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more of a chilled number from myself

still a work in progress

http://soundcloud.com/grahamacidic/grah ... nviro-step

I must say that I don't understand Dubstep very much. Maybe soon it will hit the U.S.A. The mix is excellent and I love the sounds. Just can't get the beat. I enjoyed it very much.

thanks for ur comment, dubstep is so huge in the uk at the moment, im sure it wont be too long til it hits the U.S.A

i really enjoy producing it as theres alot of room in it which allows me to put some nice sounds in which i have recorded from different locations

Very Nice. The opening bars have a slight hint of a very late 80/early 90s LTJ Bukem sound.

Kimi

Very nice dude It`s very energetic tracks

cheers guys,

Very nice sounds indeed and well produced.

On a constructive tip, maybe I'd introduce a few more cut-ups and changes. The kick confused me, very offbeat but I guess that's the vibe you're after.

Nice tune.

yeah def needs some cuts and some more little sounds in there, im liking the offbeat of the kick as thats the kind of vibe i was going for.

I must agree with dazzer. Very good mix/master and use of sounds, but the track definitly needs a little bit more variation. Thanks...

nice, if you like dubstep check out my myspace there are a couple of dubstep tracks on there let me know what you think.

cheers MuZ

www.myspace.com/muztunes


equipment: live 8 suite, access virus ti, korg triton, roland SH-101, fender rhodes, korg zero 8, mac G5 dual 2.7 with 4.5gig of ram and more plugins than i could mention.

productions great but a dj would never drop it with that beat, needs to be more in line. you need to add elements to perceive a shuffle not actually have one if you know what i mean, dubstep is meant to be danced to, can you dance to that beat? don't mean to be harsh LOL.

muz wrote:productions great but a dj would never drop it with that beat, needs to be more in line. you need to add elements to perceive a shuffle not actually have one if you know what i mean, dubstep is meant to be danced to, can you dance to that beat? don't mean to be harsh LOL.

no worries mate i try not to write dubstep that is just straight (normal in line beat) as i like it a bit more broken, works well in my live set.

Yes. The beats.

As much as I like odd meters, imo there should be a component in the beat structure that is inviting and lets you follow the track. I have a hard time to get "the big one".

I like to listen to bands like Don Caballero, Dillinger Escape Plan, Rumah Sakit, Tool and of course Meshuggah. They manage to create a complex beat with many odd meters
(not Meshuggah but within this 4/4 there´s a lot going on) and sometimes they change the "counting" up to 12 times in a song.
But after while you can follow the patterns and can get behind it.

Your sounds are nice and the production is also very good and most importantly, it has a personal, unique handwriting from you. These are the strong points.
If you would give a little more hints where the "big one" is, it should be a more in-depth listening experience.
(cut-ups used like end fills seems to be the best suggestion, so you have sound variation + the "big one"- feeling)

Sometimes I do odd-meter-dnb with full knowledge that djs will never play this stuff. So I know where you´re coming from. It´s better to try something new
instead of making it "dancefloor-compatible".
Which means "I don´t like to be confronted with more complex material".
Im sorry to say, but the dj´s I know are not good at understanding music, they are more "style-experts".

To find the right balance between writing a complex piece of music and making it more understandable that´s the goal here. Creativity is on your side.
Most of the ppl making music nowadays don´t have this important talent.

How can I download the track? I didn´t manage to get it from the soundcloud-site.

der Ivo

i agree Sounds great but the beat would throw a dj off but Whatever a good dj could work around it

cheers for the feedback and the comments guys, as i said i try to not stick too strongly to dj structure as it were, i find i learn alot more about music this way.

as i use alot of my own recorded sounds for my tunes (mainly for percussion) i find it makes my tracks alot more personal

im sorry you couldnt downlad it i will sort that out later so u can download all of the tracks

ive got another one ready as well but my computer is playing up at the moment

If people just stick to set rules/time signatures for their productions i personally feel that they miss out on many more possibilities.