Post your Tracks - Give Feedback here

KevIRL · 05-06-2009 9:25am #1

Okay

Going from Seannash's thread earlier here is a thread for you to post your tracks, and also for forum users to give feedback.

You dont have to like the track, but we do ask when giving feedback to keep it constructive. One liner reviews like 'track is a load of crap' are not welcome here. Give some reasons as to why you dont like it, even better give some ideas on how the producer might improve it.

Producers - Be a bit thick skinned please, remember your track isnt always going to a masterpiece. There is always room for improvement.

In thread bitching and fighting, or acting the tool Is a sure fire way to get a forced break from the forum

franklyshocked · 05-06-2009 9:38am

KevIRL wrote: »

Okay

Going from Seannash's thread earlier here is a thread for you to post your tracks, and also for forum users to give feedback.

You dont have to like the track, but we do ask when giving feedback to keep it constructive. One liner reviews like 'track is a load of crap' are not welcome here. Give some reasons as to why you dont like it, even better give some ideas on how the producer might improve it.

Producers - Be a bit thick skinned please, remember your track isnt always going to a masterpiece. There is always room for improvement.

In thread bitching and fighting, or acting the tool Is a sure fire way to get a forced break from the forum

Sounds like a good idea.
To add to this, we can all appreciate constructive criticism which should help us all make better music, which can only be a good thing.

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 9:50am

Fresh off the cutting room floor (as in it was finished yesterday)

Soundcloud linky - dj's pm me for 320 promo

Compliments, criticism, queries welcome.
A healthy dose of abuse even more so.:pac::pac::pac:

seannash · 05-06-2009 9:56am

jtsuited wrote: »

Fresh off the cutting room floor (as in it was finished yesterday)

Soundcloud linky - dj's pm me for 320 promo

Compliments, criticism, queries welcome.
A healthy dose of abuse even more so.:pac::pac::pac:

i absolutely love this track.was playing it all day yesterday

one of your finest i reckon

seannash · 05-06-2009 9:59am

okay so i know i posted this already but what the hell

http://soundcloud.com/seannash/sean-nash-sedation-original-mix-demo

im really pleased with how this one turned out.my only real concern is the snare.i gonna wait a few days and go back to it and see if its still bothering me

ICN · 05-06-2009 10:32am

seannash wrote: »

i absolutely love this track.was playing it all day yesterday

one of your finest i reckon

Yeah.. +1

Thats a tough one to compete against Man! Play fair! LOL

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 11:35am

thanks guys. it's one i'm very happy with at the moment. i'm sure in two weeks i'll hate it!

fitz · 05-06-2009 12:18pm

jtsuited wrote: »

Fresh off the cutting room floor (as in it was finished yesterday)

Soundcloud linky - dj's pm me for 320 promo

Compliments, criticism, queries welcome.
A healthy dose of abuse even more so.:pac::pac::pac:

I like this a lot.
The depth of the track is cracking. Brilliant use of reverbs.

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 12:25pm

fitz wrote: »

I like this a lot.
The depth of the track is cracking. Brilliant use of reverbs.

thanks man. the whole reverb thing is the sort of staple of that genre at the moment.

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 1:11pm

seannash wrote: »

okay so i know i posted this already but what the hell

http://soundcloud.com/seannash/sean-nash-sedation-original-mix-demo

im really pleased with how this one turned out.my only real concern is the snare.i gonna wait a few days and go back to it and see if its still bothering me

the new kick and reverb instead of delay really improves it. mix might be a bit bass heavy. snare is a little on the nasty side. personally i'd go for a clap for that type of track to fill out the impact range a bit.

but that's all taste issues anywho
good shtuff

SteveDon · 05-06-2009 1:26pm

jtsuited wrote: »

thanks guys. it's one i'm very happy with at the moment. i'm sure in two weeks i'll hate it!

Ha, thats always the way tho isnt it?

Its a cool track alright, production wise its truly brilliant, nice and polished sound. Drum work is great.

Id personally prefer a bigger room version of the track, the constant rhythm is very pounding i think this could be complemented a bit more with bigger breakdowns and a more intense kick in at the end. Thats just personal taste tho i guess.

Very cool tho nonetheless

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 1:28pm

SteveDon wrote: »

Ha, thats always the way tho isnt it?

