HELP ME

[slugskie]

What is going on in this song i mean i know its made in ableton, just like how does one put so much stuff together and make it sound good what is he really doing is he just playing around or did he rly just line everything up just perfectly please tell me how this is done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFyVdItksX4&feature=kp
anything is helpful!

[Bass_Jacka]

You will not get a straight answer to this sort of question here; reason being there is no straight answer. Practice is the key - if you're here thinking that someone will give you a magic formula to sound like Skrillex, you've got a long way to go pal!

[rockonin]

If you are a beginner to production it will take you years of practice to evolve to get your productions to those levels. And ironically by that time your taste in music will have changed.

In the meantime, watch tutorials, read up on basic music theory, listen to different styles of music etc and PRACTICE!

[mthrfnk]

Multiple layers, 100's of resampled elements, manual micro-editing of elements plus years of practice/trial & error etc. Also professional listening equipment.

[JackSawyersMusic]

Multiple layers, 100's of resampled elements, manual micro-editing of elements plus years of practice/trial & error etc. Also professional listening equipment.

I don't think resampling is essential, I think it's a process held in high regard but it doesn't really solve anything. I also don't think that professional listening equipment is essential to making a good song, I'm not trying to undermine you here I'm just trying to say that all it takes is plenty of hours and tonnes of trial and error.

[mthrfnk]

Multiple layers, 100's of resampled elements, manual micro-editing of elements plus years of practice/trial & error etc. Also professional listening equipment.

I don't think resampling is essential, I think it's a process held in high regard but it doesn't really solve anything. I also don't think that professional listening equipment is essential to making a good song, I'm not trying to undermine you here I'm just trying to say that all it takes is plenty of hours and tonnes of trial and error.

I didn't say resampling or listening equipment was essential, however the OP asked about a specific track, not "how to make a good song". Following on from that I replied about the track in question.

Skrillex uses resampling, manual arrangement and micro-editing - that's pretty much the way he assembles the multitude of changing elements in his tracks (specifically obvious in his earlier tracks). Also, by resampling I'm not talking simply about basses, I'm talking the process of bouncing a sound, any sound e.g. leads, vocals, drums etc., adding effects/maniuplating it then working with it in audio vs. midi.

I also know that the track in question was probably mixed and mastered in a professional studio i.e. high end equpiment. Sure it doesn't make or break a track, but it's part of the reason the track sounds the way it does.

I'm not trying to undermine you, but your post wasn't constructive in relation to the original post.

[JackSawyersMusic]

Multiple layers, 100's of resampled elements, manual micro-editing of elements plus years of practice/trial & error etc. Also professional listening equipment.

I don't think resampling is essential, I think it's a process held in high regard but it doesn't really solve anything. I also don't think that professional listening equipment is essential to making a good song, I'm not trying to undermine you here I'm just trying to say that all it takes is plenty of hours and tonnes of trial and error.

I didn't say resampling or listening equipment was essential, however the OP asked about a specific track, not "how to make a good song". Following on from that I replied about the track in question.

Skrillex uses resampling, manual arrangement and micro-editing - that's pretty much the way he assembles the multitude of changing elements in his tracks (specifically obvious in his earlier tracks). Also, by resampling I'm not talking simply about basses, I'm talking the process of bouncing a sound, any sound e.g. leads, vocals, drums etc., adding effects/maniuplating it then working with it in audio vs. midi.

I also know that the track in question was probably mixed and mastered in a professional studio i.e. high end equpiment. Sure it doesn't make or break a track, but it's part of the reason the track sounds the way it does.

I'm not trying to undermine you, but your post wasn't constructive in relation to the original post.

Skrillex has said multiple times that he avoids bouncing to audio and only does it when his CPU is failing on him

[mthrfnk]

I refuse to believe he doesn't work partly in audio, like I said specifically with vocals, drums, live instrumentation and chopped synths.

[Coolschmid]

pls provide bank accnt info or papypl login so i can transfr musical ablity & technical skill.

~Thnks

[Hex047]

listen to the song.
write down what you hear.
figure out why certain instruments were used.
listen again
more listening
trying replicating the sounds, (YouTube will help here)
repeat the above steps until you get it right.
it will take years to figure it out completely especially if you are a beginner.
just keep practicing.