FreeRadical

Thanks but I have to disagree. All I do is take a few loops and build around them which isn't that hard to do. Coming up with stuff from scratch is a lot harder and so is playing it so hats off to all those musicians who actually play.
Cheers for stopping by and leaving your thoughts.
FR

beerling1970 14th Dec 2014 19:39 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Really loving this track brilliant work.

Steve

FreeRadical replied 16th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks Steve. It's always a pleasure when you stop by and leave comments.
Cheers!!!
FR

ValveDriver 13th Dec 2014 21:48 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

FR. What's happnin', man?

This is nice. I do like the fact that you tend to stick to the retro-sound. I started getting into the whole techno world around '92, so I kind of have a soft spot for that style.

"I figure if it sounds ok then who cares?"

I agree. In my opinion, music isn't about how it's made, it's about how it's received. I mean, you can use rocks and sticks to make music, so why not loops? If it's good...it's good.

As far as those VST's go, and getting the sound you want, if you need any advice, let me know. I can try to help you out. Since that's ALL I use.

Take care.
V.

FreeRadical replied 17th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Hey man cheers for dropping in. Not much is happening in all honesty. I lost my job a few months back so boredom is what's happening really.
Glad you liked the track and as for the VST's it's not so much that I don't know how to use them it's more that I just don't have the right ones for what I want to do. There's so much stuff I want to get but I just can't afford it at the moment. But saying that I do have a ton of other stuff I can mess around with for the time being so I cant really complain. You could however give me the name of that VST you make your guitar sounds with as it always sounds pretty authentic where as the samples I have just sound like samples. That would be handy.
Cheers again for dropping in. It's much appreciated.
FR

RealProblemShuckers 12th Dec 2014 14:50 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Really digging the transitions here! 6:30 was a very good transition to what I think is the best part of the song and sounded very Robin S style.

I think the song works. Well done!

-R.P.S

Mosaic 9th Dec 2014 15:11 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Hey Buddy

Mate a brilliant piece of work, you have done very well in combining the samples/loops, and keeping it very interesting for the listener, lol hearing a few I have in my collection...Seriously matey a very nice track...Massive Fav man...Peace n Respect...Mosaic...

XyIlent 8th Dec 2014 23:04 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

This is great man, you said to MrFucktastic that you 'want to back to making loops from scratch as it is kind of cheating' although you may be right in a way, but using loops to make a song is a talent in itself to make a song as good as this with loops that doesnt sound repetitive or anything is quite a talent, so yeah man cool track keep it up :D

FreeRadical replied 10th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks, I have a load of VST's but I can never seem to get them to sound that great so loops I where i'm at at the moment.
Glad you could drop by and leave your thoughts on the track.
FR

alexisescalona 8th Dec 2014 04:56 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Wow very nice my friend, you got a good ear and skills to fit and choose loops. I´m really amazed my friend

FreeRadical replied 9th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks. It's definitely harder to write stuff from scratch but I do enjoy playing around with loops. It saves a lot of time.
Cheers for dropping in and commenting.
FR

promenade2239 7th Dec 2014 19:36 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

hi. this is really nice tune. I like loops of good quality, somehow it is very hard to make them sound not corresponding cause they are perfectly designed already. Anyway I much enjoyed your work - solid and very loud transparent mix, nothing really clashes here. Very good and tasteful use of loops. Good job. Nice funky house vibes. Alex

aelmen 5th Dec 2014 21:10 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Nice retro vibes we've got here. I'm back at the disco's in the 90's!
It all evolves to something really nice from 8' I can find the "show me love" by Robin S, one of my favorites from that time.
Great work!

/Anders

FreeRadical replied 8th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Yeah all my stuff tends to sound quite rero. I've tried to make dubstep a couple of times but I seem to get bored of it after the first few bars and then just revert back to old school. I guess it was just the sound of my generation.
Anyway, cheers for stopping by and leaving comments.
FR

Tumbleweed 5th Dec 2014 20:36 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

some really tasty drums here FR...the basic kit in the first section got my attention even though it was not the intended star of the part...bass takes a nice part at the end of the 2nd section..amazing how effective the right kind of bass & bass line can be...like the bit of jazzy-lounge vibe in the last part...oh yes...lots of old school vibe so its got this nice combination of a comfortable feel whils keeping the ears perked for whats next...bet you spent more than a little time thinking this one together...works well & sounds good...and as always its good listening entertainment this afternoon over my way....Ed

FreeRadical replied 8th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Hi Ed, cheers for coming round. You are right, it did take quite a while to put together but it's only a case of listening to loops and finding ones that match. I wrote pretty much none of it from scratch so I guess that makes me a big cheat. I don't care though. I figure if it sounds ok then who cares?
Thanks again for dropping in.
FR

djtheobserver01 5th Dec 2014 19:09 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Yo yo !

nice remix!
i enjoyed listen to it ..
But my heart goes out to the 2nd part .
sounds a little bit as Robin S !

greetzz1

DesignedImpression 5th Dec 2014 17:29 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Ha, wow nice experiment dude. You do a good job with the loops, over time you've been getting a lot better in how you use them, some good results here.

