Begginers common mestakes that you will make...

benh · Post by **benh** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:12 am

Ketamine wrote:Tweaking a song ad infinitum, aka "polishing a turd" instead of just moving on.

Your first batch of songs WILL suck. Deal with it. Learn from them and keep going.

thiiiiiiiis

knobgoblin · Post by **knobgoblin** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:21 am

umm, not using spell check when posting new threads?

Just kidding. I don't think its that bad of a thing to emulate when you are first starting out. Its how most people do it, and its useful for learning technique and conventions. But the trap so many people fall into is not moving beyond that stage and applying the lessons learned in the emulation phase to develop their own style.

Learning which pieces of equipment or software best suites their workflow is crucial, but people also need to realize nothing is really "better" than anything else and it all comes down to the creative input of the artist.

A big pitfall that I see newbs fall into is that they often only listen to a very narrow and specific style of music, and their output reflects this to much. I think people should spend a lot of time listening to a broad range of musical styles. It's the cross-pollination and hybrids that push styles forward and keep the music evolving.

Maree-Jaine · Post by **Maree-Jaine** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:35 am

Turn down your hats.

Don't try to be Rusko.

Don't post in the forum unless you've googled and searched already for the answer

Remember bass AND space...not just bass...with wobblez.

djelements · Post by **djelements** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:49 am

Don't put 80 years of reverb on a snare.

Genevieve · Post by **Genevieve** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:02 am

Too much additive EQ'ing? Making things too loud in general. Too much reverb and delay on everything. All shit I did for a while.

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:21 am

feasible_weasel wrote: be helpful people

1) downloading/buying every vst in the world
2) buying every book,and not reading it properly

easy feas o/ you've been hiding sir!

my main mistakes when first making tunes was not touching the velocity of things and then wondered why shit wasn't fitting properly.

red = bad

shig · Post by **shig** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:59 am

hey, read the title of this thread...

...is that irony?

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:38 pm

Legendary wrote:
feasible_weasel wrote: be helpful people

1) downloading/buying every vst in the world
2) buying every book,and not reading it properly
easy feas o/ you've been hiding sir!

my main mistakes when first making tunes was not touching the velocity of things and then wondered why shit wasn't fitting properly.

red = bad

easy

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:41 pm

Shig wrote:hey, read the title of this thread...

...is that irony?

just pretend its not there *does the jedi hand wave*

86. · Post by **86.** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:45 pm

LOL @ "80 years of reverb"

breakbait · Post by **breakbait** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:20 pm

DJelements wrote:Don't put 80 years of reverb on a snare.

ketamine · Post by **ketamine** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:29 pm

DJelements wrote:Don't put 80 years of reverb on a snare.

I lol'd

rawali · Post by **rawali** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:50 am

doing this, and this alone...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZYDmw2pYOk

....and then coming on this forum and asking how to automate the lfo speed in sync

ogunslinger · Post by **ogunslinger** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:00 am

I loled at the polished turd because it's so true.

anyone wana tell me if this track is a polished turd or not? :[

http://soundcloud.com/airesgonewild/polished-turd

mistayif · Post by **mistayif** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:31 am

ogunslinger wrote:I loled at the polished turd because it's so true.

anyone wana tell me if this track is a polished turd or not? :[

http://soundcloud.com/airesgonewild/polished-turd

it sounds very basic, and in needs of little amounts of effects. use a bit of reverb and delay but don't overdo it. also, try changing the adsr envelope of the strings in the background. it sounds exactly like a preset on one of those old yamaha keyboards. turn down the snare a bit also

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:34 am

distroting stuff without a distortion plugin lol

leaving clicks here n there

over / under mastering

making shizzle too busy

Sinus Sawtooth · Post by **Sinus Sawtooth** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:41 am

DJelements wrote:Don't put 80 years of reverb on a snare.

ogunslinger · Post by **ogunslinger** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:43 pm

mistayif wrote:
ogunslinger wrote:I loled at the polished turd because it's so true.

anyone wana tell me if this track is a polished turd or not? :[

http://soundcloud.com/airesgonewild/polished-turd
it sounds very basic, and in needs of little amounts of effects. use a bit of reverb and delay but don't overdo it. also, try changing the adsr envelope of the strings in the background. it sounds exactly like a preset on one of those old yamaha keyboards. turn down the snare a bit also

so it's not a polished turd?

thanks for the advice !

Brisance · Post by **Brisance** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:48 pm

rickmansworth wrote:
86 Position wrote:lol the vst thing is an addiction.

i've only very recently gathered enough willpower to not download random vsts I come across.

I'd say not reading the manual FIRST.
manuals are for noobs.

and those non-noobs post those "OMG ABLETON TIP" threads....

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