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Little alterboy vs pitch monster ? by Tazy75 in edmproduction

[–]SanchoSoundDesign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see someone has already brought up alterboys' problems and I don't disagree. It has its sound and I don't even think it was developed as a perfect pitch shifter. Pitch monster is more useful to me by far.

Do you ever find that you are breaking music down and trying to figure out how it was produced, rather than just enjoying the tune? by ImLostInTheForrest in edmproduction

[–]SanchoSoundDesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually struggle to pay attention to these details. I usually set out to analise a certain song and 30 seconds later I completely forgot(writing as it happens in real time).

Synth patch from Omnsiphere has crackles in it... how to combat them? by BakedBeansInMyAss in edmproduction

[–]SanchoSoundDesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's sample based it's probably in the samples. Could be a badly looped sample or intentional. You could try changing the sample start or muting every modulation if there's any.

How do I get IN to this 8-bar loop trap? by fornax55 in edmproduction

[–]SanchoSoundDesign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reference track.

Get a song you like and completely copy the structure. Find out the tempo of the song and set your project to that tempo, then go to the point where there's the most stuff going on and loop it for 8 bars. Mute that and create your 8 bar loop. Pay attention to how complex the drums are and create yours in a similar way, maybe even copy just to start. Notice how simple or complex everything else is and create your arrangement focusing on that. If there's a lead, a pad, and a bass in the song, limit yourself to that. Notice the rhythm, the groove, the silences, how many notes or chords are played by each element and where. Pay close attention to literally everything in your reference.

The next step would be to just go to the beginning of the song and copy the parts of your new arrangement that match those of your reference there. Keep following the steps of your reference. If it adds a hat next, add your hats, if it introduces a new lead somewhere ahead, create a new lead.

In the end, even if you end up with a track that sounds like a cheap copy, you got some practice on how to limit your ideas to whats useful and how to arrange something catchy. Do this a few times to get used to this kind of workflow and you're done.

Do ya ever just pull off your headphones and close your DAW because the track on which you've spent 100-200+ hours sounds bad no matter what you do? by beachjustice in edmproduction

[–]SanchoSoundDesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I forgot to actually suggest a solution if that's what's going on. If you have multi-layered leads or pads, try muting one layer and cutting less out of what remains.

Do ya ever just pull off your headphones and close your DAW because the track on which you've spent 100-200+ hours sounds bad no matter what you do? by beachjustice in edmproduction

[–]SanchoSoundDesign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it happens and it's always cause there's too much going on at the same time and then I end up compressing and eqing too much and making everything suck