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shane9689 · 23-04-2014 2:10pm

new track for you guys...
ok so i attempted house, but i don't think i have the knack for it....
so here something i feel im abit better at
also, i was having trouble exporting it, one of my vsts kept crashing when i tried to export it, so i resampled it instead and exported the audio from that??...anyways

https://soundcloud.com/shanemoloneys/glitched-future
let me know all your compliments/criticisms!

shane9689 · 24-04-2014 12:30am

no opinions today?

mordeith · 24-04-2014 11:36am

shane9689 wrote: »

new track for you guys...
ok so i attempted house, but i don't think i have the knack for it....
so here something i feel im abit better at
also, i was having trouble exporting it, one of my vsts kept crashing when i tried to export it, so i resampled it instead and exported the audio from that??...anyways

https://soundcloud.com/shanemoloneys/glitched-future
let me know all your compliments/criticisms!

I like this one. Nice contrast between the almost 8-bit sound of the synth melody and the more grungy dub-step bass and stabs. Oly thing I'm not mad about is the kind distorted fill sound at 0.12.
Mix sounds good to me though. Nice powerful kick and some nice interesting percussion programming.

shane9689 · 24-04-2014 12:23pm

mordeith wrote: »

I like this one. Nice contrast between the almost 8-bit sound of the synth melody and the more grungy dub-step bass and stabs. Oly thing I'm not mad about is the kind distorted fill sound at 0.12.
Mix sounds good to me though. Nice powerful kick and some nice interesting percussion programming.

Thanks Mordeith...yeah i actually found im quite good at this type of track compared to my attempts at other styles, plus i actually enjoy listening to it without getting sick of it too fast, so im heading down this path for the moment...

yeah i the fill was just a sample of something i was messing around with, not sure why i put it in actually, i might exchange it for something more suitable

i feel drum sounds are my strength at this stage, im starting to learn how to mix them properly....i still feel weak on the synths though, ive gotten my bass lines abit better, and i used a better synth plugin this time, but im gonna keep working on those sounds

yeah i took a page from the glitch mob on the percussion end of things...

anything it needs work on technically?

im gonna buy loads of native software over the summer to try get higher quality synths and samples, i feel if i buy it now, im no longer compensating for lack of technical skill (although it can always improve), which is what i feel alot of people do...they suck, so they think buy massive will solve their problems

one person said it felt like the track was building to something but that it never quite got there, think so?

its the first of many tracks anyways, so i feel if i find my way with this one, the rest should come abit easier

mordeith · 24-04-2014 12:46pm

shane9689 wrote: »

one person said it felt like the track was building to something but that it never quite got there, think so?

I don't think it feels like it was building to something myself but in the earlier part of the track it feels like a nice female vocal could sit well over the top.

On second listen, at the the drop at 1.46 I'm not sure that the growly melody there suits very well. To me it almost feels like you might be better taking it on a more aggressive dub wobble with varying LFO rate maybe. Then again, that's been done to death, so maybe you're better off sticking to your own ideas than repeating what's already out there.

keithkk16 · 24-04-2014 5:45pm

New one from myself, I wasn't going for any specific genre for this one, but it's probably house https://soundcloud.com/scoob89/tea-and-tokes

lb1997 · 24-04-2014 9:47pm

Just wondering do you guys have any particular structure when your producing?
if so could you elaborate a bit?

shane9689 · 24-04-2014 9:55pm

lb1997 wrote: »

Just wondering do you guys have any particular structure when your producing?
if so could you elaborate a bit?

structures one of my biggest struggles actually, its hard to keep it together, but im getting better at it....start with an idea...maybe a drum pattern or melody line but most likely a bass line....then move on to drums (getting all the sounds right and making a beat), and some harmony (throw in a midrange synth)....do this is the clip luanch view in ableton...then once i have a nice little riff going, i move it into arrangement view...then i start doing the details, like little samples sounds and tweaking and maybe (but usually not yet) some automation....from there, onto making a chorus....or if i started with a chours, an intro or verse.....then once i have the 2 ideas down i try to structure it intro verse chorus verse (break here maybe, depends on the style) chorus outro

once thats down i start adding some finishing touches...sample fxs that i havent already added, some new ideas maybe...and whatever would suit...or change some part entirely....

