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MADDECENT
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I thought it would be cool if there was a thread to see the music you guys are making out there. Post up.

I'll start it off with a "cover" of Celestica by Crystal Castles ive been working on for a while that I just finished

Sep 9 2013 10:56PM
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juicedrummer11
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well i did the music in this video..don't have anything to show besides this really

Misconceptions: A Documentary Short from Josh Hays on Vimeo.


Sep 9 2013 11:23PM
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j-cal
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https://soundcloud.com/sheepe
Sep 10 2013 12:34AM
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juicedrummer11
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well that was a fail. this one?

Sep 10 2013 1:08AM
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maxro
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goofy little half-complete songs:



Sep 10 2013 2:13PM
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Lou.
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dude that was actually pretty legit
Sep 13 2013 9:07PM
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j-cal
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Just finished this guy up.
Sep 13 2013 10:08PM
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maxro
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Dude I am diggin this. Kind of reminds me of Ta-ku. Excellent work
Sep 13 2013 10:46PM
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MADDECENT
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this is real nice
Sep 19 2013 10:54AM
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.ZT.
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I'm just getting into producing stuff and this is my first attempt at making a house song. Definitely a draft and needs a lot of improvement. Feedback would be appreciated though.




Sep 22 2013 10:02AM
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panojibber.
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Probably my favourite piece I've ever put together:

Took me like.... a solid week or two in january, particularly proud of the drums in this one.

Everyone I show this to likes it, but it took me like 3 hours grand total and its a turd from a production standpoint:


Did this just for the fun of it, got sick of synthesizers and decided to write something for "real" instruments:

Sep 22 2013 12:19PM
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maxro
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Quick question: what DAW does everyone use? I like Reason for making electronic music, just because it feels so "hands-on." I'd like to get more familiar with rewiring into Logic to make it sound less like ass. I also started recently using Protools at school for more audio based work.
Sep 22 2013 5:15PM
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panojibber.
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Reason is actually really sick, you can get some amazing sounds out of it.
My recommendation if you're looking for something to take care of more of the mixing side of things would be to get Reaper (the trial is free and has no restrictions), and some of the Variety of Sound plugins. Bounce your stems out of Reason and mix in Reaper. Problem solved : )
Nothing wrong with rewiring, but if you're not having any problems with the actual MIDI sequencing in Reason I can't really see a reason to do it.

I use logic and love it, great software plus the included instruments and effects are worth the $200 you'll pay for it on their own.
Sep 22 2013 8:04PM
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maxro
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I love arranging MIDI in Reason. It's definitely my favorite for that as well as making patches in Subtractor and Malstrom. I haven't really wrapped my head around Thor and I'm too impatient to watch tutorials, though I really should.
I generally have rewired into Logic for using NI plugins and for recording audio from my keyboard. I'm curious to see how well the audio side of Reason 7 functions, never used it before.
Sep 23 2013 12:23AM
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j-cal
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I love reason. Its real rad. You have to check out thor. So powerful! I do all my stuff in reason. I dont see the need to bounce to other programs.
Sep 23 2013 12:43AM
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.ZT.
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I've got Reason, which I'm learning right now, and Ableton originally for stuff, I also started out with Audiotool, which is a really cool, simpler program for producing stuff and it had lots of samples and was a good intro for me.

For mixing stuff I'm starting to use Virtual DJ which is surprisingly good.

Sort of answers your question?
Sep 23 2013 9:59PM
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MADDECENT
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a sadness track for yall. keep posting up

Oct 18 2013 12:37PM
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406
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ill post up a R&B mix later
Oct 18 2013 1:18PM
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bude
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Iffy & Igu - RADIO FUCK - Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7II_-b4A9I
Oct 21 2013 8:29AM
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406
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well soundcloud doesnt like my opening song....
Oct 21 2013 10:48AM
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panojibber.
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Thats what mixcloud is for!
Oct 21 2013 11:07PM
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406
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wanna give it a listen? it is R&B...
Oct 21 2013 11:50PM
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406
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/http://www.mixcloud.com/scherrchaos/rb-mix-raw/

pretty good actually

Oct 23 2013 12:37AM
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.Twayyle
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Little Mix I made back in 6th grade LOL


https://soundcloud.com/dj-k-cin-1/damians-ambition
Oct 23 2013 10:21PM
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DMA_Studios
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My first attempt at FL Studio, made it as a joke haha.. Sampled a little bit of Austin Powers
Oct 23 2013 11:47PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Hålf Pissa by Knillstar Beats

critiques welcomed
Nov 18 2013 7:52PM
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juicedrummer11
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i did this in the dorms on logic. i am going to record it with live drums and guitars tho


Nov 19 2013 2:10AM
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panojibber.
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^ Sounding good man, stoked to hear the finished product when you get those recordings done!

Finished up a few different things the past couple weeks.

