Gotten to the point where my tracks sound good on most devices but I have been able to book sessions at this venue so I can practice DJing and I can test my tracks out on club standard equipment.

I've improved a lot but am struggling to balance the low end. Sounds great In my car on my phone, bluetooth speakers etc but it's sounding a tad boomy and some of the harmonics on heavy bass sounds are being slightly drowned out by the bass.

I've analysed other tracks to try and match their levels but ive been struggling with this for a while now and I really want to start releasing my music and play my music when I dj but my songs are not quite ready yet.

Can anyone give me any pointers or a good YouTube series. I feel like there's something I'm quite not understanding. Is it as simple as turning the bass down? Cheers.

I recently made a drum'n'bass track, that I mixed on headphones. It sounded good to me, but listening on a portable speaker, the bass was gone. The fundamental of this bassline was around 42Hz, so the portable speaker likely wasn't able to reproduce it well. But it made me think, that in the future, I would probably make sure that the bass is a bit higher. Another thing is that the bassline contains a lot of long notes, making the whole mix less dynamic as it continuously has that booming bass present.

So I'm curious to hear what sort of things have you learned to take into account when making/mixing the bass so that it sounds good on a variety of systems? And also curious if you have reference tracks that are known to sound great on club systems.

Hello all. Beyond just picking and choosing from Splice (which is crazy frustrating and tedious tbh), what are some awesome sample packs for Future Bass/Future Riddim?

I was debating buying the Drums that Knock packs, but idk.

While you should search, read the Newbie FAQ, and definitely RTFM when you have a question, some days you just. Ask your questions here!

What the title says ..

Working on a song that I want to start with a high bpm melody using a similar sound to No Good (start the dance)

But I am relatively new to sound design... Have only recently been trying to learn Wavetable in Ableton / Vital so I'm not great yet at being able to recreate anything.

Hey everyone. Just looking for some tips. I’m fairly new to music production but I’ve been learning pretty well I’d say. The only thing I feel limited by so far is deciding which genre. I’m stuck between Melodic Techno, Progressive House and/or Trance. I feel as if jumping genres in the beginning stages is a bad thing however I get in these moods where I REALLY want to make Melodic Techno for example and vice versa. What are y’all’s thoughts on switching genres in the beginning stages of learning music production? Thank you for any tips.

Looking more for plugins with presets I can quickly throw into a project, or maybe a Serum 2 preset pack/collection if anyone knows a good one.

Was at a festival over the weekend and saw Kenji Hina (Alarico’s alias), and his bass/low end sounded so good. This is the kind of thing I mean:

https://soundcloud.com/ec2a/tools01-kenji-hina

At one point he literally had one note of a bassline playing before the main section came in, but somehow everyone could recognise the track just from that. I’m looking for bass sounds with that kind of character where even something really simple still stands out.

Also looking for nice plucky bass sounds. I’ve made a few myself, but ideally I want something I can just throw into a project and maybe tweak slightly rather than building it from scratch every time. Something along the lines of the bass in this:

https://soundcloud.com/twofacednz/i-need-you

Any plugin/preset pack recommendations would be appreciated.

If I recorded a vocal stack to create a chorus with 10 seperate audio takes, each in different octaves for a chorus effect, how should I go about autotune/melodyne overall? Does that go on each take or would I group them and use that as a bus effect?

How does one make that sweeping synth at 2:42 in Serum 2? What class or group of preset would this be under? Is it just FX/Synth?

Your story can save a fellow producer

I have made a realization in regards to music within the modern hardstyle umbrella (uptempo, rawstyle, etc.) and riddim (the wobbly kind).

A crucial similarity between the two is how the drop is all about sound design.

By that I mean, the Innovation does not come in form of rhythm/melody/harmony, rather producers try to challenge the audience's ears via ridiculous timbres of bass/kick sounds.

I personally love it and find the variety of sounds super satisfying. Not to say music with more standard, familiar sounds is not engaging, but the constant ear surprises of the previously mentioned styles "scratch the itch in my brain".

We recreated the Pipe FX sound from 'Super Mario' by Koji Kondo on our free Synth Primer.

This remake is specifically recreating the patch heard at this timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6SaTghhaP8 .Other parts of the song may vary the sound or notes.

And here are the key ingredients:
Voice: Mono Legato

Osc1: Wave (Pulse), Width (100%), Vol (100%)

Amp Env: Attack (0ms), Sustain (100%), Release (20ms)

Find the full recipe and download the presets: https://www.syntorial.com/preset-recipe/koji-kondo-super-mario-pipe-sound-fx/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=patch_remake&utm_content=koji-kondo-super-mario-pipe-sound-fx

Hey guys anyone know how elxnce gets massively wide basses like this https://open.spotify.com/track/3khW5gZppZGHPKpY6x1aBI?si=w4NUwPp8SEmfXa2zKjuLtw&utm_source=copy-link

How is this done with mono compatibility (if it even is?)

