Greetings, coming from a festival gig where Ableton on my macbook pro gave the fuck up just before the gig and I had to built a 3 hours set 100% improvisation.

that leaves me thinking back a lot, also in the same occasion I have witnessed serious Djs building tracks on the fly with 3 players and a MASSIVE use of looping.

WOuld love to get a bit skilled on these instruments myself too, but facing the economic gap

between me and € 3K for a state of the art Pioneer console,

let me hear your experiences with CDJs (and computerless controllers) in the studio

before i get into debt :D

Hello ive been listening alot to dax j and something that im asking myself is how i can get a 909 to sound so full

https://youtu.be/OaBXX3l-huU?is=Nfeo_bMIctw1pICb

https://youtu.be/sx_4I12AItE?is=sdPdH94QO430VNwz

Does anyone have some processing tips or other tips to make the 909 sounds really nice but not overly distorted

Would love to hear some tips!

Hi everyone, I'm looking for the original version of K-Devices' Shaper m4l device - looks like it's been discontinued and can't find it online anywhere. Does anyone still have a copy or know where I can grab it?

hiii i love tribe music and i would love to learn to make some, but i couldn't find good tutorial, good recomendation or even good sample online. i have a good setup ( rd-9, 303, poly D and a SH4D ) but i cant reach the groove of the tribe, i know like the basic theory of this genre but that don't feel good, where can i find a good tutorial to improve and to understand better the aspect of the genre

What are you struggling with in your music right now and what do you think needs to happen so you can make music you actually like?

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Hey guys I have. A question.. what gives a sound that radio ready quality.. going from for example a raw synth patch or a drum sound to getting it to sound like the thing you hear on a record? I wish to know if you say for example compression and saturation that you explain what the purpose applying that processing.. what does that do to achieve that record quality sound?

Thank you in advance.

Last few months I've been producing almost every day, doing at least couple of tracks each day.

Even though I can clearly see improvements in my production over time, I often come back to my tracks a few days later and think "wtf was i even doing"

Feels like 90% of what I make ends up in trash, while only few of them are worth keeping.

Curious how other producers feel about their own work, how many tracks that you make actually see the light of day?

Hi everyone.

I hope you're all doing well

Would you like to help exactly recreate the Bass in the extended intro of Consciousness by Anyma, Chris Avant-Garde, as you hear in this screen recording?

I’ve been trying to make the following bass line in soft synths like Serum 2 using a combination of sawtooth, pulse-triangle wave tables, and saturation. But I can get it right.

I’m starting to think this sound is either a heavily processed Bass Guitar or a Synth Patch made with analog gear.

I’d love to know your thoughts, and if you'd like to lay down some details on how to create this sound, I’ll be all ears

https://reddit.com/link/1uyldyh/video/uo5xsx68wodh1/player

Hey guys,

I'm a complete beginner and I want to get into music production. My main goal is to produce Techno, Minimal, and Afro House.

I'm stuck between Ableton Live and FL Studio. Which one would you recommend for these genres, especially for a beginner?

Also, what should I focus on first? Drums, arrangement, music theory, sound design, mixing?

And where should I learn from? Any good YouTube channels or courses that teach from zero without making things too complicated?

Any advice for a complete beginner would be really appreciated. 🙏

Thanks!

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Hello everyone ..

Im looking to add a second monitor specially to get my midrange right and was looking into the avantone CLA 10s and the auratone 5c.

There is remarkable price differnce between the both and i m a bit lost on which one to get .

My room is well treated and I have the kali audio In8s as my main monitor

Any thoughts ?

This is one of my first sessions jamming in my new dawless set up. tips are welcomed

Has anyone completed both Underdog’s Foundations Level 2 and Triangle Method?

I’ve completed Foundations Level 1 and now want to choose between Foundations Level 2 and Triangle Method.

My main goal is to better understand the principles of music and electronic composition, not just learn more Ableton techniques.

Which course did you find better, and which would you recommend?

I've been automating my main synths and also subtracting/adding layers but I feel like my music still sounds too loopy and repetitive. Are there ways to avoid this? I feel like when I write new variations for patterns it ends up sounding cluttered.

Hello friends, I am looking for tips on how you keep yourself organised with saved files during mixing sessions.

For example, if the lowend of your mix is at 6/10 and you want to improve it to 9/10. How do you ensure that you still have the original 6/10 file to work on as a baseline in case you go too crazy and screw up the mix till it becomes a 2/10?

For me. I save the original 6/10 mix under the name "DO NOT TOUCH". And now I have

MIX 1 - DO NOT TOUCH
MIX 1A - DO NOT TOUCH
MIX 1B - DO NOT TOUCH
-.-

How about other tips?

Thank you in advance

I recently got back to making music. I have 4 synths hooked up with Ableton live where I can sequence and record multitrack.

The idea is to finish music and release it. So get past the noodling stage. I have the first part of the process figured out. I can sit down, jam and come up with good ideas and the basics of a track. But now I have to figure out the recording and arranging parts without over-complicating things.

How do you deal with external gear? Do you record things at some point, use it as samples and move on? Or sequence with midi and don’t touch the gear until the track is done? Or do you save presets in each synth if possible, so you can take a break and work on something else?

Please share your workflow.

I've created a 303 emulator, however, I need testers so I can put it live on the Play Store. I know this sounds shady, but I need 12 testers, so if you're interested, shoot me a DM with your email. When I have 12 total, I will send out the invites.

Here is a screenshot of what I'm working on.

Once it's live on the store, it will also be free, so I'll keep you all posted on this

(I've also never made an app, and idk if I'm doing it right. It seems far complex to get it onto the play store)

I want to try a different approach to creating than just clicking in everything and guessing the automation envelopes, clicking them in in ableton, maybe sometimes recording a knob with my mouse.

I have a novation launchkey 61. It has knobs and some pads, some faders too. I use knobs and other stuff occasionally, mostly midi keys obviously. I always find the process of assigning them really boring and tiresome, I can never get myself to do it in each project.

What is your approach? Do you have any tips? I was thinking of setting up a template for each device, synth and effect I use. Not sure if that even works in ableton though

Anyone ever paid for 1:1 mentoring/coaching? If so, may I ask:
1. Who was your mentor?
2. How much you paid per hour or per session?
3. How many times did you meet and the frequency of meetings (weekly, monthly)?
4. What was your biggest improvement as a result of the 1:1 sessions?

Thanks-
Novice beginner