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I am new to making electronic music. I have been learning (very slowly) to use FL Studio 10 for about two weeks and feel that I have not learned anywhere near enough to do anything worthwhile. I have mostly been trying to figure out how to make the sounds I want using Sytrus. I have been following a tutorial, but still I am baffled when I try using it. Does anyone know of a guide that can help me learn to make any sound I want to and actually know what the hell I am doing? At the moment, I only want to make two sounds. One is a very simple bass, which I am astonished at how I can not find anything that sounds close enough to it in Sytrus' presets or in any samples online. Specifically, I want a bass that sounds like the one in this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdCWjW8mDyE Second, I am trying to make a violin plucking kind of sound kind of like the one in this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liDBB2ZKKKM Specifically, the higher pitched ones. I feel kind of intimidated to ask, since everyone here knows way more than I do, but I have looked around a lot to figure things out myself, and have made very little progress. I dont know if all of the answers I am looking for are already in the thread or not, and if they are, I have no idea what page to start looking on.
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Mar 15, 2013 23:26
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When I try google and youtube, I normally only get crap about dubstep. So I figured it would be better to ask people here. Anyway thanks guys. I figured I would have a long way to go before I know enough to make some stuff. Either way, I think what you have posted will all help pretty well for now. The Skeleton King fucked around with this message at 00:33 on Mar 16, 2013 |
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Mar 16, 2013 00:30
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I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get a very good drumkit, or multiple drumkits, that would allow me to have whatever drum I need instead of only a few drums? All I seem to find has very little variety.
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Mar 29, 2013 20:46
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I am going to get more serious with learning how to use synthesizers. I just need to know how the hell to get all the knobs and bars and whatever to make what I want, so I dont have to listen to horrible saw waves for over an hour. Anyone know of a real good tutorial? My idea is to imitate the lead synths from this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yhpGBAvHl8 I particularly want to replicate the one that starts playing at 1m:35s.
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Mar 30, 2013 22:51
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Laserjet 4P posted:video clips like gently caress, or is that how the actual ost sounds? Yeah, it is supposed to clip, i think? It may just be how it was uploaded, but I have never heard it differently. I am watching the bootcamp videos now, it looks like it might help. Going to read the tutorial in that thread next. Thanks!
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Mar 30, 2013 23:42
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I have been looking for guitar samples or soundfonts or VSTs or frikkin anything that can make the sounds I am looking for. Does anyone know where I can get good ones for less than $40? Preferably free, since I am on a very small budget. To be specific, I need one that can sound like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOaRNFsCPoY&t=233s
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Apr 5, 2013 21:11
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I can't afford a guitar.
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Apr 5, 2013 21:35
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Okay, now I am starting to find some good samples, that one that was linked was pretty close to what I wanted. Also, I have been trying out those amp things that you recommended, Flipperwaldt, and I have been experimenting with them. Thanks.
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Apr 5, 2013 22:38
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I found a goldmine of soundfonts from a post on Newgrounds. It has every non-electronic instrument I could ever need, and I still haven't tried out all of it. The link is here http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1200140 If anyone is looking for this kind of thing, this is a good way to do it, there is nearly 3.5 Gigabytes of soundfonts in there.
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Apr 12, 2013 19:03
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Edit: Never mind
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Apr 19, 2013 18:28
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Does anyone here know how to make percussion sound like the cymbals (i think that is what they are) in this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEwAS2PKZjE&t=25s I have been looking around for samples, but can't find anything quite like it. Do I need a sound filter?
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Apr 21, 2013 21:15
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Flipperwaldt posted:It's just white noise. Enveloped. Maybe slightly lowpass filtered with the frequency set to key follow for the variations. Edit: push some resonance in there to introduce extra tonality. I have been trying to do this, and still have not succeeded, is there a particular Synth you use for this (I have been using Synth1)
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Apr 30, 2013 21:47
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Awesome, that made a huge difference. This is going to save me quite a few hours of screwing with the dials and making my ears bleed. Thank you!
