>/g/ makes a 16th album
Here we are making the sequel to the first /g/ album.
Theme: Loosely technology themed
Title: Shitposting Fundamentals (2nd edition)
Deadline: 30th of August, 11:00 UTC
Listening party: 31st of August, time of day undetermined
First album link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Qe6rnW850

>/g/ makes a 17th album
Theme: [Accepting suggestions]

>Song submission rules/guidelines
Upload the file somewhere, preferably in a lossless format, and post the link here. If you want to update your track, make a new post.
Include the song title in the post, and make it clear that your song is a submission for the album.
Optionally you may include cover art for your track, but please confirm that the image in your post is the cover art or it won't be included.
You may not use your real artist name.
Songs that contain anything against YouTube's policies won't be uploaded on YT, but will still be added to the album.
By default, tracks will be normalised to -14 LUFS (integrated loudness) in the release. You may specify a lower loudness for your track.
Generative AI is banned. This includes AI generated stems, samples, and effects. "AI" includes all neural network-based models and not hard-coded automation/procedural generation.

>Where can I hear the previous albums?
https://rentry.org/dmpalbums (outdated)
https://www.youtube.com/@MusicOf4chan

>Wikis
https://dmpdoc.neocities.org/
https://mu-sic-production.fandom.com/wiki//mu/sic_Production_Wiki

Sister thread: >>>/mu/prod

Previous: >>106143361

it has been almost two thirds of a century since the time of the beatles. anons think they have an advantage with digital technology but they fail to appreciate the nuances of the analog gear that the engineers used and developed for the beatles. even today in 2025, professionals use various studio equipment that's modeled after what was used by the beatles. but anons have an extremely flawed perception of the analog sound or deny that it's a thing altogether. anons are so full of themselves it's unreal. ngmi.

>>106193314
what are three pieces of analog gear you own

>>106193327
He only owns midi controllers and a very comfy office chair.

>>106193342
lmao, saved

are popular songs optimized for normie hardware? (e.g. bass is low because the producers expect people to have bass heavy headphones)

>>106193085 (OP)
>Theme: [Accepting suggestions]
popular funeral music

>>106194983
yes its standard to test your fixes in a car because those speakers are guaranteed to be shit if its not the kind of car that costs more than a house last few weeks one of my mixes seemed fine on all my headphones but on car speakers the lead came out really shrill it went EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>106195061
>fixes
*mixes lol how that even happen

>>106193314
its more that people don't want to spend money if they don't have to.

>>106194983
no. you get the best mix you can on your monitors while trying to make it translate across a range of devices.
you don't use the shitbox as a reference, because all shitboxes are different and if you optimise for one, you'll break it for everything else.
you can buy purpose built 'grot boxes' like auratones / fostex 6301's, but you'll be better served by some shitty speakers you've used for 10 years and that you know inside and out.

D? No you fucking faggots it's E!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk5PRO1NG6s

>>106195982
stop SPAMMING youtube links, PERIOD!

>>106195993
Or what?

>>106196564
Spamming links shows you’re not here to contribute, while making this general even worse than it already is

>>106196741
So nothing, got it.

Also
>spamming
Yeah because every time there's a YouTube link it has to be the same person...

bump

>>106195205
some americans claim to not be broke so it's more of an ignorance that they don't know what to do with their money to get a return on investment, they don't see the value in it or they don't know what specific things to buy and how many things they would need/want for a complete studio setup that fits within their overall budget. they perform mental gymnastics like that normies won't appreciate the nuances in the sound anyway and they claim it's almost all in the songwriting and performance because they're painfully aware of how much engineering goes into it.

*unaware

>product I've been waiting for for 3 years is finally entering the production stage
Only another half a year until I can buy it and use it for 5 minutes, I can't wait.

>yt links without a single word about why the poster thinks it should be watched
Ain't clicking that shit

>>106200670
It's a surprise!
Any comment would spoil it.

>>106201757
>same image as the last 17 times you posted it not even a different camera angle
this isnt even your picture is it you dont own any of this stuff lmao

>>106202047
It is and I do. I just don't take a lot of photos of it. You can look back years ago in the archives about how I got my yellow music desk, about the various bits and bobs I had already or racked up. See the changing array of equipment I put on top of the desk.

You're just some Ableton shill anyway, you don't make music. Your job is to sell people DAWs that are garbage and poor quality VSTs.

Why the fuck does everyone here have schizophrenia?
Is it because 4chan is for some reason particularly attractive to these people, or is it just that it's impossible to ban them?

>>106200773
I stay away from people who can't properly edit their thoughts for interpersonal communication. There are two kinds:
Those who literally say out loud their internal monologue
Those who expect me to guess what they have to say
Not sure which is worse.

