Much ambient music starts to sound the same because the first thing anyone thinks of when they hear the word is reverb. Although reverb is an important part of getting a smooth and spacial sound, use it more as a sonic adhesive. Experiment with odd fragments of recorded instruments and samples and twist them to your will. The genre is one of few with barely any rules, so don't feel afraid to experiment!

Also- I try to minimize my high frequencies when I'm making ambient music. Something about the mid/low range of tones is naturally soothing because it still allows room for harmony without exciting your ears too much.

UH OH!!

Prepubescent Biggie Smalls, by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Hip Hop - Modern

Oh yeah I'm in

At 7/27/09 04:21 AM, loansindi wrote:

At 7/27/09 03:36 AM, cornandbeans wrote:

and no one person with a bad attitude will fuck up the chances for a good artist.

if people abuse the voting system, won't they just as easily abuse a nomination system?

Well, they could only nominate 5 songs per week and I'm still considering if they should be able to nominate their own...

It's a system that cuts down on maximum abuse. There will still be people who have a little bit of unfair advantage, but at least it's not as devastating as before.

At 7/27/09 12:52 AM, Nintechno wrote: I think this is a great idea, and yes definitley one of the best of its kind. However instead of having the top 15 scoring songs, why not have something where you could click "Nominate this for Judgement Day" or something. That way the 15 songs with the most nominations would go up for voting instead. If you wanted to prevent people from spamming this you could make it so that one could only vote on a song once for nomination...?

Perhaps instead, nominations for the top 5. Each user is allowed 5 individual nominations per week, and are freely allowed to edit/remove nominations to their will. Score is irrelevant and saved solely for the charts and top 30. The problem with having the 15 songs for judgment is that they already get the kind of exposure seen in the top 5, and it's still a product of the flawed voting system. By having only nominations, positive feedback is the only feedback, and no one person with a bad attitude will fuck up the chances for a good artist.

Also, I think the number of nominations should not be displayed. The negative competition would decrease and people would be more relaxed during the nomination period. Either that, or the nominees are displayed by user name--that way we'll know sooner if someone is up to something mischievous. This would be a good way to incorporate awards for audio artists similar to the flash portal. I think this would be a significant renovation that would probably see the return of many audio artists, including myself. I'm going to pitch this to Tom as soon as I can...

I've got two numark axis 9s and a dxm06 mixer which you may be able to find for under $700 if you're lucky.

If it was funny... and it was performed well... then sure, it can have a shot at the top five.

But given how it possessed neither of those qualities, I dislike the fact of him being on there. Especially since he's been getting on there consistently.

The autotune "joke" has been dried out... time to find something new, people.

At 7/17/09 09:04 PM, JoeyCampbell wrote: I am having a problem with sound in fl studio 8.
Its just started doing this.
I get sound on the internet but when I go into fl studio
and hit a key or place a note on the piano roll I get no sound.
The waves show up and everything but still nothing.
Can someone help?

You might want to check if you have asio4all activated in FL studio. Sometimes audio players embedded in flash applications switch the output of your soundcard. I'd suggest keeping it on your primary, but try out the different options to find out what works.

The Cock Trance Chronicles, by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Trance

2007 collaboration with DaGrahamCracka

At 7/18/09 05:36 AM, MICHhimself wrote: Lady Gaga, fear for the future of music

I suggest you not to listen, let alone watch too much mainstream music.

I know where to go to find good music, but there's a definitely a reflection of the cultural mindset in mainstream media. Actually, it's probably the other way around- The corporate image of radio hip hop and pop is quite powerful when people start to think the only way to make money is to assert their manhood and/or sexuality. It's less and less about the music as the range of content becomes narrower. There's nothing wrong with being popular, the real problem is being delusional...

I REALLY cannot get over how much I despise lady gaga. Her her songs are garbage and her lyrics are atrocious. Not to mention she looks like an astro-slut.

Is anyone else scared about the future of music?

Brainsick [DEMO] - 2008, by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Drum N Bass

Manticore - 2007, by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Trance

Two newish oldish tunes.

I've been using Izotope ozone 3 for awhile and it's worked out pretty well. Maximus by Image Line is also really powerful.

