WORKS-IN-PROGRESS for JANUARY, 2011

[alexvont12]

Just to make sure...my sig is not really my current WIP this is vvvv i always forget to change my sig and its happened before where a few cats get listen to the wrong one...which is my fault for not changing
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@chicken few lower mids..hmm...i normaly get replies that my songs are too bassy or to mid ill def give it a try see how it sounds.

everyone else thanks for your input

BTW Its all the stoned, drunk, and crackhead cats that do that.

[NICORISONE]

Here is version 4 of "Future Warz":
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Added some compression and reverb to the hats and claps, so now they are a bit louder (I personally think maybe a bit too loud)

This track has been quite a bitch to be honest, I want to keep it nice and atmospheric but not too boring.

If i add too much it turns the track to shit. Love the feedback I've been getting on this though and would love more as I progress on this!

[Steeple]

@amphibian - feeling that little synthy bit like 53 seconds just before the drop ... good work mate ... the flutes proper work on this track

@Njamimars - not feeling that drop 2 much ... the strings though nice touch ... tune sounds a like grime with a dubstep warp basically, could get someone on to that!

@Rando - not a fan mate ... there is nothing that distinguishes you from any other wobble step bredda trying to make it ... not being a dick just telling the truth

@kidstrange - like the intro .... its decent sounds like a datsik type tune with the choppy changes ... the bline is nice

@kayadubz - the method man sample is sick .... put the tempo up a bit ... decent work buddy

@nonXero - the tune sounds a bit more filled out ... have to rate you for getting your own samples mate ... decent work ... need to keep it a bit more interesting imo

this is something i have been working on let me know .... all kind of feedback appreciated! i think the volumes are okay ... i aint had a chance to listen to it loud yet ... did the levels in my headphones!

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[nonXero]

Thanks for all the feedback! Added some synths to the mix and will reply to everyone who gave feedback tomorrow.. till then, here it is..

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[jordankj]

@kidstrange-i really like that bassline

@NICORISONE- i like it. I like slow and chill dubstep songs. its a nice change from all the brostep

Heres a little something ive been working on,just made the bassline today. Idk for some reason it sounds off. would like yall guys input on it

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[NICORISONE]

@jordankj: I was liking this track up until the .49 mark

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Disclaimer, I don't really know what I'm talking about so this is all coming from an untrained ear.

@kidstrange-I like the synth but it seems out of step with the beat

@NICORISONE-lovin it, I actually like the level of the hats and claps but it's hard to say what it would sound like without listening to a version with lower hat and clap levels, really liking it though can't wait to hear where it goes from there

@jordankj-I like it up until the synth line comes in, just don't think it flows to well with what else you have going on in the song (sorry for the lack of constructiveness, I really have no idea what I'm talking about haha)

@thejaft-likes been said before, the drums can defiantly come up more and the main synth is a little boring

@brex-not liking the samples at all but I do really like the synth(s?), nice job with those!

[yoitsfrankd]

@NICORISONE- that chill as fuck, and deep.
@JordankJ- i am digging the drum loop you got going on there
@chicken-nice build up, i am liking that "dup" sound and the droft is nasty as shit
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bump, no ever comments on me

[Jasonooch]

Hey guys, new here but...

@steeple- i really like the bass sound that comes in.
@NICORISONE - i think the claps are a little too loud but i love the atmosphere you create.
@yoitsfrankd- that bass sound is awesome. what synth/plug ins did you use. I've been trying to create something like that with massive but can't get the timing/sound right. i keep listening to it, sounds sick.

here's a first draft of a remix i did of an engine earz experiment song i heard on the radio. i made it for fun so i hope i'm not messing with any copyrights or anything. its my first dubstep song so let me know what you think.
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[kidstrange]

@alexvont12 HAHA!

@Steeple i honestly try to avoid making my sounds similar to datsik. the first rough draft of this tune was all full of the " ya,yo,yit" transformer sounds all that. Realizing it had no personal meaning to me like a song should i totally changed it. I must admit i am somewhat influenced by him

@Underslung hmm..your the first to say that...... It goes with the beat

[eddymaw]

jordankj: Liked the sound of the bass dude and the first bit of the track sounded sick. But yeah, the yuhyuh sounding bass at 0:49 didn't really work with the bass, it just clashed and that. Personally I think you should try another sound + maybe EQ the kick. Keep going bro (y)

nicorisone: Beast vibe track dude, it's definitely working and I'm liking the claps and hats and all that. Not much to say about that, it's great.

yoitsfrankd: Hahah I know where you got the start from, but the drop's good yeah. Bring up the the volume of the snare in comparison to the kick at the start dude, bit uneven. Heard a lot of samples and you put them in fittingly too. Maybe put a pad or synth over the introduction though.