>>106202275
There's a saying...you will meet assholes in your life, but if everyone you meet is an asshole...you're the asshole.

>>106202280
I'm not expecting you to guess anything.
What are you talking about exactly? I literally told you that it's a surprise so the less you know about the video the better. Why would I want you to have information that I told you would spoil the video?
And if I did want you to have that video-spoiling information, why would I want you to guess it?
There isn't a single angle in which what you're saying makes any sense given the previous posts.

If I see a video link without a comment in a general thread, the basic assumption is that it's somewhat relevant to the topic of the thread, so it basically has the implied comment "I think you guys will enjoy this".
It being in the thread is enough context.
If you think opening a potentially uninteresting video is too big of a risk, then don't open it.
Others might want to open it and if they don't like it they can close it.
Getting emotional over it and making up retarded bullshit like you did in this post makes absolutely no sense.

>>106202358
Do you think schizophrenia just means being an asshole? (it doesn't)
Or do you think that your saying applies to schizophrenia as well? (it doesn't)
Please help me understand what type of retardation do you suffer from.

>>106202275
of all threads, this one doesn't have anything particularly schizo in it yet. it might have THE schizo in it, but he's really just an analogfag at the end of the day, not really schizoing out yet

>>106202515
I'm referring to the "you said anything negative about me? You're working for Ableton and they're paying you to discredit anyone who uses hardware!" guy who made this post >>106202179 (which warranted my post here >>106202275 right below it) like many others before.
If you can't see how schizo-like his line of thinking is, you might want to learn the difference between factual information and random shit you assumed and told yourself is real because it's convenient for your point/ego/etc.
Or maybe you're actually schizophrenic and are legitimately incapable of seeing how Anon being an Ableton shill is a literal hallucination.

>>106202463

>>106202610
>I just realized I was being retarded but can't bring myself to admit is so I'll just pretend that arguing is itself stupid despite also participating in the same argument minutes earlier, before getting exposed as the retard I am
Classic

Reporting in again, trying to re-create the Squarepusher Theme so I can cover it with a live bass. It still sounds amateurish because I have no production experience, but I want to try mixing stuff better this weekend.

Another anon told me:
>Make sure you route all of your audio sources to the mixer
>Use eq to tame clashing frequencies
>Compress and make up gain audio tracks that don’t sound as full as you want them
>Emphasize your drum transient with a transient shaper and either apply a subtle distortion or warm saturation to them
>Adjust faders of your mixer channels, minding that the fader is the final stage in the signal chain and affects the overall output level after all the processing
So I'll use that as a guide. But I still don't know
>What frequencies am I supposed to cut, and by how much?
>Where am I supposed to pan things?
>What volumes am I supposed to shoot for before applying any final limiting? both for individual instruments and the master channel?
Not looking to be spoonfed, just need to figure this stuff out on my own

Here's a sample of how it sounds without any deliberate mixing atm:
https://vocaroo.com/1cVUZBKPbq6Y

>>106202179
>You're just some Ableton shill anyway, you don't make music.
lmao ive never made music with ableton thats for sure but ive got tracks on multiple /dmp/ albums

>>106202810
>ive never made music
I can tell.

>>106202900
consider Taking Your Medication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR0CdYoKtDc

>>106202653
Lol, >>106202610 isn't even >>106200670/>>106202280 (me). U mad? If people don't like your 'surprise' don't be mad a them for not liking it.

>>106202793
I can't help you with the mixing but I'll let you know that though the drums lack nuance, you did far better than I expected about the sequencing. Keep up.

>>106203349
>isn't even
Assuming this is true, then the only difference is that you don't have the "despite arguing earlier" part.
It's still an equally dumb nonargument, made worse by having to interject someone else's discussion to say it and embarrass yourself.

>If people don't like your 'surprise' don't be mad a them for not liking it.
I think I've been pretty explicit in saying that if you don't like it you're free to not watch it.
I'm only bothered by you retards getting your panties in a bunch for a fucking YouTube link, and bothering me with the dumbest arguments ever (as proven by my posts, to which you can only reply "u mad lol", when you're the ones who started this whole discussion by being mad about the stupidest frivolity that happens constantly on this site).

>>106195501
memes and shitposting aside if it was /emp/ it would be about electronic music as in genre and thats not all we make here

>>106203660
It could've been something like /mpt/ - Music Production Technology

>>106203719
you can force the title if you want, the last thread had been dead for hours and the OP of this thread isn't the regular OP (sn0ychan)

ITT: arguing spastics, schizos and baiters.

>>106202609
not reading that

>>106203804
Not surprised that a paragraph is too much for you.

