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Posted by Constantin on Jun-17-2011 22:18:

newbie asking for help

Hello ! I am working at a track... it sound's ok in my cheap crappy headphones (this are the best "monitors" I have atm), but I bet that on some decent sound system it doesn't. I really appreciate if somebody can offer me some feedback. Here are 2 samples from the track:

with percussion
A1 by Constantin Adomnicai

and with some synth and no percussion
A2 by Constantin Adomnicai

Posted by DjWoody on Jun-18-2011 00:03:

Sound good on my headphone. Good job. Keep it up.

Posted by Evolve140 on Jun-18-2011 01:01:

I think at this point you can trust what you hear, because this sounds fine.

Posted by MSZ on Jun-18-2011 05:55:

this noobie is better than a lot of long time posters! those 28 seconds were a journey. haha.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Jun-18-2011 07:24:

quote:
Originally posted by MSZ
this noobie is better than a lot of long time posters! those 28 seconds were a journey. haha.

got that right

Posted by DJ Robby Rox on Jun-18-2011 08:16:

It was ok. You need to focus on actually creating grooves though. You have no really defined grooves in either track. Just very rigid up and down sidechaining type stuff. They are both very bouncy and lifeless imo. Make them more energized, swingy, unstable, groovy, etc etc. You're making it too easy to predict what will happen next and they both have an overquantized feel. Just trying to offer some construtive criticism.

Posted by Energy_3 on Jun-18-2011 10:12:

overall it has a nice feel and thats what matters!

Posted by Constantin on Jun-18-2011 20:52:

Thanks a lot for the feedback guys ! I will link the track as soon I finish it xD

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Jun-18-2011 23:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Constantin
Thanks a lot for the feedback guys ! I will link the track as soon I finish it xD

yeah don't listen to robby rox, keeep up the good work

Posted by LoveHate on Jun-19-2011 00:23:

this is Actually decent, and sounds good on my speakers.

Posted by Excess on Jun-19-2011 19:33:

sounds good so far! reminds me of maor levi and that's a huge compliment from me - he's one of my favs.

Posted by evo8 on Jun-19-2011 20:41:

sounds good here, nice job

Posted by psymon.d on Jun-19-2011 21:50:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
yeah don't listen to robby rox, keeep up the good work

nothing what he said was out of order at all. if there's no room for constructive criticism, then cue implosion of the world. it sounds good so far--but I may echo a few of the things robby rox said--perhaps experiment with at least one element that's loosely quantised

Posted by Beatflux on Jun-19-2011 22:09:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox
It was ok. You need to focus on actually creating grooves though. You have no really defined grooves in either track. Just very rigid up and down sidechaining type stuff. They are both very bouncy and lifeless imo. Make them more energized, swingy, unstable, groovy, etc etc. You're making it too easy to predict what will happen next and they both have an overquantized feel. Just trying to offer some construtive criticism.

+1

You can still have a grooving track with straight quantization.

Posted by Richard Butler on Jun-20-2011 10:55:

Sounds bloody good, who needs a �50k studio eh! Comparative levels are great. I moan about my nasty monitors, but this shows you can achieve a great deal with the right ears, mm.