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| 25.05.2012 Need help to decide on an audio interface | 24 | 21.07.2012 |
| Looking for a budget audio interface only using for production Right now i'm stuck deciding between Presonus AudioBox and Focusrite Scarlet 2i2. I've heard Focusrite is the best choice for Ableton. My budget is around 150 | ||
| 13.06.2012 How do you finish a production/new track? | 10 | 21.07.2012 |
| I am a long time Traktor Dj and recently started to try and get to grips with ableton for production. The problem I have is I will start a new track, maybe lay down a few drum loops or patterns and fire up a nice bass line and I will save it and come back to it. When I come back to it I always end… | ||
| 21.07.2012 What is Maschine's 'Ice' Effect Supposed to do? | 1 | 21.07.2012 |
| I am not exactly sure what's supposed to happen with regard to this effect. Where do you use it? If anyone had an audio example of how he or she uses it, that would be sweet. | ||
| 20.07.2012 New producer software selection | 2 | 20.07.2012 |
| I have been djing for a bit and now want to get into producing. I already have an s2 and run it with traktor. So my question is what bit of software/gear do I buy? When the Maschine sale came about I was tempted to go in that direction, but from what I heard the software has its limits and… | ||
| 19.07.2012 New Producer setup questions!! | 10 | 20.07.2012 |
| Hi I am just starting to produce filthy electronic music, I have decided which moniters I am grabbing and my only remaining concern is whether or not to get a MIDI keyboard. I am extremely serious about making music and am lookin at getting novation impulse if I do get a MIDI keyboard. Also would… | ||
| 18.07.2012 Anyone else mess with Uplaya, aka Magic 8 Ball of hit detection? | 2 | 18.07.2012 |
| I stumbled across Uplaya.com. It's a website that alleges it can detect if your music has the magical elements that have also been present in past hit songs. Figured it was a joke, which it is, but tried it for fun anyways. It rates your songs on a 1-10 scale. You can do 2 for free. I started… | ||
| 10.07.2012 Courses for Electronic Music Production / sonic music academy / point blank any good? | 21 | 17.07.2012 |
| Hi all, I currently have Logic, but knowledge of its workings are minimal. I was wondering if there are any courses out there which teach you quickly how to use the software? I have lots of ideas I would like to bring to fruition! May switch to Ableton, undecided.... Cheers Ollie | ||
| 11.07.2012 Maschine + Komplete 8 - Am I right with this? | 6 | 17.07.2012 |
| Hey guys, In the last days I have been calculating with the special offers NI published. So let's say I get a used Maschine on Ebay for like 270 | ||
| 17.07.2012 Arturia Mapping HELP!!!! | 1 | 17.07.2012 |
| Hi can you tell me how to maping midi keyboard in ableton or presonus.i have arturia analog experience 32 keys the factor.HELP please | ||
| 27.03.2012 Request a video tutorial - Ableton, FL studio, plugins, theory etc | 21 | 17.07.2012 |
| Hey guys, this week i thought i'd throw out a thread to get an idea of what kind of tutorials you would like to see. production techniques technical help theory in practice silly things like pouring condiments on disc's looking forward to requests. cheers, Mikko | ||
| 16.07.2012 HOW TO: Play The Plucked Synth Riff in Zedd's "Spectrum" | 1 | 16.07.2012 |
| Hey guys, Figured i'd put together a tutorial video for this song since its pretty much more popular than a steak dinner at the moment. Hopefully a few of you dust off your old keyboards and jam it out! | ||
| 13.07.2012 Setting Up Hardware Synth | 3 | 15.07.2012 |
| So I just got this Kurzweil K2000R rackmount synth and I was planning on going from the midi out of my saffire pro 40 to the kurzeil synth and then I would control it with my M-Audio Keyrig (has no midi out) but nothing is working right now and I cant seem to figure out how to setup the synth to… | ||
| 18.06.2012 Native Instruments - 50% Off Massive, FM8, And Razor | 43 | 14.07.2012 |
