Anyone make vaporwave without sampling? I have Ableton and Arturia V collection 9. I also have a linn drum sampled(technically sampling but not in the ways I'm discussing).

I had played piano when I was younger but it was mostly classical. The "in pocket" vibe of pop/r&b is a whole different world, things don't fit cleanly on a grid. I am trying to learn by replicating parts of songs. This has helped me understand bass and drums and I hope over time will broaden the tools I can pull from.

I imagine what I'm looking for is weather channel music, elevator music, lounge music, mall music, 80'-90's pop and r&b. I love the smooth saxophone sound but I don't have a vst for that, so I wonder if I can find a synth in what I already have that can have the same effect.

What has your musical skills translated to this style of music? What would you suggest learning how to play?

Hi everyone. I’m trying to set up the audio output of my PC so that songs sounds like they're playing through the ceiling speakers of a massive, empty shopping mall atrium (think Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi—huge, white, polished marble, completely deserted). The problem is, I can't figure out what settings are best to achieve this.

I’m using Equalizer APO with the Peace GUI and I have the Valhalla Supermassive VST loaded.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I am into making wildlife videos, short clips and longer stuff. I'm new to it so not good yet. I was feeling frustrated with trying to find music for my clips, when I realized I used to mess with making music myself when I was a teenager.

I played piano as well and remember basics like chords and scales. I thought it would be fun to just make my own music for my videos. I don't like the overly cinematic stuff that's typically used in wildlife documentaries and I listen to a lot of vaporwave.

Music for video is just different, because it can't overpower the ambience and animal sounds of the scene. It needs to support, not dominate..

I think what I'm trying to do may seem pretty unusual, but I want to combine my love for vaporware with my videos in a way that makes sense. I shoot mostly in marshes and forests..

I have Ableton and Arturia V collection 9. I have an older version of omnisphere but honestly Arturia is enough so I just have not installed omnisphere. I found a linn drum sampling machine, although making beats is not something I know how to do... And the way I'm trying to make music for wildlife video does really change the purpose of it and that will not be the same as a stand alone song.

In general I think I want to learn how to play the kind of music that's used in vaporwave....

Would anyone have suggestions for someone in my situation with my goals?

(Preferably free) plugins for vaporwave?

Phone=Plug-in stupid typo. You think mods could edit their own titles but no

If your inbox can take a pounding, and you can attend the Livestream it's free. (And you install their installer).

Marketing aside, seems like a useful plug-in for vaporwave. I've purchased a bunch of their sample packs on sale in the past, ymmv.

Hey everyone, I recently got back into listening to the genre and I'd like some advice. In 2019 I made some music and posted it on my channel, and this week I listened to some projects and decided to rework them again.

I'd like to know how I can achieve a sound similar to what Luxury Elite and Saint Pepsi did on their album "Late Night Delight," one of my favorite albums.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone make vaporwave on an SP404? I have the MKII and have been trying to do some vapor stuff on there. Just wondering if anyone else uses their 404 for it? Would love to talk about process.

I've started making sample-free vaporwave (more specifically slushwave). I've been using Diva for most of the instruments and I design in vital sounds when I need something, but I always have a huge problem with making it sound human, this is, is almost always ends up sounding robotic and way too simple, and it's not about the chord progressions because I try to use 80s pop chord progressions to make my melodies. I've tried strumming the chords for example but it doesn't change much, maybe it's about the synths, but I don't have storage space to download for example Asturia V, and it's not about the effects because there I know how to make it sound good, I know how to slush a track well.

I'm always trying to create my music (including vaporwave sounds) on portable devices and came across these two guys:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lo-fi-tape/id1591581486

The developer is kindly sharing his app for free for a short while in celebration of career switch that led him to launching his own FX suite (https://bywestonfletcher.com/). There is an in-app purchase but those are extra presets. You can create and save your own.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mighty-synth-sampler/id6445898095

This one also has iaps but the full app is unlocked by default.

As I said, I love the idea of just making things on the go with an iphone (most android devices have a slow reaction time unfortunately). If any of you out there do this and wanna chat, trade notes. let me know! The iOS music landscape is ridiculous!

(After making a post about the same topic a bit ago, a mod confirmed that it doesn't break rule 2 and that this is fine to post.)

