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First attempt at producing dubstep...
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:07 pm
by the divide
Ez now
I’ve been lurking around these parts for a while and thought I would post up something I’m working on.
Great forum btw
http://www.thedivide.co.uk/audio/14.9.mp3
Feedback/advice would be awesome
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:10 pm
by drum syndicate
bookmarked for later when I get home
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:13 pm
by the divide
Cheers
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:16 pm
by elementalism
Dope track!
What software are you using man?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:32 pm
by the divide
Cubase with Hallion Battery, 2 Absynths, Albino, Oddessy, Junglist and Reaktor. Got some hardware going too. I’ve had to record a lot of these because of the CPU maxing out but it’s still bit confusing on the arrange page
So yea, I’m more looking at ways to improve it. Someone’s just suggested I play around with the bass nearer to the end/after main break and take out the strings in the middle breakdown and hold some suspense heh
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:38 pm
by kazuo
great vocal sample yeah , nice & dark and great effects, all those breaks and stuff
sounds pretty fat
but i don't really like the main snare... thats not much of a helpful comment i know but i just prefer a different sound
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:57 pm
by the divide
Cheers, the snare is pretty high up, maybe I will change that. I’m thinking ive used too much of the vocal now, I'm going to drop some of that out and play around with the arrangement a little instead of making this tune sound like its built around the vocal
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:08 pm
by oyaarss
yeah - i liked this one! somehow, the vocal needs to be changed so that it fits better into overall sounding imho // perhaps, it's only on headphones!
love the mood and the broken steppa!
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:19 pm
by mudfoot)))
Nice track! The only thing is, when the bass drops, it sounds like it's pitched 1.5 steps higher than the strings... I like it better later on at about 3:27 when the bass comes in on the 1 at the same key as the strings. Just my opinion.
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:22 pm
by b-lam
really like the vibe on this tune
here's my two cents: agree about droppin strings out in the breakdown, think it'd help.
i'm not sure about the vocal, i have an allergy to those kind of cheese speakin bits, mayb just me tho.
some really fuckin cool ideas there, i reckon u could make more of them by makin them more sparse, like that midbass wobbly distorted thing might hit harder if it was less constant.
drum and percussion stuff is awesome, i wouldnt touch that personally, propa steppin. keepit up
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:43 am
by myst rigo
great job. for a first track it seems like you know whats up.
pce
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:09 am
by the divide
I’ve worked on this a little, reduced the vocal a little and added some edits.
It’s pretty much the same as the previous version only with subtle tweaks. I need to sleep on it I think, maybe drop the vocal out completely and come up with something else there on the middle break. Kinda feels like theres room ys thx for the help, some good advice on here. Should turn out a killa
Anyone know a good way of creating propper dub sounding delays, the ones which filter up. Im finding myself using automation and its driving me nuts
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:44 am
by the divide
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:55 am
by djshiva
is this The Divide that hangs out at BlackoutAudio forums??
this is shiva. i hang out there sometimes too.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:35 pm
by the divide
Ez, not on there as much as I would like, but Im but still moderating in the Metropolis when I have a spare min
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:27 am
by rjv
The Divide wrote:
Anyone know a good way of creating propper dub sounding delays, the ones which filter up. Im finding myself using automation and its driving me nuts
http://www.interruptor.ch/vst_overview.shtml
nice array of freeware vst effects. using bionic delay myself.
pi is a kick-ass movie btw
just sampled it myself recently (well okay 6 months ago) as well
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:43 am
by slow bicycle
rjv wrote:
pi is a kick-ass movie btw
just sampled it myself recently (well okay 6 months ago) as well
Yeah, definitely my favorite Aronofsky flick. I always meant to sample it, then someone beats me to it.
The production on this is really nice, btw.
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:57 am
by the divide
Ive actually taken the sample out, most of it anyways
Got a feeling its nearly done. Going to do some edits to beats but here goes...
http://www.thedivide.co.uk/audio/14.12.mp3
Added a flute, some synths and stuff. If anything sounds outta place Im still listeing.
Hey and cheers for the delay links, what more could I ask for?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:57 am
by djshiva
The Divide wrote:Ez, not on there as much as I would like, but Im but still moderating in the Metropolis when I have a spare min
i haven't been there in a minute. having too much fun over 'ere in ze dubstepforum!
