Nowadays you can make music on on your browser – even if you can’t really play real instruments. I have earlier written about Patatap, and here are some new finding on this field:
ACID MACHINE BETA is a in-browser tool (uses HTML5 “magic”) that emulates Roland’s TB-303 bass synthesizer with built-in sequencer. It brings the essence of building a bass, lead and drum sequence to you without the need to install any additional software! (works well on Firefox and Chrome) It allows you to easily make your own ACID house music as the well-known “acid” sound is typically produced by playing a repeating note pattern on the TB-303 (like in this classic track).
According to Make acid house in your browser with Acid Machine article Acid Machine is described by developers Errozero as a “work in progress”, but it’s already working better than a faulty TB-303 found on eBay. As well as featuring two of the famous bass synthesisers, Acid Machine also features a drum machine. Acid Machine is making the dream of writing acid house tracks in the office a reality. Play with it for few minutes and you have some interesting sounding results!
Want some more drum machines? Emulate four classic drum machines in your browser article tells about HTML 5 Drum Machine Emulator that that can emulate five different kits: Roland’s iconic TR-808 and TR-909, the Linndrum, Elektron’s Machinedrum and an acoustic drum kit. You can create multiple 16-step patterns, manipulate the pitch and volume of each individual drum sample and even save patterns for the next time you visit the page. Once you’ve laid down your beat, you can even export the whole thing as a WAV file.
Or do you want to try to play with hip hop samples? Turn your computer keyboard into an MPC and recreate hip hop beats from Dilla, Kanye and 9th Wonder with interactive hip hop sampler Sample Stitch. Sample Stitch lets you reinterpret, record and even share your creations to Facebook and Twitter.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
The Geometry of Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWzwb4BumIk
What does a rectangle sound like? A square, a circle, a pentagon? This short video introduces the geometry of music.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Making A Techno Track in 1 HOUR (Full Process)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDoK2sehsj8
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Kick Drum
10:26 Hi-Hats
18:55 303 (Acid Loop)
24:42 Synth Stab
27:50 Toms & Percussion
35:20 Top Melody
38:35 Arrangement
57:37 Full Track
58:59 Outro
Tomi Engdahl says:
The INSANE Rhythms of Doom Eternal | Jazz Pianist Reacts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QidRvxyCgM
Tomi Engdahl says:
Do you have a MUSICAL EAR? Find out now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjN2xnirD1s
Tomi Engdahl says:
Classical Composer Reacts to DOOM: The Only Thing They Fear is You | The Daily Doug Episode 632
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d62wNxcsIwg
Tomi Engdahl says:
I Made A Song In 10 Minutes, 1 Hour, 100 Hours!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZtDHcXb0Pw
Tomi Engdahl says:
SINGERS from Level 1 to Level 100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFjZuX5W2M
Tomi Engdahl says:
Hans Zimmer Only Needed 4 Notes to Make Inception a MASTERPIECE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC8o52ClRbw
Tomi Engdahl says:
SKRILLEX: The Rise, Fall & Rise Again (from emo to dubstep)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItwd33uj_0
The history of Sonny Moore aka Skrillex, from his origins in From First To Last to his rise as Skrillex. I look at the backlash to dubstep, his influence on modern artists like Kayzo and Sullivan King and more.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Guitarist Reacts to Top 10 POP Songs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofEb0CrP0Wo
Reacting to Spotify’s top 10 POP songs to determine the level of crappiness! Several boots. Lots of cats…
Tomi Engdahl says:
I watched 300 hours of music production streams, here are my 17 FAVORITE tips (wish I knew sooner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQHvtinwQQ8
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/17/a-turing-complete-cpu-in-sunvox-why-not/
For those who haven’t come across SunVox before now, this software is a highly programmable visual environment for building up custom synthesisers, piecing signals together to create rhythms — that’s the ‘tracker’ bit — as well as interfacing to input devices such as MIDI and many others.
https://warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/
Tomi Engdahl says:
AROUND THE INTERWEBSGood News: You Can Download METALLICA’s St. Anger Drum Tone
No garbage cans were harmed
https://metalinjection.net/around-the-interwebs/good-news-you-can-download-metallicas-st-anger-drum-tone
Tomi Engdahl says:
Martin Garrix In The Studio With Future Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfCmoEixxro
Martin Garrix In The Studio explaining how he created his UK number one and platinum selling club smash, Animals using Image-Line’s FL Studio software.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Electric + Acoustic Guitars Get Double Tracked (and NOT copy pasted)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu1P-cAhWJw
Thanks to the comment section though, I realized the principle of double tracking is not very well understood, so in this video I demonstrate the difference between a “fake” double tracked guitar and a real double tracked guitar. This way you can draw your own conclusions on when and where you should single track vs double track.
