[Sounddesign/Composing] A (LONG) Guide To Hardstyle

[zanshi]

@geck-o
well said i get your point BUT:
cause at a certain point you want to look "behind" the horizons
this goes for newbies aswell as for "grown" artists - this is why music changes constantly!!
and newbies WILL get that, as soon as they feel the urge to advance
and as i explained in the first few sentences of the tutorial - it's focussed on what's used the most at the moment
i also COULD write about at least 2-5 more patterns, from oldschool to complex multi- or anti-climaxes
or more about rythmics. etc etc...
but this is basically the most common pattern atm
people will notice that there is SO much more than just the "regular" pattern
that's also why i said: open your ears! do analysis, it hasn't to be in-depth you'll discover SO many things, so many different details, patterns, melodies and so on and on and on!
and this WILL bring the urge to do more complex stuff, to advance and to get original!

@casefan
that's the way you go! simply use them for building your "skeleton" or for replacing stuff you can't to at the moment or whatever, samples save at lot of time but they shouldn't be an excuse not taking the efford and time for learning it by yourself some time

maybe i'll do some on melodies too aswell
the tweakheads guide is e-pic. must read for every newb building a homestudio

@kodex
ferien! XD danke

[surfino]

what a great resource, thumbs up for zanshi

[Marcotjuh]

@Alex,

Sure, you could also just rip off someone else's melody and change a note here or there instead of learning how to compose your own...

However, you should re-read what she said. You just more or less reiterated what she said in the first line.

i accept sampling - but i HIGHLY advice all upcoming producers to to their own thing as much as possible, i'm still a newb too, but i find it very sad that there is so much "presetwhoring" and ripping from other producers and tracks...
especially kicks and advanced soundsynthesis like leads... guys TAKE the effort to learn and create! this is was music is about! realizing what you hear inside your mind!

In fact, it IS true. You can get away with doing the bare minimum, but if you encourage lazy practices you're going to end up with a lazy sound... and yeah, proof of that is in the fact whenever someone uses a sample, people are quick to jump on it. In fact, many respectable labels in the music world in general will also not take your work if you're sticking primarily to ripping other people off.

I wasnt talking about editing melodies, but kicks, punches and stuff like that! Any amateur producer wont start with trying to make his killer lead that sounds like nc, if he doesnt start to practice with samples he wont learn anything about making actual hardstyle. Sound Design is something you should learn over time while trying to develop your own sound but its nothing you should start with. I dont think Zatox started like that, i dont think Headhunterz started like that and i dont think any of the pro producers really started like that. Yeah ofc its good to learn sound synthesis over time and its necessary to take it to an advanced, serious level, but for the beginning, and thats also what a tutorial is for, it is not necessary at all and rather slowing down than speeding up the learn process. Anybody who's trying to get to an actual pro level will notice sooner or later that he will need to create his own sounds, but for the beginning you should do everything else but focussing 100% on creating your own leads, kicks, but learning the arrangement and finding your own style.

I started the same as you said there, though i could easily save up 1.5 years of worthless samplin and presetwhoring and just started doin the thing I needed to do. Tweaking sounds.

Seriously man, you dont need releases when you are starting right? Time enough to create your own killing lead or epic kick.

I cannot believe how much more happy I am when i created that kick. Other then ripping one and putting on samples. It just do not feel right and wont make you wanna search for more.

[Mentalizer]

amazing tutorial, with many good informations thx a lot

[dUnreal]

Great job, I read it!

[The Hown]

Cool tut nice n clear. enough to know when you start
but I have to say that almost any vst (non-romplers) can be used to create any sound (kicks/leads/screetches)
you just have to find the synth that fits you and yes some are made for specialyzed jobs (making kicks/lead...)
just had to say this, coz I use Sytrus for my sounds
(probably Im making more sounds then I ever use but hey why not )

[Tweeka_1]

holy shit sara! Nice job!!

And between this, you still have time to color your hair?

[Brice]

holy shit sara! Nice job!!

And between this, you still have time to color your hair?

Are you studip or what, it's her natural color

[zanshi]

holy shit sara! Nice job!!

And between this, you still have time to color your hair?

Are you studip or what, it's her natural color

yeah, i just dye my roots blackish-brown so it looks more natural

[BVR]

good tutorial.cheers