(does it even matter anymore? havent been here in so long)First, let me say, that I've been producing steadily for about 4 years now. I'd like to think that I know the ins and outs of my DAW (FL studio) fairly well and I have a not-to-shabby ability to write chords and melodies, program nice rhythmic percussion loops, all that stuff.
I can get pretty far into a song and not finish because of one thing; lack of vocals, or just some kind of vox. See, in 4 years of producing, as embarrassing as it is to say, I've only finished about 6-7 songs. Sure, I like most of the progressions, melodies, and chords that I come up with, it's just that I don't like the piece it's self because it lacks vocals. As most producers, my goal is to produce music that I would like to listen to, and all of my tracks feel dead to me without some kind of vocals. The kind of production I'm aiming for is that of house/future/garage producers like Karma Kid, Blonde, Bondax, Snakehips, and Asa, to name a few.
I know that in most of their music, the vocals they use are from older RnB and Pop songs usually, but I can never, NEVER in all my years find quality samples to use. Sometimes I try to use the song its self and EQ out unwanted parts, but the vocals then just sound like absolute shit regardless of how I then try to process it. No matter what tutorials and guides I look at for chopping and using vocals, they either do not apply to my situation or they all regurgitate basic things I already fully grasp.
So I come to you guys, with a tune I've been working on for way to long (93 hours) for me not to finish and upload with pride. Teach me how 2 find and better use vocals.
And also, heres an example of what I try to do: https://soundcloud.com/snakehips-1/after-i-met-u
Listen to it to the end! The last section of the song especially is an even more prominent example of what I try to accomplish when using vocals.