Tomi Engdahl says:
15 Mistakes That Can RUIN Your Studio Recording Sessions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp1YTT09PXc
When double tracking guitars, there is sometimes a good reason to NOT do the identical part. This is to create interest and variance in the stereo field. However, these elements are usually crafted with intention, not just randomly thrown in. Although the accidental mistake in a double-track can sometimes result in some very cool effects, the skill of accurately recreating your playing is one that is pretty much required as a modern day rock guitarist looking to record.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5 ARTISTS THAT CREATED HITS WITH CHEAP GEAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-QSoOS21tU
Tomi Engdahl says:
How to make remixes & mash-ups, with David Guetta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUoI5Vv8Bu8
Tomi Engdahl says:
120 Subgenres of EDM (w/ examples)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTUDKu3BL7c
Tomi Engdahl says:
10 Chord Layering Techniques (that add energy to boring chords)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7NTGFYR1Tg
0:00 intro
0:28 granular layering technique
1:48 skinny wide
3:16 layer with rhythm
4:30 pick the best layering technique for your song
5:41 layering chords with a vocoder
7:32 re-articulating the chords
8:44 adding an LFO to high-reverb chords
10:16 alternative dynamic layers
11:26 layering harmony
13:35 my fav technique
Tomi Engdahl says:
Rammstein – Synth presets and samples used in the Liebe ist fur Alle Da album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECIBRxV7d9Q
A good amount of samples, and Omnisphere, Roland VR-760 and Ensoniq ASR-10 presets.
In this album, we saw a lot of Omnisphere presets being used in this album. We also saw a creation of a very distorted pad, which Flake calls it Saurier, used in three songs.
Thank you very much to Electroteck60 for helping me with the saurier in the ASR. Go check his channel, he makes some very cool content: @electroteck60
Thank you to all the people in the Rammstein World Forum for finding a good amount of presets and samples.
00:00 Rammlied
01:46 Ich Tu Dir Weh
02:29 Waidmanns Heil
03:47 Haifisch
04:31 B********
05:22 Frühling in Paris
06:59 Wiener Blut
07:43 Pussy
08:29 Mehr
09:01 Roter Sand
09:21 Führe Mich
09:34 Donaukinder
10:01 Halt
10:25 Liese
10:31 Outro
Tomi Engdahl says:
I took Charlie Puth’s music class so you don’t have to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_U9vipz7M
00:00 intro
02:35 misleading advertising
04:42 the class
15:02 the peer/classroom aspect
18:42 so was it all worth $279
19:01 sponsorship with wren
Tomi Engdahl says:
7 vocal tricks they use to hook you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsAoMw-SU4M
HOOK your listeners with these 7 powerful vocal tricks – used by Dua Lipa, Calvin Harris, Tiësto, Timbaland, David Guetta and many more.
After listening to thousands of tracks by the world’s biggest producers, I’ve uncovered 7 of the best creative vocal tricks for spicing up your music – even if you don’t usually use vocals!
Tomi Engdahl says:
Kansas Guitarist Says ‘There’s No Money in Making Records Anymore’: ‘To Make an Album, You Have to Really Want It’
“To make an album, you have to really want to do it, because there’s no payoff in doing it”
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kansas_guitarist_says_theres_no_money_in_making_records_anymore_to_make_an_album_you_have_to_really_want_it.html?fbclid=IwAR0XWNlyq9xeQlH8Jr5vGqySdDDqNTQ4rUoXktjTYCdbwqHAc2N9KDqI5Sc
Kansas guitarist Rich Williams said that “there’s no money in making records anymore”, adding that in order to make an album nowadays, “you have to really want it.”
