Lately I've been super struggling with my productions. I cant get any Ideas down and everything I make I seem to not like it. So I started thinking about what I really want to produce and I've decided I really want to produce Trap music. I dont want to produce hybrid trap. I really like Baauer and Rl Grimes trap music. I think its a little more hip hop orientated and not so dubstep-ish. I like dubstep but I want to make music that I can like show my mum. I dont want to make filthy dirty music. I listen to that but its not what I'm going for.
So I've been going back and listening to all my favourite Rl and Baauer tracks (I listened to these guys before I started producing and I think they are probably a big influence on me and what might have got me into production). I don't want to rip them off but I do want to produce like them if that makes sense.
So my question/ problem is: How do I make weird trap lead synths? I don't want to make FM growl basses. I dont want to make those boring generic trap leads. I want to make cool horns and some crazy sounding cool basses that dont have that vocally growl style to it.
Ok so I know what I want to make but I just don't know how to make them because I cant really pin point what the hell they are. I mean if you want to make dubstep just learn about FM and how to use Flanger effects and flange filters to form a growl.
Obviously Rl uses a lot of horns which is cool but what about other crazy synths? How is it done? A lot of the time I try to make a track in this kinda of style (or any other style) It just sounds like a boring synth with drums and an 808 below. It doesn't sound like a song.
Below I have linked some of the tracks that I'm talking about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uhb83oo9_I&list=PLq5MBc6t6kbQCWFHYlldpSz2FsCywFE9L&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbi65XibvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWxMVatWwE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgiyMpKBl28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1612_Y7N9x4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyKeH8rYOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1CqHw35Bs
Most of these tracks above have like 3 things in the drop: The Synth lead, Drums and an 808 sub or some kind of sub right?
How come when I do this it sounds horribly boring???
How do they achieve this? Is it synth movement? Is it the melody? Is it the actual synth itself?
PS I use serum, I know sound design, yes I have RTFM, I have also learnt Massive, I know FM and how to use it and I know all about filters and I still suck at sound design lmao
So I've been going back and listening to all my favourite Rl and Baauer tracks (I listened to these guys before I started producing and I think they are probably a big influence on me and what might have got me into production). I don't want to rip them off but I do want to produce like them if that makes sense.
So my question/ problem is: How do I make weird trap lead synths? I don't want to make FM growl basses. I dont want to make those boring generic trap leads. I want to make cool horns and some crazy sounding cool basses that dont have that vocally growl style to it.
Ok so I know what I want to make but I just don't know how to make them because I cant really pin point what the hell they are. I mean if you want to make dubstep just learn about FM and how to use Flanger effects and flange filters to form a growl.
Obviously Rl uses a lot of horns which is cool but what about other crazy synths? How is it done? A lot of the time I try to make a track in this kinda of style (or any other style) It just sounds like a boring synth with drums and an 808 below. It doesn't sound like a song.
Below I have linked some of the tracks that I'm talking about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uhb83oo9_I&list=PLq5MBc6t6kbQCWFHYlldpSz2FsCywFE9L&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbi65XibvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWxMVatWwE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgiyMpKBl28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1612_Y7N9x4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyKeH8rYOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1CqHw35Bs
Most of these tracks above have like 3 things in the drop: The Synth lead, Drums and an 808 sub or some kind of sub right?
How come when I do this it sounds horribly boring???
How do they achieve this? Is it synth movement? Is it the melody? Is it the actual synth itself?
PS I use serum, I know sound design, yes I have RTFM, I have also learnt Massive, I know FM and how to use it and I know all about filters and I still suck at sound design lmao