WORKS-IN-PROGRESS for JANUARY, 2011

[Beardyman123]

@sniperDUBB - i rather like the way this tune is going. some good sounds in there man. just needs finishing and a good mixing and mastering and should be on to a winner mate.

@rightontime27 - yeah drums defo need more presence and punch, sounding quite hollow at the back of everything. also when its breaks down the synth at 2.20 is slightly ear piercing for me anyway. but tbf not a bad track, liking the automation work on the main bass.

@tbunreal - the structure of it so far is quite good however i would like to see abit more 'atmosphere' that leads up to the drop and that then make the drop hit you more and as the drop atm hasnt got much punch to it.

@bainsound - anti swatstika - loving this, real dark vibe got going on, reminds me of the old school dubstep tunes. sub is top notch and the drums have got a real nice sound and presence which just sets the track. well done man.

@wabble - chilled track man, i like. the drop is pretty heavy but chilled ha. personally i dont like the sound of the vocals but it does go with the song nicely, what i think you should add some of the vocals to when the main synth is on the go. good work though.

@lazure - the vocals go perfectly with that beat, good stuff man. add a sub in there though, dunno if you have or not as im on a pair of pure shite ipod headphones atm so apoligies if there us a sub haha. keep at it though, sounding good

@nnny - aha that starting horn kinda sound reminded me of night boat to cairo by madness ha. got some nice pads in there setting up the atmosphere, and piano is top notch man. i think just give the kick a bit more presence that could be personal preference though ha. im liking though.

this is mine, wanted more feedback from before
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and any feedback on this one aswell would be nice ha
as you can tell im still fairly 'noob'ish at this haha.

[T0X1K]

@ BEARDYMAN -> I think you gotta work on the percussion, the beat sounds alright but the kick is a bit too... echo-ey, and the snare is too loud for the track and a bit too gritty, might want to try a different snare altogether... but thats just my opinion man, otherwise it sounds alright. I like the trumpet. I can say pretty much the opposite about the second track i like the percussion and from a minute onwards I really like it, but the synths in the intro sound kind of funny, and i think you should mix it up with some FX to spice things up

@ SNIPERDUBB -> I really like this, seems like a good start and I want to hear it when it is finished! The only suggestion I really have is that you should add a pad in the section from .45 to 1:10 (ish) or some kind of background noise to add more atmosphere to the track.

@ WABBLE -> Love the vocals. and the percussion really goes well with the background synth sounds. The laser bass sound is really cool too and pretty original sounding. Keep it up you seem to have everything down very well, not much a noob like me could criticize about that!

@ SAMKABLAAM -> I like the track especially from 3:20 onwards, but seems like it lacks a proper outro. Maybe just a beat fadeout?


On to my WIP,
Update details: I need to really work more sub bass into this, but it's definitely come a long ways and I believe nearing completion. I've yet to make an ending for the track, it'll probably be about 40 to 60 seconds longer than it is now when it's finished. I added a simple bassline to the intro to give it a little more life, which seemed to work out fairly well, and I compressed the drop, so it's slightly louder than the rest of the song, yet the risers need to be EQ'd a bit still. And also I added a pause before the drop for more surprise. I may rework the compression... seems too loud. Any other feedback would be great

[NICORISONE]

Just re-posting my WIP as they seemed to have gotten buried :p

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(Only Pad and Drum Pattern #1 done on this)
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[jakedubber]

@NICORISONE - Awesome freaking track man I love the vibe of the whole thing. It isn't too complex, but I love it. You should definitely check this VST effect for your drums/percussion (http://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=showproduct&b=26). It's a gorgeous vintage, dubby tape delay. You can get some amazing sounds out of it if you just mess with all the parameters the whole way through the track. That'd really add something to your track I reckon (although it's just what I like to listen to). Mix-wise your track seems pretty nice on the whole, although the track starts a little suddenly for the chilled vibe you've got going on. The second track you've posted sounds really similar instrumentally and structurally. It sort of sounds like it could be a second part to the first track, which would be kinda cool to mix things up a little. You could maybe chuck in a monologue from a film in there. Something like the stuff Distance samples would be cool, creepy, but oddly uplifting Can't wait for this to be done.

