This track is very laid back, makes one think life is a bit dismal, and it repeats itself the same everyday when you get up and go to sleep. A very relaxing sound and nothing to do in life but to think and dream until the better days arrive feeling.
Good tune, nice beat and all round well put together.
This is so good,man!
Very relaxing track, I could fall asleep to this, but then come scratch effects that would probably wake me .. haha,
I love that scratch effect!
You excellent arranged and organize loops together,sounds great!
Thank you for using my loop!
Thanks for listening, and thanks for your loop! Totally adds a lot to the track. I´m amazed at how well the scratching is being recieved... it was almost an afterthought at first. Honored by the DL
Really eerie track scratches are really ripping through the track which I like. The drum beat is just funkalicious and feels really warm which I also like, top buzzing track!
Thanks Spenno! I´ll be posting my variations of that main drum loop soon, so if you´re interested let me know and I´ll send you some .wavs directly! Thanks again.
Yes man....love the trip hop beat..great arrangement, i'm a sucker for scratch effects so this gets my attention, really effective throughout...some cool drone sounds in this also, great production my man and a fav for me...gets me kicking back this..sweet....great use of all those samples also my man, you done good by them.
Thanks for the review, glad you recognized it as trip hop, definitely what I was going for. I´m also totally a sucker for scratching, and it just so happened there were a bunch of scratch loops at the same BPM. I would love to replace them with custom work, but the loops sound pretty good.
Thanks for the listen and fav!
This is a really creative track! I like the instrumentation that you used! It's oh so chill! Great use of loops! Those drums sound really cool! Excellent work!
Thanks Spiv! Always glad to see your reviews! I really liked the drums and was pretty pumped I was able to break the loop down into it's individual parts to recreate the kid. If you want the samples to use yourself just send me a message! It's just a kick, snare and HH... I have .wav's of all 3 now. Thanks again!
Gonna dl, at work, will be back with a review lol... It's weird because I have to use the kiosk in the lunchroom to check the internet, and then I go back to my office and listen lol
Brb!
K, back
Yeah this is freaking nice. The work you did with Omar-s's drums are awesome.. I thought for a little bit that they were reason? But They maybe actual vinyl samples.. very nice full and warm.
I like how "TheThanx" comes right after Thelonious Monk :) on my itunes at work.
I thought to myself... As I am waaaay to hard on myself, but I should have uploaded some variations of that Rhodes. Some minor 7th lol... everything I do is in minor seventh... Hell maybe a major 4th... I felt that change btw.
I was thinking to myself.. Like When I come to those places in a mix where loops are changing?
I sometimes try a couple things, like extending the loop over just a bar or whatever and then do a volume fade in. Especially on the Koto? whatever that was, it would be kinda interesting, because then you get this feeling of "a live band" is playing, even tho it's loops.
Some other thoughts?
I like taking bits and pieces of mixes (loops combined) whatever, and then making very broad mixdowns of reverb heavy, or reversed, then SUPER heavy reverb, and then UNREVERSED, and put back into the mix?
So you get ... well basically Unlimited variations within what is capable of your iPhone (still FUKKING BLOWS MY MIND) and then re-interpret parts as so.
I want to thank you.
Because, really I have not been feeling music.... Only images, and ... like crippled melodies lol... that's what it feels like.
I totally love what you have done. You can totally "hear" that you know your way around your drumsets.
BUT, I would also like to see some focus put into your segues. From part to part. Just get a little smoother there.
You do better than most people I know, and you do it from a 200 dollar utility of communication. High Five!!!!!
Mastering sounds great, because after your track, I have some hella old school three six mafia, an yer track has a better quality on it then theirs!
:)
Still I don't have a spectral analysis or anything to reference these claims from... I would probably remaster 3 six before this lol
FAVED.
I am going to continue making these loops just to hear stuff like this.
Yo thanks for the listen and the extensive review.
I gotta rework the mix, dung mentioned it's pushing the red the whole track. I also wanna give it some more space because the bassline is getting a little drown out.
On my segues...
I totally agree that they could be smoother, but one of my BIGGEST gripes about Beatmaker is that if I play a sample, I have to trigger THE WHOLE THING.
I would LOVE to be able to take your advice and make them smoother by having more fading, or starting the loop a midway point so that I could get smoother transitions, but until I get a better DAW (eventually I'll be switching to ableton I think) that's one thing that will just be haunting my productions.
Also if you want that kit I stole from Omar (it's just a kick, snare and HH, but they're sooo dirty) let me know and i can send you the samples I extracted.
Its insane what we are able to do today with technology and in the right hands its usually a great great thing like you have demonstrated with this track. Great work man, love everything from the strings to the piano to the beat. Love it.
