Hello there, i wanted to know if someone knew how to do a similar sounding effect like the one that THRM-EX uses in Arknights.
Seems kinda simple, but i could replicate it.
I greatly appreaciate your help!

Hello!

I’m creating sound design for an animation that will be displayed on 5 screens with 5 speakers. The animation is a train ride experience, and a lot of panning and smooth transitions between speakers will be needed. The speakers and screens are placed in one row.

How would you approach 5-speaker panning? The first thing that comes to mind is 5 aux sends.

In the end, I need 5 separate mono files, one for each speaker.

Im using mainly Ableton Live but Reaper may be the way to go.

All ideas appreciated!

It seems that so much tutorials don’t really go into clipping and stuff like that and that don’t really break rules

Hello,

I am having a pretty frustrating experience with some tracks on my recording.
Both my recorded Bass and MIDI instrument synth are giving me the same issue.

Software and Hardware:

RME Fireface
Trinnov Nova
DynAudio speakers

Windows 10 Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045 - 64bits
Protools Studio 2025.6.0
Omnisphere plugin
Synth in question : "Classic Roland Synth Brass 1" used on a Stereo instrument track

Working on composing the music of a short film. Using Timecode as main grid.
Only plugin besides the Omnisphere is a builtin EQ.

The playback of the synth in the instrument track is giving me these weird sequences of clicks/pops. It does seem like they appear in q difference sequence every playback. Not fixed clicks/pops
Other instrument track do not provide this issue.

I am unsure if i am allowed to provide audio files in the subreddit. It doesn't seem to specify this.
I can provide the file if needed.

Steps taken:

• Buffer Size already at 1024
• Delay compensation is ON. Nothing seem to be compensated there. (0 value)
• Freezing/ Comiting the track does not solve the issue
• MIDI beat clock already unchecked
• Peripherals > Synchronization set to None and Any
• Printing, Bouncing (online/offline), Exporting
• Tried removing the clicks and pops using Izotope tools
• Tried removing the built in EQ from PT.
• Ignore errors during playback is already off.

In Omnisphere:

• ARP turned off
• In the Envelope, Release is quite high already but i raised the Attack by 5ms. Still same issue.
• Changed the Pro verb from OS and changed it to EZ verb or removed it completely.
• Removing Harmonia and Unison
• Changed Pre Load Memory Size from 0 to 60,000

Appreciate your help on this!

Thinking about buying a like-new Roland TD-17 KV for $850. I'm a producer/songwriter and wondering about this vs midi sounds on a keyboard as someone who is not trying to transition to acoustic drums and just wants to add simple parts to my songs.

Will the drum sounds be much better with the electric kit? Are there many more options?

Thanks!

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I'm trying to decide on a new MacBook and would really appreciate hearing from people with real-world experience.
I'm down to two options:

MacBook Air M5, 24GB RAM
MacBook Pro M5, 16GB RAM

I mainly use it for recording guitar in Reaper through a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. My projects usually have around 15 to 20 tracks, and I mostly use Neural DSP Archetype Petrucci, Gojira, and Misha Mansoor. Sometimes I run two Archetype instances at once, taking the amp from one and the effects from the other. I'm currently recording on Windows, so this would be my first time doing it on a Mac.

My main questions are:

Has anyone here run similar sessions on an Air? Did you have any CPU spikes, crackling, or thermal throttling since it has no fan?
Is 24GB vs 16GB RAM noticeable in this kind of workflow, or is CPU performance the real bottleneck for amp sims?
Is the extra cost of the Pro worth it for this use case? The price difference is considerable, and I'd like to avoid overspending if the Air can handle it.

I'd also love to hear about your experience with a Scarlett 2i2 (or similar interface) on a Mac, what buffer sizes you work at, how many Archetype instances you can run comfortably, and any regrets you've had with your choice.

Thank you so much in advance for your time and advice! 🎸

I recently re-listened to Don toliver’s octane, and on “Pleasure’s mine” Theres this really cool vocal in the intro and some other parts. To be clear im talking about Don’s vocal, not the background vocals. I can’t figure out what the vocal chain has besides standard auto-tune, high pass eq, and reverb. Im thinking it might be a phaser or doubler, but im not sure. The vocal has this nice quality to it that makes it feel less centered, even when listening in mono. It’s almost like hollow or metallic. Im wondering if anyone has some insights or suggestions for what i should try to achieve the same type of effect?

