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[awfulhabitz]

sorry bout that first post..

@deafblind - super sick. there's nothing i didn't like. all i could really say is i would push it a little harder, really nice edits too though.

@kimble - i like warlord. your percussion is on point. reverb is clean too.

@jrisreal - the clip is nice. your bass is on point. i would just suggest bringing your hats down a little, i would start listening to them over your bassline. but clean sound

heres whats cookin in my kitchen

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and that first one i fucked up bout feedback
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[deafblindmusic]

@deafblind - super sick. there's nothing i didn't like. all i could really say is i would push it a little harder, really nice edits too though.

Heh, thanks dude. I didn't want to push it too much further, I probably have another couple of remixes in the pipe from the same producer, so I'll explore some different avenues of anger with the other tracks.

As for your WIP, chunky. Percussion is super crisp - as is the sub. The distorted lead needs more mid-range instead of all the top to give it more body, although, I can see with the other bass sound you were looking to leave room. So, I guess, perhaps leave it as it is

[darkdubz]

@jirsreal sorry bro must have miss read ya post, thanks for the feed back, its taken on board!!

@mthrfnk na the kick prob is lacking a bit at the mo, some ting i will be sorting out for sure, nice track by the way, i like the melody and the breathing effect nice Job!!!

@swaggr cheers bro, yea the intro is far from done will sort out i better drop soon!! your track seems to be unavailable ???

@deafblind good effort on all the feedback bro,

[Hoborg]

@awfulhabitz - love the vocal chops in this, really cool. I would add some more hi hat and perc action in the intro, it's pretty flat as of right now. try an arp or something to fill out the intro as well. I like your fist bass sound but the second I'm not crazy about, maybe change it to something groovier. all over cool track

@amiran - love the intro on this. I would try reexamining your mix because it sounds like you have some phase canceling on the low end. also your drums might be a little louder than they need to be. the second drop is so dope

@mthrfnk - I love this! the breathing sounds awesome. I would recommend getting some more high frequencies in the snare and in the later bass sounds but overall this is sounding great

here's an update of the one I posted last night, mix is filled out, added some stuff to make the drop sound better and started playing with a variation on the bassline. your feedback is much appreciated



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[jrisreal]

@hoborg lol that track is.......interesting? lol. Nice idea. Vocal kinda gets repetitive imo.

@dark dubz its all good man don't worry bout it.

@awfulhabitz nice tracks, listening on laptop speakers so I can't say alot, but try to get some more action in the hi-hats.

Not enough tunes to give more feedback since my last post, so here it is. My first Neurofunk track is almost complete. There are some mixing issues and corrective eq issues I need to take care of and maybe add some bleeps and whatnot. What do you think?
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[Swaggr]

@darkdubz yeah its unavailable since i deleted the WIP, the songs done now for the most part, unless you guys think its lacking something
you can check my sig or http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=212752

[Crow Steppa]

see, thats what's wrong with this forum. a dude who gave no critiques got more responses than i did. fuck you all.

[projekt]

Started making post-dubstep/future garage tracks under a new name (Pikcha), totally different style. Wondered if i could get feedback on these two WIPs.

*** Ive left feedback on peoples soundclouds, as its easier for me to do it that way, but i will post some more feedback on here later this evening when im done at work **

Hold On;
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Changes;
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[kidstrange]

@projekt 1stly glad to see someone doing some post/garage slightly the direction im headed.. "Hold On" im diggn the over all beat, like the vocal samples. this could use some more atmosphere to bring it all in. the bit at 2.14 then where it stops.. yes.*nods* "Changes" like this one better, has a better build, again like the samples, good beat, well compose. imo i dont think he needs much more just tighten up the mix to you liking and its golden.

@Hoborg drums need to be turned up....turn everything else down.. drums up.other than that very good, good idea.

@awfulhabitz very interesting, love the intro samples more needs to be going on tho little more with the drum track. the bassline not really my taste if thats you then go for it. imo its to much for the ears.

I will return feedback to those that give me feed back.
This is what i have going on so far. little diff kind of "postdubstep"
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[sera1]

@ kidstrange

Nice Intro. For me there needs to be more action. You could make up a great build-up, out of this intro.

@ projekt

I like the style. Very minimalistic, everything totally onpoint. I would work more on the basslines. Try to find the perfect mix of really fat, dirty and nasty subs and clean drums and melodics. But you're on the right way!

@ jrisreal

The intro is okay, but not more. Same as the drop, it's cool, but does not hit me into my face. Hope you know what I mean I like the drums, but the bassline needs more sub. All in all it's pretty cool.

