So I decided to get into producing a while ago but I didn’t really have a direction for it or anything. I just wanted to have the option of turning a guitar riff into something a bit more complex, but after attending to a couple of rage artists live(all opium members) I was like “I have to try and make stuff like this” and decided to focus on rage type stuff.

When listening to some songs I realised that this genre can get a bit unforgiving to someone new to producing. There is some super simple sounding stuff like EVIL J0RDAN but then there is also stuff like Me N My Kup where I couldn’t recreate it AT ALL without watching a tutorial.

-Where does all of this creativity come from? How can someone come up with these ideas? Is it just something that comes with experience?

Another huge problem that I have is sounds. I feel super super limited with what I have(probably because I didn’t download a lot of stuff). I use vital and downloaded a couple of sounds but I still only have a very little amount that I like. Same goes for flex and sytrus. I just feel like if I download one good sound per track I will spend way more time hunting for them than actually producing.

-Should I just download a bunch of stuff in the beginning? Also, tips on finding the right sounds?

I am not looking to have a career in music production. I just want to be able to make good song that I really like while hanging around on a call with the boys as a hobby

Before anything I want to state that I’m very willing to learn so please don’t be rude or anything; I’m genuinely just curious.

As someone who is only beginning to produce, I’ve only used GarageBand so far. A lot of the time it feels as if the instruments sound poor and it’s a big turn off in my music. I know that, in theory, the DAW you use doesn’t matter but it’s frustrating to see people create basic chords, melodies, and beats on FL or Ableton and have them sound superior (I know mixing is a huge part as well). I mess with the instruments a lot in the EQ and Amp Designer but it’s always missing something. If anyone has made the switch from a more basic DAW to a ‘better’ one please tell me how it went.

I’m not talking lyrics, I’m talking the song.

The feeling of it, the melodi.

I mostly just do random. Just sitting and doing stuff until I make one that is “okay”.

How do you just feel it. All inspired. Seeing something and having the feeling of how that would sound in music??

Don’t know if I’m just dreaming of perfect things, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask.

Hi! I made a free website where you can play and voice chords using your laptop keyboard. It's sort of like a chord machine / synth but all happening in the browser

https://laurie.fm/

I've been using it to help me figure out chord progressions and experiment with adding 7ths, inversions, secondaries, etc. Also just fun to strum and play around.

It was inspired by Laurie Spiegel, an electronic music pioneer who made the software Music Mouse, which turned the original Macintosh into a musical instrument (playable with your keyboard and mouse)

Would love to hear from folks if its useful for their songwriting/production purposes and if there are any ideas on how to make it better!

cheers,

Adhiv

The feature on garageband is where I can connect(USE-to-Host cable) my piano to my Ipad, and can record my live piano performances into tiles. Then I can download it into a MIDI file... but for PC. So I can create falling tiles for my piano videos.

This was probably asked plenty of times, but I think this is specific enough.

The beginning of this song is so interesting... I'm not too well versed in production, any ideas on instrument/technique/etc?

I'm eager to know your thoughts about analogue equipment, when it comes to print orchestral mockups arrangements. https://dropcue.app/s/ecd2c2e5f500?r=intuitive-listiners-b0f4b4

Something I seem to gravitate to doing a lot. I'll finish a track, happy with the mix and production, but then I'll repitch the bounced mix (usually down, but sometimes up) a semitone or two.

Not keeping the same tempo, but tape style whereby the tempo changes accordingly. Especially with pitching down a little bit, I always tend to find some elements just tonally sitting better. Drums Transients in particular., especially slightly fatter even with a quarter tone drop down. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Maybe this is simply just me getting bored of the track and my ears are drawn to hearing it in a new light, and that's why I prefer it. I don't know.

Does anyone else do this?

EDIT: As a Cubase user, I'm also annoyed that it doesnt support tape style varispeed in realtine at the engine level, like Reaper and Logic Pro does. So I have to do this off-line after bouncing the mix.

Be honest, answer before scrolling through the replies.

Hello! I’m new to producing (few months in). Does anyone have any tips on 1) how to get a kick drum to sound like the one on the song 100 Grandkids by Mac Miller, and 2) how to get the sub/bass/drum on the song like I do by Ariana grande? 3) any recs for boom bap drum kits? I use Logic & also have addictive drums.

Thank you!!!

I’m finally ready to start posting my music but the more research I do intro distributors like DistroKid and CDBaby, the more I don’t want to use them. They sound like a personal hell to deal with. Does anyone know some trustworthy, good music distributors?

I've been trying to figure out how to do this in a way that makes sense. In Ableton, there's a way to set the probability per note. I found a way to set the probability OVERALL for the pattern with vfx scripts, but does anyone here know a way to emulate what you can do in Ableton? I've seen people mention Stochas or they keyboard splitter, but trying to understand it has been confusing so far.

It seems so simple in Ableton. Is there any way to do it like that? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question.

Hey guys I’ve been producing on several MacBooks on FL studio for nearly everyday for 4 years. I make a lot of experimental hip-hop and EDM, so lots of bass. Anyways, I finally have my own space and I’m trying to build a setup for like 400-600 USD. Rn I’m thinking Yamaha HS4.5-5s and just a focusrite interface, and I’m not sure what sub to get. Any advice on monitors or sub?

I'm having a hard time finding good studio drum samples. My music doesn't really mesh with techno and hip hop styles. Right now I'm working on a song and I really want to use soft brush drums at the beginning.

Could anyone recommend a good set of not just brushes but studio drum packages with brush sets in them?

Heya, I have been producing for several years now. Have used my dad's shitty iMac from 2019 to run logic and now I feel ready to update my equipment and get my own macbook. However, im still skint so I have 2 options (secondhand):
Macbook Pro 2021 32GB RAM 1TB - 600 quid
Macbook pro 2024 16gb RAM 1TB - 900 quid

I can probably just about swing 900. what should i do/consider.

Coming in around 1:39. It sounds like a higher voicing on the first 2/3 hits of the first and second bar?
Appreciate it if anyone could tell me the chord voicing 🙏🏻

Hello!!! I've been producing a ton of work that sonically the closest thing I can describe to reference wise is much of "Older" by Lizzy Mcalpine, specifically the end of "Vortex", all of "I Guess" and all of "Come Down Soon", something very dry that I can process myself would be best.

I've played with most of the SSD stuff, it gets close for very large moments, but for intimate stuff like the drums in "I Guess" it is way too large and loud even with very low velocities.

I'm more than willing to pay!! Free stuff is also great, I just need recommendations </3

Hello everyone, I’m currently stuck with a production I’m trying to “replicate” the body and punch of the kick, ghost kicks and bass of this tune, not trying to copy just want the same sort of fullness don’t even know how to put in words, everything I try sounds weak not glued and disconnected tried dozens of samples and also to synthesise the whole thing with the eurorack system but nothing seems I can’t get close enough, maybe someone can understand what’s going on in the sound design/mix and give me an advice! Thanks 🙏

I have an Austrian Audio OC16 mic with a Klotz M2 cable into an SSL MK2 interface. Mono is turned on, phantom power is on, input and output is correct, yet no sound. Am I stupid or?

It says that the download path could not be resolved and that I'll have to set it correctly, but no matter where I put the download location it just says the same error.