Music Producers / Studio Thread

[ROYALEFATALE]

used to use an m-audio 88 key, then a moog little phatty, now i just use an akai MPD24 and then build on those melodies in piano roll

[minou]

here's a draft recording of what i did over the beat i made the other day. alot of things to brush up on. will master everything once the last verse is recorded. the EQ on my vocals is annoying. comments greatly appreciated.

http://www.mediafire.com/?3d2jo4w1z23jn63

[Servo2000]

Random question - maybe not so relevant to this thread but couldn't think if there had been like a vinyl / turntable thread. Looking to pick one up really cheaply if possible - I've slowly accumulated some records (usually as like pre-purchase bonuses for cds) so I figure I might as well get something to play them on but I'd love to pay like ~$100. Anything wrong with getting something like this that's of indeterminate origin but by all means sounds like its functional?

[haploid]

Not that I know of... If you aren't going to use it for anything remotely scratch-related, that should be fine. I've never been able to hear a difference when playing records on different tables per say. Maybe the amplification, but not the table.

[Servo2000]

Good deal. I'd be curious to hear the reasoning because I've definitely had vinyl-head friends tell me about how I should be spending like 300 - 400 on a turntable 'to be worth it' but at the same time nobody can actually explain why.

[mrjuby]

Servo2000, take a look at this bro http://www.numark.com/pt01usb

[Ghettobob]

My Instrumental Mixtape. Let me know what you guys think of it.

http://www.datpiff.com/ALB_TylerJC_Session_1_Instumentals.m181357.html

[Daniell619]

zacklapuz.bandcamp.com

colab beat tape with my friend

i dont really take it seriously just for fun.

im a sophomore in highschool

i use fl studio thats about it.

chop up sample and drums i dont really use synth

cause fl studio has shitty synths

[Decoy]

here is stuff that I made with my friend

http://www.soundcloud.com/fuzzy_wobbles

a local dj is going to spinning out "bad things" in nyc this weekend and we are really amped on that.

[ROYALEFATALE]

here is stuff that I made with my friend

http://www.soundcloud.com/fuzzy_wobbles

a local dj is going to spinning out "bad things" in nyc this weekend and we are really amped on that.

bad things could benefit from a bit of swing on your drum hits, even though the beat is choppy and varies it still sounds a bit robotic, also the electric piano could use a little verb, sounds dry in the mix, nice bass though

[Decoy]

bad things could benefit from a bit of swing on your drum hits, even though the beat is choppy and varies it still sounds a bit robotic, also the electric piano could use a little verb, sounds dry in the mix, nice bass though

thanks for the comment! I am trying to get in the habit of including more incidentals and layering more sounds to make the beat feel more natural.

[Dioxic]

Guys, I'm looking to setup a low-budget home studio. Any resources or tips?I create lots of things with instruments i.e. guitars, bass, harmonicas, amps, vocals, as well as digital drum kits and an MPC2000 (looking to upgrade to a midi controller). + a deck to sample records.

I create a lot of music that involves drum machines, synths, and other digital elements as well as real instruments and kits etc.

For the MPC replacement I was thinking either a Maschine or an AKAI DP32.

I've already got a Mac to use for the studio w/ Logic and Ableton Live

Any tips in the right direction would be appreciated guys, thanks.

Edit: Oh, I should add that this isn't necessarily to get the highest quality recordings possible, but to get decent recordings of my music so that I can share it with other people.

[ROYALEFATALE]

speaking of the Shure SM57 i have a like-new one for sale if anybody is looking for one on the cheap, original box/paperwork just PM me

[destructodisk]

^good shit breh, can't say it sounds that gritty to me, but i dig the riddim a lot.

here's some of my signature "wack trip hop" as haptronic put so eloquently.

http://www.throwthisaway.org/1-22-11.mp3

[haploid]

I always liked the textures you made in your tracks in the high freqs. Almost feel like cymbals to me but in a weird way.

Really enjoying it well, very high quality production. Are you signed? It's a great tune.

[destructodisk]

thanks a lot man, I'm humbled.

definitely not signed, but once i get my shit together and make a proper release for the internet, I may as well ship some demos out to labels for the fuck of it.

[ROYALEFATALE]

^ you definitely should

[haploid]

In an attempt to bring the small number of sufu producers together, I was thinking of maybe starting a weekly contest up -- or something along those lines.

Some ideas:

We each try our hand with a sample, "winner" chooses the next week's sample.

Someone picks a theme or genre (from the past or current) and we each try to execute a track in said style, winner chooses next theme/genre.

We all try to remix a song by using an acapella file, winner chooses next.

Or combine all three? Anyone else have any ideas? Could be some fun practice.

[destructodisk]

If other people actually participate, I'm down. Organize the first round and see how many respondents you get, I think it sounds like fun.

[Dioxic]

That's sounds pretty sick. Give me a month or so and I'd probably be down to try it. I'm pretty new to the whole production game. In the past I've been a musician, singer, and songwriter. I'm still in the process of building my studio.

Edit:

Thanks Haploid for all the help.

In the process of building my "studio" I've been looking for one or more things that can serve the following purposes.

-Act as a controller for Logic and Ableton live

-Sample vinyl (I've got an old school record player, do I need something like a Numark for this or can I use the old one?)

-Can be used to layout beats, both hiphop and other types of music. I.E. Laying down a Kanye style beat and then laying down a billie jean style beat or a rock beat.

Any recommendations? I'm considering the Maschine, novation launchpad, AKAI MPD32, and an AKAI MPC.

Oh, and I've tried out various monitors. What I'm considering as an alternative are a pair of headphones from JH Audio. I was thinking the JH5 Pro might make a good choice. I'd get some dope headphones as well as studio monitors. Any thoughts? For more info check it out as http://www.jhaudio.com

[ROYALEFATALE]

would be nice if everyone was using the same DAW so we could share a project but i'm pretty sure it's mixed up between logic/ableton/others

[haploid]

Yeah I'm Live 7 here lol. We could bounce to audio and drop all of the stems? Except I use a lot of bussing and parallel stuff so I'm not sure how that would work for me.

All sufu producers should count off so I can figure out how to arrange this, wor?

[destructodisk]

yeah i don't know if a collaborative song is something that'd work too well, I can hardly get my laptop and desktop to work harmoniously and they're connected to the same filesystem and running the same version of ableton lol.

I say you post up an acapella track for us to work with, it'd be fun to hear variations on a theme from everyone in here.

[minou]

i'm down with it. i think an accapella track would be good for us to start on things.

[haploid]

Aight cool I'll start looking for an acapella tahat would be fun and versatile.

[tredd626]

I'm sorry to interupt this thread, but i've been looking to start producing my own music via Logic Studio, but was wondering where and how in the hell to start? Are there any books or videos you'd recommend I should be watching?

[noviss900]

2 websites that really helped me:

http://www.logicprohelp.com

and

http://www.musictheory.net

[tredd626]

2 websites that really helped me:

http://www.logicprohelp.com

and

http://www.musictheory.net

ah thanks, I do have music history, as in reading music and such since ive played the alto sax for around 8 years, it's just looking at how music is created on programs like these with all of the different tools and options, boggles my mind.

[Dioxic]

Started ordering stuff for my studio. Thanks for all the help so far.

[ESTA]

I just dropped a beattape too! peeeep

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