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Please check out my new track 'Braindead' and post your comments here!!!


This is first tune I made since a half year. Expect neurofunky basslines and steppy as well as rolling drums. enjoy and feedback is always appreciatied. emblem

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06-01-2006 19:56 Homepage of Emblem-X
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AHA! There you are Mr. X
I kinda missed your dnb production, as you can see.
Well.. the track is still downloading.. shouldn't take long tho.
nice dark intro.. spacey lol
nice sounds
drums comin' in, not so very special, but when the bass comes in, the perc. sounds are really chill
the track seems kinda slow, that makes it rather empty
& there's something missing too, which makes it even more empty..
what happened to the awesome producer of Killabee?
hmmm remix this (or let me do the remix lol) & make a killa out of it Pleased
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Aaaiiight, ther should be more of this kinda tracks on drumnbass.be.

Nice eerie intro synths+pads, sounds pro
(sample 'ignition sequence mark and 3, 2, 1, drop has an abrupt ending, you hear it's 'just' a sample placed on top of the rest, it stops quite sudden)
Dope basstabs
Drums+bassstabs sound sometimes a bit unquantised - maybe it's just me expecting a VERY solid breakdown+beat.
Nice balanced song with a variety of elements that hold everything well together.
All sounds sound clear, kick and snare + hats/cymbals are just fine, maybe the kick can get a subtle boost
Conga's are nice.

What i appreciate the most: there's SPACE in this track, it's not packed with shizzle and pounding frequency-attacks.

Nicely done

one remark: WAY TOO SHORT !!

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06-01-2006 20:42 Homepage of Soi
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Originally posted by Soi
What i appreciate the most: there's SPACE in this track, it's not packed with shizzle and pounding frequency-attacks.


That space is an emptyness. You need the shizzle & stuff to fill up your sound.
Distorted stuff helps alot to get rid of that emptiness

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06-01-2006 21:15 Homepage of Rude
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That space is an emptyness. You need the shizzle & stuff to fill up your sound.
Distorted stuff helps alot to get rid of that emptiness

Yeh, well, have it your way, maestro.
I like the emptiness in tracks, do we all have to sound like f*/cking pendulum or what? There's more to dnb than that.

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06-01-2006 21:24 Homepage of Soi
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space? I'd say this track is full of good ambience.. correct use of reverbs

starts off pretty well, promissing. nice and unpretentious buildup.. . yeh you could quantize the b-line and some percussions you applied. on the other hand off beat does add a kind of charm and character to the whole thing

mixdown is clean but it's missing low end

you could do better with the choice for the snare.

I like the not-over-the-top approach and the atmosphere... it's a cool track with some issues to fix

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teebee simplicity!!!!

this is good....but lets start from the begining...

ooooo.....lovely atmosherics...the little vocal 3,2,1,drop needs little more volume....imo
like the simple beat nicely reverbed....
the pads are lush....
the bass stabs coming in are nice and squellshy(bad spelling Confused )
the perc thats comes is compliments nicely...
really like the drop comes at the right time time....the vocal still needs to be louder....
the bass pattern for the first few bars seams a little....irratic....imo....might be just what you wanted....
good variation....
the roll on the second drop is real nice....
then the x-file style pads near end suit....

right, thing to look at to make this an awsome little number....

that snare gets a little annoying after a while it sounds to too...urmmm..well i can't put my finger on it.....maybe add a snare where there is more of a bottom of the snare sound....

maybe add a slight limiter on the whole drum group, just limiting by 1db or so. just to bring the drums a little tighter in.
the end is far to abrupt and sounds little rushed......just like my own Big Grin

but this is really cool really really loving thoose bass stab sounds....any secrets you mind sharing like what distortion you where using?

all this is my own vision of the track and you along with everyone else will say i'm talking bollocks but what the hell Big Grin

great work Bigup

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07-01-2006 14:37 Homepage of D2o
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thx for replying guys Smile read a lot of usefull comments here.

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any secrets you mind sharing like what distortion you where using?


just the fruity blood overdrive plugin. and some editing of the original sample in wavelab.

