Specify any genre, other ideas, and when you tend to work on your music. Post your level of experience and what level of experience you're looking to collab with. Post any other details you think are relevant. You don't have to be using the same DAW as the people you collaborate with, unless you specifically want to!

Here is what an example post could look like, but the format here is fairly open-ended:

Hi, I'm an intermediate-level producer with a background in chill-glitch-hop hardstyle fusion. I'm open to ideas, but I was thinking I'd like to collab on a deep house cover of an 80s soft rock song. I usually have time on Thu-Sun evening to discuss or work on music (my timezone is GMT+7). PM me if you're interested!

For reference, here are some loose rules of thumb for levels of experience:

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• Intermediate: Still working on skills in some areas of production. You've got tracks that you're proud of.
• Advanced: Released something on a label, or could see yourself shopping your music around for labels soon.
• Pro: You've been regularly paid to produce for a non-trivial period of time.

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I've been a hobbyist thats sort of been just messing around for years, but I want to step up my prod knowledge and develop good habits. I'm mostly a gear head with a good amount of modular synth stuff. I'd like to try to pursue a hybrid setup and workflow, but i feel a little guidance from someone who knows what to do with a DAW would be good for me. I'm mostly interested in integrating Bitwig Studio for a hybrid workflow.

I live in Copenhagen (if that's relevant in any way lol) and I've been considering taking a physical course over 7 weeks for a total of about 11,6 hours for about $217. Is this a good price? And is it a good idea?

I’ve got a sample that is very thin, it has big spikes on the EQ. How can I make it fuller? More of a full spectrum sound. Just compression and reverb? I can’t seem to make that work in the way I’m looking for. Any tips?

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so i was listening to fred again's icey and in the making of this , he shows a bass that does not exactly sound like a 808, could someone please help me with the bass and how to recreate it.

Fred again making the song

The actual song (ICEY)

I've been learning FM synthesis via Fm8, which I just got for an extremely discounted price recently (SCORE!!), but I'm having trouble figuring out how to automate the Mod Wheel.

There doesn't appear to be a dedicated Mod Wheel automation path for this plugin in logic (despite there being 300+ automation paths in total...), and this seems to make the chore of linking all these complex parameters to the mod wheel a useless task.

Does anyone know how to do this, or better yet, how to get the last knob/parameter changed in a 3rd party plugin to auto-assign to the automation lane?

Thanks in advance!!!

Edit: Solved. Old plugin, mod wheel is in MIDI controls rather than an individual parameter inside the plugin automation drop down menu.

To preface: I know very little about music production, and do not practice it; I am asking in this subreddit because I am fairly sure the expertise of this community will be of tremendous help, compared to more generic subreddits.

I don't know if I am right calling it a "sample", "synth" would fit but it's not a synthesizer, rather an application of one. That being said, it might be a style of music - I am out of my depth here :P

I would describe it as a "bass riff with big big room reverb". It usually has a slow echo, makes me think of steel drums.

Examples:

• Explorer - Adam Beyer (3:01) this is the cleanest example I have come across
• Ex Machina - Metrik (1:05) this is the most "massive" sample I have found, it's used extensively in the drop
• Don't Stop the Music - Leandro Da Silva Extended Remix - AtcG (0:58) This one is much more subtle, it repeats every 8 bars, that "crash"

I would like to get any information about this sound as I can; if it has an industry term (other than "this noise"), what sub-genre of music it is featured in, and any track recommendations where I can find more of them would be greatly appreciated.

I am not asking for help synthesizing it, because I don't have any synthesizers with which to do that (or any musical talent to build a song around it) but won't discourage that answer, as someone else will probably find it interesting.

Thank you!

I’m new to production. 7 months in. The amount of unsolicited advice is insane. It’s worse than the art scene by far (I oil paint). I’m well versed in painting, but new to music. So if someone tells me something about a painting I don’t think much of it, I trust myself. With music it’s hard not to take what ppl say seriously and then overthink it.

The worst is when people give advice as if you have the same struggles in producing that they do. I absolutely will have my own struggles, I get that, but I don’t need people telling me I have to struggle through the “painful” parts, or that I shouldn’t take a break, or that I need to practice what I learn. I don’t find any part “painful” (yet). I absolutely DO need to take breaks because I’ve been hyperfocused on this hobby since the start of this year. I am not sleeping enough, or taking care of myself, I am obsessed with this. I spend the equivalent of a part time job on this on top of a full time job. I need to learn to step away. Idk if ppl think I’m bragging to say that. It’s not, it’s my reality. I struggle to take breaks when I like something a lot. I get constant dopamine from learning this. I have an addictive personality and a mood disorder, this hits on the same part of my brain that drugs do. I absolutely need boundaries and time limits for myself.