then finally i start compressing and saturation( sometimes ill do this in middle of making the song as its necessary), reverbing, automating and all that mixing goodness

then after that...anything else i notice missing or that needs tweaking

then its onto mastering which i am useless at

shane9689 · 24-04-2014 10:05pm

keithkk16 wrote: »

New one from myself, I wasn't going for any specific genre for this one, but it's probably house https://soundcloud.com/scoob89/tea-and-tokes

love the name of the track"! XD

bit too much hihat action for me
starts getting interesting at about 2.35 intro could be abit shorter, but its good if youre djing it though to have it long i suppose.
some nice sounds going on a 4.12
low end could be mixed alittle better
also some more reverb at parts would be cool i think!

definitely a track for tea and tokes!

Gokei · 25-04-2014 12:12am

shane9689 wrote: »

Hey, so attempt number 2 at that track i made

its still not there...i used a different mixing technique this time around...might have over compressed it though lol
changed afew bits aswell...have a listen, and let us know if its better and wheres still lacking, cheeeers!

https://soundcloud.com/shanemoloneys/simple-maths-mark-ii-demo

i cut 2min mark to 3min mark out and the tune and to me, it flows a lot better. the two breaks being too similar. the metronome at the start is too long on its own. as someone else commented, around the 1min mark that sub base that comes in is great, excellent tune all round.

Gokei · 25-04-2014 12:16am

keithkk16 wrote: »

New one from myself, I wasn't going for any specific genre for this one, but it's probably house https://soundcloud.com/scoob89/tea-and-tokes

id love to hear that with 10% taken off the high hats and 15 off the vocal.
The bass that comes in at 4.12 mark would sound sweet if in from the begining to the 1,06mark

Ravenholm · 29-04-2014 2:08pm

mordeith wrote: »

I like this one. Nice contrast between the almost 8-bit sound of the synth melody and the more grungy dub-step bass and stabs. Oly thing I'm not mad about is the kind distorted fill sound at 0.12.
Mix sounds good to me though. Nice powerful kick and some nice interesting percussion programming.

I agree totally with Mordeith. Nothing stands out to criticise at all.
Nicely produced

Dan_Jer · 30-04-2014 12:16pm

Deadly Tune Mate Love The Melody

TheNumpty · 01-05-2014 2:34am

First genuine attempt at making something half decent. No fancy hardware or anything. House track that's a little moody. Any feedback definitely gratefully appreciated.

http://soundcloud.com/snakegriffin-2/dark-beats

lb1997 · 01-05-2014 2:58am

TheNumpty wrote: »

First genuine attempt at making something half decent. No fancy hardware or anything. House track that's a little moody. Any feedback definitely gratefully appreciated.

http://soundcloud.com/snakegriffin-2/dark-beats

nice job!
id recommend adding another layer of some sort at 1:44
itll add a whole new dimension to the track

Tomohawk · 01-05-2014 5:49am

Hi, Ive been in a major creative rut for the past 6 months. I seem to be writing the same song over and over again. I'm currently using FL Studio MIDI only. I'm looking for some feedback and criticism so I can improve and move forward.

Song is Synth style with samples...

Cheers

https://soundcloud.com/tom-mcfadden-1

mordeith · 01-05-2014 11:21am

TheNumpty wrote: »

First genuine attempt at making something half decent. No fancy hardware or anything. House track that's a little moody. Any feedback definitely gratefully appreciated.

http://soundcloud.com/snakegriffin-2/dark-beats

I'm a fan of this type of sound so I like the overall track. I think the bass pad could do with a bit of brightening up to make it stand out a bit more in the mix. The EQ sounds relatively ok on it but it maybe could do with another layer mixed in to give it a bit more of an edge.
I'd also agree with lb1997 about maybe adding another element at the drop at 1.44. The kick might benefit form a bit of added punch as well.
Good stuff overall though.

mordeith · 01-05-2014 11:22am

Tomohawk wrote: »

Hi, Ive been in a major creative rut for the past 6 months. I seem to be writing the same song over and over again. I'm currently using FL Studio MIDI only. I'm looking for some feedback and criticism so I can improve and move forward.