Many musicians have been claiming that the music industry’s inner mechanisms are yet to successfully adapt to massive new developments such as streaming and the ever-increasing importance of social media, suggesting that the current business model can be unfair for the artist. Speaking to Radio Artifact in a recent interview, Kansas guitarist Rich Williams shared a similar sentiment, when he said that records are a good vehicle for scratching that creative itch and staying connected with the fans, but won’t earn much money in the process
Tomi Engdahl says:
How to Make 8-Bit Music (two free methods)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4_qcrM0qIM
83 Free Resources for Game Composers: https://composer-code.ck.page/81b6b10522
NES VST plugin: https://www.mattmontag.com/projects-p…
Deflemask Tracker: https://deflemask.com/
Ultimate Guide to Become a Video Game Composer: https://composercode.com/guide/
CHAPTERS FOR EASY ACCESS:
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0:00 – Intro
0:29 – First method (VST)
1:04 – NES VST
2:30 – “Authentic” chiptune
5:01 – Second method (tracker)
6:53 – Composing in Deflemask
12:00 – Finished track
13:00 – 8-bit composition tips
17:20 – Free composition resources
VIDEO SYNOPSIS:
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Hey!
In this video, I’m going to teach you two methods for making authentic 8-bit chiptune music, like that produced by the NES, GameBoy, and Commodore 64 sound chip, entirely for free.
I’m also going to give you some compositional tips to make your 8-bit music even better.
8-bit music has made a significant resurgence in the past decade with many high-profile indie games utilizing it as their main sound palette. Apart from games, there’s a thriving chiptune community that enjoys making this kind of music just for fun.
So let’s talk about how you can do that, too.
So the first method for making 8-bit music is to use a free VST instrument inside of your digital audio workstation. I’m using Reaper for my DAW and this NES VST is the best one I’ve found on the web.
Now if you’re wanting to make just general 8-bit chiptune, you’re not looking to emulate a particular console or sound chip, you can just pluck away and use this sound palette however you want.
But, in my experience, it’s more fun to limit yourself to try to actually create something that could have been played on the NES or GameBoy or Commodore 64 or whatever.
In this case, you’ll want to do a little bit of research on the sound chip you’re trying to emulate because there are differences.
For example, the NES has five sound channels. Two square wave channels, a triangle wave channel, a noise generator channel, and a DPCM sample channel, which could play very, very low-quality samples, like the iconic bongo sound from Super Mario Bros 3.
The Gameboy had a different setup, as well as the Commodore 64.
Now we don’t have access to the original software composers in the NES era used, but a tracker is about as close as we can get to replicating it.
A tracker is a free piece of software that emulates how retro chip music was composed… GEAR AND RESOURCES
Tomi Engdahl says:
ABBA’s Secret – The SOUND | Michael B. Tretow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_sWNMhACgU
Tomi Engdahl says:
Beginner Electric Lesson 1 – Your Very First Electric Guitar Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY3AvEGKfZ0&list=PLP3kvqg_Ut84SdgE4V0Cn6Hb7Rvxrd_A3
Tomi Engdahl says:
most popular song each month since january 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoaXej0Jeg
Tomi Engdahl says:
I Hired Singers On Fiverr To Sing My WORST SONG EVER!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1smBVb5rM
I prank innocent singers on Fiverr to sing to my CRAPPY song! Will they do it? Will they actually make it GOOD!!? Long live Marlene’s Wardrobe.
Tomi Engdahl says:
10 Chord Patterns for 10 Different Emotions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yw85rAb6cw&t=369s
0:00 Intro
0:18 1 – uplifting, joyful, and euphoric
1:22 2 – deep and serious
2:50 3 – tense and suspenseful
3:45 4 – sad, like really sad
4:43 5 – feel good, euphoric
6:10 6 – euphoric, but also kinda sad
7:13 7 – pump up and aggressive
8:43 8 – pump up but kind of happy
9:56 9 – chill and relaced
11:22 10 – happy
Tomi Engdahl says:
4 Useful Chord Progressions You Should Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pejqyjTuJHo
0:00 Introduction
0:28 “Kiss From A Rose” progression
3:05 “Isn’t She Lovely” progression
6:12 Hook Theory
6:55 “What’s Up?” progression
9:25 “Marvin Gaye” progression
Tomi Engdahl says:
I Made an INSANE Music Festival… In a VIDEO GAME!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HAH5pR06Og
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326270/Festival_Tycoon/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5 Famous Guitar Riffs That Are Ripped Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxPWk-F39P8
Tomi Engdahl says:
So it’s official. NOBODY knows what MUSIC is any more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQDHCTazvDQ
Tonight we’re taking a look at a couple of vocal examples to see what’s going on!
