50/50 art vs science

my advice is don't think of it this way. Production is the creative application of science, they are not in opposition. There are simple things you can build into your process from the start that will give your beats more fatness, character and individuality- analyse the ...

nowaysj wrote:There are threads here on this subject.

sorry dude... i tried a search but couldn't come up with terms to find what I'm after. Even a nudge in the right direction thread-wise would be appreciated

I did not come to producing already able to play an instrument. Needless to say I produced a lot of a-musical, messy noises for a long time while I learned how to work music theory, and taught myself some basic keyboard skills. I've studied pretty hard at that shit for a bit now, and while I'm ...

Listening through pretty crappy speakers so I'm gonna limit my comments to composition/arrangement rather than production.

Gaol: I like the percussion you got going here, esp the conga-type sound that comes in around the :50 mark. I think you could achieve a really nice effect if you introduced ...

@malabuandcoki - i really like it and all, but you should really make it less muddy and more clear sounding , that would be dope, nice track tho, nice jungle vibe haha.
@amphibian - that definately could have made the shambhala 08 mix :P im REALLY digging the low end soul of the track, with those ...

@narrator: thats just awesome. not gonna comment on production values without better speakers, but shit man. really like it

@tiger blood: pretty nice. The drums sound a little too forefront and clean to my ear, esp the kick. my 2p, choose different kick, add some reverb to the snare, and maybe add ...

did not see this thread, sorry for x-posting... this is probably the more appropriate place to put this

http://soundcloud.com/barsmarr/short-c-minorrender3

sound design and arrangement of this snippet still leave a lot to be desired as far as im concerned. I've not been producing long, trying ...

did not see this thread, sorry for x-posting... this is probably the more appropriate place to put this

http://soundcloud.com/barsmarr/short-c-minorrender3

sound design and arrangement of this snippet still leave a lot to be desired as far as im concerned. I've not been producing long, trying to ...