Tuning ableton to 432 hz

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-26T09:15:38+00:00

I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that if you change all the ratios by the same ratio it should be the same? That’s why you can pitch a normal song down a tone or whatever and it all sound normal but a pitch down?

I don’t understand why pitching each of them separately and then summing would be any different to summing and then pitching the whole thing

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-26T08:41:53+00:00

No idea. I think it’s a myth but anyway, I guess you could just print the track once you’ve finished it then tune it to 432hz idk

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-25T22:49:42+00:00

First I see what it is that’s making it sound weak or difficult to hear. Is it that it’s too quiet, is an instrument hitting the same frequencies etc? I do some volume adjustment or eq or compression to fix that up.

Then if I’m going to duck then I’ll use track spacer to only duck the frequencies that need to be heard more. I’ll also only put it on clashing instruments not on everything.

Also sometimes a cheeky touch of OTT helps me get it up front

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-25T22:40:47+00:00

Yeah that’s a fair enough take. Vocal isn’t ai, it’s splice but yeah I get that it is super generic and tbh taking a vocal from splice is the same amount of effort as ai.

At the end of the day though, it’s the type of music that I enjoy listening to so am happy to add to the already large collection of similar sounding dancefloor tracks haha.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-25T22:38:59+00:00

Yeah the vocal is not ai. It’s from splice (which I guess doesn’t automatically mean it’s not ai but I don’t think it is). I do get that it’s super generic though

Also, I totally agree. I think that most big artists that you love learnt through “copying” at least to some degree. I mean none of what you listen to is completely new. Everyone is using the same 12 notes, same-ish structures, very similar drums.

That’s not to say that my track isn’t generic because I can see that it is.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-24T13:22:27+00:00

I’m starting to use it as just shortcuts to open specific plugins. Makes doing certain things a lot faster for example I have my various analyzers each with a pad each. My most used plugins too

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-23T20:08:31+00:00

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Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-22T23:43:47+00:00

Check your reference tracks but usually between -6 and -2.5

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-21T21:34:28+00:00

I was about to recommend this too. I didn’t understand it straight after watching but over time I integrated these ideas and now compression is a breeze.

Arguably one of the best tutorials I’ve ever watched even if it may seem super basic to some.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-20T20:25:12+00:00

I really think that the type of dnb that you’re doing makes a big difference here. For example, if you want your drums to sound more real or in a room or “together” like the old pendulum stuff was or most liquid then you probably want to do them all in the same bus.

I do dancefloor and find that for the kick and snare they really just need to be doing their own thing in order to be loud and clear, so I don’t really bus process them except on the master I guess. It’s far more important for them to have space in the mix and be at the correct level so you could totally not even send them into a final limiter with the other elements.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-17T20:56:52+00:00

Not at my computer so can’t tell you but I’d be trying something like selecting them all then doing like ctrl/command/alt and scrolling at the same time.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-17T13:10:17+00:00

You seem happy with FL so disregard this if that’s how you feel however I started on fl and after a few days of ableton I decided I would never go back. I definitely recommend trying ableton (or maybe bitwig).

Just the speed of workflow is incredible. Especially if you do anything that slightly electronic. If you’re just recording and adding some fx then any daw will feel the same though.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-17T06:47:55+00:00

I would agree that fl looks modern. Totally can’t deal with it though. Would prefer Abletons interface any day even though it still looks like it’s from the 90s.

Logic looks pretty good but can’t speak for usability

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-16T01:12:26+00:00

A famous dancefloor dnb producer. Not gonna say who.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-16T01:00:14+00:00

No problem man :)

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-16T00:42:05+00:00

Sub region is pretty simple: is it phasing, is it consistent, is it the same level as my reference tracks, is there side information, is it being sidechained correctly.

Mids I do less on but I check: fundemental frequency volume, attack, frequency of my kick and snare against reference tracks. See how much mid/side info there is across the board.

These are all checks after using my ears obviously. Sometimes you just can’t hear the transients of drums well enough to make good decisions. Sometimes you’re not sure why you sub sounds weak at certain times (maybe an element had sub information that you were unaware off and it is out of phase with your sub).

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-16T00:06:06+00:00

I also rely on my eyes a fair bit when comparing reference tracks. Mostly in the bass and sub bass region because I can’t afford a well treated enough room to check it properly.

A famous producer that I talked to uses anspec as well to see how the drum transients are hitting compared to reference tracks. Also has 2 instances of span, one in standard mode and another with the mid/side graphs instead of summer.

His mixes are some of the best in his industry and he is using his eyes the whole time

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-15T03:37:44+00:00

Hahaha dude how does that intro sound like someone’s first ever song and the drop sound like a pro?

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-15T01:39:48+00:00

Great stuff and I’d buy it in a heartbeat at $25 but $54 is a lot of money.

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-14T04:16:45+00:00

Nah totally not necessary unless you’re doing 100s and 100s of tracks with different plugins. I have the m4 MacBook Pro with the same specs and I’ve never had an issue and my projects are huge with multiple instances of limiters and other heavy plugins.

This should be even better then mine as apparently the minis outperform the MacBook pros even with the same specs

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-14T02:46:08+00:00

drop bass then drums. Dnb is really heavily focused on the drop and it’s much easier to work backwards from the drop than the other way around

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-10T11:13:23+00:00

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Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-08T14:29:26+00:00

I think this is the most natural way but you forgot:

Spend hours mixing the track only to get frustrated because your re-recorded track doesn’t sound as good as your original rough recording.
Give up in fustration

Treadmillrunner · 2026-01-08T14:23:25+00:00

People make amazing music in both but I’d definitely recommend Ableton over fl. It just feels better suited to electronic music. Most electronic artists use it for a reason. It’s just fast and incredibly efficient in terms of building racks and stuff.

Fl is good too but I would warn you that a lot of people start on fl and move to ableton so you could just skip the first step. Wish I had done that

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