John

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FL studio is a great DAW for novices in digital music production. Yes, Dubstep (weather it have a half-step feel or double-time) is a relatively hard genre to understand mechanically. Good Dubstep production requires syncopation and a drummer's ear. These things can be acquired over time. I'm glad to see you've spent six months on audio production (most people give up in the first two months). Before you try Dubstep (which deviates from the electronic-music norm), I would suggest making syncopated electronic beats that are four-to-the-floor with a punchy kick drum. Getting a feel for a DAW in general is important before diving into official production. It is good to make many noob/practice beats before you start delving into full productions. Always remember that the best way to get a feel for this is to practice. A lot of novice producers tend to ignore audio mastering as a final step in production. Mastering is very, very important for getting a clear, finished sound. Mastering requires a certain degree of knowledge, finesse and professionalism, however practice can allow novices to master their tracks adequately. There are many YouTube videos to consult on this subject. Novices also tend to abuse equalizers (such as the 7-notch parametric equalizers which I'm sure you're familiar with in FL) or use them incorrectly. EQ are used for many different purposes. The three main equalizer functions which all digital audio artists should learn extensively would be: 1.) Toning and shaping: Using the equalizer to shape a sound. This is more for fine-tuning. 2.) Removing unwanted frequencies: Using the equalizer to remove frequencies which muddy up the mix. This technique is used when an artist wants to remove frequencies from a sound that interfere with other frequencies from concurrently playing sounds. 3.) Boosting: A good producer knows when to amplify a sound, where to amp it, and how much to amp it by. I like to consult this chart when I want to know frequencies of different tones. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html Pro-tip: You should ALWAYS slap an equalizer on your master track (BEFORE YOUR LIMITER) to sharply cut out all frequencies above 17-18k and below sub-bass frequencies. These frequencies are unhearable, and will clutter up your mix . One of the many keys to a good mix is to not have any more (non-contributing) noise than you need. Also, a good producer will know how to use a compressor, weather it be single or multi-band. Gates are important as well, but not nearly as important as the compressor. There are many different types of compression used for many different types of effects. My favorite type of compression is called "dynamic side-chain compression." This technique is widely used in electronic music of many genres (even Dubstep.) It can be used to either create a pumping-breathing effect in the track, or to temporarily turn down the bass/lead so that the Kick drum shines through brightly. One problem that novices typically have with their tracks is that they cannot hear their kick drum (or other drums/sounds for that matter) because their bass (which generally needs to be louder in many types of music) is dominating the track. Side-chain compression is the solution to this problem. If you sidechain compress your bass with your kick-drum and you adjust the threshold and timings correctly, you will be able to crisply hear your bass drum without distorting or weakening the bass. Another great type of compression (which can be especially important in dubstep production) is called "New York Compression." This technique involves using a seperate channel in your mixer and having extreme EQ and compressor settings (in the return channel) in which the mids are completely cut with the EQ and the compressor is set to act immediately and strongly. New York compression is complicated and somewhat hard to explain, however there are many videos on YouTube which explain it nicely. Basically, you are sending a sound in your mixer to a separate channel in addition to running it through its own channel. Both channels (the original and the one being sent to) go to the Master channel. The trick lies in the fact that the return channel will process only lows and highs from the sounds being sent to it. This offers the effect of ultimately "fattening" the sound being sent by boosting the bass and treble. A similar (although not identical) effect can be achieved with the VST "Sausage Fattener" by Dada-Life. It is a pretty useful tool, especially in Dubstep where you want a prominent, fat and dominating bass. Another problem I see frequently with novice producers is that they abuse reverb. Reverb is used to make things resonate, echo, and warm up a cold sound. It can be abused though, and will mess up your mix if abused. There are many different types of reverb parameters which must be adjusted correctly depending on the sound it is being used on. This depends heavily on what you are trying to achieve stylistically. Also, as a producer, always make sure you're using samples and sounds from a variety of sources (Especially drum samples). Fl studio has some great sounds to offer and noodle with, however they can be overused frequently. (Just listen to some novice mixes on YouTube and you'll see what I'm saying.) Remember for electronic music that you usually want a good punchy shaped kick drum in your mix. A good place to go for affordable samples is loopmasters.com. I know that the Ableton-live teacher ArtFX also offers some great free samples in one of his demo-videos. I was so impressed by these samples that I have used them in full tracks before. The second kick he offers is great, especially after It is shaped correctly. As a side note, this is rather arbitrary, but make sure you're using colors to help you know which channels are which. Trust me. It will save you time and effort. Also, I wouldn't call drum and bass simpler than Dubstep It's quite complex. I would argue Dubstep to be a simplified two-step derivative of drum and bass. It's whatever though. Both genres are very good. Source: Ableton Producer and hobbyist. Also worked with FL studio and Logic. Sytrus, and all Frequency Modulation Synths are generally very fun to use, but I suggest learning to adjust the parameters to achieve your own sounds rather than use the presets. I find many of the presets to be bloated sounding, although there are a select few which are great. If you learn how to use FM synthesis correctly, you will be able to achieve great milestones in sound-design.

