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C. Fucking. Minor.

That damn scale has haunted my music since I learned how to play it, I have been trying to get away from it lately, but I still use minor almost religiously.

Ive never been able to stand Hardstyle, I dont know EXACTLY why but theres just something about it that just makes me physically sick, like headaches, nausea, terrible bowel movements e.t.c.
Im pretty sure its not the loudness of it since i was practically raised on Black Metal, it MIGHT have something to do whit the repetitiveness of it all, like how they all seem to use the same god-damned supersaw synth and while the swing of it all sounds clever, its just not enough to make me tolerate it.

At 12/12/12 06:32 AM, Yoshiii343 wrote:

At 12/12/12 05:59 AM, Usernamemyarse wrote: Wow... havent been here in a while...

So whats up whit the social thing? When did this happen??

late monday, I believe?

Quite so.

Wow... havent been here in a while...

So whats up whit the social thing? When did this happen??

At 11/12/12 11:11 PM, MatrixGravity wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOhlYERYag0

What the hell kind of VST would you need for these type of synths? That shit is crazy.

Sounds like a few Nexus presets to me.

Depends on the song, but:

In order of most used:

Absynth (Pretty much anything)
Kontakt (The Giant, standard libraries e.t.c.)
Battery 3 (Drums and sampling)
EXS (Sampling)
Stock Logic effects
Massive
aaaand....
Alchemy.

So im thinking about buying this.

Any opinions?

At 10/21/12 12:14 AM, LP2694 wrote: I just don't get it.

Open up an instance of FL, start a project, and then I get bored.

I just don't see it. What compels you musicians to do what you do? What compels you to, well, make music?

Boredom, lack of interesting things happening, lack of friends e.t.c.

At 10/7/12 07:30 PM, Quarl wrote: Yeah. I got kind of tired scissoring Laqur and decided to have a fling with Hania. It's pretty chill.

Fuck, I thought you were a guy this whole time..

At 10/6/12 07:21 PM, Step wrote:
1.) What genre do you usually make and why do you make this genre so often? Do you like spreading out to different genres?

Electro House, ive been getting somewhat of a following on this Norwegian site called "Urørt" doing it, so thats why I do it.
But to be quite honest, ive been doing some Pretty Lights inspired Hip-Hop stuff lately and im kinda enjoying it, currently im trying to fuse the two styles and come up whit something I can call "my own".

2.) What is your favourite genre to listen to? Or will you just listen to anything?

Pretty much anything, I was raised listening to everything from Dumdum boys to Enigma and Erik Satie so genres really doesn't faze me

3.) Are you taking music as a career or is it just a hobby?

Currently its just a hobby, but it would be awesome to make a living of it someday.

4.) Do you play any instruments? If so, what do you play?

Im a pretty decent guitarist, I also know my way across bass guitars, drums, anything with keys (Pianos, organs e.t.c.) and I once played the trumpet (Though that was ages ago))

5.) What does the music-making process entail for you? How do you get your inspiration? What steps do you usually take to make a full song?

I honestly just keep Logic running in the background while i study or do some work, and when inspiration strikes, I just tab out and sketch it down.
Though I never really go through whit it unless i "Feel" something while listening to it, I know im doing good when images of snow-covered mountains and my hometown pops into my head when listening to it.
The nature around my hometown is absolutely stunning and i always loved going snowboarding up the hills there.

6.) What's more important to you? Putting your own thoughts and emotions in your track, telling a story, or making something that sounds good?

Honestly? I think both of them are equally as important, you could have the greatest sounding song imaginable and it wouldn't matter.
Style is what attracts, substance is what sticks.

7.) Which is the hardest part of making music for you? Why?

Finding an idea I like, lately ive been too hung up on the production side of thing to really make some awesome melodies.

8.) What do you enjoy about making music?

Sharing a vision, id like it if the people who listen to my music feel the same way I did when snowboarding or hiking.
Thats honestly the reason why, I would love it if people felt the way I did when I made the song.

9.) What is the most important thing to look out for when producing a track?

