shamus1

shamus1

Cape town, South Africa
Joined : 28th Dec 2007 - 17 years ago
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shamus1 has posted 98 comments on other peoples tracks.

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shamus1 8th Mar 2008 17:04 - 17 years ago

on Dignity feat. Encrypted Verbalist by fiery
All spacey,beats nice and snappy!!!Over compressed though.... nice snare on that click / snap sound would do wonders!!!!Vocals excellent IMO, sounds very pro!Nice subtle little effects on the vocals making it sound good!I would recommend you for all vocal mastering to anybody! Where the rapper comes in you could twist it by adding a realy moody type sub bass,and tempo up the ghost hi-hats will give a real vibe to the track.This have potential!!!!
fiery
fiery replied Unknown
Must have been the original OS sound that was overcompressed because I never did any compression on the drums once I made the loop... even added reverb lol. I'll have to go in and mess around with it with a fresh mind to see what I can do to add a snare to it. Also I like the idea of the sub-bass... I am still learning to put together tracks so any advice for adding dimension always helps Thanks for helping out! ~Lisa
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shamus1 8th Mar 2008 16:47 - 17 years ago

on Break Snap (SpAzz-my mix) by fiery
To be honest I did not expect much but I have to say it got my feet thumping and I liked it, just a few tempo issues and that it's short mastering later and yeah finish it .
fiery
fiery replied Unknown
yeah at this point I am just learning to do drums etc (I am an IDIOT in music theory.. singing is definitely the only thing I can say I am totally comfortable doing lol) so there would definitely be some issues that would crop up with the drums. Oh well it was done for a time-passer, a happy distraction, glad you enjoyed it :) ~Lisa
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shamus1 8th Mar 2008 10:08 - 17 years ago

on good old times by chrudosh
The famous amen used, yeah man feeling that, pad coming in.you should layer the pad mate. It sound as if your layering the amen samples?????It's phasing and distorting again mate,you should really try to EQ your individual tracks, you have nice ideas but the mastering needs practice IMO. It's your subs it clipping during the whole track, I' serious about damaging your sound system and ears mate be careful when increasing volume on subs.
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shamus1 8th Mar 2008 10:00 - 17 years ago

on bells all around by chrudosh
Your sub bass satb is clipping mate and it distorts right through the track, try to compress it make it softer or limit it. Your going to damage aPA system mate and your ears. Or better use a different sample, the track have a great feel to it but the sub stab is making it bad, I dont know how bkmsr did not pick that up.
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shamus1 8th Mar 2008 09:35 - 17 years ago

on Flight by DougieDJ
I like this , the bleeps,the bloops,the proper snare sounds nice and the pad takes me away I like the gamey 8bit feel to it to. Just need a proper bassline there all I here is the lead synth, but I real good vibe . ME LIKE!
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shamus1 8th Mar 2008 09:31 - 17 years ago

on Garage Untitled by DougieDJ
Listening now,bass is huge, to huge, cut back on some of the frequencies between 300 to 800hz,this will make your kick cut through the mix properly. It sounds defo out of the ordinary and you might be on to something here.
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shamus1 6th Mar 2008 17:24 - 17 years ago

on the begining of the end by mouko
Yeah man make the track longer, give us more joy.
mouko
mouko replied Unknown
lol... ok man i will have it up by tomorrow, thanks
peace
mouko
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shamus1 6th Mar 2008 17:20 - 17 years ago

on Lost At Home by supaloopz
yeah mate feeling this!!!I think you should spend more time on your mastering mate its all a nit slugish in the end, remember to clean up samples by using your EQ effectively.
supaloopz
supaloopz replied Unknown
thanks for the review. i agree about the mastering, i do need to improve. thanks for the advice. btw i didnt use samples.
shamus1
shamus1 8th Feb 2008 14:12 - 17 years ago

on Galactic Invasion by Astrobouncer
Newby not bad mate, had a listen and it's very minimalistic, not much hapenin in the intro though, but if thats your style stick to it. I kinda like the groove to be at half of it's full potential in the intro so that when you press ply your imediately drawn to it, then take some beats away later in the track and make the listener hear certain sounds.Cool first start in a year's time DJ Ninja might be famous?YOU can do it. PS Do yourself a favour read up on production from each forum,good tips in Computer magazine to
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shamus1 8th Feb 2008 14:05 - 17 years ago

on Play by DJMESS
well had a listen and yeah it's ok, kinda needs a twist I think???Well @1:20 it gets interresting, the daft beat to pumping and then all is back, Ithink you should change that part entirely???It's kinda short to.Let me know what program you use and how much time it took you make it, and if its your own bass?Sample??
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shamus1 6th Feb 2008 19:39 - 17 years ago

on the bert beat by freshmaster
Frshmaster, remember to upload your own tracks and give acknowledgement to samples and parts of tracks used, how long have you been making beats?It seems your still fairly new at it? I'm no pro to but believe me to create your own beats takes time and effort.
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shamus1 6th Feb 2008 19:30 - 17 years ago

on its time for the war by freshmaster
I am sorry, I have to give you a 2 /10 IMO. There is no structure in this tune man, I just dont get it....you may explain to me why you made the track like this. The whole track sounds like a big intro and the back drop of beats is out of tempo and pitch with the beats. What program you using????
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shamus1 22nd Jan 2008 10:23 - 17 years ago

