The production techniques I read about have been implemented into my final mix, which resulted in lots of layers being used for the drums, then heavily compressed. This has created a big drum sound that drives the track forward. I altered the compressor settings to allow the initial snap of the kick and snare to come through, before the rest of the drum signal was compressed. This helped really bring out the force of the drums in the mix.
Thursday 7 April 2011
Evaluation...
The production techniques I read about have been implemented into my final mix, which resulted in lots of layers being used for the drums, then heavily compressed. This has created a big drum sound that drives the track forward. I altered the compressor settings to allow the initial snap of the kick and snare to come through, before the rest of the drum signal was compressed. This helped really bring out the force of the drums in the mix.
Mastering ...
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As the waveforms show, my new master still isn't pushed as hard as the Pendulum remix track. Due to this I will now go back and re-master my track, pushing it abit harder to 'squash' the track similar to how the Pendulum reference track is mastered.
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Mix Update ...
I have used parallel compression and a limiter on the snare to give it some 'snap' but comparing to my reference track it still isn't 'kicking' as hard when the drums come in.
This may be down to the mastering ...
Just found another link;
Will try some of these techniques in my mixdown now I am happy with my track arrangement and structure.
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Update...
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Monday 28 March 2011
Current Progress.
I have used the Vocals and chopped up guitar from the provided material - "Euler - Be Free"
Thursday 24 March 2011
Monday 14 March 2011
Chosen Producer - Pendulum
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Style - Live Band - Drum and Bass , Electronic Rock
The LA Times (“The electro-rock band evokes the Prodigy's sense of screaming, face-crushing bombast with savvy beats straight off the contemporary low-end-heavy zeitgeist”).
History - http://www.pendulum.com/about.htm
Introduction
Band Members
Rob Swire (vocals/synth/producer)
Gareth McGrillen (bass guitar/DJ)
Perry ap Gwynedd (guitar)
Paul 'El Hornet' Harding (DJ)
KJ Sawka (drums)
Ben Mount (MC)
http://www.myspace.com/pendulum
Pendulum’s mission has always been to pull together their production resources, ideas and influences from various styles of music, to create a new sound that they felt was missing from dance music.
Pendulum Influences - Various styles of music that they felt was missing from Dance music.
Influenced - Drum and Bass into Radio Electronic Rock stars through Dj Sets & concerts.
Production Techniques - Big Bass / Drum sound / Loud prominent guitars.
Big Live shows, playing synths as well as musical instruments.
Significant in Drum & Bass, and now regularly on Radio. More commercial sound but sticking to their Drum & Bass roots.
Video Links
Old Style - Slam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnpwV63KiY&feature=fvwrel
New Style - Watercolour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEPB7uzKuh4&feature=fvsr
Live - Tarantula @ Brixton Academy London - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjpGid7sSWs&feature=related
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