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inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#1: Jun 8th 2011 at 4:54:16 PM

As was mentioned Here:

I think there should be another separate thread more focused on Q&A on making music, the stickied thread is more like showing stuff than helping with stuff.

So I decided to make it.

(*Ahem*) Anyways...

I have Renoise and Reaper, and I'm decent with both, but tips with this sort of thing would be nice. :3

...Oh, and a sticky for this thread would be just dandy. :3

edited 8th Jun '11 4:55:39 PM by inane242

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NEO from Qrrbrbirlbel Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
#2: Jun 8th 2011 at 5:00:53 PM

Oh, thanks!

By the way, I need some free VST or soundfont or thingy with some sweet electronic beats. Stuff that comes with FL Studio isn't good on that department as far as I know.

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inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#3: Jun 8th 2011 at 5:42:47 PM

There are lot's of blogs and other sites dedicated to free VSTs: Try these three.

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Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#4: Jun 8th 2011 at 6:07:08 PM

I've made a fair amount of songs up on the fly, but I never write them down so I've lost them.

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JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#5: Jun 9th 2011 at 1:50:30 AM

In technical terms, I mostly use Garage Band, though I've been meaning to properly upgrade to Logic Pro for a while (don't ask).

In terms of writing and composition... it's hard to explain. I just sort of write.

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TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#6: Jun 9th 2011 at 3:21:38 AM

Piano. Manuscript paper.

Though I haven't really written any music since I did my music A-level. I don't have any good ideas.

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#7: Jun 9th 2011 at 10:10:40 AM

I don't.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
BoundByTheMoon Kvltvre Vvltvre from The Spanish Sahara Since: Jun, 2010
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#9: Jun 12th 2011 at 4:32:28 PM

FL Studio and VST plugins.

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NEO from Qrrbrbirlbel Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
#10: Jun 12th 2011 at 6:35:04 PM

Since this thread is more about helping on making music (the title's a bit misleading), I have one more question, it's a bit specific...

I downloaded a certain soundfont a long time ago, and it came with this bundled reverb, and I can't find a way to take it off on FL Studio 9. On 8 I still could do it by messing with Decay and Sustain a little bit, but it just doesn't work anymore on 9. Any tips?

edited 12th Jun '11 6:43:36 PM by NEO

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Robochao Hermit Crab Since: Jun, 2011
Hermit Crab
#11: Jun 13th 2011 at 1:03:34 AM

I composed about 16 songs with FL Studio before moving onto Sony Vegas and Open MPT(it's a tracker/sequencer doodad for those unfamiliar) and just using .wav samples.

All of the above methods are fairly useful and easy to do.

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SimonPhilips from United States of America Since: Jun, 2011
#12: Jun 17th 2011 at 6:16:37 AM

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