Post your latest music tracks/WIP's and comment!

Viperidae said:
Well, the Amen, for example, is a break, yet it's 4/4. So Wiki's definition is kind of off, except for the syncopated part.
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They said non-straightened 4/4, which sounds like the amen to me.
The reason it's called a breakbeat is because the funk bands would, when they got to the bridge/breakdown, let the drummer play some funky shit solo, including the syncopated beats we all know, hence the breakbeat.

IMO breakbeat is just something that uses breaks exclusively for its drums, so most hip hop would be under that category.
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Nah these days it's more old school drum machines, tribal sounds and hand clap samples.
I haven't heard breakbeat used much as a genre name, however, and I don't think it's really meritless to describe one as such. It would be like saying 4 on the floor is a genre.
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Yeah it's ridiculous, because the people who coin the terms are uncreative bitches who eat donkeyshit, breakbeat is when a trance producer considers himself established enough to the point of being jaded, and expands his musical horizons by changing the beat from 4/4 to a break sample. So it's basically progressive or vocal trance with a breakbeat. Very creative indeed.

But some apply the term to anything from slowed down drumnbass to big beat, dubstep and stuff
 
I've got absolutely no musical training. My musical training has been:

listening to music for my entire life

and that is it.


I want you to forgive me, and politely correct me if I call something wrong in the past or in the future.


I just love music, and I love to make music, and I think for someone like me, who started making music only about 3 years ago (of and on), is doing great.

I'm proud of the fact that I made even one song, and I've done that hundreds of times. :D

Reason I called my stuff mostly "breakbeat", is because that's what the samples were listed as. :)


So did you listen to my first shared song yet? >:)

near the bottom of page 44 'Haunted Computer' WIP. I love the percussion.
 
Hey virus, 's cool man :)

So did you listen to my first shared song yet? >:)

near the bottom of page 44 'Haunted Computer' WIP. I love the percussion.
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jesus man, that's some timestretch you got there! i don't think it works as well with the melody as it does with the beat. but it's pretty cool, it's original as ****.

I'm proud of the fact that I made even one song, and I've done that hundreds of times. :D
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jesus, that's spot on man. couldn't have said it better myself
 
CrazyHarij said:
Hey virus, 's cool man :)


jesus man, that's some timestretch you got there! i don't think it works as well with the melody as it does with the beat. but it's pretty cool, it's original as ****.


jesus, that's spot on man. couldn't have said it better myself
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How could you tell? Does it sound muffled or did you import it or what? Yeah, I slowed it down big time, so the brain can really study it and soak it in.

When I was making that song, the image in my mind was that of some old space craft floating in space (in the future)... the crew mysteriously missing. Yet the computers onboard are still operational.

thats how I got the name Haunted Computer. I'm glad you liked it, and I'm glad to hear what someone thought. It's not finished by any means, but as long as I like listening to it, then it's good enough for now. And yeah, it could end up with completely different samples in the end.

I've got much better songs, but a song on here reminded me of it, so I wanted to share it.
 
CrazyHarij said:
well it sounds timestretched, lol!

anyway, back in good old ableton territory, it's ****ing great. here's a track we made that i just finished up. loungey, jazzy, old school techno-y, some analogue idm-ery as well.. crossing borders all over the place!

http://media.putfile.com/Kompakt-Duo---Why-Not
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abelton?


heh

what program do you use if you don't mind me asking? do you use a keyboard as well? I like the bassline alot. Very good.

nice with the keyboards bro. I'd slow it down and make that an entirely different version of the song [if it sounds cool].


If so, I'd like to hear it.

I've done some songs like this!

Want. diverse. portfolio.
 
Cheers! I'd rather have it more chilled out without the 4 to the floor beat, but this is a project and we're gonna keep it somewhat coherent and accessible, while I do my best to keep it less repetitive

I just fixed the track a little, pumped the volume, eq, some random shit.. it was way too silent before.

ableton live is the sequencing program, yes a midi keyboard, we use some other shit like microkorg, guitars, mics and stuff, we're gonna record some audio any time now..
 
That's a cool track Harij! That rhodes-like synth is great. Nice pad as well. Very catchy too with that beat.

shit like microkorg, guitars, mics and stuff
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The 606 that you sold :( Don't you wanna do stuff like on Venetian Snare's Last Step album? ;)
 
yeah i know but the hihats, which were pretty much the best part of the 606, were turning odd pitchwise, and at the moment a 360 felt more valuable than two drum machines i couldn't use
 
VT2: Kickass! Love the bass, the stabs, everything!

