90's style drum and bass

https://soundcloud.com/big-end/convey

This great. I love it, the ambient pads and relaxing dnb beat. Really like Bukem or something, I'd like to hear you do more.

Very 90s sounds indeed.

The bells are a bit chaotic and don't really add anything - plus, they're too loud and around 3:44 they distort like crazy.

The drums are ok, but they could definitely use some EQing and compression. They are way too quiet compared to the rest. And I kinda wish that they would evolve a bit, because right now it just feels like the same loop going over and over.

Also, I wish the build-up was a bit better. You have all the right elements and sections, but you should probably rethink the build-up.

Listen to it with a friend or someone else who makes music, because that way you'll hear your music through their ears and know exactly what's needs to be fixed. Trust me. It works ;)

  On 3/6/2016 at 8:05 PM, chassis said:

This great. I love it, the ambient pads and relaxing dnb beat. Really like Bukem or something, I'd like to hear you do more.

Thanks!! Will try to make some more in the future :)

  On 3/6/2016 at 8:28 PM, Squee said:

Very 90s sounds indeed.

The bells are a bit chaotic and don't really add anything - plus, they're too loud and around 3:44 they distort like crazy.

The drums are ok, but they could definitely use some EQing and compression. They are way too quiet compared to the rest. And I kinda wish that they would evolve a bit, because right now it just feels like the same loop going over and over.

Also, I wish the build-up was a bit better. You have all the right elements and sections, but you should probably rethink the build-up.

Listen to it with a friend or someone else who makes music, because that way you'll hear your music through their ears and know exactly what's needs to be fixed. Trust me. It works ;)

Thanks for the feedback! Regarding the bells I kinda like em. I just recorded master output (live) onto a new clip in ableton live, so some parts are a bit sketchy. Will try to re-arrange it a bit better and record with less fuckups hehe.. To my standards the drums are very loud and compressed, but I generally make ambient and ambient-ish house/techno with the drums far back in the mix.

  On 3/6/2016 at 7:49 PM, sinewaves said:

https://soundcloud.com/big-end/convey

yoo, cool atmosphere! my main complaint is that the HIHATS/RIDES whatever are way too low, making me not feel the groove you know? i think if you bring them up it would make the song more spacey and light and not so beat contrived? yeah, kicks and snares are right here in my face and the groovy hihats are very distant, i would turn that around... keep up :thumbsup: