First time basically

[true zealot]

So i got Fl studio yesterday and this was one of the first times ive ever tried making a beat. This is also the first time ive ever chopped up a sample so lmk how i did. ik its sounds ass btw

[limpid quail]

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[weak sierra]

my best advice would be a better sound selection, definitely the bass
also strong advice would be to NOT hard pan the drums to the right eardrum

[true zealot]

yo i didnt realize how much worse this sounded with headphones 😭

im just gonna make something new this sounds like a circus now

[weak sierra]

i can hear it well on my speakers

[weak sierra]

no shame in making many different projects

i also just abandon most

make sure to not do the same mistake as me

you CAN and maybe even SHOULD use melodies/chords,rhythm from your previous projects

[true zealot]

i do got 2 other beats maybe i can use stuff from them

[weak sierra]

i somehow deathly avoided doing that as if it was plagerism

[limpid quail]

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[true zealot]

bro

[true zealot]

these ones are better but it wont let me send them

[weak sierra]

take your time

if you want you can shoot me a dm anytime

[jagged latch]

Hi @true zealot this is a really good attempt at a first beat! The sampling work is well done! Like lifeless said consider panning the drums more toward the middle and maybe learn what a side chain is and try focusing on sound selection to really bring this beat together

[true zealot]

Thanks! im trying to figure out how to make drums fit with samples i do right now. i also have no idea how to properly make drum loops so 😭

also i have no idea how to make my synth or 808s or whatever match up with the beat so it always sounds weird

[limpid quail]

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[jagged latch]

Ah yes well when you’re first starting out don’t worry about to sounding perfect with experience you’ll eventually learn to know what sounds good well together

[true zealot]

yo im trying to sample chop something and do you know why the things are so tiny

im watching a tut and his parts are bigger

[jagged latch]

Are you able to zoom in

[azure sparrow]

my biggest suggestion would be improving the sound selection, especially the bass, since it carries a lot of the weight. another strong tip is to avoid hard-panning the drums fully to the right ear, as it can feel unbalanced and distracting in the mix

[twilit cedar]

nah fr 😭

[twilit cedar]

try holding control and zooming in

or make the slices thicker

personally i dont like using edison to chop up samples i use serato sampler

[dire summit]

yo

sample is actually

pretty good

What is hampering the track down, is the bass
Sample chopping usually goes best for boom bap genre, which doesn't use such overpowering basses. To Fix, try to just turn up the lower end of your sample in the eq to make the already present bass pop out more, and keep the drums simple and groovy.
It's also recommended u use drums with more transience than like, trap drums which are shorter.

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[fluid thorn]

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[true zealot]

didnt mean to send this

[broken hornet]

Sounds good, js practise and make more beats, and watch some tutorials, they will help u alot