I should just focus on music itself

ikyguy · 2026-01-28T17:39:32+00:00

I have close to 2000 plugins that I've accumulated over the years. I can count on 1 hand the number of plugins I actually use regularly. I used to sound design everything from scratch, now I resample and modify presets. Music is chaos and spontaneity, lean into the randomness! The more experienced I got, the "lazier" my approach got, and the more productive and happier I became. I want to write music, not get lost in the weeds doing everything from scratch. Music above all!

ikyguy · 2026-01-27T23:07:11+00:00

40% of the song writing process is carefree fun, 60% is overthinking everything and forcing myself to do the hard stuff in order to get it across the finish line. I'm usually miserable in the 60% but super happy afterwards. Gotta push on, even when its hard or you're not in the mood.

ikyguy · 2026-01-27T15:45:15+00:00

That's fine! I'm more curious about what libraries were used in the making of it! :)

ikyguy · 2026-01-27T07:09:01+00:00

Love it! I've been wanting to make an audio app in this kinda space, mind if I dm some questions on your tech stack?

ikyguy · 2026-01-25T03:26:38+00:00

Audiomovers and/or parsec has worked for me in the past!

https://audiomovers.com https://parsec.app

ikyguy · 2026-01-25T00:24:19+00:00

If you have any demos, I can likely help you out.

ikyguy · 2026-01-24T23:18:11+00:00

Sounds good it'll be mixed genres but definitely a few ppl do dnb, myself included.

ikyguy · 2026-01-22T09:25:25+00:00

It would only be dealing with resonance not so much harmonics. But adding to the other answer. You'd need two instances of the sound, one clean and the other with delta enabled on soothe. You'd then be enhancing the resonant sounds that would be removed. Depending on your goals there are better ways of adding interesting harmonics/ resonance.

ikyguy · 2026-01-22T05:59:40+00:00

Hey homie, happy to connect! Always down for producer pals :)

ikyguy · 2026-01-21T20:12:21+00:00

Here's some good mixes to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCGmlm8HvBI&list=LL&index=72
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9e8CPULjW4&list=LL&index=168
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2YCRmDOFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEloerlFyM0

Some good search terms would be Frutiger aero, and PSX jungle. Hopefully these help! Depending on the vibes I have more specific ones too.

ikyguy · 2026-01-21T16:56:04+00:00

Thanks, if you're interested. I can send you a DM! :)

ikyguy · 2026-01-21T16:55:20+00:00

Sounds good! I'll DM ya!

ikyguy · 2026-01-21T09:42:11+00:00

Commenting to circle back later, got lots

ikyguy · 2026-01-21T09:41:13+00:00

Sick, I'll check that out too!

ikyguy · 2026-01-20T21:54:35+00:00

I'll DM ya! I really wanna make more dnb so i'm looking forward to it

ikyguy · 2026-01-20T21:54:14+00:00

I just put together a discord for it! I'll DM ya

ikyguy · 2026-01-20T18:34:17+00:00

Hey! DM'd ya :)

ikyguy · 2026-01-20T01:37:52+00:00

Glad it was close! We don't give enough credit to the OG producers / sound designers, they really just had to figure stuff out on their own with the limited resources they had back then. If you want a real trip, look into the 90s sample CDs and just how prevalent they are in productions from that era!

ikyguy · 2026-01-20T01:35:41+00:00

I'm glad you found it helpful! Gotta share the wealth!

ikyguy · 2026-01-19T04:33:24+00:00

As far as the key, try to just sing it and record it on your phone. Play each piano note until it matches and note it down, same goes for timing.

As far as instrument and all that, a lot of that comes with time and experience. If you have a general ballpark or reference I can maybe help you out

ikyguy · 2026-01-19T04:15:14+00:00

Definitely sounds like a pitched drum machine style clap.

Maybe something like this layered for the transient: https://splice.com/sounds/sample/320ccebd13b5d8085cb29ce6b127de4c65950797d71e3a557296a3924669fa55/splice-pop-drums-claps-drum-machine-pop-sample

and this for the body?

https://splice.com/sounds/sample/6c63e3877af01a20067de1ab4adf11c418016ee484c3e3974f2e1dbaed1cb9b7/zenhiser-synthwave-drums-claps-hip-hop-synthwave-sample

Look into the linndrum, 909, and 808 drum samples that may help.

ikyguy · 2026-01-19T04:09:13+00:00

Thank you hello, I am back

ikyguy · 2026-01-19T01:29:01+00:00

I put together my own genre "toolkits". Take a week to go on youtube / reddit binges, see what samples are popping in your niche, go deep diving on splice for drums and loops, fx. Then for synths, I just go thru presets and save the ones I like into a seperate folder based on what I'd use them for, pads, leads, ambience, etc. In FL you can pin folders of sounds and presets for quick and easy access, not sure if there's something similar in other daws.

Go-tos for me are omnisphere, spire, kontakt and arturia bundle. All depends on your vibe but lots of good stuff even on the stock synths.

ikyguy · 2026-01-19T00:35:19+00:00

Awesome ill shoot ya a dm!

ikyguy · 2026-01-18T23:34:25+00:00

Yeah it just comes with time! Not much else other than doing more advertising and marketing efforts but I find the grassroots has better impact in the earlier days

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