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Lorenzo

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Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« on: January 07, 2016, 12:54:41 pm »
My first post so it's a good opportunity to thank Matan for this great TPF idea  ;)

Question for all: what are your favourite reference tracks when mixing your EDM projects?
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2016, 01:01:15 pm »
I use alot of knife party's tracks for referencing especially the low end. it sounds really really tight hahaha
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2016, 01:01:16 pm »
A lot of the mau5trap stuff is my go-to. Mau5 stuff, Eekkoo tracks, No Mana. Can't go wrong with those. More specifically; Deadmau5 - The Veldt, Eekkoo - B.L.A.C.K, and No Mana - Redux are three that are in my arsenal.
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2016, 01:02:41 pm »
Thats a tough one...

My go to reference tracks are usually pop actually (Taylor Swift, Carly Ray Jepsen, One Direction) simply because I love the structure pop tracks have and I find it challenges me nicely to have a reference track in a different genre to what I normally make.
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2016, 01:09:53 pm »
a couple of tracks that I like to use as a reference are LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It and The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2016, 01:18:50 pm »
recently I've been using Porter robinson's remix of the Thrill by nero, Language by porter robinson, Technicolor by Madeon, and Grey's remix of Papercut by zedd . I loveee the mix and feeling of those four so much
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2016, 03:45:22 pm »
Bounce Generation by TJR & VINAI. When I make that switch from listening to that track to my track its always easy to tell if my track isn't banging. I know this isn't really a reference track but a good way to reference tracks also is to DJ mix and if your tracks aren't holding up with the other tracks boom then you know you need more work.
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2016, 03:54:39 pm »
Open Eye Signal by Jon Hopkins. The mix feels so solid to me.
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2016, 04:06:05 pm »
Anything Prydz \o/
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2016, 04:06:24 pm »
And Andrew Bayer
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2016, 04:06:54 pm »
Quote from: Scribit on January 07, 2016, 01:02:41 pm
My go to reference tracks are usually pop actually (Taylor Swift, Carly Ray Jepsen, One Direction) simply because I love the structure pop tracks have and I find it challenges me nicely to have a reference track in a different genre to what I normally make.

That is a cool idea. I think I will test drive it. I usually choose a track in similar style, that I emotionally connect with. One that brings out feelings that I would want to portray in my track. It is always changing as there is so much new music coming out all the time. I usually choose a different track for each project I'm doing.
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2016, 04:47:13 pm »
Quote from: Knappster on January 07, 2016, 04:06:54 pm
Quote from: Scribit on January 07, 2016, 01:02:41 pm
My go to reference tracks are usually pop actually (Taylor Swift, Carly Ray Jepsen, One Direction) simply because I love the structure pop tracks have and I find it challenges me nicely to have a reference track in a different genre to what I normally make.

That is a cool idea. I think I will test drive it. I usually choose a track in similar style, that I emotionally connect with. One that brings out feelings that I would want to portray in my track. It is always changing as there is so much new music coming out all the time. I usually choose a different track for each project I'm doing.

Yes, thats important. I think you need to change your reference track multiple times for each song. If you get stuck with the same one, your ears get used to it and you remove the purpose of a reference track in the first place.

P.S. I love typing the word reference on a qwerty keyboard. The letters are perfect spaces apart  :D
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2016, 05:02:53 pm »
For melodic dubstep: Seven Lions - Fevers

So much power in that drop.
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2016, 06:12:46 pm »
For the past little while I've been using Tetsuo's Redemption by KOAN Sound as a reference track
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Re: Your Favourite Reference Tracks
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2016, 07:52:55 pm »
Quote from: myda on January 07, 2016, 01:18:50 pm
recently I've been using Porter robinson's remix of the Thrill by nero, Language by porter robinson, Technicolor by Madeon, and Grey's remix of Papercut by zedd . I loveee the mix and feeling of those four so much

I'll say that Porter's Nero remix was criticized by a lot of people because of the mixing levels (the drop was SOO much louder than the rest of the track), so I'm not sure that would be the one I chose, but...different strokes for different folks.

I use Deadmau5, some of Porter's other tracks off of Worlds, Andrew Bayer (Do Androids Dream Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 is a great start)...a lot of the anjunabeats guys have really good mixdowns (Jason Ross, Ilan Bluestone, Grum).  Eric Prydz is also a good candidate. 
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