Song is Synth style with samples...

Cheers

https://soundcloud.com/tom-mcfadden-1

The link just goes to your overall soundcloud list so I'm not sure which particular track you're looking for feedback on

TheNumpty · 01-05-2014 1:51pm

lb1997 wrote: »

nice job!
id recommend adding another layer of some sort at 1:44
itll add a whole new dimension to the track

mordeith wrote: »

I'm a fan of this type of sound so I like the overall track. I think the bass pad could do with a bit of brightening up to make it stand out a bit more in the mix. The EQ sounds relatively ok on it but it maybe could do with another layer mixed in to give it a bit more of an edge.
I'd also agree with lb1997 about maybe adding another element at the drop at 1.44. The kick might benefit form a bit of added punch as well.
Good stuff overall though.

Much appreciated lads, Mordeith dead right about the kick drum, listened back on big speakers and needed more oomph. Both right about something added at 1:44. Its a track that i only spent a day at really. I'm gonna break it down more by the weekend and hopefully improve it.

Tomohawk · 02-05-2014 7:04am

Sorry about that, this is the track that I need another help wit...

https://soundcloud.com/tom-mcfadden-1/the-snipper-1

mordeith · 02-05-2014 10:36am

Tomohawk wrote: »

I'm currently using FL Studio MIDI only.
https://soundcloud.com/tom-mcfadden-1

Okay, now I'm really confused as the description of the song on Soundcloud is
"Electronic Music created and mixed in Sony Acid.
Hardware only used: Korg EM1, Akai MiniAK, Roland MC307..."

Anyway, regarding the track itself I would say that it could do with a bit of a change in the arrangment towards the middle. Maybe you could try dropping out some elements and bringing them back in to add interest. Of course I'm not sure how hard this is to do with hardware as I've no experience with analog equipment. The bassline is cool although it seems to change up and down at slightly odd intervals. Might be worth playing around with filter sweep if it's present on any of that equipment

Tomohawk · 02-05-2014 12:10pm

originally posed by mordeith

Okay, now I'm really confused as the description of the song on Soundcloud is
"Electronic Music created and mixed in Sony Acid.
Hardware only used: Korg EM1, Akai MiniAK, Roland MC307..."

Anyway, regarding the track itself I would say that it could do with a bit of a change in the arrangment towards the middle. Maybe you could try dropping out some elements and bringing them back in to add interest. Of course I'm not sure how hard this is to do with hardware as I've no experience with analog equipment. The bassline is cool although it seems to change up and down at slightly odd intervals. Might be worth playing around with filter sweep if it's present on any of that equipment

sorry I shud explain, that track was indeed sequenced using midi in Sony Acid. I have recently switched over to using FL Studio, hence the confusion. Your right the track needs a bit of filter sweep and variety in the drums pershaps.

I arrange all the hardware thru a mixer and back into an finished master track, Im a bit oldschool...

mordeith · 02-05-2014 1:00pm

Tomohawk wrote: »

sorry I shud explain, that track was indeed sequenced using midi in Sony Acid. I have recently switched over to using FL Studio, hence the confusion. Your right the track needs a bit of filter sweep and variety in the drums pershaps.

I arrange all the hardware thru a mixer and back into an finished master track, Im a bit oldschool...

Ah right, I see. Are you able to import the indivual tracks into FLStudio from your mixer or are you left with a single track? Obviosuly if you had seperate tracks it would give you more scope for adding fx and adjusting eq afterwards.

lb1997 · 03-05-2014 4:10pm

so the vast amount of my tracks on my PC are about 1-2 mins and Im rarely able to build on one enough to actaully make into an average length song, and most of the time when i do im not really happy with it because its either boring and/or repetitive. I have so many little pieces that im quite proud of but they just dont have a place anywhere.
now my idea.... going JDilla style!
making lots of short and (hopefully) sweet tracks.
what are your opinion on this?
does this just make me a lazy producer?

shane9689 · 03-05-2014 4:25pm

lb1997 wrote: »

so the vast amount of my tracks on my PC are about 1-2 mins and Im rarely able to build on one enough to actaully make into an average length song, and most of the time when i do im not really happy with it because its either boring and/or repetitive. I have so many little pieces that im quite proud of but they just dont have a place anywhere.
now my idea.... going JDilla style!
making lots of short and (hopefully) sweet tracks.
what are your opinion on this?
does this just make me a lazy producer?

if youre doing it because youre not able to make a full length track...then it makes you lazy....but if youre doing it because you want to try something different or you feel a shorter tracks suits your style better, then youre being creative...sounds to me though, you realise youre trying to take shortcuts....dont take shortcuts, just work on structuring songs, takes time i guess, i find what youre talking about really difficult aswell...best thing to do is listen to famous house tracks that are really long, like deadmua5 or whatever youre into, and try pinpoint why it is that you can keep listening to it but not youre own track, then work on adding those elements into youre own music

lb1997 · 03-05-2014 4:45pm

shane9689 wrote: »

if youre doing it because youre not able to make a full length track...then it makes you lazy....but if youre doing it because you want to try something different or you feel a shorter tracks suits your style better, then youre being creative...

I definetely feel shorter songs suit my style better , Im not really into dance music, listening to aphex twin's ambient works and piano pieces is really what motivated to start in the first place. I just feel sort of obliged to make it longer and more dancey. from what you said I think ill try the shorter route for now and maybe my style will develop or change in time
thanks for helping me make up my mind (y)

SamAK · 03-05-2014 8:55pm

I've been struggling with sequencing and structuring for a while now....I tend to get bogged down in details and little things and end up with my head fried.

One tip I picked up that I found helpful - keep sound design and sequencing sessions separate. Do one or the other, not both.

mordeith · 03-05-2014 11:38pm

SamAK wrote: »

I've been struggling with sequencing and structuring for a while now....I tend to get bogged down in details and little things and end up with my head fried.

One tip I picked up that I found helpful - keep sound design and sequencing sessions separate. Do one or the other, not both.

That's a good tip but one that I find impossible to stick to. I find I have to start arranging as soon as I get some sounds sorted. I feel like I need to hear the sounds in a structured way in order to determine whether it's worth working on the rest of it

SamAK · 04-05-2014 1:06am

Yeah I try that too, I keep my sounds very basic with the intention of working on them in depth (automation/modulation etc) after i've got the bare-bones of the track sequenced (beginning, middle and end)...but I keep grinding to a halt because i'm not sure where it's gonna go! :-P

But then I think back to what I couldn't do a year or two ago, when I wasn't even getting as far as arrangement view in Ableton! I have come a long way, just have to stick at it..

DarkJager · 05-05-2014 2:02pm

Latest one from me, some progressive chillout. Slight bit more mastering to be done with it. Feedback or opinions are much appreciated!

https://soundcloud.com/cloud-10/u4ea-skyline-1

TheBrinch · 06-05-2014 1:33am

DarkJager wrote: »

Latest one from me, some progressive chillout. Slight bit more mastering to be done with it. Feedback or opinions are much appreciated!

https://soundcloud.com/cloud-10/u4ea-skyline-1

Really like this. So easy to listen to!

mordeith · 06-05-2014 1:09pm

DarkJager wrote: »

Latest one from me, some progressive chillout. Slight bit more mastering to be done with it. Feedback or opinions are much appreciated!

https://soundcloud.com/cloud-10/u4ea-skyline-1

Nice and smooth. Love the warp on the bassline and the conrtast with the bell-like hits. Only negative I have is that the snare/clap seems to be a bit low during the busier times of the track

Beakflakes · 06-05-2014 1:13pm

Here's something from me. Not perfect by a long shot. The idea was not to have a breakdown but keep it going. Critics welcome to tell me where to improve for the next one.