Okay, so I figured I wanted to make a mainstream sounding song for one of my mates and by the time I spent 2 hours on it was the lamest thing I have ever heard. I haven't yet put a sub, made an intro and an end or taken time to level my synths. I'm probably going to call it quits on this one because I personally hate it but I'd like to see what you guys think + what could be improved. Cos I'm hating it and my brain's dead.
Used Logic.

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[nonXero]

@The Jaft Sounds good overall... only suggestions I have is that it starts very full - there's no buildup.. Maybe that's just a style preference of mine *shrugs*. The kicks sound a bit hidden behind the bass synth towards the beginning.. dunno maybe just eq them more on the higher end? Really like the key work towards the end of the track.. really sounds good!

@RandoRando like the samples in the beginning... very dark vibes going on. Bass sounds good but gets a little repetitive.. I think if you had a break from the kicks and just did the bass synths for one bar to break them up, that would sound good. *shrugs*

@chicken re: gunfinger-mark-2-wip - nice sound man.. BIG! Love it. Bass is tight... the drop is good. *head bob* 2 step groove! Killer mate!

@brex the bass sounds real grimy! Would sound awesome with some grime lyrics over it too I think!

@Nacklewicket track is intense man... that one high synth does a good job at building up the track and keeping the energy high! The deep bass kicks sound real good even on my crappy headphones at work

@Nacklewicket nice ambient vibes here... a bit minimal and a little repetitive.. really love the bass when it drops. Maybe try to either change the beat up to the drop to keep it more interesting or make the drop sooner maybe? *shrugs* just a thought... definitely keep the bass and everything else where it is though.. sounds good!

Thanks all for the feedback... really helped!

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[Nacklewicket]

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id definetly say call it quits when bein creative you gotta believe in what you do
make something new from scratch and just do what ever your heart tells you..


raincoatdisaster - thanks dude im glad you like my tune ill definietly give u a shout when its properly finished.. it just needs a little bit longer intro and some switching up in the second chorus

yoitsfrankd - u gotta sort that basses high freq is runnin constantly not nice to the ears
tho theres no tension in ur tune at all dont make that bass tha constant.. leave some more space in there,.
and i cant hear any other percussion than kick and clap where are those crazy hihats,shakers,bongos,tambs etc etc go nuts with some percussion i say!'

jordanjk - the first bass sounded abit to plastic to me
the second half of the track - dude????

nonXero- nice:) very creepy tho i think u sshould change the notes of the first synth playing abit when the other synth kicks in to harmonize better

steeple - dude that intro was PROPER boring.. i think ull need >alot< more stuff going on for i a minute intro.. i liked it very much tho when the tune kicked in u ought to fill it up some tho feels abit too empty
incredibly nice sub!

nicorisone - nice nice! could be filled up abit.. id personally skip the wob .. tune overall reminded me of jazz jackrabbit
clap too loud what its too quiet for my taste

kidstrange - the kick hits a tiny bit too loud i think i like the grove in ur track tho also u rly need to get all the different levels sorted some stuff is just way too loud


heres my latest wip Soundcloud

peace

[eddymaw]

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id definetly say call it quits when bein creative you gotta believe in what you do
make something new from scratch and just do what ever your heart tells you..

yeah man will do hahah, i've been really getting into the works of ramadanman and the beats of reso so i might start early tomorrow morning for some inspiration pieces.

btw, in comment to your recently posted WIP - the tune you got is dope and your beat is, personally, perfect. Liking the second part too. Liking how you used echos a lot aha, seems to work well too. Not sure about the bass guitar sound but that's just a personal thing from me. Sweet track dude.

[street_astrologist]

@nonXero, I really like your field recorded samples. The progression of the track is also nice. I could imagine adding some more accent percussion towards the middle and last half of the track. The melody up until 1:07 and after 2:45 sounds like it's out of key with the main bit though, and perhaps is in a major key? Too cheerful, make it match the gloominess of the middle melody! The sound at the very end of the track is interesting and sounds like that could fit in as a hook of sorts elsewhere in the tune.

Mix wise, I didn't hear much going on in sub. Could just be my system. The upper range would be a great place for some of that sharp percussion to fit even higher in the mix, like the shots around 3:24.

[nikkita]

Hi ^^ I'm newer to these forums, but lurked for a while... I figure I should start posting eventually.

