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[lightshapers]

@the rebel- nice idea all needs to be thickened up a bit. sling a riser in there and drop it into some filthy half step;)

@clsh - the pineapple tune needs to be a bit brighter sounding, sounds a little flat to my ears. the drums need to cut through a little more (try parallel compression).
the mix sounds a bit better on the second tune.

@sawtooth - nice piano

@mikey - not too keen on the wip tbh. liking the intro/atmos on the tune in your sig though

@detuner- reckon you could cut the length of that intro/arp bit in half so it breaks to the pad/saw bit @1.09 sooner. would help keep peoples interest. maybe snatch a little vocal snippet from somewhere and dub it up a bit to give the tune a focal point

[Dystinkt]

detuner- liking the trancey arp sound at the start, drums seem to come in poorly timed but that may just be me, the drop feels very anticlimactic, needs something like a riser or a sweep to let people know its coming, also your bass stabs sound quite harsh, and switch up the drums a bit more too. apart from that its a solid track nice one mate

budsteq- your kick needs work man, sounding quite weak, its your intro that needs the most work, some of it sounds a little bit cheap. slow your bass lfo down a bit too, maybe set it it to 1/8t. the vocal stuffs pretty good well done pal.

ralfzilla- nice intro, good rhythm and percussion. your midrange isnt sounding right, its a bit harsh on the ears and doesnt fit the sub which is spot on btw. nice vocal work as well, suits the track.

heres my latest, bit of dungeon sound for yas:

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[Augment]

@Cheeky: Nice track, but the midrange thing got really boring after awhile, maybe change it up a little? Liked the other part tho, was really in the mood of a song like that now.

@Hendy : Intro was nice, liked it, snare was maybe a little bit weak? The build up needs work i think, and where did the sub bass go after the drop? Other than that, was good

@DETUN3r: Intro got a little bit boring after a while, maybe add in some elements? Drop wasn't really my style, didnt quite feel the fast wobble thing.. And I would really like to see the drums drop out just before the drop, to create some tension.

I will try to give more feedback, but not right now. Anyways, here's my WIP
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[crakasteven]

Long time lurker first time poster looking at feedback for my first track made in reason 5. (4x4 dubstep)

I wouldnt call it finished but i just exported this out of reason yesterday

Bassline came outta maelstrom, hats in redrum, kicks and snare in redrum, nn19s for all the synths and percussion and alot of reverb, frequency mod on preset atmosphere pad and then effected with freeze stutter

thats pretty much it looking for any sort of feed back, ideas criticisms anything.

been using reason for over a year now and this is probably the best thing ive ever drawn up


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[oprs]

Long time lurker

if your a long time lurker, you would have skimmed the rules, noticing alot of people, posting up feed back for other peoples tunes before posting theres

wanna give this another go?

[crakasteven]

Long time lurker

if your a long time lurker, you would have skimmed the rules, noticing alot of people, posting up feed back for other peoples tunes before posting theres

wanna give this another go?

Listening now

[crakasteven]

@blanx Effective bass and wobble, I liked at 1:35 where it begins getting upbeat. I felt the hats coulda been EQd better. strong kick and snare and decent sample. Could have been more hyped up at the intro.

@Hudson Your right about the sub cause it definitely vibes on mine. Nice strong bass, the background, idk if its a pad or what but it makes the track fill nicely. lovin the echoy vibez.

@Mannyyyyy Nice wobbles! Bass sounds like u synthed it nicely What program are you using? Im curious to know how you mad your mid range/high pitch wobbles the way u did...

@JLproductions Nice intro, reminded me a little of some old tech itch stuff. It sounds like your hats and percs could be EQ'd a little more or just louder. The bass sound and how you drew it was good, and the the reverby midrange noise goes nicely with it.

