Deep Detroit kinda stuff....

[Ritzi Lee]

RL - Sweepfunk! (http://www.k-down.com/sweepfunk.mp3)

There's some chemistry going on in these beatzzz.

enjoy!

[SlavikSvensk]

cool. reminds me of octave one!

my comments:

kick and hats sound a bit underproduced.
i like the drum programming a lot
i like the synth pad, very warm.
i don't like the modulating synth that comes in around 1 min...it's sort of annoying.

i also feel like it could use another element. i'm wary of suggesting something more specific, cause i know you want it to have space as well as warmth.


i'd love to hear more!

[dan the acid man]

the link doesnt work for me

[Ritzi Lee]

2 dan: link works fine. ;)

2 SlavikSvensk: You're right about the kick and hats.
I didn't used any compression... On the other hand i
don't know if there needs to be any compression on the kick...

about the other sound.
yes i was also thinking about a warm spacy kinda synth.

[dan the acid man]

the link does work now, weird, anyway quite like this, i also find the synth that comes in at 1 minute a little annoying but apart from that its quite good

[Ritzi Lee]

Thanks Dan.

But what do you think about adding some compression to the kick and hats?
Do you think it needs compression?
Or is it fine like this?

I think after mastering this you will hear the sweatness of the kick / hats through the whole track.

[SlavikSvensk]

Thanks Dan.

But what do you think about adding some compression to the kick and hats?
Do you think it needs compression?
Or is it fine like this?

I think after mastering this you will hear the sweatness of the kick / hats through the whole track.

yeah, that's a good point. people do often overcompress. but if i were you, i'd just play around with it. you're right that you definately should not throw a whole bunch of effects at it, but detroit and chicago tracks rely on the power of the drum sound itself, which means you either have to have a real 909 or make it up with signal processing.

[dan the acid man]

i personally always compress the kick and bassline together, aswell as compressing the whole mix, as it is now it sounds good though, i know there are a few well known producers who dont compress their kicks, i personally never compress my hats either. i would recommend you to do what you think is best, try it with compression and see whether its what you want or not

[StoQ]

i agree with you dudes :)