>>106202515
>it might have THE schizo in it, but he's really just an analogfag at the end of the day, not really schizoing out yet
he thinks everyone who disagrees with him is one guy thats classic conspiratorial thinking just try contradicting his be*tles posts and hell call you """""""the boomer""""""

Retard here. How do I fix this?
>I have a mix that sounds good to me
>It clips on the master fader unless I turn the master fader down 4db
>Can I preserve my current mix, but just make it softer, by turning down every track's fader by X db? And leaving the master fader maxed?

you are now aware of the crackle on your knobs.

>>106204306
Just use a limiter.

>>106204306
are you using any comnpressors at all

>>106203777
wrong

>>106202275
they argue in the thread because they can't overcome their own ego making music.

>>106202275
there are two resident schizos in this general: chuzo and akaizo.
They constantly berate others for not spending on much on gear as them whilst thinking that the anons disagreeing with them is just one person. For chuzo, the boomer is the boogeyman; for akaizo, the "ableton shill".
As far as we know, they don't make any music because they refuse to post any.

>>106204306
>Can I preserve my current mix, but just make it softer, by turning down every track's fader by X db? And leaving the master fader maxed?
Yes, I prefer to mix that way, more fine-tuning

>>106204789
>chuzo
>akaizo

some say they are brothers

>>106204625
clueless faggot you're no one's ego so shut the fuck up

>>106205290
The shewolf is Reddit

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>>106205297
>you're no one's ego
wtf does that mean

>>106205591
>ilok

>>106205591
Haha well then I guess that makes it legal to... phuck.

>>106206161
>software is legally available for free
>"noooo where is the russian malware alternative??"

>>106206227
nobody likes iLok

>>106206227
let me guess, you have 20 chastity belt slots ready to be equipped.
i've got none.

>>106204306
did you ever make this work

What do you need all that shit for
>iLok
Kill yourselves

>>106208677
I agree, iLok should kill themselves.

>>106203954
the sperg who types paragraphs arguing about inane things like his youtube "surprise" is the same musically out of touch boomer though

>>106204594
you're the OP? you forgot these >>106143375 >>106143378 >>106143386

>>106208999
I don't post them every thread, especially if it died prematurely

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Q3ke7W-gk
most people can literally tell them apart in a blind test. just for whatever reason, commenters seem to like the sound of acustica ivory 5 even though it's not the most accurate emulation. fucking sick gaslighters claiming it's all placebo. you're truly ngmi if you can't appreciate the nuances of sound, you might come closer to getting a lucky one hit wonder if you're willing to adopt these tools without knowing what you're doing, but most anons aren't willing to adapt to using different tools than the stale software that they've been using for years with no real success thus far.

>>106209182
I could really hear the difference through my iPhone speakers, and I’m sure the casual listener can tell the difference through their AirPods, especially if it’s iTunes 320kbps and not 128kbps!
/s

>>106209182
how does that guy have so much money? he's constantly buying new 5k-10k pieces of gear. just by mastering techno?

>>106209414
ngmi
might as well serve AI slop if you're going to have such a cancerous attitude, but the algorithm will bury 99% of slop because listeners genuinely won't engage it with because they do perceive the difference even if they can't describe with words what the exact problem is with the music they just know they don't particularly like the music

>>106209182
I'll keep ignoring all your posts until you do a legitimate A/B test and we can see your results.

>>106209427
>you might come closer to getting a lucky one hit wonder if you're willing to adopt these tools
That’s more of a songwriting thing. If you come up with a catchy tune, you could play it through some shitbox amp and still get popular.

>>106209497
people like you would spend years and years trying to write catchy tunes and either get signed to a label who can help them out with production or they end up as bitter music teachers who are butthurt about taylor swift etc.

here's an example of the guy using a sound on his second attempt which he wasn't sure of himself but he got the sound because of the tool that he had access to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq61C8gndjM

Ah sheit, here we go again

>>106209524
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd-fXYRIJr4

>>106209521
By tool, you mean changing the preset? I was more or less responding to your other previous A/B post and how those subtleties are not gonna make or break a song.

>>106209583
they are 100% going to make or break a song, literally all your examples of "shitbox" songs still try infinitely harder than anons digital slop, you literally 100% are a perma loser who will never come up with a sequence of notes such that it will outshine most other music even with low effort digital production

>>106203550
Eh, you called me emotional first. You're starting to remind me the resident schizo.

>>106209612
he's a despicable bully with crippling cognitive biases, he calls me the schizo but he's literally far more useless than me at knowing how to make music that doesn't suck

>>106209597
>literally all your examples of "shitbox" songs
What examples? I haven’t even posted one. Lol.

