Drum & Bass here's my latest track

[Rebbo]

Hey guys, I don't really know how to categorize my track and I was hoping you could help

So here's my track

hope you like it and give me some constructive criticism so i can get better

 

[maschinistom]

hello rebbo, nice track with a much different approach, good! i like your tune, esp. the start/stop effect in the short breaks and cat-screaming synth . imo, the drums need work, need to be more in front, try some EQ and transient shaping. i also feel the track needs more stereo imaging but it could be my system i'm listening on right now. good tune, mate! go on make it better!

PS: beware of trolls in this forum who claim to know about producing but have no clue, esp. those with zero manners!

 

[momentuk]

this is cool! the drums sounds quite muddy to me, the kick and snare could do with being louder, and have more mid-range and high end presence. reference to similar style tracks, that can help you A/B really quickly to see where you drums lack against professional sounding tracks. hope this helps!

 

[Rebbo]

hello rebbo, nice track with a much different approach, good! i like your tune, esp. the start/stop effect in the short breaks and cat-screaming synth . imo, the drums need work, need to be more in front, try some EQ and transient shaping. i also feel the track needs more stereo imaging but it could be my system i'm listening on right now. good tune, mate! go on make it better!

PS: beware of trolls in this forum who claim to know about producing but have no clue, esp. those with zero manners!

Thanks dude!

I'll try that transient shaping immediately (never tried that ) and thanks for the notice!

 

[Rebbo]

this is cool! the drums sounds quite muddy to me, the kick and snare could do with being louder, and have more mid-range and high end presence. reference to similar style tracks, that can help you A/B really quickly to see where you drums lack against professional sounding tracks. hope this helps!

Thanks! i'll put more effort in the drums, definitely helpfull!

 

[Sentierum]

Cool graphics too

 

[JamesDetached]

I like the idea you're going for there's just a few things that I think could do with some work. The overall mix is a little muddy, I'd say work on the top end first (hats etc) maybe use a high pass filter on them and try EQ them slightly tighter, Same with the snare it's a little splashy for my liking maybe taper off the end of it a little bit so It's more snappy. Bassline isn't really coming through on my monitors maybe layer it with a sine wave? (I am using HS8's and with my setup the bass feedback I receive is not particularly strong so it could be that.

Overall I like the idea you're going for I think just EQ'ing and working on the structure itself as the intro threw me a little off, maybe stick to a conventional 1:10 intro with a progression keeping the listener hooked.

 

[Kyba]

There's a lot of pumping going. Have you sidechained everything to the kick, or put a heavy compressor/limiter on the master channel? Sounds like your kick is destroying the mix.
Also I don't like how the track switches between filtered/unfiltered so often so suddenly in the second drop.

 

[Rebbo]

There's a lot of pumping going. Have you sidechained everything to the kick, or put a heavy compressor/limiter on the master channel? Sounds like your kick is destroying the mix.
Also I don't like how the track switches between filtered/unfiltered so often so suddenly in the second drop.

Wow crazy you guessed almost everything i did thank for the critic

 

[Dissentdnb]

Without reiterating too much what's been said the kick is a problem, too loud and needs sidechaining with the sub. I almost think it would work without drums as I really like the chillness of the rest of the song, think I could fall asleep to it lol.