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moldofunker · Post by **moldofunker** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 9:45 am

I'm new to producing, i've got a pc and many plugins and i want to know what happens after i arrange the notes. Why should i use a certain effect, for what to do what because my tunes are sounding like shit

and i want to make them cheesy & fat (i'm into dance/breakbeat/DnB with guitars on it). I read some tutorials but instead of compression, distors & reverb i don't know why should i use the fx and WHERE to use them. Something like "if you want your *sample* to sound like THIS then do THAT" Anyone can help ? I'm the only one with this problem ?

Thanks !

speccyteccy · Post by **speccyteccy** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:57 am

Don't worry, you're in the same boat as all of us were when we started out.

There's some good tutorials here:

www.computermusic.co.uk

snooky · Post by **snooky** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 12:55 pm

moldofunked wrote:I'm new to producing, i've got a pc and many plugins and i want to know what happens after i arrange the notes. Why should i use a certain effect, for what to do what because my tunes are sounding like shit and i want to make them cheesy & fat (i'm into dance/breakbeat/DnB with guitars on it). I read some tutorials but instead of compression, distors & reverb i don't know why should i use the fx and WHERE to use them. Something like "if you want your *sample* to sound like THIS then do THAT" Anyone can help ? I'm the only one with this problem ?

Thanks !

I´m into breakbeats myself...any specific advice you wish to get.
Or perhaps you could upload a sample and I´ll try to advice on how to achive that sound.

moldofunker · Post by **moldofunker** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:10 pm

I want to do some prodigy-like beats. After that, i wonder how Liam get all together because i used some heavy basslines on heavy BDs and everything messed up..

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:12 pm

sounds like you need a lesson in eqing
if you use a heavy bass and a deep kick your mix will become muddy

is this what you are getting?

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:19 pm

Don't get discouraged; spend some time at it & you'll soon be as good as this talented young man:

http://www.listentothefuture.com/

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:49 pm

sickle666 wrote:Don't get discouraged; spend some time at it & you'll soon be as good as this talented young man:

http://www.listentothefuture.com/

that's ruthless!

chrissill31 · Post by **chrissill31** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:10 pm

sickle666 wrote:Don't get discouraged; spend some time at it & you'll soon be as good as this talented young man:

http://www.listentothefuture.com/

I think we should have a competition to see how many threads we can hijack and drop in a reference to Brandon Trinity, the winner gets his new CD,this guy is my idol.

quincy · Post by **quincy** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:11 pm

sickle666 wrote:Don't get discouraged; spend some time at it & you'll soon be as good as this talented young man:

http://www.listentothefuture.com/

No f**king way

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:12 pm

I couldn't help myself

Anyways, to the original post:

The funny contradiction about digital stuff, especially the DAW/Studio gear is they don't have much 'Logic' or Reason' to them, at least to a beginner. We've all had to ham-fist our way at first to get our bearings.

Your question is kind of generalized, so..what exactly is your problem? Like Vurt said, if you assign to many low freq's to more than one instrument, you're gonna get some mud. Try using a notch eq & choose which instr. peaks at frequency ranges that are not right on each other's asses.

And use a good compressor as a send effect on just about everything

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:14 pm

chrissill31 wrote:
sickle666 wrote:Don't get discouraged; spend some time at it & you'll soon be as good as this talented young man:

http://www.listentothefuture.com/
I think we should have a competition to see how many threads we can hijack and drop in a reference to Brandon Trinity, the winner gets his new CD,this guy is my idol.

You're on, Baby!!

hoo boy, I can see the bruises from here

chrissill31 · Post by **chrissill31** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:14 pm

Oi Quincy leave it out, dont dis Brandon he IS the future (or so his dad says, so it must be true)

chrissill31 · Post by **chrissill31** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:16 pm

sickle666 wrote:
chrissill31 wrote:
sickle666 wrote:Don't get discouraged; spend some time at it & you'll soon be as good as this talented young man:

http://www.listentothefuture.com/
I think we should have a competition to see how many threads we can hijack and drop in a reference to Brandon Trinity, the winner gets his new CD,this guy is my idol.
You're on, Baby!!

hoo boy, I can see the bruises from here

On your marks get set.......Go

quincy · Post by **quincy** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:17 pm

Do you think maybe i could become a "musical prodigy" like brandon trinity, despite having been born and raised in somerset.

My aim is for you to like EVERY ONE of my piss-taking posts here at KVR.

Love and peace,

Quincy Moonbeam Starlight

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:18 pm

chrissill31 wrote:Oi Quincy leave it out, dont dis Brandon he IS the future (or so his dad says, so it must be true)

I thought that Mikey Jackson said that 'children are the future' though?

Haven't done him much good have they.

Newbie HELP: Why do this and for what do that ?