Description : A song that fuses together several different styles. The drums and bass are obviosly dnb inspired, but theres some jazz elements (like an organ) thrown in there, as well as chillout elements: such as the acoustic guitar, and subtle pads in the second half of the track.
I had a lot of fun producing this, its still yet to have a bridge added onto it in which I'll just try to be as creative as possible.
I'm not too happy with the drums at the moment, but I have got plans to substitute in a better bunch of drum patterns, seeing as the ones I've used feel a little empty, and more than a little generic.
I used a lot of the freeware MDA effects on this track, especially on the piano at the start and the organ in the middle. I highly reccomend you take a look at them.
But feedback is appreciated here, and I'm not gonna put it up for download until the song is finished.
UPDATED! :D
I added an extra half tempo chillout section to the track, taking it up to 2:23 in total now. I may or may not add a wobble bass to this section, I'm thinking I will as the only low frequencies in this part come from the kick drums, and afterwards, I'm thinking of adding a piano before bringing back the full tempo drums, bass, etc. Still not finished, so still no download.
SECOND UPDATE! :D
Added a dubstep bass to the track using a sytrus preset that Alen9R sent me- I appreciate the effort put into that 9r, cause it definatly helped me out with this track.
I've also got my dad to record a harmonica melody, which I then sampled. I continued after the half tempo bridge to bring back the drums, regular bass and organ, but I want to add something else into it. Still not finished, so it ends with a fade-out just to make it seem a little less sudden when it stops.
Final Update!
Added a second organ melody at the end, and ended it with the harmonica. Also adjusted the volumes to make it sound better, and put it up for download.
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Comments (19)
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You've got a really good ear Ste...I absolutely love the whole atmosphere of this piece. Excellent arrangement that has led to a flawless fusing of the various genres.
A sophisticated track that I could imagine appearing at the opening credits in a film because it has that vibe.
Well done a definite fave :)
Really glad you enjoyed it, this was just fun, to put it in one word. So many different elements from so many different genres.. I'm gonna have to try this again, its awesome.
mate liking the intro with the housy type of synth/pads at the intro, nice clean sounding beat, good beat pattern, this has a very much house sound and feel to me, great dubstep bass man, this is one very chillout type of piece, which is really appealing to me, very nice work indeed my friend, well done on this one, again very short Ste?? Oh well I absolutely enjoyed what I got to hear my friend, Fav'd...Peace n Respect...Estefano...
3 minutes is more than you guys normally get from me, so in that sense this is still quite a long track. Glad that you enjoyed it while it lasted though.
Yeah, this track does have a summery feel to it. I'm glad you like the fact that they all sound good together, because individually they don't have the same effect.
11th Apr 2011:
Yeah This sounds really good so far, as I said I will keep my eyes (ears) on this, to see how you'll end up!!
And you do not have to worry about the drums,they sounds really good!If you will not make part for wobble bass, then make a transition, and add stronger subbass and add Reece,to get heat on this relaxing vibe,this always works!(just an idea)
Keep up Stephen
I already have a sub-bass layered underneath the other one, but the volume on it is very low, so perhaps I'll boost that.
I've always struggled with wobble bass, so perhaps reece is an alternative. I would like to play around with wobbling though cause its such a fun effect to do.
Thanks for the second review, I appreciate you listening!
Nice work, smooth drums nice fx and frenetic jazzy sections that u get away with suprisingly well. I would go for a half time dubsteppy section that often works in this genre, and don't fret over the drums they sound sweet enough to me... finish this I'd like to hear a finished version. Really enjoyed the fading intro draws the ear. Congrats.
Judging from the reaction I've got from the drums (in terms of it bieng a positive reaction) I might now leave them as they are, rather than replacing them I might just add some extra drum layers.
The jazz part was just too much fun, I want to now learn how to play it so that I can do it live (seeing as the whole song was just me clicking and dragging notes).
I'll post in the forums when I update the track, so keep an eye out for it.
There is nothing wrong with the drums if you ask me...
I love em! Once the organ came in it sounded a bit happier than I expected it to be but still this is an instant fav my friend I love this!
You should send this to some guys on NG cuz this is perfect Flash-game music! :)
Possibly, but newgrounds' community seems to hate me (I can't believe that some of my stuff from 2009 had higher ratings than my stuff now). The organ was fun though.
The melodies aren't that generic, but the drumloops are. I just feel like the drum pattern is a ripoff of every DNB artist ever to compose, so I want to make a more original loop: but every time I try that the drums don't quite sound right.
I'm glad that you liked the track though, and thanks for the review!
