Dubstepforum.com

spencerTron wrote:(having read the PHD papers on it like the saddo that i am)

I think the correct word is Masochist... Saddism would be making somebody read them.

lol

But yeah, reading through the papers is something to do when you're stuck. Or before you get stuck.

Little Boh Peep wrote:

d1rt1989 wrote:resample the sounds you want.

This.

Another vote for dblue glitch from me, definitely one of the better free plugins I've found.

Is there anything equivalent for use on the Mac?

If you're going to apply some serious destruction more than glitch on mac look for NajNaj ! (and sample then slice the result

YT "tutorial" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L224R9lOppA

Check out Shredder too, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhES6K_4 ... re=related

or www.shuriken.se (dev site)

btw - is there any vst similar to dblueglitch for mac? like this little chopper, tho - can't use it on mac

relik wrote:use sliced beats and write the glitch edits yourself. much more control and more flexibility.

do what he said

Check out Sugarbytes Effectrix - it's like dBlue Glitch, but allows more control over what's going on.

- For some inspiration, take one CD randomly from your collection. Go through each track on there, and find something to sample from it - a drum loop, vocal snippet, weird intro bit. Put them all into a folder, labelling what album/artist each sample came from. Do this on a weekly basis, or whenever. Don't just stick to 'dance' albums.

- When you've got a loop that you're happy with, bounce a copy of it. Then go in and adjust the tempo to 200% and bounce a copy. Do the same with it at 50%. Now you've got three copies of the loop at different speeds. Go ape shit with slicing these up to create some glitch madness

Related to the EQ bit above, to find clashing frequencies, solo say the bass and kick together and then stick a thin Q but with loads of boost on one or the other and sweep it until you hear something horrible. Then cut that frequency a bit. EG I usually cut a little hole at about 120Hz out of my basses and roll off below 90 on my kicks but it depends on the samples you're using etc.

Try recording different styles of music. I learnt a lot from having to record an actual band as opposed to electronic music, where you can endlessly tweak sounds.

Also when mixing, do it in the dark if you can and when you think you've got close, have a 5 minute break and listen to the track from behind a closed door. That way you'll instantly be able to hear anything that's too loud or quiet.

Hope some of that nonsense helps...

[quote="Bobby_Dozen"]
Also when mixing, do it in the dark if you can and when you think you've got close, have a 5 minute break and listen to the track from behind a closed door. [quote]

... and make sure the temperature is exactly 19 degrees with no through breeze in the hallway.

Dont eat yellow snow.

Eat ten+ tabs of strong acid with some mates and go on an old school RPG quest round the local area, beware of the trolls!

Try and take a day out, once every few months and go through all your old projects you know are not finished.



Some of my better tunes were the ones what was sitting there for 2-3 months.

Or random sounds I have done would go perfect in a new tune..




In the same breath...


I try and keep random projects with just a drum loop and a bassline in them to a minimum, creates useless space, least for me.

dunno if many people know this but a simple way to make kicks and snares sound really cool is to clone one of the kicks and one of your snares and reverse them and place them at the same time as the uncloned drums. it gives you a wierd kinda scratching sound. chucking some effects on the reversed sounds can lead to some intresting sounds.

it's even cooler if you timestretch or cut them to like 1beat or other known length, then delay the reversed beat said amount, like timestretch a snare to one beat then put it on 3 and reversed on 4 etc.

you can make it so the song sounds the same backwards and forwards

Nice tips, something to play with in the lab. Cheerz guys!

Dj - so you know what works with a crowd.

learn to dance really good - so you can appreciate body grooves.

always take music lessons - its money well spent - will constantly give you new ideas

when you start out - trace 1000 beats and make them your own.

get a bunch of mean friends who will shit on your work - it will motivate you to do better.