Hi I've been getting requests to teach people how to make music, or how to use FL Studio or whatever over the years and I've kept putting it off, but I figured I might as well do something instead of ignoring it. I'm not going to assume I'm the best produc

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IAmA Pradius AMA maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 21:06:20 No.839

Hi I've been getting requests to teach people how to make music, or how to use FL Studio or whatever over the years and I've kept putting it off, but I figured I might as well do something instead of ignoring it. I'm not going to assume I'm the best producer on ubuu, but I may be able to help with people just starting out or people looking for tips regarding composition or engineering. I've been making music for ~6 years so I'd say I'm fairly qualified at this point.

Right now I'm working on two separate projects, a soundtrack for a visual novel and a nu-jazz/instrumental hip hop album. I come from IDM and bass music but I've touched on a lot more genres than that. I consider composition my strongest point although people tell me my mixes more often than not come out clear which is probably the most important thing in mixing/mastering.

For examples of my stuff if you haven't clicked any of my album links, this is one I did just recently which showcases some interesting stuff with realistic programmed sounds, most notably the bass
https://soundcloud.com/pradius/foam-dante6201-ft-pradius

And for something more electronic, https://soundcloud.com/pradius/famicom

tl;dr i make music ask me stuff

Praesul!!b7yFxRkFs2 01/15/14 (Wed) 21:10:00 No.840

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tits or ass?

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 21:10:47 No.841

>>840
butts obv doods cn hav rly gud butts but i dont lyk manboobs

Anonymous 01/15/14 (Wed) 21:26:48 No.842

where did the nme spacemaid cm frm

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 21:27:39 No.843

>>842
ok i guess this should have gone in /ot/

Anonymous 01/15/14 (Wed) 21:54:16 No.847

why aren't you devving

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 21:56:35 No.848

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>>847

Anonymous 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:04:30 No.849

>>839
Can i see your boobs?

Also what made you choose fl studio over something like logic or ableton?

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:16:17 No.850

>>849
Mainly the lack of having a mac. I've used both ableton and logic, and honestly I really like logic and I'd be using it if I had a mac. I like FL's workflow though which is why I use it now.

>Can i see your boobs?
can i see your dick first

InvaderKED!MEWgGnC3Ks 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:24:20 No.851

<mudnut> ask me about dicks or something

What is your opinion on the current state of dicks? Is the market growing at a healthy rate? Just any thoughts on it?

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:25:15 No.852

>>851
it depends on where you shop yo

Anonymous 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:26:54 No.853

>>850
what sort of a controller do you sport

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:30:18 No.854

>>853
what kind of controller are we talking about here like an xbox controller or a steam controller

steam controller looks neat but i use keyboard + mouse master race cus im not a pleb or a faggot

next question

InvaderKED!MEWgGnC3Ks 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:42:42 No.855

Do you play osu! ?

Also do you know how to play any instruments? :o

Anonymous 01/15/14 (Wed) 22:50:11 No.856

>>854
for your playing and stuff, or do you not use a midi and just pipe in directly from a fancy keyboard

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/15/14 (Wed) 23:10:09 No.857

>>855
I've played osu once or twice. tbh I'd much rather play DDR though. And yeah I know how to play keys, bass and guitar. It's been a while since I've picked up a guitar though so I'd be hard pressed to remember any chord shapes.

>>856
Sometimes (rarely) I record midi data, but most of the time it's all programmed. I use reaper for recording most of the time because its more focused for that. The keyboard I have is pretty low end though, which is why I tend not to use it.

Anonymous 01/16/14 (Thu) 00:56:54 No.858

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Where do you get your inspiration from? You just sit there in front of your computer and say "lol let's do shit until it becomes something cool", or you plan how you want the music to sound like, parting from there and modifying it until you like it?

Also, have you done something with FM Synthesis? Do you know how can I start making it?

You're owl btw

Anonymous 01/16/14 (Thu) 01:00:27 No.859

>>858

>Also, have you done something with FM Synthesis?

Ignore this shit, I posted too hasty and I didn't check what was the name of the second song you've posted.
But my other questions are still up.

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/16/14 (Thu) 02:17:21 No.860

>>859
no ur owl

Really it depends on the mood I'm in that day. Sometimes I go in head first not having any idea for what a song should be, and other times I have a vague idea. Most of my jazz album so far has had a strong theme running through it that I've consciously been trying to stick with and build on.

Also lol the FM synthesis is just waves with effects and then I put an FM filter on it. I don't even really know the difference between additive and subtractive synthesis, I just keep fiddling with nobs until it sounds good.

Anonymous 01/16/14 (Thu) 02:31:37 No.861

what headphones should i get for <200$

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/16/14 (Thu) 02:39:27 No.862

>>861
ipod headphones

Anonymous 01/16/14 (Thu) 02:46:55 No.863

>>862

who is your favorite ubawchan fag? Would you ask him/her to show the brownies?

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 01/16/14 (Thu) 02:49:44 No.864

>>863
7:48 PM - ❆〜メイドノート·サンタです〜❆: mehk show me the brownies
7:49 PM - Mehkanik: huh
7:49 PM - Mehkanik: What brownies

nope

Mannosuke 01/16/14 (Thu) 03:36:14 No.865

I would love to learn how to FL Studio.
Because I love music.
But have no talent with these types of things >_>

Mannosuke 01/16/14 (Thu) 03:56:45 No.866

>>865
Like, samples and loops and I'm just like O.O

Anonymous 01/18/14 (Sat) 02:58:56 No.869

What's your opinion on Cubase?

Anonymous 03/02/14 (Sun) 18:11:41 No.893

What music do you enjoy listening to? Any favorite bands? Know any other good free bandcamp musicians?

maidnaut!EfVwyVp5SE 03/02/14 (Sun) 19:40:53 No.894

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oh there are new questions

>>869
I think Cubase is pretty great. Definitely up there with Logic and Ableton. I don't really think it matters what you use though, because every daw is basically the same thing with a different front end. It all comes down to what works best for you, and fl studio's workflow works best for me but otherwise I'd be using either cubase or logic.

>>893
Jamiroquai is probably my favorite band right now, but Periphery, Flying Lotus and deadmau5 (new/old not 2005-2010 mau5) are also some of my favorites. As for free bandcamp artists I don't really know of many because I don't browse bandcamp as often as I should. If you like indie/prog and shoegaze Cloudkicker is 10/10 and all of his stuff is free. http://cloudkickermusic.com/album/let-yourself-be-huge

The eXo guys have their stuff up for free too. Check out datacat's new album if you haven't already!
https://exordiummusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-stabbing-room