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At 12/17/09 09:17 PM, Quarl wrote: bla bla something about producers

Well i hate to admit it but your right. Still even thou making DnB has gotten easier to produce . Since all you need is a good computer and a giant sample bank.

Yet not everybody can make a decent DnB track. Even in DnB you should know some basic Music Theory to make it sound right. And a good creative mind!

But on the otherside you should be carefull about worshipping other people who make music you say? Yet i caught you once being a fanboy towards a electronic musician. (Im just saying.)

I believe producers like us deserve some recognition in this world. We got far becuase we decided to do something diffrint then the other cool kids with there rap. Not saying rap is bad just making a piont.

But dont get me wrong being modest is a good quality. But there is nothing wrong in speaking the truth by saying your a decent producer.

At 12/18/09 07:58 AM, YouriX wrote:

At 12/17/09 09:17 PM, Quarl wrote: bla bla something about producers

Well i hate to admit it but your right. Still even thou making DnB has gotten easier to produce . Since all you need is a good computer and a giant sample bank. Yet not everybody can make a decent DnB track. Even in DnB you should know some basic Music Theory to make it sound right. And a good creative mind!

I think a creative mind is much more important than knowing music theory. Me and my friend don't know any music theory apart from stuff we learnt in primary school (which is mainly just different types of instruments and note values) yet we can still create fairly good songs.

Some people are better with sounds and music than others. For instance I once asked my brother to try and make a song and the main synth was completely out of tune yet he didn't really notice and thought it sounded fine. I ended up completely changing it and making the whole song basically, he still submitted it on his account though (if anyone's curious).

I would like to know how many other Audio folk can create a song in their head and imagine how it would all sound like? and also how many people actually think of the song before they start creating the actual song?

At 12/18/09 11:39 AM, jarrydn wrote: I just sketch out rough ideas in my head and vibe it with my synths for a while. Nothing really committed to tape right now...just a bunch of funky chord progressions I've been playing with. I'm more into sound designing at the moment...currently trying to fill all my synths up with custom patches. Deleting the factory presets and starting from scratch is pretty liberating. Tweak tweak tweak!!!

I usually just start to create something that comes into my head then if I like it or can think of where it could go I continue it. I make my own patches every so often and play around with the different vsts to find a few that I think will work well together. It often takes too long though and I usually have other things to do cos I don't solely concentrate on music but also flash stuff.

Does anyone know and vsts or ways I can get synth sounds similar to Boards of Canada stuff?

I thought the lounge wasn't open for discussion on music and music related topics.

buzzkill/ruined your fun

At 12/18/09 12:17 PM, Prodigal wrote: I thought the lounge wasn't open for discussion on music and music related topics.

buzzkill/ruined your fun

Meh, I think thats more of a thing to keep people from advertising shit and asking for advice. ducklo wanted us to have a few serious conversations in here so I don't really see the problem.

At 12/18/09 07:58 AM, YouriX wrote:

But on the other side you should be carefull about worshipping other people who make music you say? Yet i caught you once being a fanboy towards a electronic musician. (Im just saying.)

Worship and respect are two completely different things. You'll have to link me to what I might have said earlier.

Music is one of the most abstract forms of creativity in that it means nothing yet we make it mean everything. So in that light, no one has to worship or respect anyone. Accepting praise is a polite thing to do but that can quickly become an arrogant thing to do if your not carful with your words. Regardless of what people say about your music, it's never a bad thing to say nice things about other peoples music regardless of whether or not you even liked what you heard. A few kind words to an amateur today could make a virtuoso later.

again, link me to my post your talking about. If it's my news post I wouldn't be half surprised...

I would like to know how many other Audio folk can create a song in their head and imagine how it would all sound like?

I hear the entire orchestra in clarity, but it never comes out in my sequencer that way unfortunately. And I can't just call up the orchestra anytime I want in my head, it's always during mundane tasks like watching TV or smoking a cig.

I've always wondered if that was a more unique trait.

At 12/18/09 12:34 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote:

I've always wondered if that was a more unique trait.

Unique in the specific criteria but I would think that those came from your years of experience with the music you produce. Almost everyone gets tunes stuck in their heads. You're just lucky enough to be able to make those tunes come to life... even if they don't always come out they way you want them to :P

At 12/18/09 12:25 PM, Quarl wrote: again, link me to my post your talking about. If it's my news post I wouldn't be half surprised...

Hmm i cant find it. But im pretty sure it was from a thread with king bastard if im right...

At 12/18/09 12:45 PM, Quarl wrote:

At 12/18/09 12:34 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote:

I've always wondered if that was a more unique trait.

Unique in the specific criteria but I would think that those came from your years of experience with the music you produce. Almost everyone gets tunes stuck in their heads. You're just lucky enough to be able to make those tunes come to life... even if they don't always come out they way you want them to :P

Actually that "ability" has been in my head for as long as I can remember, all the way back to childhood. Though not as refined. Mostly when people get songs stuck in their head, they don't remember the keys, bass, drums, synth, or the cowbell in the back...

At 12/18/09 04:33 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote: Mostly when people get songs stuck in their head, they don't remember the keys, bass, drums, synth, or the cowbell in the back...

