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| Sirocco |
Lo....fi....it sounds so lo-fi....
im just sick of it man.....i am never satisfied with my work...i have ING CRAPPY SAMPLES
U KNOW...the kicks with the air at the end that sound like and are housey kicks that dont sound good with trance...yeah those...crappy hi hats.......crappy claps..crappy snares.....oh yeah, stupid softsynths that cant even make a damn bassline..i been doing this for so long now every day in cubase where the hell do i get decent trance samples from.....it really bothers me..
i want to stop producing cause i will never finish a track again because im too much of a perfectionist.....stop producing, until i have enough for a d-station or something similiar...and i tried using a friends synth for bass....it just made my tunes so great..i cant get these same results with any softsynth.....i dont know what to do know...im looking to save 20k for the complete studio package..any suggestions where i can get some decent samples now.and sample cds are like 3 million dollars each so bleh...
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p.s. all i do is produce and i am starting to lose confidence i dont know why ;/
edit: if you want to see where im at now:
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=123956 |
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| Fatboy |
I just listened to your sample and I don't think it sounds lo-fi at all. You complain about percussion samples, but I thought percussion was one of the strong points in the track. One point about drumsynths though. I don't they justify their price at all. IMO you're better of with a couple of high quality sample cds and a good sampler. The hub is also a place where you can get some good drum samples.
Mess around with Absynth, V-Station or Albino for some good bass sounds. I think bass sounds are the most difficult to do with softsynths, but it's certainly possible. Fresh Fromage in my sig is done entirely in Cubase except for the bass which is from a virus. I always use Battery and sample for my drums though. If you think it sounds hifi though, I do not know:stongue: |
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| Sirocco |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fatboy
I just listened to your sample and I don't think it sounds lo-fi at all. You complain about percussion samples, but I thought percussion was one of the strong points in the track. One point about drumsynths though. I don't they justify their price at all. IMO you're better of with a couple of high quality sample cds and a good sampler. The hub is also a place where you can get some good drum samples.
Mess around with Absynth, V-Station or Albino for some good bass sounds. I think bass sounds are the most difficult to do with softsynths, but it's certainly possible. Fresh Fromage in my sig is done entirely in Cubase except for the bass which is from a virus. I always use Battery and sample for my drums though. If you think it sounds hifi though, I do not know:stongue: |
that track i made is good but i used all the good samples i had (maybe 1 shaker and a few congas that sounded decent) in it. what would i search for in the hub to get samples? |
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| Pjotr G |
If you want anything don right, you'll have to do it yourself.
So sample your own samples. |
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| Breeze |
| quote: | Originally posted by Pjotr G
If you want anything don right, you'll have to do it yourself.
So sample your own samples. |
how???
(im a beginner) |
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| Pjotr G |
take a record. Hook it up to your pc. Record it. Cut out separate samples if you can (most luck with intro's outro's of extended mixes). Edit them.
Works for me :D |
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| hey cheggy |
Try the doruMalaia superdrum pack. It has heaps of percussion samples and they seem pretty decent to me. Especially if you plan on making techno style stuff. I reckon your track sounds pretty cool though.
We all have these times of lack of confidence. Well at least I know I do. You just need to stick at it. It also helps to take a few days off a song and come back to it with some fresh ears. |
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| DJ Chrono |
hint: go to ebay and search for sample cds. they're usually up for 10-15, for good quality samples. get whatever you want, drums, synths, pads, fx, they have them all.
also, alot of synth noises do generally sound 'low-fi' or bad at the beggining. it takes alittle work to make them sounding right, and I must say that delay, reverb, and eq do make ALOT of difference. |
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| xls |
| Borrow a drum machine from someone which you know to have good sounds and just sample the hell out of it (record it in your computer). If you don't know anyone, rent one from your local music store. Rental prices on gear for a couple of days (a weekend) are usually pretty reasonable. The MC303 and the MC505 both had nice percussion (that's about all they had). |
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| TranceInMySoul |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Chrono
hint: go to ebay and search for sample cds. they're usually up for 10-15, for good quality samples. get whatever you want, drums, synths, pads, fx, they have them all.
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The problem is that pretty much all sample CDs do not permit license transfer, so if you buy them second hand (like on eBay) you could get prosecuted if you use the samples in a (distributed / released) track. Not that everyone is concerned about that, but thought I'd better point it out. |
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| DJ Chrono |
| i think it would be nearly impossible to identify a certain drum sample that is used in a song.. and who would know? most of them are either sampled off of real drums, drum machines, or synthesizers, so for all they know, I could have actually made the samples myself. |
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