Cheers!:)

http://soundcloud.com/martin-crowley/a-great-day-for-the-parish

mordeith · 06-05-2014 2:43pm

Good, dark vibe on this one. I like the kick loop although I feel that is's filtered a little too much. It's almost like you're hearing it underwater. Not necessarily in a bad way but to me it feels more like the way you'd have the intro before coming with the full sounding kick. I htink you're right not to have any major drop but in order to maintain interest it might be an idea to drop in and out some elements for a bar os so every now and then. I think a nice strong ride would fit well. Also the kind of arpeggiated sequence that begins to come in at 3.07 adds great grrove to the track. I think you could bring that in earlier in the track in a similar rising fashion and have it drop out suddenly at a crescendo. Good solid techno overall for me though.

keithkk16 · 06-05-2014 11:52pm

New one from myself https://soundcloud.com/scoob89/scoob-escape-to-nowhere

shane9689 · 08-05-2014 4:03am

Beakflakes wrote: »

Here's something from me. Not perfect by a long shot. The idea was not to have a breakdown but keep it going. Critics welcome to tell me where to improve for the next one.

Cheers!:)

http://soundcloud.com/martin-crowley/a-great-day-for-the-parish

hmmm, i actually like it, sounds like something you could stick into a movie, where ****s about to go down and you have the camera following the lead character through berlin at night....my mind gets carried away sometimes
about what mordieth said about the kick...i agree, yet disagree.....it works, until about maybe 3 mins in, maybe then you could release it into a full sounding kick...but that said, it still sounds perfectly cool the way it is...the only thing is, in its current form it sounds perfect for a movie or ambient music, but as a dance track i dont think it works, but you probably werent trying to make a full on dance track? ....really like the reverbed hit that goes on constantly,

overall totally enjoyable

shane9689 · 08-05-2014 4:06am

keithkk16 wrote: »

New one from myself https://soundcloud.com/scoob89/scoob-escape-to-nowhere

jesus that bass!! haha maybe lay off the bass untill later in the track, and tone it down slightly, too much too soon just saturates the track in bass and it takes away the force of it.
its a good track, but hearing your other stuff i feel you can do abit better in terms of the mixing

Beakflakes · 08-05-2014 3:32pm

mordeith wrote: »

Good, dark vibe on this one. I like the kick loop although I feel that is's filtered a little too much. It's almost like you're hearing it underwater. Not necessarily in a bad way but to me it feels more like the way you'd have the intro before coming with the full sounding kick. I htink you're right not to have any major drop but in order to maintain interest it might be an idea to drop in and out some elements for a bar os so every now and then. I think a nice strong ride would fit well. Also the kind of arpeggiated sequence that begins to come in at 3.07 adds great grrove to the track. I think you could bring that in earlier in the track in a similar rising fashion and have it drop out suddenly at a crescendo. Good solid techno overall for me though.

shane9689 wrote: »

hmmm, i actually like it, sounds like something you could stick into a movie, where ****s about to go down and you have the camera following the lead character through berlin at night....my mind gets carried away sometimes
about what mordieth said about the kick...i agree, yet disagree.....it works, until about maybe 3 mins in, maybe then you could release it into a full sounding kick...but that said, it still sounds perfectly cool the way it is...the only thing is, in its current form it sounds perfect for a movie or ambient music, but as a dance track i dont think it works, but you probably werent trying to make a full on dance track? ....really like the reverbed hit that goes on constantly,

overall totally enjoyable

Cheers lads. Totally agree with your pointers. Needs a bit of variation alright, agree with a heavier kick later on and the frequencies are messy enough (but I like that). It plods along a little too much but I was going for a kind of transition track in a set or a beginning/end.

