Thread: Hi there!

Hello members. I would describe myself as moderately capable with Java, but I've still yet to make anything impressive. I'm also familiar with AS3 and C++.
My interests are audio application (VSTs, DSP, etc.) and game development (3D especially). Thanks for having me!

Thanks!

I am also a producer, but I use FL Studio. For a while now I've made my own plugins using SynthMaker, a VST development kit which uses graphical modules instead of traditional programming to construct generator and filter plugins. I find that it is great for drafting an idea, but if you seek to optimize your plugin or use complex DSP filters (such as convolution), code is necessary! Right now I'm clumsily putting together a random music generator that can load in VSTs and create unpredictable music.

My professional career is actually production. I'm a pop/urban music producer.

For me, SynthMaker is a must as the synths I create are attempts at modelling physical acoustic instruments, such as a guitar. I find that it's too hard to tweak and nitpick the timbre of the sound in a pure code environment as I'd have to compile every time I made an adjustment. Once I create the schematic in SynthMaker, it's easy to convert to code as SynthMaker is merely code in a modular, graphical format. Using code is a must for me as it's sometimes a lot faster, usually easier to optimize, and not as tempermental as SynthMaker (SM has a propensity to crash).

What type of music do you produce?

Nice! Dubstep is very big around where I'm from. I've heard from many that it's quite difficult to produce. I'd very much love to know how they create that characteristic mechanical bass drone. If you've been at it for 8+ years, you must know your stuff!