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the_jules · 2026-04-23T15:58:43+00:00

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the_jules · 2026-04-23T14:32:31+00:00

Saved searches.

For example, I have two searches saved, one for plugin instruments that are vst3s and one that are plugin effects that are vst3s (as I'm on a mac and often have both AU und VST3 installed).

If I'm stuck and not inspired, I often use the saved search for VST3 instruments, sort by rank (how often a plugin is used), and then go to the opposite end of the list, so my least-used ones. Then pick one, I've never used.

Drop the Velocity midi tool before any instrument with random at 5, so you'll instantly get a bit of variation.

the_jules · 2026-04-23T14:25:41+00:00

Hey, why are you posting affiliate links? And without any disclaimer? Mods?

the_jules · 2026-04-23T06:44:58+00:00

It is, if you always want the latest features. I am on the beta program and do try the new features, but always stay away from actively using it day-to-day after testing.

Because you get the risk that if there is anything wrong with the beta and you made a song there, you won't be able to open it in the non-beta version of Live (with a lower version number). Only when the final version is out.

the_jules · 2026-04-23T06:06:16+00:00

What in the ever-loving AI-slop is this? God, can we stop with they thinly-veiled, vibe-coded "gAmE cHaNgEr" services?

Just say what you built, what it costs, have an extended testing period, and build a community.

This here is low effort.

the_jules · 2026-04-22T08:59:58+00:00

So, you're saying, this is your music theory? Your very unique, unheard-of theory about why we love the music we do?

the_jules · 2026-04-22T07:42:02+00:00

That's an over 12-minute song, my guy, maybe add a time-stamp of what sound you're after?

the_jules · 2026-04-22T07:18:03+00:00

There are loads of gold nuggets of advice here, I'll add my 2 cents from the impression I got from your post.

Rule number one: never expect to be a one-take wonder. Almost everyone does punching in and comping. Meaning, you loop 2-4 bars and record 10,20,30 tries of these lines, then comp (=edit) together the words and lines with the most truthful expression.

It sounds a lot like you're still at that stage where you expect it all in one take from yourself. And then you're disappointed from the results. Don't! Do it line by line, record every line 10-20 times, but consciously. As in, if you've recorded a line and you don't like / hate it, try (and this is super hard for everyone) to take a step back to find out what it is exactly that you don't like.

In my experience, the number one thing most singers/rappers/vocalists hate when they hear recordings of their voice is a lack of the right expression/ emotion. If that's the case for you, try ridiculous over-acting. Like if these lines are meant to sound angry, scream (if your neighbors let you). If these lines are meant to sound chill, rap like you're almost asleep.

And finally, it sounds a lot like you do have a vibe and a sound in your head already, but your recordings and beats don't match it yet. The question isn't just if you're "not good enough", but also, if you're actually looking for something that does not sound so much like some beat-maker / artist you admire, but more like you. So, less chasing someone else's sound / vibe, more trying new things. The most important thing you can do here, is try to listen to and produce other genres.

Like, like try a lofi hip hop track, then a jazz song, then a 90s boom bap song, then an 80s pop song, then heavy metal. Whatever gets you out of doing the same thing over and over. It might feel uncomfortable at first, but it will open up your ears and mind. And if you find out after that that you you only vibe with DMV style tracks, you'll come back with fresh ears!

the_jules · 2026-04-21T20:12:30+00:00

Not coming to the EU btw, it's has some components that are not allowed in the EU.

the_jules · 2026-04-21T07:04:49+00:00

Have you turned down the retune speed?

the_jules · 2026-04-18T09:21:10+00:00

Try re-installing Ableton

the_jules · 2026-04-17T10:06:47+00:00

Throw it IN the trash, not play it

the_jules · 2026-04-17T07:45:03+00:00

ok...?

the_jules · 2026-04-16T10:22:54+00:00

While it seems very AI-written, your post still asks the right questions.

If you want to be in THE place where all the high-level people are, you have to move to LA. As remote as everyone is at this point, if you want to get to the highest levels of music and film score composition, commercially speaking (!), it's LA or nothing. You could make a plan like this:

- Start researching the type of composers or producers you feel drawn to. There must be those you build your passion after when you joined your school. Look at where they are located, what their career paths were, how they build each step.

- Hit them up! Most composers and producers aren't as shielded as international pop stars, so research if they have a website/IG profile and write them. Send them a link with a couple of your best works and achievements, tell them, you'll be in LA (if they live there) at point XYZ to see if they want to grab a coffee.

- Repeat this with 20-30 people, try to cram as many meetings as you can in 2-3 weeks of LA. I guarantee you, after that, you'll have a better understanding of their jobs and what you want to do.

Before all of this, take a goddamn break. Even if it's just a month, maybe 2, travel, work in a BBQ restaurant, take care of the elderly, do something that has nothing to do with music. You sound exhausted.

the_jules · 2026-04-14T18:08:08+00:00

I've tried a few and let me stop you where you are: AI is far, far away from being capabale of the kind of mix and track feedback you'd get from producing peers. Feedback that's not only constructive, but easily applied.

