Please check out my new track 'Faces Of War' and post your comments here!
a dark track made quite a while ago, decided to upload after making a few changes.....all the usual software used - fl, camel phat, camel space, waves etc.....vocal sample is from 'the art of war' which was on my hard drive for some reason!?
hi seph, i was getting worried about u - no dnb in a while
lol
from the start - spooky intro as per ur usual
beat is more rolin / frantic than sum of ur other stuff i like it
nice movement in there with the hihats / hipassed breaks good work
loving the little warping bass edits, i want more!! mate when it drops that bass fits like a glove and loads of movement in there too well done
for some reason it loses impact after it drops tho, not 100% sure why i think maybe some additional elements (if u could squeeze em in) would help
apart from that sounding heavy this man - good work!!
ps outro u coulda done a bit more instead of fade it out lol
Those hi hats in the beginning are out this world. The one problem with the beginning is it is too repetitive, but when it kicks in, does it kick in. The transition at 1:30 or so does not go as smooth as it could, but that sample is pretty cool.
Liking the intro.
All nice sounds.
i think you need some lower end sounds in here to fill it out.
Maybe a nice wide stereo reverb to make it sound a touch bigger.
Nice filtered beat.
that beat comes in sweet.
rolling........
rolling...........
the intro feels a bit broken off from the break down, but those basses are niiiiice
Coool drop....
yeah this is wicked, loving that bass line.
some nice variations,
Some things i'd have to agree with Kets though. .....
It does loose impact after the drop, i think the snare and kick on the drop just needs an extra layer of single hits to make then stand out more and hit a bit harder. Possibly the snare more that the kick after second listen.
Or even still side-chain the main bass line with the snare and kick to varying degrees can work pretty well to help them cut through a mix
I think the sub needs to be more punchy too.
So when the modulation on the bass goes wa-wa-wa-womp
the sub does a similar thing. I know its kinda doing it already but i think making more of it would do well
But yes this is a wicked tune so far. a few tweaks and this could be excellent
like the intro, good atmosphere, beat when it drops is sweet.
wow..Great bass work mate...really very good
Explosive crash at the drop is wicked but maybe a bit overused through the main sections.
Mixdown could be a bit stronger imo (I get where Ketz is comin from sayin it seems to lose a bit of drive when everythings goin full on??)
think the sub could be a bit punchier and some of the hats are panned very wide, id bring them a little more central maybe?
thanks for the reviews peps...yeh i know the outro is a lazy fade-out, inexcusable and i apologize.......
i know what every1 is saying about the track losing impact on the drop (seems to happen with a lot of my tunes imo)....i can always get a nice, tension-filled intro and build up and then the energy dies a bit on the drop....not sure if its cuz im using too few elements or too many and it makes everything sound a bit muffled? or maybe even down to a bad mixdown??
sub seems to be a problem area aswell....does everyone aim for a certain level for their sub to sit at? or any sort of 'bench-mark' level that the sub should read on a dB meter?
absolute wicked tune mate-hevvy as!intro sets mood rite-that vocal adds a lot and the way the drums cum in is sweet-luvvin the drums an edits throughout n that bassline is ruff (sweet automation aswell).overall sounds very good quality to me aswell.respect!this 1 got me on my feet
Yeah this is great! Intro reminds me a lot of Photek stuff. Gotta be a good thing right?! The drop is good but I think the bass line is tearing around too high.. it needs to be lower I think, just to give it the rip-your-guts-out power. Intro is awesome, the marching makes it. Snare also needs to be slightly fatter. Great tune tho!
Originally posted by sephiroth
thanks for the reviews peps...yeh i know the outro is a lazy fade-out, inexcusable and i apologize.......
i know what every1 is saying about the track losing impact on the drop (seems to happen with a lot of my tunes imo)....i can always get a nice, tension-filled intro and build up and then the energy dies a bit on the drop....not sure if its cuz im using too few elements or too many and it makes everything sound a bit muffled? or maybe even down to a bad mixdown??
sub seems to be a problem area aswell....does everyone aim for a certain level for their sub to sit at? or any sort of 'bench-mark' level that the sub should read on a dB meter?