This is a 16 minute blend between ambient chillout and upbeat techno, I had tons of fun making it, it's got a lot of little random elements, samples, doodling. It's rather visual and I love that kind of music, so I'm VERY happy with it.

http://www.files.to/get/227084/z8ordhs671

If you are into ambient shoegaze moods or just want to kill some time, check it out.
 
Aha, this is really quite good. Guy just droning on... Quite a nice chilling experience though.
 
I made another new track yesterday. Took only about 30 minutes to lay it down, and another 40 to clean up the arrangement. Usually songs take much longer to make. Check it out if you will. It's addictive. I really like it. It's not a loop, it's unique to the end.

It's called 'Moving Units'
http://www.putfile.com/virustype2/media

I just listened to it again. Compressing it really takes away from it but what can you do? I just noticed there are a few parts I need to clean up. I think I even have 2 bass lines at the beginning! Ops. Anyway. Version 0.1

You can really hear the similarity to Daft Punk in which I am heavily influenced when it comes to this kind of music.

Thanks for listening


CrazyHarij said:
putfile link: http://media.putfile.com/Derelic7-Meridian
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Nice man. Nice work with the keyboard. the only thing I'd change was the very first piano segment should either start a few seconds later or put it at the middle or end of the song IMHO.

BTW who was that guy and what exactly was he talking about?
 
Ahh! Daft punk is the only thing the other guy i'm making music with listens to.
nice track.. very punchy. i like the acid-style bass.
Nice man. Nice work with the keyboard. the only thing I'd change was the very first piano segment should either start a few seconds later or put it at the middle or end of the song IMHO.
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bahaha, yeah I know, but I wanted a discernable phrase to follow throughout the track
I played the first rhodes stuff as soon as I started the track so it's abit out of sync and rigid, but I couldn't be arsed to change that when I was finished
BTW who was that guy and what exactly was he talking about?
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some spirit channeling thing. he was talking with some woman, something along the lines of, perception influences what you experience, energy, how the woman percieves getting a car
it was kinda interesting and spooky, i usually just sample porn
 
CrazyHarij said:
self conscious dark drum n bass
it's loud, it's random, it's dark, it's jazzy, it's awesome.
http://media.putfile.com/Derelic7---Stars

check it
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Awesome. Those high pitched saws reminded me of the ending of Afx237 V7 or something.
Takes quite a change of style halfway through, very jazzy and nice. Great leadup to the ending, though I wish the drums exited a bit more smoothly.
 
Holy shit, for a second I thought I was listening to Last Step when the 606 stuff kicked in. Love those um, what are they, detuned saws? They have such a great texture. Awesome work with that break too. And what's that clap sample? I've heard it before.
 
Ah damnit, at first I was going to ask if it was a 606, but for some reason thought "nah of course it's a 606". :sleep:
 
Harij, you are getting better every time, keep it up. I like how you do all kinds of styles. That's the same with me. \\\

I usually make songs with a real catchy beat




I want you guys to hear this, and tell me this joint doesn't sound like a movie soundtrack, right after mother****ers get punched in the face and then drive down the block looking for trouble. Or maybe one of the thief scenes from Oceans 11 movie series.


Crawl [Demo]
 
CrazyHarij said:
i liked this, very airy feeling and nice bass
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Yeah, I didn't realize the bass was so good because I had headphones on. I was really pleased when I heard it through two subwoofers. :D

I started this song almost a year ago, and decided to work on it again today, and I'm glad I did because I think it's completely better now.

I'm really glad you like it.

Sometimes I feel like maybe I have weird tastes in music, so I love getting feedback, good or bad, or anything.


There's a couple of things I need to change. I had trouble finding any more samples that matched without changing the entire feel of the song, but I know I've got some somewhere.


I cut it short right as it was about to repeat from the beginning, so that explains the weird ending.




I'm working on something new right now. It sounds like it's straight out of the Matrix. It's complex, and I started to tire working on it though.




I was listening to something new to me recently, called Aphex Twin, and a couple of their songs sounds like something I would make, so I guess my style isn't so obscure.
 
Sometimes I feel like maybe I have weird tastes in music, so I love getting feedback, good or bad, or anything.
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dude there's so many ppl into leftfield stuff online, it thrives here


I was listening to something new to me recently, called Aphex Twin, and a couple of their songs sounds like something I would make, so I guess my style isn't so obscure.
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haha aphex twin is one guy :)
 
This is two for me today. I really like this thread, it gets me working on old songs I never got in a finished form.



