Description : Wrote this trak june08 using nuendo/reason.
Used a combination of softsynths (preditor/v-station/albino/octapussy) for the instrumentals,
Started off by tapping around on the keyboard with different instruments till i came up with what i was looking for.
programmed into MIDI trak.
Selected another instrument till i found wot complimented it and so on, till i built up the sound scape which i could bring in and out different instruments along the trak.
32 bar loop... practiced bringing traks in and out, transposing some traks up+down octaves and worked on building momentum.
Tried out a few fx and automation.
Wanting a drive behind the instruments is where my choice of drums came from with the kick+bass(audio 1shots nuendo), with the hats skipping it along(reason).
Laid down intro+2nd section(drums/bass).
Instruments eased them in from intro to 2nd section.
built up trak more bought in more instruments,
3rd section harder kicks+bass, instruments all come into play and progress over time till the next lull.
Built back up again using breaks+instruments fadin in/out.
4th section gets more hectic added some new instruments.different breakdowns and builds using instruments coming in+out drops in the main beat+bass.
Then after laying the trak out, added fx, made up some drum rolls/drops put in vox samples.
Tweaked the trak around a bit.
Bounced it down.
In hindsight there was probaly to many breakdowns and not enuf momentum in the trak to stoppy starty and not enuf variation in the drums, but the instrumentation gave the variation maybe will redo the trak a few times see which forula is right... any suggestions???
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Comments (7)
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Blake and others have right advice. This was good like it was. Apply your experience to your next track. I like some more bass--sound to it myself, but otherwse I like it.
vigwig
yeh cheers babes, i like to mash it up a lil, probaly cause my musical tastes are quite broad and like to add a lil variety...thanx 4 taking the time reviw the track
If you aren't happy with certain parts the thing to do (as blakestringer said) would be to think about how you could improve it but apply it in your next tracks. I could go back to my first track (light and dark) and try to improve it with what i know now, but i don't think it would get better than the stuff i'm making now. Overall, i think you had some good ideas in there, it was just a bit hardcore compared with what i'm used to, but thats just my tastes.
I read your whole description, and I noticed that you were worried about the track lacking "momentum"
I'm not sure how other electronica artists work, but once you've done something, completed it, and felt it was advisable; it had to of been good enough at the time
Personally, I wouldn't change anything about your track, just use advice given here to help with your next track, so you can see development
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vigwig
And then as a bonus, a killer lead synth!
Awesome track that had me jumping up and down in my chair!
MC
I'm not sure how other electronica artists work, but once you've done something, completed it, and felt it was advisable; it had to of been good enough at the time
Personally, I wouldn't change anything about your track, just use advice given here to help with your next track, so you can see development
Loved 0:57 onwards
BLaKE