Poorly Mixed Drum and Bass
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Poorly Mixed Drum and Bass Posted on: 10.11.2010 by Joie Cantillon My first attempt with the record button on in TPro, Nothing fancy (loops, chained FX, mixing skill) and I messed up at the end and pushed the cup button on the playing deck at the end. Also, it was made at a pretty low volume on some terrible speakers with no cue channel used (my sound card keeps on BSOD in Win 7) anyway here's the tracklist lemme know what you believeDrum and Bass mix Tracklist: Rockwell - Underpass Spor - Overdue Commix - Be True Break - People are Different Rockwell - Shards S.P.Y. - System Crash Kama - Tears of Jah BCee and Lomax - Dust Till Dawn CLS and Wax - Broken Ultima C - Side By Side Filibration - Behind It Ultima C - Seven Days | |
| Felisa Cicio 11.11.2010 | [quote=Flash101uk;178913]
Originally Posted by bigheadmikelove
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| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by murtis
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| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
however, id say metalheadz offer more solid tracks |
| Corrin Penney 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by bigheadmikelove
If you want quality, look no further than shogun audio. Timeless dnb. |
| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by murtis
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| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
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| Corrin Penney 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by murtis
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| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 | My first attempt with the record button on in TPro, Nothing fancy (loops, chained FX, mixing skill) and I messed up at the end and pushed the cup button on the playing deck at the end. Also, it was made at a pretty low volume on some terrible speakers with no cue channel used (my sound card keeps on BSOD in Win 7) anyway here's the tracklist lemme know what you believe Drum and Bass mix Tracklist: Rockwell - Underpass Spor - Overdue Commix - Be True Break - People are Different Rockwell - Shards S.P.Y. - System Crash Kama - Tears of Jah BCee and Lomax - Dust Till Dawn CLS and Wax - Broken Ultima C - Side By Side Filibration - Behind It Ultima C - Seven Days |
| Felisa Cicio 11.11.2010 | [quote=Flash101uk;178913]
Originally Posted by bigheadmikelove
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| Corrin Penney 11.11.2010 | [QUOTE=bigheadmikelove;178703]haven't heard this, who is it by and why isn't it on beatport.QUOTE] It just so happens that youve latched onto a genre which is one of the last great bastions of vinyl. I head out a lot and hear so many frickin awesome dub plates / promos that i'll never own, it makes me sad . Many new releases come out on vinyl waaaaay before they ever hit beatport. Ive started actively buying vinyl now and ripping it, desperately in need of good recording needles though. This is also another reason to look into a dvs setup. I dont know where your from so I cant speak for your local area, but I can for mine (midlands, UK). If you ever want to play out dnb in your local underground you wont be taken seriously if you dont use at least a DVS and manually beatmatch. It sucks, I know. But turntables are sexy |
| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 | its my sig now. |
| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 | murtis? I search and get no hits...what is your mixcloud acct under |
| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 | yup theres a lot of stuff out there, my mixcloud has both minimal and jump up mixes as i go between them so much. |
| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 | Well those are most assuredly being purchased on the 15th. Good stuff... I wish I could find more stuff like rockwell. I like the "intelligent" sounding pattern of the drums... |
| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 | Fakin Jacks/Dj Friendly Unit Shifter is by Rockwell heres a clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeYe2hhY-5w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQTiw...eature=related shogun is more minimal sounding, but this song is big enough for people like Hype to play it. |
| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by murtis
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| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
however, id say metalheadz offer more solid tracks |
| Corrin Penney 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by bigheadmikelove
If you want quality, look no further than shogun audio. Timeless dnb. |
| Corrin Penney 10.11.2010 |
As far as getting more "punch" through the mix, I believe it might be a limitation of my speaker setup
To get that particular mix sounding better i'd add some more gain to the incoming track so it can take over the mids a bit more and support the outgoing one with the new bassline. That or boost the bass a bit. if you want a bit more guidance i recommend this article on digital DJ tips: http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2010/09...ake-a-mixtape/ Its a bit long winded but probably the most in-depth way of making a really nice mix. Keep your eye on this blog too, theres some great articles on there |
| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by murtis
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| Joie Cantillon 10.11.2010 | I appreciate the response, as far as my setup I'm using the sync button, no manual beatmatching for me and I'm running a bcd3000 and a kontrol x1. As far as the effects, actually you are hearing the beatslicer with the buzz off rather than the beatmasher. I've just had more luck with it. On to the comments on the mixes. when I listen to the "be true" > "people are different" mix I just hear something that is almost too busy. As far as getting more "punch" through the mix, I believe it might be a limitation of my speaker setup, and it also might clean up the busy-ness of the sound to me. What would you suggest to get it sounding better? The Filibration track (and the ultima c stuff for that matter) doesn't fit the mix, when I listened to it earlier it almost seemed like a "hey it's jump up time!" sort of moment. They got put in because they were new (to me at least) and really this was a fuck around type of mix. Again, glad you liked the mix. Thanks for the vote of confidence, I was kinda being snarky, I'll be a bit more positive next time. And possibly put some forethought into making the whole thing (and that delay echo thing sounds like something I should work on) |
| Marguerite Salsedo 10.11.2010 | Good mix man! Gonna agree with Flash that the Fillibration track didn't really seem to fit, also that you should be more confident in your abilities. What with all these drum & bass mixes popping up, I'll have to record one this weekend, none of the ones I've listened to have had dark and crazy stuff |
| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
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| Corrin Penney 10.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by murtis
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| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 | id suggest a mixcloud account too. its wayyy better. |
| Corrin Penney 10.11.2010 | To be fair mate, its not bad at all. Your phrase and key matching are spot on. The EQ is good, consistent and a decent song choice too. What kind of setup are you running? Manual beatmatching? Anyway, my comments. Be True > people are different works really nice but the break track needed more punch &/ gain. The vocal hook works really well over the top too, although i believe a delay echo would work better than dropping it out quickly, it looses energy. Dust Till Dawn > Broken, nice bass switch, it worked well and kept the energy. You should try and fit in more of this type of mixing. side by side, nice tasteful beatmasher usage, not over-done Filibration - Behind It, im not sure this sat very well between those 2 ultima C songs. Theyre just too different. The rest of the mixes worked very well. Overall the main thing you need to work on is your self confidence, and presenting your mix in an appealing way. Not too many people are gonna bother with 'poorly mixed drum & bass'. Give the next one a catchy name |
| Felisa Cicio 10.11.2010 | never heard of ultima c til today |
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