spudleyq 
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Please check out my new track 'Cut Yourself' and post your comments here!!!
This is a track I'm working on for a friend of mine. She wanted something grimey with a lot of bass. Something dark, something with some energy.
Tell me what you guys think.
Edit: This is a preview, a work in progress, and any advice, tips, tricks, anything, is greatly appreciated.
Example: "Right at such and such a time, when the bass lifts out, and you only have the drums going, maybe find a whirlybird SFX that sounds like the combination of a weedwacker and a helicopter grinding through human flesh."
Stuff like that is helpful!
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TechDiff
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Nice intro, Not to sure about the pads, but the atmos is nice and I really like the granulized vocals.
Its a shame because this started out really well but the drop just doesnt sound right to me. I just dont like the bass line, the tone is nice but its just a bit dull.
The production quality is really good and sounds really clear but. I think the mood of the tune is confused. The intro is definately dark and moody but, once its droppred, this is lost and the tune takes on a more euphorical vibe which is good but sounds out of context with the intro.
It is nice and energetic and a good bass sound, but some of the sounds seem a bit odd to me. The sort of arpegiated thing going on seems out of context again. I think that you should try to maintain the mood created in the intro from where left off.
Dont get me wrong on this, I like the tune and it sounds great, the production is superb. It just sounds like you started off trying something a little different which sounds cool but by the drop you go back to familiar ground.
7/10
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Dubrain Hertz
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Takes way too long before the real drums set in over 2 min. intro, I think you should shorten it. The arp gets a bit boring, nice sounds, bass is awesome, drums are cool, not the filtered ones but those who set in after 2 min.
That's my opinion anyway, this could be an awesome track with a little work, it's not bad is it is either, just so it's said.
Cool
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12-10-2005 16:50 |
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Rude
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The Unknown 
Damn dude, I missed ya
Hows work? Review cumin' up later
Respec
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12-10-2005 20:23 |
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Cridian
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not realy my style, but not bad at all 
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12-10-2005 20:32 |
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muphasta
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very trancy intro. imho the chords are a bit too philharmonical. voices are great. sounds need a lot of work in compressing, ballancing and eq. love the lifting bass sound. nice hackiling beats at 3.40. I guess it has a lot of pottential. play with different eq settings on sounds. pumping beats are good. work on it and try and upload a better sound quality version too.
6/10
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spudleyq
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Originally posted by muphasta
very trancy intro. imho the chords are a bit too philharmonical. voices are great. sounds need a lot of work in compressing, ballancing and eq. love the lifting bass sound. nice hackiling beats at 3.40. I guess it has a lot of pottential. play with different eq settings on sounds. pumping beats are good. work on it and try and upload a better sound quality version too.
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What do you mean by a better sound quality version? The MP3 is a 256 I believe, which is rather high quality for a preview.
Now, you say it needs work in compressing, ballancing and eqing, and I was just wondering, since you seem to know, which parts exactly need compression, which parts need eqing, and what is unbalanced. I only ask because I'd like to know. You seem like you would be able to help me make this song sound a lot better, and that's what I'm striving for. I greatly appreciate the fact that you wish to help, but telling me that things need eqing without telling me what things need eqing is just confusing, and not very helpful in the long run. I need to know if you mean the highs on the drums aren't loud enough, or if the mids on the vocals are overpowering. The bass is eq'ed rather well, I'm sure the drums could use some work though, and I know the arpeggiated lead might sound a bit too wide on stereo, but these are the things that I need to know about.
Thanks for all the listens badboyz!
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spudleyq
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Originally posted by TechDiff
Nice intro, Not to sure about the pads, but the atmos is nice and I really like the granulized vocals.
Its a shame because this started out really well but the drop just doesnt sound right to me. I just dont like the bass line, the tone is nice but its just a bit dull.
The production quality is really good and sounds really clear but. I think the mood of the tune is confused. The intro is definately dark and moody but, once its droppred, this is lost and the tune takes on a more euphorical vibe which is good but sounds out of context with the intro.
It is nice and energetic and a good bass sound, but some of the sounds seem a bit odd to me. The sort of arpegiated thing going on seems out of context again. I think that you should try to maintain the mood created in the intro from where left off.
Dont get me wrong on this, I like the tune and it sounds great, the production is superb. It just sounds like you started off trying something a little different which sounds cool but by the drop you go back to familiar ground.
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The mood is not confused, and since I didn't explain it, it would appear as though you might be slightly confused. I shall clear things up for you.
