Full tracks for feedback-- MARCH 2010

[wirez]

Thanks brotha, Guess i broke the rules buy posting it in Production forum as well...never had anyone point that out to me and ive done it a buncha times, i guess some people are just hating thinking im trying to "take the piss", was just trying to give some people free 320's. In fact i would really like to talk to whichever admin locked that thread because I really don't understand how i broke the rules after going back and re-reading them. Someone please clarify? I posted here for feedback and posted the thread to give people 320's.

im not near speakers right now but ill def check your track and give you some feedback when i get back man. thanks for the mad descriptive feedback

Links to 320's etc go in the 'Dubs' section outside of the production forum, believe me it is states a hundred million times throughout the forum. Fair play I shouldn't have assumed you knew what you were doing I was just judging by the fact you knew to post in here and still posted in the main forum area too. But yeh in future, here and the 'dubs' section are the places you'll want to be posting!

[antihero]

@ silentk:

Nice, housy tune and vocals fit the mood perfectly. Bassline feels somewhat strange though. It sounds like there's only one note that is properly audible, maybe rest is on too low frequencies? Everything else sounds well balanced and clear. I'd like to see this in chemical's new releases instead of most shit they have there now.

@ thierry_le_dj

First of all get rid of the preset synths and samples, please! Also less compression and less volume in the mids. It makes my ears bleed, and I don't want that to happen.

@ Sidestepuk

I'm lovin' all the sounds and the Stenchman-vibe! But, it gets boring after a while. It really needs more variation and maybe something to set it apart from the 23065 almost identical tunes. Great work anyway!


I updated my myspace with a new track and new layout! Feedback on both is welcome and will be returned.

http://www.myspace.com/slakadubstep

Still needing the feedback!

[DubSac]

@ silentk:

Nice, housy tune and vocals fit the mood perfectly. Bassline feels somewhat strange though. It sounds like there's only one note that is properly audible, maybe rest is on too low frequencies? Everything else sounds well balanced and clear. I'd like to see this in chemical's new releases instead of most shit they have there now.

@ thierry_le_dj

First of all get rid of the preset synths and samples, please! Also less compression and less volume in the mids. It makes my ears bleed, and I don't want that to happen.

@ Sidestepuk

I'm lovin' all the sounds and the Stenchman-vibe! But, it gets boring after a while. It really needs more variation and maybe something to set it apart from the 23065 almost identical tunes. Great work anyway!


I updated my myspace with a new track and new layout! Feedback on both is welcome and will be returned.

http://www.myspace.com/slakadubstep

New layout is sick man.

Usually I do reviews with the times and stuff, but its not showin on your myspace. ANYWAYS

Release the Beast:
Reggae guitar comes in nicely at the start here, smoothly jumps in.
Good sample choice, i like it. Good way to lead up to the drop
Cool bass sound, it fits well with everything else in the mix. Also the two.... "duh duhs!" hahaha, if you have any idea what im talking about (every 16 bars after bass drops). those are a nice touch.
Second bassline (comes in roughly a 3rd into the track) is nice, wobbles are my favorite =)

Second time the sample comes around again, I was almost expecting you to just repeat the first half of the song again. You didnt, and that bassline is sick, well done.

The drums throughout the track are sick, like the almost "african" toms you got goin. Pretty dope track man, keep it up.

[antihero]

I updated my myspace with a new track and new layout! Feedback on both is welcome and will be returned.

http://www.myspace.com/slakadubstep

New layout is sick man.

Usually I do reviews with the times and stuff, but its not showin on your myspace. ANYWAYS

Release the Beast:
Reggae guitar comes in nicely at the start here, smoothly jumps in.
Good sample choice, i like it. Good way to lead up to the drop
Cool bass sound, it fits well with everything else in the mix. Also the two.... "duh duhs!" hahaha, if you have any idea what im talking about (every 16 bars after bass drops). those are a nice touch.
Second bassline (comes in roughly a 3rd into the track) is nice, wobbles are my favorite =)

Second time the sample comes around again, I was almost expecting you to just repeat the first half of the song again. You didnt, and that bassline is sick, well done.

The drums throughout the track are sick, like the almost "african" toms you got goin. Pretty dope track man, keep it up.

Thanks man! I'm gonna check your tunes as soon as I have time to do it properly. Tomorrow, maybe.

Big up!

[DubSac]

Thanks man, feedback would be nice =)

[stux]

not a problem man... if anyone else likes my reviews dont hesitate to ask for one

yes please!

[bogtrotter2step]

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New song i did, any feedback would be good thanks

Overall this is a pretty dope track, it could use some more backround effects for sure, just to keep it more interesting to listen too. Around 2:05 the mix feels kinda empty too, definately add some things in the backround right there. I'm really feeling the rest of the song from 2:50 on...nice and heavy, but like i said before, needs some backround effects.