It´s true, its amazing how cheap it is too! The program I use cost $10! I probably never would have started producing music like this if it wasn´t made so accessible and cheap. Glad you like the track and thanks for the review!
i can hear overdriven guitars and pumping bass here. loved the short transition in the middle - that makes the whole song different. and i like the words flowing - that's blues, bro!
Yeah this is really chill Thanx, I like how you handled that perc, I think its a bit sluggy at times, but it grooves along. Its really constant, but I dig those little oreintal touches alot.
Whoaaa now it steps up haha, gets moving. Im liking this L:
Yeah this is fresh, I think it could have maybe moved up to this a bit quicker, like 4 or 8 bars quicker possibly.
But yeah that perc is fun, very rhythmic, nice concise ending.
Enjoyed it :)
Im assuming youll continue this adventure of refining this track lol, quite the evolutional project.
sorry bout the long response, Great feedback. I'll totally move that change up a little sooner. I also kinda like where it picks up better too. I'm curious about what you mean by the "sluggy" sound. Like the BD I use? I'm definitely gonna use your suggestion... And if there's any chance I can still remix that track of yours I'd love to do so... I also wanna use that cello loop in another song if that's alright.
I love the drum timing... thats the unexpected that makes the difference between someone just palying with loops and composing! Using your head to take it to the next level! This is GREAT WORK my friend! GREAT!! Man, I can't wait til you get some REAL equipment LOL!
Dude I dig it! It reminds me of a band from my area.."Cage The Elephant" and they are considered Rock (new school rock along the lines of hip-hop/rock mix....hock? rip-rop...i dunno)! They just BLEW UP the charts with "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"
Thanks for the listen. Dungbeatl says he'd be interested in workin on a redo of this one... but nothing solid in the works yet. I'm still really hoping someone's willing to take it on. I really wanna rewrite the lyrics to "flow a little better.
Great link by the way, good song!
YEah I like this track, It has a different feel to it. The bending horn synth lead is progressive and interesting. I think the pan is good. I also think the drum levels are, for the most part good. I am diggin the pithched down cymbal, but I think it could come down a little. And the vocal samples are a nice touch to an epic piece. Great job, man!
It's a little late, but thanks for the review! Thanks especially for the feedback on the drums... I'm giving them a reworking soo, and I will definitely bump em down in the mix a bit. Thanks again!
This is a haunting style of dub! I love that you made good use of the organ, I'm a sucker for organs! Great use of sound effects, I think that's what makes this track dub! Interesting bass, it really growls! Good effecting of the vocal clips too! Nice work man!
Thanks or the review Spiv! Always appriciate your kind words. I´m currently working on another Dub track, I hope you´ll check it out when it happens!
probably the fastest I've even replied to a review...
Thanks for the listen! Yea the Iphone app is called beatmaker, and it was only $10! I actually don't have a computer that can really run an actual DAW so I got this just wanting to mess around... found looperman and ended up deciding to take this all seriously. Thanks again for the listen!
This is a great sonic journey! Really creative use of loops by slowing them by half! I think the panning on the drums sounds really good. And those congas/tablas have to stay! The bass was a little distorted, but it didn't ruin the song by any means. The mastering sounds pretty good overall, with good frequency ranges present. Nicely done my friend!
Thanks for the review spiv... Glad you noticed the panning! I'm still experimenting with that kinda stuff. It's something you don't really think about playing music live.
Others have mentioned the Bass, and I'm trying to figure out how best to fix the problem. Mastering and such is all still new to me so I've been trying (and failing) with a few things so far.
But the learning experience has been great!
Thanks again!
Yeah Im feeling this kick back country/ midwest feel. Its like Aesop Rock mixed with a Blues singer. Cant wait for the finish bro, this will end up being a fav for sure. You know a small touch Id dig is maybe a rhythm track running underneat and kicking in about mid song. Thatd liven it up a bit.
Then again, maybe I dnt want to hear that lol...might ruin the laid back feel.
Meh who knows, 2 versions? Lol
Let me know when you update it.
Alright... I was considering MAYBE adding a touch of rhythm to the final version, but I'm still on the fence about it, I'll give it a shot and see how it sounds. I like the idea of it not coming in until after a verse or two though... Worse case scenario I'll post the two versions like you said. Thanks for the review, I'll hit you up when it's done.
Sounds like Kid Rock a bit!! Doesn't sound that bad for a live recording. A little more production is needed but the idea is there. You just need to project your voice a bit, gain a little confidence, your voice isn't too bad. Look forward to hearing it done!