@beardyman123 - I like where I think this track could go. It's not really my kind of thing, but it's nice. I think the guitar doesn't really work. It's a little too out of time and clonky for me. I think you could have a warmer sound to it, and a less complicated beat for it to play and it'd be a lot better. I like the vocal samples, although I think less of them would make them a bit more special, or you could write and record lyrics to fit with the song. It really depends on what you have available to you.

[tbunreal]

Thanks for the words of wisdom. I made things simpler, worked on the mixdown (although it is still a little quiet for now) and broke up the bassline with my percussion.

Heres what I presented before Soundcloud

And heres what I have now. Soundcloud

The sub bass seems a little off to me though, does anyone have an tips for sub bass?

[RightOnTime27]

tbunreal-the lead is too quiet and when it breaks down the panning is pretty annoying. the lead and the drums need to be way beefier. your sound is just about what everyone elses is when they first start off (me included) so it'll get better with practice and careful listening.

CenturySam-the mix felt flat and the song was very sonically similar for a good 2-34 minutes and while a few rhythms here and there changed over all the tone of the song was very flat and dronish. if you don't understand what i just said its understandable cause its really hard to articulate this for me.

Beardyman 123-I like the groove of the whole thing but jakedubber was right, the kick/snare don't really match the song and or a dub influenced tune like that there needs to be some more aux. perc work. imo of course

[Xephex]

@ tbunreal - :10 is rad, but the mid bass at :15 doesn't seem to fit, i think it's a little out of place and either isn't introduced properly, or just should be made into a different sound because it doesn't really fit.

@ t0x1k - I like the progression in the buildup, umm as for things to improve, i think the drop should hit a little harder, just for the first hit, because you said you added the silence for more surprise, but the drop didn't really hit hard enough to be like oh shit, rofl. so maybe rework the rhythm for the first couple seconds to increase the intensity. it's a great track though, nice job.

@beardyman123 - great track, i think your snare's a bit too loud, but idk if thats just me haha, other than that i dig it.

This track right here is something im working on atm, it isnt dubstep though...but i've only ever posted my tracks here and this is the only place im familiar with haha, but if you enjoy music, give it a listen! rofl. I haven't really done any mastering to it besides some EQ, gonna do most of the mastering when im closer to finishing.

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[ZaraGoza]

greT SONG

[wabble]

thanks for feedback all... heres another WIP.. recorded this broad last night.. made this track

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[Dizzek]

some really great tracks here!!!

@ dublemon: amazing sample boi! Your wobbles are ultra nice, supa Track
@ juan: nice vibes here, i like the 4/4 styles, cool remix, TOP!
@ Kaza dupstep: you are Ill
@ Randomic: schade
@ Fatach: on a good way! Work more on your mix, drums must be louder, and better sit in the mix
@ we Bang: crazy stuff, i like

here is my Remix for the Lank & Inkfish remix contest:
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[drdeft]

@Xephex , your fast rythm intro is really too long ! That ravy sound is kinda frustating after a while .. But it's better when the bass come ..

@Dizzek - really nice track , but it seems like the voice is louder than the bass , maybe try some cut off while layering a good sine on bass ( i don't get the best listening system atm sorry if im wrong )

@NICORISONE - you're on the wrong forum lol , nice progressive stuff btw ... try gettin the drums louder maybe ...



Here is mine : I'm not happy with the mix , if you please can help me

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Have a good day !
Good vibes to all !

[CoreyGoesRawr]

Thanks everyone for the great feedback I've been out of town so I know I'm behind a few pages

nnny- I stumbled upon a preset called robots in disguise and took it apart, I cut off osc 2 and 3 and tweaked 1 till I liked it.

