Breakcore anybody?

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • danny53x
    AKA Yotipo
    • Jan 2007
    • 1008
    #1

    Breakcore anybody?

    I rarely post on the musician's forum and I don't know how things are run here, but could I get some honest critique on a 5/4 time signature breakcore drum loop? Try not to be biased.

    I was inspired by Venetian Snares' Swindon which is in a 7/4 time signature. Over the past year I've really got a knack for complex time signatures but I never really tried to incorporate them into the stuff I make. Here's a shot at 5/4... just for reference you might know the theme song to the well known movie "Halloween". It's composed in 5/4. So, just tell me what you think of it and whether or not you think I should expand upon this style or maybe it's just not my thing.

    I submitted it as a song rather than a loop because it was more than half a minute. The song's called Nen.

    http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/207281

    I could always add synths, but it doesn't really matter. I made this in an hour or so.
    Tags: None
    • Mans0n
      Sun and Stars
      FFR Music Producer
      • Sep 2006
      • 2907
      #2
      Re: Breakcore anybody?

      It's alright, sounds nothing like V snares though lol.
      I couldint make a decent drum break if my life depended on it.
      http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/Br0wnbread



      Check out my band profile and give it a like! :P

        Comment

        • ooobl.
          FFR Veteran
          • Apr 2008
          • 228
          #3
          Re: Breakcore anybody?

          I thought it was pretty cool. Thought I wouldn't call it breakcore, breakcore is usually much faster and harder e.g. Ladyscraper. 5/4 is pretty cool though, I know it's pretty hard to play in from experience so it must be tough to make something coherent in it.

            Comment

            • l Endorphin l
              Maybe
              FFR Simfile Author
              • Jan 2007
              • 574
              #4
              Re: Breakcore anybody?

              Breakbeat = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-FFrfE0kk
              Breakcore = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0wj76YObNI and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNfXotaFnjo

              As you can see Breakbeat doesn't have the heavy distortion in the break/percussion and is usually slower.

              I would call this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBDAunPkSAY breakbeat too.

              As for your song. as far as automation goes you got that pretty well. And twit could write in 5/4 or 7/8 and nobody would notice.
              When you get into weird signature you'll notice that people, since they can't "bob their head to it without looking like they are having a seizure". They won't even pay attention to the time signature.

              Unless you are writing something like DM Azhura's Seven...You don't have a choice there.

              My only problem with the song is that it didn't go anywhere, it didn't have something to look forward to.
              I would work on that, or, if you want to stick with the just drums thing, I would layer them.
              Like...check out that aphex video I posted up there, his drums are layered like crazy, it really adds all of the frequencies you need to make the song sound full.

                Comment

                • danny53x
                  AKA Yotipo
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 1008
                  #5
                  Re: Breakcore anybody?

                  Thanks for the feedback. I've only layered anything like once in my life, so I looked it up and didn't realize how much there was to it. And true, I guess it is more along the lines of a breakbeat.

                  Here's one of my favorite 5/4 pieces
                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZ0x7LtUok

                    Comment

                    • sleeplessdragn
                      ~Bang that beat Harder~
                      FFR Simfile Author
                      FFR Music Producer
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 2321
                      #6
                      Re: Breakcore anybody?

                      I don't know I feel like time signature is useful only entirely for the composer. I can imagine having some very interesting cross time signature melodies evolving in that fashion. I figure if you are really insane you can still beat your track to have a 4/4 feel but organized entirely at your own will. Of course, it's much easier to do this while actually in 4/4 time.

                      Spent a day or two messing around with 7/4 beats a while back ago:
                      klare's warmup

                        Comment

                        • warriormag17
                          FFR Veteran
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 455
                          #7
                          Re: Breakcore anybody?

                          hey, that "warmup" was actually pretty good. Why dont you continue it?

                            Comment

                            Previous template Next
                            Working...