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My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« on: January 08, 2016, 02:33:53 pm »
I have been working on this track for longer than I want to admit.  I keep working on it because I already have so much time invested.  I watched the Ill.Gates video the other night and it made me realize that I maybe should have quit working on this track weeks ago.  I'm just not feeling it. You know what I mean?  I just think it lacks impact. If anybody would listen to it and tell me what you think, I would appreciate it.  Tell me to move on if thats what you think...lol. I feel like saying "Goodbye" to this track.


Thanks,
Rob
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Re: My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2016, 03:22:15 pm »
its not bad, but i agree w/ the idea that it lacks some impact. the ride cymbal that u used at like 4:11 should be quieter, & the lead might need to be sidechained a tiny bit. i suck at explaining things, & for lack of a better term, essentially a drop similar to: https://soundcloud.com/djproject46/project-46-feat-andrew-allen or any generic prog house drop & stuff. sorry if that doesn't sound clear or w/e im not used to giving advice / explaining things, i tried tho ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Re: My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2016, 04:39:52 pm »
I'm not even trying to flame or anything, but could you give some example of a track in a similar style that is less "boring"? I usually listen to more energetic stuff so it would be nice to have some frame of reference and learn more about this genre.

I like the sounds, and the melody is kinda nice. In the drop at 1:30, I was thinking that maybe it would be more interesting without so much delay in the "buzz" bass? How would it sound if you muted the delay at points for rhythmic effect (like immediately after the upwards octave jump in the bassline)?
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Re: My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2016, 04:57:05 pm »
Sounds pretty good. I would make it so the impact hits harder. It feels like it needs an crash.
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Re: My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2016, 09:04:49 pm »
Quote from: Arktopolis on January 08, 2016, 04:39:52 pm
I'm not even trying to flame or anything, but could you give some example of a track in a similar style that is less "boring"? I usually listen to more energetic stuff so it would be nice to have some frame of reference and learn more about this genre.

I like the sounds, and the melody is kinda nice. In the drop at 1:30, I was thinking that maybe it would be more interesting without so much delay in the "buzz" bass? How would it sound if you muted the delay at points for rhythmic effect (like immediately after the upwards octave jump in the bassline)?

Thanks for the reply. I'm not quite clear on what your mean by muting the delay right after the high note in the bass line. I have a delay on the pluck sound. Is that what you mean?  Actually that pluck sound is one of the things that really bugs me in this track. Also, the bass line in the "hands in the air" part after the break is not as impactful as I like. I don't have a delay on the buzz bass.

A song less boring.
Produced in this style :

http://youtu.be/UvbWrRI1ZAM

I think this song has amazing songwriting. I think that's what my track is lacking.

Cheers,
Rob
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Re: My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2016, 09:09:53 pm »
Quote from: kevin zarate on January 08, 2016, 03:22:15 pm
its not bad, but i agree w/ the idea that it lacks some impact. the ride cymbal that u used at like 4:11 should be quieter, & the lead might need to be sidechained a tiny bit. i suck at explaining things, & for lack of a better term, essentially a drop similar to: https://soundcloud.com/djproject46/project-46-feat-andrew-allen or any generic prog house drop & stuff. sorry if that doesn't sound clear or w/e im not used to giving advice / explaining things, i tried tho ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I was thinking about adding more side chain on the lead part. I think I would actually need to change the timing of the notes a little to make it sound right.
I need to change the ride cymbal sound I think.
Cheers,
Rob
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Re: My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2016, 03:41:45 am »
Quote from: SomeCollege on January 08, 2016, 09:04:49 pm
Thanks for the reply. I'm not quite clear on what your mean by muting the delay right after the high note in the bass line. I have a delay on the pluck sound. Is that what you mean? Actually that pluck sound is one of the things that really bugs me in this track. Also, the bass line in the "hands in the air" part after the break is not as impactful as I like. I don't have a delay on the buzz bass.

A song less boring.
Produced in this style :

http://youtu.be/UvbWrRI1ZAM

What I meant is, to me it sounds like you have a staccato rhythm in the bass (I'm referring to the instrument slowly entering from about 1 mins on), but the sound is never really off, like there is either a delay or reverb there. In that Bayer track, what makes the drop interesting to me is that there's a lot of silence between the notes in the bass, making it more in-your-face.
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Re: My "Boring" Track: Goodbye - WIP
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2016, 03:59:13 am »
Quote from: Arktopolis on January 09, 2016, 03:41:45 am
Quote from: SomeCollege on January 08, 2016, 09:04:49 pm
Thanks for the reply. I'm not quite clear on what your mean by muting the delay right after the high note in the bass line. I have a delay on the pluck sound. Is that what you mean? Actually that pluck sound is one of the things that really bugs me in this track. Also, the bass line in the "hands in the air" part after the break is not as impactful as I like. I don't have a delay on the buzz bass.

A song less boring.
Produced in this style :

http://youtu.be/UvbWrRI1ZAM

What I meant is, to me it sounds like you have a staccato rhythm in the bass (I'm referring to the instrument slowly entering from about 1 mins on), but the sound is never really off, like there is either a delay or reverb there. In that Bayer track, what makes the drop interesting to me is that there's a lot of silence between the notes in the bass, making it more in-your-face.

Yeah, that part has a Valhalla Room with no predelay and no decay to give that layer its buzzy sound. I think using this bass sound in this context was ill conceived. It has been a real struggle to get it to sound even close to being musical.
I love the Bayer track.  It's very hard hitting in the drop, and the melody is brilliant. I may actually try a totally different bass sound in the drop.
Thanks for the comments,
Rob
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