[atticuh]

@Cheeky - The biggest thing that stands out to me is you need more variation. Whether it be from production techniques or even from the composition side (maybe even a combination of both), more variation would definitely help keep your listener's attention. Additionally, I would comment on trying to expand the number of frequencies which you touch in that track. After turning up the volume (derp), there are many production techniques you could use to bring those out (comp, EQ). As stated before, the track sounds quite flat mainly due to the abundance of mid range frequencies and the lack of those deeper sub frequencies. Then again, the term "work in progress" is very subjective for every person out there. I really have no idea what your work flow looks like, so maybe you were planning on compression/EQ/limiting etc. much later.

@blinkesko - Loving the intro [that lead is awesome btw]. I'm still relatively new to production, but after listening to your WIP, I can confidently tell you I'm excited to see what the finished product sounds like.

@crakasteven - VARIATION, VARIATION, VARIATION. The production sounded good, nay, it sounded awesome! However, you need more variation, particularly from the composition aspect of production. Even the simplest, smallest insignificant change can make a significant impact on your music and your listener's attention span. Just by throwing in rests of varying lengths in your kick/snare patterns would add SO MUCH. Additionally, I feel as if you're overdoing it with the hi hats; you should either mix them down lower or utilize them much less. Furthermore, mixing down your hats would also free up more headroom to throw in maybe a lead synth (higher frequency).

My WIP:
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[hudson]

@hudson- deffinately prefer the track in your sig more I think the midrange overwhelms everything. I reckon bring those drums out a bit more, beef up the sub, you should be sweet. I dig the intro, sounds like got alot going on in there.

Yeah, I doubt I'll ever finish it, I just felt like messing around with resampling and shit. Thanks though!

[thelmbrjck]

@atticuh I love the all the sounds used, however I feel you could introduce them a bit better. Maybe slowly ramp up the hats with a filter or fader until you want to bring them in strong. I could be wrong though, longer intros always throw me off. Lovely tune though so far.

@oprs very nice ambient dub, not particularly a genre i've dealt with so I don't know how to properly critique it. I do thoroughly enjoy that sub though. wub.'

@crackasteven You need to mix and define your sounds a little better, because at the moment it sounds like it lacks headroom. I also had a hard time identifying the basses and synths. I like where its going though, sick rhythm.

@blinkesto Is that a rattlesnake in the background? Did you train him in the art of wompology? I don't mean to mock your song, I actually loaded up a video on youtube called "Rattlesnake Roundup" and it synched up to them rattlin and biting around (pretty epic). On a serious note, I really dig the drum sequencing and lead...especially when you bring it back in the later bit of the track around 3m. Keep working at it!

I bring forth some musical indigestion (My WIP):
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Needs work, length and variety... but hopefully with DSF's wonderful comments it'll get there. Or get recycle binned.

[NorCoDubstep]

@blinkesko: Left you some feed on soundcloud!
@Crakasteven: Holy moly. Your percussion is sooo tight and really grooves. It gives the track awesome energy. Really good production. The really deep throbs are awesome. I don't know if you want to go in this direction, but to give it some more energy I would suggest throwing in some sparse/reverbed out high arps.
@Cheeky: Good start, I'd say you could beef up your kick quite a bit, then you could sidechain your bass so your kick doesn't beat it up. And the wobbles could use a bit more rhythmic variation. I like the addition of the higher pitched blippy noise though.

Worked a bit more on the moombahton track this morning. Reworked the intro (it's still pretty bad, but it's better than before). Give it a listen and thanks for the feedback!
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[crakasteven]

@atticuh Thanks for the input! Yeah the whole composition part is where i really need to start spending my time, I often get too caught up synthing a sound or trying to place a melody and never like it so never throw leads or that sort of stuff in, def will be working on that. Variation is something im working on and has never been my best point, maybe i should stick to tech house
After listening to your WIP i know what you are saying about variation, you definitely have alot of it in the intro. All the sounds and melodies really build on eachother and there really isnt a boring part to it. I liked your bass sound and pattern to go with, I thought the kick pattern could have been more defined and EQ'd to bring it out. Great WIP though and thanks again for the advice.

