How do I make a good tune?

__________ · Post by **__________** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:31 am

Well, I've been making a lot of music recently, but it's just not 'good' if you know what I mean.

I'm having trouble getting my drums to sound right, and making my bass work with my drums so they sound 'proper' and 'professional'.

If anyone has any VST and VSTi plugins that will improve my music, I would really appreciate links to them. Preferably free because I'm not going to spend money on software.

Also, can anyone explain how an EQ and compressor works?

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:44 am

haha

funny

auan · Post by **auan** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:17 am

Let the feast of a thousand hams commence!

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:46 am

he didnt say the magic word

little boh peep · Post by **little boh peep** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:28 am

Or purport his sequencer was better than someone else's.

__________ · Post by **__________** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:23 am

please help me

r · Post by r » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:01 am

lol quite funny topic name...

tip 1. : just search articles and movies about mixdowns. There are some of them. read,read,read,read,read,watch,watch,read,read

it sounds very boring and yes it is but you gonna understand what you're using and youll use youre creativity differently even in mixing itself

batfink · Post by **batfink** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:08 am

have you tried smearing the side of your face with peanut butter?

It has to be the chunky variety to effectively damp down the standing waves, but with a bit of trial and error you can really improve the sound.

also, i find a teaspoonful of marmalade carefully placed in the center of my speakers woofer does wonders. gives bass a much warmer, slower impetus, which can really help with dubstep.

failing that, crush some digestive biscuits and fill your speakers with as much as you can afford. many speakers have holes in them for this very purpose, known as "biscuit holes".

betamaxnomates · Post by **betamaxnomates** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:40 am

Batfink wrote:have you tried smearing the side of your face with peanut butter?

It has to be the chunky variety to effectively damp down the standing waves, but with a bit of trial and error you can really improve the sound.

also, i find a teaspoonful of marmalade carefully placed in the center of my speakers woofer does wonders. gives bass a much warmer, slower impetus, which can really help with dubstep.

failing that, crush some digestive biscuits and fill your speakers with as much as you can afford. many speakers have holes in them for this very purpose, known as "biscuit holes".

If you really want results you're gonna need to sidechain that peanut butter with the marmalade in the woofers.

zoosh · Post by **zoosh** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:19 pm

Stop buying £10 bags.
Save some money bulk buy.
The extra cash you put towards some decent software/equipment.

beans · Post by **beans** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:46 pm

What about a 4x4 bassline? its way better than the wobble.

I'm on reason by the way

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:49 pm

beans wrote:What about a 4x4 bassline? its way better than the wobble.

I'm on reason by the way

oh no he diidn't!!!!

Littlefoot · Post by **Littlefoot** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:59 pm

JOKES

chunkie · Post by **chunkie** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:10 pm

Batfink wrote: failing that, crush some digestive biscuits and fill your speakers with as much as you can afford. many speakers have holes in them for this very purpose, known as "biscuit holes".

i've been waiting years for someone to clear this up for me

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:47 pm

The simple answer is that you don't need to. Just make a shit tune, but lace it with some Scarface samples. Win win win.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:16 pm

this thread epitomises the definition of a "piss-take"

misk · Post by **misk** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:46 pm

two oh one wrote:The simple answer is that you don't need to. Just make a shit tune, but lace it with some Scarface samples. Win win win.

yeah pretty much. add some wobble, know the right people, or make a dubstep "downtempo" tune with bass.

tah dah! instant forum love.

daft cunt · Post by **daft cunt** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:53 pm

This thread epitomises the deterioration of this - formerly great - forum.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:42 pm

the forum isn't so bad

all the "n00b" type questions are because more people are getting into dubstep and trying to make dubstep

and I think that is a good thing

daft cunt · Post by **daft cunt** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:14 pm

Sure you still get valuable answers to good questions but I'm kinda fed up with reading questions the search button would answer and have the same boring sarcastic answers anytime. Don't see the point with production.
But that, of course, is just me.

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