I've been getting really into artists like Dirtyloud, Mord Fustang, and Zomboy (He isn't Complextro though)
I don't want to copy all the great artists out there but the sound I really like and want to include is this song
I've been using ableton for about 6 months and the first two tracks are my attempts at a Complextro bass drop Soundcloud. Soundcloud
I would obviously add more to the song but I really wanted to get that part down 'cuz I pretty much know how to form a melody etc.
Basically, feedback and advice on expanding this. Also, I'm aware that the sub bass is not good at all.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:30 am
by hudson
Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:57 am
by Mammoth
hudson wrote:Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:24 am
by grooki
Mammoth wrote:
hudson wrote:Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:38 am
by jrisreal
poadude wrote:I've been getting really into artists like Dirtyloud, Mord Fustang, and Zomboy
oi you should not have said that
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:39 am
by billybuxton
hudson wrote:Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
I don't wanna feel left out
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:52 am
by oprs
LOL, i fucking love the name complextro, new song title? yep.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:19 am
by raige
check out his channel for more tuts on that kind of stuff. and I know the term "complextro" has been thrown around but that actual term is electro house. I'm no genre izan, but they are literally the same thing. just an fyi
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:23 am
by hifi
hudson wrote:Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
don't call it that? you are most definitely not in this "electro house complextro production fad" so of course you don't know. it's just some hipster name for a different sound occurring every 2 seconds with a sort of melody in a song. not really complex but just developed that name since naive people who don't produce will be completely astonished by the song. yes, it is a legitimate name and has been for about i think a year or 2? fairly new hipster term.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:30 am
by hifi
poadude wrote:I've been getting really into artists like Dirtyloud, Mord Fustang, and Zomboy (He isn't Complextro though)
I don't want to copy all the great artists out there but the sound I really like and want to include is this song
I've been using ableton for about 6 months and the first two tracks are my attempts at a Complextro bass drop Soundcloud. Soundcloud
I would obviously add more to the song but I really wanted to get that part down 'cuz I pretty much know how to form a melody etc.
Basically, feedback and advice on expanding this. Also, I'm aware that the sub bass is not good at all.
take a low octave saw type bassline resample it and chop it up then find like 5 random vengeance samples in key of what you are in and throw it in there. take 1 of those samples that sounds like a sort of lead that could be used and just have that repeat and some percussion in the intro. there you go.
also i like that song you put up
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:00 am
by hudson
Hypefiend wrote:
hudson wrote:Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
don't call it that? you are most definitely not in this "electro house complextro production fad" so of course you don't know. it's just some hipster name for a different sound occurring every 2 seconds with a sort of melody in a song. not really complex but just developed that name since naive people who don't produce will be completely astonished by the song. yes, it is a legitimate name and has been for about i think a year or 2? fairly new hipster term.
I know what it means, it's just the stupidest name. Especially when the genre in question already exists as electro house.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:45 pm
by poadude
Hypefiend wrote:
hudson wrote:Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
don't call it that? you are most definitely not in this "electro house complextro production fad" so of course you don't know. it's just some hipster name for a different sound occurring every 2 seconds with a sort of melody in a song. not really complex but just developed that name since naive people who don't produce will be completely astonished by the song. yes, it is a legitimate name and has been for about i think a year or 2? fairly new hipster term.
I wasn't asking for your opinion on the legitimacy of the genre or how hipster it is. I was asking on advice and feedback keeping in mind that I'm drawing influence from those artists that I happen to really like. I want to put a lot of effort and time in my songs and i'm not expecting to just make some half-assed song to go show all my hipster friends and astonish people.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:48 pm
by poadude
raige wrote:
check out his channel for more tuts on that kind of stuff. and I know the term "complextro" has been thrown around but that actual term is electro house. I'm no genre izan, but they are literally the same thing. just an fyi
Yea I know Electro House is the same thing I just thought that when people hear Complextro they immediately think of Porter Robinson, Mord Fustang, and that genre
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:12 pm
by hifi
poadude wrote:
Hypefiend wrote:
hudson wrote:Tip 1: Don't call it "Complextro".
Seriously, wtf is that?
don't call it that? you are most definitely not in this "electro house complextro production fad" so of course you don't know. it's just some hipster name for a different sound occurring every 2 seconds with a sort of melody in a song. not really complex but just developed that name since naive people who don't produce will be completely astonished by the song. yes, it is a legitimate name and has been for about i think a year or 2? fairly new hipster term.
I wasn't asking for your opinion on the legitimacy of the genre or how hipster it is. I was asking on advice and feedback keeping in mind that I'm drawing influence from those artists that I happen to really like. I want to put a lot of effort and time in my songs and i'm not expecting to just make some half-assed song to go show all my hipster friends and astonish people.
an opinion? it's a sub genre esque name. let me rephrase that statement. it's not a hipster term hipster's don't listen to electro and i wasn't even talking to you in the first place don't get butt hurt.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:47 pm
by Ldizzy
OMG COMPLEXTRO AHAHAHAHAHAHHA
anyways, justice does that all the time...
i trace it back to mr oizo... ive achieved deep sounds like these by resampling and resampling.. and chopping, the depth and rubberiness of the bass comes from multiple distortion units with multiple settings on different parts of the spectrum... its cool
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:57 pm
by samurai
ask this shit on complextronforum.co
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:07 am
by Heartless
I remember when it was just called electro house or fidget. There's plenty of tutorials for that on YouTube.
If you want to sound like Zomboy, stock up on Vengeance sample packs and Skrillex MP3's.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 2:40 am
by raige
Heartless wrote:If you want to sound like Zomboy, stock up on Vengeance sample packs and Skrillex MP3's.
btw, big lulz at wanting to sound like zomboy hahaha seeing as he samples enough already.
Re: Help With Complextro For A Beginner
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:42 am
by Ataxia
Look up Madeon. After that, look up Justice. After that, look up Daft Punk.