This is a little project I did just using a microkorg and some drum samples. I wanted to avoid using fancy soft synths and MIDI sequencing, really enjoyed working with the limitations of the microkorg and exclusively using audio, definitely learned a ton working on this little project.


Also been messing around with some wu-tang acapellas, just for the fun of it.




Thoughts, anyone?
Nov 23 2013 6:49PM
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lIllI
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Nov 24 2013 1:29PM
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maxro
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dude, nice Balmorhea cover
Nov 24 2013 1:39PM
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panojibber.
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^ really like the first one man, reminds me of explosions in the sky at the end there a little. Love it when people have the sound of rain, vinyl crackle, or whatever in their stuff. Makes for a really nice music background, so to speak.
Nov 24 2013 1:46PM
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lIllI
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Thanks guys. I made that song to test out my new condenser mic and it ended up being one of the few that I actually finished.
Nov 24 2013 1:50PM
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Hodor
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Recently released these songs on my debut EP. I would describe it as a mixture of Psychedelic influences, Hip Hop, EDM, and Dubstep. If you want to support the work and download tracks, there is a link beneath the songs to iTunes.

Nov 25 2013 8:46PM
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panojibber.
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^Good stuff man! Well written and stylistically consistent.

Your mixes are all pretty mid-heavy though, and in Nomad especially you've got a lot of different elements masking each other. Not sure what your mixing practices are but personally I'd cut a lot of the mid-content out of the synths and mix at a slightly lower volume, give the percussion more room to breathe. Right now you almost lose the drums amidst everything else, and its dance music so you want those massive punchy drums to come through well!

Do you ever use a compressor on your master bus?
Nov 25 2013 9:54PM
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Hodor
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Thanks man. I am a bit disappointed with nomad, because the non-compressed version sounded so good. There is a story surrounding the final mix. My hard drive actually crashed two weeks ago and as my computer was dying I had to bounce all my tracks without creating the final mix before they were gone forever, which is why they are not dialed perfectly. I was too stupid to have anything backed up so I had to deal with what I had. I am thankful of my panic reaction to bounce everything when my computer started acting weird because if I waited a few more minutes I would have lost everything.

I really appreciate the advice because I come from more of a rock/ blues background and I am fairly new to electronic production and still have a ton to learn. I am in the process of creating my next songs and will definitely take your advice!
Nov 25 2013 10:45PM
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panojibber.
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Ahhh that sucks man, at least you got them off your computer before they were gone forever. I should really be backing my own stuff up on that note...

Stoked to hear your new stuff whenever it ends up online though!
Nov 25 2013 11:05PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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@dub-step

your arrangements are so sick. well done man
Nov 26 2013 4:25PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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heres one i just made with some elephant man vocals. reall slooowww naaammsaayyiinn

Fan Dem Off Again by Knillstar Beats
Nov 27 2013 6:19PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Life Suppørt by Knillstar Beats

for my grandma who is on life support. love you jane
Dec 11 2013 6:58PM
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king.tubby
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7gZAdwmQRM
here is a song i wrote about my dog. +k if someone wants to embed for me
Dec 15 2013 8:55AM
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elinde
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How do you guys feel on Logic vs. Reason? I am trying to get started in making some of my own electronic music, and I want to know which program is best. Pros and cons of each?
Dec 15 2013 2:51PM
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panojibber.
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They both do more or less exactly the same things, it doesn't really matter which one you get to be perfectly honest. The cool part about reason though is that its a completely self-contained, integrated system and for that reason it is extremely CPU friendly. The synths that are packaged with it are top notch too. The biggest difference between the two is that Logic will support 3rd party plugins whereas Reason will not. However, they both have everything you need to make great music included with them.
Dec 15 2013 3:24PM
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elinde
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Thanks a lot man!
Dec 15 2013 4:41PM
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MADDECENT
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havent been in to update this in a while,
Great tunes everybody.

lots of new stuff for yall up on my soundcloud, heres one im pretty proud of

Dec 15 2013 9:01PM
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Brock.
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that's sick man. I dig your icon too, I think its from an ooOOoOo track?
Dec 15 2013 10:26PM
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panojibber.
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Damn, you've got loads of stuff up on your soundcloud. Really like that one and celestica, keep em coming man!

I've been sitting on this one for about a month, finally got around to uploading it:

Inspired by one of my favorite video games of all time, the original fable. Karmaz for anyone that knows what the title refers to : )
Dec 15 2013 11:49PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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new ambient song. lemme know what you think

Abyss+Ladder by Knill
Jan 22 2014 8:28PM
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406
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hardest rap mix you'll hear till i post the next one


Jan 24 2014 1:36PM
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GuacamoleMane
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fooled around a bit with maschine http://
Jan 25 2014 6:16PM
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panojibber.
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Very cool man! Love the sax and horn parts.
Jan 26 2014 6:31PM
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