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May 1, 2013 00:51
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I have been working for a while on my own music (this is my first time making music). So far I have three in the works, and I was wanting an opinion on one of them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TEEqlBMO2A This one is incomplete at the moment. At this point I would say that it is about 3/5s done The radio sounds in the background were intentional and might be redone later to make them mix better. So far the one thing I dislike is that sound that starts playing at 0:34. I don't really know where to go from this. I have been trying to figure out how to continue it but have been drawing blanks. The Skeleton King fucked around with this message at 19:35 on May 9, 2013 |
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May 8, 2013 18:23
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I finally finished my first project in FL Studio. You can listen to it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yPt3sN_aWc Please tell me what you think.
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May 10, 2013 21:56
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Flipperwaldt posted:Yeah, my bad; instead of just trying it for myself, I just went from theory in my head. In the process I missed the pretty important detail that you should use a bandpass filter instead of a lowpass filter. Otherwise you get stuck with a bunch of low end noise that doesn't resemble a hihat anymore. I gave it a go and I am (mostly) happy with the results I got. https://soundcloud.com/mad-moon-2/computation Still, I am trying to get the sound to have a bit more strength to it. I want it to sound a bit closer to a distant metallic sound, or at least a bit more distinct (sharper maybe?). I guess I just want to get more out of this sound. I messed with the example you provided and got this:  The third note in the sequence was on a separate channel, since I don't know how to assign frequency or other things to keys. It makes more of a brushing sound than the tapping sound of the first one, since all I really did was change the decay stage on the amp. So, what can I do to improve these further? I tried replicating them in Oatmeal, but I don't really understand Oatmeal so well.
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May 15, 2013 18:11
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Flipperwaldt posted:Lots of stuff Sweet Jesus, I did it! Thank you so much! I finally have the sound I wanted all along. You are freaking awesome, where did you learn this stuff? The Skeleton King fucked around with this message at 19:11 on May 16, 2013 |
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May 16, 2013 18:43
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I have been working on two projects, but have no loving clue as to how to continue them. Does anyone have any suggestions or comments? https://soundcloud.com/mad-moon-2/lights This one is an older one and I was just experimenting with soundfonts, but I hit a dead end about a month ago and could never figure out how to build upon what is already there. I want to extend it up to three minutes at the least but cant for the life of me figure out how. I don't even know what instruments to add in. https://soundcloud.com/mad-moon-2/does-not-compute This one I was experimenting with different effects and filters until I liked what I heard. But now I don't know how to continue it.
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Jun 13, 2013 17:52
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I have been trying to create simple drum beats to use as a starting point for any new projects, since I am no good at coming up with something on purpose. My current desire is to make electronic sounding music. My problem is that I don't even know how to make a drum beat from scratch. Usually I add it in later. So I tried starting with basses instead. Sadly I don't know how to do that either. Does anyone have any advice on how to simply get started on a new project?
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Jun 14, 2013 19:07
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I finally figured out what I want in one of my projects but hit another snag when I realized that I don't have any good staccato string soundfonts. Anyone know where I can find some? Edit: I have looked around a bit but have not found any good ones that are free.
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Jun 19, 2013 22:57
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I have been fiddling with Synth1 and still have a lot to figure out. I have tried using some presets and have about 1000 of them now, but most of them are not very practical. I am trying to figure out how to make most sounds on my own, but have trouble. Right now I am trying to make sounds similar to the ones in this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR2vYPddzAc They are so simple sounding but I can't figure them out. Another one I am trying to imitate sounds from is this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQRt0jLR6IQ I figure that since these have sounds similar to the ones I want to make, that being able to imitate these ones would allow me to make my own much more effectively. Does anyone here know of a tutorial or something that can help me here?
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Jun 26, 2013 21:13
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Your Computer posted:This fantastic thread right here! Oh, right. I forgot that there was a thread for that.
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Jun 28, 2013 00:14
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h_double posted:....In the second track, I'm not sure which sounds you are trying to recreate.... I was actually meaning the base instrument, as well as the slow rising "wooooop" sound.
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Jul 1, 2013 21:33
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So I have recently been able to motivate myself enough to start trying to work on music again. I still have the same problems as before, namely not knowing how to make sounds. There are many specific sounds that I want to at least make something close to, but have no ability to do so. How do I figure out how to make sounds more effectively, so that I am not aimlessly loving around with dials for hours on end and getting nothing out of it? One other thing I was wondering was about using filters on soundfonts to make them more interesting. I am wanting to make sounds that are gritty and electronic sounding, are there filters that are really good for that?
