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ModularJack
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Please listen to my new tune Looking Down and let me know some pros + cons. Thanks!
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PopD
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I post whilst I listen. . .
pros:
Eagle screech,
progression in the beginning(it flowwwws)-the way structure comes out of chaos,
piano melody,
good notes (chords n keys)-->not too many annoying minor chords which producers seem to add all willy-nilly to any genre these days (imo, that chit belongs in house music only),
the distorted tone at the end(only 4 hits
)take that chit somewhere, or bring it earlier and make it play with the drum track or overlay one of the other patterns with it, but gradual-like(hopefully you know what I'm feelin)
cons:
when bassline is introduced it gets stale after a phrase or two-progression really slows here-need more action rather than just the animal noises/drum rolls at the transitions-I feel like I want to hear new patterns or a new sound at least,
tones are too soft(matter of taste)-sounds like "background" dnb, y'know like behind a new, hip car commercial, or some chase scene in an independent silent film,
sounds like your drum loops are tippity-tappity-all-delicate-like (taste again)-I feel like I want the drums to take over in a section and come down on me like someone dropping one doze big@ss bean bags on my head. I want to hear the bangin' and it sounds best when: e.g. you have a two measure drum loop-looped for 8 measures and the transitions from even to odd measure are all different, but progressively stronger and more aggressive until 8-->9
i listened to some of your other tracks (can't remember which) when you posted that busted link in another forum, and needless to say I was impressed. You do good work
pros:
Eagle screech,
progression in the beginning(it flowwwws)-the way structure comes out of chaos,
piano melody,
good notes (chords n keys)-->not too many annoying minor chords which producers seem to add all willy-nilly to any genre these days (imo, that chit belongs in house music only),
the distorted tone at the end(only 4 hits
)take that chit somewhere, or bring it earlier and make it play with the drum track or overlay one of the other patterns with it, but gradual-like(hopefully you know what I'm feelin)cons:
when bassline is introduced it gets stale after a phrase or two-progression really slows here-need more action rather than just the animal noises/drum rolls at the transitions-I feel like I want to hear new patterns or a new sound at least,
tones are too soft(matter of taste)-sounds like "background" dnb, y'know like behind a new, hip car commercial, or some chase scene in an independent silent film,
sounds like your drum loops are tippity-tappity-all-delicate-like (taste again)-I feel like I want the drums to take over in a section and come down on me like someone dropping one doze big@ss bean bags on my head. I want to hear the bangin' and it sounds best when: e.g. you have a two measure drum loop-looped for 8 measures and the transitions from even to odd measure are all different, but progressively stronger and more aggressive until 8-->9
i listened to some of your other tracks (can't remember which) when you posted that busted link in another forum, and needless to say I was impressed. You do good work
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ModularJack
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thanks for replying dude!
I couldn't figure out what you meant by the distorted tone thing until I listened to the tune on the crappy speakers at work. That's a whole different bassline that's apparently too low to hear without subs; except for that one note! Check it out on a system with better bass, and you'll see that it does go somewhere.
You're right about the tippity-tappity thing, I was using really low velocities on the drums to try and make it roll more... I'll work on a more in-yer-face bridge, I think I need some harsher snare samples. I've already been cutting some really dirty, aggresive sax chops from a recording my brother sent me that I want to add into there as well as the vulture squawks.
Anyways yeah, thanks for the comments! I'll be sure to let you know once I have new version worked out.
-mj-
I couldn't figure out what you meant by the distorted tone thing until I listened to the tune on the crappy speakers at work. That's a whole different bassline that's apparently too low to hear without subs; except for that one note! Check it out on a system with better bass, and you'll see that it does go somewhere.
You're right about the tippity-tappity thing, I was using really low velocities on the drums to try and make it roll more... I'll work on a more in-yer-face bridge, I think I need some harsher snare samples. I've already been cutting some really dirty, aggresive sax chops from a recording my brother sent me that I want to add into there as well as the vulture squawks.
Anyways yeah, thanks for the comments! I'll be sure to let you know once I have new version worked out.
-mj-
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DJ Intrickisy
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now i relize i am not a drum and bass expert becuase i dont like it, for me its trance all the way but I thought your track was pretty cool.