@thelmbrjck Thanks for the input man, Rhythm and EQ is def my stronger side right now, as for synths I just cant ever seem to fit them in its almost like a mental block. The bassline is more of just a bass pulsey sorta thing couldnt really think of a wobble to put in.
As for your WIP, I thought the drum and pattern sounded really good. The intro was really as hyped as i thought but maybe thats a good thing cause it sounded nice. Your wobble sounded like it needed some EQ sounds little muddy to me but that pattern wasnt bad. Maybe break off your kick pattern into a 4x4 upbeat part for a small part of the track to add interest. But good overall WIP will be interesting to hear the rest played out.

@NorcoDubstep Thanks for the input! Percussion was pretty simple use of nn19 and a some vengeance bongo noise, slap on some reverb uni and EQ then put on a auto pan and there it was. I am definitely looking in putting some highs in probably some arps like you suggested.
Love the whole moombahton thing big fan, I really like the upbeat sort of part after the drop almost near the second drop good wobble techniques and switchin it up with a sample or a high pitched quick stab thing (sorry i dont know terminology very well) 2nd drop would be wicked with some EQ. What program are u using by any chance?

[NorCoDubstep]

Thanks crakasteven, I know what you mean with the eq. My wobbles could definitely have a little bit more low end cut out of them to keep them from clashing with the 808 kicks. Right now I'm using logic express until I can afford Logic Pro. Thanks for the insight on your percussion!

[crakasteven]

A solid work though man i really like the 808 part, the siren noises coming in with the wobble sounds good though, connects it nice and gives it a good vibe will be interested in hearing it in the future if you continue to work on it

[Voodeedoo]

@thelmbrjck - I like the 4/4 beat you implemented into the song. The drop was pretty massive. Maybe the bitcrush synth could use some diversity but other than that, wicked job.

@atticuh - The intro was fine, but the percussion was a bit weak imo. I think the building could use some tweaking, maybe a sweeping white noise that raises pitch to build up to the drop? It took me a bit by surprise.

@blinkesko - Some frequency with the hihats kind of scratches my ears. Maybe the snare could use some intensifying, but other than that good job mate.

Something I started on today [not dubstep]:
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[crakasteven]

@Voodeedoo In the first 5 sec i didnt know where it was gonna take me but when i heard your guitar licks come out i was hoping for some kind of hip hop soundin thing. Drums fit right in with the guitar and it sounds very well EQ'd. The snare rolls added some nice variation throughout the core of the song and the snare roll leading into chopped up and modded vocal bits was also really effective. Nice work man

[BevOh]

Long time lurker

[Nickelwound]

@crakasteven
Dude, that tune really sets you in a sort of spacey mood, which I liked. I dont really have that much to say about it but maybe use some leads or pads? Good tune overall, could use some more elements in the song though to make it stand out more, to make your track really unique,but its all up to you ofcourse :]. Nice job on the song, I liked it and production wise I thought was made well as well.

@norcodubstep
I liked the song overall. But I felt the intro was maybe a bit too long, but the drop parts were nice, I liked the ''honk honk'' sample you used . What I think your track needs is a distinctive structure, and maybe throw a lil more dynamics on the snare, and add some space between the two drop parts? Ofcourse I dont know where you wanna go with the track so this is just feedback based on what your link, but nice job man.

@Voodeedoo
The guitar riff sounds very well eq'ed and tight with the drums indeed! like crakasteven said. Has a good place in the spectrum, something which totally escapes to do with guitar. I thought the intro could be a lil shorter composition wise, let the drop fall in a bit earlier to keep it fresh.

Maybe you could move from the Dm Gmaj7 Bb (correct me if im wrong) progession with the pads/strings (i cant tell the difference) and move to a Dm Bb C progression for a few bars, (or another progression ofcourse) to shuffle it up and cause for suspense, alter the guitar riff a bit during the new progression, and then fall back into the previous progression with the previous riff again to make it resolve a lil.

This is a short preview of what Im busy at. Yes, I know that I sound like a skrillex ripoff, but I hope in later tunes I can use it more as an influence. Anyway, this is a very short clip, needs proper mixing still. Be glad to hear any comments about it
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[mindsetAUS]

edit: sorry didnt see the rules

[oprs]

this is a wip:

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feedback appreciated...cheers!

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