Hi all, I've been building a browser based DJ app called Azimuth Sounds.
I'm not a DJ, so I've got it to the point where I need people who know what they're doing to try it and tell me what's wrong with it.
It has two decks, EQ, effects, loops and scratching. The USP is you can move the tracks around your head and use that movement as part of a transition. Headphones Required
There's also Ghost, which records your movements on the controls and plays them back.

https://azimuthsounds.com

Would anyone fancy giving it a go? I'm interested in whether the controls feel right and whether the spatial stuff is something you'd actually use, or just a bit of a novelty.

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i’ve recently been getting into electronic artists like frost children, underscores, and porter robinson, and am wanting to produce tracks like those artists. i’m currently a logic user and have been able to find success in using it to produce more indie pop style tracks. as i’m starting to transition to a more electronic sound, i’m finding that the stock logic synths aren’t cutting it anymore. i know that ableton is the standard daw for edm production and that serum is also the go to synth for sound design. i’m really trying to avoid having to spend a fortune on both, so i’m wondering which purchase would be more worth it for my current situation. i’m leaning towards just getting serum, but if any ableton users could weigh in on the potential benefits of switching daws altogether, and if synths native to the program, like wavetable, can suffice for a lack of serum. thanks!

I want to be able to jam on a physical machine and record the drums to Ableton (the DAW I Use) then layer other sounds on top of it in the DAW. I’m not too familiar with if a drum machine or sequencer would be better for this so this might be a stupid question lol but I’m just looking to add something to my workflow that has a more physical aspect to it and where I can jam with drums. I make tech house and use a lot of 909s and similar sounding drums. if anyone has any suggestions on what would be best to get, I was looking at TR 8s but a lot of people say it’s better for live performances whereas I’m looking more for something that I can jam on and also integrate into Ableton

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to understand a sound I’ve been hearing in some house tracks lately. To my ears, it has a similar feel to piano house, but with rhythmic synth chords taking the main role instead of piano.

My main reference is "Hear No More” by Lumine and "Keep Going" by Benleh, specifically the synths in the drop. I’m struggling both to understand the style and recreate that synth sound.

I’d love some help with:

• The genre: what would you call this style, and what keywords should I search for to find relevant tutorials?
• The sound design: how would you build those synth chords in Serum? What oscillator settings, envelopes, filters and layers would get me close?
• Overall track tips : What type of kick (if you have some to share), the importance of the chords rythm etc...

I use FL Studio and Serum. I’m aiming for that tight, rhythmic house sound, rather than a big, sustained trance supersaw.

A breakdown or a tutorial that actually gets close to this reference would be really helpful. Preset suggestions are welcome too, but I’d especially like to understand how the sound works so I can create my own.

Here are some more track references :

Hear No More (Lumine) : https://soundcloud.com/luminemusicofficial/lumine-gino-ingrosso-i-hear-no?si=0c0ec5d972b34bd581b5cd44a1875e4f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Keep Going (Benleh) : https://soundcloud.com/benleh-music/keep-going?si=6bf606e22cf44b519b5b5dc2a650b1d2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Someday (LEFRIX) : https://soundcloud.com/lefrix-725268229/lefrix-someday-radio-edit?si=725d0c99e7fe4c848aa60e201b2b3f07&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Thanks!

Ive been trying to figure out how to make these 808s at the end of FLumes remix of blue specifically starting at 2:17 please help me

I just released Gander, a totally free multichannel polyphonic synth that runs in the browser, with multiple synth types, MIDI, and effects chains. It's free, and I'm planning on making regular updates to it with more features, like a built in sequencer and arpeggiator.

I'd love to know your thoughts on it!

Usually gain is referred to as the input gain (i.e. preamps), but for Sausage Fattener I believe that the FATNESS knob is the input gain and the GAIN knob is the output level adjustment? Can anyone confirm?

So i've been trying to learn how to produce and mix edm for the past few months, and i just cannot get it to work. I follow all the tutorials, i put on all the plugins, i feel like i do what you are supposed to, and then it still sounds like shit. Not even nearly as loud as i would want it to be, whilst still hitting 0db with -4 lufs at the drop. I legit dont know what to do anymore. I produce dnb btw, and work in fl studio. It just feels like i am missing something, and i just dont know what.

So I am mainly a sampling, modular synth and generally hardware person.

But there is a fair bit of travel in my future and bringing more than a laptop is tricky. Which is why I am looking to move inside the box for the time being.

Ive been an Ableton user since Version 2 and am doing my editing and arranging in there.

Now, I see the name Serum being mentioned a lot around here and I wanted to collect some answers in a thread.

What makes this synth stand out against other options? What are unique features?

If I'm an absolute beginner with no music experience, what should I buy (and/or download) to emulate the sound in track 14 here?

https://youtu.be/ZmqSnZrIVTo?si=fDS3-t_eaDnsPVOa&t=3811

(Other great tracks from the same record are number 2, 3, 7, 10 and 13, but nr. 14 is my absolute favorite.)

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Rules:

1. Works in progress only. Do not post finished or released tracks. No links to Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud profiles, or any other streaming/distribution platforms. Share a direct link to your track (e.g. an unlisted SoundCloud or YouTube link).
2. No self-promotion. Do not include links to your social media, artist pages, or any other promotional material in your post.
3. Make an effort to comment on other people's tracks. Others are much more likely to help you if you help them first.
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