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[BKBROWN]

Have you ever seen RiP!: A Remix Manifesto?

thanks ill check it out

[chrisb]

Update on the website list. I recommend most of you to try this out.

[Contro Verse E]

Im a bad rapper but im interested in producing. I tried making a ambient hip hop beat which really wasn't good. Is there any good website to get stuff for FL? There's a sample beat im just thinking of in my head.

[chrisb]

Im a bad rapper but im interested in producing. I tried making a ambient hip hop beat which really wasn't good. Is there any good website to get stuff for FL? There's a sample beat im just thinking of in my head.

Read. The. Thread.

[Contro Verse E]

Read. The. Thread.

Some of it looked confusing to me. I hate looking at links to some stuff I dont know about. That's just me.

[Contro Verse E]

Im looking at Gersic.com right now. I might find sumfin on there.

[BEazy]

Try to get the FL Studio Bible.

[djmixer36]

http://www.warbeats.com has some pretty good stuff for FL users and they also have a youtube channel with lots of tutorials it's helped me a lot http://www.youtube.com/nfxbeats.com

[synystr]

anybody have any tips on mixing down vocals?

Don't want to rely on effects every single time I mix vocals.....I don't want to bury vocals or have them over-power the music track. I want them to lay on top of the music and penetrate it slowly and gently. Suggestions?

[shewolf]

I use a lot of samples, but ill merge several together or use one as a small part with stuff ive written over the top
i think there are different types of sampling, and depending on how obvious the sample is, i think its more like stealing if you just have a looped clip.

[shewolf]

anybody have any tips on mixing down vocals?

Don't want to rely on effects every single time I mix vocals.....I don't want to bury vocals or have them over-power the music track. I want them to lay on top of the music and penetrate it slowly and gently. Suggestions?

try mixing down the instrumental perfectly, then export it and add vocals on top
then you can turn down the frequencies that the vocals are taking up, and then they wont be clashing with anything

or you can do that in the original mix, which is probably better in terms of quality, but i would just say, turn everything else down that always works when i want to make one thing louder, or stand out more.

[synystr]

try mixing down the instrumental perfectly, then export it and add vocals on top
then you can turn down the frequencies that the vocals are taking up, and then they wont be clashing with anything

or you can do that in the original mix, which is probably better in terms of quality, but i would just say, turn everything else down that always works when i want to make one thing louder, or stand out more.

thank you...I'm fairly new to all this. I use Mixcraft to record vocals and have been experimenting with EQ's for the vocals. Normally, I'll record a vocal track and then compress the vocals and use an EQ effect to try to round out the sound. Does that sound right?

I'm not a big fan of stacking vocals or using a lot of effects on vocals, but I know that sometimes certain effects are necessary for certain songs. Any info is much appreciated...thanks again...

[chrisb]

BUMP

[DamonThomas88]

thanks man

[jwskatefiend]

yo, there's so many drum samples on that kb6 website it's not even funny. i'm overwhelmed right now. excellent post sir

[synystr]

I got a problem. I've been doing some research about this static coming out of my monitor speakers and I think it's ground loop static. I use a Presonus AudioBox USB interface and two Mackie monitors and when I have my laptop plugged up there's nasty ass static coming out of the monitors. Any ideas on how to get rid of this static? I can just unplug my laptop when I play music and record, but I'd like to have everything plugged in and running while I work so I don't have to worry about my laptop going dead while I'm recording a verse.

[synystr]

nevermind...I went out and bought a universal power supply without the three prong cord...it's two prong instead of three, so no ground loop static. cost $60, but fuck it...no annoying static. I was picking up an AM religious radio station through my monitors...and I could hear it through the headphones without music playing...so I was laying evil lyrics over somebody singing gospel.....and I'm going to Hell for it.

[6OLF6WAN6]

Started with FL Studio (my bandcamp link has beats I made on there)
Now I'm working with Reason 5 and an M-Audio Axiom 49 MIDI Controller, as well as a mic hooked up to a USB adapter so I can record my own samples on Cool Edit Pro.
It's working out very nicely.

[anthemsandall]

I usually make all my samples with ableton
and then eq them a little in fruit loops and do what i want with them there
and then either form a beat around them or just use them in a beat
however for vocals I still havent figured out a great method
I've tried many times to get cubase for that but its a no go for me

lately I've been into sampling bands like chiodos and d.r.u.g.s. which (to anyone who knows the history of the bands) is weird to mix together. i've also been into making house music
i feel like it really helps with your production value

[SynisterSilence]

Anyone have any good samples or VST's that are good for Rap/Hip-Hop like The Pack or OF?

[chrisb]

Anyone have any good samples or VST's that are good for Rap/Hip-Hop like The Pack or OF?

Example of what you're looking for?

[SynisterSilence]

Example of what you're looking for?

Just stuff so I can make simple beats like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbJt8UmPebg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78_loMbmKJ8

or even

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEM3dW2oWW4 *the only thing I know is that the bass is a reverse 808 kick.

also good VST's for bass... I'm getting hypersonic now.

[chrisb]

Just stuff so I can make simple beats like:


or even
*the only thing I know is that the bass is a reverse 808 kick.

also good VST's for bass... I'm getting hypersonic now.

Rummage through the Kb6 drum samples, and get your fix of that. Maybe get Synth1 off Gersic. The "Phase Distortion" section might have something of use, but yeah. I haven't tried everything so I really don't know. Usually with gersic I just read the description and if it sounds good I download it and try it. If it isn't good then I can just delete it.

[Wolf O Donnell]

Can someone help me with learning how to mix in FL Studio 9 Prod.?

[ggawS]

Just got FL10. It's not too hard to get something started, but I'm having trouble getting the patterns to copy to paste into playlist so I can edit each individual pattern.

[6OLF6WAN6]

Anyone use Ableton? I'm planning on possibly rewiring it through Reason so I can start using outside VSTs

[Foshiz]

Sup guys just wanted to ask some shit about Reason. It's like, I have a Akai MPK25 and shit, but I'm having trouble with Thor/other synths on it. Like, IDK how to play piano except for a few chords, and I'm having trouble creating lead synths. The shit sounds weird to me and I can create sick drum loops and stuff but adding the synth is where I fuck up. Anyone got any advice or something and howd you learn

[chrisb]

Anyone use Ableton? I'm planning on possibly rewiring it through Reason so I can start using outside VSTs

Just started doing that about a month ago. It's great. Reasons instruments are much better than Abletons. No contest.

Not too sure what you're asking, but here's how it's done. Open Ableton, have an audio track, and midi track out. For audio switch "auto" to "in", then change the "audio from" to "reason".

Next open reason. Once reason is open change the midi tracks "midi to", to "reason".

Open an instrument in reason, and choose what you opened in the under "reason" in the "midi to" section of your midi track in Ableton.

I really have no idea how much you know about reason and ableton, so I guess I wont go any further. You might already know all of that, or I might have to tell you some more as well..

There's also probably a youtube tutorial, which is probably better cause I imagine I explained that really vaguely, and made it sound a lot more confusing then it has to be.

[chrisb]

Sup guys just wanted to ask some shit about Reason. It's like, I have a Akai MPK25 and shit, but I'm having trouble with Thor/other synths on it. Like, IDK how to play piano except for a few chords, and I'm having trouble creating lead synths. The shit sounds weird to me and I can create sick drum loops and stuff but adding the synth is where I fuck up. Anyone got any advice or something and howd you learn

Are you having technical problems with Reason? Or are you just wondering how to create a good synth line?

[Foshiz]

Just wondering on how to create a good synth line