on babyshit by Terry_Tibbs
Samples galore, got a few from cm magazine? Anyway i was kinda waiting for the kick and drum to kick in, but I could only hear the ghost kick and snare, it's good to layer your own created kick and snare with the ghost ones. For the bass, you should NEVER pan it, it will leave half of the club not dancing and only works on earphones. Nice amen breaks though like the samples alot. Great effort mate and keep it up.
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shamus1 22nd Jan 2008 10:11 - 17 years ago

on Enjoy the Silence (mrrobot mix)-Depeche Mode cover by fiery
Nice old skool beat there MR ROBOT, I think the the vocals need dome volume turnage??Sounds to way back in the mix IMO. Other wise great stuff.
fiery
fiery replied Unknown
Thanks for listening, glad you enjoyed it :-)
shamus1
shamus1 22nd Jan 2008 09:59 - 17 years ago

on house2 by Dvibe
Hey i think this is much more in the line of techno not house. Tell me how long have you been doing this???Not bad if it's your first tune. Put your hands up in the air sample is off beat, and so are the rest of them..Check out Audacity,google it, and read up on this site how to make your sounds fit. You just through in alotta sounds you like, there is no arrangement here. Get the computermusicmagazine(google it there's great tips on the site and free PDF files to download) if you are realy want to make good tunes and read up on how the arrangement should look. You should be proud that you actualy started a track. Before posting again try to compare what you make to what others does just until you have the basics covered. Safe mate.
Dvibe
Dvibe replied Unknown
Just discovered this site..never done this before..i play guitar ,sax and sing..i like sounds and track i hear on this site..Im a 52 yr oldman havin fun...thats all..i did have good comments though..thanks Peace to you
shamus1
shamus1 22nd Jan 2008 08:38 - 17 years ago

on Third Bass by BadDaddy
Like the distorted bass sound, I can surely use that in one of my tracks. It sound like soundtrack music in a movie.
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shamus1 13th Jan 2008 15:34 - 17 years ago

on Amsterdam by Mescalanious
Enjoyed the groove but a groove even as good as this can become repetitive, make some subtle changes to it, it kinda sounds your just repeating the sound over and over and theres a lack of a human element to the track then. Pumping beat mate work on this one.:-)
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shamus1 13th Jan 2008 12:43 - 17 years ago

on The Common Dog by Rorshach2021
trance is not my style, but Iisten to alot of music for Ideas. The beat / groove without the pad in the background is super. kinda breathing effect to it from one kick to the other, thinking you have a compressor on the kicks giving it that breathy effect??? Safe mate
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shamus1 13th Jan 2008 12:26 - 17 years ago

on Testing by Gsusfrk
I listened to your track and other then mastering it was a treat. I know your still working on the mastering bit. I liked the tune and melody you start with, inovative slow beats and different time signatures to good use. Check out dnb Arena, I think your ready for those guys...the pros in the dnb forums IMO. 7/10 IMO
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shamus1 11th Jan 2008 14:24 - 17 years ago

on rool ass by lukait27
The tracks theme ?What is it? Well there's some realy nice bits in here, especialy where the bass comes in . With some tweaking and arrangement it can only get better.
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shamus1 11th Jan 2008 14:01 - 17 years ago

on nozinan by amat
Sup bro, yeah off beat track there. Can you please let me know what software your using to make your beats? Man there's allot missing, but if it's a WIP then I understand, it's not my style though.
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shamus1 11th Jan 2008 10:51 - 17 years ago

on Obsolete Machine by Tedro
yeah agree but I think this suits games more than films??Great bro, what software you using?
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shamus1 11th Jan 2008 10:44 - 17 years ago

on Alien by supaloopz
Man i like your ideas allot!!!Fresh mate realy fesh! If you compressed the kick the lower the attack and make the release higher, it sounds over compressed. Other then that me like
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shamus1 11th Jan 2008 10:31 - 17 years ago

on Jazz Hop by DjSicAzAids
Defo know that bass riff, Reason for shure! You used it well mate like it allot. The producyion sounds nice great job. YOu could try to stutter the bays, like quick double loops just for variation. 7/10 IMO.
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shamus1 11th Jan 2008 10:20 - 17 years ago

on Hip Hop's Comin' Back Again by DjSicAzAids
The kick is defo clipping, I hava trick for you that will work, If you used the redrum to make the kick then try this. Create another mixer,6:4 mixer the smaller one, attach a redrum pattern machine to it. Load the same sample / s that you used to create the kick sound. Here comes the twist, the new redrum machine's main output must be manualy disconnected so flip the rack using the TAB key, pull out the main audio output from the redrum. Thus leaving you with the redrum disconnected and no sound. Here comes the fun part. Connect each level of the redrum to the 6:4 mixer you created, thus level one of the redrum to level one of the newly created smaller mixer. you have 6 slots open connect them all if you like. Now youo have sound again, or your suppose to have sound. Why go through all this ? You now have more control over your kick and can connect a compressor on your kick, which is realy important or else you will get clipping. If you have a low sub combined / layered with the kick compress that to, it's realy important mate. The sub should always be in MONO and never have effects on, I stress the point never. Sub must have compression on,try it yourself, with a high attack and low release. These are only guidelines hope this works for you.
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