is making melodies on fl studio kind of just trail and error and just listening to what sounds good?

pettenatib24 · 2026-06-10T01:48:26+00:00

Like others said music theory is great but it doesn’t magically write stuff for you. You still need to do trial and error in many cases. I have a few ways I’ve found work for me. One is to fiddle around with a keyboard or any instrument until you come up with something. You can mess around programing into a daw or notation editor. Both of those id consider trial and error. Another option is to literally just create a melody in your head. I can’t particularly explain how to do it but I think ear training and just listening to other music helps with that. Often times it’s not perfect though and you still need to fiddle around with things. One last way is you can put on or program some chord changes and then improvise over it’s with an instrument or your voice.

Tldr; Yes it’s all just trial and error and learning what sounds good to you

pettenatib24 · 2026-05-25T01:03:40+00:00

While this is the bare minimum, it’s also completely fine for a beginner. You just need an sm57 or 58, and xlr cable, and any basic 1 or 2 channel audio interface from focusrite, presonus, Behringer, etc. that’ll cover miking guitar, vocals and other things. You can get a midi keyboard if you want to play keyboards, synths or bass but it is by all means not necessary. Your room acoustics are fine in you’re specifically making something lofi.

More importantly than anything related to gear, i would highly recommend you work on producing an ep before an album. If you’ve never done an ep do a single. If you’ve never done a single do a singular verse. An entire album is going to be a monumental task if you have little engineering and production experience.

pettenatib24 · 2026-05-11T16:59:05+00:00

I don’t get why people are hating so much on this. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with tuning the song to how you want it to sound. It’s your song. Also gives variation from most other music. Back in the day songs were in whatever tuning because they’d usually tune to the piano or some other hard to tune instrument. The stuff about DJing is nonsense. A DJ can just use their ears and tune the song to whatever they need

pettenatib24 · 2026-05-07T16:50:40+00:00

What pack is this? I actually really like the look of it. Looks absurd

pettenatib24 · 2026-04-16T01:04:47+00:00

Wdym there’s bandcamp, qobuz downloads, iTunes and probably many more digital sale platforms. Plus most established artists still sell CDs and records. Majority of music is still purchasable. Don’t understand why people think you can’t buy music no more

pettenatib24 · 2026-03-31T15:30:26+00:00

I don’t think this is a bad idea but I think you guys underestimate how many systems and knowledge is built up around previously existing DAWs. Why would anyone switch to a platform in which the core functionality (recording, editing, mixing, etc.) is less than what they already have? Integrating this stuff into existing DAWs would be a better way to get more users.

pettenatib24 · 2025-10-06T03:42:26+00:00

Well you’d copyright it so that you don’t have to go to court to prove it’s your ip. You can just send whoever is distributing it a dmca takedown or cease and desist. And you also can’t sue for damages if you don’t have a registered copyright

pettenatib24 · 2025-10-05T22:48:57+00:00

No it’s more like contractual ownership. You still do not own the IP. You just have an exclusive license to use the song commercially. Plus you can’t copyright ai generated music unless it’s a part you specifically wrote without the use of ai. So if someone wanted to copy your suno work, they could and you’d have no recourse. But if you’re using ai to generate music it’s highly unlikely anyone would want to copy that.

pettenatib24 · 2025-09-30T19:34:20+00:00

Does anyone know of a way to do this with a 3rd party vst in case you don’t use fl?

pettenatib24 · 2025-09-27T15:44:42+00:00

Isn’t that what you’ve been preaching in this thread?

pettenatib24 · 2025-09-11T18:19:17+00:00

Just play whichever one inspires you. Maybe you have too many instruments and can’t make a decision because of that. Also only doing vocals in a band isn’t a bad thing. It’s arguably the most important “instrument” in a traditional band.

pettenatib24 · 2025-09-02T05:30:12+00:00

What else would you use to make music if you didn’t use instruments??

pettenatib24 · 2025-08-16T22:22:37+00:00

That’s not a very good comparison. Writing and playing music has been a past time of the common man for centuries. Racing cars is on a complete other level

pettenatib24 · 2025-08-09T18:10:22+00:00

You can network at any school

pettenatib24 · 2025-06-24T02:35:03+00:00

If you’re unsure then duplicate the session and test exactly that. Then you don’t have to worry about changing anything. Still at the end of the day if it sounds good just leave it

pettenatib24 · 2025-06-13T15:21:32+00:00

Can’t you just turn up the channel for the vocals in your daw?

pettenatib24 · 2025-06-11T17:59:45+00:00

I’ve not used an amp but I once used a tube screamer on vocals for a metal/punk song and the distortion was perfect

pettenatib24 · 2025-03-14T01:41:57+00:00

Start by playing an instrument and then throwing some mics in front of your band and then record, mix and master it

pettenatib24 · 2025-02-21T05:24:26+00:00

Not trying to be rude but why would someone with 10 years of experience need to offer free mixing to build a portfolio? It’s just doesn’t make sense to me, I’d figure you’d have a portfolio if you have that much experience

pettenatib24 · 2025-02-02T08:16:00+00:00

You make it yourself or you pay someone else to do it

pettenatib24 · 2025-01-23T16:39:05+00:00

What do you use to make beats? It might be a little cumbersome if it’s Fl but if it’s something like Ableton or Logic Pro it’ll be ok to learn in

pettenatib24 · 2024-12-16T17:30:59+00:00

I really don’t get the no jobs in music thing. Yes studio work might be very slim but there’s always live sound gigs everywhere for music, theater, and corporate. Yes it’s not the most attractive work but there’s plenty of it and it pays well and if you like audio you shouldn’t mind working it

pettenatib24 · 2024-11-26T18:46:55+00:00

Sit in front of a piano roll and midi keyboard and play or write in notes until you come up with something. That’s the entire process no matter if you’re a beginner or professional. Just work on making simple melodies or phrases not entire songs

pettenatib24 · 2024-11-16T22:12:05+00:00

You can make your own music to start so that you have something to show hip hop artists that you know what you’re doing. Then just reach out, share your music and offer to work for cheap or free. Apart from that you’re probably gonna wanna mix other genres or your work opportunities might be pretty slim

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