Thanks! Ill work on "projecting my voice" more. I can do it fine when I'm rapping, and honestly I think I even sing more on key then too... which makes me think you're dead on about the confidence thing. I'll be sure to let you know when it's done! Thanks for the review!
glad you like it! I posted it after your request for country hip hop... I hope to really tighten this one up some day turn, maybe even teach myself to sing it a little better... We'll see though, the singing part might just be how I sing.
I like it, kinda ska intro moving into the harlem acoustics, different but works, if this is your first attempt then its a good one, its Dub music without a doubt, digging all those sound effects, great Dub beat also, good job man.
Sorry for so long on the response, Appriciate the listen and appriciate the words! I´ve got more dub in my future for sure. I love the feel of it, and I love a good Bassline. Thanks again for the listen!
That's awesome.. I am gonna rent that harp again and record some more.
Levels bro.. But since you are doing this on the iphone...
Man.. I am gonna be honest with you, but that drum hit being slightly off really irked me.. it works, but it doesn't.. ... BUT DO NOT think "oh I suck"
or whatever..
You are learning, and just know that you have a HUGE opportunity to get better.
Yo thanks for the review and the loop! I think with all my songs my plan is to eventually get them on a comp with a real DAW and a graphic EQ and remaster everything I've done...
The drum hit being on the "and" of 4 is intentional, I guess as a drummer I get a little bored of just a standard 2 & 4 feel.
As always I appriciate the advice and take the constructive criticism as a sign of respect... I'm sure there's plenty of tracks that you don't even bother to say anything about so the fact you'd offer me any advice is a very good thing.
I think I'm gonna search the forums of resources on mastering advice. Thanks again!
Heheh.. You know that a dnb loop is basically a hip hop loop times 200 percent right?
lol
Awesome.
You sir are really cool.
I really like all the input you put on the forums and what not.
But I don't like to take it easy on cats (not a literal terminology or profiling to your avatar, but something I call all musicians- and yes loopers are musicians) I am a little concerned with the levels. Awesome work with kudlips I think?
Anyway.. Yer bass sounds like it's clipping, but there's a ton of headroom, which is totally cool, I know this isn't post production, but I think maybe sometime in your future it maybe something worthwhile looking into?
I typically render a track with nothing clipping, sometimes tracks that are really extreme like Death Metal Drum and Bass and ambient textures I render almost -20!
And then I bring them in again and focus on compression and/or imaging and whatnot.
It gets into craziness of mastering, but I am that dude that is always messing with the car stereo lolz
You got vision man.
That counts for a lot.
I dig it.
Already showing diversity and talent.
Awesome!
:)
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Hey, thanks for the review, and glad you like my input on the forums! I can get a little long winded, but only cuz I wanna make sure I'm being clear and not steppin on too many toes!
kudlips? You lost me there... What's kudlips?
No worries about being harsh! I asked for reviews on my mastering and you gave me exactly what I asked for! You're totally right, it is clipping (you mean the bass drum right? not the bassLINE?), and I need to go back and revamp the drums all together to eliminate some of that.
I think I've got the "headroom" because I added compression to the drums... but that doesn't fix my clipping problem. Still gotta figure out how to fix that. I'm really pumped to start working with a real DAW that will have a better visual EQ so I can really refine my mastering techniques. This really was a huge help though! I'll be updating a remastered version ASAP!
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Good tune, nice beat and all round well put together.
Peace...
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This is so good,man!
Very relaxing track, I could fall asleep to this, but then come scratch effects that would probably wake me .. haha,
I love that scratch effect!
You excellent arranged and organize loops together,sounds great!
Thank you for using my loop!
Great work
Dl
9R
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Thanks for the listen and fav!
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Brb!
K, back
Yeah this is freaking nice. The work you did with Omar-s's drums are awesome.. I thought for a little bit that they were reason? But They maybe actual vinyl samples.. very nice full and warm.
I like how "TheThanx" comes right after Thelonious Monk :) on my itunes at work.
I thought to myself... As I am waaaay to hard on myself, but I should have uploaded some variations of that Rhodes. Some minor 7th lol... everything I do is in minor seventh... Hell maybe a major 4th... I felt that change btw.
I was thinking to myself.. Like When I come to those places in a mix where loops are changing?
I sometimes try a couple things, like extending the loop over just a bar or whatever and then do a volume fade in. Especially on the Koto? whatever that was, it would be kinda interesting, because then you get this feeling of "a live band" is playing, even tho it's loops.
Some other thoughts?
I like taking bits and pieces of mixes (loops combined) whatever, and then making very broad mixdowns of reverb heavy, or reversed, then SUPER heavy reverb, and then UNREVERSED, and put back into the mix?
So you get ... well basically Unlimited variations within what is capable of your iPhone (still FUKKING BLOWS MY MIND) and then re-interpret parts as so.
I want to thank you.
