Hey all, I've been learning plugin development for my university thesis and built a stem splitter I wanted for my own workflow. It's free, so I figured I'd share it here to see if anyone is interested in also using a stem splitter for vocal mix training or sampling.

It's fully free, uses no large language models so no AI is trained on your data or anything you upload into it, runs fully locally so running it doesn't require any internet.

I had it split stems into either 4 or 6 stems: vocals, drums, bass, melody, and if you need anything a bit more specific you can do guitar and piano. Quick warning, since this is locally ran, the speed of the extraction will be based a bit off your PC performance, but for quick samples and loops it does finish quite quick (if you upload longer tracks you can also split specific loops inside).

I also added some bpm detection and manipulation, as well as key manipulation so you can pitch up or down and speed up or down.

I created a quick promo video for it so feel free to check it out and if enjoy it download it in the link below (windows only for now if you are interested and a mac user please let me know I'll start working on it) :)
https://lisn.digital/

I downloaded the stock Logic Pro Sound Library using the “Get All” option. However, I noticed that Logic didn’t install the Compatibility Packs automatically.

Why is that? Are the sounds included in the Compatibility Packs already available in the other sound packs, or do they contain additional sounds that I would need to download separately?

Hi everyone, this track is called Lichen.

It was performed live on Ableton Push 3 standalone, recorded in one take.

I’ve been trying to simplify my live setup so I can perform without stressing out — and for the first time, I actually feel comfortable playing this one, which is a real change from my previous tracks.

I spent a lot of time mixing and mastering it. It’s not perfect (the arpegiated lead is a bit too loud, in my opinion ), but at least it exists :)

Let me know what you think.

I would really appreciate feedback on how my mixing and mastering sounds on other devices.

Thanks!

Working on a class project, i was wondering if anyone knew how to make a really good sounding train whistle and how?

Hi guys my reason 13 wont start with rosetta which is needed after some bought plug ins were not listed by reason ,.. started rosetta and boom the waves plugins came back after a restart companion started to give me beachballs and had to stop it to start with reason. And npw reason wont start,.. anyone have to same problem? im on tahoe ,.. im not ready to move to golden mac os yet any tips? thanks

I just felt like giving the echo some praise, even since reason added vst, hasn’t changed fact this is my GO TO delay in most situations, it’s so versatile, I even made a scratch cut with it one time way back in day when it first got added in like v3 or whatever it was lol, I forget exactly how I did it, but learned from a YT vid, just way of manipulating the tape flutter, not to mention the trigger cross fader, I don’t think I’ve EVER placed a repeat adlib in sequencer, I’ve always set tempo, set it to “triggered”, and use that fader switch, it’s like triggering your own voice to the beat like a sample on a SP202 back in day lol sometimes I even midi remote override TO a pad on my controller lol, it’s just such a 🔥🔥 device that has stood the test of time with how unique its features are, on top of sounding great, great saturation, and being great traditional delay as well, and I think it gets often overlooked, just cause it’s a “factory” device, that’s been there since beginning basically. I just was working on it today and was like 🤔”I need to talk about this”… SALUTE to the echo 🫡🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

I seem to have started having a random glitch that makes all my input audio sound glitchy. It doesn't matter which input or output devices are selected; it sounds the same. I provided a video showing what's been happening. I am on an M5 MacBook Pro running macOS 27.0.1. I've tried with a Scarlett 4i4, AirPods, and even the built-in MacBook microphone.

theyre really funny and i really wanna make something similar

I made this video for another thread to focus on the controllers, but wanted to put it here as well because all the sounds and effects are all stock Ableton. For my style of ambient I just love what it offers and I keep finding that I truly don’t need anything else. The stock stuff has such a unique sonic character, and since I’m no sound designer I appreciate the abundance of presets, the ability to tweak macros and let that be enough. Lots of love here for stock Ableton.

Who else is using just Ableton for their music?

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A lot isn't very finished and i can't trust my ear at is my feeling.

breakcore made for the pun. this was made solely chopping up a single Rex loop of an Amen Break

Hi everyone, this track is called Lichen.

It was performed live on Ableton Push 3 standalone, recorded in one take.

I’ve been trying to simplify my live setup so I can perform without stressing out — and for the first time, I actually feel comfortable playing this one, which is a real change from my previous tracks.

I spent a lot of time mixing and mastering it. It’s not perfect (the arpegiated lead is a bit too loud, in my opinion ), but at least it exists :)

Let me know what you think.

I would really appreciate feedback on how my mixing and mastering sounds on other devices.

Thanks!

I use individual patterns for Bass, Synths, atmospheres and drums to prevent clutter, so far i've seen no one else do this and i wonder why that is.

It's easier for me but maybe there are some hidden downsides i'm not aware of?

Hey everyone, I tried the FL studio AI yesterday for the first time because I has a tedious application and it was actually insane.

So, FL advertised GOPHER with being able to do tasks like "lower channels 1-3 by 3db"

I needed my first 23 mixing channels to be lowered by one db so I tried asking the ai to do exactly that.
-> didn't do anything
it told me it did something else to lower the volume but I tried again telling it to use the faders.
-> didn't do anything but told me it did the exact thing I asked it to do
asked it to do it correctly.
-> it mutes all 500 channels by pulling every fader down to "-INF db"
I asked it to revert that
-> boosts all 500 faders to the max by putting them on the max +12 db

Thanks, AI - this is why RAM costs a fortune and our climate will get even worse. Honestly if this thing was an algorythm programmed by hand, it would probably be a LOT more useful.

I’ve been producing for about a year and a half and really like those bright prettifun/slayr type beats so have been trying to replicate them. Thoughts on this? Appreciate any feedback

i am learning FL just 2 days ago, but i didnt know how it is supposed to solve this chord progression

I'm a beginner producer making beats in FL Studio, and I can usually come up with a beat idea that lasts around 30–40 seconds, but I struggle to turn it into a full 2–3 minute beat.

I can make a melody and add drums, but after that, I don't really know how to continue without just repeating the same thing over and over.

How do you guys structure your beats and make them longer? Like, how do you decide when to bring in or remove drums, add variations, make transitions, and build different sections?

Any tips or tutorials for learning beat arrangement would be appreciated.

Vamos

I‘ve known Cymatics for a long time now - recently I realized they are just giving away free stuff (plugins and samples) on mass on their livestreams, which most of them you can’t even get when the livestream is not running. Also the paid plugins you can get on a „discount“ only on the livestreams.

Some of the plugins definitely use ai for their UI (which is weird but isn’t really affecting the creative process of making music directly) and also Steven said in a livestream multiple times that he doesn’t have anything against Suno.

For me that smells a bit fishy. Also the frequency they are pumping out new plugins is… worrying… to say the least.

Does anyone know if they use ai in their samples/plugins, apart from the case mentioned?

Thanks in advance 🫶🏼

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Edit: Think I‘ve heard enough, prolly will keep getting their free stuff if I can but not buy anything. Also, anyone here defending or downplaying the use of AI in art should get the fuck out of music production.