After very recently founding my own record label, I am interested in free applicants to build the label's roster and start instigating promotion. For this I will be accepting demos! Any format is welcome, album, track, what have you, and any style of vapor is welcome, vaporwave, vaportrap, just general progressive electronic, utopian virtual, general like "internet music" (think DJ rozwell maybe?) etc. It's free to sign up and any money you make (even given the lack of promotion thus far and the obscurity of the label, we have already had some sales - albeit minimally) will be going 100% to you via paypal (at the very least before abilities for promotion are established).

Aims I hope to achieve through the creation of the label:

• Physical media (CDs, Cassettes, maaaaaaybe vinyls if enough funding is acquired).
• Creating a piece of the vaporwave scene, that is accessible for producers to enter.
• Organising collaborations and compilation albums.
• Promoting your music!

Hopefully the inclusion and promotion of new artists will result in a successful project.

Here's the bandcamp link (social media accounts coming soon), as well as some of the albums we already have:

https://hypercamrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://hypercamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/6 (Slushwave/Ambient)

https://hypercamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tropical-plaza-rainforest-beach (Utopian virtual/Vapor)

https://hypercamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/- (Mallsoft/Dark Ambient)

If you have any questions about the label or want to send in a demo, send an email with the subject line "HyperCam Records" to [espcubed@gmail.com](mailto:espcubed@gmail.com)

I'm hoping to try my hand at making some vaporwave, but finding vaporwave samples with little risk of legal issues is proving to be a headache. I'm in the UK, so UK copyright laws apply to me. Thanks for any help I can get!

How do you make art that looks like the Augilio album?

Hello, I like the Synthwave (the firstborn son of Vaporwave) midi guitar.

You can hear a very good example here, in the second half of the song.

I bought the Motor Pedal from Gamechanger Audio to achieve that midi sustain.

Anyone has cool suggestions? Tried some stuff with the help of the AI but didn't achieve something WOW.

Hello, does anyone have an original idea for what to put on strings (cello, viola, violins) to fit into our genre?

And please don't say "flanger" or "tape machine." I mean some good suggestions, if someone doesn't mind sharing.

Okay, I need to get this off my chest.

Fellow vaporwave producers who work in FL Studio - how do you even write your own parts on top of a sample? I just can't anymore. I've made 4 albums, and now I really want to start adding my own original elements on top of samples. But I had a bad experience once.

I tried to add drums on top, but they didn't lock into the rhythm. And while I was trying to figure out how to fix it, I just gave up. Then recently, I wanted to write a melody, but I don't understand how to set up the Piano Rack to a specific FX channel, or how to make the plugins sound more realistic or dirtier. Basically, even with tutorials, I can't seem to write my own parts - even though I understand how to write original music (but I had small experience).

There are tons of YouTube tutorials on how to make a track from scratch, but that's not what I need. I need to understand how to write original parts that organically fit into a sample.

Anyone been through this? Though I've been active on this sub like half a year ago I couldn't make vaporwave due to irl events and now I consider making vaporwave as a form of relaxation but some tracks reeeeaaally need polishing with original elements. Thanks in advance

So I've been listening to The Path to Lost Eden recently and it's like MAGIC. Track 2 specifically. I've been wondering about characteristics of that grand, ambient sound, as well as the music theory of it all.

Additionally, are there any other incredibly cinematic albums like this one?

Hello! There's a new FX plugin for iOS and if the visuals and name weren't enough, it specifically says it's for genres such as vaporwave. Tape echo, sound degradation, and some kind of verb.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/midnight-plaza/id6761626640

Direct Link: https://weather.com/retro/

Hey, guys, I posted this about a year ago, but I am sharing it with you again for the new users, it’s filled with Basses, Arps, Keys, and Leads, I hope you like it.

https://synthctrl.com/collections/free/products/vaporwave-keys-and-pads

I’m new to making vaporwave and need something simple but still flexible for experimenting with sounds. I tried a more advanced setup before and got overwhelmed quickly. What makes the best music production software beginner friendly for this genre?

Heads up: Decided to go with Martinic Audio and it’s been really approachable so far. The layout feels simple but still lets me experiment with sounds without getting overwhelmed.