At 7/7/09 03:14 PM, MkieNedachi wrote: Drums should have reverb
Kick Drums & Snares should be MONO
Breaks should be compressed (Unless there already have been engineered in the/a studio)
Distortion
Equalize the drums

I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill but rarely will professional dnb producers use reverb on their drums. A lot of recent neurofunk has super tight percussion, which makes a lot of sense because the track is already running at 170+ bpm... not a lot of extra headroom for super long drum samples. I partially agree with the mono tip, but that really only concerns the lower frequencies. As long as from the mid up is balanced, you have some elbow room in the panoramic field. Distortion and compression should be at the discretion of the user, although it's a good way to color the sound. Same thing goes for equalization, although I'll tell you that more often than not do you need to use it.

wife-beater step

great job dude! I'm proud of you :)

Sennheiser HD280 Pro headphones
Shure PG58 Dynamic Vocal Microphone
Casio CTK 710 Keyboard (only for midi control, I swear lol)
DOD FX7 Guitar FX Processor
Marshall MG 30DFX Guitar Amp
Numark dxm06 Mixer
Two Numark Axis 9 Turntables

I've got a bunch of guitars laying around including my near and dear nylon stringed acoustic as well as a cello I sadly haven't picked up in a couple months :s

Ugh yeah. I mean I'm glad the song is getting out there, I just dislike the fact that the kid can get away with this kind of shit.

Even the tags just piss me off: Bittersweet symphony techno version dj marty bitter sweet symph ony extreme trance

Disregarding the fact that using the dj prefix is way outdated and the word symphony isn't actually two words, I describe the song's genre neither as techno or "extreme trance..."

4 years experience, featured on the Castle Crashers soundtrack and Tom's favorite ng tracks ;)
Most genres are doable for me, although I tend to add electronic elements to most of my tracks. I also do sound effect design. Hit me up if you want a killer team!

{Hollow Man} [NG Cut], by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Drum N Bass

Samurai Swing, by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Funk

Bittersweet Symphony Remix VIP, by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Drum N Bass

{Trainwrecker} Preview, by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Drum N Bass

Abstraction (Demo), by cornandbeans Type: SongGenre: Classical

At 4/22/09 02:59 PM, 0con wrote:

At 4/22/09 02:35 PM, Gorgorothx wrote: 0con
I don't know you, but I've heard your name mentioned at least 10 times in the AF. So hello to you, dude ;)

I don't know you either dude but hey and how's it goin' man??

dude, ocon. It's been like 2 years.

At 4/22/09 11:31 PM, DSMagnum wrote:

At 4/22/09 11:26 PM, cornandbeans wrote: he jacked my track, yo

Son that's yo epic song blaze yun.

naw it's midnight bruv, nawmeen

lump

he jacked my track, yo

Juggernaut (loop), by cornandbeans Type: LoopGenre: House

I just wanted to post something even though I'm too late. Enjoy!

I used to have a bunch of trouble with pads, but really it isn't all that difficult when you know what plugins do what and how to successfully combine them.

Generally for smooth trance pads I start with a moderate attack and a long relase on the volume and cutoff envelopes. Start off with two saw oscillators, one of them a higher octave but quieter, which you also should slightly detune. Use a lowpass, preferably 24db+ and don't let a lot of mid/high frequencies peek out. Next I add a very smooth chorus to the mid/lows and then a wider one to the mids. Reverb and delay are also key, and I put them last in the effect chain. Some people go heavy on flangers and phasers, but as a personal choice I use them very lightly for a tinge of movement.

There are countless formulas for making pads, but instead of looking to a new vst to solve your problems, utilize your basics first! The best creative work arises from limitations. ;)

At 3/1/09 11:20 AM, blackattackbitch wrote: Sorry 4 teh duble pst, but I forgot to mention this:

Storm's a'brewin

Parts of the U.S. are about to get whalloped by snow. Including my area, West Philadelphia (well actually I live just outside of West Philly, but it still works as a reference point for people who don't know where Upper Darby (even closer) or Lansdowne (where I actually live) is. About 5-8 inches is expected. I honestly don't care since I have nothing to do on that day. I might even shovel some walkways for some extra cash, you know?

There was a big ice storm in louisville about a month ago that coated the trees, weighing them down and thus making them fall on the powerlines. I can't tell you how much it sucks to not have power in the middle of January. It was kind of cool though watching all the transformers blow in the night.

Karco or Koriigahn definitely... Very quick learners with much promise.