Actually, I get nothing but the cowbell stuck in my head.

i have a fever!

Web design

So as you guys probably know, I'm into web design/development. As I wanted a break from the big project, I decided to just make a generic web page design, out of the blue. It took me about 2 evenings, and I'm actually pretty proud of it.

Opinions? If this is a stupid advertisement in your eyes, then just leave it I guess. ;)

At 12/18/09 05:30 PM, Mich wrote: Web design

As I wanted a break from the big project, I decided to just make a generic web page design, out of the blue.

it looks very similar to newgrounds :P

At 12/18/09 05:30 PM, Mich wrote: Opinions?

Looks good! Just out of curiosity, why did you put the nav-box on the right side?

At 12/18/09 05:55 PM, Stupor wrote:

At 12/18/09 05:30 PM, Mich wrote: Opinions?

Looks good! Just out of curiosity, why did you put the nav-box on the right side?

It's not really a nav box, it's more something you can use to add related links in.
The main navigation is on top of course. And I guess I was a bit influenced by the default wordpress layout.

Web Design

At 12/18/09 05:52 PM, Sealander wrote: it looks very similar to newgrounds :P

How so? I don't really see any similarities other than the fact that it's a web page. :P

Then again, I'm a blind idiot, so...

Web Design

it seems a bit too simple, perhaps some pretty art like the NG background would make it look better

idk it seems a bit cookie-cutter

At 12/18/09 06:20 PM, SessileNomad wrote: Web Design

it seems a bit too simple, perhaps some pretty art like the NG background would make it look better

idk it seems a bit cookie-cutter

Well there's the problem. If it comes to being artist-y, I suck. Hard.

At 12/18/09 06:30 PM, Mich wrote: Well there's the problem. If it comes to being artist-y, I suck. Hard.

Artistry (or, more specifically, attempted artistry) generally ends poorly in web design.

At 12/18/09 06:30 PM, Mich wrote:

At 12/18/09 06:20 PM, SessileNomad wrote: Web Design

it seems a bit too simple, perhaps some pretty art like the NG background would make it look better

idk it seems a bit cookie-cutter

Well there's the problem. If it comes to being artist-y, I suck. Hard.

art portal bro, im sure someone in there will make some designs for you

At 12/18/09 05:30 PM, Mich wrote: Web design

This is maybe a noobish question. But why do you use <div> instead of <table>?

Webdesign
Also im pretty good at being artsy with my website! But suck at coding! they come out really messy!
Maybe we should work together! Because i do need a new website!

Below a website i mad in flash!

At 12/18/09 07:44 PM, YouriX wrote:

At 12/18/09 05:30 PM, Mich wrote: Web design

This is maybe a noobish question. But why do you use <div> instead of <table>?

Because we're not living in the nineties anymore. ;)

I guess div gives you more freedom, it's kind of 'modern webdesign'. Go looka t the source of say... facebook, twitter, Newgrounds... Everything is made with div tags. Only the oldskool and 90's looking sites are mostly made with tables nowadays.

LOL at how Newgrounds is the only website they can relate it to

At 12/18/09 08:00 PM, Stupor wrote: LOL at how Newgrounds is the only website they can relate it to

uuuhhh he said facebook and twitter as well

At 12/18/09 08:28 PM, SessileNomad wrote:

At 12/18/09 08:00 PM, Stupor wrote: LOL at how Newgrounds is the only website they can relate it to

uuuhhh he said facebook and twitter as well

Not Mich, but the other guys.

Yargh.

It's just weird being the only live audio guy.

It's so dark here, dark, and cold.

But um...

I've been using chorus to add cut to my low end instrumentation. Like, the bass guitar and bass drum. Basically, all the really white sounding shit, like toms. On the other hand, I've been using reverb to smooth the raspiness of the guitars.

And lots of panning. Oooh boy.

Please, please tell me I'm not alone in the raw joy of a perfectly swept EQ?

At 12/18/09 08:59 PM, FUNKbrs wrote: Yargh.

It's just weird being the only live audio guy.

im live!

well ive never recorded live, but i can play piano

At 12/18/09 08:59 PM, FUNKbrs wrote: Yargh.

It's just weird being the only live audio guy.

im a better drummer than you :P

At 12/18/09 04:33 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote:

At 12/18/09 12:45 PM, Quarl wrote:

At 12/18/09 12:34 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote: I've always wondered if that was a more unique trait.

Unique in the specific criteria but I would think that those came from your years of experience with the music you produce. Almost everyone gets tunes stuck in their heads. You're just lucky enough to be able to make those tunes come to life... even if they don't always come out they way you want them 2

Actually that "ability" has been in my head for as long as I can remember, all the way back to childhood. Though not as refined. Mostly when people get songs stuck in their head, they don't remember the keys, bass, drums, synth, or the cowbell in the back...

I'm not sure if I've always had that ability cos I've never really thought that much about it until I started playing guitar a few years ago and then when I started producing. The music I listen to seems to influence the type songs I come up with and most of the songs I come up with on the guitar are similar to one or two of the songs that I listen to.

That's pretty much exactly what happens to me, I can think of songs with bass and strings and other things but they never turn out the way I thought they would. I guess I just have to keep on practising until I can just move the song from my head and into the sequencer.