Well, i'm not sure what to call this - but it's my first attempt at something slower than 140

I used some loops, but i'm relatively happy with the sound thus far, sort of

http://soundcloud.com/specialkprodu...t-try-at-128bpm

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Sounds good. Keep this post updated as you work on the track.

Where is vocal lol - sound like vocal would be a perfect addition to this track - so far so good - like it man, good work.

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19503, its just an experiment man. I do realize this bpm is quite commonly used, i just wanted to take a shot at it

I need to work on the intro, but here's an updated version:

http://soundcloud.com/specialkprodu...128bpm-update-1

I can always get to this point in my tracks, but one of the things I have the worst time with is lengthening it, so any tips on that would be awesome

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hmm, alright, lol. I really don't know how to implement vocals, never put them in anything before - someday i will..

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Nice so far, the bass is cool and good perc's the white noise seems loud though. To lenghten it maybe add another break somewhere a few drop outs of the kick, extra melody or another part to the bass, or a change in bass note. Throw in some one shots, add or remove some percs to build up and break down the arrangement.

The open hat is a little harsh. You can hear some good definition in the synths, but you aren't matching bass notes and it's easy to hear unpleasant dissonance.

Coming from 140 to 128 is like a train wreck, but your biggest problem here is that the notes simply sound like crap. For a first attempt it's not bad other than that. As far as working in 128, I think stylistically it will be very different (in case you wanted my opinion). At this BPM, it's all about groove and making every sound count, rather than having a constant drive like 140 does.

edit, btw.. I can appreciate 140 BPM works, as you can see from my handle. I made it as, evolve the 140 bpm. at the time I was getting more into progressive sounds and Way Out West was just killing at the time, for me, especially on the decks. 17 years old, right around the time I became seriously engaged in production. I too remember how it occurred slowly. 138 or 140, then eventually it was always 135. A year or 2 pass and it's 132, creeping down, and now, it's always 128 except if I want slower. I don't even have the trance drum samples on my computer anymore.

and what i meant by every sound counts, i just meant things are slowed down so the brain pays more attention to each individual sound. spatial cognitive psychoacoustics if you will.

Last edited by Evolve140 on Jun-30-2010 at 03:53

Indeed house and tracks at that bpm need to have all the elements working together for nice groove, more so that melody leads etc.

Leads are just as important.

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Originally posted by Evolve140 Leads are just as important.

They are indeed, most def. I just meant in terms of house groove is a very big part of the overall result.

Thank you all for the feedback, I will try to upload the next version sometime today

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First try at 128bpm... Update #2 by SpecialKproductions

Well, I plan on adding a break at the end of the clip, and then seeing what happens from there.

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