My Newest Track

Mark J

check it out here Head Nod

let me know what ye think of it.

(honesty is the best policy!!!)

tman

pretty damn enjoyable tune.
it builds nicely and has a nice groove to it. definitely lives up to the title

smeggle

Too 'Funky' to be classed as techno imo - it's that backing sound loop your using - makes it far to repetitive. Some of the effects sounds are not sitting right - dunno - needs work imho...

Perhaps some breaks or I dunno more of a lift to it? Could be used as a filler maybe early on in a mix?

Mark J

smeggle wrote:

Too 'Funky' to be classed as techno imo - it's that backing sound loop your using - makes it far to repetitive. Some of the effects sounds are not sitting right - dunno - needs work imho...

Perhaps some breaks or I dunno more of a lift to it? Could be used as a filler maybe early on in a mix?

yea, funky f*cked up bass. but i classify anything i make as "techno" cos i couldn`t be bothered "sub-genre-ing" everything i make.
it`s what i`m into primarily, so i just class it under that.

sorry, i like repetitiveness!

the effects - well, i`m not a master of anything on anything yet, working on it but tx for pointing it out. it`s easily fixed with practice.
still learning the "trade"!!!!!

tx for your input. appreciated.

Mark J

tman wrote:

pretty damn enjoyable tune.
it builds nicely and has a nice groove to it. definitely lives up to the title

nice one tman, suppose some people can see/hear what i was aiming for and others can`t.

personal and freedom of choice, don`t expect everyone to like it.
(expecting a slating someway along the line, but thats why i put it up, isn`t it? feedback!?!)

glad you liked it.

smeggle

Mark J wrote:

yea, funky f*cked up bass. but i classify anything i make as "techno" cos i couldn`t be bothered "sub-genre-ing" everything i make.
it`s what i`m into primarily, so i just class it under that.

sorry, i like repetitiveness!

the effects - well, i`m not a master of anything on anything yet, working on it but tx for pointing it out. it`s easily fixed with practice.
still learning the "trade"!!!!!

tx for your input. appreciated.

Hey don't get me wrong - play about with it a bit more like say accenuating the bass slightly, maybe adding something to that loop to sort of lift it a bit? it's like to me it seems to 'Flatten' everything and I'm feeling probably that it's affecting how the beat is coming across - didn't say it was bad or anything just maybe more reworking to bring it out more.. as it is it could be used for filling out another track or as a fillin between mixes - I could certainly use it like that for that reason.
As for the effects it's like there sort of not - how can I put it - it's like there a seperate track overlaying? not sitting right was my first feeling? I'd say maybe toning them or adding something that will blend them more?

Other than that - it's got a lot of promiss - I'd use something like that early on in the evening though myself before a main set..

Well you did ask for honest comments

Mark J

smeggle wrote:

Well you did ask for honest comments

and thanks for them.
i did say i appreciated the feedback!(good/bad/or indifferent)

thanks for taking the time out to listen to it and hopefully someway along the line, i`ll be able to hone my "skills"!!!

tx 4 the response again!

cheers!

Altheus

I like it, it's sorta of minimal techno with a lemon twist. I'd like hear a nice melodic synth laid out maybe in a climb somewhere. Great work so far.

Altheus

Diggin that "mnml tchno" track.

thejovialhost

I like it. Good beats, good bass, good job! Reminds me a bit of Junior Jack

jtsuited

Could i be so bold as to suggest the mix needs a lot of work You need to compress with a soft knee with about a ratio of 7:1 to beef it up a bit. It will make it breathe a bit better too. Also the rhythm bits could be a bit more varied, because they lack a certain groove, that the bassline certainly possesses. Also a bit more of a melodic variation somewhere, maybe with some screeching square lead might give it a bit of an interesting edge.
but it's pretty decent

Hub

Not bad. A tune that youd play for 2-3 minutes but absolutely no longer imo

Mark J

jtsuited wrote:

Could i be so bold as to suggest the mix needs a lot of work You need to compress with a soft knee with about a ratio of 7:1 to beef it up a bit. It will make it breathe a bit better too. Also the rhythm bits could be a bit more varied, because they lack a certain groove, that the bassline certainly possesses. Also a bit more of a melodic variation somewhere, maybe with some screeching square lead might give it a bit of an interesting edge.
but it's pretty decent

way over my head! JTsuited!

just throwing beats together, don`t know the intricacies (yet) of proper production.

tx for your reply though.

Mark J

Hub wrote:

Not bad. A tune that youd play for 2-3 minutes but absolutely no longer imo

understandable, tx.

base2

You need to compress with a soft knee with about a ratio of 7:1

Its way over your head because it means nothing. Compression advice given out on forums is always bull****.