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still under construction

Guide to Music Theory:

https://www.musictheory.net/lessons

The Tools:

DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) are audio engineering software used to compose sounds or music.

Free DAWS

Audacity (can't use VSTs but can edit audio): https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

Cakewalk Bandlab: https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk

FL Studio* (can't save music projects but can export music files): https://www.image-line.com/downloads/flstudiodownload.html

Tracktion T7: https://www.tracktion.com/products/t7-daw

Garageband (Mac Only)

LMMS: https://lmms.io/download#windows

OHM studio: https://www.ohmstudio.com/

Qtractor (Linux): https://qtractor.sourceforge.io/

PixelTone/Pxtone (Chiptune DAW; made by cave story dev); different from most DAWS, but you'll figure out how to navigate around it by using it. You basically pick voices/instruments and use them in the unit section

https://studiopixel.jp/binaries/pxtone_0918.zip

https://studiopixel.jp/pxtone/index.html

Guide is here if it's too complicated (made by rakugaki-otoko @ DA):

https://files.catbox.moe/xec5d6.png

Bosca Ceoil (chiptune DAW):

http://www.boscaceoil.net/downloads/boscaceoil_win_v2.zip

Premium DAWs:

Fl Studio ($99 for full version and $130 for plugins) UI is easy to learn without guides

REAPER ($60) best one: small filesize, optimized, available for all platforms, cheap, a lot of resources/guides

Ableton great but expensive

Cubase

Premium Plugins/VSTs:

https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-room/

https://www.audioimperia.com/collections/best-sellers/products/nucleus-lite-edition

https://www.spitfireaudio.com/

Tutorials:

fun electronic music/music theory hybrid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh_nWtW43Yk

Videogame music theory:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZLO2VgbZHeDcongKzzfOw

Orchestral composition (by ear):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL6K8hFf3bM

melody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e36Av9nkScQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdEcLQ_RQPY

chord progression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mojt-LrFXTc

Articulations (how notes are played in orchestra):

-Sustains (long; plays one note at a time): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=179

-legato (long; connected notes): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=268

-Marcato (hybrid of short and long notes; designed to be intense): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=358

-Staccato (short notes): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=517

-tremolo (transitory notes; high pitched sustain): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=604

-Crescendo (tension; note that "grows" in intensity; increases volume): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=743

-Bartok Pizzicato (short, but sharp, sounds like tapping): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=882

-Spiccato: https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=962

-Scoop/Rip (brass; transition/importance note): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=995

-Normal Hit(Percussion): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=1059

-Strike: https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=1077

-Roll(Percussion; drum "rolling" or being beaten repeatedly): https://youtu.be/hLMEO2B5Dx0?t=1081

Sound Design (the act of mixing sounds):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIoNgwHpavUi2UnC68cKgbw

Free VSTs:

Orchestral:

https://www.spitfireaudio.com/labs/

https://projectsam.com/library-category/the-free-orchestra/

https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/collections/45

The free Orchestra (compatible with Native Access' Kontakt Library):

https://projectsam.com/libraries/the-free-orchestra/

OTT:

https://xferrecords.com/freeware

Assorted Synths and Samples:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/free-vst-plugins/

Piano (contains high quality piano sounds):

http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=2848

Trailer sounds:

https://www.audioimperia.com/products/epic-trailer-sounds-produced-by-generdyn-freebie

sforzando (used to play soundfonts):

https://www.plogue.com/downloads.html#sforzando

soundfonts:

https://files.catbox.moe/30yokz.rar

https://mega.nz/#!EdNiWQKC!CJvGMPDiNGavTQ3EIx5C9MfiWvZmt9ak86j1N2rLzx0

Nadir:

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/nadir-by-ignite-amps

free REverb:

https://www.loopmasters.com/articles/4329-The-10-Best-FREE-VST-AU-Reverb-Plugins

https://www.auburnsounds.com/products/Panagement.html

Music Samples:

Old School Electronic Drums (will upload a full set soon):

https://samples.kb6.de/downloads_en.php#att

Taiko One Shots:

https://gumroad.com/l/rslgw

High Quality Drum Samples:

https://gumroad.com/subaqueous?maxPrice=0

Guitar Cabinet/Amp Sims (used in IR plguins like NadIR):

https://seacowcabs.wordpress.com/

Looks like an expensive hobby...

learn with free vsts and buy the new ones

Exporting music:

8kun won't allow the uploading of audio files. Even if you try to export it in VLC with a video file on VLC or FFmpeg.

Method 1:

FFmpeg method

1. Pick build

https://files.catbox.moe/iurcu3.png

Windows/Mac

https://files.catbox.moe/iurcu3.png

Linux

Compile and get .dll files

2. Click shared to download .dll and respective exe files

3. Input either of these commands in the comand line (taken from here: https://superuser.com/questions/1041816/combine-one-image-one-audio-file-to-make-one-video-using-ffmpeg

-ffmpeg -r 1 -loop 1 -i ep1.jpg -i ep1.wav -acodec copy -r 1 -shortest -vf scale=1280:720 ep1.mp4

-ffmpeg -i ep1.png -i ep1.wav ep1.mp4

-ffmpeg -loop 1 -i image.jpg -i audio.wav -c:v libx264 -tune stillimage -c:a aac -b:a 192k -pix_fmt yuv420p -shortest out.mp4

Method 2:

REAPER method:

1. Drag image or video onto music timeline

2. Render/export as .webm

https://files.catbox.moe/k378xi.png

Method 3:

use voocaroo

https://vocaroo.com/upload

https://files.catbox.moe/8i3akx.png