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My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:02 am
by IlliciT AcquiT
Skrillex's "Reptile's Theme" inspired me to make my own Mortal Kombat tribute dub, which i have named "Smoke's Theme." Give it a listen and let me know what you think. Let me know what you liked and disliked and any suggestions/criticisms are welcomed. Thanx in advance@
-IlliciT AcquiT
(Giovanni Alighieri DeLarge)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r16KC5dhrSI
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:06 am
by lowpass
-Timing of bass is a bit confusing, try make it a bit simpler/in time with drums
-Snare needs to come up in mix
-Midrange bass needs to come down in the mix
-Sub bass if there is inaudible
-With regards to arrangement it gets a bit repetitive, try switching it up with a break or something (maybe a lead melody)
Other than that good attempt for first try
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:26 pm
by Shaion
Everything lowpass said, I suppose.
Just keep in mind that especially in a genre like Dubstep, the kick and snare are incredibly important. Even if they don't seem to get the main attention, they are always the dominant elements.
Secondly, make sure your bass works well with the percussion. Right now, your mid-bass overpowers absolutely everything and... As was mentioned, I believe, if there even is a sub-bass, it's inaudible. Once you have your beat and bass working well together, start mixing everything else around these two.
Keep tempo in mind. Right now, your synths are way off-tempo, as you may hear. They should be timed to the beat, right now they're running ahead.
Do not treat sounds separately. You may have the best sound in the world, but if it doesn't fit in the mix, you don't use it. Try to get everything working well together and let the various elements complement each other rather than fight for headroom. - Equalization: Learn it, love it, live by it.
But yeah... That's it for starters. Just... Mess around and get more comfortable making music. As a producer, you will never stop learning new things, but the amount of info is catastrophically colossal in the very beginning. Just don't push yourself too hard and keep in mind that the most important part is to have fun. You'll do great if you set your mind to it.
Good first attempt, hoping to hear a great second one. Keep it up!
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:17 pm
by anonnona
the waveform is a SOLID BLOCK and I've been trying to figure out for literally YEARS how that is achieved.
When I get even close to that my mixes sound horrible.
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:27 pm
by KoenDercksen
Shaion wrote:Everything lowpass said, I suppose.
Just keep in mind that especially in a genre like Dubstep, the kick and snare are incredibly important. Even if they don't seem to get the main attention, they are always the dominant elements.
Secondly, make sure your bass works well with the percussion. Right now, your mid-bass overpowers absolutely everything and... As was mentioned, I believe, if there even is a sub-bass, it's inaudible. Once you have your beat and bass working well together, start mixing everything else around these two.
Keep tempo in mind. Right now, your synths are way off-tempo, as you may hear. They should be timed to the beat, right now they're running ahead.
Do not treat sounds separately. You may have the best sound in the world, but if it doesn't fit in the mix, you don't use it. Try to get everything working well together and let the various elements complement each other rather than fight for headroom. - Equalization: Learn it, love it, live by it.
But yeah... That's it for starters. Just... Mess around and get more comfortable making music. As a producer, you will never stop learning new things, but the amount of info is catastrophically colossal in the very beginning. Just don't push yourself too hard and keep in mind that the most important part is to have fun. You'll do great if you set your mind to it.
Good first attempt, hoping to hear a great second one. Keep it up!
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:31 pm
by IlliciT AcquiT
Thank you all for the feedback. I have recently gotten parametric eq 2, so I've been using that for leveling the bass and such. I will post more sometime and thanx again.
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:35 pm
by outbound
IlliciT AcquiT wrote:Thank you all for the feedback. I have recently gotten parametric eq 2, so I've been using that for leveling the bass and such. I will post more sometime and thanx again.
Look forward to hearing the update. In case it isn't obvious this is the new alias for 'Lowpass' so feel free to drop me a PM if you have any other questions and I'll be happy to help!
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:10 pm
by IlliciT AcquiT
outbound wrote:IlliciT AcquiT wrote:Thank you all for the feedback. I have recently gotten parametric eq 2, so I've been using that for leveling the bass and such. I will post more sometime and thanx again.
Look forward to hearing the update. In case it isn't obvious this is the new alias for 'Lowpass' so feel free to drop me a PM if you have any other questions and I'll be happy to help!
Thanx! I actually started a whole new track and have been testing the sound in my car stereo (good bass).
Re: My First Dubstep Track. Feedback Please?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:21 am
by IlliciT AcquiT
Hello. Its been awhile! I've been busy with school work and my job, but I managed to finish a second dupstep attempt...been learning a lot from reading and trial and error. Let me know what you think. Thanx!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjIbhlb ... el&list=UL
-Inlicitā (Illicit Acquit)
Giovanni Alighieri DeLarge