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Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 11:47 pm
by willzy
I've been experimenting with dubstep for a while but it seems like even though I can make decent sounds with synths, theres always some punch missing. I would like to know what I can add to my tunes to make them more punchy and such. Heres my soundcloud profile so you can understand what I mean:
http://soundcloud.com/ketchupmustardrelish
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:10 am
by Sechah
I`m hearing no sub bass in any of your tracks, kind of the focal point in a lot of dubstep!
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 2:13 am
by Towany
Sechah wrote:I`m hearing no sub bass in any of your tracks, kind of the focal point in a lot of dubstep!
what he said ^
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 3:38 am
by Attila
Add some Bruce Lee samples
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 4:28 am
by Sonika
Lol @Attila's comment
But for real, compression when used correctly and EQ can help get more punch
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:27 am
by NinjaEdit
Sidechain compression
Parallel compression
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:25 pm
by AcidRat
jonahmann wrote:Sidechain compression
Parallel compression
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:32 am
by ehbes
if used correctly, parallel will work very well with drums to add punch
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:08 am
by MaZa1
Add sub/ turn it up, Eq right so theres room for kick and snare, and parallel compress drums. Thats a good point to start. Ok the best starting point is to use good samples.
Edit:
I listened a couple of ur tracks and it feels like the synths are drowning ur drums so eq is a good point to start. Also maybe turning the synths down a bit. Just my opinion
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:51 pm
by bassbum
Well im going to be honest. From a musical point of view your song are horrible. Dubstep uses a lot of miner notes but musicly it still works and the notes sounds good together, you should work on that.
You sound design is just as bad. There are clashing frequency in your midrange bass sounds that need to be EQed out. Also dubstep normal has a low crunchy/buzzy sound on the midrange bass sounds, try going for that.
Your kick drum needs more sub bass and try layering a sub on your bass sounds.
And for god sake learn about keys, scales and arpeggios.
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 5:11 pm
by legend4ry
Use punchy samples to begin with? Thats what I do.
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:31 pm
by Barka
-Mixdown!
-Try to get a better balance of the drums and bass volume wise.
-Use a separate sub layer, and high-pass other parts of the "bass".
-Try to keep frequencies and volume in control, in your "reworked nonsense" tune, there's actually more subbass and higher overall volume in the intro, than after the drop! Also Compression, EQ and what others said!
Have fun learning!
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:43 pm
by outbound
Generally speaking you can't just have a magic ingredient to make things sound 'punchier' it's all dependant on source material, with that said though I find distortion almost alwwaayayyssssss makes things sound more punchier / aggressive
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:40 am
by Wikum
the multiband transient shaper in izotope alloy is a really nice way of adding punch to drums.
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:00 am
by bassbum
Saturation on snares work well.
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:17 pm
by willzy
bassbum wrote:Well im going to be honest. From a musical point of view your song are horrible. Dubstep uses a lot of miner notes but musicly it still works and the notes sounds good together, you should work on that.
You sound design is just as bad. There are clashing frequency in your midrange bass sounds that need to be EQed out. Also dubstep normal has a low crunchy/buzzy sound on the midrange bass sounds, try going for that.
Your kick drum needs more sub bass and try layering a sub on your bass sounds.
And for god sake learn about keys, scales and arpeggios.
I think you misread my thread tittle mate, I asked for advice on how to add punch to my tunes, not to be punched!
Regards.
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:49 pm
by syrup
Tunepuncher 2.0
Re: Need help adding some punch to my tunes...
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:16 pm
by bassbum
willzy wrote:bassbum wrote:Well im going to be honest. From a musical point of view your song are horrible. Dubstep uses a lot of miner notes but musicly it still works and the notes sounds good together, you should work on that.
You sound design is just as bad. There are clashing frequency in your midrange bass sounds that need to be EQed out. Also dubstep normal has a low crunchy/buzzy sound on the midrange bass sounds, try going for that.
Your kick drum needs more sub bass and try layering a sub on your bass sounds.
And for god sake learn about keys, scales and arpeggios.
I think you misread my thread tittle mate, I asked for advice on how to add punch to my tunes, not to be punched!
Regards.
I just thought working on thos things was more important.