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Elijah
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Joined: 20 Jan 2004
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Eh?

Posted: Tue Jun 15 2004 15:00 am i doing this right???
hey guys i just developed something last night.. i worked on it for an hour.. i'd like to call it drum and bass but i need some input on how it sounds so far. thx im working on it today http://soundsofcalgary.madtracker.net/mymusic/dnb1.mp3 :edit: link is second version now....
- Elijah Last edited by Elijah on Thu Jun 17 2004 15:12; edited 1 time in total

Inge
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Joined: 04 May 2003
Location: Nieuw Lekkerland @ Holland

Posted: Tue Jun 15 2004 16:35
To answer your question: no. The drums hold no relation with the music, the chords sound detuned (caused by the horns), and there is no general drive. The crashride is probably twice too hard. Thing is: I like the idea. If you manage to get rolling drums (go here), a good foundation of the melody section (especially the horns sound promising, but it doesn't fit the strings properly at the moment), and a low bassline to give the song a decent drive (might wanna use this), then it might get you somewhere. Apart from that: previews in 256 kpbs is like getting a 50 inch spoiler on your bike. There still are some morons (Toffe!) with dailup connections out there, and I guess you don't want to discharge them from giving feedback, don't you? Let us know when you changed stuff. Always interested in fresh dnb Inge
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Sunbuster
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Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Finland

Posted: Tue Jun 15 2004 16:40
well, you're on the right bpm for DnB, but to be honest, this really does sound like the result of only 1h of work. If you want to get to the real DnB then you need to put down a lot more work in the drums. Put in some barely audible snare hits here and there, add some shakers and other percussions etc. It's all in the small things when it comes to DnB, in my opinion at least.

QBical
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Joined: 04 May 2003
Location: Utrecht , The Netherlands

Posted: Tue Jun 15 2004 21:43
I must agree here... Get some drum loops and have some fun with them... Grtz Ray
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N0N
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Joined: 20 Oct 2003

Posted: Wed Jun 16 2004 05:03
PimpJuse, how long you been tracking? It seems like an ok start, its way early to put judgement on it for its really abstract right now. yea the cymbol could be turned down but it depends on were "you" want to go with it. Thier is a good foundation in anything that sounds, just keep at it and dont stop till your convinced, wait a day (a whole day without listening to it/ maybe even more) then listen and see what you think. I've noticed some severe scaring of the mind when listening to a song over and over again and again, Its not bad but after awhile you can tell when your getting burned out. Over all thou, if this were the final, eeh. but as a template or very very rough draft its something with lots of places it could go(potential). good luck and keep tracking
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Elijah
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Joined: 20 Jan 2004
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Eh?

Posted: Thu Jun 17 2004 02:10
thx for the feedback... yah like i said 1 hour.. right after i rendered this I killed that crash faster than antibiotics on clamydia... from what i hear anyways.. yes i agree and im not saying thats going to be all the drums.. hell no. ok wait a bit and ill put another render. about the drumloop thing.. im just not all about drum loops. i just like trying to make the things myself. then i can call it mine and all that jazz.. but... i will return. actually maybe ill work on it tonite and show you how different it sounds.. but i probably wont. :addage: ok i worked on it a bit more and i reduced the bitrate to 128kps so feedback me again.. i dont know i kinda like this now. but is it d&b... thnx again. ( i overwrote the last vers ) http://soundsofcalgary.madtracker.net/mymusic/dnb1.mp3
- Elijah

Elijah
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Joined: 20 Jan 2004
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Eh?

Posted: Fri Jun 18 2004 06:21
ok.. i updated it again... please tell me what you think thx
- Elijah

Tom
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Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Location: Germany/Munich

Posted: Fri Jun 18 2004 18:18
the flute you added is nice... Now add some standard D+B-Loops and you got it http://www.breakbeat-paradise.com/samplesite/bb_drumloops.php PS: don�t hesitate do use these loops because every D+B Producer uses them Tom
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Sunbuster
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Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Finland

Posted: Fri Jun 18 2004 18:24
definetly going in the right direction. Drums are getting there, but I'd perhaps bring the shakers a bit more upfront. Both the kick and the snare are a bit dominant at the moment. I'm not too conviced of the alto-violin or whatever it is you've got going there. Think it's too dry and it sounds a bit like it was played in a bathroom. More reverb and not such a quick decay would probably help there. I like the flute thingy, think it fit the tune well, but there again perhaps a bit more reverb or something that would space it out more.

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