Seph just out of curiosity - do u start ur projcets writing the intro and then go on to make the drop afterwards? or do you start off with the drop and then work backwards and make the intro? It would be hypocritical for me to give advice on this as I take a very random approach to my productions and work both ways
although i've been trying to get into the habit of making the drop as i would like it ie heavy on all levels - mixdown, elements and then just strip some of it out and use that for the intro, i find it a lot more tedious to do the drop first and then intro (not logical lol!) but it has worked for me in terms of getting more impact
Originally posted by sephiroth
thanks for the reviews peps...yeh i know the outro is a lazy fade-out, inexcusable and i apologize.......
i know what every1 is saying about the track losing impact on the drop (seems to happen with a lot of my tunes imo)....i can always get a nice, tension-filled intro and build up and then the energy dies a bit on the drop....not sure if its cuz im using too few elements or too many and it makes everything sound a bit muffled? or maybe even down to a bad mixdown??
sub seems to be a problem area aswell....does everyone aim for a certain level for their sub to sit at? or any sort of 'bench-mark' level that the sub should read on a dB meter?
Seph just out of curiosity - do u start ur projcets writing the intro and then go on to make the drop afterwards? or do you start off with the drop and then work backwards and make the intro? It would be hypocritical for me to give advice on this as I take a very random approach to my productions and work both ways
although i've been trying to get into the habit of making the drop as i would like it ie heavy on all levels - mixdown, elements and then just strip some of it out and use that for the intro, i find it a lot more tedious to do the drop first and then intro (not logical lol!) but it has worked for me in terms of getting more impact
dont really have any methods as to what i start with tbh man.....this track started with a sample from half-life 2 and then i added war themed elements/ vocal sample as i found em on my hard drive...think the bass was based on a bassline from another project that i got stuck with a while ago and just modified it to fit this track.....i do usually try and get a rough structure/ foundation down to build things up then work on the drop trying to get the balance right before going back to the intro and adding fx, sounds, variations etc....
cool intro for a start, would be really good to use this tune as the first track in a set. wicked tune nice neuro bass goin an sounds wicked in general. not much else 2 say
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Hey mate. Well done. Your track sounds solid and very professional. Great stuff. Your right where I wanna be right now...but think I'm way off and have lot's to learn. Good stuff man. Legend
Super tune mate, although I'd agree with what Ghosty and Ketz said. Haven't really got much to add to what's already said tbh. Wicked tune, you just need to find a way to beef up the drop and write an outro. Lots of good stuff coming from you atm. Keep it up.
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Yeah intro leading up is some eerie shit. Was expecting more of a distorted break tho once the beats came in. OMG......breakdown to the drop.wooooo.....Got my head instantly bobbing once it drop'd. Fukkkin wikkid!!!!!! For some reason I just want those beats to be a lil more distorted and dirty sounding not so crisp, but that's just my opinion. This is one sick ass tune tho man, it's not as good as that one Hell track you did
but I love it! Nice work
Easy with the fuckin bass there! Holy crap, just almost blew my head off with that modulation. Amazing bass work. Snare could have a bit less high-end in the mix, and kick needs to bee a bit stronger and grittier. Intro is a bit cheesy, and no excuse for that :\
The composition and sounds make up for it though, as this is an above-average tune. Vocal is sick as hell, and that drop is amazing.
Great work
Zack
this tunes sick the milatant intro reminds me of a 31 records piece [not always a good thing] however i dont remember that one dropping as twisted as this not sure about that crash cymbal sounds to prominate and repetative loving the filterd beats and the breakdown before the drops amazing well done man!! bass is great too very well programmed your have to give us some tips could be a bit lower just to add to the grime wicked tune big up the faces of war this ones a winner bro
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beat is more rolin / frantic than sum of ur other stuff i like it 
nice movement in there with the hihats / hipassed breaks good work 
big ups.
