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Bit of a departure for me, thought I'd have a go at halfstep. First tune on myspace and up on soundclick at http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemus ... dID=517614

Your critiques are welcome and indeed encouraged.

Posted it in audio too, but stuff seems to disappear without trace of response there (or maybe it's just me)

Ill have a gander when i get home

it's allright
i dont get the whole halfstep thing. it sound just like dubstep 2 me


I AINT FEELIN DEM BELLS shees its like a bad nightmare LOL

they sound cheesey

everyting else is on point tho

that mid bass sound a bit ravey maybe less distortion or sum better EQing

its pretty cool

the bass sounds sorta vocoded or something is that mid bass a vocal?

Parson wrote:its pretty cool

the bass sounds sorta vocoded or something is that mid bass a vocal?

Set up some wierd sequencer gate to filter and then put two different filters to work on the same preset, there's an lfo to a distortion send as well, so it's quite harmonically rich and theres's probably quite a lot of phasing going on.

Cool that you said that actually, it's one of my goals to get vocals speaking through synths in a sort of back of the head subconscious style. Been trying it with convolutions into pads but only limited success.

Cool track overall.

The intro is wayyyyy too long for my liking. 1:50 before the bass kicks in! A bit excessive, doncha think?

Like the bass sound but it dominates everything else in the mix too much. Just needs a bit of opening up - a bit of air. Perhaps it's the shitty Soundclick player. Any chance of posting a file?

Feeling this

Like the drums and the bass is heavy but yeh the bells get lost in the mix, could be tightened up a bit

The bass sounds fine on my set up, doesnt dominate and my door handle is rattling so all good

big ups

Really like this tune alot!!! Definately a bad bass.

However, I agree with regards to the bells. I also reckon it would suit the beat, if you got rid of the "lifted" (rhythm-wise) breakbeat kick (at around 2:18 and onwards), as it messes up the otherwise nice beat.
If you do another version please keep me posted. I´d love to rinse this one!!!


Big up
frederik 2000F

Don't think the intro is too long at all. atmos keeps it interesting
Yeah, cool stuff. Like the weird bell thingys. Drums sound reasonably weighty. Maybe another layer, personal preference. Sub is cool, synths r ok. Maybe have some more switch ups on the drum edits and on the bass, for example portamento on the bass and pitch bending it through automation. Second drop could be more interesting. Overall not bad.

Peace

nice track!

yes shonky back on the beats

good tune this one

you know I'm feeling! Stay true to your styles Shonks!

yes mate shonky doing half step!! listened last night and apart from the bells which need mixing a bit better, let me know when youve done another mix would like to play it at the weekend

if all goes well, this'll be in tonight's show

Like the bass but i am with all the others about the bells Bass is big though.

i like the bass a lot! and to be honest i think the bells sound very good right where they are. the beat is so strong but i would like that the second drop would be a little bit more diverse. and i like tunes with long intros good work!