Kind of DnB
Only criticism: Itās too loud
Great track! Did you play the bass yourself? Add some vocals and it is ready for the radio. Maybe also a bit too much distortion sometimes? I hear it in the bass and especially at 3:16.
Also check the category:
itās funny you say that, bc I was trying to get this one as loud as possible, just as a test of some mixing conceptsā¦ managed to score -6.3 lufs! thatās pretty fāin loud, lol
@stoiximan Thank you!
@lilith Thank you! yes, i did play & program the bass in combinationā¦
about processing - i was sick of it last night so i over-processed it a lotā¦ that includes saturation/distortion nonlinearitiesā¦ but i liked it at that point just like that. This morning iāve realised that i was not being modest with mixing at allā¦ wellā¦
about the screenshot & category - i do not understand? please help:D
oh, i understand now: well, i do put random labels from time to timeā¦ maybe wishing that people would listen it without vocalsā¦ like audiobook or somethingā¦ but itās a philosophical topic no doubtā¦
lilith You dont post frequently like you used to but you have really stepped up your game and this track is no exception
Iām still around but I missed the latest Mutant Breaks cause I was busy with some tracks using different DAWs.
And I had some kind of blockage. Should also finish tracks faster. The one from above sounded almost identical 3 weeks ago. Still not super happy with the bassā¦ I think itās too loudā¦
Great track. Digging how it sounds. But I donāt think it is fully finished yet. I feel it needs another (melodic) layer over it. Either a fully sung melody. Or just hummed or whistled sounds. Possibly a little bit faster than the rest of the track to add contrast.
If singing/humming/whistling are no options, add some voice samples from a film or something. Doesnāt have to be much. But I think a little bit of human voice in there will make it shine even brighter.
Regardless, well done! It has a nice groove.
@lilith Nice! I like the vibe of this track. Digging your drum and bass sounds. Like @stoiximan says, youāve stepped up your game. The Ouija samples does get on my nerves after a while. And I feel it loses it impact by returning to that same sample over and over again.
simplistic beat with acapella.
Instruments: Redux for drums (sampler) and for others itās analog lab (arturia) and unused Hive track - as seen in screenshot
(iām trying to go full Mixbus32c lately. as Iām sick of switching DAWs every now and then. Redux is the main ingredient, specially after @taktik fixed the crash which concerned only Mixbus/ardour. Thank you!!!)
@eretsua Thanks about commentary. Currently one friend is recording vocals over it(rap-oriented). Whenever i make instrumental, i make sure to freestyle over it, sing, hum and what not. i think that is still my main motivation why i make instrumentals in the first placeā¦ I also try to leave empty space for others to try to convolute their ideas (sing or else)ā¦
Thanks, thatās a good point. Maybe I take some of the samples out.
this weekās weeklybeats:
swamp psytrance made in renoise 126 bpm. 99% renoise for sound design/synthesis, no vsti
hope you enjoy!
and another!
darkpsy/breaks @ 188 & 94 bpm
all renoise
This is a work in progress featuring typewriter percussion and a nice dulcimer for plucks. I call it āfingers fly to youā and imagine a feverish letter being written from one lover to another ā one on which the whole world depends. Will probably add guitar and voice to it, but happy enough with the state itās in to get your feedback. Thanks in advance
Quite liking this one, catchy melody. I feel this just needs a little refocus in the mixing. Try that bass as a main rhythm element, louder and much more prominent and the main drumkit later on, have it sit more in the background as an extra element with a few less of those snare rolls. The song ends for me, when a breakdown could come in and then continues on into the second main part derived from what you have, but with some variations / additions like the mentioned guitar part or some athmos / pads could work nice too.
Thanks for the thoughtful feedback, good suggestions! Iāve been trying to tame the bass ā I think itās because I have both a bass synth and some bassy piano drones in there, should balance them better or lose the piano. Yes, definitely more variety is needed, especially in the drum flames. Thanks!
I like this one! But to me it feels like a different drug than alcohol. Anyway, I dig the vibe of this a lot. So much restless energy.
@trueschool I like this track. Maybe it is because I listened to zensphereās tune before yours. And his mix is very loud, bright and punchy. So your mix, in comparison at least, feels a bit murky. And at the same time also a bit over-hyped. But it is an interesting little tune. Definitely worth spending some more time on the mix.
v2015
Hmm, not sure how to describe this:
What do you think? Is it too much gibberish like usual or am i on to something?
I like the sounds you choose/produce,if now you could start sequencing them in a more logical manner . But then again this is your way of making music and i am used to the usual/typical way of songs so just ingore me and do your thing