Its a cool track alright, production wise its truly brilliant, nice and polished sound. Drum work is great.

Id personally prefer a bigger room version of the track, the constant rhythm is very pounding i think this could be complemented a bit more with bigger breakdowns and a more intense kick in at the end. Thats just personal taste tho i guess.

Very cool tho nonetheless

yeah, I'm always tempted to push the big room epicness button, and held back in this track. I'll most likely do a big version for the release too. With big fcuk off cannons, and explosions and 2 minute filter sweeps, and whatnot!:pac::pac:

SteveDon · 05-06-2009 1:30pm

jtsuited wrote: »

yeah, I'm always tempted to push the big room epicness button, and held back in this track. I'll most likely do a big version for the release too. With big fcuk off cannons, and explosions and 2 minute filter sweeps, and whatnot!:pac::pac:

Now thats what im talking about!

BaZmO* · 05-06-2009 1:57pm

jtsuited wrote: »

yeah, I'm always tempted to push the big room epicness button, and held back in this track. I'll most likely do a big version for the release too. With big fcuk off cannons, and explosions and 2 minute filter sweeps, and whatnot!:pac::pac:

And not forgetting a Donk of course.

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 1:59pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

And not forgetting a Donk of course.

oh that goes without saying!

seannash · 05-06-2009 2:44pm

jtsuited wrote: »

the new kick and reverb instead of delay really improves it. mix might be a bit bass heavy. snare is a little on the nasty side. personally i'd go for a clap for that type of track to fill out the impact range a bit.

but that's all taste issues anywho
good shtuff

yeah that snare has been niggling at me all day today.ill have to change it out.

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 4:09pm

seannash wrote: »

yeah that snare has been niggling at me all day today.ill have to change it out.

and then you'll change it out.

and you'll realise 'hmmmm, now i don't think the hats suit the snare'. so you change them. and then you think the bass doesn't sound right with the new hats and snare (and they're completely rocking because ya just put them in now). And soon you've created some sort of acid/funky/bigroom/ethnic jam involving field recordings of antarctica and real whales....

and all ya wanted was a different snare drum!

seannash · 05-06-2009 4:20pm

jtsuited wrote: »

and then you'll change it out.

and you'll realise 'hmmmm, now i don't think the hats suit the snare'. so you change them. and then you think the bass doesn't sound right with the new hats and snare (and they're completely rocking because ya just put them in now). And soon you've created some sort of acid/funky/bigroom/ethnic jam involving field recordings of antarctica and real whales....

and all ya wanted was a different snare drum!

no im just gonna do a nice clap.ive moved onto a new project so theres no going back after this clap.
(well unless it doesnt work out,the clap i mean)

oh will i tell you whats been bugging the crap out of me today.
trying to figure out the midi notes on your bassline in respirator.i cant seem to get that rollin g but not rolling bass.my attempts are either too sparse or too full. grrrrrrr

edit:honestly just as i wrote that it kinda came to me and i think i figured it out ha ha

romarr · 05-06-2009 7:24pm

my first efforts !

3 tunes that actually got some way finished !

click to soundcloud

loads of room for improvement so appreciate some constructive criticism and comments (cc & c ?!)

as for genre ... don't have the foggiest

started trying my hand at this some 9 / 10 months ago, come from a more traditional guitar based band background ... yours truly the drummer (also a bit of triangle here and there) ... have always loved my techno, and pounding my feet to the beat of a sweet bass drum

so much to learn so little time !
looking forward to all that this forum can be,
tis shaping up fine

ta

SteveDon · 05-06-2009 8:41pm

Been busting my balls today and i managed to churn this out

http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/85168822/file.html

its a 20 minute excerpt from my live set which i will be performing next saturday in kennedys

Any feedback will be highly appreciated as im quite nervous/anxious for next saturday.

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 10:48pm

romarr wrote: »

my first efforts !