Whatcha think of this one?
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[bogtrotter2step]

Just finished this one, lemme know whatcha think
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[wirez]

Just finished this one, lemme know whatcha think
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Dude this is sick, but the lack of audible hats makes it feel like it never dropped

[-hooky-]

Been a while since i posted on here! heres a remix of rhinestone eyes by GORILLAZ
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Let me know what you think

Hooky

[cleanexecution]

hey everyone! after posting this track up in the WIP i worked on it some more and now the finished product is this. I'll get to reviewing some other a tad bit later.. Just wanted to upload this and share! Feedback would be much appreciated. I know there needs to be some work on the buildups and switch ups.. but anything else critiqued would be sick!

~ clean EXECUTION

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[bogtrotter2step]

Just finished this one, lemme know whatcha think
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Dude this is sick, but the lack of audible hats makes it feel like it never dropped

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Heres the revised version, i turned up the hats, fixed a couple of little things, and added some more punch every 4 bars in some parts

[cleanexecution]

Just finished this one, lemme know whatcha think
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Dude this is sick, but the lack of audible hats makes it feel like it never dropped

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Heres the revised version, i turned up the hats, fixed a couple of little things, and added some more punch every 4 bars in some parts

this track is pretty ill, im diggin your wobbles. the drumming is mint aswell. only critique is you could maybe eq the hats to be a tad louder? other wise not much.

[bifta]

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[continuumdnb]

@Dubsac:
I actually quite liked the midrange wobble, which is unususal for me. Vocal sample is well used too, and your tune has a good amount of variety.
I'm not very happy with the mixdown on it though. The most obvious thing is the subbass is far too loud. Not only does this not sound great in and of itself, it also means your kick gets lost in it, and loses almost all its power. If you're going to have such a constant sub note, it needs to be much, much quieter for the kick to have any impact. If you haven't already, the mixing and mastering tracks sticky is a great read, but basically alarm bells should be ringing as soon as you see a soundcloud waveform that "square".

@ antihero (SLAKA)
Loving release the beast, youve really managed to get the dub vibe into dubstep without being unfaithful to either genre, which i've seen a lot of people try and fail. I'd like the guitar a tiny bit louder personally *DISCLAIMER* I'm a guitarist and therefore obviously totally biased *DISCLAIMER*, and also it definitely needs to switch up at some point. Exactly the same loop thorugh the whole song gets a bit dull. If you don't want to change the chord, try adding a delay feedback loop at the end of a 32 once or twice, and letting that fade out before bringing the guitar back in, can't think of a song example but there was a thread about this effect about a week ago which i'll dig up if you're confused.

@bogtrotter:
Nice work on the drop, really energetic. I thought the rhythm from when it dropped until about 1.24 required quite a lot of concentration to follow, especially for an obviously dancefloor track, and could easily leave people ending up not really knowing where they are. Simplifying it ever so slightly could really help the song's appeal imo. It sounds much better with the hats audible, they could even do with being a smidge louder personally, but they're definitely there now. Nice vocal sample work and selection generally, only last thing i'd say is i loved the trancey synth you had as the song was dropping, why not find somewhere for it to come back later, it'd make a nice change from the standard dubstep synths at some point.

Whichever song is in my sig as you read this is the one I most want feedback on.

[antihero]

@ antihero (SLAKA)
Loving release the beast, youve really managed to get the dub vibe into dubstep without being unfaithful to either genre, which i've seen a lot of people try and fail. I'd like the guitar a tiny bit louder personally *DISCLAIMER* I'm a guitarist and therefore obviously totally biased *DISCLAIMER*, and also it definitely needs to switch up at some point. Exactly the same loop thorugh the whole song gets a bit dull. If you don't want to change the chord, try adding a delay feedback loop at the end of a 32 once or twice, and letting that fade out before bringing the guitar back in, can't think of a song example but there was a thread about this effect about a week ago which i'll dig up if you're confused.

I think I understand what you mean, and I agree. Thanks for the feedback, man! I'm bit busy at the moment, but I will return the favor asap.

Big up!

[k00sh]

hey
i had a little break and wrote this new tune
put em together b2b on a youtube video to show off,
tell me what you guys think please!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxsgu-ChM0

[bogtrotter2step]

@continuumdnb - I listened to the first track in your sig, and i'm diggin the feel of the song, but overall, all of the synths sound kinda weak and lacking in power, I would use some ranchier sounding waveforms on your ocillators and eq them up so they are really big sounding. Also, the bass synths are lacking in sub bass, this would sound much bigger with an audible sinewave underneath the bass. Cool vibe tho, kinda reminds me of stadium DNB.

[The Vetox]

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If you can make some feedback on it

I've tried to make something unusuall.

[geoffbuchanan]

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