Here the new project I am working on. Still needs to be compressed and all that stuff to get it louder.

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[jrisreal]

@ jrisreal

The intro is okay, but not more. Same as the drop, it's cool, but does not hit me into my face. Hope you know what I mean I like the drums, but the bassline needs more sub. All in all it's pretty cool.

Haha got it bro. Didn't expect it to turn out a banger or anything, but its still in WIP stage, so I can fix it...your track is pretty huge, I must say! Intro is done very nicely and the basses are pretty big! Only problem is that the drop has a lack of energy. I really like the drum sounds, though.

[deafblindmusic]

@jisreal : Neuroscience : You did a lot with the perc, definitely cleaned up from a mix perspective and the hats aren't so in your face as before. Nice movement on the bassline, nice stutters, glitches etc. In the drop at 1:37, I'd take the hats out entirely. It gives you room to bring them back, and also lets you focus on the pad sounds you bring in, before you break down again with the dub delays (nice touch btw). On the 2nd verse, perhaps some more filter work on the bassline? Nice track dude.

see, thats what's wrong with this forum. a dude who gave no critiques got more responses than i did. fuck you all.

Dude, don't get your manties in a wad, it's easy to miss the rules (because they're not sticky at the head of every thread page), and he may have given feedback earlier and not recently (I haven't checked, but I myself have been accused of no feedback). It's easily cleared up.

@projekt : Hold On : I really don't know if I'd refer to this as future garage/post dubstep, this to me sounds like early proto-2 step garage from early 2000, THAT BEING SAID, it's very very nicely produced. Really like the swing in the perc and the general cleanliness of the mixdown. For the first drop at 1:24, I think you need some sustained pad sound in the background to give it some base so it doesn't drop too far atmospherically. In fact those pads at 1:53 are what I am talking about, they should be present in the entire drop, in a single chord, and perhaps with a low-pass filter on them to leave them in the background a bit more, then you can intro them fully at the mid-drop. The little reverse chord stab sound could come up a little more in the mix in my opinion perhaps with a little panning delay on it. Do you have any other snippets of the vocal?

@projeckt : Changes : Again, very very clean perc. I actually like this less than "Hold On". The attack delayed piano is lovely touch, I'd bring it in more quickly. The little musicbox hits are great too.

@kidstrange : WIP : Is the sub bass panning around? Can't quite tell my laptop speakers but the stereo image seems to be chopping and changing. I dunno if I'd go for it though, it's a little distracting not to mention if you follow the "rules", bass and rhythm elements should always be centered. I like the violins, props on using some different instrumentation choices and doing something thoughtful.

@sera1 : Skyscraper : Lovely oldschool rave pads, love it. Drop is good stuff too, and the little complextro cuts. Nice track

[kidstrange]

@sera1 " Nice Intro. For me there needs to be more action. You could make up a great build-up, out of this intro." have to agree. reason why i posted it up here, see if anyone has suggestions. kind of got writers block atm.
for your tune like the synths, excellent build. love the breathing room. over all great start. id say at the 2nd drop spice it up there with some intense melody line.

@deafblindmusic yes the sub does pan was trying something a little diff. agree that the panning is distracting. "Stilts" really liking this. has alot of elements that keeps the ears listening. lots of change ups such a plus.

[deafblindmusic]

@deafblindmusic yes the sub does pan was trying something a little diff. agree that the panning is distracting. "Stilts" really liking this. has alot of elements that keeps the ears listening. lots of change ups such a plus.

Cheers mate, now that I listen to it again against my newer stuff, I've got a lot to fix in it Tracks are NEVER done

[joekool]

before i give some advice id just like to say, im a bedroom producer like all of you guys, ive only been doing this for maybe 6 or 7 years and im definitely not a professional, so take anything i say with a grain of salt, and realize that this is just an amateur's opinion.