Some form of aesthetics, something that would make people go "Oh! that sounds like one of (in my case) Tarlungs tracks!".

10.) How much importance do you give to mixing, mastering and overall technical production of your music, as opposed to its composition?

Lately its been the thing im focusing on considering thats what most of my songs lack

At 10/1/12 06:14 AM, The-iMortal wrote:

At 10/1/12 04:58 AM, Yoshiii343 wrote: I thought remix is a term used for electronic music, while cover is more...uh, non/less electronic music.
*rambling*

Remix = production containing stems from original production.

Cover = production containing all original recorded material.

Id say Cover= Reproduction of the original using original stems.

At 9/25/12 11:40 AM, Back-From-Purgatory wrote: This just in!

How to become famous with 1 min of work!

To be fair, this video only gives us a small overview of te song, we dont actually get to know exactly how long he worked on that track, for all we know, he could have been working for weeks trying to perfect the sound.
And who really cares how long a producer works on a track? I dont. And frankly, should you?

"If its good, then it IS good"

At 9/19/12 02:13 PM, LemonCrush wrote: So I ge an offer for a Youube partnership and honestly, I'm a little weary of it. Can people get scammed by YT partnerships....I ask because the person offering has only 10 subscribers and only 1 video. And my channel has a couple thousand views, but only a couple subscribers, so I'm curious as to why they would be interested.

I don't really know what YT partnerships do, or what they're for, so maybe I'm speaking from ignorance...anyone care to enlighten me?

As far as I know, google goes after high view counts and the amount of likes/dislikes, not the amount of subscribers or the amount of videos you might have.
I guess somebody could take advantage and try to scam you out of your Password and E-mail (thus getting control over your google account, or worse: Any account you might have that uses google or the same password and e-mail).

I guess it depends on how you got the offer, did you get an e-mail? message on youtube?

Please note that you NEVER give out your password, no matter how legit the massage might seem.

Hang on, I might have skimmed you post.
DO NOT TRUST HIM/HER! This seems to be a pretty obvious scam.

At 9/19/12 03:17 PM, sweet21 wrote: Why would you favorite him in the first place? It's not like you'll miss anything, all you have to do is go to the art portal, EVERYTHING he does gets front pages. I fucking hate that scumbag for it.

I dont really get that, his art isnt exactly high-quality, even by hentai status.

At 9/19/12 03:10 PM, Buoy wrote: Then unfavorite the porn artist

And then add his page as a boomark.

Or you could pray to the almighty newgrounds gods to add a feature that gives the user some way of choosing whose updates they want to see on the main page.

At 9/4/12 03:40 PM, ToxInjection wrote: Dark dubstep recommendations?

Something like This?
Its mor of a halloween mash-up of 3 songs, but it shout satisfy that "Dark" itch.

Need some advice...

Ok so, I could use a little help here.
About half a year ago I was incarcerated into the local mental ward for clinical depression and near-suicidal-ness, I was there for about 2 1/2 months and I got better, unfortunately this ment that I failed my last year of Secondary school and had to take another year.

Now, im not really that well, im still having trouble getting motivated to just get out of bed so I was thinking I might do something called "Being a Privatist", this means that I study from home and take a special exam at the and of a term.

Thats. it.

I still get the same credentials as the rest AND it means that a lot of stress about going to school disappears I.E. I wont have to feel like a huge piece of shit for skipping school (wich I sadly do).

I just need some advice, should I go for it? or should I stay in the "normal" classes??

At 8/24/12 05:44 PM, Mrmilkcarton wrote: Hey everyone!

Finished my new EP which has a twist to it! It's free and it was made in Logic Express 9 using only the plugins and samples included in the software. This means if you download the project files and have Logic Pro or express it should open up with everything there!

Im listening through it right now, and it sound AWESOME!
How your opinion on... remixes?

WOW!
Its drag-and-drop simple? I can knock out awesome beats easily? CONSIDER THIS SHIT BOUGHT!
Fuck logic! Why did I ever spend time on that pice of shit when I can "Make BEATZ laik docturr drei" in minutes?