3 tunes that actually got some way finished !

click to soundcloud

loads of room for improvement so appreciate some constructive criticism and comments (cc & c ?!)

as for genre ... don't have the foggiest

started trying my hand at this some 9 / 10 months ago, come from a more traditional guitar based band background ... yours truly the drummer (also a bit of triangle here and there) ... have always loved my techno, and pounding my feet to the beat of a sweet bass drum

so much to learn so little time !
looking forward to all that this forum can be,
tis shaping up fine

ta

not sure how experienced you are so hope this doesn't sound patronising -

dude, you have so much potential in those tracks there!!!
like structurally they are perfect, and musically they're well up to scratch with anything else.
think they're not being done justice though because of some dodgy sounds.

If you tweak/change the actual sounds and leave the structure and musical arrangement, you could really be on to something good. Just a question of timbre. And that's the fun stuff anywho.

Really good ideas in the tracks, fair play.

btw, I, like yourself, also come from a more traditional rock music background (singer, guitarist, bassist, drummer, general chancer). It's clear from those tracks you have all the musicianship you need. It's just a question of upping your engineering/sound designing game.

Hope that comes across ok.

jtsuited · 05-06-2009 10:51pm

SteveDon wrote: »

Been busting my balls today and i managed to churn this out

http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/85168822/file.html

its a 20 minute excerpt from my live set which i will be performing next saturday in kennedys

Any feedback will be highly appreciated as im quite nervous/anxious for next saturday.

holy crap man, that's awesome. send me a few tracks will ya?

SteveDon · 05-06-2009 11:04pm

jtsuited wrote: »

holy crap man, that's awesome. send me a few tracks will ya?

cheers again dude, will pm you some links tomorrow, need to but up the desktop and re up them!

that live set is essentially just one big long song, havent prepared any tracks, ive just been making it piece by piece

seannash · 06-06-2009 1:51am

SteveDon wrote: »

Been busting my balls today and i managed to churn this out

http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/85168822/file.html

its a 20 minute excerpt from my live set which i will be performing next saturday in kennedys

Any feedback will be highly appreciated as im quite nervous/anxious for next saturday.

seriously great stuff man.
was just saying to vinyl junkie on the radio sync chat that i needed to catch one of your live sets.
great stuff

SteveDon · 06-06-2009 2:06am

seannash wrote: »

seriously great stuff man.
was just saying to vinyl junkie on the radio sync chat that i needed to catch one of your live sets.
great stuff

thanks man,

just been listening to your track actually and im really digging the groove youve got going

when it breaks in with the bass at around one minute the rhythm youve got going there is sweet, the bass is quite fat to say the least

and i like that synth sound thats introduced at around 1.30 and goes throughout the song, the stabs are also a thumbs up for me aswell

only thing i would maybe change is the white noise at the start, think it cuts away a bit abruptly, id like to maybe see a few more sounds in the main breakdown, but these are only minor gripes really

great track

seannash · 06-06-2009 2:19am

SteveDon wrote: »

thanks man,

just been listening to your track actually and im really digging the groove youve got going

when it breaks in with the bass at around one minute the rhythm youve got going there is sweet, the bass is quite fat to say the least

and i like that synth sound thats introduced at around 1.30 and goes throughout the song, the stabs are also a thumbs up for me aswell

only thing i would maybe change is the white noise at the start, think it cuts away a bit abruptly, id like to maybe see a few more sounds in the main breakdown, but these are only minor gripes really

great track

thanks man.im gonna look at that snare i got and the ill shot you over a 320.
anychance i can get one of your kitchen sync sets off you.
youve wetted my appetite with that 20 minute mix:D

SteveDon · 06-06-2009 2:27am

seannash wrote: »

thanks man.im gonna look at that snare i got and the ill shot you over a 320.
anychance i can get one of your kitchen sync sets off you.
youve wetted my appetite with that 20 minute mix:D

This is actually my first live set, started getting to work on it about 3 weeks ago.

Got frustrated in the beginning cause it was difficult to mix my existing patterns together cause they were just too different, so i ended up just going back to the drawing board with the plan to make like an hour and a half of new patterns.

Previewed a different half hour of the set on the sync here http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1569093

Got about 1 hour 20 minutes now hopefully maybe be able to strech it to 2 hours for next saturday.

seannash · 06-06-2009 2:29am

SteveDon wrote: »

This is actually my first live set, started getting to work on it about 3 weeks ago.

Got frustrated in the beginning cause it was difficult to mix my existing patterns together cause they were just too different, so i ended up just going back to the drawing board with the plan to make like an hour and a half of new patterns.

