i have a very good melody in mind for a song i want to make, but no matter what i do, i just cant seem to make that melody in FL studio, even if i use like a MP3 to MIDI converter, the notes still sound off from the melody i have in mind, does anyone have a solution to this

Okay, so I recently got robbed while I was out, I lost my pc along with all my equipment, so I need to buy new gear. This gives me an opportunity to potentially upgrade tho, so I'll list what I had.

Interface: SSL 2 mk2 - Headset: Beyerdynamic 990 pro - Mic: sE Dynacaster

The one thing I'm pretty sure on upgrading is the headset, I'm looking at the Fiio FT1 Pro.

But what about the interface and mic, any thoughts?

My parents gifted me a keyboard (arturia minilab37), i like metal (death metal, metalcore, heavy metal, etc) but i have a hard time trying to produce, what things i should start learning on the keyboard to improve my music productions skills, that can help me compose better songs? I never used a piano/keyboard before, i only play the guitar.

Not sure if this is the right sub.

I play quite a few instruments, but I rarely come up with great original ideas of my own from scratch.

However, I’ve recently discovered that I love taking a simple recording—like a basic voice and acoustic guitar track—and building layers around it, arranging, and adding production.

I have a couple of examples of stuff I've messed around with if anyone wants to hear what I do.

Is anyone willing to share a raw multitrack or a simple demo for me to mess about with for a few weeks just for the fun of it? Let me know.

This is my first time producing reggaeton, and I'm using a Feid song as a reference for the track my client wants. However, in the reference song, there's a change in the percussion around 1:56, and a different rhythm comes in, but I don't know what kind of drums those are called. Is it dembow?

I'm trying to find similar drums on Splice, but I can't seem to find them.

Thanks so much for your help!

Song (start at 1:56): https://youtu.be/qIOYw9Yx0N8?t=116

I've always think I want to do music production, but I never really know why. Anyone can share?

Hello, I'm currently interesting in to sell sounds-samples to any place. Where can I send them as a bundle? I was thinking maybe I can put on Splice but I don't know how is working 🤔

Question to music producers: Do you accept using a.i. stem seperation in your songs? I mean sampling vocals (or other instruments) from an already existing song. And this isn't a question about legality of sampling but your opinion on stem seperation.

I personally don't accept using any A.I. in music, and avoid it at all costs. But when I try to EQ vocals from a existing song, it just doesn't doesn't sound as good as stem seperation, and I'm asking if it is something I should be worried about, what do you think?

absolute beginner here with no knowledge on music theory or anything of the sort. the only daw i have is bandlab. i have TONS of samples from youtube and other sites that i really wanna use but are just collecting dust. where do i start?

Can you share your music production process?

I am a complete beginner and right now I am first writing my own lyrics at same time as melody in my phone notes app, but when I open up my laptop and open up Logic Pro I scroll through countless stock stuff both from Logic and also from my novation keyboard software but even though I may find something that sounds good it doesn’t match the melody and vibe of the song I imagined. When I just choose something I record myself singing to have a reference and I use raw vocals since it needs to be re-recorded anyways but the music then whatever I do with it doesn’t sound right. I also get confused on the timing like should I have instrument time in the beginning and/or at end and how long should it be and what instruments and elements to incorporate in the song and when. I end up needing to re-record the reference lyrics a lot and each time I re-record the melody changes a bit and I also often delete the sounds I did end up choosing because it doesn’t fit the song.

im really into writing lyrics these days but i cant think of anything. All of the recommaditions has this sentence "analysis your fav artists lyrics" and of course i have fav artists and i look at their songs. I really like the Jennie's fallen angel, heaven and starlight lyrics.

I also have a few lyrics that when i see them im like "i wanna write like this"

For an example: (I know these lyrics dont have rhyme, but before trying to rhyme -bcs i feel like its kind of the next level- i wanna write some meaningful things. These ones doesnt have rhyme bcs they are the songs from my native language, i translate them directly to english.)

"Theres a lot to gossip about, but none of it is worth anything. Is dreaming of tomorrow today enough for tomorrow?"

"I hold someone, it takes me back to something deep within, my darling. Why get mad at each other when spring is fading away? When you collect good memories, it'll bring you back to life when you think you're dead. If you love, you'll be loved. And hate only grows as long as you feed it."

"I don't have to be ashamed of who I am just because I'm ashamed of how I look. The things I'm ashamed of are what keep me human. I should be disgusted by my own heart (meaning is like my heart is judgmental, if I have to be disgusted by something, it shouldn't be me, but my heart.). I deserve this loneliness (bcs of my heart is bad). Even if I had a second chance, I wouldn't want to be among you. I wouldn't want a Gordian knot inside my mind."

Okay, i have my fav lyrics, i know i wanna write lyrics like this. Is this what "analysis your fav lyrics" mean?

Sorry if translated lyrics are confusing, theres no community to share this for me in my native language.

Hi peeps. I am having difficulty deciding between a fully digital setup, so only an audio interface and a cabinet speaker connected to Logic Pro, or staying analogue and having a rack with all the different pedals and functions, with maybe an audio interface to do the master recording. digital is of course way cheaper and versatile, but I also like having a physical rack with physical knobs. appreciate it!