I really like this so far! It's nice to hear some organ used in there! I think you've made sort of a trancey style of DNB, which is cool as I like fusing styles! Hope to hear it when it's finished!
Alright, thanks for taking a listen Spiv, I'll go check out some of your new stuff now! I definatly enjoyed making the organ though, changing it from the deafult FL one to a more realistic one was fairly easy, and the melody just came naturally.
Great intro,nice transition,and I've just begun to enjoy, and the song ends, damit.haha!For now(1:37), you did a good job, I like that sound,something like Liquid Drum & Bass,very nice!
I also love MDA effects, especially mda subsynth and dynamics,
they give crunchy/deep sound, great for kick and synths!
lemme know when you finish this track, i would definitely like to listen the entire track!
I'll give everyone a heads up in the forum when I update this track.. in fact, I think I'll do it now. I added an extra half-tempo section to this track, needs a wobble bass though, so I gotta find a good vst for that.. preferably freeware. I'll get to that later though.
DNB with a Dubstep section perhaps? I'm still trying to think whether to do that or not.
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Description : In 2015 I made a dubstep track called Labyrinth Of The Absurd. This is part 2. Check out part 1 if you haven't yet. This is a Dark D-n-B. Or whatever.
I used Serum, Massive, Sylenth1. I used no presets, and no prefabricated loops. This is all original content from scratch. The only exception being the vocal samples.
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NicolayZay-Og Plugg Transition-258470
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A ambient type of DnB track, one to make you think, Second attempt at the DnB genre for this year, again apologise to Drum and Bass artist, guessing again not your normal DnB.Used flute Rhodes Piano, and a few other bits to hopefully get the feeling for the piece I wanted, along with a few break beats/bass lines and FX etc...
Please comment/review and the favour will be returned...
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Description : Hey guys,
i wanted to share with you my track
with the "last year DNB Drums" that i uploaded a while ago.
i know its not finished and polished,but it sounds simply good :D
Let me know your critics!
Ste :D
Faved
John
Ste :D
Ste :D
Ste :D
A sophisticated track that I could imagine appearing at the opening credits in a film because it has that vibe.
Well done a definite fave :)
Elaine
Anyways, I'm glad you liked it, and welcome back!
Ste :D
mate liking the intro with the housy type of synth/pads at the intro, nice clean sounding beat, good beat pattern, this has a very much house sound and feel to me, great dubstep bass man, this is one very chillout type of piece, which is really appealing to me, very nice work indeed my friend, well done on this one, again very short Ste?? Oh well I absolutely enjoyed what I got to hear my friend, Fav'd...Peace n Respect...Estefano...
Thanks for the review/fav!
Ste :D
Ste :)
Ste :)
Hopefully I can wrap this one up soon.
Thanks for dropping by again!
Ste :)
Thanks for the review and the fav!
Ste :D
Yeah This sounds really good so far, as I said I will keep my eyes (ears) on this, to see how you'll end up!!
And you do not have to worry about the drums,they sounds really good!If you will not make part for wobble bass, then make a transition, and add stronger subbass and add Reece,to get heat on this relaxing vibe,this always works!(just an idea)
Keep up Stephen
I've always struggled with wobble bass, so perhaps reece is an alternative. I would like to play around with wobbling though cause its such a fun effect to do.
Thanks for the second review, I appreciate you listening!
Ste :D
SN 76
The jazz part was just too much fun, I want to now learn how to play it so that I can do it live (seeing as the whole song was just me clicking and dragging notes).
I'll post in the forums when I update the track, so keep an eye out for it.
Thanks for the review!
Ste :)
I love em! Once the organ came in it sounded a bit happier than I expected it to be but still this is an instant fav my friend I love this!
You should send this to some guys on NG cuz this is perfect Flash-game music! :)
Thanks for the review and the fav!
Ste :D
I'm glad that you liked the track though, and thanks for the review!
Ste :D
Thanks for the review!
Ste :D
Ste :D
Thanks for listening!
Ste :D
Great intro,nice transition,and I've just begun to enjoy, and the song ends, damit.haha!For now(1:37), you did a good job, I like that sound,something like Liquid Drum & Bass,very nice!
I also love MDA effects, especially mda subsynth and dynamics,
they give crunchy/deep sound, great for kick and synths!
lemme know when you finish this track, i would definitely like to listen the entire track!
Alen
DNB with a Dubstep section perhaps? I'm still trying to think whether to do that or not.
Anyways, thanks for listening!
Ste :D
nice fusion track ste!
Luv that bass and tha organ is
HOT ahahahaha great job!
Much Respect from LA
Thanks for the review and the fav!
Ste :D