Sind sie das Essen? Nein, wir sind der Jäger!

I know that feel bro. I've had to hide it from everyone for like 2 years now. (Especially hard in college) I was just at a shop earlier that sold merch except I was with my friends so... FML. But I always wanted a wallpaper that was subliminal and original. I'm seeing some good suggestions, so I'll just wait this out and see if any are interesting enough to try.

When people in Halo 3 do a backwards jump behind you and think they're good.

This made me Lol and reminded me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA-vdhbzVUE

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Because it's never been done before!...

Dinkleberg!... Dinkleberg...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNy6lWSYne0 Battlecruisers overpowered. Gah.. Inb4John Snapplejack

WTF... What happens? O.o Does this mean the show is ending soon? FML... Caption: Roman helmet.

Now I don't think Bieber is the best guy ever... But... For all we know this girl could be completely fabricating this story...

What would have happened if she never dropped out. BTW I've never been brave enough to watch S4 so... If that pic is legit I don't know what to say.

Nom

No... No, that's not what I said at all.. First of all, we are talking about a "sexual way" not a "physical or emotional way." I can physically like my siblings, because we are related by blood and I physically feel a bond with them. I can also emotionally like my friends, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation because they are my friends. Neither of these "likes" are sexual in nature. Now call me whatever mean or horrible names you want to, this following idea of mine is a bit radical with respect to human psychology. Before you judge me and develop biases based solely off of not understanding what I am about to type, be sure to read the entire thing thoroughly. I believe that human sexuality is, at it's core, dynamic although it is influenced by genetic factors. This is a somewhat radical position of mine, as it challenges the psychological "norm" which has been established in 1975 that one's sexuality cannot shift. Because of this belief. I believe that my sexuality is "The John Sexuality" and is specific to me. Nobody on the planet has the exact same sexual preferences as me. The same principle applies to everyone else (possibly with the exception of asexual people, although I'm still looking into this). Because sexuality is different for everyone, it is pointless to assign percentages to "straight" or "gay." I guarantee that, if you were to experimentally isolate a pool of say, 100 people, and put them each into an environment exposing them to an alien culture which does not have any human contact, convincing them that they are one of the alien species, the majority of them would develop some sort of sexual attraction which doesn't even involve the human form (man or woman). Of course, with our current technology and ethics, this experiment is infeasible, although it would probably allow for advancement in the studies of human psychology. Another reason why I believe that human sexuality is, at its core, dynamic is due to the stories of one of my family members who works with abused children. Now I understand that some people develop as gay or bisexual naturally, without (noticeable) external stimulus, probably due to being genetically predisposed to having such orientations, just as many straight people are genetically predisposed to being straight. My family member has extensive experience in the area of child development, and they will tell you that a good percentage of sexually abused male children will end up being either gay or bisexual. In fact a sample or sexually abused male children will much more often have sexual preferences which are not straight than a sample of male children who are not sexually abused. I'm not saying this to be mean or to insult homosexuality, or to tell homosexual people that they are wrong. I'm just saying that this is what I've seen and analyzed. This information also supports my hypothesis that human sexuality is dynamic.

Then you're pretty much guaranteed to get into most schools.

Hipster

Wow nice! Well, my ACT superscore was a 31, so I wouldn't say that I'm a test-taking genius. You definitely have the ACT score for Northwestern, or even for many IV-leagues. Keep in mind that your GPA also matters though, as well as how many AP you took.

Lol, that's classified information!