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Tags : | Drum And Bass | 7.56 MB

Description : A song that fuses together several different styles. The drums and bass are obviosly dnb inspired, but theres some jazz elements (like an organ) thrown in there, as well as chillout elements: such as the acoustic guitar, and subtle pads in the second half of the track.

I had a lot of fun producing this, its still yet to have a bridge added onto it in which I'll just try to be as creative as possible.

I'm not too happy with the drums at the moment, but I have got plans to substitute in a better bunch of drum patterns, seeing as the ones I've used feel a little empty, and more than a little generic.

I used a lot of the freeware MDA effects on this track, especially on the piano at the start and the organ in the middle. I highly reccomend you take a look at them.

But feedback is appreciated here, and I'm not gonna put it up for download until the song is finished.

UPDATED! :D

I added an extra half tempo chillout section to the track, taking it up to 2:23 in total now. I may or may not add a wobble bass to this section, I'm thinking I will as the only low frequencies in this part come from the kick drums, and afterwards, I'm thinking of adding a piano before bringing back the full tempo drums, bass, etc. Still not finished, so still no download.

SECOND UPDATE! :D

Added a dubstep bass to the track using a sytrus preset that Alen9R sent me- I appreciate the effort put into that 9r, cause it definatly helped me out with this track.
I've also got my dad to record a harmonica melody, which I then sampled. I continued after the half tempo bridge to bring back the drums, regular bass and organ, but I want to add something else into it. Still not finished, so it ends with a fade-out just to make it seem a little less sudden when it stops.

Final Update!
Added a second organ melody at the end, and ended it with the harmonica. Also adjusted the volumes to make it sound better, and put it up for download.

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  1. blackryan
    blackryan on Thu 11th Aug 2011 - 12 years ago

    This is really good Stephen. Liek u say it has a bit of everything in there but it all works. Love the organ! Great job.

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Glad you enjoyed the track, I think I'll return the favour and send a review your way.

    Ste :D

  2. JohnBoutilier
    JohnBoutilier on Fri 20th May 2011 - 12 years ago

    Wonderful track, my friend, the piece really kicks. Composition and production are very high end.

    Faved

    John

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Wow, thanks John!

    Ste :D

  3. digitalSKYY
    digitalSKYY on Wed 11th May 2011 - 12 years ago

    Pretty cool my man!! Love the fusion of sounds!

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Nice, glad you liked it!

    Ste :D

  4. Yuneek
    Yuneek on Wed 11th May 2011 - 12 years ago

    15 years old ? im ready to hear ya in 5 years my dude

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    So am I, glad you liked it!

    Ste :D

  5. eshar
    eshar on Wed 11th May 2011 - 12 years ago

    You've got a really good ear Ste...I absolutely love the whole atmosphere of this piece. Excellent arrangement that has led to a flawless fusing of the various genres.
    A sophisticated track that I could imagine appearing at the opening credits in a film because it has that vibe.
    Well done a definite fave :)

    Elaine

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Really glad you enjoyed it, this was just fun, to put it in one word. So many different elements from so many different genres.. I'm gonna have to try this again, its awesome.

    Anyways, I'm glad you liked it, and welcome back!

    Ste :D

  6. Mosaic
    Mosaic on Tue 3rd May 2011 - 12 years ago

    Hey Ste

    mate liking the intro with the housy type of synth/pads at the intro, nice clean sounding beat, good beat pattern, this has a very much house sound and feel to me, great dubstep bass man, this is one very chillout type of piece, which is really appealing to me, very nice work indeed my friend, well done on this one, again very short Ste?? Oh well I absolutely enjoyed what I got to hear my friend, Fav'd...Peace n Respect...Estefano...

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    3 minutes is more than you guys normally get from me, so in that sense this is still quite a long track. Glad that you enjoyed it while it lasted though.

    Thanks for the review/fav!

    Ste :D

  7. RogueAi
    RogueAi on Sun 1st May 2011 - 12 years ago

    Nice! Could use some mastering though. I would be happy to do it for you as I have Tracks 3. Contact me if you are interested.

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Sure, I'll contact you and send you the file.

    Ste :)

  8. mickbeth77
    mickbeth77 on Fri 29th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    love this one, nice work ,thx for your review.

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

    Ste :)

  9. Spivkurl
    Spivkurl on Fri 15th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    Nice update! Those wobbles sound wicked! It's sounding more finished every time I hear it! Keep it up man!

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    You can thank Alen9r for the wobbles, he sent me 4 pretty awesome sytrus presets.

    Hopefully I can wrap this one up soon.

    Thanks for dropping by again!

    Ste :)

  10. Lerique
    Lerique on Fri 15th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    Let the summer begin! Great track. All the elements in this track sounding amazing together!

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Yeah, this track does have a summery feel to it. I'm glad you like the fact that they all sound good together, because individually they don't have the same effect.