Time for feedback!
drdeft- Idk if it is my browser or the link but your track wont play >.< however the one in your siggy is pretty tight I'm digging the chimes and vocal samples that pop up here and there.

wabble- digging the intro and the meat of the track is pretty good, try to add some atmosphere to it after the intro it seems hollow maybe do something with those bells towards the middle.

Xeph- pretty nice track good to here a variety on here but from about 25 to 55 seems a little long maybe cut it in half if that is supposed to be an intro I think it would help build energy more by seeming less drug out.

I haven't made any significant changes to my track so don't feel too obligated to leave feedback xD

[Fbac]

My comments are just comments, at the end of the day its you who needs to be confident about what im hearing =) ....and the more tracks i listen to on here the more i realise i need to work harder on mine!!

@beardyman, really liking this intro, the kick doesnt seem quite right sounds like the velocity is too high, maybe varying the velocity on the kick drum, or turning the compression down abit if youve compressed the kick. liking the laid back vibe, trumpets and vocals. All tho the attack on the trumpret sounds like the trumpets always trying to keep up (altho it does add to the laidback ness) ,

second track of beardyman.
lol crack, ......upuntill the "morrish" lyric i wasnt feeling it, thinking it wasnt going anywhere and felt like being on ketamine and trying to escape a room but you cant get up. , at the drop i like the wobbleness, imo the bass could be louder, at the moments the beats are prodominent (this may be what you want) but yea could make it louder on the drop and have the slow sync wobbles go even slower maybe on an edit. like really slow...waaaarrrrrpppp.. like the background music sounds very requim for a dreamish.

@ Tox1k : - yea defo louder,, sounds like a mastering chain (ozone maybe?) , has it effected that white noise style pad in the intro? could it do with a bit more reverb as it dips in volume rather then flows. Altho this way it is abit more technoy.
at the drop my sub wasnt really kicking in,,, when i turned up the sub and put my head next to it, it seemed as tho alot of the drums were playing about down there, there was no solid sub to accompany the bass. This may have been lost in the compression loudening phase. (again all my opinion and i could be very wrong ^^) ... the synth crazy sound sounds abit too loud compared to the drums in my opinion too.
(Have you tried sending everything to a couple of group channels and mixing down from there?) <--and if this is a really nooby thing to say to someone on here im really sorry lol


@xephex : Yea! creeping in trance and .... mental drums 0o! .... lots of energy. May want to filter abit of that high end on the trancy bits down. at the 0:58 drop ,,, do you mean to have that empty space in the mid high range? as it seems the bells should be playing here but there not loud enouth in comparison.
At the bass drop it seemed abit sudden for me (like "wait that was cool, rewind that abit") , but this may be what your going for. And the outro is really nice and spacey ^^ cool stuff

e303 - wippy wipity wip wip
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Trancestep - trying to mixdown
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[nnny]

@Dizzek Nice tune man. Intro is lovely. Vocals are perfect there. Drop is nice.

@NICORISONE I love your stuff, this is no different Untitled 74. Love it. Them drums. Ohhhhhh. My kind of tune bro Can I get it when it's finished?
73 is cool too, drums are wicked again, pad's nice. This one's just too empty at the moment, but awesome start.

@Beardyman123 Cool sample man Love reggae. I really don't know what to add constructive wise, it's bloody good

New update here:
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[Lazure]

@nnny nice track man really like the vibe and the drums/hats i just feel like your kick is conflicting with your bass but other than that nice track man!

@fbac golden.

@coreyGoesRawr nice track man just a few things.. i feel the intro is long and kinda spread so maybe throw some hats or some sort of
perc line in there to kinda pull it together, and the bass nice kinda seems sparatic and lacks pattern other than that keep at it homie!

