Bag of Trees Dubstep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDAIT96UyYU

There's a drop but it's not super bad ass but i put a sample in this one and made sure it wasn't repetitive

Drum beat is off.. Really dont like it.. Bass isnt bassy enough.

I heard some of the other stuff you posted on here. I'm mainly just going to comment on the technical sound engineering aspect of this, not the musical composition.

Many of your synths / instruments seem to lose signal level when new instruments are added. I'm not sure if you've used a compressor on this one but it needs to be there for almost every instrument if you're doing electronic music. If you've already used a compressor, I recommend that you tune the settings. You may need to lower the threshold and mess with your ratios.

You need to amplify your sub-bass frequencies (20-90 Hz). Basically, add an extra synth, copy over the your main bass-line, and lower it to the octaves as low as you can before they go silent. Add a little reverb to this layer with medium dry signals and high wet signals; then, amplify. Make sure the volume for this is really low because this can really blur up your song. It is crucial for you to use the right amount of compression for this layer.

You should also add a lot of equalizers in there. I think your higher frequencies are too amplified so they tend to pierce my ears. The equalizers will also help give your drums more of a kick. Set the drums to a separate mixer and lower the mid frequencies (~300 Hz). Your drums need to be much punchier. I usually do this by lowering the resonance on each kick. What I mean is that you should lower the signal levels on your drums "out" and leave the "in" the same. You also may want to add two to three layers of kicks to get the right sound. As for your snares, they seem to have enough release but just not the right sound.

Dubstep is all about production and mastering. It's distinct because of its production quality. If you were working on any other genre of music, I would tell you that you need to work on your composition, but right now, I think you should work on your mastering skills and then focus on musical composition much later. In summary, what you need to focus on now are: compression, equalization of synths, and mastering of drums.

It's still pretty repetitive.

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Originally Posted by Moshiur

I heard some of the other stuff you posted on here. I'm mainly just going to comment on the technical sound engineering aspect of this, not the musical composition.

Many of your synths / instruments seem to lose signal level when new instruments are added. I'm not sure if you've used a compressor on this one but it needs to be there for almost every instrument if you're doing electronic music. If you've already used a compressor, I recommend that you tune the settings. You may need to lower the threshold and mess with your ratios.

You need to amplify your sub-bass frequencies (20-90 Hz). Basically, add an extra synth, copy over the your main bass-line, and lower it to the octaves as low as you can before they go silent. Add a little reverb to this layer with medium dry signals and high wet signals; then, amplify. Make sure the volume for this is really low because this can really blur up your song. It is crucial for you to use the right amount of compression for this layer.

You should also add a lot of equalizers in there. I think your higher frequencies are too amplified so they tend to pierce my ears. The equalizers will also help give your drums more of a kick. Set the drums to a separate mixer and lower the mid frequencies (~300 Hz). Your drums need to be much punchier. I usually do this by lowering the resonance on each kick. What I mean is that you should lower the signal levels on your drums "out" and leave the "in" the same. You also may want to add two to three layers of kicks to get the right sound. As for your snares, they seem to have enough release but just not the right sound.

Dubstep is all about production and mastering. It's distinct because of its production quality. If you were working on any other genre of music, I would tell you that you need to work on your composition, but right now, I think you should work on your mastering skills and then focus on musical composition much later. In summary, what you need to focus on now are: compression, equalization of synths, and mastering of drums.

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Thank you so much! Can i message you anytime for help?

what program you use cuz i use fl studio 7 and i don't get it cuz it's wierd

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what program you use cuz i use fl studio 7 and i don't get it cuz it's wierd

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lol buy Massive and then you'll got it.

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Originally Posted by exclusive

what program you use cuz i use fl studio 7 and i don't get it cuz it's wierd

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Fl studio 10 Producer Edition but it shouldn't be much different.
Some plugins i recommend
Massive
Effectrix
dBlueGlitch
Itchy Dubstep VSTi Pack (Best free Dubstep Vst's and they do some stuff that massive can't do)
Bitcrusher (You will need this and it's free)
I get my stuff for free anyways XD

http://www.thecolorspace.net/software.html <-- Good website for resources

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Thank you so much! Can i message you anytime for help?

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Sure, you can add me on MSN or Skype. My info is in my profile. I'll try and help you as much as I can.

necro can you add me on skype or msn i need to ask you some stuff

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necro can you add me on skype or msn i need to ask you some stuff

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PM me your skype