TranceAddict Forums

TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- Music Producers Promotion
-- [Deep/Tech House] DJ Alfi - Motivational Methodology


Posted by itsamemario on May-15-2008 14:06:

[Deep/Tech House] DJ Alfi - Motivational Methodology

Here's a clip of my newest track.
Kinda deep, dark, techy sound...

Any comments are greatly appreciated, and if anybody knows of any labels that release stuff like this, please let me know hehe

http://dump.no/files/8ed25035fedf/D...dology_Clip.mp3


Posted by Pjotr G on May-15-2008 16:32:

cool idea, nice bassline

I'd use fx on the support lead synths different, they sound too dry to me


Posted by Takkra on May-15-2008 18:01:

nice ideas in this one! although I also have to agree with the above poster.. the support leads do sound a little dry.
production it sounds very crisp! The kick and the bass sound nicely separated. eh..
you could try Spinnin' records .. they release a lot of progressive stuff.. but commercial stuff as well..


Posted by itsamemario on May-15-2008 19:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Takkra
nice ideas in this one! although I also have to agree with the above poster.. the support leads do sound a little dry.
production it sounds very crisp! The kick and the bass sound nicely separated. eh..
you could try Spinnin' records .. they release a lot of progressive stuff.. but commercial stuff as well..


i actually sent it out to spinnin' today.. or im not sure if i sent it to the right adress tho..

regarding the bass.. i automated the lower end of the bass to give it a sidechain sound.. i prefer automation over sidechaining since its easier for me when i see exactly what the automation does..


Posted by dJ-matts on May-15-2008 20:02:

i just wished u kept your sustain level up on some of the beats but the song is good and i like the grove but i must agree with what the others said.


Posted by nefardec on May-15-2008 22:15:

not really deep or tech house or my style, but it's pretty solid


Posted by DigiNut on May-16-2008 02:58:

First thing's first, this is definitely not deep house. Tech house maybe, but tech house is usually more minimal and, well, boring, so maybe I'd call it prog house.

OK, so you're going to think I'm being spiteful here, but I swear it has nothing whatsoever to do with your comments: it doesn't sound like there's much bass. Seriously, my foot's on the subwoofer and it's not vibrating at all. I think it's the kick especially that seems to be missing bottom end; it's got lots of punch but not so much bounce. Just what I hear though.

I think you've done a great job of creating a groove out of the swingy percussion and overdriven synth line. However, and this might be because it's just a clip, it gets a little repetitive and doesn't seem to get developed much. Are you going to be adding new material, a hook of some kind maybe? Or is the intent to keep it in more or less the same vein that it's in now?

In summary:
- Drums are great.
- Bassline is pretty good.
- Kick could be a little more beefy.
- Instrumentation is fairly standard, but good and consistent.
- Arrangement is solid, but doesn't really blow me away.

Hope that's helpful for ya!

Cheers,
Aaron


Posted by itsamemario on May-16-2008 10:13:

quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
First thing's first, this is definitely not deep house. Tech house maybe, but tech house is usually more minimal and, well, boring, so maybe I'd call it prog house.

OK, so you're going to think I'm being spiteful here, but I swear it has nothing whatsoever to do with your comments: it doesn't sound like there's much bass. Seriously, my foot's on the subwoofer and it's not vibrating at all. I think it's the kick especially that seems to be missing bottom end; it's got lots of punch but not so much bounce. Just what I hear though.

I think you've done a great job of creating a groove out of the swingy percussion and overdriven synth line. However, and this might be because it's just a clip, it gets a little repetitive and doesn't seem to get developed much. Are you going to be adding new material, a hook of some kind maybe? Or is the intent to keep it in more or less the same vein that it's in now?

In summary:
- Drums are great.
- Bassline is pretty good.
- Kick could be a little more beefy.
- Instrumentation is fairly standard, but good and consistent.
- Arrangement is solid, but doesn't really blow me away.

Hope that's helpful for ya!

Cheers,
Aaron


Haha, yeah I dont really know that much about house genres lol... Other than Electro and Fidget.mmmmnomnomnom
I mean, I listen to the tracks, I just dont know what its called lol :P

Regarding the low end, Im currently working on generic multimedia speakers since the guys at the customs decided to look for drugs in my monitors when I got them shipped back from England. They first tried to unscrew the screws, found out they didnt have the right tools, so they used a crowbar instead. YAY!

So yeah, Im not too familiar with these crappy speakers so the low end might be missing a lot.

Regarding the arrangement, I intended this to be more or less a filler track.. Or, a filler+ track if that makes any sense lol :P

Thanks for the comments everyone



Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright © 2000-2021, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.