I actually surprised about this^ tho genuinely.yeah and I didnt even place, obviously something is SERIOUSLY wrong, lol
I actually surprised about this^ tho genuinely.yeah and I didnt even place, obviously something is SERIOUSLY wrong, lol
I liked your track, knew it was you, was tempted to vote for it, but when I got to the originality question, it became a toss up between Bandia and Groove Genius. Would have voted for Groove Genius but like I said, couldnt make out an acoustic piano, heard plenty of electric piano. So went with @Bandia Gotach in the end due to the out of the box style of his track, it had an originality about it, and if that low piano panned right on it was centered or just slightly right it would sound so much betterI'm not sure what happened to my mix...
I mixed on monitors. Final reference on my headphones. Export --- sounds completely different on my headphones after export.
And I mean pretty dramatically. Not sure if I had a plugin playing up - with the whole no Internet thing too.
How did my mix sound to others??
You tell me, but we had a guy literally scouring the internet for other peoples beats to pass off as his own, and he did it for years. I cannot begin to fathom the mentality that would do that.What would be the purpose of cheating? The winner get's a little ego boost and that's about it
I'm not sure what happened to my mix...
I mixed on monitors. Final reference on my headphones. Export --- sounds completely different on my headphones after export.
And I mean pretty dramatically. Not sure if I had a plugin playing up - with the whole no Internet thing too.
How did my mix sound to others??
You tell me, but we had a guy literally scouring the internet for other peoples beats to pass off as his own, and he did it for years. I cannot begin to fathom the mentality that would do that.
Also, what would be the point in complaining about the voting system? Ego boost I suppose.What would be the purpose of cheating? The winner get's a little ego boost and that's about it
Since you asked...the piano volume was a tad high and too harsh to my ears on the high notes. A little more control over the harmonics would've smoothed out the high end. Lacking low end bass...didn't have any oomph.
I couldn't even if I wanted to. No wi-fi but if I participate in the talent show in a few months, I will. lolAre you in an office? You should have just blasted it for the whole office to hear.
What were your thoughts about originality in regards to mine?I liked your track, knew it was you, was tempted to vote for it, but when I got to the originality question
Originality is not great tbh, while you make an amazing facsimile of an early 90's Ice Cube type beat, thats not original. Its copying aka biting. Personally I think its time you expanded your hip hop horizons a bit, and study some of the east coast hip hop and incorporate some of that into your style. I think you still need to find yourself and express yourself as I havent heard you yet, only a tiny subset of hip hop from the 90's that was made by others and which you have become very good at recreating the sound of.What were your thoughts about originality in regards to mine?
Also, care to give your thoughts on the mix?
It's sounding completely different to me after export so I need to investigate what happened - but still curious how the mix sounds to other trustable ears.
Ironically I weren't trying to make that type of beat.Originality is not great tbh, while you make an amazing facsimile of an early 90's Ice Cube type beat, thats not original. Its copying aka biting. Personally I think its time you expanded your hip hop horizons a bit, and study some of the east coast hip hop and incorporate some of that into your style. I think you still need to find yourself and express yourself as I havent heard you yet, only a tiny subset of hip hop from the 90's that was made by others and which you have become very good at recreating the sound of.
Just being 100%, not trying to piss anybody off or hurt feelings. I want you to grow as an artist and not be stuck in 1993.
Mix feedback will come in a few, I just got up and need a joint and a coffee.
Appreciate it!@Iron Keys Right, onto the mix. Before I get to the mix I just want to say, I love the composition, you have become a master of capturing this style and is why I think its time for you to expand your toolset. I think if you just changed up some of the sounds being used from your standard west coast patches then I think more of you will come through.
Maybe the bass could be a bit thicker, and you could do some side chained eq/compression in the higher frequencies too as you have the piano and the west coast synth sharing frequency range, id probably stick a compressor on the west coast synth triggered by the piano, so the synth doesnt mask the piano.
Apart from that its a great beat, and the only thing Id mark it down for is originality.
We are all inspired by others, but we really need to find ourselves and make our own mark in this world. Its all well and good sounding like somebody else, but you will never make your own mark while stuck in somebody else's shadow. If somebody want's a Pete Rock beat, they go to Pete Rock, if they want a Dre beat they go to Dre, same with Timbaland, and on and on and on. Make people say "I want an Iron Keys beat" and make them your own.
I really need to get a sub tbh, I often dont know how bad my low end is until I get to the studio. While the IN-8's have a good bass, they are 8 inch speakers and not subs so can be a little misleading, but I think my ear for bass is improving, I think lol.Appreciate it!
Not sure re the bass. Chucked a pretty toney compressor on it hit with two stages of compressed. Also hit it with some tape saturation too.
In my headphones my bass is sounding the biggest here (in a Not good way). So not sure whats going on tbh. My monitoring for this things didn't seem to translate well.
Really tempted to try out Slate VSX. But I just don't know...
Yeah my headphones are extra bassy (like some +20DB low shelf or something insane.I really need to get a sub tbh, I often dont know how bad my low end is until I get to the studio. While the IN-8's have a good bass, they are 8 inch speakers and not subs so can be a little misleading, but I think my ear for bass is improving, I think lol.