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I like the emptiness in tracks, do we all have to sound like f*/cking pendulum or what? There's more to dnb than that.


idd. a track has to breathe imo, and don't have to be stacked with sounds on top of eachother.

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what happened to the awesome producer of Killabee?
oh hell i hate that tune. lol

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The bass pattern I like, the break at 3:20 is ok but I'd bang a echo on if I was playing it out the snare is too much unveried
Im going to keep it see if it has a cancerous effect, will it grow on me

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wow that bassline is fucking nuts. nice. nice sample. i bet the only thing missing is this song being masterd by a pro. ask thechronic. i think he ows you won, if you the tune of the month, free?

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oh, now the songs sucks, fucking bongos. what the fuck? Evil Bigup

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08-01-2006 02:53 Homepage of Halph-Price
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quote:
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wow that bassline is fucking nuts. nice. nice sample. i bet the only thing missing is this song being masterd by a pro. ask thechronic. i think he ows you won, if you the tune of the month, free?

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oh, now the songs sucks, fucking bongos. what the fuck? Evil Bigup


yea know but I missed the deadline for sending in the tune,
due to exams and endworks..

well yea hehe maybe I can win this month Big Grin

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08-01-2006 19:48 Homepage of Emblem-X
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cool intro. drop comes lil bit too early or you shold've brought some more tension in the intro. productions sounds good wished some more rolling after the first few bars though.

cool style big up Bigup

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Nice drums, cool basslines and enough variation.

I'm not fond of pitched up vocals though

The low end of the track needs attention: there's almost no bass!

I love the drumrolls at 3.41
13-01-2006 16:06
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I have still got your track (Cascade) on my desktop because I like those rich pads and it sounds so pro but this one sounds like you have made the same mistake as me in uploading and then having second thoughts. I wish you would be a bit more adventurous now and then with the snare instead of just keeping time. I think you have a great deal of potential and I think this one could be another permanent resident on my PC if you get some quality sounds going. You have got a good deep reverb sound at d start.

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Nice clean loud production - don't like the snare. Good intro atmos and bass. Bass that builds in is dead on - sounds deadly - but since its choppy I think the beat should be more rolling and heavy at the drop. Some really wicked stuff going on with the bass and backing sounds some good thought into those but a shame the beat is so straight - the bongos don't revive it really - another loop under maybe - ah 2nd drop don't like the vocal but the roll is nice and additions to the beat spice it up quite a bit. Rolls much more nicely but still not digging the snare - even if the quality/velocity changed every second hit it might make it less irritating - otherwise a nice track with really good sound quality and some wicked work on the bass synth thingy.

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Cheers Emblem X,...Givin this a listen with my bedtime dewbe Spliff ,...nice fuckin tune man,..it all went a bit off for me at->1:29,..i guess this is the Nerou funky part you were on about,.?,..was such a nice build up,..that part just sounded silly in comparrison,..not tryin to be a bitch about it,..just what im fellin,..hope you understand,.. Roll Eyes ...i suck,.. anywayz...->track flow's man,...lot's of really deep part's goin down,..o,..ended quick,..thought it was buildin,...anyway this could seriously be a huge track with a few more twist's n turn's,..cheers phat man,...went well with my dewbe Wink

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Phat basses man!! Rasta massive!!!

Cool style, 100% drum and bass Cool

only thing that bothered me a bit was the intro: in comparison to the drums, there aren't enough "loud" elements in it. It's a cool intro, but it doesn't "fit" enough with the rest of the tune, maybe put an extra (or louder) organ, or a synth or vocal in it to fill the mid-frequencies???

Cheerz

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Bassline is solid dude, you can tell u put a lot effort into it. Top marks for that. Some parts of the bass seem slightly unquantised though.

Drums are pretty solid, lack a small amount of punch tho but having said that they fit the style of track well.

3,2,1 sample cuts off a bit abruptly.

Bassline build up starting off at :59 is awesome, love the filter effects.

Nice track overall

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