Muchly appreciate the feedback though!:)

keithkk16 · 08-05-2014 5:58pm

shane9689 wrote: »

jesus that bass!! haha maybe lay off the bass untill later in the track, and tone it down slightly, too much too soon just saturates the track in bass and it takes away the force of it.
its a good track, but hearing your other stuff i feel you can do abit better in terms of the mixing

Could you elaborate more, is it the kick or the bassline that's too much? Guessing it's the kick from the start? Also the mixing in general could be better or again is it the low end messing everything up. I made this on a ****ty pair of sony headphones, krks are getting repaired atm, pure melt. I should probably wait until I get them back before I do anymore.

Sky King · 08-05-2014 11:11pm

Hi all - trying to get back into production now after about 6 weeks of general craziness in work with no free time for music. Been working at this one on and off for over a month and i am sick of it... so here it is, warts an all!!!

would appreciate opinions thanks guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw05Iq3jung

dasdog · 10-05-2014 3:51pm

HBO have a great documentary Life of Crime. There's about ten songs in this half of them which are mine but the theme is lads from New York in 1998 a decade after they were first documented.

https://soundcloud.com/dasdog/theblagardstenyearslater

mordeith · 12-05-2014 11:30am

Sky King wrote: »

Hi all - trying to get back into production now after about 6 weeks of general craziness in work with no free time for music. Been working at this one on and off for over a month and i am sick of it... so here it is, warts an all!!!

would appreciate opinions thanks guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw05Iq3jung

Pretty retro vibe with the synths in this one but nicely put together. I wasn't mad on it an first listen, but it's a grower. Great sound on that snare/clap. Like the vocal hits as well.

Sky King · 12-05-2014 1:32pm

Chairs budday!

Tomohawk · 16-05-2014 9:02pm

My latest track, sounds like Industrial Electronics, created using Sony Acid drum/synth samples and RubberDuck (oldskool virtual acid and techno software-synthesizer)...feedback welcome!

https://soundcloud.com/tom-mcfadden-1/rd-fart-trance-jam

http://rubberduck.en.softonic.com/

Sky King · 16-05-2014 9:07pm

Yeah I like that industrial vibe a lot - it's a sound I love tricking around with myself. Would love to hear some good vocals over your track though.

Tomohawk · 16-05-2014 9:17pm

Unfortunately I don't know any vocalists/haven't the setup at the moment to record them anyway...something I'll have to look into in the future. That and proper mastering, I never compress/master any of my tracks, just a old habit!

Sky King · 16-05-2014 9:23pm

Yeah it does need a bit of mastering TLC... no offence

Tomohawk · 17-05-2014 12:56pm

Right so took your advice and I've added 3-band EQ and gentle compression using Iztope Ozone in Soundforge, appreciate if you can give another listen...

https://soundcloud.com/tom-mcfadden-1/rd-fart-trance-jam

mordeith · 17-05-2014 1:35pm

Tomohawk wrote: »

My latest track, sounds like Industrial Electronics, created using Sony Acid drum/synth samples and RubberDuck (oldskool virtual acid and techno software-synthesizer)...feedback welcome!

https://soundcloud.com/tom-mcfadden-1/rd-fart-trance-jam

http://rubberduck.en.softonic.com/

Nice and heavy. Sounds like it could fit right into the Matrix soundtrack.

Cheers for the link to Rubber Duck as well. Looking forward to having a mess around with it.

da_hambo · 20-05-2014 8:39pm

Hi lads. Im based in Wexford but from Cork. Started getting serious with Ableton last few months. This is a tune I put together in a funny key then found a remix competition to match it. Im happy with my melody development and put a bit of time in with risers and skip snares to mix it up. Mastering and fx wise Im a bit clueless besides a bit of sidechain compression and reverb. My monitors are an old hifi and Im using Ableton Intro on an old laptop with a midi keyboard.

It's a rolling bassline late 90s style Trance track.

Go easy on me

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