@jrisreal - the dnb track you posted is okay, you're definitely right theres some mixing stuff that needs to happen, mostly the bass is WAY too loud and everything else is too quiet. besides that its a cool idea, the bassline doesn't really sound natural at all, it sounds like it was copy pasted and edited around, not like a single flowing entity that freaks your ears out.. maybe add some FX to kind of smooth it?? crossfading samples is really easy with kontakt and/or battery

@sera1 - like the trancey part, but the actual drop is not super exciting. the bass sounds are pretty cool but they dont meld together 100 percent, and some of the lower gurgly ones sound a little too dirty like they're muckin up yr mix. dont be afraid to carve out huge chunks with your EQ man! it might sound weak/thin on its own but in the context of the mix itll make everything huge

@kidstrange it all sounds pretty good, although it sounds pretty quiet for how big the waveform is. sounds like it was a lot of fun to make, not my thing at all and i would probably not ever listen to it, but its very cool, lots of elaborate instrumentation, most of it sounds good together, but i would choose a different kick, more of like a low 808 type thud, prolly plenty of low pass on it, so that it leaves some more room for all the air in your track to come out, you know? you've built a really good atmosphere so let it breathe! also slap a compressor on that snare and get it to crack through the mix, all the drums could be turned up 5 or 6 db easily im thinking. keep doing your thing man there's a lot of people who are loving this sound right now and i could def see this track connecting with them

@projekt - hold on is cool, effective use of the vocal samples, the beat is 100 percent garage, i didnt listen to all of it because im not into that style a whole lot, but i wouldn't be surprised to hear a dj at a more "lite-step" night playing a track like this or changes. nice mixing, everything gels really good! i think the mix could be cranked quite a bit though, and could definitely take some squashing with a comp/limiter to get it really pumping and rolling

@hoborg - man your whole mix just lacks definition, there's a lot of empty spaces and a lot of freqs that could be emphasized to really get it cracking you know? are you resampling your basses? process them more to get a really thick wobble that catches your attention. here's what somebody taught me about effects: use a little bit, a lot of the time. a little tiny bit of distortion here, maybe even barely noticeable, a little tiny bit of saturation, some phaser, and on and on and on. this keeps it sounding clean and defined while still giving it a raw edge and a unique sound (nobody else will have the same fx chain as you i promise that!)

@awfulhabitz - check out the advice i gave hoborg on the distortion and resampling. also its wayyyy too dry of a mix! put some reverb and even some little delays on there. the bassline itself could use some automation to make it more lively/organic/mindfucking/raw. also, for deceased, everything is a little too squashed without making it any louder, im guessing you used a limiter on the master chain and just kind of tore into it?? back down on it some, if you want a louder mix then take your time and compress each hit individually and make sure everything has a space. then when you slam it on the master itll bring out all the crispness/fullness of your tune

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i usually make power electronics but got back into dubstep recently (i have no dubstep soundcloud only this PE one) and have started belting out some tracks (with blunt in hand forever god bless the USA). let me know what you guys think of it, this one is far from finished, but i liked the bassline a lot. tons of fun to make

[ninthy4]

@joekool nice hihat work, I like that sound at 0:22 I think you need some type of uplifter before the drop though to get it more exiciting.
@sera1 yeah the mix needs to be louder. Nice synth at 1:02 and the mixdown isn't bad. I think the drop lacks a bit power, a good sub bass can do wonders.
Hoborg haha nice vocal. Good harmony. Nice synthwork, I really like this groove. I think the drums could fatten up a bit, overall good work!

here is a clip of remix I'm doing for Ekol (dnb producer from DOA), anyway its a private secret link so you have to visit the url to listen because I don't want to show it a bigger crowd in work in progress stage, anyway let me know what you think
http://soundcloud.com/teknian/ekol-impe ... ix/s-dN8tz

[deafblindmusic]

@ninthy4 : That's what I am talking about. Dirty atmosphere. Dirty dirty bass. Loving the vibe on this. Want to hear the rest I'd be interested in a collab sometime if you have time, like the way you work the reese

[GV1]

4x4/UKB drop, with The Finger mashing up the vocals. 4x4 aint really my thing, but loving the pulse wave basslines in the genre.

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[Psythe]

@deafblindmusic Very sick remix bro gotta 320 perhaps??
@gv1 nice idea here could blow up with some bass
@jrisreal i usually don't listen to electro house but shit good mane

This is a track im workin on just a WIP will final mixdown and add john connor montauge sample in begining and better breakdown but feedback appreactive thanks!
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[Swaggr]

@Psythe not really any obvious buildup to the drop, but then again who cares, i love your drums so much (mistook the first mini drop for the main drop. second drop is sick! ) havent heard that lazer gun sound in a while, though
@joekool solid intro, cool drop, try some more bass variation though
@sera1 the buildup is awesome! but those drums cut off awkwardly just before the drop. as for the rest, try avoiding so many silences, or else its just going to lose its flow, keep going with this song though im feelin it

aanyway, heres mine, dont know what else to add so leaving it to you guys. Ive gotten ZERO feedback on this, so i hope one person can actually go out of their way to listen!
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