Electro track-please comment

[rwafish]

I've figured out how to upload now (wasn't hard!). Could anyone into electronic music/breakbeat give me some tips. The tunes not mastered and at the moment money won't allow that. I'll be uploading a few tunes over the next few weeks as I'm preparing to send a few demo's off to A&R men. The tunes sound ok on my mates Tapco 8" monitors and as good as i can make them on my Event tr5's (hard to get bass right), but i would appreciate a few fresh ears. I'm thinking the drum tracks don't gell too good and maybe a bit more reverb on drums would help. any other suggestions welcome.


Thanks in advance for any replies and let me know if there are any tracks you might like my humble opinion on (you know what its like-fresh ears and stuff).

[RobAcid]

your mp3 quality is really bad, you cant really hear the sounds......

please next time not less that 128kps....

[rwafish]

Originally Posted by RobAcid

your mp3 quality is really bad, you cant really hear the sounds......

please next time not less that 128kps....

Sorry Rob but the mp3 is at 320kb/s. I suppose that is not a good mix¬!!!!

I did experiment a bit with lo-fi. ie. a spectrum gate on drum track and a few other bits an pieces, guess it don't work huh? I know there is a bit of clippin'on the delay that can be sorted.
Back to the drawing board eh.
Really appreciate the advice though, hope you can check out my other tracks and let me know!
Cheers mate

[rwafish]

By the way, do you know of a good wav/mp3 converter i could use next time?

[RobAcid]

lame encoder is the best... try google :-)


your efx on the drums were funny then .....

[blaugruen7]

one of the deepest moving moments in my live...










not

[remo]

dude.. I'm a complete nobody so ignore my advice









.. but that really sucked

[rwafish]

When i asked for critisism I meant constructive. "That really sucked" does not really help, fool!

[blaugruen7]

ok. more constructive.

take the sound aside.
the music sounds to me like an ironic statement.
unwanted funny.
thats my perception.

[Glenn Kuras]

Can I ask some dumb questions??

What is this music going to be used for? Are vocals going on this? Is it for a sound track? Don't take this the wrong way, but is this for a porn movie?
You said something about a AR guy so there must be some kind of marketing behind it??

Glenn

[remo]

sorry dude I'll construct..

I don't know what sort of "electro" you have been listening to but I reckon you should have a listen to these... this shit bumps!

http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF185020-01-01-01.mp3

http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF170237-01-01-01.mp3

http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF92891-01-03-01.mp3

http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF181677-01-04-01.mp3

[rwafish]

ok I get the point, it sucks!
I suppose there was a bit of irony involved when i made it, but you know what mates are like, not very critical like you guys.
It will shortly cease to exist and i hope you prefer the next one!

[Rodney Gene]

Hey brother fish!!

Don't sweat all the BS...it is predictable and pointless. It takes balls to show your music to everyone.

Honestly I think the comments come from the fact that the 'arrangment'..and instrument 'placement' and...'tempo/timing' needs work.

It sounds like your sequencer 'got off track' so to speak and started playing back the instruments at different times and places, other than what you intended...

Just curious...have you listened since you posted?

Go back...start simple...start with a single solid groove..add a bass..lock it in solid...add your harmony part...and the melody and keep it tight.

re-work it and re-post it... But keep at it bro.

Respect

[rwafish]

Thank Brother Rodney.
needed that man! Good, solid positive advice, much appreciated. Theres no way i'm gonna stop now man, I've spent too much money!!

[remo]

also dude.. unless you are making the music for fun just for yourself .. make sure your stuff stacks up with what others are doing in the same genre... do a lot of listening and analysis of other tracks you like.. then just add your flavor to your track.. dance is a tough as hell genre to be very good at... just keep listening and learning thumbsup

also listen to 2 or 3 tracks in a similar genre to yours, then play yours then listen to more tracks..as in drop yours in your own mini dj set.. does yours sound like its supposed to be in there? be critical ...

in electro house.. i find... keep the bass part simple and BIG, keep the kick strong and 4x4 keep the hats sparse and slightly syncopated keep the snare/clap on 2 and 4 and other percussive elements to add rythmic flavour and intrest..

build the groove then arrange and elaborate.. but keep it simple!!!!