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Aug 12, 2013 19:35
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For the last six months I have been stuck. I dont know how to create music from scratch and dont know how to go about learning how to. I dont know how to make a melody (or even if that is the right word) or figure out what sounds I want in the melody, or how to come up with a drum loop. I can never find sounds that I like, or even if I do, I wont know what to do with them or how to start making something. So for six months, I have just been turning knobs hoping to make a sound that is good and then failing to progress past that. I got nothing but blank sheets. How do I even start, I have no idea how to even get something to build on. Ive become depressed over it. How do I start a new song or whatever the right word is for it? And if I can start one, how do I figure out what to do with it. All I have is confusion layered upon more confusion. How do I learn? Is there a class or a program that can teach me? I have read so many things and none of them have gotten me anywhere.
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Sep 29, 2013 00:54
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d0grent posted:lots of advice. Thanks for the advice, I will try it out.
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Oct 3, 2013 18:38
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So, I have been working with synthesizers some more, and like most of the sounds I make. But now I have come to another roadblock. I dont like the drum samples I have. Most of the samples I have are generic sets (a bass kick, a couple snares, and a handfull of toms). I am looking for more electric-sounding percussion. I am wanting more clapping sounds, more snapping sounds, more clanging, thumping, and whatever kind of sounds. Does anyone here know where to get free soundfonts that can get me what I am looking for, or how to use filters to change generic sounds into the kinds that I want?
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Oct 24, 2013 23:14
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Does anyone know how to make those weird strings from Extreme Ways? (the end credit theme from the Jason Bourne movies) I really like those strings and want to try some things with them, but I don't know how to make them.
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Nov 12, 2013 01:54
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So, I have been working more than usual on making music. I was wanting some opinions on what I am currently working on. https://soundcloud.com/mad-moon-2/system-incomplete This one I really like, I got the percussion sounding like that by mistake and decided to build things around it. Unfortunately, for about 4 months I have had no clue how to continue it past this point. I cant seem to find any sounds that go well with it. I want a slow, but intense build up throughout it, but I can't get past this point at the moment. https://soundcloud.com/mad-moon-2/late-night-incomplete This one is my newest one, in which I am using some of the newest sounds I have learned. I was wanting to go for a Deus Ex kind of feel to it. I am still experimenting with it, and I was wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to make it better. The percussion right now is just a placeholder until I can come up with something more fitting. The Skeleton King fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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Apr 13, 2014 22:55
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Speaking of drums, there is a kind of drum sound that I have been trying to find for weeks now. Its one of those jungle drums that makes a very flat, beating sound. Here's a song that uses one right at the start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVJUZZw0lK8 I don't know what the drum is called or where to find a sample or soundfont of it. Can someone help?
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Apr 16, 2014 19:14
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I've recently been remaking this track by ear, and have made a small amount of progress so far. This is what I have at the moment. Obviously, it isnt properly organized yet, since I want to get the sounds right first. I am going to do the guitar by recording my own guitar, and I am definitely going to be changing the percussion and adding better ones. My biggest problem is that I cannot find better string samples. All the samples and soundfonts I have (about 65 of them) are very underwhelming, and the VSTs I am using aren't much better. I have absolutely no money to spare on anything. TL,DR version: I need a way to make my strings sound good without spending money.
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Jun 7, 2014 20:06
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I have a huge problem with percussion. All of my projects grind to a halt when I need percussion because I can never find a sound that is close enough to what I want and have no clue how to change sounds into what I want. Recently I downloaded something called EDR sampler vol.1, since I need lots of percussion samples just to find one that I can use. Problem is, it contains 5427 samples and I have no loving clue how to make use of that many samples effectively, or even how to find samples that I would want in such a large group. I know that the samples are all parts of various kits, as in 50 samples are part of one kit, and another 85 or so is another kit. I don't know what I should do. I need percussion, but I have no clue how to get it.
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Jul 11, 2014 21:05
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Does anyone here know of other website forums that have threads like the "how to make a particular sound," thread. That thread is kind of dead now and I am wanting to find the same kind of help and advice that thread was able to offer.
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Jul 30, 2014 20:42
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