I don’t need someone to give me tips on how to stay motivated. This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m obsessed, not even motivated or determined, just genuinely obsessed. I’ve never loved a hobby more, I’ve never had anything that gets rid of my anxiety the way this does and calms my brain down. I’ve also never had something be so addicting. I can’t stay away. I think about it constantly. I love learning every part. I love learning music theory, physics of sound, literally all of it. I don’t need someone to tell me I’m over thinking it when I explain that I’m making a certain type of melody with a certain structure and tension and release points just cuz maybe they don’t do that. Or because I haven’t mastered doing it yet. I don’t need someone telling me anything at all.

This is my fault, for sharing my music. Even if I don’t ask for advice ppl are quick to give it. It comes from a good place. I’m not angry. I’m just frustrated and really protective of my creativity. I don’t want peoples struggles spoken over me because they aren’t true for me. I’ll have my own issues to overcome. I know I have a lot to learn and I’m okay with experimenting the majority of the time and finding my own path and enjoying the journey.

I really like how the bass and kick sounds from 1:07 in song called Rekkt-Life. What kind of kick and what effect chain is used as well as the bass. I understand that there's a lot of distortion and crunch involved, but what is exactly going on here? It sounds epic, not gonna lie. My goal is not to copy exactly how it is but understand what's actually going on here.

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Hey everyone!

I’m looking to spice up my workflow with some unconventional tools. I’m talking about those plugins with abstract interfaces, weird concepts, or designs that look like a science experiment, but actually bring something unique to your tracks.

I’m not looking for your standard EQ or compressor. I mean weird stuff along the lines of Output Portal, Sugar Bytes, or even darker, more experimental gems.

• What bizarre plugin do you use?

• What kind of sounds or processing do you use it for?

• Why is it so useful to you despite its weirdness?

Looking forward to your recommendations. Thanks!

what is the laser/power up type sweep up sound happening in G-Rex & Liu Kang's song "Overdrive" at 1:02. this is driving me CRAZY and I know it is on splice because I have passed it before and can't find it now.

how are they making the main bass layer in the drop. is it a simple sustain with a layer of noise? what kind of wavetable? https://soundcloud.com/dreamtakers/moneylongerremix

Not presets, but just the loops/1 hits.

I've bought countless sample packs over the years from many different makers and other than percussion one hits, maybe some sweeps or other fillers, and then of course presets I've never used 95% (or more) of any sample pack. I have used some synth and other samples in Simpler as a synth before, but that's about it.

So personal curiosity, anyone know of any label release where the song was made entirely or almost entirely from a or multiple commercially available sample packs?

Recently moved, don’t have monitors anymore. Want to start making music again, can I still get my mixing right with just good headphones and my laptop?

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Looking for my first pair of monitors with a budget of £150 looking to get some second hand krk or presonis any advice on which ones i should get or any other suggestions, thanks.

Let's say a mix between stuff like Boards of Canada, Ulrich Schnauss and Modeselektor. How do you like to approach this?

Can be any part of it too- drums, melodies, structures, etc....

Personally I want to get back more into this kind of style...

Thanks

I’m still wrapping my head around the different kinds of bass sounds in techno, and this one especially I really love but can’t really find any tutorials on how to make something similar. It reminds me of some groovy low-end I’ve heard made with filtered Tom’s and kicks, but it also has more of a sustained sound to my ear that makes me wonder if it’s synthesized?

Would love if anyone has the vocab to help me search for resources, or ideas on how to re

Hey everyone, I'm 30. I got into EDM around 2013 and started making my own music in 2016. I'm still at it! The only real success I've had is in pop music, where I've made so far $4k by selling pop beats over the last two years.i also make bit of money being a resident dj at a local club that pay me $200 per month, thats it but honestly, my goal was always to be a somewhat successful DJ, not like Tiesto or anything, but maybe more along the lines of Colyn or Massano. Loneliness, being lazy, and my mental health really messed things up for me.

About 10 years ago, I dabbled in production and im super sad that I didnt just buckle down and continue. It's possible that I could have some measure of success by now. Anyways, I no longer have access to my old SoundCloud and Ive been giving serious thought to taking music seriously this time around, so what would you guys suggest? Make music that sounds relatively good and start uploading it for exposure/followers or spend as much time as necessary getting your music to that professional level first and THEN try to release it?