How do I improve?

[true sentinel]

oh damn

uh

sorry to say this you need some BIG help on your chords etc

and melodys

and its mixxed badly

what style were you going for?

like what genre

so uh

yea i could prob help

[tawdry dirge]

rlly why do you think so? Can you please tell me when it's messed up?

[true sentinel]

most of the song

its just not put together well

and its key is weird

along with the drums not fitting very well either

[tawdry dirge]

Which is what I was kinda going for

[tawdry dirge]

Oh

[true sentinel]

i mean you still gotta have the basics even with a weird key

https://soundcloud.com/retroghoul/electric?si=8b1de7e888c74ed18dd1d6b5c6b34c1b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

this is one of my songs

'i made it for ost

(its for a boss fight)

but anyways

you still gotta have the basics of a song

such as chords

and a decent melody

[tawdry dirge]

But buddy that's a whole different genre

[true sentinel]

im aware

[tawdry dirge]

tho it's sick

[true sentinel]

you never answered what genre yours is

[true sentinel]

most people say my name fits the genre i make

[tawdry dirge]

More like dark trap, rnb

[true sentinel]

ah ok

hm

well first

what vsts are you using

[tawdry dirge]

Ghoulish not rlly, but cool music buddy

[true sentinel]

the retro part

this music here is more of the ghoulish part:
https://soundcloud.com/retroghoul/sets/darkmagic

[tawdry dirge]

Dude

Okey

[true sentinel]

but anyways

the part of music that is the main issue is most likely the vsts your using

[tawdry dirge]

...

[true sentinel]

or the presets

[tawdry dirge]

Umm idk, rlly

what do u think is ideal

[true sentinel]

what are you using for your music

rn

[tawdry dirge]

fl

[true sentinel]

no

the vsts

plugins

etc

[tawdry dirge]

tbh, nothing rlly, no pl

ugnis

[true sentinel]

you cant make music without plugins/vsts tho ?????

unless your using real instruments

[tawdry dirge]

eh? I mean I make it with the standard shit

Ooh ur asking the instruments I'm using

[true sentinel]

well plugins include instruments

[tawdry dirge]

sry bud I'm crap at the words

[tawdry dirge]

k man

[true sentinel]

lemme show example

[tawdry dirge]

yep

[true sentinel]

stuff like this

where it directly goes into the track and you can use multiple or 1 instrument on it

plugins are generally 1 instrument or use

vsts are generally 2 or more

that would be what im asking about

[tawdry dirge]

Dude, like I used
minimal kick
808 ch
808 clap, and some MIDI stuff

[true sentinel]

what was the midi stuff

also did you stay in beat with the bars?

[tawdry dirge]

yep definitely

[true sentinel]

should look similar to this

[tawdry dirge]

Yuh man I got it

[true sentinel]

at this point just show me the project as it is rn

[tawdry dirge]

I do stay with the bars

[tawdry dirge]

okey

[true sentinel]

a good way to improve btw is to practice chords and different bpms with keys

[true sentinel]

and editing said chords into a progresion

[true sentinel]

ah i see

[tawdry dirge]

...

[true sentinel]

well first

i think your bpm may be too fast

the notes at the low part are way too low

[tawdry dirge]

Well, standard bpm for rnb is 140 -200 bpm

I'm actually slower

[true sentinel]

the notes are slightly off time

lemme show you an example of how i would make a beat

[tawdry dirge]

brother, i got it

but i've got a whole different style

[true sentinel]

i did this for a commission a while back and this is a clip of it

and slowed down so you can understand the parts

[tawdry dirge]

cool, but again a different genre

different bpm

[true sentinel]

its a slower bpm so you can understand the parts

its generally faster

i slowed it down for you

[tawdry dirge]

anyways, I'll do better buddy

thanks

[true sentinel]

why are you getting angry?

[tawdry dirge]

me

no man

[true sentinel]

i am showing you what i have to help

[tawdry dirge]

got it bruv, I ain't angry

[true sentinel]

im saying it just doesnt sound very good, i would add chords etc

[tawdry dirge]

and really I appreciate your help

Plus I got to know what vst it

[true sentinel]

just the way you were typing LOL

[true sentinel]

i mean i can teach you music terms if you want

like what terms do you not know what means

[tawdry dirge]

btw what do you use to make music

[true sentinel]

waveform

is basically ableton but free

[tawdry dirge]

oh ok

[true sentinel]

its like a blank slate so youll need vsts

[tawdry dirge]

'kay

[true sentinel]

heres my vst file for what i use

[tawdry dirge]

oh right....

[true sentinel]

vital is also a blank slate that has many bank files you can use to improve it on

and surge is a synthesizer

the rest are either used for sound improvement

effects

or are 1 instrument vst plugins

[tawdry dirge]

got that

[true sentinel]

also VST and VST3 are slightly different

VST3 only consumes CPU resources when the plugin is in use. This is different from VST, which is “always on”. It is therefore possible to have a bigger range of VST3 plugins installed because they won't be consuming your computer's CPU resources until you activate them.

also im not sure if you know what DAW means

Digital Audio Workshop

just in case you didnt know