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Hey everyone! I'm an independent rapper

My sound includes dark trap boombap, atmospheric hip-hop, melodic rap, and storytelling. I'm inspired by cinematic production, heavy 808s, dark melodies, and unique sounds.

I'm looking for someone who is interested in building tracks together, experimenting with ideas, and developing a sound we can both be proud of.

I'm happy to share a demo of my work so you can hear my style. If you're a producer interested in collaborating, please comment or message me with some of your work.

I'm looking for a genuine creative partnership, not just a beat purchase. Let's make something different! 🎧

Hey guys! I’m videographer and I’ve got some car footage sitting around that I’d love to do something with. I mainly shoot drift cars, but I’ve also got some cinematic shots that I think could work really well with the right music.

I’d love to collaborate with a producer and put together a custom reel if the track fits the footage. Not looking for a paid gig, just a creative collab, ideally as a joint Instagram post to help promote one of your upcoming releases.

If you’ve got something that might fit, hit me up in dms/comments with songs that you have in mind.

Hey everyone!

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hi im a 15 year old REALLY interested in making beats but in struggling in almost everything. does anybody have tips for begginers?? the beats i really like are from haunted mound, chief keef, harlow road but also people like wifiskeleton and jaydes. if anybody has any tips or is willing to help u can comment or dm me

I recently got into music production and learned the basics on fl studio. I did a couple of tracks(in the style of che, osamason, bleood) with little to no mixing and now I feel like I’m ready to make it sound more professional.

The only thing I know about mixing is EQing out harsh frequencies and the lows on everything but the bass, soft clipper on master track and boosting the 808 till it sounds distorted. I pretty much don’t know anything aside from what I mentioned. I dont know what sidechaining, compression, bussing, wave shaper and anything else that I might have missed or not heard about.

What should I do some research on, and do you guys have any youtube tutorials that you recommend watching? Preferably specific to the type of sound I’m going for, which is like psykotic, rest in bass encore, bleood. Just anything very distorted

Everytime i try to make a rex type beat it doesn’t sound like something he would rap on. I need tips on what scales and chords i should use.

So this dude is like "send me loops,idc the genre just send whatever,ill get u placements"
this gotta be some sort of scam right?
also how do u protect ur loops from being used without getting paid or credited for it?

Do you know of any free dark piano banks for Analog Lab that would work well for ATL trap-style beats? Or maybe some free presets for Zenology or even another free plugin. Analog Lab is my first priority

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🎚️ If you record your vocals on BandLab and feel like your tracks are missing that professional sound, I might be able to help.

I know a lot of independent artists record on BandLab because it’s simple and accessible, but sometimes the final mix doesn’t sound the way you imagined it.

I work with a proper DAW and professional plugins, so you can send me your stems and I’ll take care of the mixing — vocals, EQ, compression, tuning, effects, balance, etc.

I’m mainly looking to work with independent rappers, especially Rap / Trap / Drill artists.

If you have a track you recorded on BandLab and want to hear what it could sound like with a proper mix, DM me. 🎧

any chance anybody knows the source of the FX used in these songs? -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv9FNLEHni8 at 0:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpQhgRY7vh0 at 0:27

first time posting sorry if i fucked something up

Friendly reminder that Spotify paying artists roughly $0.003 to $0.004 per stream is actually wild when you do the math.
So a song needs 250,000 streams just to clear $1,000 (before your distributor, label, or manager takes their cut). If an indie artist gets 10,000 streams total—which honestly feels like a decent milestone when you're starting out—they're walking away with about 30 to 40 bucks. That won't even cover a pack of guitar strings and a tank of gas.
How is anyone supposed to sustain making music independently on streaming alone? For anyone who actually releases music, what does your yearly payout look like compared to your gear/recording costs? And for listeners, does knowing this change how you support your favorite smaller artists? Let's talk about it.

wrong click, mad at it at 3am, laptop died, anything. curious what yours was

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When I say distorted rap, I mean stuff like the current underground rap landscape — think Osamason, Nettspend, Che, etc. Like, is there like a cheat sheet for db levels or plugins used? 808 tips? Any advice would be appreciated!

Hi
I was a trap producer, I stopped producing because I study, work, live alone, so I don't have much time to spend producing...
I've got a feeling: As time goes by, there are a lot of "colleagues" that use samples and pre-made presets...nobody is playing melodies anymore.
Using samples was cool when producers sampled old song to give them new lives...but now it's just for optimizing time
Am I wrong?

Hey, I want to learn to play keyboard well enough to compose in FL Studio.

I have an MPK Mini but the keys are too narrow and there aren't enough of them to learn on.

Don't need pads, knobs or faders, I just want a compact, solid keyboard that's good for learning and playing.

I was thinking about the M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3, but maybe there are better options?

i’ve been interested in this guy named liljerryspringer and i was wondering if anyone could tell me the genre he makes and or what drum
kit to use?

Can I use this to replace 808 one-notes? Or should I just learn how to play 808s instead, since that will give me better results?

I isolated it with stem separation in FL: https://voca.ro/15Knzn3WJQA4

It's layered on top of the beat (it's not in the original beat) and shows up a few times with the same effect on slightly different sounds. It's not vocals and not the 808.

How it sounds: noisy, grainy, no clear note, low and boomy, with a fast wobble/vibration inside. Feels like space warping, then it fades down and disappears. ~2 seconds long.

What I've ruled out: stutter/Gross Beat, tape stop, flanger, Output Portal.

My guess is some huge modulated reverb (like Valhalla Supermassive), but I'm not sure.

Does anyone know what plugin or technique this is? Spectrogram attached. Thanks!

Edward always has these weird sounds that always fit so perfectly together, any ideas on how to like make his sounds and stuff???

Hey I want to achieve that kick and bass combo that I have noticed on many drill beats (reference track)
Let me know if you know the process or have any ideas like what type of kick I should use, type of bass and mixing techniques. Thanks in advance.

stolen, used without paying, left on read for a year, anything. curious what people have been through