    Thanks for the review and the fav!

    Ste :D

  11. Alen9R
    Alen9R on Mon 11th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    11th Apr 2011:
    Yeah This sounds really good so far, as I said I will keep my eyes (ears) on this, to see how you'll end up!!
    And you do not have to worry about the drums,they sounds really good!If you will not make part for wobble bass, then make a transition, and add stronger subbass and add Reece,to get heat on this relaxing vibe,this always works!(just an idea)
    Keep up Stephen

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    I already have a sub-bass layered underneath the other one, but the volume on it is very low, so perhaps I'll boost that.

    I've always struggled with wobble bass, so perhaps reece is an alternative. I would like to play around with wobbling though cause its such a fun effect to do.

    Thanks for the second review, I appreciate you listening!

    Ste :D

  12. sn76
    sn76 on Sun 10th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    Nice work, smooth drums nice fx and frenetic jazzy sections that u get away with suprisingly well. I would go for a half time dubsteppy section that often works in this genre, and don't fret over the drums they sound sweet enough to me... finish this I'd like to hear a finished version. Really enjoyed the fading intro draws the ear. Congrats.

    SN 76

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Judging from the reaction I've got from the drums (in terms of it bieng a positive reaction) I might now leave them as they are, rather than replacing them I might just add some extra drum layers.

    The jazz part was just too much fun, I want to now learn how to play it so that I can do it live (seeing as the whole song was just me clicking and dragging notes).

    I'll post in the forums when I update the track, so keep an eye out for it.

    Thanks for the review!

    Ste :)

  13. WeazelBeats
    WeazelBeats on Sun 10th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    There is nothing wrong with the drums if you ask me...
    I love em! Once the organ came in it sounded a bit happier than I expected it to be but still this is an instant fav my friend I love this!

    You should send this to some guys on NG cuz this is perfect Flash-game music! :)

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Possibly, but newgrounds' community seems to hate me (I can't believe that some of my stuff from 2009 had higher ratings than my stuff now). The organ was fun though.

    Thanks for the review and the fav!

    Ste :D

  14. MStokes
    MStokes on Sat 9th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    yikes - there ain't no generic here - a beautiful new animal you call your own - respect

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    The melodies aren't that generic, but the drumloops are. I just feel like the drum pattern is a ripoff of every DNB artist ever to compose, so I want to make a more original loop: but every time I try that the drums don't quite sound right.

    I'm glad that you liked the track though, and thanks for the review!

    Ste :D

  15. U4EA
    U4EA on Sat 9th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    Loving the chilled vibe to this one,sounds great. Nice mix of some ambient trippy sounds and the bass is spot on. Really nice track man.

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    I'm glad you liked the bass, cause I kept thinking that I'd done it wrong. Glad to see it's alright though.

    Thanks for the review!

    Ste :D

  16. Spivkurl
    Spivkurl on Sat 9th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    I really like this so far! It's nice to hear some organ used in there! I think you've made sort of a trancey style of DNB, which is cool as I like fusing styles! Hope to hear it when it's finished!

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Alright, thanks for taking a listen Spiv, I'll go check out some of your new stuff now! I definatly enjoyed making the organ though, changing it from the deafult FL one to a more realistic one was fairly easy, and the melody just came naturally.

    Ste :D

  17. jermaineOO9
    jermaineOO9 on Sat 9th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    dope man, i like the use of fx in this one!!!

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    So do I, I think the FX are probably the things that I'm the most proud of.

    Thanks for listening!

    Ste :D

  18. Alen9R
    Alen9R on Fri 8th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    Ey Stephen!

    Great intro,nice transition,and I've just begun to enjoy, and the song ends, damit.haha!For now(1:37), you did a good job, I like that sound,something like Liquid Drum & Bass,very nice!

    I also love MDA effects, especially mda subsynth and dynamics,
    they give crunchy/deep sound, great for kick and synths!

    lemme know when you finish this track, i would definitely like to listen the entire track!

    Alen

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    I'll give everyone a heads up in the forum when I update this track.. in fact, I think I'll do it now. I added an extra half-tempo section to this track, needs a wobble bass though, so I gotta find a good vst for that.. preferably freeware. I'll get to that later though.

    DNB with a Dubstep section perhaps? I'm still trying to think whether to do that or not.

    Anyways, thanks for listening!

    Ste :D

  19. yeshintae
    yeshintae on Thu 7th Apr 2011 - 13 years ago

    EPIC INTRO
    nice fusion track ste!
    Luv that bass and tha organ is
    HOT ahahahaha great job!

    Much Respect from LA

    StephenPotter
    Reply by StephenPotter

    Like I said in the description: MDA freeware effects really helped to make the default FL sounds sound so much better.

    Thanks for the review and the fav!

    Ste :D

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