I started working on something, but wasn't happy with it... I opened it up for the first time since December, took out most of the percussion from it and well. Yeah. I figured posting for comments might help motivate me a bit to finish it. I really wanted to incorporate some glitchy stuff, maybe some industrial inspired/flavoured sounds for kicks. Of course I can make all of them separately, but good luck to me for trying to put them altogether in one track hehe.

The original riff is from Madonna's song "Live to Tell"...

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[willryan042]

@steeple: i like the minimalist intro, but i feel like you might need to add something else or add some more variety to it. that bass that comes in after the drop is tight though! would definitely like to hear more of this

@eddymaw: i don't know if i'd say scrap it and start all over, there's definitely some stuff that's working in there, but it probably just needs some work. the wobble you have sounds a little generic and might need a bit more variety/modulation in it, but it's not an awful tune. i'd say keep at it brah

@nonXero: good shit! i like the glitchy-industrial sounding drums. sounds like this could be used as a score for a movie. i'm a sucker for glitch stuff, and all those effects you have around the ~1:45-2:30 mark are awesome. love those subtle growls you got in there too

@nacklewicket: kick alllllmost sounds out of time in the into, but it might just be me. i dig the mellow vibes in this one! that sub is banging, and those effects that come in and out definitely keep my interest. nice work on that snare as well! and sweet jesus, that second drop is insane, keep it up dude!

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newest project, after making a chill tune i needed to get a little crazy and make something dirty. part of me feels like i got a little carried away and there might be too much shit going on at times, but part of me likes it. give it a listen all the way through, it changes a lot throughout (which again, not sure if that's a good or bad thing). it's not mastered at all so you might have to turn it up a bit and i need to eq some stuff, but let me know what you guys think!

(got my inspiration after watching home alone over christmas break )
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[Sinisterbeats]

@NICORISONE - Really nice chilled vibe, you could bring the bass up more but its fairly quite overall so its probably more of a mastering job. The pad and the filter white noise/wind sound that continue through the track add great atmos and texture. The stab that comes in keeps things interesting. Good stuff so far.

@ Steeple - That sub hits deep mate! Nice use of reverb on the percussion and great sample choice. Iv been wanting to do something like this myself, inspring stuff.

@nonXero - Intersting use of panning, like the way you build a rhythm out of random hits and sounds. An interesting tune, good perhaps progress into a more solid drum beat, but im not sure thats where you want to take it anyway.

@jordankj: I was liking this track up until the .49 mark

just keep it going the way it was, change up the drums maybe add some elements, just dont spoil it with all that yoi yoi yoi stuff.

Had this sitting on my desktop for a while now, not really sure where to go with it but I like it so dont wanna just bin it. Might just call it a short tune and do a bit more work on the mix. Any feedback welcome.
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[The Jaft]

@nikkita: im actually really liking this. do i detect a cello incorporated into that wobble? if so it sounds nice. the reverb on that piano is great, opens up the track well. good amount of delay on the piano as well. one of the things that hit me right off the bat, as soon as i got to it, was that when you're wobbles drop in the beat gets almost completely lost. the occasional snare and hat pokes through, but your wobbles are way too over powering for it. the drop into the wobbles and beat could be better. i heard this somewhere else and like the phrasing haha, let the track breath for like a second before you drop. that way it gives the track kind of a feeling that everything is hitting you at once. other than those 2 things i see dubious amounts of potential for this track. if you follow through with it, it'll be gold.

@nicorisone: I like this ambient feel on this track, its cool and more laid back, not in your face im gonna mess you up: which i'm finding to get a little old.
i did notice that imo the claps and hats have a little too much reverb on them, they sort of drew my attention away from the rest of the track. i also feel like there is something missing from your drop, it just kind of happens. you need more of a lead into it. build up to that point. otherwise im really diggin that ambient feel you've got going on

@nonXero: I really like that somewhat percussive synth you start your track with. i also like that sampled percussion, a breath of fresh air from all of the samples that have been used over and over. only thing i really have to point out is that, to me at least your track seems to be too repetitive for my taste. other than that i think its a great production. keep up the great work man!

here's an edit to the track i posted earlier, the original is in my sig. i've noticed of my self that i've started to drift more toward straight up electronic music. could be that it's because that's what i grew up listening to, but i ask is there any way to help spark more of a dubstep type production to my writing?
I did this edit yesterday, so any newer feedback will be implemented in the next edit.
Cheers everyone!

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[kidstrange]

@Nacklewicket thanks and yeah id have to agree some things are to loud although comparing it to other songs i thought it was to quiet. while mixing i had to turn up the volume of my song so it would be equal to everything else... but ill go through and check