drumnbass.be forum » Production » Tunes » marc_ej - Shadowlands marc_ej - Shadowlands Author Post m-ej Master Producer Registration Date: 08-05-2008 Posts: 637 Helpfulness rating:  Please check out my new track 'Shadowlands' and post your comments here! ez dotbe. this is my very 1st upload on here so im not expecting too much, i know its not gonna be to everyones taste. the beats are in sx3 and the midi is in ableton live7(just because im finding the midi side of sx a nudgery and finickey, or to put it in plain english, "a pain in the arse"). its a bit of a trippy bleepfest going on, and would properly sound better if you dropped a few dancing smarties(but then everything sounds better on smarties right), im currently bouncing all the midi to sx for some more fiddling with. so then any thoughts guys? __ m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life. 27-03-2009 13:04 Ketz Thinking outside the box... Registration Date: 10-10-2007 Posts: 2,865 Helpfulness rating:  hey marc glad u finally uploaded somethin on here well i've heard this one before and i think u've done a really good job on this lol @ dancing smarties won't go into detailed review as u know what i think of it keep em comin! __ 27-03-2009 13:39 m-ej Master Producer Registration Date: 08-05-2008 Posts: 637 Helpfulness rating:  cheers ketan m8. im getting there(i think) __ m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life. 27-03-2009 14:43 Binary Havoc Binary Havoc Registration Date: 25-07-2007 Posts: 730 Helpfulness rating:  Ez Marc Tis indeed about time you put a tune up here I like the drum pattern but Im not in love with some of the drum sounds....reckon the kick is a little boomy and the snare a little reverby???? Really liked that heavily fxed synth that comes in around 1:40...that and some of the techno / electro hits reminded me of some of cynatifics stuff from a couple of years back .....which is a good thing imo btw Good stuff __ http://soundcloud.com/binaryhavoc/dropbox 27-03-2009 15:04 m-ej Master Producer Registration Date: 08-05-2008 Posts: 637 Helpfulness rating:  ok bh m8 all can be redone no probs sir. the beat started off titled as "bouncey lil fucker" because they were bouncing around the headphones on a lil 8bar. im not sure where the reverb snare came from as there is no reverb on the snares at all, just eq. so it could be down to my sample selection but as i said it can be redone. __ m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life. 27-03-2009 15:38 BattleDrone 2161... the future. Registration Date: 30-12-2005 Posts: 6,413 Helpfulness rating:  The beats should be more crispy (hi end on kick and snare) the kick has too much sub. Tune could be EQed much better. Avoid wild panning stuff. Mixdown needs more hi-end. Not bad for a first track. __ Check my soundcloud (exclusive tracks on there) 27-03-2009 15:56 m-ej Master Producer Registration Date: 08-05-2008 Posts: 637 Helpfulness rating:  cheers bd m8, notes taken bro __ m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life. 27-03-2009 16:20 Puzzle ..zebra? Registration Date: 27-05-2008 Posts: 724 Helpfulness rating:  Very nice track, me likes. Great soundscapes. __ SoundCloud Facebook YouTube 27-03-2009 20:40 alternate force Cool Producer Registration Date: 23-01-2009 Posts: 215 Helpfulness rating:  hi there , well nice tune , but the kik is too powerful needs the low end turning down , the beats sound a bit muffled , alot of the different beats r all over eq`ed and to heavy 4 me !!!! nice over all , i thing the intro should be 1 min instead of 1:30 !! __ http://www.myspace.com/dubkinetik 28-03-2009 15:31 demure mastication fo de nation Registration Date: 22-01-2009 Posts: 921 Helpfulness rating:  ez man i heard this before but i gotta say again some really nice sounds used man sounds like the kick been neatend up too to me and its all sounding very nice indeed. u already got my review on everything else man wicked tune 28-03-2009 15:34 m-ej Master Producer Registration Date: 08-05-2008 Posts: 637 Helpfulness rating:  cheers chaps, im re-doing the kicks(yeah one of them is sub heavy as stated) and yes there is a reverby snare, which will be changed. update soon __ m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life. 28-03-2009 22:12 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  strange sounding shakers right off. the drums could use more high end nice little lull at the second minute although it took a while to get going. like the sound of that lead. for this kind of tune I reckon the drop should be emphasized a lot more, you instead bring back the intro business with that new bass. sorry man but I dont feel it really goes anywhere; doesnt progress from the intro much, dont think the drum chops later on suit the tune either Im liking the vibes but this needs a lot more. keep at it __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 29-03-2009 10:24 m-ej Master Producer Registration Date: 08-05-2008 Posts: 637 Helpfulness rating:  cheers m8e, will do. __ m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life. 29-03-2009 10:43 m-ej Master Producer Registration Date: 08-05-2008 Posts: 637 Helpfulness rating:  update of shadowlands. ez chaps, iv taken on board whats been said. so iv changed the kick,snare,hats,shakers, chopped it back to 1minute,got rid of the beat edits, new bassline is added along with some fx's, its still a bleepy lil thing . so any thoughts (its on the shitespace player). www.myspace.com/soapyrecordings __ m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life. 02-04-2009 10:33 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Tunes » marc_ej - Shadowlands