TIME STAMPS –
0:00 Intro
2:33 Performance (Meryl Streep)
4:33 Meryl’s Vocal Technique
5:23 Auto-Tune vs. Pitch Correction
8:09 The Problem with A440 for Vocals
12:40 Part 2 – The Problem
Tomi Engdahl says:
So… YOU can’t hear auto tune? No problem, NOW YOU CAN SEE IT!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7aDN3oujXI
Tomi Engdahl says:
The Evolution of Black Metal (1981 – 2021 Guitar Riff Compilation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEuP08CFtPU
Track list:
0:00 Venom – Welcome to Hell
0:31 Venom – Black Metal
1:02 Hellhammer – Messiah
1:28 Bathory – Hades
1:56 Celtic Frost – Circle of the Tyrants
2:37 Mayhem – Carnage
3:04 Morbid – My Dark Subconscious
3:27 Tormentor – Tormentor I
3:49 Necrodeath – Thanatoid
4:25 Blasphemy – Goddess of Perversity
4:47 Master’s Hammer – Jáma pekel
5:11 Darkthrone – The Pagan Winter
5:36 Immortal – Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss
6:04 Gorgoroth – Huldrelokk
6:36 Dissection – Retribution – Storm of the Light’s Bane
7:00 Sacramentum – Cries from a Restless Soul
7:23 Emperor – Ensorcelled by Khaos
7:49 Inquisition – Those of the Night
8:10 Abigor – Towards Beyond
8:35 Deathspell Omega – Drink the Devil’s Blood
9:04 Dark Funeral – Hail Murder
9:34 Taake – Over Bjoergvin Graaler Himmerik IV
10:05 Watain – Devil’s Blood
10:27 Marduk – Throne of Rats
10:54 1349 – I Am Abomination
11:31 Wolves in the Throne Room – Queen of Borrow Light
12:12 Mgla – Further Down the Nest I
12:35 Carach Angren – La Malédiction de la Dame Blanche
13:01 The Ruins of Beverast – Kain’s Countenance Fell
13:25 Lantlos – These Nights Were Ours
13:58 Der Weg Einer Freheit – Der Stille Fluss
14:23 Woods of Ypres – Adora Vivos
14:46 Bolzer – Entranced by the Wolfshook
15:13 Blut Aus Nord – Henosis
15:40 Batushka – Yekteniya I: Ochischcheniye
16:08 Winterfylleth – Esigns of Victory
16:47 Wiegedood – Ontzieling
17:21 Human Serpent – Seven Billion Slaves
17:55 Ellende – Der Blick Wird Leer
18:35 Regarde Les Hommes Tomber – Stellar Cross
19:35 Spectral Wound – Frigid and Spellbound
These Black Metal Riffs are BORING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7sZd87OngU
Mayhem and Darkthrone wrote boring riffs? Legendary music everyone of us loves!
Let’s try to make them a little better while jamming around and finding some ideas.
Tomi Engdahl says:
How To Remix ANY Song (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJd6LnwKOLE
In this video Yanick is going to show you how to remix ANY song! With useful tips, tricks and more, you will be able to create a remix yourself after watching this video.
