• Natrox - Space Barbecue (First DnB song, not counting Prophecy)
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I think this is the song I have spent most time on so far, and I enjoyed every second of working on it. [media]http://soundcloud.com/nekki/space-barbecue[/media] Tell me what you think. :smile:
I liked the main melody, and how you changed it once in a while. The drums were good, apart from the hi-hat which sounded a little robotic. Try to vary the volume of the notes a little more. The little glitchy touches were nice though. About the structure of the song, I felt like it needed a break somewhere, maybe go into half-time or just lay off the drums for a few bars. You can see from the waveform that it's pretty much all out all the way through. The section at 1:15 with the drums was cool, maybe focus on the drums a little more in that section, and then have a calmer section without drums. I felt like the bass was a bit weak too. I know that you don't want an aggressive bass for this style of DnB, but it needed more substance. All in all, I liked it.
[QUOTE=Kaburorne;30911321]I liked the main melody, and how you changed it once in a while. The drums were good, apart from the hi-hat which sounded a little robotic. Try to vary the volume of the notes a little more. The little glitchy touches were nice though. About the structure of the song, I felt like it needed a break somewhere, maybe go into half-time or just lay off the drums for a few bars. You can see from the waveform that it's pretty much all out all the way through. The section at 1:15 with the drums was cool, maybe focus on the drums a little more in that section, and then have a calmer section without drums. I felt like the bass was a bit weak too. I know that you don't want an aggressive bass for this style of DnB, but it needed more substance. All in all, I liked it.[/QUOTE] Thank you, I will take these suggestions in mind when I produce my next DnB track.
The hihat and snare were way too loud imo. Also I wouldn't call this DnB, but I don't own a subwoofer either, so I dunno. [editline]6th July 2011[/editline] It was good though
The drums get pretty boring with only one hihat, and that hihat is pretty loud as well.
it sounds a little bit cluttered, the lead at the very start was really nice but you kinda ruined it by conforming to the whole 'genre' thing. obviously it was designed for around 175 bpm, but i think you should probably experiment with what feels exactly right with you, and not just for the genre. this may not be the case, but when i first started i tried to copy every dnb sound there was, and it ended up sounding like a cluttered mess of things i wished i had
[QUOTE=Bobie;30974502]it sounds a little bit cluttered, the lead at the very start was really nice but you kinda ruined it by conforming to the whole 'genre' thing. obviously it was designed for around 175 bpm, but i think you should probably experiment with what feels exactly right with you, and not just for the genre. this may not be the case, but when i first started i tried to copy every dnb sound there was, and it ended up sounding like a cluttered mess of things i wished i had[/QUOTE] I never listen to DnB actually, so I don't know man. Song feels right to me. I don't feel it being cluttered. Also yeah, the hihats are too loud, it's just hard to hear for me right now, my ears are a bit muffled.
The hats are way too loud and the track kind lacks structure but it's a good start.
I liked it, though it is Drum and [I]Bass, [/I]so there could have been more bass.
[QUOTE=WubWubWompWomp;30984864]I liked it, though it is Drum and [I]Bass, [/I]so there could have been more bass.[/QUOTE] True, won't be bothering with DnB anytime soon though. Gonna make something else.
[QUOTE=Natrox;30911244]I think this is the song I have spent most time on so far, and I enjoyed every second of working on it. [media]http://soundcloud.com/nekki/space-barbecue[/media] Tell me what you think. :smile:[/QUOTE] Sounds like space? Check The intro sets a terrific tone for the rest of the song, the drums are your basic DnB, which works but I would love to hear some more varied drumming, don't fear drawing inspiration from the other various genres of the music world, I think some jazzy drumming could actually work really well with the melody! The cymbal is too high while the bass drum is a tad too low, you nail the volume at 1:56 on the cymbals and I think having that volume on the cymbals all through the song would make it more kicking. Holy shit the melody at at 2:01, fuck me I just can't find words on how cool it is. That sounded sarcastic but I assure you it's not, it really kicks the song into overdrive and makes me sad that the song ends. I think the drums fading out could be skipped, and have that melody you're playing lead you out instead. =)
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