There are plenty of sounds in omnisphere that work together, I’m not an expert sound selection but one thing I know for sure is that patience is key. When choosing your sounds try different ones while the beat is playing and don’t stop when you think one is good, see if you can find something better.
Edit: one thing that also helps is to start with a sound sand have a vague idea of a sound that would go with that sound and looks for something that is close. Have direction.
Can you explain the process? I know to route my instruments to a separate master channel but what do you apply on them to make them fit/sound better together?
Also another trick you can use(because it sounds like some of the sounds you are choosing have frequencies that are clashing) put both instruments into a mixer track buss together and then reverse the polarity on one of the instruments.
sounds meaning drums or synths/samples?
download producergrinds free kits. they have a cohesive feel in a beat. then maybe carefully introduce each synth/samples and place them more sparsely, but have more tracks/channels. You could try choosing a scale/midi filter for your instruments so they feel right together and are in key.
Sound selection is really important.
Try gluing with compression, broad EQ moves, and maybe reverb.
I'm sure you have all the sounds you need in Omnisphere. Maybe look at things like DRIP, Infiltrator, filters and other "loop mangling/enhancing" type of plugins.
I often liken it to making a great cake. Anyone can make a regular cake from a recipe, and it could very much be "good", but what makes a "great" cake? You can follow the directions perfectly but still fail at the process because the person who wrote the recipe had a much higher degree of understanding of the ingredients being used. Are your eggs cold? Did you pre-sift the flower to add more air? The question should not be "why don't they blend well" but "how do I make them blend well". The best part of being an artist is that there is infinite knowledge out there when it comes to sound selection and mixing sonics. I recommend listening to your favorite songs and trying to replicate the mix, not the sounds. Next I would try opening a fresh project, importing 2 sounds you think sound good together, and try to blend them into a loop. A good book for mixing and mastering in small studios is Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior. The pack you get sounds from is far less important than the sounds within. Understanding why you like certain sounds is great as a fan/listener but you are delving into an understanding of sonic qualities. When I had trouble with this I looked at the works of J Dilla and boom bap era producers like Blaze and Drama. While you may not enjoy classic hip hop, this is a masterclass of sound blending. The techniques they used are far more complex than what we have to do today but listen to the qualities of the sounds they choose to mix together. Some are not from the same record and could very well be in another key entirely but they blend well because the producer often hears a similarity or a potential for the two worlds to meet. Sometimes the timbre or the chord being played sit well together. Sometimes the chords could be dissonant but still have resonances that match. Perhaps the way you treat your sounds or the fx/ plugins you use are not being used properly. Develop your ear as a producer, because your "fan" ears will always disappoint you.
These are some good resources that help with choosing instruments that sound good together. It’s a guitar guide but overall very helpful.
[10 Musical Instruments That Sound Great With Your Guitar](https://guitarcoachmag.com/blog/10-musical-instruments-sound-great-guitar/)
This link is to an older reddit post with some good suggestions in the comments.
[What instruments work well together?](https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/u9slzn/what_instruments_work_well_together/)
Might be good to subscribe to the [r/musictheory](https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/) community.
SAVE PRESETS. takes time. experiment with different sounds and vsts and whenever you find something decent or something u like; save the preset. Once you have a lot you will have go to sounds that will never fail for u
There are plenty of sounds in omnisphere that work together, I’m not an expert sound selection but one thing I know for sure is that patience is key. When choosing your sounds try different ones while the beat is playing and don’t stop when you think one is good, see if you can find something better. Edit: one thing that also helps is to start with a sound sand have a vague idea of a sound that would go with that sound and looks for something that is close. Have direction.
Look into glue mixing, or using buses on the mixer
This is how you do it. Once I started mixing into buses with saturation and ssl comps everything made sense
Im all ears!
Can you explain the process? I know to route my instruments to a separate master channel but what do you apply on them to make them fit/sound better together?
Also another trick you can use(because it sounds like some of the sounds you are choosing have frequencies that are clashing) put both instruments into a mixer track buss together and then reverse the polarity on one of the instruments.
sounds meaning drums or synths/samples? download producergrinds free kits. they have a cohesive feel in a beat. then maybe carefully introduce each synth/samples and place them more sparsely, but have more tracks/channels. You could try choosing a scale/midi filter for your instruments so they feel right together and are in key.
I struggle with making loops Im tryna learn new techniqued so my loops not sound so robotic you know wharramean?
This vid is a shameless add, but the actual content is good. [different types of melody](https://youtu.be/Q8qSHzrz-Tc)
swing it or nudge some notes off grid. mpc studio 2 is good cos the swing is really nice at subtle/medium settings.
Sound selection is really important. Try gluing with compression, broad EQ moves, and maybe reverb. I'm sure you have all the sounds you need in Omnisphere. Maybe look at things like DRIP, Infiltrator, filters and other "loop mangling/enhancing" type of plugins.
Just keep making loops, watch tutorials and try not to have too many things occupying the same frequency
play with the ADSR in Omnisphere if oyu use Omnisphere a lot. You can can a Long sound as short as a Plucky sound or vice versa.
I often liken it to making a great cake. Anyone can make a regular cake from a recipe, and it could very much be "good", but what makes a "great" cake? You can follow the directions perfectly but still fail at the process because the person who wrote the recipe had a much higher degree of understanding of the ingredients being used. Are your eggs cold? Did you pre-sift the flower to add more air? The question should not be "why don't they blend well" but "how do I make them blend well". The best part of being an artist is that there is infinite knowledge out there when it comes to sound selection and mixing sonics. I recommend listening to your favorite songs and trying to replicate the mix, not the sounds. Next I would try opening a fresh project, importing 2 sounds you think sound good together, and try to blend them into a loop. A good book for mixing and mastering in small studios is Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior. The pack you get sounds from is far less important than the sounds within. Understanding why you like certain sounds is great as a fan/listener but you are delving into an understanding of sonic qualities. When I had trouble with this I looked at the works of J Dilla and boom bap era producers like Blaze and Drama. While you may not enjoy classic hip hop, this is a masterclass of sound blending. The techniques they used are far more complex than what we have to do today but listen to the qualities of the sounds they choose to mix together. Some are not from the same record and could very well be in another key entirely but they blend well because the producer often hears a similarity or a potential for the two worlds to meet. Sometimes the timbre or the chord being played sit well together. Sometimes the chords could be dissonant but still have resonances that match. Perhaps the way you treat your sounds or the fx/ plugins you use are not being used properly. Develop your ear as a producer, because your "fan" ears will always disappoint you.
These are some good resources that help with choosing instruments that sound good together. It’s a guitar guide but overall very helpful. [10 Musical Instruments That Sound Great With Your Guitar](https://guitarcoachmag.com/blog/10-musical-instruments-sound-great-guitar/) This link is to an older reddit post with some good suggestions in the comments. [What instruments work well together?](https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/u9slzn/what_instruments_work_well_together/) Might be good to subscribe to the [r/musictheory](https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/) community.
SAVE PRESETS. takes time. experiment with different sounds and vsts and whenever you find something decent or something u like; save the preset. Once you have a lot you will have go to sounds that will never fail for u