| Hi Everyone, I saw this recently on facebook and I just had to share this AMAZING deal with everyone here!! "There’s no escape from the bass invasion. Native Instruments are proud to have helped shape bass music and dubstep with a trio of formidable synths: MASSIVE, RAZOR and FM8.… | ||
| 09.07.2012 whats the sounds,explosions,impacts in aviciis song? kind regards! :) | 4 | 14.07.2012 |
| whats the sounds impacts in aviciis song? 7:05 and in this song whats the impacts and explosions here? kind regards 2:05 please ! need theese where can i download them? | ||
| 14.07.2012 Need Mastering (Maybe Mixdown?) help | 3 | 14.07.2012 |
| I have a hard progressive house track that I'm sending out, but I feel like it's missing "something". I can't pinpoint it. It might just be a shitty track lol. Basically, this is an already mastered track. Some feedback on anything would be great, though I feel like it's a mastering… | ||
| 08.07.2012 Want to properly start producing my own music - Logic or Ableton? | 46 | 12.07.2012 |
| Hey guys. I want to start getting serious into production now and make my own tunes, And before I spend a heap of money on a DAW, I wanna know what's the best one to get. I'm deciding out of Logic or Ableton, I have Logic pro 8or9 on my Mac G5, but not my macbook, and i use my MBP the most, so… | ||
| 10.07.2012 2010 macbook pro overheating with logic big time | 5 | 11.07.2012 |
| every time i run logic. or a film. or youtube. flash heavy. fans kick up a fuss. sometimes overheat with nothing running something wrong with macbook? | ||
| 10.07.2012 New Electro Track Pls Some feedback | 1 | 11.07.2012 |
| Any and all feedback is welcome http://soundcloud.com/marouf88/farmers-market | ||
| 10.07.2012 producing. Should i start with easier genres? | 16 | 11.07.2012 |
| Hey guys, I am working hard on learning ableton as i really want to produce original tracks. I really enjoy agressive dubstep style electro but it seems extremely hard to make. Should I start with arguably easier genres such as minimal techno etc to learn in and outs of the sound design and the… | ||
| 01.07.2012 favorite hardware | 8 | 10.07.2012 |
| everyone loves vsts and that gets a lot of talk on these boards but what about favorite hardware? mine was a sequential circuits six trak. dont have it any longer, it was one of the earlier pieces i ever had and it was pretty simple - its 6 synths in one. it could be played polyphonically but… | ||
| 10.07.2012 Logic Templates / Projects | 0 | 10.07.2012 |
| Anyone have any they would care to share to speed up the learning process? | ||
| 28.06.2012 VST Instruments EVERYONE Should Have | 50 | 10.07.2012 |
| First of all, I will start by saying that if you are going to start producing music or already are, you should have a MacBook Pro or an iMac running Ableton Live. (IMHO) (UNTIL BITWIG IS RELEASED!) With Ableton Live, there is only a small selection of VST Instruments that you should need to use.… | ||
| 05.07.2012 Question about editing intro | 2 | 09.07.2012 |
| what programs are good for editing the intro of the songs to make beat matching easier, also if buying any plug ins also if helps thank you. | ||
| 03.07.2012 Looking for some legit feedback on some Electro | 27 | 09.07.2012 |
| http://soundcloud.com/cam-day/electro-house Some feedback would be nice! | ||
| 09.07.2012 New Vacapella!! Nico Collu 36. Get Down Girl [Vacapella]*[BPM: 128] | 0 | 09.07.2012 |
| Dear Forum Members!! I, Nico Collu have just uploaded a new Vacapella called: "36. Get Down Girl [Vacapella]" by Nico Collu! - Listen to the Vacapella here: - Download Vacapella for FREE here: http://www.nicocollu.com/project-vacapella (I would also love to know if you… | ||
| 23.06.2012 Bought an elektron machinedrum early this week | 32 | 09.07.2012 |
| Hands down best drum machine I've ever had. The quickness you get gratifying sounds just gives me a nerd boner. Right now my setup is the machinedrum, apc40 controlling ableton, hosting machine. I've got my MD as my tempo master, everything on its own channel in ableton, once I get around to… | ||
