No Limiter Test

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Something needsta' go between :34 and :36!

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Yase. I would like to put a vocal sample there, haven't picked one out yet though. Any other thoughts on it other than the gap?

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I don't know what you did with your kick (laptop speakers) but most good ones are boosted around 100hz. That one is a bit overpowering, probably the distortion. I can't tell much without bass but it sounds a bit empty to me (not much of a drop). Your wobble sound is pretty nice though and I REALLY like the little background riff you have. Definitely has potential, keep it up!

Edit: Put in headphones and it does sound better with bass. I think more hi-hats would be nice. I can barely hear the ones you have in there. Or you could use similar things like a shaker or something if you prefer that sound.

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Thank you! Yeah, hardly a drop at all. The track seems very abrupt simply because I start with one pattern, shift it down the line, etc. Once I get close to a full song I start taking care of business with build ups / drops (White noise, sidechains, pads, whatever.)

One thing with the kick though, I've got a pretty wimpy kick that I tried to boost a lot but just ended up getting some odd distortion. I can try adding a bass boost to it at 100hz and pump it up a bit.

What you can't hear though on your laptop speakers is behind the kick after the "drop" there's a subbass kick pattern that I laid overtop of the kick just to give it some shake. I've got a problem with producing though where the only bass I have is on my headphones, but headphones aren't ideal for producing anyway. So I have to keep swapping back and forth. Kind of irritating. Lol.

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Also, it helps a lot to have the attack on the sidechain effecting your bass synths really fast. Or just use your kick to activate the sidechain.

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I don't suggest just bass boosting at 100hz, it gets bad. Just take the EQ of the kick and raise it a bit around 100hz until you get the sound you want. The biggest thing for me right now is that it sounds like it needs something extra. I'd put in hi-hats for sure. Hearing it after you add in your build-ups and whatnot will sound a lot better too.

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Added panning shakers, added a temporary vocal sample for that 2 second gap, boosted the bass levels, did a bit of sidechaining with the wubs to the kicks, did a few more modifications as far as sounds go.

http://soundcloud.com/gerald-wiseman/datdub

I like this one much more already.

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That does sound quite a bit nicer! Maybe add reverb or an echo to your vocal sample and possibly a crash (or anything similar) on your drop. These are just random suggestions but it's sounding pretty good!