>>106209626
here we go again with the gaslighting, you're not as anonymous as you think you are

chuzo goes for the gamble
he confidently asserts that >>106209626 is the same person as >>106108709

>>106209640
even if it's a different anon, you're clueless mfers, music theory isn't as complex as you think, most popular songs are pretty formulaic and lean heavily on production instead of the musical notes

the clairo song is especially egregious, she's selling the illusion of being a teenager making shitty music by herself, but guess what she's almost 19 in that video and the music was released through a proper label, it's like ronald jenkees pretending to be an autistic savant so you will be more impressed by his music

>>106209652
>>106209662
I would rather listen to my grandfather play a song on a shitty out of tune guitar about a crocodile that gets its snout hit with a teapot than listen to any of the music you link here.

>>106209597
>they are 100% going to make or break a song
This >>106209182 example you posted will not make or break a song.

>>106209762
every wannabe producer can use a cracked copy acustica ivory 5 and they'll ngmi especially as their decisions affect the entire song, and they might not even use a "shitbox amp" they might use a plugin for that too, literally every single aspect of their existence is pleb tier and not just the EQ plugin

>>106209777
Why do you hate digital music production so much? Lol.

>>106209814
anons don't even enjoy most music, e.g. >>106209678
you're at fault here by not appreciating the beauty of the art, you're trying to make a cheap knockoff like you can do paintings in a similar style as picasso but good luck selling them for $10k, maybe a few artists can do that out of countless amateur artists

>>106209821
i love music bro. but why do i need to put it through a circuit to prove it to you senpai.

>>106209830
it's how physics work in the universe and how humans have envolved to respond to sound, most digital plugins don't even attempt to model the circuitry and put most of the work into designing the GUI, certainly they're not doing an accurate simulation of the universe, even as far back as the beatles they were deliberately engineering the sound to be pleasing to the ear, they weren't just wrestling with primitive lo-fi technology like a naive person might think

>>106209861
>muh physics
>muh universe

>>106208991
I only type paragraphs about whatever you retards bust my balls about, which dies indeed happen to be inane bullshit because I'm constantly having to explain basic concepts (such as the difference between fact and assumption) to the dummies that disagree with the simple uncontroversial things I post.

>>106209916
imagine having this level of passion about the art >>106209918 but maybe stupid people can't even imagine it.. like trying to imagine the 4th dimension or something

>>106209861
digital plugins still resolve on analog circuits and succumb to the laws of physics my brother

Reminder that Chuzo is black

>t. chorizo

>>106202810
>multiple /dmp/ albums
the only placement that matters

I'm sure music didn't exist before they invented your electronic anal devices. Fucking dolt.

>>106213362
this is the part that gets me he has a theory how one band got successful but if we buy it we have to pretend they were the first popular musicians EVER, also we have to pretend theres nobody like aphex twin with tracks that were all digital with sub par production but gorillions of people still listen to them today, on xtal you can even clearly hear digital hard clipping, thats amateur baby shit but its one of his most popular songs

like come on buddy you think franz liszt had a 1176??? get real

>wasting your time sperging about analog in a **DIGITAL** music production general

>>106213362
>>106213429
>>106213444
>>106213788
rent free
with digital music production you still have to use analog emulations, it's objectively wrong to completely sterile production. even skrillex had analog mastering.

literally 99.9% of wannabe producers are ngmi because they fuck up in various ways... not just in songwriting but in various technical aspects

>>106211762
>black

>>106214889
He keeps refusing to say the N word despite being a right-winger on 4chan who loves insulting people in every way possible, and doesn't seem to have a problem with us saying he's black.

>>106215015
Why would you take him at face value? i don’t trust anything he says, i ignore everything he types. he doesn’t exist, only you keep mentioning him

>>106215124
So he's pretending to be black?
Tbh I hadn't considered that possibility

>>106214226
nigge.r

>>106215015
rumours on /iemg/ said that he was brazilian, or russian, or filipino. but i don't think there's proof of any of that; chuzo is secretive.

you people are literally so retarded that you can't even understand how retarded you are
you're on the TECHNOLOGY board but you lack any sort of natural giftedness to be able to engage with the technology from a creator's point of view and not just being a consoomer
you're literally delusional as fuck thinking you can be a music producer just off of vibes and not making any real effort to improve your technical sophistication.. you think normies are too dumb and that they're not going to care about the quality on their iphone speakers so you don't need to care either.. such a degenerate attitude to have when you're not even remotely making music that doesn't suck so you're not in the race to begin with to be in a race to the bottom.. you're a complete outsider and you're not even good at songwriting either but you have an unwarranted self importance despite having nothing at all to show that you're intelligent or gifted at anything.. you have average grades in school and you don't make much money, you suck at video games especially in pvp etc