drumnbass.be forum » Production » Tunes » Federalnoise - Giggler2003 Federalnoise - Giggler2003 Author Post thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  Check out this new preview by Federalnoise in the listen page!! This is a nice flowing darkstepper with very cool sounds and dense (&intense ) drum programming. I think it's one that can make the crowd go wild when it's dropped at a party I really like the drum programming, it really has some nice touches and breaks. The snare/clap sound with the gated reverb in the beginning is gorgeous I like the machinegun fast bits on the snares, kicks and floortoms a lot, adds greatly to the tension. Good use of the stereo field. There are a lot of different sounds used, making it very interesting, but still it flows like a mountain stream and it's very danceable, I feel like rushing out and party The mixing can use some more refining though... it's hard to hear the details because the low bitrate makes it sound really rough, but here are some ideas: - the final compression needs to be redone, especially at the beginning the compression is really obvious, the first two kickdrum sounds (the short one in the beginning and the acoustic one at 0:21) sound too squashed and they jump out too much. In the rest of the track the final compression affects the high end a lot, you can hear a lot of pumping in the hihats every time the kick is played... - the guitar sound is cool and groovy but it's too upfront, mix it more in the background and blend it in more with carefully chosen reverb - the high end in the drums is way too harsh, but that's probably due to the 64kbps encoding... - the two basses and lead sounds get in eachother's way when the music becomes intenser. You need to EQ a lot here to bring out the essences of each sound and make room for the other sounds. But then again, this adds to the energy of the track, there's a lot going on Overall it's a great preview, can't wait to hear the finished version!! __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 10-10-2003 21:25 federalnoise Producer Registration Date: 15-09-2003 Posts: 32 Aye, it's a mad one alright... The thing is, it does sound total crap at 64kbps... But this is a safety feature of mine, pointless giving away your diamonds u kno... However, I'f you'd like to hear the .wav i'll glady show you the EQ. There's many ways to EQ a track, but this one just a stomp blaster I think i'll tone a lot down in the final, it is a rather hot mix, so long as the energy is retained, i'm not too fussed. A thing i've come to learn is that final mixes can be a very deceptive process. But like i say, I always set a timespan of 1month when writing any track and usually, they do take this lenght of time... Not because i suk, I just put hellheaps into the production. Right about the kicks bulging, i love that, i hate generically sterile trax, lol. Thx man, I'll keep all that knowledge in mind. __ Fuckin' A 11-10-2003 05:55 jos-productions Producer Registration Date: 13-07-2003 Posts: 21 I like the gituar-wah effect. the drums are xtrymly nice! maybe a little to quick? Nice! __ put it on. 11-10-2003 14:16 Whizz Cool Producer Registration Date: 07-11-2002 Posts: 124 Helpfulness rating:  Some heavy bizznizz !! I wouldn't spin this but I can really appreciate this! Good work on the drumz and mean samples ! Greetz Whizz __ 12-10-2003 14:47 federalnoise Producer Registration Date: 15-09-2003 Posts: 32 Aye, this is one of them trax, that's like trying to set itself on fire... I'm not sure why they do that, sometimes they just go ablaze for no reason. Dam, music, you just never know what it's going to do next... Thx btw, I love comments, I will start reving more soon, it's this damn college crap they put me through (or more 2 the point, i put myself through) __ Fuckin' A 12-10-2003 16:58 Surya The Robot Registration Date: 04-11-2002 Posts: 11,238 Helpfulness rating:  Big sound! Wickid track! Needs some work on the EQ, compression and levels side tho. Love the screeching sound! Bring the drums a bit more up front. __ "In dnb you should make people jump not swim" - Pieter Frenssen 2004 24-10-2003 15:22 Lightningflash Wicked Producer Registration Date: 25-07-2005 Posts: 299 Helpfulness rating:  heavy stuff sounds grreat loud. __ "EVERY FAILURE BRINGS WITH IT THE SEEDS OF AN EQUIVALENT ADVANTAGE." Theres more here http://www.mp3unsigned.com/Showband.asp?id=18745 29-07-2007 07:12 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Tunes » Federalnoise - Giggler2003