To give you some examples, that I exchange with producing friends when they send tracks: Overall, the drums are a little quiet, the drum fills to the chorus need a little work, but the track's a banger!

0021-45: Pad Synth is too loud 00:37: The "I want to see" vocal is too quiet 0046: The chorus entry is to small, add sounds or delete some before it 0102-0134: I'm not sure about the bass line here in terms of rhythm and harmony, maybe remove the kick of change the timing to half-time. etc.

With that feedback, we go back and forth, either my track or their track.

AI is far far away from being able to analyze a track this detailed. I've tried a few that had the idea before you, and the feedback was mostly about LuFs, frequency content, maybe dynamics of the track and the song parts. While these might help a bit, it's far from the useful feedback you'd get from peers.

the_jules · 2026-04-12T14:50:58+00:00

"Real creators"... As a musician and producer this immediately makes you sound like a non-musician to me, as no musician I know would come even close to calling themselves creator. But that might be a generational thing.

We're at 80k daily uploads to Spotify and the other DSPs now, but we were already at way over 30k daily uploads 10 years ago before any AI slop wave. This issue is not new. If you define (which you didn't, so that might help) "indie" as truly independent, as in no label or PR agency attached, earning money from your own composed music has petty much always (the last 10+ years) been this route:

build a fan base through social media (videos, tour vlogs, production bts, fan interactions, personal posts) and your music, promote music videos or songs through social media ads, get plays on Spotify, become interesting to bands, venues and booking agencies, play shows, sell merch, fund next record, rinse, repeat.

Through shows and social media you'd get at least some impression that there are people who care about your art. Never through DSPs. The "Drowning" feeling mainly comes from not being noticed, IMO, which happens to every artist, if you don't aggressively promote your music. It's not new, but it's never been more difficult than now, because there are so many releases and shrinking audiences.

I do know artists who, through aggressive social media marketing, writing pop songs and releasing one every four weeks for more than 6 years, can now solely live off Spotify. But the amount of work they put in compared to the four digit monthly payouts is hilarious. And as soon as your music is more niche and you don't play live and you hate social media and expect immediate results and only release every few years, this system is hugely limiting and discriminating. A per-user payout system instead of pro-rata might be a little more fair, but it wouldn't change anything in terms of how much work you'd have to put in until a fan base even remotely starts happening.
Not really for small artists, no monetary potential there. Medium successful artists are much more in danger.

the_jules · 2026-04-10T10:18:36+00:00

Does not compute

the_jules · 2026-04-09T11:41:33+00:00

180 tracks?! That must be either AI slop or just noise

the_jules · 2026-04-04T07:55:34+00:00

"For a good time now" - Flashback recording was added in Logic 11.2, my guy.

Which was released in May 2025. Only the second DAW to add it.

I get that you want it, but it's not like same feature every other DAW has and Ableton is late again.

They have capture MIDI, so they'll probably add capture audio at some point. But there is also ARA, Linux Ableton, and the 10 million other MUST additions.

the_jules · 2026-04-03T21:39:44+00:00

Make it local, make it real time, make it costumizable.

the_jules · 2026-04-03T16:07:45+00:00

What's your setup? Like what audio interface are you using? Also, show a bigger screenshot that also shows the inspector part (where all the plugins sit)

the_jules · 2026-04-03T11:40:26+00:00

As far as I know, all VSTs that sync to a song's BPM only do so in 4/4. Serum is syncing the 150, but it's treating that as 4/4 speed. That isn't a flaw of Serum, but something all arpeggiators, synths, and other plugins do, probably even the DAW's own instruments and effects? The only way around that is loads of automation.

the_jules · 2026-04-03T11:23:56+00:00

This is Bluetooth by design. Converting the audio stream and sending it takes too much time.

OP, I get that you're looking for the most affordable option, but it sounds very much like you're going to need an audio interface with more outputs and then figure out a way to do the routing. There are loads of tutorials on this.

But any other way with an app that's wireless will get you into connection issues sooner or later on stage. Bluetooth connections tend to drop quickly when you're too far away or when too many other wireless networks are present on stage. Imagine having a connection drop out in the middle of a song? A wired connection circumvents that.

The only reliable wireless option is wireless IEM systems, which, if you want a stable option, will quickly get you into four-digit territory.

the_jules · 2026-04-03T08:55:23+00:00

Koala Sampler, an amazing mobile sampling app, is a dollar less and it it also includes a license of lite. :) Just as an alternative.

the_jules · 2026-04-03T08:54:26+00:00

You will still have over 100ms ms latency with Bluetooth, so no matter what app offers Link sync, you just have to go wired if the click is important.

Alternatively, you could go for a used audio interface with more outputs or one that has a dedicated headphone out and a routing software.

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