anybody have experience with it or know a reason why I shouldn't buy it and which other Laptop I should buy? I'm just extremely tired of my terribe CPU on my macbook and I really want to be able to run Ableton with a lot of CPU-heavy Plugins like Serum and Ozone open, but at the same time I have to buy a Laptop, so please don't give me any Desktop-advice! :)

looks like a solid laptop. i guess the only drawback would be it has 8gbs of ram vs 16 gb. i would want to know if it can be upgraded to 16gb  and also what type of graphics card it has in it because that matters to me personally. but i7 and 8gbs will destroy ableton. youll notice such an extreme difference from your mac

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: good laptops for producing under 1k?
« on: August 19, 2016, 09:50:59 pm »
Highly recommend getting a Lenovo Y700. I have the older model that has similar specs but is from 2014. The laptop works great, has a powerful Intel Core i7 quad core processor with hyperthreading (8 virtual cores). It handles anything I throw at it easily, the maximum a project has utilized the CPU is like 78%, but it had like 100 channels and lots of instances of Serum, Massive,etc.

as a computer engineering major and much use with multiple lenovos i would shy away from them for their shabby construction and programming.

just my two cents

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / question about dynamic range
« on: August 19, 2016, 09:49:02 pm »
question about dynamic range.

basically as edm producers we are EQing and compressing synths,instruments or samples to be condensed to a certain section of the spectrum / dynamic range.

what are the best ways to handle this and fill certain spectrum's with certain frequencies or instruments?
is it a general consensus that a song should cover an entire spectrum in relation to human hearing (i forgot what the actual theory is called - i.e cutting lower sub frequencies because it muddies the mix and vice versa top)

thanks for the comments and help

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This is something I've been coming around to over the last couple years. I "understood" compression for several years (the theory behind it), but never nailed down how to use it that well. What changed for me was sitting down with several different compressors to learn their different sounds so I would actually use them with purpose.

It's difficult when you're learning electronic music because everything is so in your face. The forum mentality a lot of us learned through can be hard to navigate. You'll find dozens of threads with subjects like "What's the best/your favorite compressor?" and not enough "What compressor will help me round out low, female vocals?"

I'd go through phases of using the fabfilter pro-c on everything cause Madeon said he used it, then phases of using ableton's stock compressor because Feed Me said it's all 99.9% of producers will ever need, then H comp cause Skrillex etc... What I've come to realize is that pretty much every producer I obsessed over was still learning how to do all of this shit themselves-they just managed to make really good music while doing it.

So I'd recommend every producer find the range of compressors that work for them so each instance is used with intentionality.

ok i understand that and the theory behind it. what i dont understand is if i put compression on one channel i.e female vocals - how does it compress it in relation to the other channels?

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