Because, really I have not been feeling music.... Only images, and ... like crippled melodies lol... that's what it feels like.
I totally love what you have done. You can totally "hear" that you know your way around your drumsets.
BUT, I would also like to see some focus put into your segues. From part to part. Just get a little smoother there.
You do better than most people I know, and you do it from a 200 dollar utility of communication. High Five!!!!!
Mastering sounds great, because after your track, I have some hella old school three six mafia, an yer track has a better quality on it then theirs!
:)
Still I don't have a spectral analysis or anything to reference these claims from... I would probably remaster 3 six before this lol
FAVED.
I am going to continue making these loops just to hear stuff like this.
I gotta rework the mix, dung mentioned it's pushing the red the whole track. I also wanna give it some more space because the bassline is getting a little drown out.
On my segues...
I totally agree that they could be smoother, but one of my BIGGEST gripes about Beatmaker is that if I play a sample, I have to trigger THE WHOLE THING.
I would LOVE to be able to take your advice and make them smoother by having more fading, or starting the loop a midway point so that I could get smoother transitions, but until I get a better DAW (eventually I'll be switching to ableton I think) that's one thing that will just be haunting my productions.
Also if you want that kit I stole from Omar (it's just a kick, snare and HH, but they're sooo dirty) let me know and i can send you the samples I extracted.
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Wouldn't change a thing
John
I'll probably change a few things anyway. Hopefully it will only make it better
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Whoaaa now it steps up haha, gets moving. Im liking this L:
Yeah this is fresh, I think it could have maybe moved up to this a bit quicker, like 4 or 8 bars quicker possibly.
But yeah that perc is fun, very rhythmic, nice concise ending.
Enjoyed it :)
Im assuming youll continue this adventure of refining this track lol, quite the evolutional project.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U631FGnXDXY
I likey alaw! Very cool...any luck with the redo on this?
Great link by the way, good song!
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Thanks for the listen! Yea the Iphone app is called beatmaker, and it was only $10! I actually don't have a computer that can really run an actual DAW so I got this just wanting to mess around... found looperman and ended up deciding to take this all seriously. Thanks again for the listen!
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Others have mentioned the Bass, and I'm trying to figure out how best to fix the problem. Mastering and such is all still new to me so I've been trying (and failing) with a few things so far.
But the learning experience has been great!
Thanks again!
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Then again, maybe I dnt want to hear that lol...might ruin the laid back feel.
Meh who knows, 2 versions? Lol
Let me know when you update it.
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Wayne
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:)
That's awesome.. I am gonna rent that harp again and record some more.
Levels bro.. But since you are doing this on the iphone...
Man.. I am gonna be honest with you, but that drum hit being slightly off really irked me.. it works, but it doesn't.. ... BUT DO NOT think "oh I suck"
or whatever..
You are learning, and just know that you have a HUGE opportunity to get better.
Man you have an amazing ear.
Awesome job!
:)
The drum hit being on the "and" of 4 is intentional, I guess as a drummer I get a little bored of just a standard 2 & 4 feel.
As always I appriciate the advice and take the constructive criticism as a sign of respect... I'm sure there's plenty of tracks that you don't even bother to say anything about so the fact you'd offer me any advice is a very good thing.
I think I'm gonna search the forums of resources on mastering advice. Thanks again!
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lol
Awesome.
You sir are really cool.
I really like all the input you put on the forums and what not.
But I don't like to take it easy on cats (not a literal terminology or profiling to your avatar, but something I call all musicians- and yes loopers are musicians) I am a little concerned with the levels. Awesome work with kudlips I think?
Anyway.. Yer bass sounds like it's clipping, but there's a ton of headroom, which is totally cool, I know this isn't post production, but I think maybe sometime in your future it maybe something worthwhile looking into?
I typically render a track with nothing clipping, sometimes tracks that are really extreme like Death Metal Drum and Bass and ambient textures I render almost -20!
And then I bring them in again and focus on compression and/or imaging and whatnot.
It gets into craziness of mastering, but I am that dude that is always messing with the car stereo lolz
You got vision man.
That counts for a lot.
I dig it.
Already showing diversity and talent.
Awesome!
:)
faved.
Downloaded.
kudlips? You lost me there... What's kudlips?
No worries about being harsh! I asked for reviews on my mastering and you gave me exactly what I asked for! You're totally right, it is clipping (you mean the bass drum right? not the bassLINE?), and I need to go back and revamp the drums all together to eliminate some of that.
I think I've got the "headroom" because I added compression to the drums... but that doesn't fix my clipping problem. Still gotta figure out how to fix that. I'm really pumped to start working with a real DAW that will have a better visual EQ so I can really refine my mastering techniques. This really was a huge help though! I'll be updating a remastered version ASAP!