Here's a different style from me. It's got a very clean sound.



It's a Pop or R&B song called "Hey DJ '08":

http://www.putfile.com/virustype2/media
 
Three new tracks I've been working on that stand out:
Rhythm Box, Moud, and a song with no title yet, calling it Hardcore.

you can hear them here:
http://www.putfile.com/virustype2/media

I appreciate any criticism or comments.




theotherguy said:
I just bought a bass and recorded a cover of the iconic song of the 90's, Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger

www.kittsplace.com/klingenco/flagpole.mp3
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I don't know how you did that. That is really good (obviously) BTW I've always loved that song.

I'm wondering how old are you?
 
VirusType2 said:
I don't know how you did that. That is really good (obviously) BTW I've always loved that song.

I'm wondering how old are you?
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Thanks, I just got some tabs and listened to the song over and over for the drum part, recorded the bass, guitars and vocals. I'm 18 btw, I just have a terribly high voice.
 
^ I wouldn't worry about that.

Have you heard of a band called Our Lady Grace?


besides it will get deeper
 
imo, if you're going to use the Amen, it needs to not be so broken up, and less repetitive. The bits you're using as "fills" I'll call them, are pretty good, I just wish it would stay like that and have everything else pick up along with it. The song just feels loopy/boring without it. Though I mean, if you ignore the drums, it's a pretty neat chill song. If that's what you're going for, I'd find a way to make the drums a bit more chill too. The amen break like that makes me think it's going to be an exciting fast song, and I've been betrayed!

The octave transposing is pretty neat, it might stand to be a little more clean/organised though.

The swingy beat you've got going with the amen is pretty neat. But again, it just doesn't feel right with the amen. This is all my opinion, from someone who listens to excessive jungle amen breakbeat.

I think the song would be better with that 4/4 beat you have. Some kind of minimal techno beat would be good.
 
Vegeta897 said:
imo, if you're going to use the Amen, it needs to not be so broken up, and less repetitive. The bits you're using as "fills" I'll call them, are pretty good, I just wish it would stay like that and have everything else pick up along with it. The song just feels loopy/boring without it. Though I mean, if you ignore the drums, it's a pretty neat chill song. If that's what you're going for, I'd find a way to make the drums a bit more chill too. The amen break like that makes me think it's going to be an exciting fast song, and I've been betrayed!

The octave transposing is pretty neat, it might stand to be a little more clean/organised though.

The swingy beat you've got going with the amen is pretty neat. But again, it just doesn't feel right with the amen. This is all my opinion, from someone who listens to excessive jungle amen breakbeat.

I think the song would be better with that 4/4 beat you have. Some kind of minimal techno beat would be good.
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thanks, that's helpful, thanks.

:D

I see what you mean about the amen. It does work better with faster stuff, and I had to EQ the crap out of some hits to get them fitting the song better, but it's still not perfect. I'm not too keen to make a chill song, but with my melodies and progressions... Well, they're possibly more suited.
Also, the slidy-octave segment was me trying to emulate sliding the mouse over three keys on my keyboard, and the synth sliding up and down from these notes, which sounded sechs. For some reason I couldn't record it, so had to make do, and yeah, some of it is quite messy.

Not sure where to go from here, so I'll start by bouncing some synths to stop my computer dying from cracklies.

thanks, that's helpful, thanks.
 
I added 4 more songs that I've been working on, to my homepage. I think they are really nasty, and have potential. Hopefully you will appreciate them, even if not your style.

Added 04-18-08:

Boot Jack
Past !
Ghost Angel
Armistice (builds and builds and builds)


Please have a listen here and let me know if you like them:

http://www.putfile.com/virustype2/media



Kinetic, you want advice, so I'll gladly give it. I would make that WIP 2 songs. About half way through the song you made another song. Separate those, and I would give a steady 4 4 beat to the 2nd song with the squelching thing you did. Also I'd reduce it by a few decibels, or turn up the beat a few instead. The squelching thing, you might want to use as icing, instead of cake. Like just use segments of it. I'm not sure I would have it go through the whole song like that.

Also, for the first song, I would make the beat more continuous. I was really getting into it, and they you abandoned the beat for whatever reason. The long dark sample that you started off with is awesome as shit, but you repeated it too many times in a row there later in the song, in my opinion.

It's a sweet WIP, and I would like if it was mine so I could play with it.

Sometimes I start a new project and come back weeks or months later with my more developed skills, and re-work it, and it just turns out great.
 
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