Newbie here looking to get sum feedback.....

kujikuru · Post by **kujikuru** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:31 pm

hey guys, i'm new to this forum so excuse me if i seem ignorant.....

ne ways, i been makin beats and been uploading to youtube, but want sum feedback too. i'm looking to do more beats this summer after exams after i get sum additional equipment.

check out this new beat i did and let me know wat u guys think....i used garage band on the mac to make the traks and took the drum loop from soundsnap 'cos my drums were $H!T !! i put a depeche mode acapella on it for vocals too. still learning about dubstep.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_leeqsD7Ga8

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liquidpowder · Post by **liquidpowder** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:59 pm

Hmm i think the drums sound a little bit crappy...
and a bit variation wouldn't be bad!

kujikuru · Post by **kujikuru** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:08 pm

yeah, the variation is = 0!!

listenin to other dubs, its easy to hear why.....i thought the drums were clean and simple, i only did the beat in a day so still WIP, but i'm gonna buy sum drum loops samples and take a pik from there.

i'm not sure about the arrangement pattern though...is there a specific pattern to use when making intros, mains and drops??

kujikuru · Post by **kujikuru** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:11 pm

how u make those bass line "wiggles" - i'm using garage band. i can do them but they follow a uniform pattern (i use the automatiic filter plugin, resonance, instensity and frequency).

is there a specific plugin u have?

kujikuru · Post by **kujikuru** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:47 pm

zzzhh...zhhhh..zzhhhh (grindin teeth wiv v.low hummin noise)..

eeerrrrmmmm...think i meant "wobble"...neeeeewb!!

chase status type b-line like in eastern jam ... know wat i mean?

liquidpowder · Post by **liquidpowder** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:50 pm

To to wobble basses you need to automate an lfo... to get a wobble wich is synchronized to your beat you can get the frequency like this:
BPM/60 = wobble frequency

but have a look at different tutorials.. there are a lot!

i often use albino or vanguard for basslines... and sometimes i use a saturation unit to make it sound bigger!

for the drums:
a bit of reverb is nice, but there are big differences with reverb plugins.

kujikuru · Post by **kujikuru** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:58 pm

deep....thanx man...

....need to upgrade my equipment now...

wat software u use? i'm looking to get logic express 8 for my macbook, ne good?

kujikuru · Post by **kujikuru** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:20 pm

thanx man ....... inspired by the SKREAM remix of La Roux - BIG TUNE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq5GdutCRo8

wanna make the bass stronger i think and a bit more variation too!

g_fo · Post by **g_fo** » Tue May 26, 2009 6:05 pm

not bad for a 1st outing. i'm a bit longer in the tooth, but i can relate to ur "newness".

liquidpowder · Post by **liquidpowder** » Tue May 26, 2009 6:09 pm

kujikuru wrote:wat software u use?

i use fl studio and a lot if different plugins but i'm trying to learn cubase...

bass hertz · Post by **bass hertz** » Tue May 26, 2009 6:54 pm

i like the youtube track, laid back. but are the snares on 2 and 4? or is there a catchup time after the first measure? no syncopation though,

kujikuru · Post by **kujikuru** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:24 pm

syncopation???

missed physics classes...u may need to fill me in..

...as for the snares, i got them from soundsnap website cos i can't get my drums to sound crisp...also need to figure out how to get STRONG bass without distortion...my VU meter keeps sticking into the reds....

i got some older stuff too and will look to improve with my new found knowledge...next step is to get vw mk1 golf....

Newbie here looking to get sum feedback.....

Newbie here looking to get sum feedback.....

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