production tip of the moment

[DennisJ]

hey guys!

i recently started a blog and added a section called "production tip of the moment". in the first post i featured aout6 who was kind enough to contribute to this idea.

this section will feature many other artists in the future, just stay tuned!

i hope you can get much from this tips!

greets

[djhipnotikk]

a little compression goes a long way

[rjw]

Turn your screen off when you play back the track. Makes you listen to it rather than watch it!

[cshoopen]

i recently started a blog and added a section called "production tip of the moment". in the first post i featured aout6 who was kind enough to contribute to this idea.

[Tobert]

1. Do a 40 Hz highpass and a 15kHz lowpass on every channel. On every channel but kick and bass, you can do a 100 Hz+ highpass. Helps to remove that mud and annoying hiss.
2. It doesn't matter how an instrument sounds on his own. Only judge it in the mix
3. Take the volume down. Music always sounds better loud, you want it to sound good when quiet too
4. Make a change at least every 8 bars. Even simple things like changing the decay of a synth or adding a few extra notes will help
5. Don't draw in notes with your mouse. Play it with a keyboard or even your computer keyboard and quantize. It will sound more human
6. Less is more. It's the silence between the hits that makes a groovy beat.
7. Don't be afraid to copy. Have a seperate audio track with one of your favourite tracks and solo it from time to time to see what is done there.
8. Don't spend too much time on a single aspect. Lay down the basics of a track before tweaking details.
9. Force yourself to finish a track. You will learn much more from arranging than from creating a cool sounding 8-bar-loop.
10. Theory is important, but don't spend your whole time reading. You learn making music from actually making music.

[djhipnotikk]

5. Don't draw in notes with your mouse ... quantize. It will sound more human

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don't draw in your notes, let your computer correct it for you. lol

[DennisJ]

today i posted a new tip by great britain based producer Hostage. visit the blog if you want to see the tip.

greets

[wrong chris]

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don't draw in your notes, let your computer correct it for you. lol

haha yeah no doubt.

quantizing is definitely not the answer to getting a more human sound.

[Tobert]

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don't draw in your notes, let your computer correct it for you. lol

You should maybe reread my post.

haha yeah no doubt.

quantizing is definitely not the answer to getting a more human sound.

You either have no idea what you are talking about or you use a 100 % setting. Unless you are an excellent keyboard player (which I doubt), you're not going to hit all notes right on the grid, and a modest quantization is a good compromise between human feel and correct timing.
I guess if you don't have anything to contribute you shouldn't post.

[djhipnotikk]

You should maybe reread my post.


You either have no idea what you are talking about or you use a 100 % setting. Unless you are an excellent keyboard player (which I doubt), you're not going to hit all notes right on the grid, and a modest quantization is a good compromise between human feel and correct timing.
I guess if you don't have anything to contribute you shouldn't post.

ok dude, no need to get your shit in a wad.

i was once told by a veteran engineer that if you can't play your part good enough you need to learn to play your instrument better :P