| 08.07.2012 Sample Moog by IK Media | 0 | 08.07.2012 |
| Does anybody own this soft synth? Sample Moog Its on sale for $29.99 until today, is it worth the price? | ||
| 22.06.2012 Wanting to begin Music Production, how/what to get to start? | 43 | 07.07.2012 |
| Hi so I want to start trying to make my own songs I already have Ableton Live, but I don't really know how to use it. I am believeing to purchase a midi controller This one in particular, http://www.axemusic.com/product.asp?...=any&PT_ID=all and try to figure Ableton out over the summer.… | ||
| 25.06.2012 7 Quick Arrangement Tips | 8 | 06.07.2012 |
| Some quick tips about arranging your songs, things to avoid, and ways to make the song progress better: http://tarekith.com/7-quick-arrangement-tips/ | ||
| 06.07.2012 Sylenth1 Wavetables?? | 0 | 06.07.2012 |
| Does anyone happen to have the sylenth1 wavetables/waveforms in a .wav format? I need them for my synth!!! Cheers, Liam | ||
| 05.07.2012 Beyonce - Run The World (Dayvue Remix) | 0 | 05.07.2012 |
| Hey y'all, here's a pretty cool remix that I've been working on over the summer! Use it in your top-40 sets and electro sets alike! https://soundcloud.com/dayvue/beyonce-run-the-world-dayvue-s | ||
| 05.07.2012 Analog Modular Synth Beginner | 3 | 05.07.2012 |
| So, recently inspired by Deadmau5's "In The Studio" type videos, I have decided to start laying off the soft synths and get onto building an using the real deal. This is mainly because it seems a lot more fun, not only building your gear from the ground up, but also having the rich… | ||
| 05.07.2012 Looking for some honest feedback on a track | 3 | 05.07.2012 |
| Hey guys, Currently working on this deep-tech house track, And i'm just at the stage where i need to get some feedback on it before i can go any further with it. Would love some honest feedback on it. Any pointers, compliments or flaws you guys can give me would be truly… | ||
| 03.07.2012 Production Q&A #8 | 11 | 04.07.2012 |
| Just posted Production Q&A #8 to my blog: http://tarekith.com/production-qa-8/ This time I cover how to make songs longer, what RMS levels to aim for in a mixdown, and the differences between DJing club and downtempo music. | ||
| 03.07.2012 Working on my first song | 3 | 04.07.2012 |
| This is my first little sample of my first track that i'm working on. Ive just found some vocals for it and am working on tweaking the build-ups and drops Any comments would be a great help Cheers http://soundcloud.com/ben_cove/project-1-work-in-progress-2 | ||
| 03.07.2012 Pete Rock Sample Re-Flip (In honor of Pete Rock's Bday) | 0 | 03.07.2012 |
| So it was Pete Rock's Bday two weeks ago (June 21st) and me and a couple friends decided to do some Pete Rock reflips Here's my flip: http://www.soundclick.com/player/sin...&q=hi&newref=1 And here's Pete Rock's original: Keep in mind, for whatever reason, I… | ||
| 02.07.2012 Reggae reggae house | 0 | 02.07.2012 |
| I managed to infuse dis here track with sum reggae reggae sauce: http://soundcloud.com/correlateuk/get-back-original-mix | ||
| 20.06.2012 Samples and loops How do you use them? | 10 | 01.07.2012 |
| So i'm trying to learn how to produce lol I've been wondering for the longest time. How do you use loops and samples? What do you use them with or what are the steps to working with them. | ||
| 22.06.2012 The new analog mono desktops.... thoughts? | 16 | 29.06.2012 |
| Might be in the market for one of the new analog desktops... Minitaur, Minibrute, Prophet08, SEM, Boomstar, etc.. Haven't really looked at threads in a while on these since they started coming out.. Recall the Minitaur had a USB option that would have patch recall.. I might be ok with… | ||
| 28.06.2012 Hackintosh for Music production guide. | 3 | 28.06.2012 |
| Hey guys! long time no see. I havent been very active in the community lately, since i started my new job and finished my diy midicontroller. So i dont know if this has been brought up recently but if you guys want it i could write up a full guide how to make a monster-hackintosh for music… |
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