Breakbeaty track - feedback appreciated

Hmmm, something is definetely wrong with it, but I don't make this sort of music much, so it would be interesting what people think of it

War Kriminals - Anyone can Install

hey its dubstep

wahwahwah

it's not dubstep. it's tech noir :D

it is drums and melody based instead of being all about the bassline

and there is no dub influence at all

i made the track at 140 and then spent another 5 hours trying to make it not sound like dubstep (i did steal the blatant dubstep drumloop from a dubstep sample pack but that's only about 3 seconds right in the middle)

have i misunderstood dubstep? I don't like it as a 'genre' because it is all 8 bar loops and has no beginning or end. this is melody based and has a definite beginning and end :?

:confused:

when i think of dubstep i dont really think of 8 bar loops, i think of the kind of drums and bass that are in your song.

  beneboi said:

when i think of dubstep i dont really think of 8 bar loops, i think of the kind of drums and bass that are in your song.

but i don't like dubstep

i was going for a sort of 8bit sound

with distortion

......

oh right, i see what i did lol

if you dont like dubstep why are you using samples from a dubstep sample pack?

  beneboi said:

if you dont like dubstep why are you using samples from a dubstep sample pack?

ok i don't not like dubstep

i just don't want my tune to sound like dubstep, i want it to sound like me iyswim. like i don't particularly like 70s pop but i sample 70s pop

there is way too much dubstep about

  kid hideous said:

  beneboi said:

if you dont like dubstep why are you using samples from a dubstep sample pack?

 

ok i don't not like dubstep

 

i just don't want my tune to sound like dubstep, i want it to sound like me iyswim. like i don't particularly like 70s pop but i sample 70s pop

 

there is way too much dubstep about

Allright - I like this disussion! I don't know shit about genre names and genres (as you can tell from my music -oh, I better post some more...)

I haven't listened to the track yet, about to... but you guys crack me up! I love "genre wars" ... 'course I'm one of those guys who calls it all music, I don't go any finer than things like: Classical, Jazz, Rock, Electronic Music (yeah, all of it from the university laboratory to the gay disco), etc... But I'm looking forward to the dubstep dispute!

Allright - I like this disussion! I don't know shit about genre names and genres (as you can tell from my music -oh, I better post some more...)

I haven't listened to the track yet, about to... but you guys crack me up! I love "genre wars" ... 'course I'm one of those guys who calls it all music, I don't go any finer than things like: Classical, Jazz, Rock, Electronic Music (yeah, all of it from the university laboratory to the gay disco), etc... But I'm looking forward to the dubstep dispute!

I listened to it, I think it is 8bit style (because it's got a bitcrusher on it? But isn't this too slow to be dubstep? Ok, what am I saying? I said I don't do genres. Overall, it's just a bit boring, I'd say,... nothing to hook me in. I'm looking for cool sounds, intricate programming, groove, mystery, and magic. Didn't hear any of that.

TS

i agree with Toy Sun i didn't enjoy this tune

i was expecting it to kick ass 'cos you said it was breakbeaty

i didn't find much breakbeaty about it, wouldn't call it dubstep though

Yeah it has some of that dubstep bass. : )

I like it, it`s ok, but I think that bass and those melodies do not match.

Keep up.

i don't know if i like it either :D

i was trying to make a 'grown up' tune cos most of my stuff is cartoony . i spent ages trying to get those sounds to suit the melody, but i spose in the end i haven't got it down yet....

to be honest i agree with toy sun. the biggest problem for me with the tune is that the main chord sequence is kind of depressing, i was trying to think of a better word, but couldnt'....

re: the whole genre debate, i don't go for it either. it is helpful tho. i said it was breakbeaty because of the tempo, but i spose it doesn't really sound like much breakbeat music.....hmmmm

whats the tempo?

Doesnt sound like a very fast tempo to me, and I wouldnt class it either as dubstep or breakbeat

  hellomynameis said:

whats the tempo?

 

Doesnt sound like a very fast tempo to me, and I wouldnt class it either as dubstep or breakbeat

But tempo would be an important part of what style it is? What is the dubstep tempo range?

i don't really like the "noise" part of the beginning.... but otherwise like the way it builds. i think you nailed the wobble bass sound... sounds good, and the underlying beats work well... definitely a dubstep FEEL (without starting any debate)....

i want this thing to sound cleaner and bigger.... i like the track a lot but i don't feel like its jumping out of my speakers like it could. maybe some more work on mixing/mastering?

nice work.

cheers,

eric