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Full length update of my WIP, can't believe I was able to get this much done in one day.

http://soundcloud.com/lloid-1/melting-glass-wip

I made an expanded rendition of Fable's OST along with a playthrough, mixed it a little better too.
that was amazing :)

Oi, finished that WIP. Made this artwork for the compilation album too. Click to listen.


Cold State WIP

Transitions are not complete.


Wondering if you guys like this, it's in its very early stages but it'd be nice to know

https://soundcloud.com/couatl/does-this-sound-good

Wondering if you guys like this, it's in its very early stages but it'd be nice to know

https://soundcloud.com/couatl/does-this-sound-good
Link is broken.


Pretty good. I'd suggest that when you're making a big transition in DnB, it's usually a good idea to do 1 of 3 things:

1. Use a riser that leads up to the transition, and a boom or falling synth directly following it. This makes the transition less abrupt.

2. Stop the drums for a short time (1/4 or 1/8 of a measure is fine) right before the transition. Sometimes it's ok to leave in things like just the hi-hats. This technique doesn't make the transition less abrupt (if anything, it's more abrupt); rather, it creates a sort of mini-drop, making the transition flow better.

3. Create a drum break right before the transition. This is the most fun, yet most challenging out of the three. It also sounds more impressive. The way I go about doing this is keeping the same drum pattern, but then adding more sounds which follow in rapid succession with lots of alternation (like kick, snare, hi-hat, snare, tom1-tom2-tom3). Then, remove some of the sounds that make it sound cluttered. Usually, it's not good to have a sound every 1/16th, but if you do, make those sounds either the same (or similar) sounds, or make them extra "filler" sounds with hi-hats and rim hits.

Anyway, I hope this can be helpful in your music making endeavors, I look forward to seeing what you make in the future. ;)

Also, forgot to post this yesterday, but here it is anyway. My 18th-birthday jungle jam (I made it in an hour and a half ok pls dun h8 me): http://soundcloud.com/lloid-1/one-eight

Guitar Testing
Probably will make this into a full track.


Ridiculously brutal riffin

Its kinda mid-production. I made it mostly to set up drums for mixing, which I did to a successful degree.

I also did an intro total cover of a CKY riff.

69 Moderately Happy Entities

Ridiculously brutal riffin

Its kinda mid-production. I made it mostly to set up drums for mixing, which I did to a successful degree.

wHAT DO YOU use to make THIS please tell me

wHAT DO YOU use to make THIS please tell me

Expensive software. For guitar I use a POD UX1 running through a digital guitar amp called Pod Farm. For drums I use Steven Slate Drums 4, using a slightly modified metal preset kit to better suit my needs for sound. It all goes into my DAW, Reaper.

When I actually have a job and stuff, I'll probably move onto digital amplification gear like an AxeFX II or whatever is newest by the time I get it, along with a REALLY nice DAW like Cubase.
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