New to Dubstep production, slightly overwhelmed.

[-[2]DAY_-]

stopping by here on a regular basis and reading other people's questions will help.

I think Massive is best for pads, and Albino for filth. And then again i often end up just using Thor for everything


Just goes to show, imho, [edit] softsynth talk is cheap

[tpc_uk]

lol at suck a bag of dicks;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzbURUrgQao

OP keep at it.

[kaiori breathe]

lol at suck a bag of dicks;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzbURUrgQao

yea that was me...

I've never seen that before, thank you for sharing.

[Ascian]

Honestly, I think the one thing you need to become a good producer is devotion. Devotion to a particular kind of music, devotion to sound or devotion to the technical aspect of shaping and modeling sound.

I have been producing for just over a year now and have only just started getting to the point where I am happy with what I am creating, both musically in terms of ideas and theme, and sonically.

Practicing, analysing what you have done, re-analysing, thinking through each process and learning the different ways you can use each effect/instrument.

For example, when I first started out making music, I thought reverb had one use.. You just slap it on something and it makes it sound more airy. It has a million and one uses. Now I rarely make a dubstep tune (my house tunes are different) without 100% wet parallel reverb with a maybe 400ms decay on each snare, hi hat and percussive element just to make it sound like it's in a room.. I then model the room based on the type of song. Even say -35dB on the kicks, just to make them sit a little better in the mix. You have to learn your weapons inside and out before being able to implement them properly.

[Trichome]

so don't let anyone tell you that one synth makes a nicer sound than another.

big, BIG disagree here. Sorry, but certain synths for certain sounds.

Mid-range cack - massive.

Deep, warm basses - sylenth1

Amazing pads - FM8/Absynth

Experimental - gladiator

What the fuck are you going on about? No synth is better at making one type of sound.. its just varied levels of skill has to be applied to make those sounds.

as an example, Massive can make some lush pads and atmospheres, and FM8 can be used to make "mid range cack"

[therook]

Better yet, just read up on some basics of synthesis and you can apply it to any synth. Different synths do different things. Its like trying to say a Ferrari is better than a MClaren F1.

Even free synths like TAL-Elek7ro are nice and produce some great sounds.

[WIFE]

Don't be overwhlemed. Just be patient and it will come to you. Sounds like your doing good so far anyway.

This forum has all of the production resources you could want, or if it does not have what your looking for it will certainly point you in the right direction.

[INCiDA]

Just thought I'd bump this thread with a new track.
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It's still not amazing but I can't believe how much progress I've made since my last effort. Practice, practice, practice...

[paravrais]

So the thread got this far and nobody told the guy that this is the wrong place to post his tunes?? I'm not saying smash his face into a brick wall or anything but just a friendly pointer wouldn't have gone amiss.

Basically dude it's against the rules to post your tunes in this forum/start threads solely for the purpose of asking for feedback on your tunes. There are feedback stickies at the top of this page...right below the sticky you said you read...and the rules sticky that tells you what I'm saying now...

I don't mind people asking newbie questions round here but personally when they say they've read the stickies but *still* break the rules I find it infinitely more annoying than the 'lol Datsik' types who make no such claims.

Incida - post your tunes in the work in progress thread and LEAVE SOME FEEDBACK FOR OTHERS too, that way everyone gets crit and it's fair. Most, if not all of your production related questions will be answered in threads contained within the 'want to make dubstep' thread you looked into before so THOROUGHLY search through that and put some legwork and elbow grease into learning to produce and then if you still have a problem you just can't find the answer to, feel free to make a new thread.

Sorry if I sound like an asshole but we get threads like this several times a day here so you must be able to understand it gets a bit tiresome pointing the same things out over and over!

No malice meant, hope you don't take it personally and that you enjoy producing and posting in the forum.

[th@-pu$$y]

My best advise to to buddy up with a friend or someone locally that is using the same software that you are. See if you can sit in on a couple sessions with them. Theres no replacement for human interaction when learning something new.

[INCiDA]

So the thread got this far and nobody told the guy that this is the wrong place to post his tunes?? I'm not saying smash his face into a brick wall or anything but just a friendly pointer wouldn't have gone amiss.

Basically dude it's against the rules to post your tunes in this forum/start threads solely for the purpose of asking for feedback on your tunes. There are feedback stickies at the top of this page...right below the sticky you said you read...and the rules sticky that tells you what I'm saying now...

I don't mind people asking newbie questions round here but personally when they say they've read the stickies but *still* break the rules I find it infinitely more annoying than the 'lol Datsik' types who make no such claims.

Incida - post your tunes in the work in progress thread and LEAVE SOME FEEDBACK FOR OTHERS too, that way everyone gets crit and it's fair. Most, if not all of your production related questions will be answered in threads contained within the 'want to make dubstep' thread you looked into before so THOROUGHLY search through that and put some legwork and elbow grease into learning to produce and then if you still have a problem you just can't find the answer to, feel free to make a new thread.

Sorry if I sound like an asshole but we get threads like this several times a day here so you must be able to understand it gets a bit tiresome pointing the same things out over and over!

No malice meant, hope you don't take it personally and that you enjoy producing and posting in the forum.

No problem man, I totally see your point. Thanks for the feedback guys!