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Antwerp, Belgium

Hey guys, I made this track, it turned out to be a hiphop beat. Let me know what you think, I like the ending, but I feel like the beginning might be too long or the repeating loop might be a bit too boring. The solo at the end was made using a Casio VL-1 with a big muff and a Q-tron.

http://soundcloud.com/vegas-diamond/trespassing

THANKS,
Vegas

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Westfield, NJ

I think it's good. Reminds me a little of Dauragon. The middle section is fine to me but you could try and spice it up a little by messing with the drums, putting some breaks in there, etc. Also the casio is a nice touch but the outro is a bit weak, it would be nice if you could find a way to keep nanoloop playing and end on a sting rather than fading it out (so the lead and bass are both present at the end).

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Detroit, MI

Yeah, what he said. But I would also crank the sustain on that muff, like 3 o'clock. But that's just me haha.

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Antwerp, Belgium

Thanks for the feedback! I'm going to rework the track and either make it shorter or add another riff or fills etc. You are totally right about the ending, I first recorded nanoloop and then recorded the solo over the loop but it ended up being too short.

About the big muff, it's actually a bass big muff with all the buttons cranked, it can't get any nastier than this, which is disappointing!

Thanks again! I'll post the reworked version when it's done

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Detroit, MI

Huh, that's the one with the blend knob right? Make sure it's all the way to 'wet' or 'effect' or whatever. That pedal mixes the fuzz in with a crab signal, which could be your problem.

edit: clean signal

Last edited by SUPERNERD wants to fight! (May 15, 2012 5:33 pm)

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Antwerp, Belgium

Yes It's the one with the blend, the nanoloop signal was recorded with a 25% blend in fact. I think the reason you don't hear much of the fuzz is that the filter was behind the fuzz, killing most of the top-end crunch

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Detroit, MI

Yeah, that could be it.

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you could fit your bassline and kick on the S channel. Would make for more boom and bass. + free up those other channels. Also use a Sine wave for maximum low end.

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Antwerp, Belgium

Thanks for the advice! I'm already using a sine wave for the bassline though. I might try putting the kick on the S channel and see if I can fit something else on the R

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Detroit, MI

Fat square wave on S channel=hella bassy. Especially with a little eq afterwards. That's what I use for most of my kick and bass in general.