0:00 Intro
0:39 Acapella & BPM change
5:17 Chords
7:40 Bass
12:33 Vocal effect
13:34 Drums & FX
15:52 Top Melody
17:09 Build-up
19:07 Final Result
Tomi Engdahl says:
How to Make 8-Bit Music (two free methods)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4_qcrM0qIM&t=2s
Tomi Engdahl says:
Daft Punk’s INSANE Sampling Masterclass | Breakdown & Recreation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrrnE9p4GyQ
Why “Random Access Memories” is a MASTERPIECE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYL76CO_jc
Tomi Engdahl says:
Logic: garage band for adults
Fruity loops: ableton for losers
Studio one: pro tools for amateurs
pro tools: is a scam
Ableton: for cork sniffing hipsters
Reaper: pro tools for bums
Cubase: not really worth mentioning
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AudioEngineerShitPost/permalink/3629437533957505/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5 underrated DAWs that aren’t Logic, Ableton or Pro Tools, and why you should consider switching
https://www.musicradar.com/news/five-underrated-daws-and-why-you-should-consider-switching?fbclid=IwAR2xbeHetgbX7-9le4xRdzWcHuQr_JbiyucOhXnU7I4AsLNGWSYgarUcO-s
If you’ve been using the same DAW for years, now might be the time to consider these low-cost, feature-packed alternatives
Ardour (Mac, Windows and Linux) is an open source DAW that handles all the main functions you expect from a sequencer – recording, mixing, editing and export – and is aimed at sound designers, composers, film score creators and, ok, all music producers.
You can download the demo version (which, incidentally, didn’t work on our Silicon Mac) or subscribe for as little as a dollar a month to get total access. Seems like a good deal.
Ardour is available as a demo, or pay $1, $4, $10, or $50 per month for a constantly updated version, or $45 for the current v 7.5 version to the next point update.
Reaper is one of those DAWs that people rave about because it’s cheap and does everything you need it to, but still manages avoid too much limelight, giving it a certain ‘if you know, you know’ appeal.
A small business license for Reaper is $60 and if you make more than $20k a year from your music you pay $225, which seems very fair. Reaper is available in both PC, Mac and Linux.
We’ve long been fans of Bitwig Studio (Mac, PC) here at MusicRadar but the software has also been in the shadow of other DAWs, particularly the fellow Berlin-based Ableton Live, from which it took some cues on its first release.
If you want something a little different – and probably the best ‘second DAW’ you can buy – then Korg Gadget (Mac, iOS or run is as a Mac/PC plugin), is one of the most user-friendly and inspirational tools out there.
Gadget is free for the Mac LE version, $199 as the Mac/PC plugin, $299 for the Mac DAW and $40 for the iOS app.
Finally, Acoustica Mixcraft 10 is a Windows-only DAW which has been also been doing the rounds for a while, but has developed into a one of the best music apps out there in terms of features v price.
Best of all it costs just $79 for the entry-level Mixcraft 10 Recording Studio and just $149 for the full-fat Mixcraft 10 Pro Studio. Best bargain DAW?
Tomi Engdahl says:
The ’80s may have been 40 years ago, but they never really disappeared and continue to leave their mark on music. And they were extremely diverse and varied. If you want to produce an authentic ’80s song, we’ve got loads of tips for you in this t.blog article.
80er Song aufnehmen wie
HOW TO PRODUCE AN 80S SONGHOW TO PRODUCE AN 80S SONG
https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/how-to-produce-an-80s-song/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=blog_80ies_song&fbclid=IwAR0QcmmxasRRmx6LV4APqKwCoByMKOgiH7wWxrlWtFWjNnf70GDURxNPh-U_aem_ARBOiQ8-waupHB0PSdwry0bas4GPorwAn1BjxJbjEshJ24cS0lZu8KAs63U4CNZOO9swWJZmD9Ecnh37bH9bsM-Z
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2023/10/20/heres-whats-new-in-cockos-reaper-7-0/
Nikola says:
This is the most relevant source for VST vs VST3:
https://inmusician.com/difference-between-vst-and-vst3/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Audacity 3.4 Release Adds a New Musical View
Audacity 3.4 makes it a better audio editor for musicians. Take a look!
https://news.itsfoss.com/audacity-3-4-release/?fbclid=IwAR0pQ1dldR1EwdqFpRg2wB7F3WEhditJoRFHKly2BYSoyssob4-tbo9HP-Q
Tomi Engdahl says:
DAWproject
Open exchange format for user data between Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)
https://github.com/bitwig/dawproject
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.magix.com/int/music/music-maker/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/why-4-4-time-dominates-in-pop/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://metalshout.com/female-fronted-metal-bands-of-all-time/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/its-none-of-your-business-how-people-choose-to-make-music?fbclid=IwAR32Fy7OO788ecWKV8hWqFXXGriC2-cPynKbvUQtrlZuXssoKLv1G8cswsk