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Are my attempts at dubstep any good?
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:49 am
by bawbag2012
Any chance of telling me whether this stuff is any good, i'm fairly proud of it but I think they still need work. Some straight opinions would be good. You can listen to the tracks from here
http://www.audiostreet.net/artist.aspx?artistid=43336, or from
technocrat.org.uk, and follow the links to 'onion terror'.
Cheers.
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:43 am
by ramadanman
magrheb - slighty muddy bass sound. not too sure about the 909 snare thing. i think it needs more layering. one of the hat sounds i think is slightly out of time - ie a gap before the actual sample starts. i think more atmosphere would be beneficial here, perhaps wind sfx, or something to just give the track more presence.
greetin your eyes.. - the kinda click on the kick is getting to me. good rhythm, quite catchy.that really random burst of arpeggio should go i think. i find this tune rather annoying, and a bit too repetitive
living on... - bongo is just out of time which makes it rather distracting. nice introduction of that middle eastern sounding instrument. now this is what i'm talking about with presence. it creates an atmosphere. again the use of the 909 snare doesn't quite work. this track needs some bass too, there's isn't really any. and what's that arpeggio doing! take it out! or at least drench it in reverb to liven it up. this is probably my favourite, although it needs work doing.
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:26 pm
by bawbag2012
cheers for the advice man