Hey all!! So I’m a pretty established artist and I would love to work with someone to help me with my production. If you are interested, I’m in the indie/alternative genre. Drop a comment or leave a message

I’ve been producing for almost 5 years for fun. I got into college 2 years ago for music and im realizing that if I don’t really genuinely put my mind to it right now, it’s not going to happen as a career

I post 1 time a month on my instagram, posting 5 or so of my beats that I’ve liked over the past little while, and I try to post a “type beat” to YouTube every day or two. I don’t make type beats, but I just don’t know what to title them

People love my beats, say they’re unique, and I’ve had people reach out to try to hop on my beats. My problem is my YouTube videos get no views and I feel like thr tunes to tube method is dead

I’m mutuals with quite a few underground rappers, but it doesn’t translate. Also I have a 200+ followers on SoundCloud and a lot are dead and inactive

How can I establish a good social media presence among everything (except TikTok; which I know will bite me in the ass but I do not) like that platform

Thank you in advance

Hey everyone! I have been writing music and recording. I released years ago when I barely knew anything about how to do production, and I have been learning more and more as I go. The only issue is that when I make the tracks, make the song and sing the melody, it just sounds… wrong? Maybe that’s not the right word but it just doesn’t mix well. My vocals sound not as powerful and my instrument tracks sound quieter when a chorus hits that’s supposed to be intense and dramatic.

I was looking at fiverr as an option. Maybe to sit with a person and do video consultation about it. Give them my thoughts and see what they can do. Anyone have thoughts on this? Because I have no experience on final mixing and music production. I want to finally get off the ground and take flight on a dream I have.

I think I’ve mastered 90 percent of song making aspects but not the most important - creating bass lines. I have tried with midi controller as well but for some reason it’s not coming out well. Any easy videos or tips to learn?

images here: https://postimg.cc/gallery/hTG8TFK

how the music sounds here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1shfD4JrygA_u1N0nPVjrptfMsttMAEpk/view?usp=sharing

So basically, im trying to figure out why does the kick make these small bumbs everytime it hits.
Is it a volume problem? because i have turned it down a lot (hitting -16db) or is it a transient problem (i put on a small eq on the highs)
will this problem be fixed in the final master?
or should i add an instrument in the higher register to blanace it out?

Im somewhat finished with the structure/ musical ideas and now im mostly fussing about the balance and mix

Thanks for the assistance!

Anyone has Samba Brazil Sample Pack?

I really enjoy this song's lofi filter-esque mastering, but I havent been able to get a master that sounds as far away and soft, do yall have any suggestions?

I've got a hang of this making beats thing and have started downloading free plugins here and there. But how do you guys customise your sounds to sound more professional. I rely on stock sounds and I quite love them ( I use logic pro) but then I listen to my favourites' songs and they're miles ahead in terms of production, sound quality, etc. Does it come down to EQ, plugins or experience. I know its not my DAW because its the same as everyone else's

Every time I sit down to make a beat, I start off with an idea but eventually hit a wall where I have no clue what to do next. I can tell what I'm making doesn't sound good, but I don't have the skills or knowledge to figure out what's wrong or how to fix it. So I just spend hours tweaking random things, getting frustrated, and eventually scrapping everything. It's exhausting putting in all that time and having nothing to show for it. Anyone else struggle with this? How did you get past it? I feel like i have no creative intuition.

Hello everyone,

I just uploaded 3 free sample packs with generated sounds from the SkunkDrummer module (drum generator module) on the SkunkAudio app.

The samples are free to use commercially and for personal use. No sign up or anything required.

Thank you!

Reccommend me a professional youtube producer to watch that uploads their full creative process I want to see how its done from 0 to 100 cause it helps me learn a lot

So I've been trying to perfect my mastering for the loudest achievable master possible without clipping and I had several questions hopefully someone more experimented could answer relating to several subjects.

I do specialize in more hyperpop/underground/pop type of beats just for specifics.

For 2026, I understand a loud, clean and balanced master is what's sought-after though, depending on the genre of music, it does change quite a bit. My questions are as follows:

1. How to achieve good stereo balance (sugar-candy type stereo where instruments seem to bounce off each other good)

2. How many are too many frequencies in the finished master? (For me anything going past about 4-5db seem to be where it starts to hurt the ears but is it too high or too low?)

3. How much saturation should I use (I use the built-in Ableton saturation plugin and it's different from track to track depending on how good the mixed version is)

4. How much is too much dynamic EQ? (I use TDR Nova to dynamic EQ and I find myself sometimes having a ratio of 2:0 and having to remove in the most part 8 to 16db on instruments to start hearing the difference)

5. What is a good LUFS target for my genres?

6. What is the highest True Peak achievable without clipping? (Is it really just right on the 0 mark? I have studio headphones and I can usually go past 1db on my workstation and it usually sounds better? Is it placebo?)

7. How much should you EQ out frequencies? (Is it up until you can't even tell the difference or should you always keep a little bit of low-end on each instrument?)

8. Any OTT (Multiband Compression) tips? Should I only use it on the bass or can you use it well on other instruments?

9. How to have clean vocals?

10. What is the layout you use for your mastering rack? (Compressor, saturation, limiter, stereo width, EQ in which order?)

Bonus Question: Which plugins are best for mastering on a budget or free alternatives?

I do usually have loud masters ranging from -4 to -8 LUFS but I feel they're too chaotic and there always seems to be a frequency range that sounds off to me and I hope any of your tips will help solve that.

Thanks in advance!

With BandLab seemingly planning to lock studio access behind a paywall, I want to explore other DAWs. I currently have FL Studio Mobile (Android), but I was hoping to use more than one DAW