I recently bought a Sonicake smartbox and want to use it with my pc, I know it's not the best but it's all I can afford. I have cakewalk sonar right now because it is free but I can't figure out how to use the Sonicake smartbox through there to actually hear what I'm playing through my pc monitors, is there any easier daws or methods I can try? I am new to these things

Hi i was trying to remake this sound but i cant get it perfect i tried to do fm on serum wtih a square and saw but idk what im doing wrong T T , i would like to see if anyone can help me on this with any synth i use fl studio , i have massive , serum , sylenth 1. and z3ta 1 . i will post also the isolate version of the track
https://youtu.be/-HlG-BPOupU?list=RD-HlG-BPOupU&t=44

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g5xg5iz3kg4zcfzw3plfs/p-light-ft-airi-let-s-sing-dj-shimamura-remix._bs6stem_mt_0_bass_-mvsep.com.flac?rlkey=zmhb0n5b8mz0nnn2bainytlgm&st=kqxfxcyh&dl=0
also plus in case if is more easy to do these one will be also oke !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHefARuijDU&list=RDdHefARuijDU&start_radio=1
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https://youtu.be/Xb4YUSKmJfE

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https://youtu.be/Y2LIwlqKYUk
thank you as well in advanced again to this community ! ☆
these tracks where made on 2011 but re posted around 2012 so there must be a technique around that time (?.

Hey everyone. Bit of a goldilocks problem here.

Lots of professional mixers use things like LTL silverbullet and inflator on their mixbus processing chain. In tandem with analog modelled compressors that do introduce some degree of saturation. Some even put FF saturn on their mixbus.

Over the 12 years i've had mixing ive found myself enjoying the sound i get when i put things like IK tapes or UAD tape on my mixbus. But also inflator. But also goldclip. But also SSL compressor.

Its at a point where my mixbus has 5-7 plugins, some doing compression, some doing almost nothing like a tiiiiny bit of gullfoss .. but i do often have LTL silverbullet + inflator + saturn on my mixbus. Theyre not doing much individually at all. But worried the additive effect is harming things more than helping things.

Here is my issue: When i apply these processes i do like the sound. My track sounds more like a "record" once i instantiate my plugin. And i do gain match to make sure i actually like it and am not fooling myself.

However im really, REALLY worried that i am harming things without noticing, and this worry amplifies once a client says, hesitantly " um ... it sounds good but ... its a bit noisy? like its congested" -- or "my voice is too hot like it sounds abrasive sometimes". To be fair their arrangements are usually horribly busy and not played very in time or have unpleasant upper mids to begin with, but still.

im worried i am introducing too many harmonics by way of using these plugins. But using NOTHING also sounds comparatively more dull, more flooby, more lax, less punch on drums, less heat on the vocals and guitars. So to find the goldilocks balance sound is quite hard.

Would love your advice, any tips concrete or otherwise to make sure im not overcooking my mix.

I know in analog world, full mixes would get subtle saturation from the console, from the tape it was printed to, as well as all the compressors and EQ's that were used in the making of the record.

I went to reach for a transient shaper yesterday and realized I have too many. I’m trying to cut down on clutter and would love some second opinions to make sure my ears are hearing accurately.

What are your top 3 transient shaper plugins?

About 7 months ago I saw those videos where people wave their hands at a camera and the music reacts, all of them built in TouchDesigner. Then I opened TD, stared at the node graph for a while, and closed it.

So, being a C++ dev, I did the obviously more reasonable thing and spent months writing a plugin that does it inside Ableton instead. It tracks your hand through the PC webcam, and you can use it in two ways: play MIDI notes or map it to any effect parameter in DAW.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVXLf-pgdNY

Honestly, I started making this plugin for myself, but then decided I could publish it as Hand Link.

So I’m curious, would something like this actually be interesting or useful? or you treat it more as tool for fun?

Looking for producers, engineers, or artists to lock in serious with bro nobody out here serious anymore. Im serious ab this shit.

Hey, I just joined the community because I can't find how to make an intro effect I heard in a song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmdtoNwsaTc&list=RDdmdtoNwsaTc&start_radio=1

The song's name is aurora, is a Mexican song and I've been trying to recreate the effect that appears on the first 2 seconds of the song, in the intro. This song is in 3/4 and I'm not professional at making this. Can someone could explain it? Hope a pro read this, thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHDR-FpJUIU

the bassline stabs in referring too start at 2:02

and the wubs at some different stabs start at 3:03

Im using serum 2 and subtractor in reason rack plugin in ableton suite, but ive also got massive and a bunch on other (omnisphere, zenology)

also I assume at 3:55 this is a reece bass any ideas on that

my main problem is it doesnt sound clean enough but i cant find any good tutorials online (and belive me ive seen them all)

any help appreciated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHDR-FpJUIU

the bassline stabs in referring too start at 2:02

and the wubs at some different stabs start at 3:03

Im using serum 2 and subtractor in reason rack plugin in ableton suite, but ive also got massive and a bunch on other (omnisphere, zenology)

also I assume at 3:55 this is a reece bass any ideas on that

my main problem is it doesnt sound clean enough but i cant find any good tutorials online (and belive me ive seen them all)

any help appreciated