[electro/drum 'n' bass] 'home' (mp3)

xincbox · August 24, 2006, 16:42:06

Ok this is one of my weaker pieces, opting for a more drum 'n' bass type of feel but not being very successful :x sound quality is a little lacking in some parts, drum patterns around the middle (2:00) are a shambles!

i was new to the vocoding stuff, if anyone can suggest a more Mpt -friendly vocoder plugin then i would be eternally grateful! for this i used the Prosoniq OrangeVocoder

Xincbox - Home

extended version (better):

Xincbox - Home (new mix)

enjoy, post any comments!

SoundCrafter · August 24, 2006, 19:35:54

Yay another Xincbox piece! I'm dloading this and the Main Reason right now, I'm on dialup, so i'll get back to ya.

xincbox · August 24, 2006, 20:44:07

QuoteI'm on dialup, so i'll get back to ya.

Ok, talk to you next month!

SoundCrafter · August 24, 2006, 22:20:15

-Great piece overall
-Beautiful little melody at 0:28
-Vocoder is excellently done.
-I wish your bass could've been a little louder.

Other than that, the whole song is great! Excellent beats, and once again, sounds awesome quality-wise.

EDIT:

QuoteOk, talk to you next month

Lmfao...so sad because its true

Sam_Zen · August 25, 2006, 00:56:29

I don't know plugins, but if you're looking for a simple free tool to vocode things, check AnalogX.

I thought (really exceptional) : 'this piece is too short'.
The more, because I felt the part after 2:50 more as an interlude, promising more, than as a final.

So I took the freedom to play around to make a simple model of this idea, by jumping back from the end to the post-intro-point :
Home2 (I only will have this available for a few days)

xincbox · August 25, 2006, 01:00:53

yeah i intended to carry on that last section (using the orangevocoder on the drum pattern) into another part of the song, looping back into the main hook.. but i settled for the abrupt stop at the end

i think i'll do some work on it tomorrow as i'm not really pleased with it as it is! and yeah, a lot of my pieces are too short

thanks for the input

xincbox · August 28, 2006, 20:30:39

ok keeping your feedback in mind, i've done a longer version of this song.. oomping up the bass, and writing more sections so the piece is around 2 minutes longer. also used some of the Zxx macro stuff.. thanks for teaching me SoundCrafter. (possibility of overuse of the sweeping filter though, i tried a lot of things out and left them in)

Xincbox - Home (new mix)

better or worse? too long? hope to hear from you guys

SoundCrafter · August 28, 2006, 20:56:29

Can't get it. Server too busy. I did Save Target As

xincbox · August 28, 2006, 22:03:22

Xincbox - Home (new mix)

try that^ forget the save target as.

'mooload' did sound a bit stupid, put it on yourfile host (was down before)

Sam_Zen · August 29, 2006, 00:36:05

Major improvements I would say.

SoundCrafter · August 30, 2006, 00:00:03

Aiie! Nice. Bass is excellent, and the 2 or so minutes you've added have really let this song build and soak in. Excellent piece. Well freakin done.

Quote from: "Xincbox"also used some of the Zxx macro stuff.. thanks for teaching me SoundCrafter. (possibility of overuse of the sweeping filter though, i tried a lot of things out and left them in)

NP. And not overuse at all. Very nice, subtle effect.

xincbox · August 30, 2006, 21:44:59

gracias!

xaimus · September 03, 2006, 20:18:40

The entire track sounds like it's sent through mpt's "surround" filter and a lowpass filter. :\

Aside from the sound quality/mix issues, this track was neat. I liked the bass.

EDIT: Typos.

xincbox · September 03, 2006, 21:47:04

Quote from: "xaimus"The entire track sounds like it's sent through mpt's "surround" filter a lowpass filter. :\

yeah, got a feeling it was :X

i'm pretty clueless when it comes to final mixing/ judging panning, sound quality, effects balance etc.. so any tips would be greatly appreciated

xaimus · September 03, 2006, 22:02:26

I wish I could offer some good constructive advice, but I'm not terribly experienced with mixing either.