Previewed a different half hour of the set on the sync here http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1569093

Got about 1 hour 20 minutes now hopefully maybe be able to strech it to 2 hours for next saturday.

cool man ill have a butchers at it now.
anyway to download this.its just streaming right

SteveDon · 06-06-2009 2:34am

yeah think its only streaming man, ill send you a link to the finished set once ive got it done

Anima · 06-06-2009 4:41am

This is actually my first live set, started getting to work on it about 3 weeks ago.

Hope I don't sound like a prick but that sentence is quite comical

Helix · 06-06-2009 4:57am

something ive been working on, had mixed feedback so far. some love it some done... but thats generally the way these things go i suppose

have to put it in code tags coz if the name

http://clyde.emireland.com/Geebag-C1ntface.mp3

romarr · 06-06-2009 12:29pm

jtsuited wrote: »

not sure how experienced you are so hope this doesn't sound patronising -

it doesn't !

jtsuited wrote: »

think they're not being done justice though because of some dodgy sounds.

If you tweak/change the actual sounds and leave the structure and musical arrangement, you could really be on to something good. Just a question of timbre. And that's the fun stuff anywho.

Thats exactly the kind of stuff I wanted to know

jtsuited wrote: »

It's just a question of upping your engineering/sound designing game.

Thats the tough bit ... I dont really understand what I am doing all the time re synthesis, and often just twiddle about until I get something that I think fits somewhat ! - need to get my head around it a bit more

continuing to battle on ... whole day ahead of me !

cheers for the feedback jeff

SteveDon · 06-06-2009 1:08pm

Anima wrote: »

Hope I don't sound like a prick but that sentence is quite comical

How come?

romarr · 06-06-2009 1:53pm

Helix wrote: »

something ive been working on, had mixed feedback so far. some love it some done... but thats generally the way these things go i suppose

have to put it in code tags coz if the name

http://clyde.emireland.com/Geebag-C1ntface.mp3

not what I'd usually listen to but really like what you did with the bass line at the beginning of breakdown round the 4 minute mark !

grabbed my attention !

BaZmO* · 06-06-2009 3:24pm

Helix wrote: »

something ive been working on, had mixed feedback so far. some love it some done... but thats generally the way these things go i suppose

have to put it in code tags coz if the name

http://clyde.emireland.com/Geebag-C1ntface.mp3

Really like that track. It's on the progressive side of things (which I like) with touches of mininal, especially in the percussive arrangements. Only gripe is I'm not overly convinced with the percussion at the first breakdown, but otherwise a top tune. Well done

splitrmx · 06-06-2009 5:52pm

http://soundcloud.com/splitrmx/splitrmx-2nd3rd4th

jtsuited · 06-06-2009 6:14pm

splitrmx wrote: »

http://soundcloud.com/splitrmx/splitrmx-2nd3rd4th

i like it. very druggy. yum!

SteveDon · 08-06-2009 1:06am

splitrmx wrote: »

http://soundcloud.com/splitrmx/splitrmx-2nd3rd4th

actually really like this, sounds like a ace of clubs (luke vibert) album i have, cool stripped down acid style

SteveDon · 08-06-2009 1:09am

Helix wrote: »

something ive been working on, had mixed feedback so far. some love it some done... but thats generally the way these things go i suppose

have to put it in code tags coz if the name

http://clyde.emireland.com/Geebag-C1ntface.mp3

this is pretty cool, not the style of music im into, but the production values are great and its very pleasant sounding

SteveDon · 08-06-2009 1:16am

romarr wrote: »

my first efforts !

3 tunes that actually got some way finished !

click to soundcloud

loads of room for improvement so appreciate some constructive criticism and comments (cc & c ?!)

as for genre ... don't have the foggiest

started trying my hand at this some 9 / 10 months ago, come from a more traditional guitar based band background ... yours truly the drummer (also a bit of triangle here and there) ... have always loved my techno, and pounding my feet to the beat of a sweet bass drum

so much to learn so little time !
looking forward to all that this forum can be,
tis shaping up fine

ta

think the first track is definitley the strongest of the three

id be thinking along the same lines as jtsuited here, as in youve got structure but the sounds you are using leave a lot to be desired.

what programs are you using to make your tracks?

jtsuited · 08-06-2009 12:41pm

hopefully this link works

Stress Demo Mix on Soundcloud

Really, really liking this one, just finished it this morning (yes I get up early to make music - I'm a sick sick man!).

