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deciBel deciBel is a male

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Please check out my new track 'A Song 4U' and post your comments here!!!

Thought I'd see if I can still play the keys ! Timing aint spot on.

dB

This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by deciBel: 03-07-2004 17:54.

03-07-2004 17:51

thechronic thechronic is a male

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Hey have you seen that you are nominated for the track of the month? Big Grin

Wow you can play the piano? So you're a real musician then? Big Grin

Have had a quick listen, really love it, it's powerful and kicking!!

Will review later, have to dash now...

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03-07-2004 18:49

deciBel deciBel is a male

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Yeah mate, my parents pushed my to have paino lessons when I was about 8, one of the best things they did 4 me, I play the sax and was in rock band on lead guitar....just concerntrating on the D&B now! Thanks 4 puttin renegade up on the best of the month...Skuph will be on other tracks I'll be producing, so the best is yet to come.......dB. Bigup

03-07-2004 19:07

BZU

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quite nice track and nice one doin the piano thingy in the DnB,
but I think I'll mention DJ SS - Sound of The Future here as a somewhat better example...

bit too bad the dnb sometimes goes lawnmower or shaving machine, it fits a bit less with the piano then Smile

for what's left, the synchronization is mostly very nice, not much flaws there, and some nice tuning, too Smile

nice one, but can't rate it with the star-thingy

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04-07-2004 14:47

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Was kinda surprised to hear a piano. Moslty I don't feel piano's fit into dance music very well... but the pianosound you chose and the melodies are just very well chosen! Nice!
Bassline is beating, heavy!
Drums are very nice too, but too much compression. The drop wasn't as heavy as I hoped due to this.
Bassline is really sick. Is it that bassline sample you made longer? Great!
Love the breakdown too. How you bring in the bassline @ 3.54, and the sub kicks in @ 4.00, together with the hats... And than those trance pads come in. OMFG! And than the tone switch @ 4.48... shivers, really!
Heavy drop again!
Drop @ 6.24 sounds like there is a tiny mistake there. Kick and bassline aren't completely in sync or something.

Great track! It's hard, it's rough, but oh so melodic and it has such a great atmosphere! One of the best made tracks I've heard here, although the mastering could be a bit better (less compression on the drums, piano a tad less up front)

4.5/5

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09-07-2004 12:19

deciBel deciBel is a male

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cheers 4 the review, Bigup

I was in two minds to program the drums using separates to give the track more clarity, but I went for the loop instead, you're right about the compression.
When I finish a tune I dont make much of an effort to tweak things like compression eq's limiters and all that I just get bored and start on another tune. Working on one now which I'm trying to get these things sorted, should have it finished in about a week, wont be my best track for content but it should be better a production.

dB

10-07-2004 14:21

Surya

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I never bother tweaking compression either, so I don't use any, than it can't be bad, resulting in a clear sounding track (I hope Tongue

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10-07-2004 14:24

Surya

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Thisone deserves a BUMP!

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13-07-2004 10:54

B-complex B-complex is a male

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Yo so finally i found the way how to "cheat" my firewall Smile

and downloaded this one.. next review will be maybe quite hard but I'll just try to be honest.

The piano in the begining have nice melody but it's quite bad sample i think like from tracker tune in 98.. effect that comes in have quite bad fidelity and if it's sample i guess it is not the best quality. Piano is quite too loud imo and. Nice bassline and beats drops in 1:31 but again it has very messy sound to me. Nice drum edits and sequencing but the sound drops it down very much to me. Try to work on mixage so the sounds will be better "identifiable" If i may advice to you try to choose the most quality samples, use 24 or 32 bit rendering and use just limiter .. for example waves L2 limiter in wavelab and render it once again to 32 bit wave and just then convert it to 44/16 or mp3..
Overall it should be nice song it's clear that decibel has some skills in producing but there's a way to go on "sound engineering" way Smile

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13-07-2004 11:55

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this song fits right in with "DHR" alec empire and company, which to this day i still listen to. the piano and breakbeat kinda took me 2 listens to get used to, but its tight. besides christoph de babalons "residiuum" this is the second breakbeat DHRish jam that i like due to its uniqeness. nice track man

22-07-2004 04:34

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srry I gave some bad remarks on this one...

I've been listening to it for a while now, and it's starting to get through to me

it's a masterpiece Smile

01-08-2004 17:32

deciBel deciBel is a male

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No worries BZU, when I finish a tune I give my bro a listen, he's a producer too (check his tracks out http://www.overplay.co.uk/band.asp?band_id=1000481)
When he heard this one, he didnt get it cause there is a lot going on, but after a couple of listens he kinda got it. It's always good to get an opinion off fresh ears to see if things work. This track must be one of those that grow on you?

02-08-2004 00:59

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wow what a track ,couple of teething problems with eq and to much disortion on some fx and did i hear a clip somewere in there? u have that saw line screemin like a bitch. love it

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02-08-2004 01:20

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Originally posted by deciBel
No worries BZU, when I finish a tune I give my bro a listen, he's a producer too (check his tracks out http://www.overplay.co.uk/band.asp?band_id=1000481)
When he heard this one, he didnt get it cause there is a lot going on, but after a couple of listens he kinda got it. It's always good to get an opinion off fresh ears to see if things work. This track must be one of those that grow on you?

must be :p

I now especially like the part after the break @ 4.0X or sumtin. The dropping in again really rocks, and also the 5.00 and especially 5.20, that sound sounds SO overwhelming melancholic Smile

02-08-2004 08:57

tommy87 tommy87 is a male

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Originally posted by BZU
especially 5.20, that sound sounds SO overwhelming melancholic Smile

I totally agree, deciBel fucking hit something there. Experianced it on e' and i must say it was rinsin out every single resevoir.

19-08-2004 12:51

thechronic thechronic is a male

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OMG I totally forgot about this one. A bit rough round the edges, but I just love it when hell breaks loose after the first drop!! Rinse

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06-06-2007 17:35

rodi
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hey there
great FX work ...
the piano melody at 0:43 sounds just a tiny bit away from the whole vibe also as at 0:52
the cooldown is too long imho ...
The piano sample sounds very popy in the whole vibe ...
U need to EQ the bass the drums and the piano vibe cuz they sort of lay on one another , if u know what i mean...
Drums need to have more ideas like in drumfunk tunes or tunes with a crazy drum melody ... u have them but not enough , this kinda beat needs it alot Big Grin

its sounds like ur trying to assault our ears Big Grin

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