I agree with your mix of styles with the loops, can achieve some cool grooves. Levels are good with this track, well I like them for my speaker type. Im gonna have to also say the 1st half is where the hype is for me. 2nd half is not bad though, that one sounds more like house. The other was just badass haha.

clindsay 5th Dec 2014 16:27 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

Like this - very tight production - really like the portion starting at 7:30 - arguably could be its own track. I kind of hear 4 tracks here tied together with bass and synth grooves and smooth transitions. Kind of mirrors SJs comments but I liked the second piece more - opinions vary.
-clindsay

FreeRadical replied 5th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

All I did with this was match up loops. So, other than being a bit time consuming it was pretty easy to put together. I just wish I had some proper equipment so I didn't have to rely on loops. FL studio is ok but the sound selection isn't really geared up for what I want to do.
Glad you could stop by and leave your opinion.
FR

SeriouslyJoking 5th Dec 2014 15:41 - 11 years ago

on Loops And Stuff by FreeRadical

This is lovely, with an oldschool flavour to it all the way! Great production and arrangement - which daw are you using by the way? I'm guessing Ableton.
Really digging the first part to 6:30. The second track (I think of them as two different tracks..) is sounding more slick and polished. I think I prefer the first one though, it's more dynamic.

Cheers!
/ SJ =)

FreeRadical replied 5th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks. I was going for an old school kind of a vibe so mission accomplished I guess. As for which DAW i'm using it's FL studio. I use a lot of loopmasters/prime loops packs these days as they contain sounds that I can't make with the equipment I've got.
Thanks for stopping by and lending your ears.
FR

Oceanically 2nd Dec 2014 23:23 - 11 years ago

on Trance Hard House And Techno by FreeRadical

Great production! Got me feeling like I'm in a 90s club.
The three genres are put together fluently. Something that gets people off their seat and dancing!

Well done! ^_^

15ludwicke 2nd Dec 2014 16:32 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

really liked this track and enjoyed the old school groove! Great job!

aelmen 30th Nov 2014 18:03 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Great!

This could be a track in an old game or similar. I get the vibes from running around as a "saboteur" and getting hunted by dogs and the evil policeman while trying to arm bombs on buildings... But that's maybe just me :)

/Anders

Spivkurl 28th Nov 2014 14:34 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Well, I guess I'm enjoying this, but I've got to say that the late nineties were my least favorite time EVER for electronic music. So listening to this style I have to wonder about it's popularity. It must be partly a UK thing I'm guessing. In that era I was listening to jazz records and folk cassettes in dark studio apartments. My impression of that time in music is this - a bunch of people who forgot how to use real synthesizers, and hadn't learned how to use computers yet. Not meaning to be insulting at all of course, I'm just going over things in my head trying to figure out what happened back then. Thinking back, I can't think of much for decent electronic music between 96 and 2000... thinking of "The Process" and "The Fragile". You shouldn't take me too seriously, as I've never set foot in a club with a DJ in my life.

FreeRadical replied 30th Nov 2014 - 11 years ago

Yeah I used to wonder why so many of my friends all wanted to listen to old school stuff when there was so much better new stuff about but after a while (and being dragged out to a few nights) it kind of grew on me so I thought i'd try and recapture that early ninetys sound. I think personally that there was a lot of great stuff out there at that time such as leftfield, aphex twin, orbital, the prodigy, the chemical brothers and so on. The 90's was a really good time in my life so it's nice to revisit those old sounds as it brings back fond memories for me.
Anyway, cheers for dropping by as always man. Your thoughts are appreciated.
FR

RichieWinn 27th Nov 2014 13:43 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Hey FR

I just love the groove you lay down at the start of this. Do infectious! Very old school indeed. Excellent.

Richie

FreeRadical replied 30th Nov 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks. I was trying to get an early ninety's sort of sound so cheers for dropping by and leaving your thoughts.
FR

samern 26th Nov 2014 11:55 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Bro
it's such an amazing one
this track is on fire

KEEP ON

Samer

brillbilly 24th Nov 2014 19:43 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

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RealProblemShuckers 24th Nov 2014 10:28 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Wow.. great track dude, you definitely earn a fave from me!

-R.P.S

FreeRadical replied 26th Nov 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks R.P.S. I'm not so keen on the opening track, I think I like the second one the best but cheers for the FAV.
FR

soundhound 22nd Nov 2014 15:40 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Waaaaaay Back....Hahaha...

Cool track...Yep that's what it was, then looking at it now the music today
is still not that far away...
It's still about the bass drum drop and efx moving in and out with a simple
bass line...
I was looking for a moog sound to come in with a maaaad solo, but this
is very cool and well done....Nice one...FR

Peace...TG.

FreeRadical replied 25th Nov 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks, I suppose I could try and put a moog solo on it but since I just pencil everything in it's really time consuming doing solo's. Maybe one day i'll get a decent keyboard and learn how to play it.
Thanks for dropping in and leaving your opinion.
FR

Modnex 21st Nov 2014 10:07 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Nice track mate! In the beginning I hear a little dub sounds in there. Definitely something for the dance floor. You never disappoint! Once again great track and thanks for the listen!

FreeRadical replied 24th Nov 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks mate. I basically just picked some loops I liked and built around them so I won't take too much credit.
Glad you could stop by and leave your thoughts.
FR

crucethus 21st Nov 2014 00:28 - 11 years ago

on Old School Flavours by FreeRadical

Ye Olde School is in session. This sounds like a fun pack of loops, I am already thinking of ways we can denigrate them musically. ;-)
Cru

FreeRadical replied 23rd Nov 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks. It is a good pack of loops. Normally there's only a few loops in a pack that I actually like but this one I like pretty much all of them so it was a good score.
Cheers for dropping in and commenting cru.
FR

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