here's something i've been working on for a while, i got to this point and just came across a huge hump that i haven't been able to figure out what to do with. I know I need a melody and all that, but I can't seem to write anything that satisfies me. Plan on dropping the background synths and having a drum/melody only pattern, then into a bridge, and into the "chorus" plus the melody.

Oh and I use FL Studio. And I know, FL Studio apparently sucks, but I've been using it for years. Can't seem to move onto anything different.

>>3425
Turning down the volume won't return the dynamics that have been squashed out during the "Mastering" process.

>>3788
Thank you immensely anon.

>>4091

I will admit, the first time I saw it, I had this feeling like "Oh shit, should I include this?"

It's grown on me. I don't quite hate you. :3

Oso Locc - Freestyle '09

made this in one day

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1A47853DD36347F3

>>4296
>If they don't have surrounds, you'll just destroy the cones, by the way. They won't make much sound either (flap flap flap).

So, shoud I get from this that I cannot test the woofers before doing the re-foam job? Shucks.

I don't really care that they wouldn't work, I just don't want to buy a 20-30 $ re-foam kit to find out the voice coils are burned or something.

>>4297

VC damage is usually pretty obvious to spot.

Sorry, I misread your post. Sure, you can check (don't bother too much with getting a sine sweep, but it's always nice.) Test at low level. If it moves at all, that's a good sign.

I had great success at a recycling dump, i picked up 2 receivers and a pair of Bose speaker (they sound pretty good) and all of this was free just had to dig around a little. so you should look one up, a recycling day for your community that is

oh, I forgot to say, if you're checking a mic for someone, just say "Check one, check two, hey HEY, yeah YEAH" and repeat that. Nothing is worse than when someone tries to talk, rap or sing extemporaneously.

Yup, those are our microphones alright...

My concert went very well, and I've got an internship for the summer! Many thanks to you, I actually knew more than a couple other people who were there! Learned how to mic a drum right as well.

The guy ran me through most of the other basics for stage stuff, and he'll be teaching me more this summer, so no more questions right now. I'll be back if I have more later though!

As for the board, the club I'm going to work at uses analog, so I'm sure going to miss it. They use the same board for both monitors and FOH though, so I only really gotta learn 1, lol. No more saving presets for me!

Oh, and we had a hip-hop group play when I was there, and they definitely freestyled for mic checks -_-

Well, that was cool. It didn't get annoying or painful on the ears at any point, so you're better than most newbies.

well thank you sir/madam

just a couple of suggestions
1. get very familiar with the synthesizers you're using. premade stuff is only going to get you so far.
2. make sure the drums are always evident
3. use unique sounds. everybody's heard the 808, and some pieces of are good, but make your kit your own.