@Dizzek fuckkkinn hell homie!! illatrack bassattack. A+

okk so just a clip i have been listening to this too long and just started running wild with it and i duno if i made it a mess or made it better, drumline post drop is gona be replaced loll please let me know ty dsf fam:)

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[kHoff]

bamp

@wabble - sick tune, i agree could perhaps use another layer over the bassline maybe?
@bainsound -- 'skin tight' IS fucking tight. i might make lower cutoff in the beginning and open it up as the song goes by to maybe give it a different feel.
@weststar - really interesting chilled back stuff man seems like you know what you're doing with your track.

mine that i made the other day, it was my first time mixing drums by bouncing to audio so im guessing they need to be beefed up and it could also use some more low end sound/sub. anyways, feeback appreciated thanks
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[Cubicle]

@ kHoff

Love the intro, drums sound a bit repetitive tho.
Love the sample use, drop was excellent. I personally would beef that synth up.

@ Lazure
Vocals fucked it up tbh.
I was about to say sick intro with those little hits but I personally dislike those vocals.
Seems like everything just drops down after the drop, synth seems so unnecessary hollow to me.
Just giving some personal pointers mate.

@ Nnny
Ez mate! Love that airy synth and those chilled out beats, really feeding it nicely!
You seem to keep it interesting tho with alot of variation in that intro.
Drop is really laidback, in my honest opinion a bit too "full" but that just my preference.
Awesome chilled track!

@ Fbac
Really liking those drums that duck in and out.
That use of the synth in the intro seems a bit weird tho.
Love that Daft Punk'ish synth right before the drop.
Seems to me that those synth need some more love.

@ Drdeft
Track seems unavailable, will check later!

@ Dizzek
Like that kick, not too fond of that snare tho.
Background synth is perfect, and that kick right before the vocals is awesome!
The synth is exactly like I imagined, I would stick to 1 synth only but yet again that's a preference thing.
Big track!

@ Wabble
Dislike your name, that's all.
J/k, real headnodding thing you got going on there.
I would beef that wobble up a bit.
Seems promising!

@ Xephex
Real dark atmosphere in the intro, loving it.
Woaw, what the shitfuck.
Euhm where to go, love your experimenting, can't really comment further on it considering I'm kind of baffled.
Keep on experimenting I'm thinking you got something going on there!

@Tbunreal
Experiment a bit more with that other synth into your main, should give some sweet sounds.
Run that main through a compresser.

Edit: listened to your other version, seems promising but still needs some work, get some variation in those drums.

@ NICORISONE
liking the "breathing" synth, expecting some chilled down beat laid over it.
As expected, a nice chilled down beat.
That repetetive synth seems quite annoying after a while tho, don't know if it's just me.

@ Beardyman123
David Rodigan speech, was waiting for someone to use it.
Nice dubvibe going on, will definitely play this on summerdays.
Big!


Now for mine!
I've always gave alot of feedback because I really appreciate if people give me some aswell.
First track I nearly finished on 1 night and I'm personally liking the result, however, getting some constructive feedback is always helpfull.
Would appreciate if anyone got some pointers/hints to where I could change some things around to make this one a banger!

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[nnny]

@Cubicle Cheers for the feedback man. What do you mean by too full after the drop? Should I have less instruments going, leave more space? It there enough variation about? Something I do struggle with.

Your track is cool man. Love the synth and the bass, works well together. Wish I could hear on the speakers, cant hear sub through laptop. There seems to be a lack of something imo here. Something in the background.

[Cubicle]

@Cubicle Cheers for the feedback man. What do you mean by too full after the drop? Should I have less instruments going, leave more space? It there enough variation about? Something I do struggle with.

Your track is cool man. Love the synth and the bass, works well together. Wish I could hear on the speakers, cant hear sub through laptop. There seems to be a lack of something imo here. Something in the background.

ye both, less instruments and a bit more space.
It's just a preference thing tho, do whatever you think will fit!

Cheers for the feedback mate!

[Cyberex]

@Cubicle
Well when the wobbles kick in sounds good maybe add more stuff in the background and widen it the intro doesn't really fit with the rest so try change it somehow