Might be a few tweaks I might need to make in the mix, but all in all i think it's nearly done.

9 minutes long too!

Feedback much appreciated!

Helix · 08-06-2009 12:50pm

SteveDon wrote: »

this is pretty cool, not the style of music im into, but the production values are great and its very pleasant sounding

cheers man

ive completely retrograded back to reason 4, not using anything else at the minute

its very liberating for some reason

SteveDon · 08-06-2009 5:25pm

jtsuited wrote: »

hopefully this link works

Stress Demo Mix on Soundcloud

Really, really liking this one, just finished it this morning (yes I get up early to make music - I'm a sick sick man!).

Might be a few tweaks I might need to make in the mix, but all in all i think it's nearly done.

9 minutes long too!

Feedback much appreciated!

Thats a right stomper really like it. Only comments i would have would be that i think that the breakdown could do with a more intense release, but as youve probably noticed thats just my preference as i like the peak time type tracks.

Also i know its a cliche but maybe if you pitched down the vocals a bit it might sound a bit darker. I know this is used a lot these days but there is a reason for it, it sounds friggin good!

SteveDon · 08-06-2009 5:28pm

by the way i too get up early to make songs, its the only time when it doesnt bother my parents cause they are usually out

if i try to make songs at night i always get the usual, "turn down that racket its giving me a migraine!" my parents generation dont seem to be able to grasp techno, its completely alien to them

romarr · 08-06-2009 5:39pm

SteveDon wrote: »

what programs are you using to make your tracks?

ableton, predator, fm8, zebra,... mix in nuendo

i've taken previous advice and am having go at the moog modular... but it sure aint no picknic !

tman · 08-06-2009 5:44pm

Helix wrote: »

something ive been working on, had mixed feedback so far. some love it some done... but thats generally the way these things go i suppose

have to put it in code tags coz if the name

http://clyde.emireland.com/Geebag-C1ntface.mp3

Really like that one, goes to show what reason can be made to do in the right hands...

jtsuited · 08-06-2009 5:59pm

SteveDon wrote: »

Thats a right stomper really like it. Only comments i would have would be that i think that the breakdown could do with a more intense release, but as youve probably noticed thats just my preference as i like the peak time type tracks.

Also i know its a cliche but maybe if you pitched down the vocals a bit it might sound a bit darker. I know this is used a lot these days but there is a reason for it, it sounds friggin good!

cheers man.
i actually did pitch down the vocal but it was very very cliched sounding.
yeah i'm considering a bigger drop at the breakdown and pull out the bass momentarily.

splitrmx · 08-06-2009 6:31pm

SteveDon wrote: »

actually really like this, sounds like a ace of clubs (luke vibert) album i have, cool stripped down acid style

Thanks! I'm a huge Luke Vibert (Ace of Clubs, Wagon Christ, Butler Kiev, Amen Andrews, the list goes on) fan so to be compared to him is quite a compliment. I'm sure he'd take it as an insult though!

SteveDon · 08-06-2009 6:39pm

splitrmx wrote: »

Thanks! I'm a huge Luke Vibert (Ace of Clubs, Wagon Christ, Butler Kiev, Amen Andrews, the list goes on) fan so to be compared to him is quite a compliment. I'm sure he'd take it as an insult though!

Well you influences are certainly shining through, keep it up!

Dragan · 08-06-2009 7:33pm

This is the 4th ever track that i have written. It's a mix of various nonsense.

Feedback greatly appreciated.

Neurojazz · 08-06-2009 9:33pm

Dragan wrote: »

This is the 4th ever track that i have written. It's a mix of various nonsense.

Feedback greatly appreciated.

You've got so much cool stuff going on in there... i'd lose the 909 hats and invent something to replace it if even needed... it's got legs and full of energy.

1:11 = this line is very out of character and doesn't sit well - nor the second time.

The drums and that dirty bassline really give the track attitude, i'd spend sometime working on some jungalist breaks and keep that shock factor going.

To my ears - you've got kicking rhythms, but then try to make a leadline work when the drums are really taking this baby along.

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