Beginning = thoughts about cutting yourself
Drop = Actually cutting yourself
The beginning is dark, invokes deep and disturbing vibes and sensations, which naturally builds up and increases until that little voice in your head comes out and says, "What the FUCK is this?!" The following portions of the song are the actual cutting, the raw, unadulterated passion involved in such an act. Pure power, pure bass, and pure calamity careening their way through a seemingly random placement of noises.
Things will only get worse from there, and I plan on slowing the whole song down for the ending, imitating the actual loss of life.
I personally think the song holds true character, never loses its feeling(s), and I had no idea what you meant by this, but appreciate your review none the less.
Rock on little buddy, and don't let the man get you down. 
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Glim
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okay spud, u've never been one not to impress me before so here goes..
good to hear some melody in an intro.
vocal samples really add to feelin
SHIT!!!! That bass is heavy...
like the tech itch style filter on it leading to the drop, which is fat, fuckin fat,
first few notes arent all that audible though maybe double them up an octave or sumfin imo..
trippy synth comes in at the right time maybe some conga's here to keep it all fresh
no beef with ur choice of melody on synths and i really like how you work them into the chopped breaks later on, very effective.
maybe drop the synth on the second breakdown with the bass, coz its grimey enough to hold up on its own.
huh?? what happened more, more i say!!!
pls eq this beast and make it longer,
laterz
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14-10-2005 04:06 |
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Surora23
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woah...trancy...i like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but dark as fuck...I LIKE IT!!!!!!
love the drum teases...sounded good...
maybe have one or 2 minor chords in theyre...dunno any by haeart so i dunno if what im hearing is or not...
yyyyyyyyyyeeeassssssssssssssssssssssssssss reece is sick............
i was waiting for the drop...and right when i though it was gonna break it didnt...i liked that...
then it builds up and screams...
wtf is this...
boom boom bom then the bass screams...
kind of like that...
but use some different bass stabs then let the reece play...
as goes further in, its much more what i expected...
OMFG yes dude...those trancy arps with the tech itch sounding shit sounds so fucking cool......
great melody...so simple too...
OMFG ahahahaha ok the clownstep shit was fucking sweeeeeeeeeet i lvoed that bit...
deff finish this one im interested ion the final...if you can finish it by november 11th ill drop it at our gig with DJ ODI
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14-10-2005 05:16 |
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spudleyq
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Originally posted by Surora23
woah...trancy...i like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but dark as fuck...I LIKE IT!!!!!!
love the drum teases...sounded good...
maybe have one or 2 minor chords in theyre...dunno any by haeart so i dunno if what im hearing is or not...
yyyyyyyyyyeeeassssssssssssssssssssssssssss reece is sick............
i was waiting for the drop...and right when i though it was gonna break it didnt...i liked that...
then it builds up and screams...
wtf is this...
boom boom bom then the bass screams...
kind of like that...
but use some different bass stabs then let the reece play...
as goes further in, its much more what i expected...
OMFG yes dude...those trancy arps with the tech itch sounding shit sounds so fucking cool......
great melody...so simple too...
OMFG ahahahaha ok the clownstep shit was fucking sweeeeeeeeeet i lvoed that bit...
deff finish this one im interested ion the final...if you can finish it by november 11th ill drop it at our gig with DJ ODI |
Fokin' boshti mate!!
I'll definitely have this done by Nov. 11th, and if you want to play it out, that'd be perfect. Glad you liked it, I figured this would be along your lines.
Rock on!!
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18-10-2005 14:31 |
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Arkitekt
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dont like the intro... i would find something else.... maybe some mechanized sounds ... although the vocals are a nice thing .... filter the leadin fdrums the other way i think .... SAW!!!!! best movie of all time ....
man that reese is so fuckin grimey ... saturation like a mofo ... !!!
man this tracks got lots of energy .. all over the place.... very nice one mate ..
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18-10-2005 21:11 |
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wreakon
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awesome...
heavy, dark, cool theme
that reece is a bit rough but that drop is pure evol 
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19-10-2005 06:49 |
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darkstar
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Powerful. She should be happy. You did a great job of creating that feeling.
Love that quote from SAW.
That bass is lovely and thick, just what the doctor ordered.
Great vibe, great depth. Good track.
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djphrenzy
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Nice tune! Drums (kick/snare) could stand to come up in the mix just a bit so they cut through a bit more. Maybe some creative notch filtering on the reese. Other than that, I dig it.
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