drdrevid said:
i've made a couple beats with my motif and its onboard sequencer, and although i like the melody, the beats seem a little too simple. how i get down is, i start off with a simple drum loop like "kick kick snare" and i play it for like a minute. then i record a bassline over it. then i use a piano for the melody, and a little strings over the melody. it turns out really simple sounding, and not like something a professional would make. help me out
anyways, heres a sample of it. i know timing is off (im wasnt using the metranome and was sequencing freestyle)
I know you are just starting out, so I mean no offense...
You have to expect your stuff to sound "not very good" for a while until you begin to improve.
The sounds, performance, mix and production are all in need of improvement.
This will take practice before you can get the sounds right, get the emotion in your performance, learn how to mix, get familiar with recording and production.
I would recommend that you listen to "professional" songs and analyze the sounds and the treatment of the sounds and what FX are on them and if they are layered and how loud they are and the flow of the drum beat and how the instruments interact with eachother.
Experiment with your sequencer and the FX and processors so you have a better understanding of how your sounds react to them.
Try to emulate what other "professional" songs sound like...
...how loud it this sound?
...does that sound have any reverb on it? if so, how much?
listen to exactly how
your song sounds different from other "professional" songs.
A song can be very simple and still sound great... analyze some great simple songs that you know.