Sometimes.

Like if I suspect I got zero-bombed then ill throw one or two 5s my way, but its a nasty habit and im trying to stop, I REALLY dont think its fair to upvote your own stuff when criticism was the biggest reason I joined NG in the first place, not glory or fame, but because I wanted to become better as a musician AND as a person.

If your piece has been online for a week an the votes seems to hover around 2-4 then you dont have any justified reason to upvote...

"The community has spoken, and this song was sub-par."

Name Of Act: Tarlung
Country: France
Genre: Well se what happens
Name of Track: Havent come up with anything yet.

At 7/20/12 09:32 AM, The-iMortal wrote: Simple poll. Do YOU want to seek a career in sound? Whether it be music composition, or sound designing. If so, what would be your preferred profession in the sonic world?

I'll kick this off:

I want to become a professional electronic producer (cliche much?). Music/sound has become much more than a hobby. Even when I don't feel like working on my projects, I work anyway. I have never wanted anything more than this in my life.

Aaaaand that's enough from me. Your turn!

It would be cool, but i just dont see myself going down that road.
I could try to get signed to a small label and still do this in my spare time, but im not so sure.

At 7/19/12 11:51 PM, NimblekidX wrote:

At 7/19/12 07:48 PM, samulis wrote: Guess I'll go back to waiting for a label that does something OTHER than electronic... good luck with your label, man. ;)

*sigh*

You and me both,Samulis.

You and me both.

Have you guys tried Ninja Tune? I hear they're into different genres of music and the did sign "The Cinematic Orchestra" so they might be right down our alley.
Granted they're into more electronic-inspired stuff but its still worth a try.

At 7/19/12 12:33 PM, Chronamut wrote: So I have decided to start drawing again.. it feels good somewhat..

a sneak peek of progress..

Hmm.
The eyes seem to be a bit far apart and too high up on the forehead, im also not sure about the cheek line...
I know its still just a sketch but it wouldn't hurt doing some guidelines for the face, im also not sure about the lips, but that could easily be fixed :)

Sorry about double post, but:

You seem to have a lot of tracks you dont have have the rights to publish (like Spors stuff) and even then you dont seem to be pulling a lot of views, how can the people interested know that this actually is a business? What is your marketing plan?

My experience with these kinda channels makes me skeptical of the whole deal.

Are you going to make any money of this? will the producers get paid? what happens if you fail and the channel pulls like 3 views a week? would the producers be able to pull out? what if you receive a partnership? hows the quality control? are you the only one working on this channel?

Also: This seems like another UKF clone, while I do appreciate the courtesy of including more genres then just dubstep or drum and bass, I am kinda skeptical of how potential subscribers are going to react to all the different genres.

At 7/8/12 08:22 AM, D-J-A wrote: Got a question for all of you. IâEUTMve been trying out quite a few different programs for producing/composing music such as FL Studio , logic pro and a bit of Reason.
Just wondering what all you people use. Any advice on what to go with would be fantastic!

I use Logic because when I started this shit I was using Garageband, I still use Garageband sometimes (when I need a breath of fresh air).

At 6/25/12 03:19 PM, Sequenced wrote:

At 6/25/12 02:05 PM, B0UNC3 wrote: Had a great weekend with my family.....
...until my mother started scolding me for not releasing any music. :((((

Opens up daw and gets to work.

my family doesn't know anything about my music. LOL

Lucky.
My dad keeps calling me if I have uploaded something new

Royksopp, Amon Tobin, Squarepusher, Philter aaaaand Ronald Jenkins.

1. in which country do you live?

Norway.

2. would you like to go to an European AP meetup sometime in the future? Which countries would you be willing to travel to, or how far?

Anywhere north of Trondheim (I dont have the money to go very far :()

3. Age?

18

Yo.

I dont know if anyone has heard about this, but Zedd is holding a Remix contest over @ beatport, just thought I would let you guys know :)
(Prizes and rules are in the link)

http://play.beatport.com/contests/zedd-spectrum/