DAW TEMPLATE SHARING subtopic?
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- KVRAF
- 7855 posts since 20 Jan, 2008
Well there was "Find My Song" it's a scam designed by record labels and colleges that attempts to track "unlawful" reproduction of copyrighted material. There are others https://www.musicianwave.com/10-great-m ... -and-apps/
Not a lot of traction because who wants to plow someone else's field.
Then there is creative commons. It's mostly about giving up your copyrights and publishing rights so anyone can use the content. There are "stages" in CC where you decide what you want to share and what you want to take credit for. https://creativecommons.org/
Again not to much activity because even though someone may use your material and give you credit you lose any control over publishing. They can always blame you but you can't blame them because you gave them permission.
Oh and also if you dont know or want to know how to manipulate the sample songs in your daw, Can't create your own loops/clips or simply drag your clips onto the scene view of most daws You can play around with other peoples hard work via browser. While designed for launchpad pro you can simply click on the pads / cells you see on the screen here - https://intro.novationmusic.com/hazy-beat
Not a lot of traction because who wants to plow someone else's field.
Then there is creative commons. It's mostly about giving up your copyrights and publishing rights so anyone can use the content. There are "stages" in CC where you decide what you want to share and what you want to take credit for. https://creativecommons.org/
Again not to much activity because even though someone may use your material and give you credit you lose any control over publishing. They can always blame you but you can't blame them because you gave them permission.
Oh and also if you dont know or want to know how to manipulate the sample songs in your daw, Can't create your own loops/clips or simply drag your clips onto the scene view of most daws You can play around with other peoples hard work via browser. While designed for launchpad pro you can simply click on the pads / cells you see on the screen here - https://intro.novationmusic.com/hazy-beat
Dell Vostro i9 64GB Ram Windows 11 Pro, Cubase, Bitwig, Mixcraft Guitar Pod Go, Linntrument Nektar P1, Novation Launchpad
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 67 posts since 14 Aug, 2019
@tapper mike , i appreciate your input and i'm looking into those.
i've mainly meant like some website for beginners just learning how to mix multitrack stuff and wanna start hypothetically with a "playground" of some sort avoiding all the technicalities (even if they have to be licensed somehow idk).
It'd make sense having producers sharing their song instrument templates instead of like splice sample packs imo.
Mixing can overwhelming at times especially for just simple acoustic
Maybe just using apps and like garageband would make more sense for me for now.
It was more fun for me just doing acoustic stuff and singing for fun, but now i just really love weird sound design things, yet the whole "multitrack into one sample" while saving CPU thing has been kinda overwhelming for me for a while
i've mainly meant like some website for beginners just learning how to mix multitrack stuff and wanna start hypothetically with a "playground" of some sort avoiding all the technicalities (even if they have to be licensed somehow idk).
It'd make sense having producers sharing their song instrument templates instead of like splice sample packs imo.
Mixing can overwhelming at times especially for just simple acoustic
Maybe just using apps and like garageband would make more sense for me for now.
It was more fun for me just doing acoustic stuff and singing for fun, but now i just really love weird sound design things, yet the whole "multitrack into one sample" while saving CPU thing has been kinda overwhelming for me for a while
tapper mike wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:24 pm Well there was "Find My Song" it's a scam designed by record labels and colleges that attempts to track "unlawful" reproduction of copyrighted material. There are others https://www.musicianwave.com/10-great-m ... -and-apps/
Not a lot of traction because who wants to plow someone else's field.
Then there is creative commons. It's mostly about giving up your copyrights and publishing rights so anyone can use the content. There are "stages" in CC where you decide what you want to share and what you want to take credit for. https://creativecommons.org/
Again not to much activity because even though someone may use your material and give you credit you lose any control over publishing. They can always blame you but you can't blame them because you gave them permission.
Oh and also if you dont know or want to know how to manipulate the sample songs in your daw, Can't create your own loops/clips or simply drag your clips onto the scene view of most daws You can play around with other peoples hard work via browser. While designed for launchpad pro you can simply click on the pads / cells you see on the screen here - https://intro.novationmusic.com/hazy-beat
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- KVRAF
- 7855 posts since 20 Jan, 2008
Most daws come with demo files in various "styles" as well almost all come with a trial period.
You don't have to buy to try. But you should do research before you try. Watch the youtube videos pay attention to what they are doing and what the outcome is. While some opt for alternative layouts most daws have a fairly standardize UI such as Timeline going from left to right across the top and mixer levels parallel to tracks on the left. Sure there are plenty of alternative layouts like Ableton live. But once you get a hold of the basic concepts of a mixer and tracks it becomes fairly straight foreward.
Try the product for the full trial period. Make sure you have the time to do this. Don't get every daw at once and then try to work things out in all of them at the same time. You won't be able to scratch the surface of what's capable. Write little notes to yourself about the product and things you've discovered. After trying more than two you might forget the features you liked or disliked about a given product.
Do you have a midi keyboard that is usb enabled?
This is essential especially if you are messing around with sound creation / modification. Some Daws do have a heads up display of a keyboard, some have a piano roll that either way you can click on to make sounds but it's really not ideal for creating melodies or trying out chords or basslines etc. You can get one for fairly cheap and if you have it you'll always have something to work with in any daw. If you decide you want something better later on you can always buy another.
While surface controllers are neat and I own a few they aren't essential and can be rather confusing to operate if you are new to daws.
You don't have to buy to try. But you should do research before you try. Watch the youtube videos pay attention to what they are doing and what the outcome is. While some opt for alternative layouts most daws have a fairly standardize UI such as Timeline going from left to right across the top and mixer levels parallel to tracks on the left. Sure there are plenty of alternative layouts like Ableton live. But once you get a hold of the basic concepts of a mixer and tracks it becomes fairly straight foreward.
Try the product for the full trial period. Make sure you have the time to do this. Don't get every daw at once and then try to work things out in all of them at the same time. You won't be able to scratch the surface of what's capable. Write little notes to yourself about the product and things you've discovered. After trying more than two you might forget the features you liked or disliked about a given product.
Do you have a midi keyboard that is usb enabled?
This is essential especially if you are messing around with sound creation / modification. Some Daws do have a heads up display of a keyboard, some have a piano roll that either way you can click on to make sounds but it's really not ideal for creating melodies or trying out chords or basslines etc. You can get one for fairly cheap and if you have it you'll always have something to work with in any daw. If you decide you want something better later on you can always buy another.
While surface controllers are neat and I own a few they aren't essential and can be rather confusing to operate if you are new to daws.
Dell Vostro i9 64GB Ram Windows 11 Pro, Cubase, Bitwig, Mixcraft Guitar Pod Go, Linntrument Nektar P1, Novation Launchpad