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Something new from myself. Dubtechnostep (?) with saturated wobbles:

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Friendly Editing wrote:Dubtechnostep

nice tune codex

Codex - you know i like that tune, second drop is absolutely nuts!
Kaili - i like the idea of the tune, but the reeses sound kinda out of place and muddy, i think they could use some filtering/hipass action
FE - interesting tune, maybe i'd emphasize the first beat a bit, to make the rhythm kinda bolder if that makes sense.


here's one i finished, i thought i had started it this spring (which would be long enough to finish one tune) but apparently it's from last november lol

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codex and johney, remember hearing older WIP's of both those tunes, definite improvement on both of them I'd say

johney wrote: Kaili - i like the idea of the tune, but the reeses sound kinda out of place and muddy, i think they could use some filtering/hipass action

cheers man, the reese was the biggest pain in the ass ive ever had doing a tune lol, no matter how much i eq'd it it and shit still was real hard to get in the mix >.<
been hi passed and shit already lol, if you have any idea how i can make it fit more pls tell haha

Kaili
I don't think the reese is off at all. I think maybe the perc bits could do with being abit louder/ or compressed a bit differently to stick out more and really pack a punch. Just a thought.
The snare is maybe a tad to loud. Nice sound design.

that's an interesting one johney. I don't really know what it is (genre wise) but i quite like it tbh

hubb wrote:Kaili
I don't think the reese is off at all. I think maybe the perc bits could do with being abit louder/ or compressed a bit differently to stick out more and really pack a punch. Just a thought.
The snare is maybe a tad to loud. Nice sound design.

thanks man
feedback always differs haha hard to get it right- my mate was telling me to turn the snare up thats why its so loud lol, ill try whacking some transiest shapers on the percs thanks

Johney, Chekov & Mr Hyde - top work gents, really enjoyed all 3 of them tracks a great deal, can't really offer any advice/crit tbh, really enjoyed them as they are, would love copies if anyone's feeling generous

kalli, the tune in your sig is fucking mental, quality stuff

Friendly Editing wrote:Something new from myself. Dubtechnostep (?) with saturated wobbles:

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can see why youd call it dubtechnostep haha
sounds good, nice chords, bassline is sending me west in a good way.
am already followin you

thanks jim

Friendly, it sounds like you have WAY too much going on in that tune. Dubtechno sounds best when it is ultra minimal and spacious (go listen to Pole/Basic Channel etc). So as it stands I'm not feeling it too much. Mix sounds alright to me though!

Johney - synth work is cool, but could maybe do with a little less release and decay to make it pluckier/turn the wet on the fx down a lil lil bit, unless that was the vibe you were goin for? Reminds me of a couple of Om Unit bits which is never a bad thing!

Codex - that Devvo sample made me swallow my cig smoke hahahah!

Travis Baker - TOO much. Sounds like four tet and Ital Tek engaged in some super hot musical foreplay! Some cheeky Scuba vibes in there too!

thanks man
feedback always differs haha hard to get it right- my mate was telling me to turn the snare up thats why its so loud lol, ill try whacking some transiest shapers on the percs thanks

Exactly! . I would say though, that high frequencies (mainly rogue freqs) really fuck with our perception of how loud an element should be, so I've tried to learn to balance things off each other - for example -listening to the mid range of the bass solo'ed with the snare. In that instance the snare should only just 'push' through the mid and not overpower it.
I'm NOT saying your snare does in this track, - only that it can be good a way of balancing that usually works. And ofcourse listening to stuff really loud and really quiet.
Rules are bad though.

hubb wrote:

thanks man
feedback always differs haha hard to get it right- my mate was telling me to turn the snare up thats why its so loud lol, ill try whacking some transiest shapers on the percs thanks

Exactly! . I would say though, that high frequencies (mainly rogue freqs) really fuck with our perception of how loud an element should be, so I've tried to learn to balance things off each other - for example -listening to the mid range of the bass solo'ed with the snare. In that instance the snare should only just 'push' through the mid and not overpower it.
I'm NOT saying your snare does in this track, - only that it can be good a way of balancing that usually works. And ofcourse listening to stuff really loud and really quiet.
Rules are bad though.

yeah i think youre right there, ive been using the listentoitreallyquietorreallyloud tip a lot lately. but ye the snare peaks really high on the tune haha also realised i wrote 'transiest' shaper up there, fml

When a tunes really good you know somebody is gonna be pulling some trancey shapes

@artktrix - i think i tried that but i decided to go with the verb/delay instead. cheers for feedback!

and i'm glad y'all feeling it

Thanks johney, kaili & arktrix!

@arktrix: It's not meant to be a Dubtechno tune. For me personally it is actually a Dubstep tune, I just went for the description because of the chords, delay and stuff. I would love to produce with a more minimalistic approach but I just can't.

thanks to everyone feeling my tune

really feeling that didi, nice one. i reckon bringing in a higher melody about a minute in would work pretty well

you should send it to mumdance/logos before their covering show for slackk tonight, think they said they were gona play a load of beatless stuff

particle-jim wrote:Johney, Chekov & Mr Hyde - top work gents, really enjoyed all 3 of them tracks a great deal, can't really offer any advice/crit tbh, really enjoyed them as they are, would love copies if anyone's feeling generous

kalli, the tune in your sig is fucking mental, quality stuff

Cheers man, will do if I ever get it finished