I have some weeks where I sleep about 25 hours altogether. The time I "gain" is spent on composing. Not healthy but fun to do.
About the tune:
The trumpet doesn't fit in, it's way to dry add some reverb and/or delay.
Some drum variations sound too robotic.
I love the non traditional style because it DOES sound good.
Good structure, elements from the start show up near the end... full cycle...
Especially love the part after 3:40 (slight pitchbends alway add a sad touch).
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not too keen on the snare personal thing of course.
Like the brass in the intro.....ooo that vocal thing is nice......ah that bass that comes in is sweet.
but when that odd brass solo bit comes in it ruins it (to be blunt) but i guess you hardly had any sleep so i'll let you off
the drop needs some more work as it doesnt hit home enough.
that bass is wicked though. got wicked groove to it.
not so sure on that synth that compliments the bass later in the track
The is a wicked track in here......just needs a bit of a re-work imo to make the best of the ideas
drums are nice and clean in intro, nice variations too, vocal sample is nice, recognise that from somewhere. arrangment is all good, builds up good.....bass wubs are lush, loving that sound.
trumpet sounds a bit out of place to me, doesn't really fit with heavy bass. maybe some reverb or other effects would help it fit in a bit better,
bass is quality, loving that.
mix is general is good, everything sounds nice and clear. breakdown at around 2:35 is phat with the bass solo.
gets a little repititive after a while, maybe some bass variations and alternative sections.
synth that comes in later on is a bit dodgy imo.
nice track overall, sounds well put together, jus think the brass elements sound a bit out of place, could use some effects etc to make em gel with the rest of the track a bit better.
Funky stuff, as per from you. It's nice. The only thing that lets this tune down are the beats. Like Ghosty, I'm not keen on the snare. There's not enough power in it I reckon. The hi hats are a little quiet too.
The bass is very good. Of course, it's easily recognisable as the AI setting in Massive. Maybe you should do more with it to make it your own. But I recognise that's still very early days with this tune and you can't do everything at once. Love the melodies btw, they 'make' the tune imo.
The tune seems a little long to me. I reckon you could tighten up the structure and chop off 1 min.
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I'm pretty much done with this one as it is. It was really just an experiment to bust out a track as fast as possible, mess with some different sounds than I usually would, etc...
I do have a currently untitled track in the works though that's sounding pretty nice! Keep an eye out for that one. Next week or so I should have something to post.
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by djphrenzy: 02-05-2008 23:45.
nice intro man, good melodies, good personality. BD is right about the trumpet - too dry. I use delay on that kinda thing (and a bit of reverb works wonders). I like the beat, slight bit more variation and possibly more hihat or shakers in there for mroe movement
a nice bass driven roller, bass pattern really makes the track, nice use of instruments and chorus effects. the added synths and atmospheric sounds really break the track up and keep it from getting monotonous and repetetive. the bass drum has alot more depth than the snare which therefore makes the snare sound flat maybe a bit more compression on the snare and less bass on the kick and add a sub to follow the main kick which may add more depth to the drum pattern without affecting the bass.
