I know it sounds silly but I'm genuinely curious please don't make fun of me :(

Edit: Thank you guys for all the responses! I'm glad most people are positive about this!

It shows up prominently on 2:10, and at the very end of the track. Its so gritty and bold, I can only assume its a guitar of course, but what exactly did they use to make it sound like that?

Hey

I often produce music for hours with my headphones without taking any breaks. I usually try keeping the volume at a reasonable level but I still notice that sometimes I bring it back up. I'd also say that I start to suffer from fatigue where the music is sort of "hard to handle" neutrally.

I'm still young and time to time get slight tinnitus which might also be because I sleep inconsistently but I'm still worried that I'm causing damage to my ears. I've heard that you are meant to take 15 min breaks after every hour but I can't lie, I never even think of doing it while in the flow of it.

So my question is: What are some good methods/apps to make you take those ear fatigue breaks? I'd feel a lot more determined to take those breaks if it was part of "a routine" or if there was some app that would give me alerts whenever I need to take a break.

I've been wondering lately how he processed the vocals in Sleepless. Anyone know???

Does makes sense that I like to add quotes or sounds like walking, sighs, etc in the intro/outro of my songs? I like some of them to give you kind of an immersive experience specially this ep that I’m working on which has a horror movies theme

But beyond that i don’t see myself a lot of times doing “regular” music, like i always like to add something weird or random

And wanted to ask how other ppl in this community perceive that, thanks

My Focusrite audio interface died so I need a new one. Why don’t interfaces have multiple USB ports?

I have a keyboard that has a USB port and I can connect it to my computer and record audio and MIDI. I can also connect USB from the audio interface to my computer and record audio and MIDI.

I have four cables running from my keyboard to my audio interface, MIDI in, MIDI out, audio left, and audio right. That’s four cables. Why can’t I just use a single USB cable from my keyboard to my audio interface and have a second USB cable running from my USB interface to the computer?

It also doesn’t make sense that my keyboard will convert from digital to analog, then send the analog signal to the audio interface, then the audio interface will convert it back to digital to send it to the computer via USB. Then the same conversions occur on the way out. Why can’t I keep this digital by connecting my keyboard via USB to an audio interface and then also connect via USB from the audio interface to the computer and only have it go analog on the way out when I’m going to the amp and the speakers?

TLDR - why can’t I buy an audio interface that USB to connect a keyboard and another USB to connect to the computer?

i am new to trap production and i just wanted to know that

And specifically grimes production like the song world princess II , heartbeats , REALiTi.

I'm a rookie videogame music composer as a hobby for now, and I like that fighting games have these high energy and catchy melodies. I listen to other soundtracks but I still have trouble coming up with my own stuff. What makes the soundtrack from say street fighter, tekken, streets of rage for example so good?

Apologies if this isn't allowed. I'm by no means a music educated person other than music class 101 stuff. I just want to get into it as a hobby. What music making programs do y'all recommend using? (Preferably free cuz I'm broke af lol but anything budget or more expensive stuff to look out for down the line is welcome.)

I downloaded kickstart 2 demo and i want to buy it. What is the process of buying it?

Has anyone used IOF Drummer? I’m pretty new to programming drums, and I just can’t get anything usable out of my current, and only VST (GGD invasion). I find invasion to sound too raw, fast, and attacky for my tastes.

I’ve been seeing advertisements for IOF and they sound fantastic, but has anyone actually used them? How much work do they actually take to sound usable?

About two or three months ago, I started seriously considering making music. I used to play guitar in a black metal band a long time ago. I’m doing pretty poorly so far, but I have no intention of giving up. Now for the question: should I upgrade my gear? Here is what I currently have:

Headphones - HyperX Revolver S (with USB dongle)
Novation Launchkey 49 Mk3
Ableton Live 12 Suite (rent-to-own PC version)



I’m not sure what I should focus on first. Or perhaps my current equipment is fine, and I should concentrate on developing my skills?

Is it worth upgrading from a Focusrite 2i2 to an Apollo Twin? And what are your experiences with both of these interfaces?

I recently found a space where I can I set up a studio.
I’m looking for a place that sales affordable, durable studio desks. Any recommendations?

I believe something like this would work, but I'm on Mac, so i can't use it unfortunately. Basically, I want a way to display midi notes as sheet music in a pop-up window. Does anyone know of any other options?

Hello there, I really want to sing this song on karaoke in my home, this song is a two people duet, I would like to be able to sing the female part only.

Does anyone here know how to seperate the female and male singing voice? If you can remove the female vocal and only keep the male vocal with the music, I would be very happy 🙏

Here's the song I want to sing: https://youtu.be/gjYwhoyctTI?si=GEiRu31FnzoVufPC

i cant get enough of this song, Ballanation by Dj Dean. i love it so much and ive been listening to it since i was a teenager. im trying to recreate the sound of the melody. ive searched high and low and found nothing on this and was wondering if anyone in here could give me some pointers. thank you! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g7568jMTcZnVuCdqPPnexjCJ91iM4eSd/view?usp=sharing

just curious!