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I think it helps to sit down and listen to DJ sets in the sort of genre you most enjoy and just soak it up and try and work out fundamentals now and then - eventually you can probably create something 'in genre' with confidence as you pull other tracks apart.
I've been looking at Electro (to learn more about swing and percussion) and been learning a fair bit
- eventually i'll make more Trance, but it will have elements from Electro in the style now.... a constant state of change/musical evolution (that's pretty much what dance music is about)
If you think the vox are odd, mute them and play the track back and deal with what's left and move on!
You were completely right. I removed the vocal and I think its made a real difference to the tune. I think I just fixated on trying to use that vocal that I wasn't seeing the wood for the trees. But after going through two tunes trying to make something work with it I'm going to have to admit defeat for the time being. Here is the updated version:
http://soundcloud.com/android-78/today-becomes-tomorrow
I suppose in terms of the style thing I think I've just being listening to a load of different styles picking out things I think work and trying to figure out how they done something that when I finish something I'm not really sure what style its really in. And then what's considered a certain style can vary pretty wildly from person to person. Like the Trance I used to listen to when I first had decks (I was really awful!) was the stuff coming out of Hook Records and early Platipus which is probably not an awful lot people's definition of Trance. I was also buying loads of Good Looking Stuff and the funkier end of Moving Shadow. Tbh, having the decks was more an excuse to go to a Record Shop and spend an hour or two checking out tracks and I wasn't really style specific back then which is probably why I couldn't mix for toffee.
But then take a tune like maybe Pete Gust's Nightlife. I've seen it labelled House or Progressive House and I've seen it used in Deep House sets so what is it? I'm going to just make some more time and start listening to more DJ Sets like you suggested to give myself more of an idea what all the different styles are generally made up of. I only started messing around doing this in November and have kind of just being playing around and sitting down to make tunes without an really goals in mind in terms of what style it's going to be. I think setting a goal in terms of what style I want it to be is something I'm going to try doing from now on and see what happens.
Wouldn't it be though if there was a Genre Classification Board. You could hand in your tune and they'd tell you what style your tune is:
- Next!
- Em, here's one I finished today
- It's Two Step!
- Really? I thought it was going to be Dubstep.
- Nope. Two Step with Dancehall inflections. Next!
That'd make it an awful lot easier.
Anyways I'll stop ****ting on. Thanks for all the advice over the last while. Its been really appreciated.0 -
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Android 666 wrote: »The only ambition I really have at the moment is to make tunes that people'll want to listen to on my soundcloud page and respond positively to without me having to spam them to get them to respond.
Then forget others - and deal with your own inner critic and make music that makes you happy... if something doesn't sound/feel right then remove it/change it - eventually you'll be able to make music that makes you happy and as you're human (we hope) will probably appeal to others. The more time you put in, the better you'll be able to get ideas out and manipulate what you hear into a homogeneous piece of music - basically from throwing some parts together to making something that blends well together.
Work really hard at it, the other crap comes later - music is complex enough without worrying about what others think!
I think this is also a skill based & confidence issue. Once you have mastered your tools, you'll be able to write with confidence without lusting after attention (even though it helps/is fun/a boost).0 -
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Roll n' Jam wrote: »
Intense dude lol - this stuff reminds me of crazy house parties.
Lots of great programming, I'd only suggest sitting down with a DJ to write as some of the changes are at weird times... so work, some don't.
Lots of effort gone into the programming which is very good 0 -
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New & First post to boards!!!
Hi,
Check out my first song on soundcloud called "Gates & Keys".
The Track consists of a piano hook and a electro bass with your typical kick and snare.
http://soundcloud.com/mickcue/gates-keys
http://soundcloud.com/mickcue/
Enjoy
PS. Next post to soundcloud will be a avatar remix which sounds like deadmau5 ghost & stuff but with the melody of avatar
MickCue0 -
Welcome & followed on soundcloud - keep em coming. 0 -
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Hey hey,
These are my first two tracks.. and I'm glad to say both have been signed! Take a listen here.. would love any feedback, good or bad!
Soundcloud :: Adam Keni - T.H.I.S (Original Mix) (this has been given the EP treatment, with two remixes from the label. Available on beatport now)
Soundcloud :: Adam Keni - See Monkey, Do Monkey (Original Mix) (this has been signed by the same label, but is forth coming...)
Cheers,
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hi folks. just recently discovered Boards, and this forum, through one of the posters here and thought i'd stick my neck out and post a link to a recent track i finished (abandoned really). any comments welcome.
http://soundcloud.com/lustbader/hosepipe-ban-dub-ya-bush-mix
please be kind. i have a very fragile ego!
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hi folks. just recently discovered Boards, and this forum, through one of the posters here and thought i'd stick my neck out and post a link to a recent track i finished (abandoned really). any comments welcome.
http://soundcloud.com/lustbader/hosepipe-ban-dub-ya-bush-mix
please be kind. i have a very fragile ego!
More! - Great stuff, following on SC
Good sense of textures and composition, all flowing well for ambient... There's some deep & clever programming in there friend.0 -
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Sorry about this. Last time I'll be clogging the airwaves for a couple of weeks. Big and dumb:
http://soundcloud.com/android-78/diminished-responsibility
Hope you enjoy. Going to get around to listen to everybody else's tunes now. Thinking of setting up a boards.ie group on soundcloud. Anyone else in? Would be great to get some of the big hitters like Neuorjazz, jtsuited and seannash in amongst some of us plebs.
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Android 666 wrote: »Thinking of setting up a boards.ie group on soundcloud. Anyone else in? Would be great to get some of the big hitters like Neuorjazz, jtsuited and seannash in amongst some of us plebs.
I have thought about this for a while, but would be better to have a sticky with all our soundclouds on and then follow each other - then when something is released on soundcloud we can all hit it (as comments breed comments [good or bad!]) - then share it to a top genre group (like with a thousand plus members) - this would give your tracks a chance of getting more attention as people tend to comment on things already commented on.
Sound like a plan?0 -
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Just discovered boards.ie
Finished track this afternoon:
http://soundcloud.com/onefuture/onefuture-spectrum0 -
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